Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-12, great performance by both fighters: Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Marat Grigorian 2 is close to get four stars!The 2014 Lumpinee Ww champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a professional record of 107-29-5 (29 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, the 2015 K-1 World Gp -70kg champion Marat Grigorian, has an official record of 45-8-1 (25 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their first fight Sittichai defeated Grigorian by majority decision at Kunlun Fight 35 (December 19, 2015 Sitthichai vs Grigorian I) while this second bout is the final of the Glory lightweight contender tournament. In the semifinals Sittichai beat Davit Kiria while Grigorian won over Anatoly Moiseev; undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Mladen Brestovac – Glory 28. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Glory 28: Paris
Date: 2016-03-12
Where: AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
Division: super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg)
Glory 28 fight card (main fights):
Rico Verhoeven vs Mladen Brestovac
Sitthichai vs Marat Grigorian 2 final
Murthel Groenhart vs Cedric Doumbe
Marat Grigorian vs Anatoly Moiseev semifinal
Sitthichai vs Davit Kiria 2 semifinal
Saulo Cavalari vs Artem Vakhitov 2
Sergey Adamchuk vs Mosab Amrani
Grigorian’s next fight: Marat Grigorian vs Djime Coulibaly
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Official video:
Very nice and quite close fight very difficult to judge. The victory could almost go to any of both fighters. However, the Thai fighter looks like a bit precise within the highlights displayed along the video.
yes very close and difficult to judge but Sitthichai deserves the rematch against Robin Van Roosmalen and I hope this time judges will not rob….then I want to see Giorgio Petrosyan vs Sitthichai!!! what a fight!!!!
I fully agree with you since the Thai was robbed. I like very much Robin but not at all the result of such a fight.
I’m still thinking that Giorgio would be still too much for the young Thai. However, since he lost with Andy doesn’t look the same to me. So Thai chances are higher now.
I thought Marat won that fight but I score for guys who fight under true Glory (K1 Style) rules and press the fight with success. I thought Sittichai did everything he could to stall and clinch in a fight that could’ve been a barnburner if it wasn’t for his clinch and stall tactics. Sittichai fought with beautiful combinations and an amazing left kick (which was countered with an inside kick almost every time by marat) and I love full rules Muay Thai, but this is Glory kickboxing. He probably could have won the fight without all the clinching and stalling of action. He shouldn’t be praised for it. We don’t do that with anyone else in Glory (not named Artem Levin).
I’m not disappointed with the result but honestly don’t know if was the right one since both guys did great putting the best efforts on this bout. Marat is always good and as usual the aggressor.