Lion Fight 37 video highlights: Some jaw-rattling head kicks to start your weekend

Friday’s Lion Fight 37 muay Thai card featured a nice mix of action in Connecticut – including a few highlight-reel head kicks to literally kick off your weekend.

Steve Walker (1-0) impressed in his professional muay Thai debut with some picture-perfect kicks against Lewis Rumsey (0-1). And Eric Rocha (4-3) made quick work of Alexander Olave (4-4) with three knockdowns in less than a minute for a 45-second TKO.

The bouts were part of Friday’s Lion Fight 37 event, which aired on AXS TV from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

In the main event, Jo Nattawut (63-6-2) took a unanimous decision in a close fight from Petchtanong Banchamek (345-52-1) to retain the super welterweight title. And in the co-feature, Chip Moraza-Pollard (5-0) outpointed Paul Banasiak (5-1) to win the inaugural Lion Fight cruiserweight title – and landed a big kick just before time expired.

Check out the highlights from those fights above.

Lion Fight 37 results included:

• Jo Nattawut def. Petchtanong Banchamek via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) – to retain super welterweight title
• Chip Moraza-Pollard def. Paul Banasiak via unanimous decision (48-46, 49-45, 49-45) – to win cruiserweight title
• Amine Ballafrikh def. Johncy Lindor via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 2:23
• Eric Rocha def. Alexander Olave via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:45
• Steve Walker def. Lewis Rumsey via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:04
• Geoffrey Then def. Soap Am via unanimous decision (48-47, 50-45, 49-46)

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