IT'S SHOWTIME Milan - Results and GIFs

by smoogy on Mar 17, 2009 1:49 AM EDT

I can't say I really had heard much about Giorgio Petrosyan before now, but he is a very slick fighter. He used just about everything in his arsenal to keep Andy Souwer off-balance and out of his range. The fight got dramatic when the judges unexpectedly ruled it a draw after three rounds despite Petrosyan seeming to be in control of the exchanges. Things got even more heated when Souwer was dropped by a punch in the extension round and the referee declined to give him a count. But in the end the judges saw things the way of Giorgio's incredibly agitated corner crew and gave him the decision, in what has to be considered a major upset.

On the undercard, Sahin "Kaas" Yakut looked solid in demolishing his oppenent in under a minute, and Hassan el Hamzaoui used a never ending barrage of flashy spinning kicks en route to a comfortable decision. Overall it was a pretty sweet card; the venue looked packed, and Petrosyan getting the win makes things even more interesting for the big Amsterdam Arena show in May.

Sahin 'Kaas' Yakut def. Shemsi Bequiri via R1 TKO
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Hassan el Hamzaoui def. Federico Pacini via R5 Decision

Giorgio Petrosyan def. Andy Souwer via R4 Decision

Other results:

Rico Verhoeven def. Petr Majstorovic via Decision
Gregory Choplin def. Franco Lazzaro via Decision
Alexander Cosmo def. Murthel Groenhart via Decision
Armen Petrosyan def. Arnaldo Silva via Decision
Prajaskin Kaenjabai def. Francesco Cerigone via Decision
Mohammed Belkacem def. Slimane Sissoko via Decision
Wendell Roche def. Jasmin Becirovic via Decision

IT'S SHOWTIME - May 16, Amsterdam Arena

Badr Hari VS Semmy Schilt
Tyrone Spong VS Gökhan Saki
Melvin Manhoef VS Stefan Leko
Errol Zimmerman VS Mourad Bouzidi
Andy Souwer VS Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Giorgio Petrosyan VS Faldir Chahbari
Gago Drago VS William Diender
Nieky Holzken VS Sahin 'Kaas' Yakut
Joerie Mes VS Alviar Lima
Murat Direkçi VS TBA
Rico Verhoeven VS TBA
Chris Ngimbi VS Dennis Schneidmiller
Sem Braan VS Imro Main
Orono vor Petchpoon VS Hassan El Hamzaoui
Björn Bregy VS TBA

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Awesome write-up/gifs and that May card looks like it’ll be quite a bit of fun.

Lastly, those kicks from Hamzaoui are insane.

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by Rundownloser on Mar 17, 2009 1:58 AM EDT reply actions

They should subtitle the May show “LEKO RETIREMENT PARTY”

by smoogy on Mar 17, 2009 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions

ROFL...

They are putting Leko in against Manhoef…. WOW! I’m going to have to watch that just for the spectacular mouthpiece flying KO that will ensue.

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by Leland Roling on Mar 17, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Manhoef carries Leko-buster in his hands

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Mar 17, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Very much rec'd.

Thanks for the write-up, smoogy. Hari vs. Schilt is gonna be BERNANERS.

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by Chris Nelson on Mar 17, 2009 2:04 AM EDT reply actions

Oh snap and Murat Direkçi is on there too.

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by Chris Nelson on Mar 17, 2009 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Can you do me a solid and center-align it starting with the GIFs?

by smoogy on Mar 17, 2009 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions

I got it centered but I think I may have deleted a divider. Sorry about that. :-/

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by Chris Nelson on Mar 17, 2009 2:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks it looks way better now

I’m glad people are interested in stuff like this, the World MAX this year should be really good with all the new guys popping up

by smoogy on Mar 17, 2009 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions

With all these big names on the May card, why isn’t it getting more press? The only time I here about these guys is K-1.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Mar 17, 2009 2:06 AM EDT reply actions

Uh, where do you live? If you mean why isn’t it getting more press in North America, I’d say because kickboxing is not a popular sport and they have no TV deal of any kind.

by smoogy on Mar 17, 2009 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Yep – Louisiana to be exact. I get why mainstream outlets don’t cover it, but MMA sites usually do a decent job of covering kickboxing. Where do you live to have heard of it?

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by Scott C. Broussard on Mar 17, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

For some of these cards, you really have to follow K-1 and kickboxing in general to hear about them. If you don’t have the eye for it because you aren’t an avid fan, you’ll miss out on some fantastic unknown events.

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by Leland Roling on Mar 17, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ll admit I didn’t really follow It’s Showtime until recently, but their last two cards were great and the Amsterdam show is going to be off the heezy even if they lose one or two fights

by smoogy on Mar 17, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

K-1 is just more visible. A lot of these guys fight on shows other than K-1 and no one but hardcore kickboxing fans even care about it. This card is traditionally a K-1/It’s Showtime co-promotion, with a WGP tourney happening at it. For whatever reason, K-1 is not involved in this year’s card (so far). That probably has something to do with the decreased press it’s getting too. Moreover, It’s Showtime cards, and the kickboxing world in general, is not necessarily known for reliability when it comes to fights announced many months in advance, so people may be hesitant to start pumping an event if they don’t believe that the fights are even going to happen.

by ilostmydog on Mar 17, 2009 2:44 AM EDT up reply actions