BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw
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BFN Group Presents: It's Showtime Warsaw was a kickboxing
event promoted by the It's Showtime
organization. The event was held at the Warszawskie Centrum EXPO XXI in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, 11 June, 2011 and it was the 50th event host by the organization and the first ever event to be held in Poland
. A small card compared with the last event in Amsterdam, there were five super fights (including the main event) ranging from 70 kg (154 lbs) to over 95 kg (209 lbs) and a world title fight, with all fights fought under It's Showtime (K-1
) rules. The world title fight was for the 95MAX belt held by Danyo Ilunga
who was making the first defense of his title against the reigning W.A.K.O. Pro
world champion Nenad Pagonis
, while the main event fight would be between the ever improving Daniel Ghiţă
and Erhan Deniz
. In total there were twelve fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The fight for the 95MAX world title promised to be special with both Danyo Ilunga
and his opponent Nenad Pagonis
being multiple world champions and having high knockout ratios. Rather unusually many were tipping the challenger Pagonis as the favorite despite him having only five pro fights (although he has an extensive amateur record) against Danyo's experience of more than forty fights. For the first two rounds Nenad dominated, using good movement to swing away from the onrushing Danyo and hammering him with flashy combinations and kicks, making the Congolese champion look ordinary, although a propensity to lowering his hands was worrying. In the third round the tide turned with an ever persistent Danyo taking advantage of the Serbian's sloppy defense, hitting him with a huge punch which Nenad (although out on his feet) somehow managed to survive. In the fourth the end was nigh as an exhausted Pagonis was floored from a huge punch and amazingly managed to get back to his feet. A second big punch meant that referee Joop Ubeda had no hesitation in stopping the fight leaving Danyo Ilunga as the winner and still 95MAX world champion. For Nenad it would be a disappointment that he lost a fight he was in control of due to suicidal defence but the future should still be bright for a very talented prospect.
In the main event Daniel Ghiţă
faced Erhan Deniz
in what could probably be seen as a tune up fight for Ghiţă's upcoming fights against man of the moment Badr Hari
. Ghiţă was far the larger of the two men and peppered Deniz's legs with crushing low kicks and by the middle of the first round Deniz was already limping and you feared the worst for the Turkish fighter. Deniz rarely troubled the Romanian fighter and it says a lot that his best attack was a head butt (accidental) towards the end of the round which strangely lead to an eight count being given against Ghiţă by an otherwise solid performance as referee by Joop Ubeda. In the second round things carried on as before with Ghiţă hitting Deniz with some beautiful body shots, one of which eventually put him down for what would be a knockout
victory for the Romanian. The end was initially rather confusing as Deniz had blood pouring from a cut to the top of the head and seemed rather agitated – although on the replay Ghiţă, just after the body shot, had thrown a kick which skimmed the falling Turk's scalp – legal as Deniz was not on the floor. For Ghiţă it was a dominating performance and he can look forward to facing Hari with some confidence.
Other results on the night included an impressive performance by Murthel Groenhart
who broke a series of two consecutive defeats by defeating Errol Koning, while the lightning quick Hafid El Boustati showed he may be a future challenger for 73MAX champion Yohan Lidon
as he dominated his opponent. In the fight that arguably was of most interest to the locals, Rafał Dudek avenged an earlier defeat against fellow countryman and K-1 MAX
final 8 contestant Michał Głogowski
taking an extra round decision after three rounds which could have gone either way.
