Kunlun Fight 32 Results: Buakaw returns with a KO win

Kunlun Fight 32 took place today in China and it marked the return of Buakaw Banchamek. Stepping in to take on the Thai powerhouse was China's Gu Hui.

It didn't take long for Buakaw to establish his dominance in the ring. He scored a first round knock down of Hui with a head kick, afterwards Buakaw went on the attack attempting to finish the fight. He threw every strike with bad intentions, but Hui made to the second round. In the second round Buakaw started to attack the body of Hui with knees eventually putting him out for good. With the win Buakaw bounces back from his loss to Khayal Dzhaniev at Top King World Series 4 this past July.

In the two fights that were part of the Middleweight Top 16 Tournament Victor Nagbe and Davit Kiria were both victorious. Kiria, the former Glory Lightweight Champion bested Spain's David Calvo, while Nagbe defeated Dzianis Zuev.

Results:

Buakaw Banchamek def. Gu Hui via (T)KO in Rd. 2

Bai Lishuai def. Jisoo Jung via Unanimous Decision

Wang Weihao def. Ievgenii Shevchenko via Unanimous Decision

Yang Yu def. Takeshi Kodaira via KO in Rd. 1

Middleweight Tournament Top 16

David Kiria def. David Calvo

Victor Nagbe def. Dzianis Zuev via Extra Round Decision

Women's Tournament Semi-Finals
Anissa Meksen def. Xu Zhurong via Unanimous Decision
E Meidie def. Isis Verbeek via Unanimous Decision

Women's Tournament Final
E Meidie def. Anissa Meksen via Decision after 2 extra rounds

Kunlun Fight 32 fight card, Buakaw and Davit Kiria in action

Kunlun Fight 32 takes place on October 28th in Hai Zhou, China. The event will feature some big names as usual. Buakaw Banchamek returns to action against Hui Gu in a Muay Thai fight. Former Glory Champion Davit Kiria will also be in action as part of Kunlun Fight's Middleweight Top 16 tournament which will be under Kickboxing rules.

Buakaw returns to action the first time since he was upset by Khayal Dzhaniev in the semi-finals of the Top King World Series tournament this past July. Before the loss the Dzhaniev, Buakaw had been on a five fight win streak and has been victorious in 37 of his last 39 fights. Fans should be excited to see one of the Muay Thai and Kickboxing world's favorite fighters return to action.

David Kiria will face David Clavo as part of the Top 16 tournament, the other bout that is part of the tournament will be Dzianis Zuyeu vs. Shuai Zhao. The tournament is has a great field as Yodsanklai is expected to fight as part of it a few days later at Kunlun Fight 33.

Fight Card:

Buakaw Banchamek vs. Hui Gu

Vladimir Shuliak vs. Weihao Wang

Takeshi Kodaira vs. Yu Yang

Jisoo Jung vs. Lishuai Bai

Michl Michael vs. Kehan Wang

Female Straweight Tournament:

Isis Verbect vs. E Meidie

Anissas Maksen vs. Zhurong Xu

Middleweight Tournament Top 16:

Dzianis Zuyeu vs. Shuai Zhao 

David Calvo vs. Davit Kiria

Action Pro Gear KO of the Week: Buakaw vs. Rustem Zaripov

In the Action Pro Gear KO of the Week we have a vicious finish by Muay Thai legend Buakaw. He took on Rustem Zaripov at Thai Fight in 2012 and as fans have become accustomed to he delivered a dominant performance. 

He battered Zaripov and in the second round finished him a flurry of strikes that sent Zaripov to the canvas for good. 

Top King World Series: TK4 Results - Buakaw loses, McAllister wins tournament

Top King World Series: TK4 took place today in Hong Kong, China and it lived up to expectations. The Top King 154 lb title was on the line and the semi-final match ups did not disappoint. Reece McAllister punched his ticket to the tournament final by taking a decision over Dmytro Konstantynov. 

