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 MMA fight – Artiom Damkovsky vs Jose Figueroa 2 – full fight Video M1 Challenge 30

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-12-09, nice knockout in the first round between Jose Figueroa and Artiom Damkovsky: three stars (in their first fight Figueroa won Damkovsky by TKO). Jose Figueroa entered the fight with a record of 10-5-0 while Artiom Damkovsky had a record of 9-6-0. Figueroa vs Damkovsky 2 is on the undercard of Zavurov vs Enomoto 2 (M-1 Challenge 30). Watch the video!

2011 BOXING fight – Gennady Golovkin vs Lajuan Simon – full fight Video WBA, IBO

3_stars_boxing_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-12-09, nice and fast knockout in the first round: three stars. The undefeated Gennady Golovkin, ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 21-0-0 while Lajuan Simon had a record of 23-3-2 (he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 3, 2010). Golovkin vs Simon is valid for the WBA World and vacant IBO middleweight titles. 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!

2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Por Pramuk vs Mickael Piscitello – full fight Video Thai Fight Semi Final

3_stars_k1_muay_thai_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2011-11-27, good fight with one of the best knockouts of the year (elbow), the fight between Buakaw Por Pramuk and Mickael Piscitello is very close to our 4 stars. Buakaw Por Pramuk (200-21-12) entered as the No.2 super welterweight in the world while Mickael Piscitello (38-17-1) entered as the No.14. Buakaw vs Piscitello is the semifinal of the Thai Fight 2011 70kg Tournament. Watch the video!