QUICKLINKS
-
RECENT POSTS
|ARCHIVES|
-
-
Events being broadcast on GFL.tv – Click poster to access feed!
No events at this time -
-
-
Tag Archives: Chris Ngimbi
Giorgio “The Doctor” Petrosyan returns to the ring at Its Showtime Tenerife!
As you all should know by know, I am a huge Kickboxing fan. Well, obviously I’m a huge fan of any sport in which two people hit each other in the face and kick each other in the head. I’m a simple man with simple tastes and I find that Kickboxing and Muay Thai satisfy those simple needs. It’s a simple sport to understand yet contains very elegant and complex underlying techniques that take years of practice and/or study for anyone to truly appreciate. Giorgio Petrosyan is simply one of those fighters that understands all of this sport’s complexities and executes all of its techniques with absolute perfection. Petrosyan is so good at what he does that he makes all Kickboxing techniques seem absolutely effortless. He systematically breaks fighters down, yet looks like he has barely broken a sweat while doing so. In Muay Thai, fighters like Buakaw Por Pramuk and Saenchai Sinbimuaythai come to mind as they are two of many fighters that make Thai boxing look much to easy. Subsequently, they also make many of the seasoned fighters who face them look like novices. In the world of Kickboxing (K-1, Its Showtime, Dutch Kickboxing) Giorgio Petrosyan is their equivalent. The only kink in Petrosyan’s armor, seems to be his ability to break his own hand on everyone of his opponent’s head and/or faces. He seems to injure his hand in pretty much everyone of his fights as of late, the most recent being his bout against Hinata Watanabe … Continue reading
Muay Thai Weekend Results: WCK Results, It’s Showtime, Thai Fight, and more!
There were more fights this weekend than an inner city schoolyard but you definitely will not find any of us complaining. If you weren’t able to catch our play-by-play coverage of Its Showtime and Thai Fights on our Official Facebook Page last night, you can catch the full results of all events here. Friday Night Fight’s started off the action-packed weekend with their second event in just 8 days that featured the Justin Greskiewicz vs Turan Hasanov rubber match as well as a slew of other very exciting match-ups. For the results from Friday Night Fights check out our previous post HERE! WCK Muay Thai at the Pala Casino in California On Saturday, Dennis Warner and WCK Muay Thai presented a great line up of Pro Muay Thai match-ups at the Pala Casino in Pala, California. Some of the highlights of the event were a middleweight tilt between Luis Bio and Kenny Finister, an out of retirement bout for Joe Davidson against Jack Thames, and a bout between Romie Adanza and Shuichu Wentz. Below are the full results of the event: RESULTS: Craig Buchanan def. James Martinez by TKO in Rd. 1 Fernando Gonzalez def. Heath Harris by TKO (Knees) in Rd. 2 Romie Adanza def. Suichi Wentz by Unanimous Decision Dave Nielsen def. Jason Rzepka by Unanimous Decision Luis Bio def. Kenny Finister by KO (Punches) in Rd. 2 Julian Lugo def. Mike Ryan by KO (Leg Kicks) in Rd. 1 Joe Davidson def. Jack Thames … Continue reading
Muay Thai Worldwide – It’s Showtime Fast and Furious 8-man tournament set
The highly anticipated September 25th It’s Showtime “Fast & Furious” event has finalized the lineup for it’s 70 kg 8-man tournament and superfights. The event has undergone a few changes since being announced. It was initially scheduled to be the stage for an anticipated match up between Dutch-Moroccan heavyweight sensation Badr Hari and Romanian star Daniel Ghita, however the bout fell through. Also, 2-time K-1 MAX champion Giorgio Petrosyan was set to be a part of the 70 kg 8-man tournament, however the Italian-Armenian’s nagging hand injury once again lead to him having to drop out of an upcoming fight. He has since been replaced by Dutch wunderkind Robin Van Roosemalen. The 8-man tournament features a who’s who of top 70 kg Kickboxing talent so be sure to stay locked on Muay Thai is Life for all results and info about the It’s Showtime “Fast and Furious” event. Below is the event’s full lineup: 70 kg 8-man Tournament Lineup: QUARTERFINALS: Fight A Artur KyMuay shenko vs. Gago Drago Fight B Andy Souwer vs. Harut Grigorian Fight C Murat Direkci vs. Chris Ngimbi Fight D Robin Van Roosemalen vs. Chahid Oulad El Hadj SEMI-FINALS: Fight E Winner Fight A vs Winner Fight B Fight F Winner Fight C vs Winner Fight D FINAL: Winner Fight E vs Winner Fight F Superfights: Moises Baute vs. Rustemi Kreshnik Murthel Groenhart vs. Artem Levin for the 77kg It’s Showtime World Title Marat Grigorian vs. Kenneth Van Eesvelde Arman Hambaryan vs. Ali Abrayam Sonny Dagraed … Continue reading
