Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing: The Legendary Fight That Changed History

This bout between Changpuek Kiatsongrit and Rick Roufus forever changed the landscape of Kickboxing, Muay Thai, and MMA in North America. You'll find no other fight that is as dramatic, with both fighters displaying tremendous heart. This bout showed North America the power of the low kick.

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Pictures: K-1 Los Angeles

Scott Hirano was on hand at the K-1 event in Los Angeles to capture pictures of the night's action. The event featured some exciting fights. Enjoy the photos. 

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Results and Recap: K-1 Los Angeles Heavyweight GP

The first bout of the K-1 Heavyweight GP featured Seth Petruzelli and Xavier Vigney. Petruzelli did a good job of not letting Vigney used his long limbs early on, but it didn’t take long before Vigney found his mark. A right hand knocked down Petruzelli in the first and after answering the count another right knocked Petruzelli down again. It seemed Petruzelli didn’t beat the count but the bout continued into the second round. In the second round a short left from Vigney knocked Petruzelli down again. After answering the count a brief exchange ended with a knee up the middle from Vigney and Petruzelli went down again. The referee wasn’t going to count but Petruzelli would not get up. The KO win for Vigney came at 1:17 of the second round.

Rick Roufus and Mighty Mo, two veterans of the sport fought for three hard rounds. Mighty Mo was the aggressor as Roufus looked to use counter strikes. Roufus was able to avoid Mighty Mo’s big strikes and land some solid counter punches and kicks. In the end the judges awarded Roufus a split decision victory.

Pictures: Mighty Mo training for K-1 bout against Rick Roufus

Scott Hirano was on hand at Millennia MMA last night in Rancho Cucamonga to capture pictures of Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siliga as he trains for the upcoming K-1 Heavyweight GP in Los Angeles, CA. The former K-1 champion did some pad work with William Sriyapai and some sparring with one of his training partners. Things ended early after a liver kick to his training partner ended the sparring session. Mighty Mo is known for his power and will be looking to knockout Rick Roufus come September 8th.

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