Taka Mhandu & Leon Hill | Team KF, Cage Warriors 161 Dublin & World Titles | Energized Show

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[Music] ener sh up the Irish time okay what's going on guys and welcome to brand new episode of energized brought to you by Forge D Stout Ross are you intoxicated or something introduce the guess man today we've got a cage Warriors 161 Goblin and team KF special we have the cat takam man de and the professional Leon Hill Lads how are we doing I'm my good lad how you getting on yeah good as well boys good welcome back Lads it feels like it was only yesterday on the show or even Friday R absolutely absolutely uh Leon obviously the breaking news is you've got an opponent do you want to tell us who it is on what way class you're fighting now yes so we got an opponent boys um y Davis Davies is his name um and it's going to be at 170 so uh I think he's a lightweight as well so yeah it's going to be at 170 this one yeah the dra the Army are going to be out in force now that they fight they're all already now they're all out now yeah yeah yeah yeah have cousin have cousins from Kerry and all coming as well so that that's that's insane fair play H taka how happy are you for Leon that he's actually got got his man he's got an opponent to fight you don't listen to being like will I or won't anymore know what it's actually it's probably gotten a bit hard since he gotten upon because it's at 170 so he's sending and picture him getting herand yesterday so that crating the ah just voice you know like like I know I know we can do like herand the weights s not too bad at the minute and if was that lightweight I tell you one thing I'll be sit like the way p is right there keep full but for people tuning in make sure to check out taka and Leon competing on Saturday the 14th of October this Saturday live in the ORS Arena if you want to get tickets make sure to get on the Atta and Leon and Ross we will be doing four ticket giveaway for the event this is going to be unbelievable Ross yeah it is it's going to be unbelievable I can't wait to see it all unfold and I can't wait to see all the aish pick up a win on the night it's going to be incredible to see uh taka obviously you s you've written the wrong over what happened in Dublin H over in London you took a fight on six days notice you put in one of the best H career performances to date H how much are you looking forward to to getting to right that wrong in front of the Dublin crowd and in front of your family and friends yeah I'm absolutely buzzing uh to get the Redemption back from uh from when is it April 29th so like that's been it's been looming over my head now since that fight even after uh winning against Grant in July H that's been on my mind to kind of get it back in D because obviously you know yourself where the M the most of support comes in to where most of the family and friends are so uh just kind of I was want to give them a night to remember kind of like the one I was meant to have in April April 29th but I'm looking forward to kind of really putting a stamp on this one and obviously that performance in London was absolutely sick like uh you beat that guy so bad the ref felt sorry for him and got got in like it was it was one those standing TKO the ref was like you know what that Fell's that Fell's do B what what was a real Stand Out point was the amount of emotion that you expressed post post win uh what was that feeling like and how much emotion did you get to releasing that um yeah know like it was there's a lot of bottled up emotions especially just trying to like especially leaning into the fight and now like coming off a loss having to put that in the back of my mind I felt like I was I felt like people were doubting me which made me want to go out there and prove it even more just the fact that like I knew how I know how good I am and I know what I'm capable of so just to go out there and kind of really kind of like to to just go in there without trying not to feel any emotion try not to show enough and then going out there and perform like that and getting a big win in the show like that was uh was something special obviously you can see in the reaction that I gave he meant so much to me so like that was H that was a happy moment and obviously getting the the first cage Warriors win as well because uh like that was one of the promotions I was looking at back when I first got into the sport watching Conor Chris Co um Neil Siri them boys kind of running them up there winning the Bell so it something is a promotion that I've had my eye on for a while and I've always wanted to fight on probably on par with the UFC because it's just so iconic so get my first win obviously M meant a lot and ni to kind of just get that release of passion then towards the end yeah exactly it was incredible to see and I think I think uh you took the most damage H after the fight afterwards when you head but the cage I think that was that was the most damage you took all fight yeah I actually I actually got I actually wobbled myself now cuz uh I was actually like I don't know I don't even remember like I was looking around like what supposed to do like I didn't know what I was supposed to do and I was like I was going to go over the Chris and just heing the Y I was like wait I'll just head with that head head the actual cage love love yeah was there was there any any hesitation taken that fight in Lon T because obviously you had to move up away you were coming off the L in Dublin like the like what what sort of conversation you have a Chris taking this for you um he literally just because it was on the Cs for Adam sh I tell Adam have the fight but uh Chris text me on Saturday morning Friday night being like H that fight's there if you want it and it's just like I was like I I was actually already trying and getting preparing for pull out card or pull out for on the card because Chris was telling us just to stay ready so I been putting in World grafting as if as if I had a fight but um and then something actually materialized so when Chris text me he sent me a video of your man and he's like what you think and I was like I looked a video of a video of him I was like I beat the [ __ ] out that guy and that was literally just how played out and Chris is just like right uh Chris Chris sent Chris sent over to I he's like yeah he wants to fight and that was it s seal deliver Bo like I'd say 10 o'cl Saturday morning following then so yeah it was it was it all happened very quickly but like I knew was ready to rock and and was no