In the other semi-final bout all eyes were on Buakaw Banchamek, who was expected by many to win the tournament. Khayal Dzhaniev was not one of those people as he went toe to toe with the Thai for three rounds. He opened up a cut on the left side of Buakaw’s head which bled throughout the fight. Both men delivered powerful strikes throughout the bout, using their entire arsenal. When it was all over the judges awarded Dzhaniev the decision victory to advance to the finals.

Reece McAllister was declared the Top King World Series 154 lb Champion when Khayal Dzhaniev was not able to fight in the tournament final due to injuries sustained in his semi-final bout.

In the night’s super fights Rungravee Sasiprapa scored a decision win over Wei Ning Hui. Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythai Gym defeated Varats Dzmitry by decision. Canadian Matt Embree scored a first round (T)KO over Sittisak Petchapayathai. Embree dropped Sittisak with a right hook, and after he was back on his feet applied pressure until the bout was stopped. 

Results:

Pakorn P.K. Seanchai Muaythai Gym def. Varats Dzmitry via Decision

Rungravee Sasiprapa def. Wei Ning Hui via Decision

Matt Embree def. Sittisak Petchphayathai via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Thongchai Sitsongpeenong def. Colin Law via (T)KO

Top King World Series Tournament Semi-Finals

Reece Mcallister def. Dmytro Konstantynov via Decision

Khayal Dzhaniev def. Buakaw Banchamek via Decision

Top King World Series Tournament Final

Reece McAllister wins the Top King World Series 154 lb Championship after Khayal Dzhaniev was not able to fight due to injuries sustained in his semi-final bout.

Top King World Series: TK4 set for July 28 in Hong Kong

Top King World Series: TK4 is set for July 28th in Hong Kong, China. The feature the semi-finals to the Top King 154lb Tournament. The four remaining participants in the Top King World Series Tournament are fan favorite Buakaw Banchamek (@BuakawBanchamek), Reece McAllister (@MuayThaiReece), Marat Grigorian, and Khayal Dzhaniev. The four fighters entered the tournament as part of a 16-man field and are now two fights away from winning the entire thing. As usual when he competes, Buakaw is considered the favorite to win the entire tournament.

The event will also feature a stacked card with several notable fighters. Other match ups include Pakorn Sakyothin vs. Dmitry Varats, Rungravee Sasiprapa vs. Mathias Gallo Cassarino (@MathiasGalloC), and Matt Embree (@Muay_Matics) vs. Sittisak Petchpayathai.

Fight Card:

Pakorn Sakyothin vs. Dmitry Varats

Rungravee Sasiprapa vs. Mathias Gallo Cassarino

Matt Embree vs. Sittisak Petchpayathai

Thongchai Sitsongpeenong vs. Season Lau

Tournament Semi-Finalists

Buakaw Banchamek

Reece McAllister

Marat Grigorian

Khayal Dzhaniev

Top King World Series 3 Quarterfinal Match Ups Announced

The match ups for the Top King World Series Final 8 have been announced. The event which takes place on December 20th in Hong Kong has a strong field of competitors. Buakaw Banchamek vs. Dmytro Konstantynov and Andrei Kulebin vs. Khayal Dzhaniev will make up one side of the tournament bracket, while the other side will feature Niclas Larsen vs. Marat Grigorian and Reece McAllister vs. Marcin Parcheta. 

Buakaw is of course the favorite to win the tournament, but it is definitely a talented field. Niclas Larsen demolished Vladamir Konsky in their quarterfinal fight and is definitely a dark horse in this tournament. With tournaments anything can happen, but with this field fireworks are definitely going to be taking place.

Fight Card: 

Final 8 Tournament 

Buakaw Banchamek vs, Dmytro Konstantynov

Andrei Kulebin vs. Khayal Dzhaniev 

Niclas Larsen vs. Marat Grigorian 

Reece McAllister vs. Marcin Parcheta

Super Fights

Pornsanae Sitmonchai vs. Denis Puric

Sangmanee Sor Tiempoe vs. Ka Man Kwok

Sam-A Kaiyanghadaogym vs. Irshaad Sayed

Peemai Jitmuangnon vs. Mostafa Abdolahi

Kaito Fukada VS. Chan Kai Tik

Yusuke Otahara VS. Ming Tang

Top King World Series 3 set for December 20th in Hong Kong, China

Top King World Series 3 will take place on December 20th in Hong Kong, China. The match ups for the tournament semi-finals have not been announced yet, but the fighters remaining in the tournament are Buakaw Banchamek, Niclas Larsen, Andrei Kulebin, Reece McAllister, Khayal Dzhaniev, Dmytro Konstantynov, Marat Grigorian, and Marcin Parcheta.
 

