2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Tian Xin – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-01, tough fight with some nice exchanges: Buakaw Banchamek vs Tian Xin 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 270-44-12 (70 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Tian Xin, has an official record of 31-6-1 (8 knockouts). Buakaw fought six times in 2016 defeating Dylan Salvador in September (=Buakaw vs Salvador) but then he lost the rematch with Yi Long in November (controversial decision, Buakaw vs Yi Long 2); after this bout he has beat Andrei Kulebin (=Buakaw vs Kulebin). Buakaw vs Xin is the main event of Kunlun Fight 56. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Giorgio Petrosyan vs Jordan Watson – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, pretty good finish between Giorgio Petrosyan and Jordan Watson 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 pro kickboxing record of 82-2-2 (37 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super welterweight in the world. ‘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 six bouts beating Jiao Fukai (=Petrosyan vs Fukai) and Ravy Brunow in his last two (=Petrosyan vs Brunow).
His opponent, the former ISKA and Yokkao world champion Jordan Watson, has a record of 49-11-2 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost to Sanny Dahlbeck last year but then he has won five bouts taking revenge on Dahlbeck in 2016 and beating Ben Hodge in his last one. Petrosyan vs Watson is on the undercard of Alessio Sakara vs Joey Beltran – Bellator 168. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Danyo Ilunga vs Michael Duut 2 – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, exciting back and forth fight thanks to a great performance by both fighters: Danyo Ilunga vs Michael Duut 2 is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!

Danyo Ilunga entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 57-10-0 (44 KOs=77%) and he is ranked as the No.7 super cruiserweight in the world but he comes off four consecutive losses: against Zabit Samedov (=Samedov vs Ilunga), Alexei Papin, Artem Vakhitov and Mourad Bouzidi.
His opponent, Michael Duut, has an official record of 39-6-1 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2013 and 2014, but then he has won over Andre Schmeling and Nikolaj Falin. In their first bout Duut was defeated by Ilunga via tko arm injury (October 12, 2013); this second fight 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 – Sitthichai vs Marat Grigorian 3 – full fight Video Glory 36

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, close fight but not so exciting: Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Marat Grigorian 3 gets two stars.

The Glory Lw and former Lumpinee Ww champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a record of 112-29-5 (30 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super welterweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg) in the world. He has already fought nine times in 2016 winning the Kunlun World Max tournament in January against Enriko Gogokhia (=Sitthichai vs Gogokhia 2), the Glory Lw title with Robin van Roosmalen in June (=Roosmalen vs Sitthichai 2) but then he lost the rematch with #1 Superbon Banchamek in his last bout (=Sitthichai vs Superbon 2).
His opponent, the 2015 K-1 World champion Marat Grigorian, has a record of 48-9-1 (28 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. In their previous fights Sitthichai beated Grigorian both in 2015 (=Sitthichai vs Grigorian) and in 2016 (=Sitthichai vs Grigorian 2). After this fight Marat has won three bouts defeating Mohamed El-Mir in his last one. Sitthichai vs Grigorian 3 is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Sittichai’s first defense); undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari – Glory 36 Collision. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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!