Results and Recap: Xtreme Combat 7

Xtreme Combat 7 took place tonight in Mexico City and the night was full of finishes as none of the bouts went the distance. The event featured MMA bouts as well as Muay Thai and the night's Muay Thai fights took place inside a cage.

The night's main event featured two WBC Muay Thai Mexico champions as Luis Bio took on Brian Hernandez. The fight was tightly contested in the first round, but in the second stanza Bio began to take over. Bio landed an upward elbow that cut Hernandez over his eyelid and brow which forced the referee to stop the fight. The win if the first of the year for Bio who fought once last year as he was mending injuries, he has stated he looks to be more active this year and is looking to fight more in the United States.

Injury forces John Wayne Parr out of fight with Ky Hollenbeck at Knees of Fury 36, replaced by Kym Johnson

Muay Thai legend John Wayne Parr has been forced to withdraw from his Knees of Fury 36 bout against Ky Hollenbeck. Parr broke his index finger all the way through and can not punch for a time frame of four to five months because of the location of the break.

Replacing Parr against Hollenbeck will be a Kym Johnson of Rikers Gym. Johnson is a WMC Jr. Middleweight Champion, he recently defeated William Sriyapai via (T)KO at Knees of Fury 34. Hollenbeck will be looking to rebound from the first pro loss of his career to Nieky Holzken this past November under the Muaythai Premier League banner. Despite the loss of a big name like Parr, the bout shove prove to be an exciting affair between to young talents in Hollenbeck and Johnson.

North American Super Welterweight Rankings 1/28/2012

In addition to pound for pound rankings, Muay Thai Authority will now begin to rank fighters by weight class. The top five fighters in each weight class will be ranked in order from one to five. For a weight class to receive rankings there has to be at least five fighters that qualify to be ranked. If a weight class has two outstanding fighters, but there are not three other pro fighters that merit being in the rankings then there will be no rankings for that weight class. Below are the Super Welterweight North American rankings, the fifth individual weight class to be ranked by Muay Thai Authority.

1. Baxter Humby (39-8)
Humby scored an impressive KO over Domenik Zidov in September with a spinning heel kick to the liver. Since the KO of Zidov, the “One Armed Bandit” has not fought. A scheduled bout in Mexico fell through when the event was cancelled and his next bout is currently unknown. Humby has expressed interest in fighting Chaz Mulkey in the past and a re-match with Chike Lindsay is another interesting possibility.

Pictures: Shane Oblonsky training for upcoming fight with Jose Palacios at Lion Fight Promotions "Battle in the Desert 5"

Shane Oblonsky will be returning to action on February 25th at Lion Fight Promotions "Battle in the Desert 5". Oblonsky will be taking on Jose Palacios in what is expected to be an exciting fight. Scott Hirano was on hand at Team Oyama to capture pics of Oblonsky as he prepares for his fight against Palacios.

Jemyma Betrian talks about her plans for 2012

Muay Thai Authority recently caught up with Jemyma Betrian to talk about the end of her 2011 campaign and what the future holds for her. Jemyma recently turned 21, but she has already begun to leave her mark and has her eyes set on boxing as well in addition to being a role model to others.

MTA: You recently ended 2011 with a win over Lorena Klijn at Klaar Om Te Bossen 3. What are your current plans for 2012?

Jemyma: In the year 2012 I want to win a world championship. It would be great to gain a new world-title. And it’s on the agenda to start with professional boxing. The US is definitely on my list of 2012.

Turan Hasanov vs. Sean Hinds scratched from Take-On Productions "Battle at the 7 Train XI"

The main event bout for Take-On Productions "Battle at the 7 Train XI" has been scratched. The bout was supposed to feature Turan Hasanov against veteran Sean Hinds, but Hasanov was not cleared. Sources informed Muay Thai Authority that Hasanov did not get his medical information in on time and a replacement for him was not found.

The event will feature the semi-finals of Take-On's "Rising Stars" amateur tournament as well as a slew of other amateur fights. "Battle at the 7 Train XI" will take place at the 7 Train Theatre in Queens. For those that can't make it a live stream of the event will be available at www.GFL.TV for $9.99.