The event will also feature super fights which include Pornsanae Sitmonchai vs. Denis Puric, Sam-A Kaiyanghadaogym vs. Irshaad Sayed, and Sangmanee Sor. Tiempoe vs. Ka Man Kwok. You can read the entire fight card below.

Fight Card:

Final 8 Tournament
Buakaw Banchamek
Andrei Kulebin
Niclas Larsen
Reece McAllister
Khayal Dzhaniev
Dmytro Konstantynov
Marat Grigorian 

Marcin Parcheta
 

Super Fights
Pornsanae Sitmonchai vs. Denis Puric
Sangmanee Sor Tiempoe vs. Ka Man Kwok
Sam-A Kaiyanghadaogym vs. Irshaad Sayed
Peemai Jitmuangnon vs. Mostafa Abdolahi
Kaito Fukada VS. Chan Kai Tik
Yusuke Otahara VS. Ming Tang

KO of the Week: Buakaw Banchamek vs. Steve Moxon

Buakaw returned to action at Top King World Series II - TK2 France this past weekend against Steve Moxon. It was Buakaw's first fight since his controversial loss in the finals of the K-1 Max tournament last month. Buakaw was definitely in beast mode this fight as he out classed Moxon throughout the fight before finishing him with an elbow in the third round.

Moxon is one of Australia's top fighters but this fight shows how dangerous Buakaw is in the ring.  Check it out and enjoy this fight and the finish.

Video: Buakaw loses to Enriko Kehl

Buakaw suffered his first loss in nearly five years today. In the finals of the K-1 World Max Tournament Buakaw and Enriko Kehl fought three hard rounds, it seemed Buakaw was headed to another victory but the judges ruled the bout a draw. A fourth round was needed to determine a winner, but by the time the decision was announced Buakaw was no longer in the ring. The victory was awarded to Enriko Kehl by disqualification due to forfeit. 

It was definitely a strange sequence because in the video footage you never see Buakaw leave the ring. The third round ends and he hugs Enriko Kehl, then he pays respect to Kehl's corner. Then you see fight highlights until it is time hear the decision at which point it doesn't seem like Buakaw is in the ring anymore. The decision is announced and they indicate an extra round is needed. With Buakaw no longer in the ring the ring announcer states that Buakaw has left the building and therefore forfeited his title to Kehl. What is strange is that at no point do the announcers acknowledge that Buakaw is leaving the ring. There are several reports that Buakaw stormed out of the ring because of the decision, but this video definitely does not show that. Definitely very strange ending, but watch for yourself and give us your thoughts.

K-1 World MAX Final Results: Buakaw loses to Khel in final

The K-1World MAX Finals took place today in Pattaya, Thailand. Buakaw Banchamek and Enriko Kehl met in the finals of the tournament and their fight ended controversy. Buakaw and Kehl put on an entertaining show through three rounds with neither fighter backing down. It was not the most technically sound fight, but it was definitely exciting, but it probably seemed to be in the favor Buakaw. When the third round ended the bout was declared a draw and set to go to a fourth round to decide the winner. Buakaw walked out of the ring which in return forced the bout to be ruled a win for Kehl with Buakaw being disqualified. The ring announcer stated that Buakaw had left the building.  The official result was disqualification by forfiet. It is not known as to why Buakaw left the ring or the arena. He seemed perfectly fine as soon as the bout ended. This is definitely not the way fans expected this bout to end.

In other action on the night Paul Daley defeated Mohammad Ghaedibardeh by decision. Daley has made a nice transition back into Kickboxing after spending several years fighting MMA including stints with Strikeforce and the UFC.

