2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari – full fight Video Glory 36

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, disappointing fight between Rico Verhoeven and Badr Hari: it gets two stars.

The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 49-10-1 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk last year (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won five consecutive fights beating Mladen Brestovac (=Verhoeven vs Brestovac) and Anderson Braddock Silva in 2016 (= Verhoeven vs Silva).
His opponent, the former K-1 world champion Badr Hari, has an official record of 106-12-0 (94 KOs=89%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 22, 2015 when he defeated Ismael Londt (=Hari vs Londt). His last loss occurred when he faced Zabit Samedov in 2013 (=Hari vs Samedov 3). Verhoeven vs Hari is the main event of Glory 36 Collision; they also faced each other a second time on December 21, 2019 (Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Cedric Doumbe – full fight Video Glory 36

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, close and technical fight: Nieky Holzken vs Cedric Doumbe gets three stars.

The Glory Ww champion Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a pro record of 90-11-0 (56 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni in 2012, since then he has collected eleven consecutive victories winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013, beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken), and defeating Yoann Kongolo (=Nieky Holzken vs Yoann Kongolo) and Murthel Groenhart in 2016 (=Holzken vs Groenhart 3).
His opponent, the WAKO Pro and former WKA world champion Cedric Doumbe, has an official kickboxing record of 64-5-1 (39 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He has already fought 11 times in 2016 losing just to Fang Bian in January, after this bout he has won nine consecutive fights beating Murthel Groenhart in March (=Groenhart vs Doumbe) and Vedat Hoduk in his last one. Holzken vs Doumbe is valid for the Glory welterweight title; undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari – Glory 36 Collision. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Ismael Londt vs Jamal Ben Saddik – full fight Video Glory 36

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, pretty boring fight between Ismael Londt and Jamal Ben Saddik: it gets two stars.

The former SuperKombat Hw champion Ismael Londt entered this fight with a professional record of 41-7-1 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Badr Hari last year (=Hari vs Londt) but then he has won three bouts in 2016 winning the Glory Hw contender tournament against Jahfarr Wilnis (=Londt vs Wilnis) and beating Hesdy Gerges in his last one (=Londt vs Gerges 2).
His opponent, Jamal Ben Saddik, has a kickboxing record of 29-6-0 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He also lost once in 2015, against Brian Douwes, but he came back to win in 2016 with Andre Schmeling and Gordon Haupt. Londt vs Saddik is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari – Glory 36 Collision. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Artem Vakhitov vs Zack Mwekassa – full fight Video Glory 35

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-05, good fight between Artem Vakhitov and Zack Mwekassa: it gets three stars.

The former Wmc Hw muay thai and current Glory light-Hw champion Artem Vakhitov entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 16-5-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Saulo Cavalari last year (via split decision) but then he has won three consecutive fights beating Danyo Ilunga, Loren Javier Jorge and taking revenge on Cavalari (=Cavalari vs Vakhitov 2).
His opponent, the interim Glory light-Hw champ Zack Mwekassa, has an official record of 15-3-0 (13 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He also lost to Cavalari in 2015 (=Cavalari vs Mwekassa 2) but he came back to win in 2016 winning over Zinedine Hameur-Lain and Mourad Bouzidi (=Mwekassa vs Bouzidi). Vakhitov vs Mwekassa, main event of Glory 35, is valid for the Glory light heavyweight title (Vakhitov’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Yi Long 2 – full fight Video WLF

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-05, tough fight but not so exciting: Buakaw Banchamek vs Yi Long 2 gets two stars.

The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 269-43-12 (70 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, the Shaolin kung-fu fighter Yi Long, should have a record of 49-6-1. Buakaw suffered his last loss in 2015, against Khayal Dzhaniev (4-stars-fight Buakaw vs Dzhaniev), but then he has won five bouts beating Wang Weihao (=Buakaw vs Weihao) and Dylan Salvador in his last two (=Buakaw vs Salvador). In their first fight Buakaw defeated Yi Long by decision (June 6, 2016 Buakaw vs Yi Long I). Buakaw vs Yi Long 2 is the main event of Wu Lin Feng: The Fight of the Century 2 . Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Dustin Jacoby 2 – full fight Video Glory 34

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-21, disappointing fight between Simon Marcus and Dustin Jacoby: it gets two stars.