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BFN Group Presents: It's Showtime Warsaw was a kickboxing
event promoted by the It's Showtime
organization. The event was held at the Warszawskie Centrum EXPO XXI in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, 11 June, 2011 and it was the 50th event host by the organization and the first ever event to be held in Poland
. A small card compared with the last event in Amsterdam, there were five super fights (including the main event) ranging from 70 kg (154 lbs) to over 95 kg (209 lbs) and a world title fight, with all fights fought under It's Showtime (K-1
) rules. The world title fight was for the 95MAX belt held by Danyo Ilunga
who was making the first defense of his title against the reigning W.A.K.O. Pro
world champion Nenad Pagonis
, while the main event fight would be between the ever improving Daniel Ghiţă
and Erhan Deniz
. In total there were twelve fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The fight for the 95MAX world title promised to be special with both Danyo Ilunga
and his opponent Nenad Pagonis
being multiple world champions and having high knockout ratios. Rather unusually many were tipping the challenger Pagonis as the favorite despite him having only five pro fights (although he has an extensive amateur record) against Danyo's experience of more than forty fights. For the first two rounds Nenad dominated, using good movement to swing away from the onrushing Danyo and hammering him with flashy combinations and kicks, making the Congolese champion look ordinary, although a propensity to lowering his hands was worrying. In the third round the tide turned with an ever persistent Danyo taking advantage of the Serbian's sloppy defense, hitting him with a huge punch which Nenad (although out on his feet) somehow managed to survive. In the fourth the end was nigh as an exhausted Pagonis was floored from a huge punch and amazingly managed to get back to his feet. A second big punch meant that referee Joop Ubeda had no hesitation in stopping the fight leaving Danyo Ilunga as the winner and still 95MAX world champion. For Nenad it would be a disappointment that he lost a fight he was in control of due to suicidal defence but the future should still be bright for a very talented prospect.
In the main event Daniel Ghiţă
faced Erhan Deniz
in what could probably be seen as a tune up fight for Ghiţă's upcoming fights against man of the moment Badr Hari
. Ghiţă was far the larger of the two men and peppered Deniz's legs with crushing low kicks and by the middle of the first round Deniz was already limping and you feared the worst for the Turkish fighter. Deniz rarely troubled the Romanian fighter and it says a lot that his best attack was a head butt (accidental) towards the end of the round which strangely lead to an eight count being given against Ghiţă by an otherwise solid performance as referee by Joop Ubeda. In the second round things carried on as before with Ghiţă hitting Deniz with some beautiful body shots, one of which eventually put him down for what would be a knockout
victory for the Romanian. The end was initially rather confusing as Deniz had blood pouring from a cut to the top of the head and seemed rather agitated – although on the replay Ghiţă, just after the body shot, had thrown a kick which skimmed the falling Turk's scalp – legal as Deniz was not on the floor. For Ghiţă it was a dominating performance and he can look forward to facing Hari with some confidence.
Other results on the night included an impressive performance by Murthel Groenhart
who broke a series of two consecutive defeats by defeating Errol Koning, while the lightning quick Hafid El Boustati showed he may be a future challenger for 73MAX champion Yohan Lidon
as he dominated his opponent. In the fight that arguably was of most interest to the locals, Rafał Dudek avenged an earlier defeat against fellow countryman and K-1 MAX
final 8 contestant Michał Głogowski
taking an extra round decision after three rounds which could have gone either way.
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BFN Group Presents: It's Showtime Warsaw was a kickboxing
event promoted by the It's Showtime
organization. The event was held at the Warszawskie Centrum EXPO XXI in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, 11 June, 2011 and it was the 50th event host by the organization and the first ever event to be held in Poland
. A small card compared with the last event in Amsterdam, there were five super fights (including the main event) ranging from 70 kg (154 lbs) to over 95 kg (209 lbs) and a world title fight, with all fights fought under It's Showtime (K-1
) rules. The world title fight was for the 95MAX belt held by Danyo Ilunga
who was making the first defense of his title against the reigning W.A.K.O. Pro
world champion Nenad Pagonis
, while the main event fight would be between the ever improving Daniel Ghiţă
and Erhan Deniz
. In total there were twelve fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The fight for the 95MAX world title promised to be special with both Danyo Ilunga
and his opponent Nenad Pagonis
being multiple world champions and having high knockout ratios. Rather unusually many were tipping the challenger Pagonis as the favorite despite him having only five pro fights (although he has an extensive amateur record) against Danyo's experience of more than forty fights. For the first two rounds Nenad dominated, using good movement to swing away from the onrushing Danyo and hammering him with flashy combinations and kicks, making the Congolese champion look ordinary, although a propensity to lowering his hands was worrying. In the third round the tide turned with an ever persistent Danyo taking advantage of the Serbian's sloppy defense, hitting him with a huge punch which Nenad (although out on his feet) somehow managed to survive. In the fourth the end was nigh as an exhausted Pagonis was floored from a huge punch and amazingly managed to get back to his feet. A second big punch meant that referee Joop Ubeda had no hesitation in stopping the fight leaving Danyo Ilunga as the winner and still 95MAX world champion. For Nenad it would be a disappointment that he lost a fight he was in control of due to suicidal defence but the future should still be bright for a very talented prospect.
