LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
K-1 and muay thai results of the world’s most important fights of the week.
Week 04: (Mon-Sun) from January 23, 2012 to January 29, 2012.
K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Robin van Roosmalen vs Murat Direkci
K-1 Muay Thai Knockout of the Week: Daniel Ghita vs Hesdy Gerges
Review: 2012-01-28, even with three knockdowns in the second round the fight between Firat Arslan and Orlando Antonio Farias was not particularly exciting: two stars (fight ended by TKO in the second round). Firat Arslan, ranked as the No.27 cruiserweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 31-5-1 while Orlando Antonio Farias had a record of 23-10-0. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, pleasant fight between Melvin Manhoef and Tyrone Spong but it isn’t enough to get our three stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Melvin Manhoef (37-9-0) entered as the No.9 super cruiserweight in the world while Tyrone Spong (67-6-1) entered as the No.11 heavyweight. Manhoef vs Spong is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
eview: 2012-01-28, great start in the first round and one knockdown in the second: Michael Duut vs Anderson Silva gets three stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Anderson “Braddock” Silva, ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 29-5-1. Michael Duut vs Silva is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2 (It’s Showtime 55). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, pretty fight between Harut Grigorian and Chris Ngimbi but unfortunately it was stopped due to cut: two stars (fight ended by TKO in the second round). Chris Ngimbi, ranked as the No.18 super welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 23-9-0 while Harut Grigorian had a record of 39-7-0. In their first fight (October 24, 2009) Grigorian defeated Ngimbi by decision; Grigorian vs Ngimbi 2 is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, nice knockout in the first round between Errol Zimmerman and Rico Verhoeven: three stars. Errol Zimmerman (74-16-1) entered as the No.10 heavyweight in the world while Rico Verhoeven (36-5-1) entered as the No.3. Zimmerman vs Verhoeven is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, great performance by Robin Van Roosmalen and Murat Direkci: high pace, tough fight, definitely a three-stars fight (fight ended by majority decision). Robin van Roosmalen, ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 32-12-3 while Murat Direkci had a record of 68-13-2. Van Roosmalen vs Direkci is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, perfect left hook and amazing knockout between Daniel Ghita and Hesdy Gerges: certainly one of the best KOs of 2012, four stars. Daniel Ghita (39-7-0) entered as the No.8 heavyweight in the world while Hesdy Gerges (39-10-1) entered as the No.4. Ghita vs Gerges 2 is valid for the It’s Showtime World Heavyweight Title, in their first fight Gerges defeated Ghita by unanimous decision; undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, spectacular fight with two knockdowns and one knockout in just one round: three stars. Badr Hari (77-11-0) entered as the No.5 heavyweight in the world while Gokhan Saki (75-14-0) entered as the No.7. Hari vs Saki 2, main event of “It’s Showtime 55”, is the retirement fight from kickboxing of Badr Hari (since he decided to move to professional boxing); in their first fight (October 10, 2004) Hari defeated Saki by TKO in the second round. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, no action for three rounds between Denis Boytsov and Darnell Wilson, then the knockout in the fourth: bad fight, one star. The undefeated Denis Boytsov (29-0-0) entered as the No.34 heavyweight in the world while Darnell Wilson (24-13-3) entered as the No.54. Watch the video!