Chaz Pictro Mulkey (born February 4, 1981) is an American

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who competes in the middleweight and

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divisions. He defeated Remy Bonnel to win the

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International Middleweight (-72 kg/160 lb) Championship in 2011.

Career

Mulkey began practicing

in his 20s under Saekson Janjira at Janjira Muay Thai in

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. After training there for six months, he moved to

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. He turned professional in 2009 after an undefeated amateur career. On August 28, 2010, Mulkey lost via

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to Remy Bonnel in

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. He then lost to Joe Schilling by second round

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on December 5, 2012 in a

US Super Muddleweight (-76 kg/168 lb) title eliminator. He snapped a two-fight losing streak by defeating Douglas Edwards by TKO in round two in a rematch in Primm, Nevada on February 12, 2011. This was followed up with two back-to-back wins in the space of a month in May 2011 when he beat Ken Tran by unanimous decision in Primm and Phillip Sidkrunoom by TKO due to low kicks in

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. This earned him a shot at the WBC Muaythai International Middleweight (-72 kg/160 lb) Championship against familiar opponent Remy Bonnel on August 20, 2011. After a close fight, Mulkey was decided the victor by split decision to become the new champion. He made the first defence of his title against Simon Chu in Las Vegas on November 19, 2011, taking a unanimous decision over the Englishman. He then went up against

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in Las Vegas on May 14, 2012. Choplin floored Mulkey and utilised powerful low kicks en route to a unanimous decision which ended Mulkey's five-fight win-streak. He was slated to face

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at ''Thai Fight: Pattaya'' in

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, Thailand on April 17, 2012 but instead faced Bernueng TopKing Boxing and lost a decision after three rounds. In March 2012, it was reported that Mulkey had signed with Glory, one of the world's premier

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organizations, to compete in the 2012 Middleweight Slam tournament. He was replaced by Michael Chase Corley, however, as America's second representative alongside Ky Hollenbeck. He joined

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instead and debuted against

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at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles'' on September 8, 2012. Cope injured himself while attempting a spinning kick in round two, and Mulkey was able to knock him down three time by attacking his injured leg, which caused the referee to stop the bout and announce Mulkey as the winner by TKO.Results and Recap: K-1 Los Angeles MAX Tourney fights

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

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**WBC Muaythai International Middleweight (-72 kg/160 lb) Championship

Kickboxing record

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References

External links

Official K-1 profile
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