In the main event Daniel Ghiţă
faced Erhan Deniz
in what could probably be seen as a tune up fight for Ghiţă's upcoming fights against man of the moment Badr Hari
. Ghiţă was far the larger of the two men and peppered Deniz's legs with crushing low kicks and by the middle of the first round Deniz was already limping and you feared the worst for the Turkish fighter. Deniz rarely troubled the Romanian fighter and it says a lot that his best attack was a head butt (accidental) towards the end of the round which strangely lead to an eight count being given against Ghiţă by an otherwise solid performance as referee by Joop Ubeda. In the second round things carried on as before with Ghiţă hitting Deniz with some beautiful body shots, one of which eventually put him down for what would be a knockout
victory for the Romanian. The end was initially rather confusing as Deniz had blood pouring from a cut to the top of the head and seemed rather agitated – although on the replay Ghiţă, just after the body shot, had thrown a kick which skimmed the falling Turk's scalp – legal as Deniz was not on the floor. For Ghiţă it was a dominating performance and he can look forward to facing Hari with some confidence.
Other results on the night included an impressive performance by Murthel Groenhart
who broke a series of two consecutive defeats by defeating Errol Koning, while the lightning quick Hafid El Boustati showed he may be a future challenger for 73MAX champion Yohan Lidon
as he dominated his opponent. In the fight that arguably was of most interest to the locals, Rafał Dudek avenged an earlier defeat against fellow countryman and K-1 MAX
final 8 contestant Michał Głogowski
taking an extra round decision after three rounds which could have gone either way.
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Murthel Groenhart
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Hafid El Boustati def. Piotr Woźnicki 
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| It's Showtime 95MAX World Title Fight -95 kg: It's Showtime Rules / 3Min. 5R Ext.1R
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| align=center| Danyo Ilunga
def. Nenad Pagonis
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| align=center| Rafał Dudek def. Michał Głogowski
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Daniel Ghiţă
def. Erhan Deniz
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Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
event promoted by the It's Showtime
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
organization. The event was held at the Warszawskie Centrum EXPO XXI in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, 11 June, 2011 and it was the 50th event host by the organization and the first ever event to be held in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. A small card compared with the last event in Amsterdam, there were five super fights (including the main event) ranging from 70 kg (154 lbs) to over 95 kg (209 lbs) and a world title fight, with all fights fought under It's Showtime (K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
) rules. The world title fight was for the 95MAX belt held by Danyo Ilunga
Danyo Ilunga
Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga is a Congolese-German Muay Thai heavyweight kickboxer. He is currently fighting out of the Fighting Gym Waldbröl based in Waldbröl, Germany, where he is trained by Asmir Burgic and K-1 star Remy Bonjasky...
who was making the first defense of his title against the reigning W.A.K.O. Pro
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
The World Association of Kickboxing Organisations is one the international organization of kickboxing, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord...
world champion Nenad Pagonis
Nenad Pagonis
Nenad "Greek" Pagonis is a Serbian heavyweight-cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. He is the current W.A.K.O. Pro world champion who has also won a number of world and European titles at amateur...
, while the main event fight would be between the ever improving Daniel Ghiţă
Daniel Ghita
Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...
and Erhan Deniz
Erhan Deniz
Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym and Global Gym . His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs.-Career:...
