Kunlun Fight 29: Battle in Sochi 2015 4-Man Tournament set with Kehl, Askerov, Simmons, and Liu

Kunlun Fight 29 is set for August 15 in Sochi, Russia, the event will feature Kickboxing and MMA fights. The main attraction for the night will be a 4-man middleweight tournament featuring Enriko Kehl, Dzhabar Askerov, Landon Simmons, and Mingzhi Liu.

The first semi-final bout will feature American Landon Simmons vs. China's Mingzhi Liu. Simmons is a current WBC Muay Thai National Champion. Simmons has an unblemished record of 9-0 and winning this tournament will establish him as an international presence. Liu is a Kunlun Fight regular and has had success in the promotion. He will be a stiff test for Simmons.

Kehl is seasoned veteran who has faced a who's who of top level fighters. He is probably best recognized for defeating Buakaw Banchamek in the finals of 2014 K-1 Max tournament. He has to be the favorite going into the tournament. Askerov is a veteran and like Kehl has fought the top fighters in the sport including Buakaw, Robin van Roosmalen, and Giorgio Petrosyan.

Fight Card:

4-Man Middleweight Tournament Semi-Finals

Landon Simmons vs. Mingzhi Liu

Enriko Kehl vs. Dzhabar Askerov

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

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)

K-1 World Max Final set for October 11th in Pattaya, Thailand

K-1 was forced to postpone their K-1 World Max Final earlier this year because of the Thai coup d'état. The event is now set for October 11th in Pattaya, Thailand. Buakaw Banchamek will face Enriko Kehl in the finals of the tournament. The pair previously fought under the Max Muay Thai banner in December of 2013 with Buakaw winning a decision over Kehl. 

Other fighters that will be in action at the event include Andrei Kulebin, Rungravee Sasiprapa and MMA standout Paul Daley.

Fight Card:
Buakaw Banchamek vs. Enriko Kehl
Andrei Kulebin vs. Lee Sung-Hyun
Dennis Puric vs. Rungravee Sasiprapa
Paul Daley vs. Mohammad Ghaedibardeh
Maximo Suarez vs. Tural Bayramov
Andre "Dida" Amade vs. Li Yankun
Artem Pashporin vs. Petmongkol Tor. Tesputin
Xei Lei vs. Yoshimoto

Mix Fight Gala XV This Weekend

Mix Fight Gala is back this weekend, Saturday, April 24th. The event is headlined with Marco Pique vs. Steeve Valente. Both Pique and Valente are veteran fighters, with fight records of nearly 100 fights each.

Other featured bouts include Enriko Kehl vs. Chad Sugden and Rico Verhoeven vs. Nikolaj Falin.

Fight Card:

Marco Pique vs. Steeve Valente

Enriko Kehl vs. Chad Sugden

Rico Verhoeven vs. Nikolaj Falin

Gago Drago vs. Omar Amrani

Darryl Sichtman vs. Kevin Botz

Valdet Gashi vs. Thilo Schneider

Vladimir Toktasynov vs. Viktor Bugotki

Alex Vogel vs. Murat Ouchen

Johanna Kruse vs. Gesiena Arets

Muhammed Merdar vs. Redouane Derras

Samuel Mesfun vs. Gael Baussiere

Mix Fight Gala XV set for April 26th in Germany, Rico Verhoeven to make Pro Boxing debut

 Mix Fight Gala XV will take place on April 26th in Darmstadt, Germany. The event will feature Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and Boxing on the same card. The main event will be a Muay Thai bout featuring Marco Pique vs. Steeve Valente. K-1 veteran Enriko Kehl and Chad Sugden will also fight on the event. In addition the one Boxing bout on the fight card will feature the professional Boxing debut of Glory Heavyweight Tournament Champion Rico Verhoeven. The opponent looking to welcome Verhoeven into the world of Pro Boxing is Nikolaj Falin of Germany.

Verhoeven jumped to the top of the Kickboxing world in October of 2013 when he defeated both Gokhan Saki and Daniel Ghita on the same night to win the Glory Heavyweight Tournament at Glory 11. He followed up his victory by defeating Peter Aerts at Glory 13 in Tokyo.

