If you thought Full
Metal Dojo would run out of wild ideas for its “Fight Circus”
series of events, you haven’t been paying attention.
On Tuesday, the Thailand-based organization announced that its
third
Fight Circus event, titled “Fisting for Dollars,” would take
place on April 9 in the U.S. and April 10 in Thailand. Like the
previous cards, Fight Circus Vol. 3 will be streamed live and free
on the CamSoda platform, with a wide variety of bouts scheduled
throughout the night. Although there may not be a single
traditional MMA bout on the card, FMD is branching out to many
different facets of unarmed combat.
There are currently nine announced matches for the event, with each
one under a different ruleset. While more traditional combat sports
such as muay Thai, lethwei and bare-knuckle boxing bouts are
booked, the intrigue lies with the unusual matchups. Carrying on
the trend from the past two Fight Circus cards, a bout pitting two
fighters against a single opponent will take place. Two fighters
known exclusively as Bank and No Money, who have defeated Mikhail
Vetrila and Ali
Mohammad in the past, will be squaring off against former
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight
Will
Chope.
One additional bout has not been announced, and its rules and
combatants are undisclosed until the fight takes place. FMD may
also slot in other matches unprompted, such as a grappling match
between a man and a woman as seen on Fight Circus 1. The league is
also introducing a few never-before-seen matches, including “New
Generation Siamese Kickboxing” and a “Phone Booth Fight.” In the
former, two men will be tied together, and they will face off
against two other men that are also tied together. For the latter,
two men will enter a phone booth, and they will clash in close
proximity.
Multiple unorthodox fights will be held using unconventional
rulesets, including one that will take place under “Trinity Rules.”
Under this format, Souris Manfredi and Akkaranee Kadsin will
compete in three rounds of competition, where the style of combat
will change round-by-round. The first round will be contested under
boxing rules, the second kickboxing, and the third MMA.
Additionally, there is a battle FMD has titled “Human
Cockfighting,” which means that the two fighters will only be
permitted to kick one another. Finally, a bare-knuckle boxing match
has been scheduled, and Fabiano
Hawthorne and Thomas Newton will have a single 10-minute round
to settle their differences.
The previous Fight Circus event ended abruptly, when master of
ceremonies and FMD CEO Jon Nutt was
attacked in the ring by Bob Sapp and
several little people dressed as ninjas. The 2002 K-1 World Grand
Prix semifinalist and Pride Fighting Championships vet will be
involved in Fight Circus 3 in some capacity. The event will be held
outdoors at the Sea Galleri by Katathani Resort in Phuket,
Thailand, which played host to FMD’s Bare Knuckle Kingdom show in
January.
Full Metal Dojo: Fight Circus Vol. 3 Lineup:
MMA 2 vs. 1: Bank & No Money vs. Will
Chope
Muay Thai: Nong Rose vs. Renaud
Gurgui
Kicking Only: Tetee Denman vs. William
Gurgui
Mystery Fight: No information provided
Trinity Rules: Souris Manfredi vs. Akkaranee Kadsin
Bare Knuckle Boxing: Fabiano
Hawthorne vs. Thomas Newton
Phone Booth Fight: Nai Densarakam vs. Jacky
Indian Leg Wrestling: Sofia Sigareva vs. Venera Kainazarova
Siamese Kickboxing: Petsilla & Daysekda vs. Hulices & Nauris
Lethwei: Somiong Lukthupfa vs. Kritsada Kongsricha