2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Yoann Kongolo vs Harut Grigorian – full fight Video Glory 31

glory-31-poster
3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-25, very nice and close bout between Yoann Kongolo and Harut Grigorian: it gets three stars.

The black belt in karate Yoann Kongolo entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 61-7-0 (40 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Karim Ghajji in 2015 (=Ghajji vs Kongolo) and Nieky Holzken in 2016 (=Holzken vs Kongolo). Between these two fights he beat Karapet Karapetyan.
His opponent, Harut Grigorian, has a record of 51-9-0 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Mohamed Diaby in 2013, since then he has won ten consecutive fights beating Maximo Suarez in his last one. Kongolo vs Grigorian is the semifinal of the Glory welterweight contender tournament; undercard of Robin van Roosmalen vs Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong 2 – Glory 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Murthel Groenhart vs Benmansour – full fight Video

glory-31-poster
3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-25, entertaining and tough fight: Murthel Groenhart vs Karim Benmansour gets three stars.

The 2012 K-1 world max champion Murthel Groenhart entered this fight with a professional record of 60-22-3 (33 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super middleweight in the world but he lost three out of his last five bouts, the last one against Artur Kyshenko (=Kyshenko vs Groenhart 2).
His opponent, Karim Benmansour, has a kickboxing record of 46-5-1 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He lost to James Gridley in 2014 but since then he has collected five victories. Groenhart vs Benmansour is the semifinal of the Glory welterweight contender tournament; undercard of Robin van Roosmalen vs Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong 2 – Glory 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Joe Schilling vs Hisaki Kato 2 – full fight Video Bellator 157

bellator-157-poster-dynamite-2
3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-24, tough fight with a spectacular finish: Hisaki Kato vs Joe Schilling 2 is very close to get four stars!

The former Glory and Wbc muay thai champion Joe Schilling entered this fight with a professional record of 19-8-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2016 beating Mike Lemaire (=Schilling vs Lemaire) and losing to Jason Wilnis (=Schilling vs Wilnis 2).
His opponent, the black belt in kudo Hisaki Kato, is at his professional kickboxing debut but he has a mma record of 6-2-0 (2 knockouts). He had won over Schilling in their first mma fight last year (4-stars-fight Schilling vs Kato I) but then he lost to Melvin Manhoef (=Kato vs Manhoef); he came back to win in 2016 against Yuta Watanabe. Schilling vs Kato 2 is on the undercard of Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Satoshi Ishii – Bellator 157. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raymond Daniels vs Stefano Bruno – full fight Video Bellator 157

bellator-157-poster-dynamite-2
2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-24, some good single shots between Raymond Daniels and Stefano Bruno but it is not enough to get three stars, it gets two.

The black belt in kenpo, karate and tae-kwon-do Raymond Daniels entered this fight with a pro record of 8-3-0 (7 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.6 super middleweight in the world while his opponent, Stefano Bruno, has an official record of 23-2-1 (17 knockouts). Daniels lost twice to Nieky Holzken in 2015 (=Holzken vs Daniels I and Holzken vs Daniels II) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Francesco Moricca. Daniels vs Bruno is on the undercard of Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Satoshi Ishii – Bellator 157. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Saeksan vs Rodlek – full fight Video Lumpinee

muay-thai-fight-year-2016-rotlek-vs-seksan
4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-03, two of the best muay thai fighters in the world in a very exciting fight with brutal exchanges and, probably, the best round of the year: Saeksan Or Kwanmuang vs Rodlek Jaotalaytong is one of the best muay thai fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!

Saeksan Or Kwanmuang (also known as Seksan and with the red shorts – เสกสรร อ.ขวัญเมือง) should have a professional kickboxing record of 167-28-4 and he is ranked as the No.3 super featherweight in the world while unfortunately we don’t know the record of his opponent, the current Channel 7 stadium 130lb champion Rodlek Jaotalaytong (also known as Rotlek – รถเหล็ก จ้าวทะเลทอง), but he entered as the No.1 in the same weight class. Seksan fought twice in 2016 losing to Thanonchai Thanakorngym and winning over Thaksinlek Kiatniwat while Rotlek lost to Panpayak Sitjatik at the end of 2015 but then he has won three consecutive bouts. Saeksan vs Rodlek is the main event at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Artur Kyshenko vs Jonatan Oliveira 2 – full fight Video

kyshenko-vs-oliveira-2-kunlun-fight-45-poster
2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-05, close fight but not so exciting: Artur Kyshenko vs Jonatan Oliveira 2 gets two stars.

