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LiverKick.com Rankings


	Heavyweight
1.	Semmy Schilt
2.	Gokhan Saki
3.	Daniel Ghita
4.	Rico Verhoeven
5.	Jamal Ben Saddik
6.	Tyrone Spong
7.	Mirko Cro Cop
8.	Errol Zimmerman
9.	Ismael Londt
10.	Pavel Zhuravlev

	Middleweight
1.	Giorgio Petrosyan
2.	Robin van Roosmalen
3.	Murthel Groenhart
4.	Abraham Roqueni
5.	Dzhabar Askerov
6.	Artur Kyshenko
7.	Andy Souwer
8.	Hafid El Boustati
9.	Davit Kiria
10.	Andy Ristie

	Lightweight
1.	Masaaki Noiri
2.	Masahiro Yamamoto
3.	Karim Bennoui
4.	Sun Hung Lee
5.	Yuki
6.	Yetzkin Ozkul
7.	Thomas Adamandopolous
8.	Javier Hernandez
9.	Pedro Felipe
10.	Hirotaka Urabe

It's Showtime 46: Chahid and Robin van Roosmalen Duke it Out

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:45

The first round starts out with both men feeling each other out with some leg icks and keeping distance, with Chahid being th first to start throwing his hands. RVR pieces together some solid combinations to combat Chahid's fast hands. Chahid switches things up for most of the end part of the round ending combos with knees. The second roud shows more of the same, with timid combinations making it through. Very technical bout so far.

When the bell rings for the thir round both men have a fire lit from underneath them, as it has been an incredibly close fight so far. Both men decide to go for broke and really let things go with their hands. Chahid has the edge with his hands while Roosmalen is using his hands to set up his kicks. Roosmalen keeps himself planted in the middle of the ring with Chahid being bullied to the ropes for most of the round. Although Roosmalen is controlling the position, the shots Chahid hits with have devious intent.

It looked like the way Robin van Roosmalen cut off the ring could sway the judges, it could easily go to an extension round.

Oh wow, the judges have chosen a winner, and 4-1 score the fight for Robin van Roosmalen!

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It's Showtime: Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam Live Results and Commentary

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:45

Hesdy/Ghita Join us here at LiverKick.com as we'll be doing live results and commentary for Fighting Stars Presents: It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, the event is live today, March 6th at 8pm CET/2pm EST/11am PST on http://www.showtimefights.com. The show is headlined by Hesdy Gerges squaring off against Daniel Ghita in a heavyweight showdown between two top prospects, as well as L'houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni, a fighter seen as the future of the 70kg division, against a legend in the division, Andy Souwer.

70kg MAX: Robin van Roosmalen (R3. - Decision) Chahid Oulad El Hadj

70kg MAX: William Diender (R3. - Decision) Rachid Belaini

It's Showtime 95kg MAX Championship: Danyo Ilunga (R5. - Decision) Wendell Roche

70kg MAX: Artur Kyshenko (R3. - Decision) Gago Drago

70kg MAX: Andy Souwer (R3. - Decision) L'houcine Ouzgni

Heavyweight: Hesdy Gerges (R3. - Decision) Daniel Ghita

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Watch the It's Showtime Weigh-Ins Video

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:45

Just under a day away from the first major kickboxing event of the year, headlined by Hesdy Gerges vs. Daniel Ghita. We already put up some photos from the weigh-ins, and now It's Showtime has a video up from the weigh-ins. Don't forget to join us here tomorrow at 2pm eastern for live coverage of the event, and tune in to http://www.showtimefights.com.

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All Fighters Make Weight For It's Showtime: Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:45

Hesdy/Ghita Today It's Showtime held their weigh-ins for March 6th's big event; Fighting Stars presents: It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands tomorrow, at 8pm Amsterdam time/2pm Eastern US time. The event will be streamed on http://www.showtimefights.com for 10 euros/$15 USD and should absolutely be worth it. Make sure to go to the site early and register for the event and to have a browser that is capable of running Microsoft Silverlight applications.

