Akhmat Fight Show Battle 6 Grozny Results

Akhmat Fight Show Battle 6 Grozny took place this past weekend in Grozny, Russia. The event featured a mix of Kickboxing, MMA and Boxing. The two kickboxing bouts featured Badr Hari vs. Ismael Londt and Zabit Samedov vs. Dzevad Poutrak.

The main event between Hari and Londt was exciting and lived up to expectations. It seemed that the bout would be over as soon as it started when 10 seconds into the bout a right from Hari dropped Londt. After recovering Londt did not seemed worried as he met Hari in the ring and the two exchanged strikes. With a 1:15 left in the round Londt was sent to the canvas for a second time after a right hand from Hari found its mark. Despite the two knockdowns, Londt did not back down from Hari and continued to meet him in the middle of the ring. 

The second round saw the tide swing when Londt connected with a counter right hand that dropped Hari. The crowd went silent as Hari dropped to his knees, but he was able to recover and continue. The momentum swing was short lived as 40 seconds later a right left combo by Hari knocked Londt down for a third time. 

Going into the third round you could see the wear and tear on each fighter. 40 seconds into the round Hari connected with a stiff right that sent Londt down for a fourth time. The bout was stopped because of the fourth knockdown and Hari was declared the winner by (T)KO. With the win Hari has now won five consecutive fights, four of those by (T)KO.

Akhmat Fight Show Battle 6 Grozny Results:

Badr Hari def. Ismael Londt via (T)KO (4 Knockdowns) at 0:32 of Rd. 3

Zabit Samedov def. Dzevad Poutrak via Unanimous Decision

Ismael Londt talks upcoming fight with Badr Hari at Akhmat Fight Show

by Artem Golik for Akhmat Fight Show

Artem Golik recently caught up with Ismael Londt to talk about his upcoming bout with Badr Hari at Akhmat Fight Show in Grozny, Chechnya. Londt is currently on a four fight win streak, he was scheduled to face Hari in 2014, but the fight fell through. He doesn't seem to have any type of bad blood toward Hari and sounds focused on the task at hand. 

Artem Golik: You have a fight coming up with Badr Hari, how do you feel about the fight?

Isamel Londt: The fight against Badr Hari is a honour for me. 

Artem Golik: How improtant is the fight with Badr Hari for you? 

Ismael Londt: For me every opponent is important, but Badr Hari is in my humble opinion one of the best Kickboxers of the world. He is a top class fighter. It is a great honour to fight Badr Hari in Grozny and I would like to thank Mr. President Ramzan Khadyrov, Akhmat Fight Club and the people of Chechnya! 

Artem Golik: Badr Hari has won 92 of 105 fights by the way of KO - do you worry about that? 

Isamel Londt: The fight record of Hari is surely amazing, but I don't worry because a KO can happen in any fight and it always is spectacular for the fans.

Artem Golik: What do you think about his shape? 

Ismael Londt: Hari is always in a good shape that's why he is top-class. I suppose he will be in fantastic shape for this fight. 

Artem Golik: How about your shape coming into this fight? 

Ismael Londt: My shape is the same like in any fight and I have the same preparation like always. The fight against Badr Hari is an honour, but preparation is as usual. 

Artem Golik: Do you have anything special planned for this fight with Hari, are you looking for a knockout? 

Ismael Londt: I don't want to talk about my plans and make any predictions for the fight. I leave that to the media and colleagues (according to them I have NO chance) and kickboxing fans all over the world. 

Artem Golik: Do you have a message for Badr Hari? 

Ismael Londt: I wish Badr Hari and his team good luck. May the best man win!

Badr Hari vs. Ismael Londt set for Akhmat Fight Show August 22nd in Russia

Akhmat Fight Show will take place August 22nd in Grozny, Russia. The ever popular and controversial Badr Hari will headline the event as he takes on Ismael Londt. The pair were originally slated to fight in 2014 but the fight was cancelled. 

Hari is one of the most recognized Kickboxers around the world, he is known just as much for his fighting ability as he is for his escapades outside the ring which include several arrests. When he is in the ring he is an exciting fighter and always draws attention from fight fans.

The only other confirmed fight for the event so far is Zabit Samidov vs. Dzevad Poturak.