The 2015 Kunlun -80kg champion Artur Kyshenko entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 67-3-1 (36 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Karapet Karapetyan in 2014, since then he has won 11 consecutive bouts beating Murthel Groenhart in his last one (=Kyshenko vs Groenhart 2).
His opponent, Jonatan Oliveira, has a record of 20-5-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class but he comes off three consecutive losses: against Raymond Daniels (=Daniels vs Oliveira) and Artur Kyshenko in 2015 (=Kyshenko vs Oliveira I), and with Meran Zangana in 2016. Kyshenko vs Oliveira 2 is on the undercard of Buakaw Banchamek vs Wang Weihao – Kunlun Fight 45. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Wang Weihao – full fight Video

buakaw-vs-yan-bin-quanwei-wmc-2015-poster
3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-05, pretty good fight between Buakaw Banchamek and Wang Weihao: it gets three 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 267-43-12 (69 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Wang Weihao, has an official record of 46-6-0. Buakaw lost to Khayal Dzhaniev last year (4-stars-fight Buakaw vs Dzhaniev), but then he came back to win beating three Chinese fighters: Gu Hui (=Buakaw vs Hui), Liu Hainan (=Buakaw vs Hainan) and Kong Lingfeng (=Buakaw vs Lingfeng). Buakaw vs Weihao is the main event of Kunlun Fight 45. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Montien Sitmonchai vs Alexis Barateau – full fight Video

muay-thai-fight-year-2016-barateau-vs-sitmonchai-video-foty
4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-24, amazing fight with some tremendous exchanges in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot: Alexis Barateau vs Montien Sitmonchai gets four stars but with a better finish it could be a candidate for the Muay Thai Fight of the Year 2016 and get five!

Alexis Barateau entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 23-5-0 and he is ranked as the No.16 super bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Montien Sitmonchai, has an official record of 36-26-2. Both fighters have already fought in 2016, Montien has beat Nuengsiam Kiatnakornchon while Barateau has lost to Chakasuek Chor Sungprapai; before this bout Alexis was defeated also by Carlos Coello Canales and Andaman SudsakornMuaythaigym. Barateau vs Sitmonchai was on the undercard of Fahsura Sor Sor Nawat vs Jay Tonkin – MAX Muay Thai 2016. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Joe Schilling vs Jason Wilnis 2 – full fight Video Glory 30

glory-30-poster-los-angeles
3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-13, nice and close fight between Jason Wilnis and Joe Schilling: it gets three stars.

The former Glory and Wbc muay thai champion Joe Schilling entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 21-7-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Artem Levin in 2014 (=Schilling vs Levin 2) but then he has won three consecutive bouts beating Mike Lemaire in 2016 (=Schilling vs Lemaire).
His opponent, Jason Wilnis, has a record of 27-6-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost the first fight with Joe Schilling, held in 2015 (=Schilling vs Wilnis), but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Wang Chongyang and Filip Verlinden. Schilling vs Wilnis 2 is on the undercard of Simon Marcus vs Dustin Jacoby – Glory 30. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Marat Grigorian vs Djime Coulibaly – full fight Video

4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-13, nice exchanges with a fantastic finish: Marat Grigorian vs Djime Coulibaly is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!

The 2015 K-1 World Gp champion Marat Grigorian entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 45-9-2 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2016 beating Anatoly Moiseev (=Grigorian vs Moiseev) and losing to Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (=Sitthichai vs Grigorian 2).
His opponent, Djime Coulibaly, has an official record of 51-13-4 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Josh Jauncey (=Jauncey vs Coulibaly) and Chingiz Allazov; between these two bouts he beat Saro Presti. Grigorian vs Coulibaly is on the undercard of Simon Marcus vs Dustin Jacoby – Glory 30. Watch the video and rate this fight!