Fight Card:

Muay Thai Bout

Marco Pique vs. Steeve Valente

Boxing Bout

Rico Verhoeven vs. Nikolaj Falin

Kickboxing Bouts

Enriko Kehl vs. Chad Sugden

Gago Drago vs. Omar Amrani

Darryl Sichtman vs. Kevin Botz

Valdet Gashi vs. Thilo Schneide

Vladamir Toktasynov vs. Viktor Bugotki

Alex Vogel vs. Murat Ouchen

Johanna Kruse vs. Gesiena Arets

Muhammed Merdar vs. Redouane Derras

Samuel Mesfun vs. Gael Baussiere

K-1 World MAX Semi-Final Results

K-1 World MAX completed the semi-final round of it's four-man tournament in Azerbaijan this passed weekend.  Along with a list of superfights, the tournament featured Buakaw Banchamek, Sung-Hyun Lee, Enriko Kehl, and Shane Campbell.  Both bouts ended in decision, as Buakaw outpointed the Korean Sung-Hyun Lee and Enriko Kehl of Germany defeats North American Shane Campbell, also by decision.

The K-1 World MAX Finals is set now for Buakaw vs. Enriko Kehl.  Be sure to follow Muay Thai Authority for the latest updates on K-1.

Results:

K-1 World MAX Semi-Final Four:

Buakaw Banchamek def. Sung-Hyun Lee via Unanimous Decision

Enriko Kehl def. Shane Campbell via Unanimous Decision

Superfights:

Ruslan Kobzev def. Dennis Ippema via Decision

Zakaria Zougarry def. Amil Shakhmarzade via TKO in Rd. 2

Miodrag Olar def. Babek Rustamov via Decision

Cedric Manhoef def. Ismat Agazade via Decision

Alim Nabiev def. Chad Sugden via Split Decision

Ziya Bayramov def. Omar El Amrani via TKO in Rd. 3

Tural Bayramov def. Marco Groh via Unanimous Decision

Samet Keser def. Daniel Lazar via Decision

George Colin def. Samir Kazimov via TKO

K-1 World MAX set for Azerbaijan

K-1 is set for its World MAX Final Four event, in which Buakaw, Sung Hyung Lee, Shane Campbell, and Enriko Kehl will compete in the February 23rd to qualify for the finals. The event is set for Azerbaijan where 12 fights are slated to take place with 24 fighters from across the globe.

Fight Card:

63kg: Amil Sahmarzade vs. Zakaria Zougarry
83kg: Ruslan Kobzev vs. Dennis Matthew
72kg: Babek Rustamov vs. Miodrag Olar
71kg: Alim Nabiev vs. Chad Sugden
70kg: Ziya Bayramov vs. TBA
70kg: Ismat Agazade vs. Cedric Manhoef
85kg: Samet Kesser vs. Lazar Daniel
72.5kg: Tural Bayramov vs. Mukai Maromo
70kg: Maximo Suarez vs. TBA
+100kg: Agalar Sadikhzade vs. George Colin
K-1 World MAX Final Four: Shane Campbell vs. Enriko Kehl
K-1 World MAX Final Four: Buakaw Banchamek vs. Sung Hyung Lee

K-1 MAX Quarter Final Results from Spain

The second half of the K-1 MAX Quarter Finals took place yesterday in Gran Canaria, Spain. Enriko Kehl, Maximo Suarez, Sung Hung Lee, and Elam Ngor were all looking to punch their ticket to the tournament semi-finals. 

Kehl who was originally set to fight in the quarterfinals that took place this past December in China fought Suarez and had no problem . Kehl was clearly the better fighter of the two as he was a step ahead of Suarez, in the end the official verdict was a unanimous decision for Kehl.

Lee and Ngor fought a very tight and technical fight that could have gone either way when it was over. In the end Lee won the fight by split decision.

Kehl and Lee now join Buakaw Banchamek and Shane Campbell in the K-1 MAX Semi-Finals.

Results:

K-1 MAX Quater Final Bouts
Enriko Kehl def. Maximo Suarez via Unanimous Decisio
Sung Hyung Lee def. Elam Ngor via Split Decision

Super Fights
Juanma Suarez def. David De Bejear via Split Decision
Alejandro Rodríguez def. Tural Bayramov via KO in Rd. 2
Chad Sudgen def. Jorge Falcon via KO in Rd. 1
Moisés Baute def. Tofan Pirani via KO in Rd. 1

K-1 World MAX 2013 Quarter Final set for January 11th in Gran Canaria, Spain

This weekend in Gran Canaria, Spain, K-1 is set to put forth their second K-1 World MAX 2013 Quarter Final event. This event will feature two additional Quarter Final bouts leading up to the K-1 World MAX 2013 Finals at the 70kg weight in February. 