hesitation end got's prey in the end uh Leon tell us this um obviously you're riding a massive 6 fo winning streak you made your cage Warriors or you made your professional debut in cage warriors on day or two's noce H I think it day no I think it was like weighing day two days two days two days yeah so like it would that was that was obviously uh insane it's time you're over toing corner and the next thing you know you're making your pro debut uh you've been on a wild Journey so far but uh ever ever since that F first uh two days now was blip you've been on absolute fire what's the journey you been like since turnning Pro yeah it's been a mad one uh mainly after that fight it kind of just made me go back to the JN board and think a lot um it was I don't know it was I felt like the win was nearly out to me because I was coming out fighting out KF and it was nearly I nearly felt like it was old to me because I was part of that team but that's not how it works and I was only wa um KF eight months when I made H so I'd only joined the team was with them eight eight months and then uh Chris said look I think you're ready to take this fo I was had to be in training all camp with Ian and I was in the camp with Ian and the lads um so I was ready but I was ready from the way I think of ready now compared to then is completely different like I wasn't doing any strength conditioning I wasn't D in the way I am I wasn't professional about my lifestyle in just general I was training all the time but it's it's a it's in all around you know it's a lifestyle it's not just in the gym it's outside the gym what are you doing you know all year round so I fixed up a lot of things and um I I took on like ever since I started I don't like ever since I started string lening I've been unbeaten M's no one's beat me since I started strength condition um but I don't think it's just the strength condition as I said I think it's just the lifestyle all around you know yeah Leon when did you take on the name the professional yeah yes Chris actually put that name on me uh the film Leon the Professional about the Hitman was actually out the year I was born and uh I never actually seen a Chris Chris used toide me did you ever see that film because H it was about Hitman but the Mad thing about it is that the my nickname used to be the Hitman so it's nearly like the Hitman and the professional in one now the way it's after the coming together you know the professional Hitman uh Lads one thing I have to bring up as well when we saw his uh cage Warriors dou last time was the way that the team KF carried themselves I know a lot of gyms are associated with cage Wares but the way he all make sure where the team track suits the way you all sort of go together it really it sort of reminded me of like um Team Ireland in a way like they carry themselves and the omfs and like what what what sort of way are things run in tkf that make tkf so different Tak you go t um I think the thing that makes it very different is just the fact that like it's just the it's the attitude and the mindset towards like the way that we kind of like run things you know like I feel like Chris Chris says this quite a lot if he feels like we're doing a different sport compared to everybody else you know we're trying to fight the best and get get to get to the highest points of sport by just like by pure attrition you know what I mean just by fight fighting the best Lads conly challenging ourselves and like kind of see when you walk in all wear in the matching track and stuff for that we mean business and you know that that's that kind of that kind of regimented mindset of like it's professional we go we're going in there to do work we're going in there we're going into the we're going into war like you see people see is going in there wearing like wearing their uniform and stuff like that so that's the same mentality that kind of want to get down us it's just like we're going in there to do business we're going we're not going in there to to [ __ ] B around we're going in there to [ __ ] fight the best in the world and prove that we are the best in the world so we want to be want to look good and want to look professional doing that as well Liam what about yourself what makes tkf different yeah um just everything really it's Chris's approach to it all you know like uh Chris like recent when Chris was even at um that o event with joer and Brenan like you know Chris is like the type of guy like like we went on and two that night and like Chris is like after like you know he's after taking the amatees out of the O side they're not even allowed do Str conditioning right now because you know it's unheard of Team KF going to a show and going on and two you know what I mean like Chris standards are so high and like as tager said everything he said there you know his standards are just so high and like he's the way like damagers aren't even allowed to have another fight this year now he's he pulled the plug on it he said the amate won fight for the rest of the year now and the PRS are killing it if you look at our professional team I think we're like 40 and two in cage war is you know in the past year or something so um the professional team in general like what it's very professional you know and like the amateurs have got it but they're just they're kind of missing I I I think it's the you know they're missing the all year round lifestyle and it's kind of affecting the performances you know yeah what could you sorry what what could you say to the amateurs tune in now that could sort of help them improve their mindset Yeah so basically you need to live the life you know you need to be sleeping right you need to be eating right you need to be recovering right you need to be asking questions you need to be you know who you hanging around with who you with a day day-to-day basis you know what I mean it's it it takes so much if you really want to you know achieve things at high high level um in this sport so yeah that that's what i' mainly say to them you know spoken by the professional Russ yeah absolutely look uh we've seen the outfit that Chris Chris uh runs and like you know what I mean like Chris cony's rolling out win rates of the gymm and stuff like that and they are the very very restaurant uh of the sport in Ireland so I'm not surprised that he has out standards interesting that like he he's like pull them for the rest of the year for for amateur shows but like look like he seems to really with n fist there put in like the best way possible like you know I mean like he he uh