The Muay Thai/Kickboxing Thread

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LOL@random draw

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LOL@random draw

They're drawing from a hat, A HAT

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K-1 is having their FINAL 8 random draws tonight on a stream.

And I've been trying to catch some of the MAX fights, no dice for the whole event yet. but I did catch Giorgio Petrosyan's fight. BEAUTIFUL. The man is simply an artist.

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Peter Aerts vs. Mighty Mo
Semmy Shilt vs. Kyotaro (Keijiro Maeda)
Gokhan Saki vs. Daniel Ghita
Alistair Overeem vs. Tyrone Spong

Mike Zambidis vs. Yuichiro Nagashima
Albert Kraus vs. Giorgio Petrosyan
Gago Drago vs. Mohamed Khamal
Michal Glogowski vs. Yoshihiro Sato

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I see Aerts, Semmy, Ghita and The Reem advancing

Ghita is the darkhorse, both Saki and Spong are undersized IMO

Aerts has beat Semmy before, but dont think he can do it again, Ghita has a good chance of beating Overeem, his legs kicks are nasty, but I think it will be a Semmy vs The Reem final, if The Reem doesnt KO him early Semmy will probably win

A lot depends on how much damage you take in the first couple of fights though, so you never know

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I see it the same way.

Semmy got another easy road to the finals. Maeda doesn't have a chance and I don't see either Mo or Aerts stealing it.

Spong definitely has the skill, but doesn't have power or strength to hang with 'Reem. I do think that if he doesn't get dispatched quickly, he will be 'Reem's undoing. Spong will batter his legs and running into Ghita next will be too much punishment.

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I see it the same way.

Semmy got another easy road to the finals. Maeda doesn't have a chance and I don't see either Mo or Aerts stealing it.

Spong definitely has the skill, but doesn't have power or strength to hang with 'Reem. I do think that if he doesn't get dispatched quickly, he will be 'Reem's undoing. Spong will batter his legs and running into Ghita next will be too much punishment.

I'm interested in the Saki/Ghita fight, Saki seems small, but he looked good this weekend, him and Overeem train at the same gym, would be an interesting fight

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Uh oh. Shit just got real for K-1.

A formal complaint has been filed against Semmy for receiving illegal medical treatment. He could be suspended from the Final 8.

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Classic K-1 fight. Andy Hug vs. Ernesto Hoost in the '96 K-1 semi-finals.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qBRlrmShas[/ame]

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BUAKAW IS BACK!!! (sorta)

http://www.headkicklegend.com/2010/1...turn-of-buakaw

Shootboxing held a press conference today to announce details of the 2010 S-Cup, and they unveiled a huge announcement. Making his Shootboxing debut at the S-Cup on November 23 will be former two time K-1 MAX champion Buakaw Por. Pramuk. This is a huge score for Shootboxing, as Buakaw is one of the top kickboxers in the world, and his presence will certainly draw more international attention to this event.

The exact details of Buakaw's fight are still being worked on. It is definite that he will be fighting at the S-Cup - what is unsure yet is if he will fight in the S-Cup tournament itself, or if he will take part in a non-tournament super fight. Shootboxing currently has 7 of the 8 participants confirmed, and while Buakaw is an option for that 8th slot, it could also go to someone else. For his part, Buakaw has stated he will be happy with whatever fight is offered, but would be interested in fighting in the tournament.

The 7 names confirmed for the S-Cup 2010 are: Andy Souwer (defending champion), Hiroki Shishido, Takaaki Umeno, Bovy sor. Udomson, Charles Krazy Horse Bennett, Henri van Opstal, and Greg Foley. Other possible fighters who could be involved include Hinata, Su Hwan Lee, and Satoru Suzuki. That's a good line-up, but the addition of Buakaw would raise the level of the tournament considerably. In a year where the MAX Grand Prix only has 2 of the division's top 5 taking part, an S-Cup that includes #2 Souwer and #3 Buakaw would be on par with the higher profile MAX event.

Speaking of MAX, Buakaw had this to say about his former home: "My contract has ended and I’m going forward on a new road now." There has been talk of Buakaw dropping down to 63kg in K-1, but these comments indicate that we won't see Buakaw in K-1 any time soon, no matter the division.

Looking at the current S-Cup line-up, Souwer is the heavy favorite to once again claim the title, and if Buakaw comes in, another showdown between these two rivals seems inevitable. Shootboxing veteran Hiroki Shishido will look to be the spoiler this year, but he will have his work cut out for him if he wants to topple either Souwer or Buakaw. The one advantage Shishido has is his comfort with the Shootboxing rules, which he often uses to his advantage against less Shootboxing-experienced opponents.

Shootboxing always puts on fun shows, and the S-Cup is an exciting alternative to the Grand Prix. With this line-up, and the involvement of Buakaw, this has suddenly become one of the biggest events in this busy year end stretch. I look forward to seeing how the brackets shake out, and who claims the final spot.

Granted, it's Shootboxing and not K-1, but it's still great to see him competing again. Seeing how he'll fare in Shootboxing will be interesting. If he joins the S-Cup, that would be a huge coup for an already stacked card.

LOL @ Krazy Horse competing in the S-Cup. Must tune in to see how that goes.

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[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKEDrFfXw4U&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

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Koya Urabe completely dominates K-1 -63kg champion Tetsuya Yamato at Krush.10

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKehDobMgI&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

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Zambidis Vs Chahid Highlights

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlXmEHVmRBg&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

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The K-1 MAX Final 8 is only a few days away and then you have the S-Cup on the 23rd. Both very stacked cards. Probably the best combat related events to be televised this month.