Way of the Warrior Finale 13 MAY 2010
Thousands turned out at the Grand Arena GrandWest on Thursday 13
May 2010, to watch the final two Way of the Warrior contestants
battle it out for the title. In the end only one man was crowned
the Ultimate Warrior.
GrandWest was the perfect setting for the Grand Finale of the Way
of the Warrior Seating over 5 000 people and hosting the greatest
Muaythai event South Africa has ever seen! A proving ground for the
warriors who battled it out in this epic grand finale for Mnet
actions hit reality series, the Way of the Warrior and the top
international fighters who fought for both the world UMF Ultimate
Champion title belt and The Muaythai Against Drugs title
belt!
Way of the Warrior was a television first! Hosted by Colin Moss,
the show promised to be a must for all reality fans.
Way of the Warrior gathered a group of 25 to 35-year-old men giving
them the opportunity to train at Dragon Power, South Africa's
premier Muaythai Gym - based in Cape Town.
They were trained by 2 x World Muaythai Champion and their mentor
Sifu Kru Quentin "Dragon" Chong. Through the transformational power
of Martial Arts they became lean, formidable fighting
machines.
But there was a catch; the only way the men could stay in the gym
and take home the amazing prizes was to fight for it. Each
contestant had to use their new-found martial arts skills to fight
their competitors in the ring, for the right to remain in the gym.
Using the Muaythai they have been taught each contestant has to
survive weeks of elimination as they fight for the honor of being
named the Ultimate Warrior.
Fight #1 - Cee Khuboni from KZN vs. Justin Sham from Dragon Power
both fighters prove to be strong but Justin impressed the crowd who
proved to have the better Muaythai Technique controlling the
grapple and continuing to score more points, thus winning the
bought by points.
Fight #2 - Fundiswa Msani from KZN vs. Lisa Burnell from Dragon
Power both fighters went the distance but Lisa stepped up her game
and won the bought in the forth round by point.
Fight #3 - By the third fight of the evening things had really
heated up, and the New Blood Abongile Mketo vs. Ncedo Dayimani both
fighters from the Amy Biehl Foundation came out very strong and in
control in the first round, moving aside well considering it was
there first bought and getting the crowds attention. The fight
ended in a draw.
Fight #4 - Ryan "Rauling Faulling" Faull, World IFMA Gold medalist
and 2 x South African Muaythai Cruiser weight title belt holder
(SAMA) vs. Khulenkani Hlongwa from KZN, both fighters put on an
excellent display but the fight was stopped in the 3rd round due to
a TKO and Ryan won the fight.
A short break was kept interesting by the Amy Biehl Foundation
performing a drum circle playing the marimba with a traditional
South African gum boots dance and the South African Break dancers -
Ubuntu boys world # 1 doing what they do best.
Fight #5 - Dragon Power and South Africa's very own African
Qualifier for The Contender Asia: Season 2 and the World Martial
Arts Games, Bakhulule "Diablo" Baai vs. Petchwang "the Knee
Specialist" from Thailand fought for the vacant Muaythai against
Drugs title belt in an International bout. It was a rematch
Bakhulule prove to be to strong for Petchwang and stopped the fight
in the 3rd round Bakhulule winning the fight with a TKO.
Fight # 6 - These epic fights were accompanied with an
international Thailand vs. Thailand fight, Augusta vs. Teerapong
"Mr. Knockout". This fight was for the world UMF Ultimate Champion
title belt, sanctioned by the World Muaythai Council. It was the
1st time this belt came into contestant and the first Thai vs. Thai
fight in South Africa, making history in our country. Augusta
facing his opponent Teerapong a close two rounds going back and
forth show casing good Muaythai Technique were Augusta proved to be
the stronger and fitter fighter of the two and knocking him out and
clamming his victory, Augusta winning the fight with a KO.
Fight #7 - The Finale of "The Way of the Warrior" took place
between the last two remaining contestants. With the official
weigh-ins completed, the Grand Finale was inches closer. Glen
looked in shape and Andrew focused but got in a little pre-fight.
But hey, what's a little shoving between friends? Andrew "the
Hedgehog" Koshiaros vs. Glen "the Blister" Lyndon battling it out
to hold the Way of the Warrior title belt and be the 'Ultimate
Warrior'! The fight went all the rounds could see Andrew had the
heart but was unable to score the points to win. Andrew and Glen
went the distance and Glen won the fight on points.