We just received an email from Leigh Malcolmson (“Australian Leigh”), who’s been training with RONIN ATHLETICS off-and-on for the better part of last year.

Leigh has spent the last two months training at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA gym in Phuket, Thailand, and we’re very happy to announce that he’s just won his first fight via 2nd round KO!!!

Here is an except of his email with the video link:

hey christian!!!

just had my first fight on the 2nd Jan in phuket. been training hard since the start of nov working my way through the class levels to the advanced ring where i had a smoker fight a few weeks ago with shin pads against one of the trainers, a bangkok champion, then started private lessons with him up until my fight. here is the video mate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKAzj1LjguU

pretty crazy experience man, really nervous, the stadium was pretty ghetto, gettin wraped up and massaged next to your opponent, no change rooms, the crowd all staring at you deciding if they bet on you, felt a bit like a gladiator!!! ha. i was really happy with the result, its how i wanted to end the fight, and stoked that my opponent wasent a taxi driver, like some of my mates have faught, which makes them want to have another fight because they didnt feel that it was a real opponent.the promoter and trainers asked me 5 mins after the fight if i wanted to fight again in 2 weeks, but i only have until the 22nd left here and i dont want to feel pressured into a fight, just enjoy the moment and not having rotraining for a fight, im heading back to new york at the end of the month and i want to fight there too. im really keen to get back on the mats too, ive done only a couple of mma classes here because i was mainly focusing on muay thai, but i intend to concerntrate more on bjj when i get back to nyc.

Congratulations, Leigh!!!