It's Showtime 2011 Lyon
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It's Showtime 2011 Lyon was a martial arts
event promoted by the It's Showtime
organization in association with Kader Marouf. The event was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland
in Lyon, France on Saturday, 14 May, 2011. It was the 48th event hosted by the organization and the first ever to be held in France
. The card was divided into two parts with the undercard featuring four opening fights, two fought under Muay Thai
rules, the others fought under 'It's Showtime' (K-1
) rules, while the main card featured four super fights, including the return of Badr Hari
and two world title fights, one for the 70MAX belt held by Chris Ngimbi
making his first title defence, the other for the inaugural 73MAX belt, all fought under 'It's Showtime' rules. The original fight card suffered several cancellations on the undercard and a late change on the main card, with the unknown Fikri Ameziane replacing the injured Anderson "Braddock" Silva
, who was originally scheduled to face the K-1
star Daniel Ghiţă
after Paul Slowinski
pulled out. In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The 70MAX title was successful retained by Chris Ngimbi
who comfortably outclassed Willy Borrel, showing a range of blindingly quick strikes before putting the Frenchman down and out with a flying knee in the second round. This was the first defence by Ngimbi who is fast improving as a fighter. The newly introduced 73MAX title fight was arguably the fight of the night, with Marat Grigorian
taking the early advantage using superior hand speed and aggression to go into an early lead against Yohan Lidon
. This advantage was nullified in the third however, as Lidon scored a high kick knockdown from nowhere, which Marat did well to beat the count. This knockdown would ultimately give Lidon the unanimous points decision, with the Frenchman becoming the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.
Most of the other matches on the main card were predictably uncompetitive due to the nature of the draw with Daniel Ghiţă
, Tyrone Spong
easily defeating their opponents. In the main event Badr Hari
made his long awaited return to the ring after a self-imposed exile, walking through an excited crowd who seemed to offer much more support to Hari than to the local fighter, his opponant, Gregory Tony
. The fight was actually delayed due to the large amounts of supporters milling around the ring, with referee Joop Ubeda telling the crowd to go back to their seats. The actual match itself was a bit of a disappointment, with a rusty and seemingly scared Tony spending most of his time running from Hari - who won by TKO due to the three knockdown rule in the first round. Hari later apologized to the fans for the spectacle, promising better fights in the future. Other results saw the almost invicible Giorgio Petrosyan
fail to win for the first time since 2007 - although he was well in control before the injury suffered by Chahid Oulad El Hadj
led to the no-contest verdict, while on the undercard the most entertaining fight saw Houcine Bennoui
outclass 'Fight of the Night' regular Mosab Amrani
in what was a minor upset.
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It's Showtime 2011 Lyon was a martial arts
event promoted by the It's Showtime
organization in association with Kader Marouf. The event was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland
in Lyon, France on Saturday, 14 May, 2011. It was the 48th event hosted by the organization and the first ever to be held in France
. The card was divided into two parts with the undercard featuring four opening fights, two fought under Muay Thai
rules, the others fought under 'It's Showtime' (K-1
) rules, while the main card featured four super fights, including the return of Badr Hari
and two world title fights, one for the 70MAX belt held by Chris Ngimbi
making his first title defence, the other for the inaugural 73MAX belt, all fought under 'It's Showtime' rules. The original fight card suffered several cancellations on the undercard and a late change on the main card, with the unknown Fikri Ameziane replacing the injured Anderson "Braddock" Silva
, who was originally scheduled to face the K-1
star Daniel Ghiţă
after Paul Slowinski
pulled out. In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The 70MAX title was successful retained by Chris Ngimbi
who comfortably outclassed Willy Borrel, showing a range of blindingly quick strikes before putting the Frenchman down and out with a flying knee in the second round. This was the first defence by Ngimbi who is fast improving as a fighter. The newly introduced 73MAX title fight was arguably the fight of the night, with Marat Grigorian
taking the early advantage using superior hand speed and aggression to go into an early lead against Yohan Lidon
. This advantage was nullified in the third however, as Lidon scored a high kick knockdown from nowhere, which Marat did well to beat the count. This knockdown would ultimately give Lidon the unanimous points decision, with the Frenchman becoming the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.
Most of the other matches on the main card were predictably uncompetitive due to the nature of the draw with Daniel Ghiţă
, Tyrone Spong
easily defeating their opponents. In the main event Badr Hari
made his long awaited return to the ring after a self-imposed exile, walking through an excited crowd who seemed to offer much more support to Hari than to the local fighter, his opponant, Gregory Tony
. The fight was actually delayed due to the large amounts of supporters milling around the ring, with referee Joop Ubeda telling the crowd to go back to their seats. The actual match itself was a bit of a disappointment, with a rusty and seemingly scared Tony spending most of his time running from Hari - who won by TKO due to the three knockdown rule in the first round. Hari later apologized to the fans for the spectacle, promising better fights in the future. Other results saw the almost invicible Giorgio Petrosyan
fail to win for the first time since 2007 - although he was well in control before the injury suffered by Chahid Oulad El Hadj
led to the no-contest verdict, while on the undercard the most entertaining fight saw Houcine Bennoui
outclass 'Fight of the Night' regular Mosab Amrani
in what was a minor upset.
