Coban Lookchaomaesaitong

Coban Lookchaomaesaitong โคบาล ลูกเจ้าแม่ไทรทอง
Born	Banlu Anwiset August 4, 1966 (1966-08-04) (age 45) Buriram, Thailand
Other names	The Crusher
Nationality	Thai
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight	135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st)
Division	Lightweight
Style	Muay Thai
Team	Camp Lookchaomaesaitong
Kickboxing record
Total	270
Wins	250
By knockout	90
Losses	20

Coban "The Cruncher" Lookchaomaesaitong (born August 4, 1966) is a Thai former Muay Thai kickboxer and World Champion. He won his first world title in 1985. He retired in 2000 after a 23-year career in Thailand and moved to New York to coach. He formerly coached at New York Jiu Jitsu in lower Manhattan and Daddis Fight Camps in Philadelphia, PA. Coban now splits his time between Buriram, Thailand at Camp Lookchaomaesaitong ^[1] and Coban's Muay Thai Camp in New York City.^[2]

Biography

Young age

Coban was born as Banlu Anwiset in Buriram, Thailand near Cambodian border to a farmers' family of seven. One day while attending a local temple fair, he noticed that fighters were making what looked like easy money with their exhibitions. Seeing this as an opportunity to help his family, he resolved to become the best fighter in Thailand, and dreamed about fighting in Lumpinee stadium someday.

At 11, he started to train muay thai. With no money or resources, he made his own equipment by stuffing rice hulls and sawdust into canvas rice bags. Mimicking the moves of local fighters he practiced daily after attending school and completing his farming chores. That same year he entered his first fight at a local temple, which resulted in a draw. The little money he earned went towards his family and education. Thus his career was born.

It was at this time that Banlu acquired his fight name "Coban", meaning cowboy in thai. A teacher once said he looked like a cowboy (Charles Bronson) while riding on his buffalo and since then the name stuck. Later on his career he was named " The Cruncher", by his fans and friends.

Stardom

One day in 1978, while training at the recreational center, a ringside doctor, Sam Rhung Jong Gon, noticed him. He was so impressed with Coban’s determination that he became his official sponsor and mentor. When Coban was 13, Doctor Gon sent him to a Muay Thai camp called Lookchamaesaitong where he trained for the next 9 years. By age 15 he had already fought more than 35 fights. And at 19, Coban had won his first World Championship at Lumpinee stadium.

In 1990 "Camp Lookchamaesaitong" closed. To honor the camp, Coban adopted Lookchamaesaitong as his "fighting last name".

Coban fought more than 270 fights in his 23-year career. His last fight was against former student Danny Steele at the Warrior’s Cup in California on September 2000. Coban won, even though he hadn’t fought for 3 years.

In 2010, Camp Lookchaomaesaitong in Buriram, Thailand re-opened. Camp owner, Mr. Nipon Chotison (renowned and well-respected in the Muay Thai circle) and his son-in-law, Namkabuan Ratchapuekcafe (retired fighter) decided to re-open the original site after being closed for almost 20 years. Coban has also joined the team, and their mission is to preserve the ancient and authentic art and lifestyle of Muay Thai.

His toughest fights of his career was against Ramon Dekkers. He fought him a total of four times, two wins and two losses. The Coban vs. Dekkers fights have been rated as the best by any standards, by Muay Thai fans worldwide.^[3][4]

Record

Kickboxing record

270 Fights 250 wins 90 KOs 20 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2000-09-09 Win Danny Steele Warriors Cup of America Irvine, California, USA Decision(split) 5 3:00 Wins the title of Warriors Cup. 1998-07-07 Loss Manson Gibson Crystal Park Casino Outdoor Show[5][6] Los Angeles, CA, USA TKO (Right Back Kick) 5 1:59 1993 Loss Ramon Dekkers France Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 1992-02-28 Win Ramon Dekkers Samut Prakan, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins The bout the vacant title of IMF World Welterweight Championship. 1991-08-06 Loss Ramon Dekkers Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO (Punches) 1 1991-04-21 Win Ramon Dekkers IKL Paris, France KO (Left hook) 1 1:00 Loss Dany Bill Thailand Decision 5 3:00 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• Muay Thai
• List of K-1 events
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations

External links

• http://www.muaythaionline.net/features/cobaninterview.html
• http://www.teamcoban.com
• http://www.siamfightmag.com/interviews/interviews_anglais/coban_lookchaomaesaitong/interview_coban_lookchaomaesaitong.html
• http://lookchaomaesaitong.com/index.php

References

1. ^ "Team Coban official website". www.teamcoban.com. http://www.teamcoban.com. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
2. ^ "Team Coban official website". www.teamcoban.com. http://www.teamcoban.com. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
3. ^ "Coban Siamfightmag interview". www.siamfightmag.com. http://www.siamfightmag.com/interviews/interviews_anglais/coban_lookchaomaesaitong/interview_coban_lookchaomaesaitong.html. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
4. ^ "Coban Muaythai Online interview". www.muaythaionline.org. http://www.muaythaionline.org/features/cobaninterview.html. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
5. ^ "Black Belt Feb 2000 - The Master Blaster (info on Coban-Manson fight)". books.google.co.uk. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tM4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=Coban+Manson+Gibson+Los+Angeles&source=bl&ots=8HMG-sWUKw&sig=CN0K6JtqEHU-ZShEIEekD2tWSwY&hl=en&ei=gA_vTeGuL9GJhQepl9CxCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Coban%20Manson%20Gibson&f=false. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 
6. ^ "Topic: Manson Gibson (info on Coban-Manson fight)". message.axkickboxing.com. http://message.axkickboxing.com/index.phtml?action=dispthread&topic=4927&topicgroup=axmain&junk=2195. Retrieved 2011-06-08. 

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Name	Lookchaomaesaitong, Coban
Alternative names	Lookchaomaesaithong, Coban
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Date of birth	1966-08-04
Place of birth	Buriram, Thailand
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