The weigh-ins took place in the VIP lounge of the Sporthallen Zuid, with all of the fighters making weight for their fights. The biggest stretch was for L'houcine "Aussie" Ougzni, who had to cut a considerable amount of weight and has fought as high as 77kg, having to make the cut to 70kg.

For the main event, Hesdy Gerges weighed in at 103kg and Daniel Ghita weighed in at 112kg.

Thanks to Ben Pontier and It's Showtime for the weigh-in photos, check below for a glimpse of all the main card bouts.

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Shooto World Flyweight Postponed

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:45

In an unfortunate turn of events, the Shooto World Flyweight title match between Rambaa “M16″ Somdet (8-2) and challenger Junji Sarumaru (8-2) has been postponed from next weekends SHOOTOR’S LEGACY 2 event.

It’s reported that Rambaa Somdet suffered a leg injury during training in late February and will be unable to recover in time to compete. Shooto/Sustain have confirmed the fight has now been moved to April 29th.

Moving up to the top of the March 12th SHOOTOR'S LEGACY 2 card will be former #1 ranked Shooto Flyweight Shinpei Tahara (9-5-1) who is set to face Yuki Shojo (10-5-2).

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Keys to Victory: Hesdy Gerges

Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:45

On March 6th, Daniel Ghita will take on Hesdy Gerges in the main event of It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid. This is the second in a two-part series where I will lay out the keys to victory for each fighter. Today, we'll look at Hesdy Gerges. You can find the first part of this series here.

Strengths:

Athleticism - Hesdy is the taller and slimmer fighter and he'll have to use that to his advantage against Daniel. Gerges doesn't carry the kind of knockout power that Daniel does in his hands or kicks so he will have to rely on his ability to put combinations together and move in and out of Ghita's range to avoid his big punches and leg kicks. There are times in the past where Daniel has tired in the later rounds of a fight so that's somewhere Hesdy can capitalize if his stamina keeps up.

Range - When a fighter has a reach advantage and has the ability utilize it to their advantage, they often control the standup and dictate the pace. This is an area where Gerges can really control Ghita if he can enforce his will. If Hesdy can keep Ghita at the end of his jab, straight right, and leg kicks, it will pay big dividends as the fight progresses.

Kicks - Though not as devastating as Ghita's kicks, Gerges' kicks are effective and have won him fights in the past. Daniel's legs are like mighty Redwood trees and very durable but well placed kicks will have negative effects on any fighter if they are landed repeatedly. With Ghita relying on his kicks as much as he does, if Hesdy can slow them down even a little bit, that's a big plus for him.

Weaknesses:

Size - It sounds odd to list size as a weakness for the taller fighter but Gerges doesn't carry a lot of mass. Mass that can go a long way in absorbing the brutal body kicks and punches that Ghita brings to the table. We saw what those dangerous strikes did to Gokhan Saki in the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Quarterfinals. Saki's body was so wrecked that he could not continue for more than a moment against Alistair Overeem in the semifinals. This makes Gerges being able to stay out of Ghita's range even more important.

Complacency - When you have nearly half of your wins by way of decision, it can be argued that you should place a bigger emphasis on finishing a fight. Of course, there are a lot of tough fighters out there and you can't finish every fight by brutal KO, but allow a fighter of Daniel Ghita's caliber to hang around and it can cost you in a big way.

Keys to Victory:

For Hesdy Gerges to go home victorious on March 6th, he'll need to use his reach to stay outside of Daniel's range, pepper him with shots, and wear him down. A knockout is always a possibility in kickboxing but with Ghita only being finished by KO once in his career, I wouldn't rely on that. Hesdy needs to avoid Ghita's leg kicks in the early stages of the fight when Daniel is fresh and carrying big power in his legs.

If Hesdy Gerges can apply this gameplan against Daniel Ghita, I believe he can be victorious on March 6th.

Who are you picking to win? Leave me a comment and explain why.

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