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It's Showtime 2011 Lyon was a martial arts
event promoted by the It's Showtime
organization in association with Kader Marouf. The event was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland
in Lyon, France on Saturday, 14 May, 2011. It was the 48th event hosted by the organization and the first ever to be held in France
. The card was divided into two parts with the undercard featuring four opening fights, two fought under Muay Thai
rules, the others fought under 'It's Showtime' (K-1
) rules, while the main card featured four super fights, including the return of Badr Hari
and two world title fights, one for the 70MAX belt held by Chris Ngimbi
making his first title defence, the other for the inaugural 73MAX belt, all fought under 'It's Showtime' rules. The original fight card suffered several cancellations on the undercard and a late change on the main card, with the unknown Fikri Ameziane replacing the injured Anderson "Braddock" Silva
, who was originally scheduled to face the K-1
star Daniel Ghiţă
after Paul Slowinski
pulled out. In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The 70MAX title was successful retained by Chris Ngimbi
who comfortably outclassed Willy Borrel, showing a range of blindingly quick strikes before putting the Frenchman down and out with a flying knee in the second round. This was the first defence by Ngimbi who is fast improving as a fighter. The newly introduced 73MAX title fight was arguably the fight of the night, with Marat Grigorian
taking the early advantage using superior hand speed and aggression to go into an early lead against Yohan Lidon
. This advantage was nullified in the third however, as Lidon scored a high kick knockdown from nowhere, which Marat did well to beat the count. This knockdown would ultimately give Lidon the unanimous points decision, with the Frenchman becoming the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.
Most of the other matches on the main card were predictably uncompetitive due to the nature of the draw with Daniel Ghiţă
, Tyrone Spong
easily defeating their opponents. In the main event Badr Hari
made his long awaited return to the ring after a self-imposed exile, walking through an excited crowd who seemed to offer much more support to Hari than to the local fighter, his opponant, Gregory Tony
. The fight was actually delayed due to the large amounts of supporters milling around the ring, with referee Joop Ubeda telling the crowd to go back to their seats. The actual match itself was a bit of a disappointment, with a rusty and seemingly scared Tony spending most of his time running from Hari - who won by TKO due to the three knockdown rule in the first round. Hari later apologized to the fans for the spectacle, promising better fights in the future. Other results saw the almost invicible Giorgio Petrosyan
fail to win for the first time since 2007 - although he was well in control before the injury suffered by Chahid Oulad El Hadj
led to the no-contest verdict, while on the undercard the most entertaining fight saw Houcine Bennoui
outclass 'Fight of the Night' regular Mosab Amrani
in what was a minor upset.
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| Opening Fights 1-2 -73 kg: Full Muay Thai Rules / 3Min. 5R
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Cédric Muller def. Aydin Tuncay 
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| align=center| Johann Fauveau
def. Mickael Piscitello
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| Opening Fight 3 -95 kg: It's Showtime Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
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Wendell Roche
def. Yuskel Ayadin
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| Opening Fight 4 -65 kg: Full Muay Thai Rules / 3Min. 5R
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| align=center| Houcine Bennoui
def. Mosab Amrani
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| Part 2
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| Super Fight 1 -70 kg: It's Showtime Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
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| align=center| Chahid Oulad El Hadj
no contest. Giorgio Petrosyan
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| It's Showtime 70MAX World Title Fight -70 kg: It's Showtime Rules / 3Min. 5R Ext.1R
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| align=center| Chris Ngimbi
def. Willy Borrel
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Daniel Ghiţă
def. Fikri Ameziane
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| It's Showtime 73MAX World Title Fight -73 kg: It's Showtime Rules / 3Min. 5R Ext.1R
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| align=center| Yohan Lidon
def. Marat Grigorian
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Tyrone Spong
def. Igor Mihaljevic
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| Super Fight 5 (Main Event) +95 kg: It's Showtime Rules / 3Min. 3R Ext.1R
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| align=center| Badr Hari
def. Gregory Tony
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Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
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 in association with Kader Marouf. The event was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is for 5,910 people.It was the venue of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament...
in Lyon, France on Saturday, 14 May, 2011. It was the 48th event hosted by the organization and the first ever to be held in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The card was divided into two parts with the undercard featuring four opening fights, two fought under Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
rules, the others 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, while the main card featured four super fights, including the return of 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...
and two world title fights, one for the 70MAX belt held by Chris Ngimbi
Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
making his first title defence, the other for the inaugural 73MAX belt, all fought under 'It's Showtime' rules. The original fight card suffered several cancellations on the undercard and a late change on the main card, with the unknown Fikri Ameziane replacing the injured Anderson "Braddock" Silva
Anderson Silva (kickboxer)
Anderson "Braddock" Silva is a Brazilian super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-Biography and career:...
