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.

Comment this post if you want to suggest your favorite kickboxing, k-1 or muay thai fight and to help us creating the best kickboxing ranking of all the most spectacular fights!

2017 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Hiroshi Mizumachi vs Rukiya Anpo – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-25, spectacular finish between Hiroshi Mizumachi and Rukiya Anpo: this is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!

Hiroshi Mizumachi (black trunks) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 19-12-3 (8 knockouts) while his opponent, the 21-year-old Rukiya Anpo (16 years younger than Mizumachi), has an official record of 8-3-0 (4 knockouts). Hiroshi Mizumachi vs Rukiya Anpo is the reserve fight of the K-1 lightweight championship tournament (won by Wei Rui, who beat Ren Hiramoto in the final) and it is on the undercard of Taiga vs Urabe Hirotaka – K-1 World GP 2017 Japan. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Maurice Greene vs Catalin Morosanu full fight Video – 2017

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-24, wild exchanges between Catalin Morosanu and Maurice Greene but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former SuperKombat champion Catalin Morosanu entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 42-10-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, against Daniel Sam (=Morosanu vs Sam), Zabit Samedov (=Samedov vs Morosanu) and Ondrej Hutnik.
His opponent, Maurice Greene, has an official record of 4-3-0 (2 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He fought and lost twice in 2016: with Anderson Braddock Silva (=Silva vs Greene) and Chi Lewis Parry. Catalin Morosanu vs Maurice Greene is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3 – Glory 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3 – full fight Video Glory 38

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-24, pretty good fight between Artem Vakhitov and Saulo Cavalari 3: it gets three stars.

The former WMC muay thai and current Glory light-Hw champion Artem Vakhitov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 17-5-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Saulo Cavalari in their first fight in 2015 (via split decision) but then he has won four bouts taking revenge on Cavalari (=Cavalari vs Vakhitov 2) and beating Zack Mwekassa in 2016 (=Vakhitov vs Mwekassa).
His opponent, Saulo Cavalari, has an official record of 60-4-0 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing the rematch with Vakhitov but then he defeated Brian Douwes. Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3, main event of Glory 38, is valid for the Glory light heavyweight title (Vakhitov’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Thongchai vs Murthel Groenhart – full fight Video Glory 38

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-24, tough fight with a good finish: Murthel Groenhart vs Thongchai Sitsongpeenong gets three stars.

The 2012 K-1 World Max champion Murthel Groenhart entered this fight with a professional record of 63-23-3 (35 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super middleweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Nieky Holzken (=Holzken vs Groenhart 3).
His opponent, the 2013 Lumpinee Ww champion Thongchai Sitsongpeenong, has a kickboxing record of 135-33-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Nurla Mulali last year but then he has won over Casey Greene. Murthel Groenhart vs Thongchai Sitsongpeenong is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3 – Glory 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Anderson Silva – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-24, great fight between Benjamin Adegbuyi and Anderson Braddock Silva: it gets three stars.

Benjamin Adegbuyi entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 27-4-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world. He lost to #1 Hw Rico Verhoeven in 2015 (=Verhoeven vs Adegbuyi 2) but then he has won five consecutive fights beating Hesdy Gerges and Mladen Brestovac in his last two.
His opponent, Anderson Braddock Silva, has a record of 41-15-1 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he won just two out of his last seven bouts, the last one with Rico Verhoeven (=Verhoeven vs Silva). Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Anderson Braddock Silva is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Saulo Cavalari 3 – Glory 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!