he is the gaffer and they all respect him there so uh obviously obviously it's a winning brand and uh it seems to work and so you know I mean who would I be to question what H Chris Fields is doing he uh he knows what is doing better than uh better than anyone up there so uh look we love to see it as well like and you know you know when someone comes to a show and they're representing KF like there's a high expectation of them there as well like you know I mean uh based on people like ourselves who have fought fought out of the gym in the past so uh yeah it's it's a it's a very high bar and I don't think the bar is going to drop anytime soon so I think that's just where it's at with the gym so sometimes you hear or something like that slightly surpris him but then not surprised uh as they say baso method to the madness yeah well CH Chris Fields is definitely a deep thinker and this stuff so if he thinks that's the right thing to do that's definitely right thing to do but uh one thing would be for sure watching Team KF get three victories at the ODS this Saturday will definitely Inspire the amateurs uh taka in the Bild to this fight now what's it what's the sort of vibe in team KF like what what can we sort of expect come Fight Night on the 14th of October live in the ORS and on UFC fly pass um you can expect three big finishes you know like me Leon and SE the whole entire team know it hasn't it might be us fighting but it's been a team effort getting us ready and you know like the lads have been L have been there for us for whatever needed like you know Adam and D only fought there in the last couple weeks the L have been coming with us every single session we've had so um they've been getting us ready well they've been getting themselves ready well like after they're ready fought cut weight whatever they straight back in the gym to help us so we're just on a consistent run now just to kind of sorry rist on now just to kind of like just to get those just get that hatrick now on uh on on what is it October 14 so we're coming for three three big victories three big finishes as well so like obviously you know like most LS in the team are and that's what Chris wants and that's what you that's usually what we give so yeah so just three big fores is what we're looking at yeah can can't wait say it like uh like I think at Dublin you guys went two and two which was like definitely shocking really as in like obviously no one saying shocking ball as in I was shocked by the results CU normally you guys uh you guys have that really high winning percent though so uh we we can't wait to see it October 14th was over 90% last year then team kfer voted the endo's gym of the year as well yeah yeah that's actually still the banner for tkf on Facebook shout out team absolutely uh Leon tell us this uh obviously you're making a tear through the lightweight division at the moment uh you're you're beating really good guys uh demitro in your last fight H was a super impressive win H the lweight title is obviously held by George Hardwick how many fights away are you from Santa cross cage from someone like him um yeah I I don't think that many now you know like that's that's two wins this is going to be me third fight in seven months with cage Warriors like you know that's that's insane activity this is going to be me seventh fight in like 14 or 15 months seventh Pro for you know in 14 or 15 months like activity is insane at the win LS um and I'm building off momentum at the minute I'm just putting these guys away I worked to hard and I know how good I am and I know the I know the team I'm training with and I know the caches that I'm being coached by and you know my I'm like my plans to move on to the UFC this is just a stepping St for me um the title isn't something that I think too much about um I I believe we if I keep winning it's going to just present itself but like you know yeah to answer is a question I don't think H too much more LS no I think so as well especially if you keep on going in and getting those early finishes as well like it's it's hard to Know It uh your uh your top pressure has been insane uh since since since you turn pro like what what's a Loy T have you have you failed on top here and what's Lo trying and get him off Jo it is it's it's like having a wear blanket on you mate get them off you we we love to no but uh look you guys you guys uh obviously were outrageously impressive uh in your last performances we can't wait to see a building that come October 14th it's going to be a great night in duin for and may it's going to be a great night on the night for team KF um taka anything you'd like to say before we go to uh those people who are coming support on the night yeah make sure you get those tickets because uh you're going to be in for an no for remember this going to be this an historic event in Irish MMA the first one of the RDS and there's going to be Lads from KF going in there to run them up so G be KF party all night long so make sure you're there and what about yourself Leon anything to say to those people from DRFT and carry supporting you yeah same thing just expect fireworks from the KF boys like the last time around went it was two and two but you can guarantee a hatrick this time around like the two boys looking at them in this camp like from the last uh show in TR Arena two boys are just completely different Fighters now wait see you will see it boys expect fireworks yeah shout out to Ryan shell as well who will also be competing on the card Ross yeah absolutely W Halls finest if you've uh if you don't know we have an episode if you're watching this live on the first day it's com out tomorrow we'll have royan jelly and James Sheen and then the following day we'll have jar har Harris and Solomon San no one covers cage Warriors like the ener show especially the O shows we get all the fers on and we want to promote them and get get them uh as much visibility uh as possible so if you are watching this and you don't follow the two Lads on socials make sure to get go over and give them uh some love on socials and wish them good luck before Saturday night uh guys thanks a milon for joining us really appreciate your time um two absolute Legends can't wait to see you do the business come Saturday night if you are watching this make sure to like share subscribe and as always stay energ eniz baby energize show up the Irish been ssing you guys a couple of times I've seen a couple of Clips I think you done some interviews with Dylan [ __ ] and that I I saw so keep going keep up the good work guys