. In total there were twelve fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The fight for the 95MAX world title promised to be special with both Danyo Ilunga
Danyo Ilunga
Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga is a Congolese-German Muay Thai heavyweight kickboxer. He is currently fighting out of the Fighting Gym Waldbröl based in Waldbröl, Germany, where he is trained by Asmir Burgic and K-1 star Remy Bonjasky...
and his opponent Nenad Pagonis
Nenad Pagonis
Nenad "Greek" Pagonis is a Serbian heavyweight-cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. He is the current W.A.K.O. Pro world champion who has also won a number of world and European titles at amateur...
being multiple world champions and having high knockout ratios. Rather unusually many were tipping the challenger Pagonis as the favorite despite him having only five pro fights (although he has an extensive amateur record) against Danyo's experience of more than forty fights. For the first two rounds Nenad dominated, using good movement to swing away from the onrushing Danyo and hammering him with flashy combinations and kicks, making the Congolese champion look ordinary, although a propensity to lowering his hands was worrying. In the third round the tide turned with an ever persistent Danyo taking advantage of the Serbian's sloppy defense, hitting him with a huge punch which Nenad (although out on his feet) somehow managed to survive. In the fourth the end was nigh as an exhausted Pagonis was floored from a huge punch and amazingly managed to get back to his feet. A second big punch meant that referee Joop Ubeda had no hesitation in stopping the fight leaving Danyo Ilunga as the winner and still 95MAX world champion. For Nenad it would be a disappointment that he lost a fight he was in control of due to suicidal defence but the future should still be bright for a very talented prospect.
In the main event Daniel Ghiţă
Daniel Ghita
Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...
faced Erhan Deniz
Erhan Deniz
Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym and Global Gym . His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs.-Career:...
in what could probably be seen as a tune up fight for Ghiţă's upcoming fights against man of the moment Badr Hari
Badr Hari
Badr "The Golden Boy" Hari is a Moroccan-Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 finalist. As of May 2011, Hari is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com...
. Ghiţă was far the larger of the two men and peppered Deniz's legs with crushing low kicks and by the middle of the first round Deniz was already limping and you feared the worst for the Turkish fighter. Deniz rarely troubled the Romanian fighter and it says a lot that his best attack was a head butt (accidental) towards the end of the round which strangely lead to an eight count being given against Ghiţă by an otherwise solid performance as referee by Joop Ubeda. In the second round things carried on as before with Ghiţă hitting Deniz with some beautiful body shots, one of which eventually put him down for what would be a knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
victory for the Romanian. The end was initially rather confusing as Deniz had blood pouring from a cut to the top of the head and seemed rather agitated – although on the replay Ghiţă, just after the body shot, had thrown a kick which skimmed the falling Turk's scalp – legal as Deniz was not on the floor. For Ghiţă it was a dominating performance and he can look forward to facing Hari with some confidence.
Other results on the night included an impressive performance by Murthel Groenhart
Murthel Groenhart
Murthel "The Predator" Groenhart is a Dutch based Surinamese super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mike's Gym, where he is trained by Mike Passenier...
who broke a series of two consecutive defeats by defeating Errol Koning, while the lightning quick Hafid El Boustati showed he may be a future challenger for 73MAX champion Yohan Lidon
Yohan Lidon
Yohan Lidon , is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. He is a 3 time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing - including being the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.-Early life:Yohan Lidon was born on 28 March 1983. He started...
as he dominated his opponent. In the fight that arguably was of most interest to the locals, Rafał Dudek avenged an earlier defeat against fellow countryman and K-1 MAX
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
final 8 contestant Michał Głogowski
Michał Głogowski
Michał Głogowski is a Polish welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Siedlce for TKKF Siedlce. He is a one time world pro and two time European amateur kickboxing champion and K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Poland runner up currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Amateur career:Michal won his first amateur...
taking an extra round decision after three rounds which could have gone either way.
