Review: 2012-05-27, great performance by both fighters and fantastic third round: three stars for Harut Grigorian vs Murthel Groenhart, the best fight of the night (fight ended by KO in the third period). Harut Grigorian entered the fight with a record of 41-7-0 while Murthel Groenhart had a record of 47-14-3. Grigorian vs Groenhart is valid for the K-1 World Max 2012 Final 16 (K-1 Rising 2012). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-27, good and tough fight with one knockdown in the first round: Badr Hari vs Anderson Silva gets three stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Badr Hari (33-11-0) entered as the No.5 heavyweight in the world while Anderson “Braddock” Silva (32-7-1) entered as the No.18. Hari vs Silva, K-1 World GP heavyweight superfight (K-1 Rising 2012). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-27, pleasant and balanced fight between Rico Verhoeven and Sergei Lascenko (Serhiy Lashchenko) but it is not enough to get three stars (fight ended by split decision). Rico Verhoeven (37-6-1) entered as the No.3 heavyweight in the world while Sergei Lascenko (30-10-0) entered as the No.12. Verhoeven vs Lascenko, K-1 World GP heavyweight superfight (K-1 Rising 2012). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-27, even with one knockdown and the KO in the second round, the fight between Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Loren Javier Jorge has not been very exciting: two stars. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic entered the fight with a record of 17-7-0 while Lorenzo Javier Jorge had a record of 68-8-4. Filipovic vs Loren, K-1 World GP heavyweight superfight (K-1 Rising 2012). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-27, nice fight with three knockdowns in two rounds: three stars for Daniel Ghita vs Wendell Roche (fight ended by TKO in the second period). Daniel Ghita ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 42-7-0 while Wendell Roche had a record of 50-15-0. Ghita vs Roche, K-1 World GP heavyweight superfight (K-1 Rising 2012). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-27, three stars for the nice knockout in the second round between Artur Kyshenko and Su Hwan Lee (K-1 Rising 2012). Artur Kyshenko ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 119-14-0 while Su Hwan Lee had a record of 15-9-0. Kyshenko vs Lee 2 is valid for the K-1 World Max 2012 Final 16; in their first fight Kyshenko defeated Su-Hwan by knockout (June 28, 2007) Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-27, pretty fight but not very spectacular: Andy Souwer vs Abraham Roqueni 2 gets two stars (fight ended by decision). Andy Souwer (142-12-1) entered as the No.10 super welterweight in the world while Abraham Roqueni (68-8-2) entered as the No.6. Souwer vs Roqueni 2 is valid for the K-1 World Max 2012 Final 16 (K-1 Rising 2012); in their first fight Roqueni defeated Souwer by decision (February 5, 2011). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-27, the fight between Xu Yan and Yasuhiro Kido has not been particularly good but it gets three stars thanks to the spectacular Ko in the third round. Xu Yan entered the fight with a record of 30-13-0 while Yasuhiro Kido had a record of 27-13-1. Yan vs Kido is valid for the K-1 World Max 2012 Final 16 (K-1 Rising 2012). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-05-27, great fight and good KO at the end of the third round: Mike Zambidis vs Chahid Oulad El Hadj 2 gets three stars. Mike Zambidis entered the fight with a record of 151-20-0 while Chahid Oulad El Hadj had a record of 35-19-3. Zambidis vs Chahid 2 is valid for the K-1 World Max 2012 Final 16 (K-1 Rising 2012); in their first fight Zambidis defeated Chahid by unanimous decision (October 3, 2010). Watch the video!