Fight Card:

Badr Hari vs. Ismael Londt

Zabit Samedov vs. Dzevad Poturak

Video: Badr Hari vs. Arnold Oborotov

GFC 4 had plenty of controversy before the event took place. Badr Hari and Patrice Quarteron were supposed to meet in the main event, but Quarteron was replaced amid all of the controversy that included claims that Hari and his camp did not want to fight Quarteron. Come fight night Hari's opponent was Arnold Oborotov. Hari as expected defeated Oborotv who offered little in form of offense. From the start of the fight Hari stalked Oborotov and picked his shots. Near the end of the first round a straight right to the body from Hari ended Oborotov's night. Check out the video of the below.

Global Fighting Championships Results: Badr Hari wins by KO

Global Fighting Championships took place yesterday in Dubai. Leading up to the event there had been controversy over the main event bout between Badr Hari and Patrice Quarteron. There were claims by Quarteron by Hari's people that they did not want him to fight, well by the time fight time came they didn't. Hari faced Arnold Oborotov instead and defeated him by first round KO. 

In other action on the night Zabit Samedov defeated Jafar Ahmadi by unanimous decision and Ismael Lazaar won the one night heavyweight tournament with victories over Sem Tevette and Tai Tuivasa.

Results: 

Badr Hari def. Arnold Oborotov via KO in Rd. 1

Zabit Samedov def. Jafar Ahmadi via Unanimous Decision

Jamnian Srikam def. Erkan Varol via Unanimous Decision

Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals

Ismael Lazaar def. Tai Tuivasa via (T)KO in Rd. 2

Sam Tevette def. Mohamed Karim via Unanimous Decision

Heavyweight Tournament Final

Ismael Lazaar def. Sam Tevette via (T)KO in Rd. 2

KO of the Week: Alistair Overeem vs. Badr Hari

Alistair Overeem might be a superstar in the MMA world now, but during 2007 and 2010 before signing with the UFC he was pretty active in the Kickboxing scene. In 2008 at the end of the year K-1 Dynamite event he was selected to face Badr Hari. To Kickboxing fans it seemed like it would be an easy win for Hari as he had been a staple for K-1 and Kickboxing as well as being considered one of the best in the world. Well things don't always go as planned and Overeem scored a fantastic KO of Hari.

Check out the video below. When two giants like Overeem and Hari meet in the ring, someone is bound to go down. 

K-1 Heavyweight World Grand Prix this Friday in Croatia

The 2013 K-1 Heavyweight World Grand Prix will take place this Friday, March 15th in Zagreb, Croatia. The event will take place at The Arena Zagreb, which will feature standing room only. The one night tournament will feature names such as Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Badr Hari, Hesdy Gerges, Ismael Londt, and American Jarrell Miller. The event can be purchased on PPV here.

Below is the full fight card for the event.

Fight Card:

K-1 HW WGP Quarterfinals
Catalin Morosanu vs. Pavel Zhuravlev
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Jarrell Miller
Badr Hari vs. Zabit Samedov
Ismael Londt vs. Hesdy Gerges

Non Tournament Bouts
Miran Fabjan vs. Emil Zoraj
Toni Milanovic vs. Jason Wilnis
Agron Preteni vs. Andrei Stoica

Results and Recap: K-1 Rising

K-1 Rising took place in Madrid, Spain this past weekend. Fans of Kickboxing were excited to see the return of K-1 and it did not disappoint. The event featured the K-1 Max Final 16 as well as some big heavyweight names in action.

In the Max tournament Andy Ristie, Chris Nigimbi, Reese McCallister and Andy Souwer all moved on to the Final 8 with decision wins. Ristie defeated Gago Drago by unanimous decision, McCallister defeated Longern Superpro Samui by unanimous decision, McCallister defeated Yuji Nashiro by unanimous decision and Souwer defeated Abraham Roqueni by split decision.

Mike Zambidis, Yasuhiro Kido, Murthel Groenhart and Artur Kyshenko all scored stoppage victories to advance in the tournament. Zambidis used a left hook to eliminate Chahid Oulad El Hadj, Kido connected with a spinning backfist to KO Xu Yan, Groenhart used a flurry of punches to stop Harut Grigorian and Artur Kyshenko landed a vicious left hook to bounce Su Hwan Lee for the tournament.