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 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!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Hideaki Yamazaki vs Gonnapar Weerasakreck – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-19, nice and tough fight between Gonnapar Weerasakreck and Hideaki Yamazaki: it gets three stars.

Gonnapar Weerasakreck, who replaces the K-1 super lightweight champion Kaew Fairtex, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 95-26-3 (18 knockouts) while his opponent, the 2015 Krush -65kg champion Hideaki Yamazaki, has an official record of 27-5-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 super lightweight in the world. Yamazaki comes off the loss against Ilias Bulaid. Weerasakreck vs Yamazaki is the main event of the “K-1 World GP 2016 super featherweight world tournament”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raymond Daniels vs Benedek Zsolt – full fight Video Bellator

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-17, some good exchanges between Raymond Daniels and Benedek Zsolt but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in karate, tae-kwon-do and kenpo Raymond Daniels entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 8-3-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super middleweight in the world while unfortunately we don’t know the record of his opponent, Benedek Zsolt. Daniels lost to Nieky Holzken in 2015 (=Holzken vs Daniels 2) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Francesco Moricca and Stefano Bruno (=Daniels vs Bruno). Daniels vs Zsolt is on the undercard of Karim Ghajji vs Zoltan Laszak – Bellator Kickboxing 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis 2 – full fight Video

4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-09, great action packed fight between two of the best kickboxers in the world: Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis 2 is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!

The Glory Mw and former Wbc muay thai light-Hw champion Simon Marcus entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 44-2-2 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Fang Bian last year but then he has collected four victories and one draw winning the Glory Mw title in 2016, against Artem Levin (=Levin vs Marcus 3), and defended it once with Dustin Jacoby (=Marcus vs Jacoby).
His opponent, Jason Wilnis, has an official record of 28-6-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He lost to Joe Schilling last year (=Schilling vs Wilnis I), but he came back to win in 2016 beating Wang Chongyang, Filip Verlinden and taking revenge on Schilling (=Schilling vs Wilnis II). In their first bout Marcus defeated Wilnis via split decision (April 3, 2015, Marcus vs Wilnis I ); this second fight is valid for the Glory middleweight title and it is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Anderson Braddock Silva – Glory 33 (they also faced each other a third time on April 29, 2017, Jason Wilnis vs Simon Marcus 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Anderson Silva – full fight Video Glory 33

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-09, good fight between Rico Verhoeven and Anderson Braddock Silva: it gets three stars.

The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 48-10-1 (12 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 four consecutive fights beating Benjamin Adegbuyi in his last two bouts of 2015 (Verhoeven vs Adegbuyi I and Verhoeven vs Adegbuyi II) and Mladen Brestovac in 2016 (=Verhoeven vs Brestovac).
His opponent, Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva, has an official record of 41-14-1 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2016 defeating Maurice Greene (=Silva vs Greene) and Gordon Haupt, but between these two bouts he lost to Ismael Londt (=Silva vs Londt). Verhoeven vs Silva, main event of Glory 33, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!