The event will be free on Epicentre.tv thanks to TopBetta.com and is set to start at 21:30 GMT time on Saturday.

Fight Card:
K-1 MAX Quater Final Bouts 
Maximo Suárez vs. Enriko Kehl

Elam Ngor vs. Sung Hyung Lee

Super Fights

Damián García vs. Alcorác Caballero

Moisés Baute vs. Tofan Pirani

Aitor Alonso vs. Chad Sudge

Alejandro Rodríguez vs. Tural Bayramo

Andy Souwer and Enriko Kehl out of K-1 event this weekend, Shane Campbell and Christopher Mena in

The K-1 Max Quarterfinal bout between Andy Souwer and Enriko Kehl scheduled for this weekend's K-1 event will not longer be taking place. Both Souwer and Kehl were forced to withdraw from the event, Souwer after having surgery due to appendicitis and Kehl because of a cut he received from his recent fight with Buakaw that will not be healed in time. 

Shane Campbell will now fight the winner of the tournament reserve bout Christopher Mena at this weekend at the K-1 event in China instead of Mazimo Suarez at the the January 11th K-1 event in Spain. Due to the shuffle Suarez will now fight Enriko Kehl at the January 11th event, while it seems that Souwer is no longer in the tournament.

 

Fight Card:

World Max Tournament Quarterfinals

Buakaw Banchamek vs. Zhou Zhipeng

Shane Campbell Christopher Mena

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

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

K-1 World Max Final 16 2013 Results

The K-1 World Max Final 16 took place this Saturday in Mallorca, Spain and some big names were in action including Buakaw and Andy Souwer. As expected both fighters won their bouts to advance in the tournament. Buakaw defeated David Calvo by knockout in the first round after connecting with a big punch to the body. Souwer defeated Yasuhiro Kido by decision, although he was cut open in the bout and the doctor's did take a close look at the cut before allowing him to finish the bout.

Two North American fighters were also in action on the card. Canada's Shane Campbell scored and impressive first round knockout over Wallace Lopes with a body kick and America's Joey Pagliuso dropped a competitive decision to Zhou Zhipeng.

You can read the full results from of the K-1 World Max Final 16 below.

Results:

Final 16 Bouts

Andy Souwer def. Yasuhiro Kido via Decision

Buakaw Banchamek def. David Calvo via KO in Rd. 1

Maximo Suarez def. Miodrag Olar via Decision

Lee Sung-Hyun def. Charles Francois via Decision

Shane Campbell def. Wallace Lopes via KO in Rd. 1

Enriko Kehl def. Henri van Opstal via Decision

Zhou Zhipeng def. Joey Pagliuso via Decision

Elam Ngor def. Ismat Aghazade via KO in Rd.3

Reserve Bout

Christopher Mena def. Chad Sugden via Decision

Qualifier Bout 

Frank Munoz def. Damien Garcia via Decision

Match ups for K-1 World MAX Final 16

K-1 has release the opening round draw for the World MAX Final 16 tournament. Some big names are in the tournament including Buakaw Banchamek as he makes his return to K-1, Andy Souwer, and Mike Zambidis. North America will also be represented as America's Joey Pagliuso and Canda's Shane Campbell will be looking to make their mark.

The World MAX Final 16 will take place September 14, in Mallorca, Spain. The event will be available for streaming online. 

Fight Card:

Andy Souwer (Netherlands) vs. Yasuhiro Kido (Japan)

Buakaw Banchamek (Thailand) vs. David Calvo (Spain)

Shane Campbell (Canada) vs. Wallace Lopez (Brazil)

Lee Sung-Hyun (South Korea) vs. Francois Alexande (France)

Zhou Zhi-Peng (China) vs. Joey Pagliuso (USA)

Maximo Suarez (Spain) vs. Miodrag Olar (Romania)

Henri Van Opstal (Netherlands) vs. Enriko Kehl (Germany)

Mike Zambidis (Geece) vs. Elam Ngor (Spain)