Melvin Manhoef Ain’t Playin’
June 18, 2011 by Matt
Melvin Manhoef Vs Ruslan Karaev is the latest additon to our Killer Finishes series. In this fight from K-1 Amsterdam in 2007, Melvin Manhoef ain’t playin’. At all.
One of the Greatest Fights Ever: Zambidis vs. Chahid
June 17, 2011 by Matt
This is one of the most amazing fights you will ever watch. It may look like it’s on fast forward, but it’s not. This is real time, and yes, the fighters are that fast and working at that insane pace. It also features “The Voice” in one of his best performances.
This is Mike Zambidis vs. Chahid, from the 2010 K-1 Worldmax Final 18.
KILLER FINISHES: SINGH JAIDEEP VS. SERGEI KHARITONOV
February 14, 2011 by Matt
Sergei Kharitonov was able to KO Andrei Arlovski in the opening round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix this weekend. But while most know Kharitionov from his days fighting in PRIDE, he has also fought in K-1. Here is his match against veteran kickboxer Singh Jaideep at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final.
ALISTAIR OVEREEM MAKES HISTORY, BECOMES K-1 CHAMP
December 13, 2010 by Matt
STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight Champion Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem of The Netherlands made history on Saturday by winning the annual eight-man, single elimination K-1 World Grand Prix Championship in Japan, thus making him the first fighter in history to simultaneously hold a major MMA and K-1 Grand Prix title.
On Saturday, the 6-foot-5, 30-year-old Overeem won three fights at the annual one night, eight-man K-1 Grand Prix, the most prestigious tournament in kickboxing. He capped off a winning night by scoring a first-round (1:07) TKO in the finals over K-1 legend Peter Aerts, a three-time champion of the tournament.
In the semifinal round of the event, Overeem produced a similar result, registering a first round TKO over Gokhan Saki (2:33). In the opening tournament round, he scored a unanimous decision over Tyrone Sprong.
Overeem has been unstoppable in the sport of MMA, not suffering a loss in over three years. On Nov. 16, 2007, he became the first STRIKEFORCE MMA heavyweight champion in history, crushing Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello, with knee strikes to the body in the second round (3:42) of their matchup at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Overeem returned to STRIKEFORCE action last May 15, scoring a first round (3:40) TKO on Brett “The Grim” Rogers at Scottrade Center in St. Louis and bringing his career MMA record up to 33-11.
JEROME LE BANNER QUITS, WALKS OUT OF K-1 RING
October 2, 2010 by Matt
Jerome Le Banner chose to end his K-1 fight with Kyotaro on his own terms. After 3 grueling rounds, judges rendered their decision: a draw. In K-1, a draw means that the fighters go to an extension round. Le Banner wasn’t having that.
Le Banner was ripped by Michael “The Voice” Schiavello on the broadcast. Schiavello said that Le Banner leaving the ring and quitting was “disrespectful to K-1, disrespectful to the fans.” MMA Fighting also took Le Banner to task, agreeing with Schaivello and adding, “Le Banner’s actions were, frankly, disgraceful, and they marred what had been a great fight. It was absolutely unacceptable ending to a terrific bout, and it marred what has been an otherwise great K-1 event.”
Le Banner on his decision to quit the match: “I left when the judges said it was a draw. No, It was not a draw. I had one more point. It was not fair. They wanted something more, it was not fair. It was not fair.”
I’m not sure there is a need for sanctimony here. Le Banner thought he got a raw deal and chose to quit. Kyotaro gets the win by forfeit and advances. Fighters quit fighting all the time during matches. Le Banner’s method was simply different.
It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time that Le Banner has had a problem with the judges’ outcome. Back in 2006 at the K-1 World Grand Prix in Amsterdam, judges initially ruled for Remy Bonjasky instead of Le Banner. Le Banner filed a protest and weeks later he was named the winner.
KILLER FINISHES: KID YAMAMOTO VS. MIYATA
June 30, 2009 by Matt
This Killer Finish is more like a killer start. The one and only Kid Yamamoto gets his work for the night done rather quickly against Kazuyuki Miyata at K-1 – Hero’s 5.