Results
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BFN Group Presents: It's Showtime Warsaw was a kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
event promoted by the It's Showtime
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
organization. The event was held at the Warszawskie Centrum EXPO XXI in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, 11 June, 2011 and it was the 50th event host by the organization and the first ever event to be held in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. A small card compared with the last event in Amsterdam, there were five super fights (including the main event) ranging from 70 kg (154 lbs) to over 95 kg (209 lbs) and a world title fight, with all fights fought under It's Showtime (K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
) rules. The world title fight was for the 95MAX belt held by Danyo Ilunga
Danyo Ilunga
Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga is a Congolese-German Muay Thai heavyweight kickboxer. He is currently fighting out of the Fighting Gym Waldbröl based in Waldbröl, Germany, where he is trained by Asmir Burgic and K-1 star Remy Bonjasky...
who was making the first defense of his title against the reigning W.A.K.O. Pro
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
The World Association of Kickboxing Organisations is one the international organization of kickboxing, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord...
world champion Nenad Pagonis
Nenad Pagonis
Nenad "Greek" Pagonis is a Serbian heavyweight-cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. He is the current W.A.K.O. Pro world champion who has also won a number of world and European titles at amateur...
, while the main event fight would be between the ever improving Daniel Ghiţă
Daniel Ghita
Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...
and Erhan Deniz
Erhan Deniz
Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym and Global Gym . His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs.-Career:...
. In total there were twelve fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The fight for the 95MAX world title promised to be special with both Danyo Ilunga
Danyo Ilunga
Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga is a Congolese-German Muay Thai heavyweight kickboxer. He is currently fighting out of the Fighting Gym Waldbröl based in Waldbröl, Germany, where he is trained by Asmir Burgic and K-1 star Remy Bonjasky...
and his opponent Nenad Pagonis
Nenad Pagonis
Nenad "Greek" Pagonis is a Serbian heavyweight-cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. He is the current W.A.K.O. Pro world champion who has also won a number of world and European titles at amateur...
being multiple world champions and having high knockout ratios. Rather unusually many were tipping the challenger Pagonis as the favorite despite him having only five pro fights (although he has an extensive amateur record) against Danyo's experience of more than forty fights. For the first two rounds Nenad dominated, using good movement to swing away from the onrushing Danyo and hammering him with flashy combinations and kicks, making the Congolese champion look ordinary, although a propensity to lowering his hands was worrying. In the third round the tide turned with an ever persistent Danyo taking advantage of the Serbian's sloppy defense, hitting him with a huge punch which Nenad (although out on his feet) somehow managed to survive. In the fourth the end was nigh as an exhausted Pagonis was floored from a huge punch and amazingly managed to get back to his feet. A second big punch meant that referee Joop Ubeda had no hesitation in stopping the fight leaving Danyo Ilunga as the winner and still 95MAX world champion. For Nenad it would be a disappointment that he lost a fight he was in control of due to suicidal defence but the future should still be bright for a very talented prospect.
In the main event Daniel Ghiţă
Daniel Ghita
Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...
faced Erhan Deniz
Erhan Deniz
Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym and Global Gym . His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs.-Career:...
in what could probably be seen as a tune up fight for Ghiţă's upcoming fights against man of the moment Badr Hari
Badr Hari
Badr "The Golden Boy" Hari is a Moroccan-Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 finalist. As of May 2011, Hari is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com...
. Ghiţă was far the larger of the two men and peppered Deniz's legs with crushing low kicks and by the middle of the first round Deniz was already limping and you feared the worst for the Turkish fighter. Deniz rarely troubled the Romanian fighter and it says a lot that his best attack was a head butt (accidental) towards the end of the round which strangely lead to an eight count being given against Ghiţă by an otherwise solid performance as referee by Joop Ubeda. In the second round things carried on as before with Ghiţă hitting Deniz with some beautiful body shots, one of which eventually put him down for what would be a knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
victory for the Romanian. The end was initially rather confusing as Deniz had blood pouring from a cut to the top of the head and seemed rather agitated – although on the replay Ghiţă, just after the body shot, had thrown a kick which skimmed the falling Turk's scalp – legal as Deniz was not on the floor. For Ghiţă it was a dominating performance and he can look forward to facing Hari with some confidence.
