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Tag Archives: Murthel Groenhart
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 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 He has since been replaced by Dutch wunderkind Robin Van Roosemalen.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
