Rico Verhoeven vs Ismael Lazaar full fight Video Glory 41 – 2017

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-20, some good exchanges between Rico Verhoeven and Ismael Lazaar but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 50-10-1 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won six consecutive fights beating Mladen Brestovac (=Verhoeven vs Brestovac), Anderson Braddock Silva (= Verhoeven vs Silva) and Badr hari in 2016 (=Verhoeven vs Hari).
His opponent, the former Enfusion Hw champion Ismael Lazaar, has a record of 30-2-2 (15 knockouts) and he has already fought twice in 2017 losing to Martin Pacas and beating Atha Kasapis. Rico Verhoeven vs Ismael Lazaar is on the undercard of Hesdy Gerges vs Tomas Hron – Glory 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Hesdy Gerges vs Tomas Hron – full fight Video Glory 41

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-20, some good exchanges between Hesdy Gerges and Tomas Hron but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Hesdy Gerges entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 49-18-1 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world. He fought four times last year beating Gregory Tony but then he lost three consecutive fights: against Ismael Londt (=Londt vs Gerges 2), Guto Inocente (=Gerges vs Inocente) and Benjamin Adegbuyi.
His opponent, the former Wkn and Wka champion Tomas Hron (who replaces Chi-Lewis Perry), has an official record of 84-17-3 (30 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He lost to Martin Pacas in 2016 but then he has won over Hicham Achalhi, Kirill Kornilov and Andrei Stoica. Hesdy Gerges vs Tomas Hron is the main event of Glory 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Catalin Morosanu vs Krupadziorow – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-06, wild and tough exchanges between Catalin Morosanu and Lukasz Krupadziorow: it gets three stars.

The former SuperKombat champion Catalin Morosanu entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 43-11-0 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Lukasz Krupadziorow, has an official record of 7-4-0 (5 knockouts). Morosanu lost three out of his last four bouts, against Daniel Sam (=Morosanu vs Sam), Zabit Samedov (=Samedov vs Morosanu) and Ondrej Hutnik but he came back to win against Maurice Greene in 2017 (=Morosanu vs Greene). Catalin Morosanu vs Lukasz Krupadziorow is the main event of SuperKombat WGP 02 2017. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai vs Niclas Larsen – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-29, pretty good fight between Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai and Niclas Larsen: it gets three stars.

Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 83-22-1 (51 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Niclas Larsen, has a record of 45-8-2 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai vs Niclas Larsen is on the undercard of Jason Wilnis vs Simon Marcus 3 – Glory 40. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Jason Wilnis vs Simon Marcus 3 – full fight Video Glory 40

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-29, close and tough fight between Jason Wilnis and Simon Marcus 3: it gets three stars.

The Glory Mw champion Jason Wilnis entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 30-6-1 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Joe Schilling in 2015 (=Schilling vs Wilnis I), since then he has won five bouts taking revenge on Schilling in their second fight (=Schilling vs Wilnis II) and beating Israel Adesanya in his last one (=Wilnis vs Adesanya).
His opponent, the former Glory Mw and Wbc light-Hw champion Simon Marcus, has an official record of 46-3-2 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He beat Wilnis in their first fight in 2015 (=Marcus vs Wilnis I) but then he was defeated in their rematch in 2016 (4-stars fight, Marcus vs Wilnis II). After this bout Marcus has won over Dustin Jacoby (=Marcus vs Jacoby II) and Wang Shaohua. Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis 3, main event of Glory 40, is valid for the Glory middleweight title (Wilnis’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Giorgio Petrosyan vs Paraschiv – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-08, some good single shots between Giorgio Petrosyan and Amancio Paraschiv but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former Glory and K-1 World Max champion Giorgio Petrosyan entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 84-2-2 (38 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, the SuperKombat Lw champion Amansio Paraschiv, has an official record of 23-5-1 (10 knockouts). ‘The Doctor’ Petrosyan suffered his second defeat of his career during the semifinal of the Glory lightweight tournament against Andy Ristie in 2013 (=Petrosyan vs Andy Ristie), since then he has won eight bouts beating Jordan Watson (=Petrosyan vs Watson) and Artem Pashporin in his last two (=Petrosyan vs Pashporin); Paraschiv lost to Chris Ngimbi last year in October but then he took revenge on him one month later. Giorgio Petrosyan vs Amansio Paraschiv is on the undercard of Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef 2 – Bellator 176 – Oktagon 2017. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Cedric Doumbe vs Yoann Kongolo 3 – full fight Video Glory 39

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-25, fight not particularly good between Cedric Doumbe and Yoann Kongolo 3: it gets two stars.

The Glory Ww and WAKO Pro Mw champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 65-5-1 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Fang Bian at the beginning of 2016 but then he has won 10 consecutive fights beating Nieky Holzken in his last one (=Holzken vs Doumbe).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Wkn super-Mw champion Yoann Kongolo, has an official record of 64-8-0 (41 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He lost twice last year, against Nieky Holzken (=Holzken vs Kongolo) and Murthel Groenhart (=Groenhart vs Kongolo) but he came back to win in 2017 defeating Konstantin Khuzin and Karim Benmansour. In their previous bouts Kongolo beat Doumbe both in 2014 and in 2015; this third fight, main event of Glory 39, is valid for the Glory welterweight title (Doumbe’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sitthichai vs Dylan Salvador 3 – full fight Video Glory 39

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-25, good performance by both fighters: Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Dylan Salvador 3 gets three stars.

The 2014 Lumpinee Ww and current Glory Lw champion Sittichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 113-30-5 (30 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super-welterweight in the world. He lost to #1 Superbon Banchamek last year (=Sitthichai vs Superbon 2) but then he has beat Marat Grigorian retaining the Glory belt (=Sitthichai vs Grigorian 3).
His opponent, the WAKO Pro Ww champion Dylan Salvador, has a record of 49-12-1 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost to Buakaw Banchamek in 2016 (=Buakaw vs Salvador) but then he has won over Manaowan Sitsongpeenong, Anatoly Moiseev and Hysni Beqiri. In their first fight Sittichai beat Salvador (December 13, 2014) while in their second bout the Frenchman defeated the Thai fighter (May 2, 2015). Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Dylan Salvador 3 is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Sitthichai’s second defense); undercard of Cedric Doumbe vs Yoann Kongolo 3 – Glory 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best of KICKBOXING: Ranking of the best k-1 muay thai Fights of the Year 2017 by ATBF

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‘Best of Kickboxing’, is the annual ranking of the best kickboxing, k-1 and muay thai fights of the year 2017, matches rated by AllTheBestFights.

Clicking on the names of the fighters you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it. However, you do not find a link for all the kickboxing fights because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars bouts or for the most important ones.

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