Other results on the night included an impressive performance by Murthel Groenhart
Murthel Groenhart
Murthel "The Predator" Groenhart is a Dutch based Surinamese super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mike's Gym, where he is trained by Mike Passenier...
who broke a series of two consecutive defeats by defeating Errol Koning, while the lightning quick Hafid El Boustati showed he may be a future challenger for 73MAX champion Yohan Lidon
Yohan Lidon
Yohan Lidon , is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. He is a 3 time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing - including being the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.-Early life:Yohan Lidon was born on 28 March 1983. He started...
as he dominated his opponent. In the fight that arguably was of most interest to the locals, Rafał Dudek avenged an earlier defeat against fellow countryman and K-1 MAX
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
final 8 contestant Michał Głogowski
Michał Głogowski
Michał Głogowski is a Polish welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Siedlce for TKKF Siedlce. He is a one time world pro and two time European amateur kickboxing champion and K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Poland runner up currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Amateur career:Michal won his first amateur...
taking an extra round decision after three rounds which could have gone either way.
Results
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BFN Group Presents: It's Showtime Warsaw was a kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
event promoted by the It's Showtime
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
organization. The event was held at the Warszawskie Centrum EXPO XXI in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, 11 June, 2011 and it was the 50th event host by the organization and the first ever event to be held in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. A small card compared with the last event in Amsterdam, there were five super fights (including the main event) ranging from 70 kg (154 lbs) to over 95 kg (209 lbs) and a world title fight, with all fights fought under It's Showtime (K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
) rules. The world title fight was for the 95MAX belt held by Danyo Ilunga
Danyo Ilunga
Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga is a Congolese-German Muay Thai heavyweight kickboxer. He is currently fighting out of the Fighting Gym Waldbröl based in Waldbröl, Germany, where he is trained by Asmir Burgic and K-1 star Remy Bonjasky...
who was making the first defense of his title against the reigning W.A.K.O. Pro
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
The World Association of Kickboxing Organisations is one the international organization of kickboxing, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord...
world champion Nenad Pagonis
Nenad Pagonis
Nenad "Greek" Pagonis is a Serbian heavyweight-cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. He is the current W.A.K.O. Pro world champion who has also won a number of world and European titles at amateur...
, while the main event fight would be between the ever improving Daniel Ghiţă
Daniel Ghita
Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...
and Erhan Deniz
Erhan Deniz
Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym and Global Gym . His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs.-Career:...
. In total there were twelve fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The fight for the 95MAX world title promised to be special with both Danyo Ilunga
Danyo Ilunga
Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga is a Congolese-German Muay Thai heavyweight kickboxer. He is currently fighting out of the Fighting Gym Waldbröl based in Waldbröl, Germany, where he is trained by Asmir Burgic and K-1 star Remy Bonjasky...
and his opponent Nenad Pagonis
Nenad Pagonis
Nenad "Greek" Pagonis is a Serbian heavyweight-cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. He is the current W.A.K.O. Pro world champion who has also won a number of world and European titles at amateur...
being multiple world champions and having high knockout ratios. Rather unusually many were tipping the challenger Pagonis as the favorite despite him having only five pro fights (although he has an extensive amateur record) against Danyo's experience of more than forty fights. For the first two rounds Nenad dominated, using good movement to swing away from the onrushing Danyo and hammering him with flashy combinations and kicks, making the Congolese champion look ordinary, although a propensity to lowering his hands was worrying. In the third round the tide turned with an ever persistent Danyo taking advantage of the Serbian's sloppy defense, hitting him with a huge punch which Nenad (although out on his feet) somehow managed to survive. In the fourth the end was nigh as an exhausted Pagonis was floored from a huge punch and amazingly managed to get back to his feet. A second big punch meant that referee Joop Ubeda had no hesitation in stopping the fight leaving Danyo Ilunga as the winner and still 95MAX world champion. For Nenad it would be a disappointment that he lost a fight he was in control of due to suicidal defence but the future should still be bright for a very talented prospect.
