Pamorn Martdee
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| Born | Pamorn Hill-Martdee 18 February 1988 Subiaco, Australia |
| Other names | P-Money / Peung Luang (Thai=King Bee) |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (150 lb; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Perth, Western Australia |
| Team | Phon's Gym |
| Trainer | Phon Martdee, Andy Petrovic & Sanapar Noi |
| Years active | 2003–2009 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
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| Website | http://www.muaythaipromotions.com// |
Pamorn Martdee (born 18 February 1988) also known as Pamorn Luuk Hill-Martdee is the current WBC Muay Thai Australia Chairman and Muay Thai Promoter. He is also a former Australian Muay Thai kickboxer who was born in Subiaco, Western Australia. He was the WPMF (World Professional Muay Thai Federation) Welterweight Australian Champion at age 17 and was ranked the number one contender in Australia to win the (World Boxing Council) WBC Muay Thai National Title in 2007.
Martdee is of Thai and New Zealand descent, with his father from Thailand and mother from New Zealand. He is the eldest of three children, having one younger sister and one younger brother. He is also fluent in two languages including English as his first language and Thai his second.
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[edit] Training
Martdee began training at 12 years old under six time undisputed world champion "Iron fist" Sanapar Noi along with father Phon Martdee after realising the need for self defence and benefits of physical fitness for other sports such as soccer and Australian rules football in which Martdee had been playing from a young age.
From 15 to 19, Martdee went on to train at Saengmorakot Gym in Bangkok, Thailand learning the advanced Thai fighting techniques under the eye of Muay Thai trainer and Lumpinee Stadium promoter Jar Tui Saengmorakot.
Martdee has been trained by notable Thai fighters Marwin Nakorntongparkview, Rhino Pichitchai, Oley Sakonpetch, Tananchai Robocop and Tip Saengmorakot during his fight career.
Australian born fighters Andy Petrovic and Wayne Martinovich have also played a vital role in Martdee's career as assistant trainers.
[edit] Fight career
In January 2003 Martdee fought against fellow town rival 16-year-old Steve Zankl for his debut. He won by unanimous decision. He also went on to win the 'Most Outstanding Fighter Award' for the event. Martdee and Zankl would fight again three times in the years to come.
Martdee's first 9 bouts were won by judges' decision staying undefeated, until facing Thailand's Kovid Thabtup in round one of the Thailand Competition Bangkok, 2004 where he lost by judges' decision. Thabtup would go on to win the Gold medal for the competition.
[edit] 2005 World Championships
At the Muay Thai World Championships in 2005, Martdee fought in the final against Russia's Mikel Kubaiyan, narrowly losing out to claim the Silver Medal on a judges' majority points decision in the Junior Division Final.
[edit] Australian Title
In 2005, Martdee would face Steve Zankl for the fourth and final time for the WPMF Australian Welterweight championship title. The bout was fought over five rounds where Martdee would suffer a cut in the hairline from a Zankl knee in round three. Although Martdee fought back and won the judges' unanimous decision to claim the vacant Welterweight Australian Title.
[edit] Thailand
In 2006, Pamorn went to live and train in Bangkok, Thailand. In April 2007 he fought on Saengmorakot Promotions at Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium against England's Michael Harbone, a late replacement following the pulling out of his original Iranian opponent. Martdee would win by knockout in round four by punches after a barrage of leg kicks and constant pressure earlier in the bout.
[edit] WBC Muaythai National Title
In 2007, Martdee fought for the WBC Muay Thai National Title against Yusha Ozhan. In a fast paced bout the two exchanged blows with Martdee outclassing Ozhan for the majority of rounds one to five. It would be the last 20 seconds of the fifth round that Martdee's head would land awkwardly on the canvas following a heel trip when one of his kicks were caught. Regaining his footing but visibly dazed and unsteady referee Dean Woodhams applied a standing eight count stopping the bout prematurely and awarding the WBC Muay Thai Welterweight National Title to Yusha Ozhan.
[edit] 2009
Martdee made a return to the ring in May 2009 against Belarusian Parviz Iskenderov in a 3 round exhibition match on the Perth based promotion "World Boxing Council Muay Thai Battle Collossal VI" celebrating Australian Muay Thai Promotions 20 years of Muay Thai in Australia, despite his lack of fitness leading up to the bout.
[edit] Representing Australia
Martdee has represented Australia on seven separate occasions:
• 2004 AMAT Prince's Cup (National Stadium. Bangkok, Thailand)
• 2004 AMAT King's Cup (National Stadium. Bangkok, Thailand)
• 2005 WMF World Championships (National Stadium. Bangkok, Thailand)
• 2006 WMF World Championships (National Stadium. Bangkok, Thailand)
• 2007 WMF World Championships (National Stadium. Bangkok, Thailand)
• 2007 Seuk Saengmorakot (Lumpinee Stadium. Bangkok, Thailand)
• 2007 Thailand v The World (Bangla Stadium. Phuket, Thailand)
[edit] Promoter
Martdee made his debut as a promoter in 2011 with his first promotion working in association with Australian Muay Thai Promotions staging Battle Collossal Origins[1], 29 May 2011 held at the WA Italian Club in Perth with the main event between Andy Regan vs Jamie "The Dragon" Lunghitano for the WBC Muay Thai Super Middleweight Western Australia State Title.
[edit] WBC Muay Thai
In 2010 World Boxing Council Vice President and WBC Muay Thai president Police General Kovid Bhakdibhumi appointed Pamorn Martdee the WBC Muay Thai Australia/WBC Muaythai Asia Pacific Chairman to oversee competition and supervise activity within the country and region.[2][3]
[edit] References
WBC Muay Thai [4] Fight Results [5] Fighter Record [6] Previous Discussion [7] Lumpinee Fight [8] WMA World Professional Muay Thai Association (formerly World Professional Muay Thai Federation WPMF) [9] WMF (world Muay Thai Federation) [9] Reference [10] Reference2 [11]
- ^ ""Lunghitano to take on Andy Regan for WA state crown" ". www.wbcmuaythai.com.au. http://wbcmuaythai.com.au/news/2011/05/05/lunghitano-take-andy-regan-wa-state-crown. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ WBC Schedules 48th Convention
- ^ About WBC Muaythai
- ^ http://www.wbcmuaythai.com/result.php
- ^ http://www.fansofk1.com/article?aID=364&Category=1
- ^ http://www.muaythaipromotions.com/fighters
- ^ http://message.axkickboxing.com/index.phtml?action=dispthread&topic=16506&junk=1124532067.10504
- ^ http://www.muaythaipromotions.com/en/node/100
- ^ a b http://www.worldmuaythai.org/
- ^ http://www.muaythaipromotions.com/instructors
- ^ http://www.wbcmuaythai.com/previous_news_select.php?id=121