Results:

Enriko Kehl def. Buakaw Banchamek via DQ (Forefiet)

Paul Daley def. Mohammad Ghadiabardeh via Decision

Maximo Suarez def. Tural Bayramov via (T)KO in Rd. 2

Andre Amade def. Li Yankun via Decision

KO of the Week: Yoshihiro Sato vs. Buakaw Banchamek

Buakaw has seemed invincible over the last few years. Fans will say it is because he is the best, critics will say it is because he is not facing fighters of his caliber. Going into his July 7, 2008 K-1 fight against Yoshihiro Sato, Buakaw had already defeated Sato twice with one of those wins being a KO. The third fight between these two was nothing but excitement. The first two rounds saw both fighters go toe to toe with each landing nice combinations. Buakaw seemed to prefer mixing in low kicks with his punches, while Sato seemed to favor knees to the body with his punches.

Going into the third round it was anyone's fight and Sato seized the moment. He immediately pressed the action on Buakaw. A few seconds past the midway point of the round Sato connected with a knee to the body that seemed to zap the energy out of Buakaw. A leg kick from Sato followed and then a right hook that sent Buakaw down to the canvas face first. It was a spectacular win for Sato. Enjoy this KO as it is a rare sight to see Buakaw like this.

Fight of the Week: Buakaw Por. Pramuk vs. Giorgio Petrosyan

The Fight of the Week features Buakaw vs. Giorgio Petrosyan this week. The two super stars of the striking scene met in 2007 under the K-1 banner. They fought five entertaining rounds that in the end resulted in a draw.

Since their fight in 2007 both men have gone on to become some of the most popular and successful fighters in the Kickboxing and Muay Thai scene. Since the fight Buakaw and Petrosyan have combined for a record of 80-5. Fans have long wanted to see a re-match between the two, if it will ever happen no one knows. Enjoy this fight between two legends in the striking game and hopefully we get to see these two tangle in the ring again.

Top King World Series: Belarus Results

The Top King World Series took place this past weekend in Belarus and featured the first eight fighters of their 16-man tournament.

Buakaw Banchamek, Andrei Kulebin,  Dmytro Konstantynov, and Khayal Dzhaniev were the four fighters that advanced in the tournament. All four fighters won their bouts by unanimous decision.

In other action on the night Dmitry Varets scored a big knockout over Rungravee Sasiprapa in the first round of their bout. Dmitry Valent also scored a knockout victory by stopping Panom Topking Boxing in the second round of their bout.

Results:

Top King 16-Man Tournament

Andrei Kulebin def. Eisa Alamdar Nezam via Unanimous Decision

Khayal Dzhaniev def. Veselin Veselinov via Unanimous Decision

Dmytro Konstantynov def. Armen Petrosyan via Unanimous Decision

Buakaw Banchamek def. Zhang Chunyu via Unanimous Decision

Dmitry Valent def. Panom Topking Boxing via KO at 0:46 of Round 2

Igor Liubchenko def. Yokpetch Petchkasem via KO in Round 3

Dmitry Varets def. Rungravee Sasiprapa via KO at 1:46 into Round 1

Flashback Fight of the Week: John Wayne Parr vs. Buakaw Por. Pramuk

Fridays on social media are called Flashback Friday so we figured we would Flashback here on MTA with some classic fights. The basic rule of thumb will be that for a fight to appear on our Flashback Fight it has to have taken place over five years ago. Our first Flashback Fight of the Week features two legends in the striking world, John Wayne Parr and Buakaw Banchamek.

10 years ago K-1 was going strong and a 22 year old Buakaw was starting to make his impact on the striking world. Known then as Buakaw Por. Pramuk he faced Australia's John Wayne Parr in the K-1 World Max Tournament. It was a close fight that ended up going to an extra round that showed how bad each one wanted the fight as they stepped the intensity up. When it was over it was still very close to call and Buakaw was awarded a 2 to 1 decision in the extra round. Sit back and enjoy this classic.

Top King World Series set to feature 16 man tournament, includes Buakaw

Top King World Series is a new promotion set to kick off in September. A 16 man tournament will be the primary focus of the promotion. The first event will be in Belarus on September 13th and the second in France, eight fighters will compete at each show. The remaining eight fighters will then compete in China for the third show and then the final four are expected to fight twice in one night in Thailand to crown the tournament winner.

