Best of KICKBOXING: Ranking of the best k-1 muay thai Fights of the Year 2012 by ATBF

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‘Best of Kickboxing’, is the annual ranking of the best kickboxing, k-1 and muay thai fights of the year 2012, matches rated by AllTheBestFights.

Clicking on the names of the fighters you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it. However, you do not find a link for all the kickboxing fights because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars bouts or for the most important ones.

Comment this post if you want to suggest your favorite kickboxing, k-1 or muay thai fight and to help us creating the best kickboxing ranking of all the most spectacular fights!

2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Por Pramuk vs Frank Giorgi – full fight Video THAI FIGHT Final

3_stars_k1_muay_thai_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-12-18, the bout between Buakaw Por Pramuk and Frank Giorgi was the best fight of Thai Fight 2011 Final: three stars (fight ended by decision). Buakaw Por Pramuk (201-21-12) entered as the No.2 super welterweight in the world while Frank Giorgi entered as the No.18. Buakaw vs Giorgi is valid for the Thai Fight 2011 70kg Tournament title (main event of the night). Watch the video!

2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Fabio Pinca vs Kem Sitsongpeenong 2 – full fight Video THAI FIGHT Final

2_stars_k1_muay_thai_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-12-18, pleasant fight between Fabio Pinca and Kem but it is not enough to get our three stars (fight ended by decision). Fabio Pinca (83-14-4) entered as the No.8 welterweight in the world while Kem Sitsongpeenong (107-18-3) entered as the No.1. Pinca vs Kem 2 is valid for the Thai Fight 2011 67kg Tournament title (in their first fight – November 14, 2009 – Kem defeated Pinca by decision). Watch the video!

2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Masaaki Noiri vs Koya Urabe – full fight Video KRUSH Youth GP Final

3_stars_k1_muay_thai_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-12-09, the final of the KRUSH Youth GP 2011 (under 22 tournament) between Masaaki Noiri and Koya Urabe (red gloves) ended with one of the best ko’s of the year (flying knee at the end of the first round). Masaaki Noiri, ranked as the No.16 super lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 9-2-0 while Koya Urabe had a record of 16-2-0. In the semifinals Noiri defeated Hiroya by unanimous decision while Urabe won Yukimitsu Takahashi (but both fights were not very exciting). Watch the video!

2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Tetsuya Yamato vs Ryuji Kajiwara – full fight Video KRUSH 14

3_stars_k1_muay_thai_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-12-09, nice fight with an unexpected knockdown at the end of the third round, the fight between Tetsuya Yamato and Ryuji Kajiwara (red trunks) is very close to our 4 stars. Tetsuya Yamato, ranked as the No.19 super lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 25-8-1 while Ryuji Kajiwara had a record of 20-10-1. Yamato vs Kajiwara is valid for the Krush -63kg title (Krush 14). Watch the video!

2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – John Wayne Parr vs Nonsai Sor Sanyakorn – full fight Video Showdown Evolution 25

2_stars_k1_muay_thai_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-12-03, pleasant fight between John Wayne Parr and Nonsai Sor Sanyakorn but it is not enough for our three stars (on the original fight card JWP was expected to face Frankie Giorgi). John Wayne Parr, ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 79-31-1, while Nonsai Sor Sanyakorn had a record of 65-30-0. JWP vs Nonsai is the main event of “Showdown Evolution 25”. Watch the video!

2011 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Yodsanklai Fairtex vs Artur Kyshenko – full fight Video Rumble of the Kings 2011

4_stars_k1_muay_thai_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-11-26, exciting and tough fight between Artur Kyshenko and Yodsanklai Fairtex, one of the best K-1 fights of 2011. Artur Kyshenko (49-10-1) entered as the No.8 super welterweight in the world while Yodsanklai Fairtex (176-71-4) entered as the No.7 middleweight. Kyshenko vs Yodsanklai is the main event of the “Rumble of the Kings 2011”. Watch the video!

2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Armen Petrosyan vs Yury Bessmertny 2 – video Fight Code

3_stars_k1_muay_thai_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-11-26, great fight, tough and with one of the best knockouts of 2011, the fight between Armen Petrosyan and Yury Bessmertny it is very close to our 4 stars (best fight of the “Fight Code Geneva”). Armen Petrosyan, ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 54-7-0 while Yury Bessmertny (or Juri) had a record of 21-7-0. The first fight between Armen Petrosyan and Bessmertny was named “Fight of the Night” and the winner was Bessmertny). Watch the video!