In the main event Daniel Ghiţă
Daniel Ghita
Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...
faced Erhan Deniz
Erhan Deniz
Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym and Global Gym . His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs.-Career:...
in what could probably be seen as a tune up fight for Ghiţă's upcoming fights against man of the moment Badr Hari
Badr Hari
Badr "The Golden Boy" Hari is a Moroccan-Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 finalist. As of May 2011, Hari is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com...
. Ghiţă was far the larger of the two men and peppered Deniz's legs with crushing low kicks and by the middle of the first round Deniz was already limping and you feared the worst for the Turkish fighter. Deniz rarely troubled the Romanian fighter and it says a lot that his best attack was a head butt (accidental) towards the end of the round which strangely lead to an eight count being given against Ghiţă by an otherwise solid performance as referee by Joop Ubeda. In the second round things carried on as before with Ghiţă hitting Deniz with some beautiful body shots, one of which eventually put him down for what would be a knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
victory for the Romanian. The end was initially rather confusing as Deniz had blood pouring from a cut to the top of the head and seemed rather agitated – although on the replay Ghiţă, just after the body shot, had thrown a kick which skimmed the falling Turk's scalp – legal as Deniz was not on the floor. For Ghiţă it was a dominating performance and he can look forward to facing Hari with some confidence.
Other results on the night included an impressive performance by Murthel Groenhart
Murthel Groenhart
Murthel "The Predator" Groenhart is a Dutch based Surinamese super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mike's Gym, where he is trained by Mike Passenier...
who broke a series of two consecutive defeats by defeating Errol Koning, while the lightning quick Hafid El Boustati showed he may be a future challenger for 73MAX champion Yohan Lidon
Yohan Lidon
Yohan Lidon , is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. He is a 3 time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing - including being the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.-Early life:Yohan Lidon was born on 28 March 1983. He started...
as he dominated his opponent. In the fight that arguably was of most interest to the locals, Rafał Dudek avenged an earlier defeat against fellow countryman and K-1 MAX
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
final 8 contestant Michał Głogowski
Michał Głogowski
Michał Głogowski is a Polish welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Siedlce for TKKF Siedlce. He is a one time world pro and two time European amateur kickboxing champion and K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Poland runner up currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Amateur career:Michal won his first amateur...
taking an extra round decision after three rounds which could have gone either way.
Results
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Murthel GroenhartMurthel Groenhart
Murthel "The Predator" Groenhart is a Dutch based Surinamese super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mike's Gym, where he is trained by Mike Passenier...
def. Errol Koning
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Danyo Ilunga
Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga is a Congolese-German Muay Thai heavyweight kickboxer. He is currently fighting out of the Fighting Gym Waldbröl based in Waldbröl, Germany, where he is trained by Asmir Burgic and K-1 star Remy Bonjasky...
def. Nenad Pagonis
Nenad Pagonis
Nenad "Greek" Pagonis is a Serbian heavyweight-cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. He is the current W.A.K.O. Pro world champion who has also won a number of world and European titles at amateur...
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Rafał Dudek def. Michał GłogowskiMichał Głogowski
Michał Głogowski is a Polish welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Siedlce for TKKF Siedlce. He is a one time world pro and two time European amateur kickboxing champion and K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Poland runner up currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Amateur career:Michal won his first amateur...
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Daniel GhiţăDaniel Ghita
Daniel Ghiţă is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a former WKN European Muaythai champion, currently competing in the K-1, It's Showtime and Local Kombat promotions...
def. Erhan Deniz
Erhan Deniz
Erhan "Pitbull Attack" Deniz is a Turkish heavyweight kickboxer, who fights out of Mejiro Gym and Global Gym . His nickname comes from his passion on pit bull dogs.-Career:...
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