The rules set that will be used is being called TK1. The modified rules allow fighters to grab and knee, but the knees must be strong knees through the middle, knees slapped into the sides will not score. The tournament fights are also expected to be three rounds, with three minutes of action in each round.

The most recognized fighters expected to compete in the tournament are Buakaw Banchamek, Andrei Kulebin, Armen Petrosyan, and Reece McAllister. You can read the list below with the 16 fighters expected to participate in the tournament below. The winner will take home a grand prize of $150,000.

Buakaw Banchamek (Thailand)
Andrei Kulebin (Belarus)
Enriko Kehl (Germany)
Armen Petrosyan (Italy)
Eisa Almda Nezam (Iran)
Warren Stevelmans (Netherlands)
Khayal Dzhaniev (Russia)
Zheng Chunyu (China)
Marat Grigorian (Almenia)
Reece McAllister (England)
Crice Boussoukou (France)
Hicham Chiabi (Morocco)
Vladmir Konsky (Slovakia)
Arman Hambaryan (Belgium)
Marcin Parcheta (Poland)

Dmytro Konstantynov (Ukraine)

Monte Carlo Fight Masters Results

Monte Carlo Fight Masters took place this past weekend in Fontvieille, Monaco and it featured some big names in the world of Muay Thai. Buakaw Banchamek continued his four year undefeated streak with a decision win over Djime Coulibaly. The win is the second over Coulibaly for Buakaw as he defeated the French fighter by decision back in 2011.

Pakorn PKSaenchaimuaythai defeated Yetkin Ozkul by decision, Bernueng TopKingBoxing scored a third round stoppage over Abdallah Mabel, and Alex Harris defeated Yohan Lidon.

Results:
Buakaw Banchamek def. Djime Coulibaly via Decision
Bernueng TopKingBoxing def. Abdallah Mable via (T)KO in Rd. 3
Pakorn PKSaenchaimuaythai def. Yetkin Ozkul via Decision
Alex Harris def. Yohan Lidon via Decision
Ekkarit Mor.Krungthepthonburee def. Dylan Salvador via Decision
Paul Slowinski def. Tsotne Rogava via Decision
Artem Vakhito def. Dzianis Hancharonak via Decision

Muay Thai in Macau Results: Kem, Buakaw, and Saenchai victorious

Muay Thai was in full effect in Macau, China this past weekend with Muay Thai in Macau. The event featured some big Muay Thai names including Kem Sitsongpeenong, Buakaw, and Saenchai. Kem was facing fell Thai stand out Singmanee Kaewsamrit. In the second round of their fight Kem and Singmanee clinched and Kem delivered some solid elbows and a high kick, when they separated the referee called for time so the doctor could examine Singmanee and after determining his nose was broken the fight was stopped. It's a huge win for Kem over a highly talented fighter in Singmanee.

Buakaw was in full attack mode against Adaylton Parreira De Freitas. As soon as the fight started he was the aggressor and it was only time before he Buakaw connected with something big. In the second round a left hook dropped De Freitas and after he was able to get back to his feet a head kick ended his night. Spectacular knockout by Buakaw. With the win Buakaw has now won 28 consecutive fights.

Saenchai was his usual self in the ring as he out pointed Bertrand Lambert en route to decision victory. With the victory Saenchai gets back on the winning track after his decision loss to Singdam at the Toyota Marathon Final.

Results:

Kem Sitsongpeenong def. Singamnee Kaewsamrit via (T)KO (Cut) in Rd. 2

Buakaw Banchamek def. Adaylton Parreira De Freitas via KO in Rd. 2

Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym def. Bertrand Lamber via Decision

Rungravee Sasiprapa def. Juan Mario Kaewsamrit via Decision

Pakron PKSaenchaimuaythaigym def. Jose Mendonca via Decision

Arthur Meyer def. Naka Kaewsamrit via KO in Rd.1

K-1 World Max China Quarterfinal Results

The first part of the K-1 World Max Quarterfinals took place yesterday in Foshan, China. Buakaw Banchamek defeated Zhou Zhi Peng in an extra round decision. Peng did a good job turning the fight into somewhat of a brawl, although it seemed Buakaw did enough to win the decision the judges sent it to an extra frame. Buakaw suffered a cut from a headbutt, however, he made sure to establish dominance in the extra round to take the fight and advance in the tournament. 

