Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

Part of the fun of running a site dedicated to the art of Kickboxing is that sometimes in Mixed Martial Arts there will be moments where a fighter will go for something that seems so out-of-nowhere and unique, but it has been done before in Kickboxing. Part of the fun is pointing these classics out to fans, which either means introducing them to a part of fight history or giving a gentle reminder of just how awesome Kickboxing can be.

The buzz today is focused on Marius Zaromskis landing a somersault kick, leading to a big KO at Rumble of the Kings. You can check that out here and see it for yourself. A truly spectacular move, but it did not connect flush and needed a lot of follow-up to finish the fight. Immediately upon seeing that, I was reminded of Peter Graham's crowning moment in K-1 history, which took place in 2006 against none other than Badr Hari. Hari was still young, skinny and not yet able to truly harness his potential (you could make an argument that he has yet to do this, but that is for another post) yet, and Graham had a lot to prove on the K-1 circuit.

It was a good, competitive fight with both men looking great, but if you skip ahead to about eleven minutes in something truly spectacular happens; Rolling Thunder. This is a Knockout that K-1 fans have been talking about ever since and one that will always be in the record books. While the techniques are different, Peter Graham's kick is proof that throwing some fancy all-or-nothing kick can connect and can do damage.

Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

The fight happened a month ago, but video of Ismael Londt vs. Mourad Bouzidi from October 23 it finally made its way onto Youtube today. Bouzidi was one of Londt's toughest tests to date and Londt demolished him. Since then, Londt went on to beat Pavel Zhuravlev and get knocked out by Sergei Lascenko in the SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final tournament on November 19. This fight includes a few awesome knockdowns so check it out.

Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

Cosmo Alexandre made his MMA debut a few weeks ago, and it was a tentative and downright terrible affair for all involved. His opponent was able to do enough to pull off the decision victory while Cosmo seemed afraid to let his hands go and open up the takedown. Sometimes in MMA it is just a matter of experience, or getting your sea legs. It doesn't matter how good you are in the gym, it is different in the ring. Cosmo has such a great standing skill set that his grappling was a clear weakness and had him worried, but come this weekend and his second fight, that was something of the past. Watch as Cosmo shows the MMA world what the Kickboxing and Muay Thai worlds already knew.

Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

After a successful year for SuperKombat, the four final participants for the "World Grand Prix Final" met today in Darmstadt, Germany to determine a winner of a brand new Mitsubishi Lancer and 50 000 Euros. Sergei Lascenko rolled through Erhan Deniz and Ismael Londt squeaked by Pavel Zhuravlev, both in the semi finals. Londt and Lascenko met in the finals and threw down, vying not to depend on the judges for a win. Both fighters tasted the canvas, but who would overcome being knocked down to prevail? Watch the fight and see.

Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

The internet is a magical place at times, full of things that we never thought we'd get to see. This video includes an awesome Jerome Le Banner intro and two of the bigger fights to happen this weekend that we thought we wouldn't get to see. The Karim fight starts at about 10 minutes in and the Mabel fight at about 45 minutes in. Enjoy.

La 18ème NUIT DES CHAMPIONS by orangesport

Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

Sure, you might not be able to understand all of the questions, but Andy Souwer answers every quetsion in English here, so listen to how Andy prepared for this bout and how he felt about some of Imada's tactics and how the smaller ring size that Shoot Boxing used affected how he fought.

Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

The TATNET Cup was this weekend, which featured their +91kg finals, 70kg and 80kg. It featured some of the top names in the world of Kickboxing that aren't the best known fighters in the world, the guys that are ready to get to that next level in the world scene and become stars. We have the videos from two of the finals, 70kg and 80kg, the two with the biggest impact on the world scene.

70kg: Dzhabar Askerov vs. Maxim Smirnov

80kg: Alexander Oleinik vs. Dmitry Shakuta

+91kg: Hicham Achalhi vs. Dmitri Bezus.

Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

A few weeks ago, Krush held the first 2 rounds of its Under-22 Supernova Tournament and the first videos from that event are popping up now. Tournament favorites HIROYA and Masaaki Noiri both made it out of their blocks and are set to face each other in the semifinals on December 9th.

Block A Semifinal: HIROYA vs Daiki Hoshikawa

Block A Final: HIROYA vs Sho Ogawa

Block B Semifinal: Masaaki Noiri vs Rambo

Block B Final: Masaaki Noiri vs Daizo Sasaki

Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

StillWill is back with his latest video, highlighting what he feels are the ten best knockouts in K-1's history. Go ahead and check it out.

Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:51

Rumble of the Kings will be hosting its annual event in Sweden on November 26 and the highly anticipated match-up of Artur Kyshenko and Yodsanklai Fairtex is taking place on the card. For this fight, Rumble of the Kings has done a countdown show for that fight. The show is very similar to an HBO 24/7 type lead-up and gives an inside look at each fighter's preparation for the upcoming bout. I quite enjoyed this video and I think most kickboxing fans will too. Check it out.