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ONE Championship 105 video: Is Tial Thang going to be Henri Hooft’s next success story?

At ONE Championship 105, Tial Thang returns to the cage to take on Woon Gyeom Kim on the preliminary card.

[autotag]Tial Thang[/autotag] is riding high after picking up a win in his pro debut.

At “One Championship: Reign of Valor” in March, Tang defeated Rin Saroth by unanimous decision. Beyond being his first pro win, the win meant a lot to Thang. Why? Because of its location.

“My debut was awesome because it was my first time going back to my country of Burma in 14 years,” Thang said in a recent interview with One Championship. “It was also my professional debut. It’s even sweeter because I got the victory. Then I (got) to see my grandmother and that was a very big thing. The fight and everything else was just great. I love everything about the last fight.”

While Thiang indicated he is happy overall with his last performance, he implied there’s still room for improvement. Thiang hopes to be able to implement a more finish-centric gameplan going forward. In turn, he’ll make coach Henri Hooft much happier.

Friday at One Championship 105, Thang will have the opportunity to implement his new strategy. Thang returns to the cage to take on Woon Gyeom Kim on the preliminary card.

“My last fight with Rin Saroth, I was a little bit too hyped,” Thang said. “I was a little bit too excited and I didn’t follow the gameplan. This time, I’m going to follow better and listen to my coaches better. I was just looking for that knockout and I didn’t listen to none of my coaches until the third round. So they were very mad at me for that.”

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Despite Kim currently holding a 1-2 record, Thang believes his opponent is game. In the limited tape he’s seen, Thang has been impressed.

“I only found a little bit of clips – three minutes of his win at ONE World Series,” Thang said. “So he must be really good to win that ONE World Series. But I’m in a better team, I feel like. I feel like I train harder and I sacrifice more. So like I said, every time I fight. Not only in wrestling. I want to pin people. I want to finish people. Sometimes I ignore my coaches looking for that knockout. I’m going to look for a finish. Start from the end. Hopefully, we get one this time.”

To hear more from Thang, check out the video above, courtesy of ONE Championship.

Sovannahry Em thinks you might want to tune in early at ONE Championship 105

If Sovannahry Em is right, Friday’s ONE Championship 105 card might be starting off with a few fireworks.

If [autotag]Sovannahry Em[/autotag] is right, Friday’s ONE Championship 105 card might be starting off with a few fireworks.

Em (3-0) takes on fellow undefeated women’s flyweight prospect Rayane Bastos (3-0) on the prelims of the event, which stream live on Facebook and Twitter from Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The main card follows on B/R Live.

Em has had a chance to scout her Brazilian opponent and believes the styles could produce for an entertaining matchup.

“I think that her strength is that she’s tough.” Em said of her opponent. “She’s not too bothered about getting hit, and when she does get hit, she actually comes back with big counters.

“I think the fact she’s OK with being hit may be a liability because I like to hit, too. I don’t know how much my opponent can take.”

With the nickname “Savage Buddha,” Em has earned all three of her professional wins to date via first-round stoppage. Meanwhile, Bastos has gone the distance on more than one occasion, and she also holds a submission win to her credit, as well. Em said she knows she must be prepared for a number of different scenarios.

“I know she’s a tough fighter,” Em said. “She’s also a striker, but she’s also savvy on the ground, so I’ve just been preparing to go against someone who’s strong and tough on the feet with her hands and kicks but also someone that might be able to look for submissions.”

Of course, being prepared for multiple scenarios is one thing. Expecting them is something totally different, and Em believes Bastos is going to want to put on a show in the night’s first fight.

“I think it’s going to be an exciting fight because stylistically, she seems to be more of a muay Thai style striker, and I’m more of a Western boxing, so it should be fun, in that regard,” Em said.

To hear more from Em, check out the video above, courtesy of ONE Championship.

Short-notice road game no problem for Dante Schiro at ONE Championship 105

It seems Dante Schiro doesn’t mind having the odds stacked against him.

It seems [autotag]Dante Schiro[/autotag] doesn’t mind having the odds stacked against him.

The undefeated welterweight prospect has quickly racked up six wins since turning pro less than 18 months ago, including a pair of victories under the LFA banner. Now he’s making his way overseas – on short notice, and to fight in his opponent’s backyard, no less.

Schiro appears unfazed by seemingly having the deck stacked against him.

“I train all the time, so whether I had a full camp or not a full camp, I’m training all the time anyways, so I’m always in shape and ready to go,” Schiro said. “My hometown, his hometown, it doesn’t matter. It’s still a fight.”

Schiro (6-0) takes on Malaysia’s Agilan Thani (9-4) at Friday’s ONE Championship 105. The night’s main streams on B/R Live following prelims on Facebook and Twitter from Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. It’s Schiro’s debut with the promotion, and he’s certainly not being handed any freebies, but he insists he’s not going to be outclassed.

“He’s a pretty good fighter,” Schiro said of Thani. “He’s got a lot of heart, which is good, and it seems like he’s going to be there the whole fight, so it’s going to be a tough fight.

“It will be a fun one, but I’ll get the job done.”

It’s certainly not the easiest of ways to try and make a name for one’s self, but with great risk comes great reward. Schiro knows he’s still an unfamiliar name to most, but he believes there’s a real opportunity to make a splash in his ONE debut.

“There’s no pressure,” Schiro said. “I came in here on nine days’ notice or whatever it is, so I’m here to fight.

“I’m there to finish and put on a show. If you like watching fights where people get finished, you’ll want to watch my fights.”

To hear more from Schiro, check out the video above, courtesy of ONE Championship.