In the other quarterfinal bout Shane Campbell defeated Christopher Mena by decision. Campbell knocked Mena down in the second round after connecting with a knee to the body and then once again with only ten second left in the third round after connecting with a big over hand right. With the win Campbell ends a fantastic year in which he has gone 5-0.

In other action Kong Hong Xing scored a big win by decision over Thai powerhouse Saenchai.

Results:

K-1 Max World Max Quarterfinals:

Buakaw Banchamek def. Zhou Zhi Peng via Extra Round Decision

Shame Campbell def. Christopher Mena via Decision

Kong Hong Xing def. Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym via Decision

Han Kai Hu def. Chengrob via Decision

Zhang Kai Yin def. Rachen via KO in Rd. 2

Li Ning def. Suthin via (T)KO in Rd. 3

Xie Lei def. Pasol via Decision

Max Muay Thai "The Final Chapter" Results

Max Muay Thai "The Final Chapter" took place earlier today in Thailand. The event featured a four man welterweight tournament with Andrei Kulebin, Sagetdao Petpayathai, Victor Nagbe and Dylan Salvador. Both Sagetdao and Nagbe advanced to the tournament final with Sagetdao defeating Kulebin by decision and Nagbe defeating Salvador by decision. In the final Sagetdao outpointed Nagbe to become the first Max Muay Thai welterweight champion.

Also in action at the event was Buakaw Banchamek as he took on Enriko Kehl of Germany. Kehl put on a worthy effort but in the end Buakaw won a decision, pushing his current win streak to 24. Kem Sitsongpeenong was also in action at the event and he took home a decision victory over Vahid Roshani, while Aegpracha Meenayothin scored a first round (T)KO over Nishikawa Tomoyuki.

Results:

Buakaw Banchamek def. Enriko Kehl via Decision

Aegpracha Meenayothin def. Nishikawa Tomoyuki via (T)KO in Rd. 1

Kem Sitsongpeenong def. Vahid Roshani via Decision

Doenchornlek Sor Sorniyom def. Arturo Tomas Gomez via Decision

Hiroya def. Igor Liubchenko via KO in Rd. 2

Vehas Topking Boxing def. Eduardo Korol via KO in Rd. 2

Matias Sitsongpeenong def. Sapanpetch Sit-Itisukato via Decision

Purahong Sitjardeang def. Juliana Rosa via Decision

Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals

Sagetdao Petpayathai def. Andrei Kulebin via Decision

Victor Nagbe def. Dylan Salvador via Decision

Welterweight Tournament Final

Sagetdao Petpayathai def. Victor Nagbe via Decision

K-1 set for December 28 in Foshan, China with Buakaw vs. Zhou Zhipeng as main event

K-1 will return on December 28, 2013 in Foshan, China. The event will feature two quarterfinal matches for the World  MAX tournament as well as a China vs. Thailand series. The quarterfinal bouts for the MAX tournament will feature Buakaw Banchamek vs. Zhou Zhipeng and Andy Souwer vs. Enriko Kehl. The remainder of the World Max quarterfinal bouts are expected to take place early next year.

In the China vs. Thailand series fans will get to see Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym fight on K-1. His opponent will be Kong Hong Xing, other notable names on the fight card include Chinese fighters Xie Lei and Li Ning.

Fight Card:

World Max Tournament Quarterfinals

Buakaw Banchamek vs. Zhou Zhipeng

Andy Souwer vs. Enriko Kehl

China vs. Thailand Series

Kong Hong Xing vs. Saenchai

Li Ning vs. Sutin

Han Kai Hu vs. Chengrob

Zhang Kai Yin vs. Rachen

Xie Lei vs. Pasol