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!

A1 WORLD COMBAT CUP 20 set for November 28, Ismael Londt scheduled to fight

The A1 World Combat Cup 20 is set for November 28 at the Indoor Sportcentrum Eindhoven in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The fight card is far from complete but fighters expected to fight at the event are Ismael Londt, Robbie Hageman, and Redouane Boukerch. None of their opponents have been confirmed, but news should be coming soon.

Londt currently has a big fight against Badr Hari coming up at Akhmat Fight Show on August 22. If Londt can pull of a victory over Hari he would enter his fight at A1 World Combat Cup 20 on a five fight win streak. On Londt's current four fight win streak three of those victories have come by (T)KO. This includes a first round (T)KO over Albania's Rustemi Kreshnik at A1 World Combat Cup 19.

Fight Card:

Ismael Londt vs. TBA

Robbie Hateman vs. TBA

Redouane Boukerch vs. TBA

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

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 Heavyweight Final 16

The K-1 Heavyweight Final 16 (@K1GlobalTV)took place this weekend and three American’s were part of the 16 man field. Jarrell Miller (@BigBabbyMiller), Xavier Vigney (@XavierVigney), and Randy Blake were all looking to advance to the next round of the tournament, but only Miller was able to punch his ticket into the next round.

Miller defeated Arnold Oborotov by decision; he scored a knockdown in the opening frame but was unable to finish the fight. It was a good win for the American fighter and he now becomes the only American left in the tournament after Xavier Vigney was KO’d by Zabit Samedov and Randy Blake lost a decision to Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic.

Also advancing to the next round of the heavyweight tournament are Ben Edwards, Hesdy Gerges, Ismael Londt, Makoto Uehara, and Catalin Morosanu. Edwards was the only one of those fighters to finish his fight, it was a second round KO of Raul Catinas.

Soema Na Basi 8 man tournament results

Alessandro Campagna bested a field of eight fighters to win the Soema Na Basi eight man 154 lb (70 kg) tournament on Friday. The event was put together by SLAMM promotions and the eight man bracket included Ajay Balgobind, Miles Simson, Alessandro Campagna, Miloud el Geubli, Xavier Benedito, Antoine Mandela, Cedric Bacuna and Anthony Kane.

19 year old Italian fighter Alessandro Campagna defeated Antoine Mandela in the opening round by decision and then punched his ticket to the tournament finals by beating Ajay Balgobind, also by decision. In the tourney finals Campagna defeated Miloud el Geubli by (T)KO to claim the tournament crown.