Sudsakorn is one of Thailand's most famous fighter. His real name is Som Klinmee but his nickname is « O » among Thai people. He began practicing Muay Thai at the age of 6. He began training under his stepfather Yaak and his older cousin Rambaa Somdet M16. Between the ages of 10 and 18, he was taken in by his uncle Tappaya of the Sit-Or Gym in Pattaya. At 18, Sudsakorn met an Irishman named Graig O'Flynn, who opened the Sitjaipetch Gym. During this time, Sudsakorn fought four times in England and Ireland. Later on, he moved to the Scorpion Gym in Pattaya. When he was around 23, his uncle Tappaya retired and opened the Sor Klinmee Gym, where Sudsakorn had been training for the last six years. He received an offer to join the Fairtex Gym but refused to leave his uncle's gym. He became part of the Venum Team and moved to the Venum Training Camp for a couple of years before deciding to leave in order to open his Sudsakorn Muay Thai Gym, where he trains and teaches. Sudsakorn is also the owner of the recently opened Sudsakorn Arena Stadium, which consists of a complex of 7 men's football fields surrounded by some small shops. He has a younger brother named Sinsamut Klinmee, who currently competes for ONE Championship.
Sudsakorn's first European experience was in Ireland; where he had been living, training and teaching for three months. During his early career, he arrived in France in order to make a name for himself in Europe by fighting the best fighters in his weight class of 64–70 kg. In the early months of 2010, Sudsakorn lived and trained in Torino with his manager and friend Filippo Cinti. He fought around Italy for a couple of years before meeting his Italian wife in 2011. Married together one year later, the couple broke up at the beginning of 2021 and got divorced recently.
Sudsakorn signed a contract with the Thai Fight promotion in 2011, which resulted in him fighting mostly in Thailand. In May 2013, he participated in a 32-man tournament: Thai Fight Kard Chuek. He would become the THAI FIGHT Kard Chuek tournament champion winning the final round against Saiyok Pumpanmuang on December 22, 2013. Sudsakorn also fought on a number of international Yokkao events beginning from 2012 on the promotion's first official event, Yokkao Extreme. He also joined other Muay Thai champions such as Buakaw Banchamek, Saenchai, Dzhabar Askerov and many others on the Yokkao-sponsored Muay Thai Combat Fan Expo in 2011, showcasing the sport to fans in Italy.[3]
His fighting name is derived from a Thai folktale: Sudsakorn is a child brought up in the ancient mystical traditions of Thailand and embarks on a long and dangerous journey.
Career
Against Gustavo Mendes at THAI FIGHT 2012 final
During his time in Ireland, he beat Robert Storey, the British champion twice in 2005. (Sudsakorn weighed 61 kg at the time) During the rematch aired on Eurosport, Robert Storey had his arm fractured by a middle but nevertheless managed to go the 5 rounds.[citation needed]
A year later, in 2006, Sudsakorn won the WMC S1 World Championship belt (64 kg) at the King's Anniversary the 5th of December, against Slovak Egon Herzing.[citation needed]
His fondest memory is winning the WPMF World Professional Muaythai Federation title against fellow Thai fighter Ouadang Soukilatougsong in 2006.
Sudsakorn considers his greatest achievement to be beating Kaosanit Sopanpai, a Channel 7 Stadium champion, in 2007. The Channel 7 Tournament, held every Sunday in Bangkok, brings together all the champions having had at least 3 consecutive wins at the Rajadamnern Stadium, Lumpini Stadium or Omnoi Stadium.
He considers his toughest fight to be his victory over Kongfa Bergmun to win the Fairtex Theprasit 2007 belt.
On 21 January 2012, he fought Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer, Marco Piqué at Yokkao Extreme2012 which was attended by 12,000 attendees. He won by unanimous decision after 3 rounds.[4]
He fought Cedric Castagna at TK2 World MAX 2012 in Marseilles, France, on October 6, 2012[5] and won by decision.[6]
Sudsakorn took revenge on Mickael Piscitello by winning a decision at Yokkao Extreme 2013 in Milan, Italy on January 26, 2013.[7][8][9]
He beat Yi Long by decision at Yokkao 9 in Xinyang, China on May 24, 2014 [10] but Yi Long didn't want to accept his defeat and asked to the Chinese organisation of WLF to change the official verdict days after. Yokkao, official promoter of the event, refused his request as there was no contest, Sudsakorn absolutely dominated every round. Successively Yi Long has been refusing any proposal of a rematch.
On March 8, 2020, Sudsakorn defeated Magnus Andersson at Lion Fight 62 to win the Lion Fight Middleweight Championship.[11]
Thai Fight
Sudsakorn would rise to popularity in Thailand after signing with the promotion Thai Fight. He made his promotional debut on May 14, 2011 at THAI FIGHT Extreme 2011: France, defeating Abdallah Mabel.
He faced Mickael Piscitello at THAI FIGHT Extreme 2012: France on September 19, 2012 in Lyon, France, and lost via TKO due to a cut in the second round.[12][13]
In a non-tournament bout at the THAI FIGHT 2012: King of Muay Thai Tournament 2nd Round in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on November 25, 2012, Sudsakorn knocked out Mohammad Hossein Doroudian with a vicious elbow strike in round two.[14]
He beat Gustavo Mendes on points in another non-tournament match at the THAI FIGHT 2012: King of Muay Thai Tournament Finals in Bangkok on December 16, 2012.[15][16]
He knocked out Veselin Veselinov in the third round at THAI FIGHT Extreme 2013: Muay Thai Day in Ayutthaya, Thailand on February 23, 2013.[17]
On April 19, 2013, Sudsakorn knocked out Ong Phearak with a spinning elbow just seconds into round one at THAI FIGHT Extreme 2013: Pattaya in Pattaya, Thailand.[18]
Sudsakorn coached a team of farangs against a rival team trained by Saiyok Pumpanmuang on the reality television series Thai Fight Kard Chuek, which was aired between July and August 2013 on Thailand's Channel 3. The two coaches eventually faced off on December 22, 2013.[19] He defeated Saiyok by extension-round decision at the 2014 Thai Fight Final in Bangkok to become the inaugural Thai Fight 70 kg Kard Chuek King's Cup Champion.
It was reported that he would fight Victor Siangboxing at THAI FIGHT Extreme 2013: Bangkok in Bangkok on June 29, 2013.[20] However, his opponent was changed to Dimitri Masson.[21] He stopped Masson with low kicks in round three.[22][23]
He TKO'd Ali Jadid in round two at THAI FIGHT EXTREME 2013: Pattani in Pattani, Thailand on September 22, 2013.[24]
He beat Salah Khalifa by decision in a non-tournament match at the 2013 THAI FIGHT Semi-Finals in Bangkok, Thailand on November 30, 2013.[25][26]
He beat Vahid Roshani by decision at THAI FIGHT World Battle 2014: Klai Kang Won in Hua Hin, Thailand on February 22, 2014.[27]
On November 21, 2015, Sudsakorn defeated Miles Simson in the 2015 Thai Fight 72.5 kg King's Cup Tournament Semi-Final at THAI FIGHT RPCA.
However, he fell short of winning the title with a decision loss to Youssef Boughanem at THAI FIGHT Count Down in the Thai Fight 72.5 kg King's Cup Tournament Final on December 31, 2015.
On July 15, 2017, Sudsakorn set a promotional record for fastest knockout he knocked out Erick Massion in 9 seconds with one punch at THAI FIGHT We Love Yala.