The former Glory and Wbc muay thai light-Hw champion Simon Marcus entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 44-3-2 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Dustin Jacoby, has a record of 9-7-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. Both fighters have fought three times in 2016 losing their last bout: Jacoby has lost to Marcus in May (=Marcus vs Jacoby I) but before he had won over Karl Roberson and Wayne Barrett while Marcus, who was defeated by Jason Wilnis just in September (4-stars fight, Marcus vs Wilnis 2), had won also with Artem Levin (=Levin vs Marcus 3). Marcus vs Jacoby 2 is on the undercard of Nieky Holzken vs Murthel Groenhart 3 – Glory 34. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Murthel Groenhart 3 – full fight Video Glory 34

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-21, close fight but not so exciting: Nieky Holzken vs Murthel Groenhart 3 gets two stars.

The Glory Ww champion Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 89-11-0 (46 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni in 2012, since then he has collected ten consecutive victories winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013, beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken) and defeating Yoann Kongolo in his last fight (=Nieky Holzken vs Yoann Kongolo).
His opponent, the former K-1 world Max champion Murthel Groenhart, has an official record of 63-22-3 (35 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He has already fought seven times in 2016 losing twice, against Cedric Doumbe (=Groenhart vs Doumbe) and Artur Kyshenko (=Kyshenko vs Groenhart 2), but he defeated Yoann Kongolo (=Groenhart vs Kongolo) and Jonatan Oliveira in his last two bouts. In their two previous fights Holzken beat Groenhart via decision both in 2010 and in 2015 (=Holzken vs Groenhart 2). Holzken vs Groenhart 3, main event of Glory 34, is valid for the Glory welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Gabriel Varga vs Robin van Roosmalen – full fight Video Glory 34

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-21, nice and tough fight between Robin van Roosmalen and Gabriel Varga: it gets three stars.

The black belt in karate, former WKN Lw and current Glory Fw champion Gabriel Varga entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 13-3-0 (1 knockout) and he is ranked as the No.7 super lightweight in the world. He lost to Sergey Adamchuk last year (=Varga vs Adamchuk I) but then he has beat Liu Wei and he has taken revenge on Adamchuk in 2016 (=Adamchuk vs Varga 2).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former Glory Lw champion Robin van Roosmalen, has a record of 47-15-3 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 super welterweight but he comes off the loss against Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (=Roosmalen vs Sitthichai 2). Varga vs Roosmalen is valid for the Glory featherweight title; undercard of Nieky Holzken vs Murthel Groenhart 3 – Glory 34. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Petchartchai vs Suriyan 2 – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-14, exciting and really tough fight with some tremendous exchanges and probably the best muay thai round of the year so far: even if we have not found and rated the first and second rounds, Petchartchai Chaoraiooy vs Suriyan PKSaenchaimuaythaigym is one of the best muay thai fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!

Unfortunately we don’t know the muay thai record of both fighters but Petchartchai Chaoraiooy (red shorts) is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Suriyan PKSaenchaimuaythaigym (also known as Suriyanlek Or.Bor.Tor.Kampi), entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. In their first fight Petchartchai beat Suriyan via decision (July 7, 2016); this second bout is on the undercard of Sangmanee vs Thanonchai – Onesongchai Promotion at Rajadamnern Stadium. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sitthichai vs Superbon Banchamek 2 – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-24, close and very technical fight: Sittichai Sitsongpeenong vs Superbon Banchamek 2 gets three stars.

The Glory Lw and former Lumpinee Ww champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 112-29-5 (30 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Robin van Roosmalen last year (Roosmalen vs Sitthichai I) but then he has collected nine consecutive victories taking revenge on Roosmalen in June (=Roosmalen vs Sitthichai 2) and beating Diogo Neves in his last bout.
His opponent, Superbon Banchamek, has a record of 91-31-0 and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He has already fought eight times in 2016 losing to Sitthichai in January but then he has won over Andrei Kulebin, Sean Kearney and Khayal Dzhaniev in his last three fights. Sitthichai vs Superbon 2 is the quarterfinal of the Kunlun Fight 2016 70 kg tournament; undercard of Buakaw Banchamek vs Dylan Salvador – Kunlun Fight 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!