, who was originally scheduled to face the 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...
star 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...
after Paul Slowinski
Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski is a Polish-Australian kickboxer, a four-time WMC Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion...
pulled out. In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The 70MAX title was successful retained by Chris Ngimbi
Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
who comfortably outclassed Willy Borrel, showing a range of blindingly quick strikes before putting the Frenchman down and out with a flying knee in the second round. This was the first defence by Ngimbi who is fast improving as a fighter. The newly introduced 73MAX title fight was arguably the fight of the night, with Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian born May 29, 1991 is an Armenian-Belgian Middleweight kickboxer currently fighting in It's Showtime, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. His older brother Harut Grigorian is also a highly rated kickboxer....
taking the early advantage using superior hand speed and aggression to go into an early lead against 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...
. This advantage was nullified in the third however, as Lidon scored a high kick knockdown from nowhere, which Marat did well to beat the count. This knockdown would ultimately give Lidon the unanimous points decision, with the Frenchman becoming the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.
Most of the other matches on the main card were predictably uncompetitive due to the nature of the draw with 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...
, Tyrone Spong
Tyrone Spong
Tyrone "King of The Ring" Spong is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer. He is the reigning WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai and the former It's Showtime 95MAX World champion, fighting out of Fighting Factory Carbin in Amsterdam, Netherlands....
easily defeating their opponents. In the main event 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...
made his long awaited return to the ring after a self-imposed exile, walking through an excited crowd who seemed to offer much more support to Hari than to the local fighter, his opponant, Gregory Tony
Gregory Tony
Gregory Tony is a French super heavyweight kickboxer and professional boxer fighting out of Saint-Raphael, Var. He is three time French kickboxing champion, three time French muaythai champion, one time French boxing champion, two time European kickboxing champion, one time Intercontinental...
. The fight was actually delayed due to the large amounts of supporters milling around the ring, with referee Joop Ubeda telling the crowd to go back to their seats. The actual match itself was a bit of a disappointment, with a rusty and seemingly scared Tony spending most of his time running from Hari - who won by TKO due to the three knockdown rule in the first round. Hari later apologized to the fans for the spectacle, promising better fights in the future. Other results saw the almost invicible Giorgio Petrosyan
Giorgio Petrosyan
Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan is an Armenian-Italian welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Satori Gladiatorium in Gorizia, Italy. He is the two time K-1 World MAX champion and WKN Intercontinental Middleweight Muay Thai champion....
fail to win for the first time since 2007 - although he was well in control before the injury suffered by Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Chahid "The Pitbull" Oulad El Hadj is a Moroccan-Dutch welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands....
led to the no-contest verdict, while on the undercard the most entertaining fight saw Houcine Bennoui
Houcine Bennoui
Houcine Bennoui , is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, younger brother of Karim Bennoui. He is the WFC World Muay Thai Champion.- Biography :...
outclass 'Fight of the Night' regular Mosab Amrani
Mosab Amrani
Mosab "Jaguar" Amrani is a Moroccan-Dutch middleweight-super welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mousid Gym. He is the former W.M.C. Muay Thai featherweight world champion and is currently competing in It's Showtime. He is a highly skilled fighter whose...
in what was a minor upset.
Results
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It's Showtime 2011 Lyon was a martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
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 in association with Kader Marouf. The event was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is for 5,910 people.It was the venue of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament...
in Lyon, France on Saturday, 14 May, 2011. It was the 48th event hosted by the organization and the first ever to be held in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The card was divided into two parts with the undercard featuring four opening fights, two fought under Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
rules, the others 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, while the main card featured four super fights, including the return of 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...
and two world title fights, one for the 70MAX belt held by Chris Ngimbi
Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
making his first title defence, the other for the inaugural 73MAX belt, all fought under 'It's Showtime' rules. The original fight card suffered several cancellations on the undercard and a late change on the main card, with the unknown Fikri Ameziane replacing the injured Anderson "Braddock" Silva
Anderson Silva (kickboxer)
Anderson "Braddock" Silva is a Brazilian super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-Biography and career:...
, who was originally scheduled to face the 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...
star 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...
after Paul Slowinski
Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski is a Polish-Australian kickboxer, a four-time WMC Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion...
pulled out. In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The 70MAX title was successful retained by Chris Ngimbi
Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
who comfortably outclassed Willy Borrel, showing a range of blindingly quick strikes before putting the Frenchman down and out with a flying knee in the second round. This was the first defence by Ngimbi who is fast improving as a fighter. The newly introduced 73MAX title fight was arguably the fight of the night, with Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian born May 29, 1991 is an Armenian-Belgian Middleweight kickboxer currently fighting in It's Showtime, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. His older brother Harut Grigorian is also a highly rated kickboxer....
taking the early advantage using superior hand speed and aggression to go into an early lead against 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...
. This advantage was nullified in the third however, as Lidon scored a high kick knockdown from nowhere, which Marat did well to beat the count. This knockdown would ultimately give Lidon the unanimous points decision, with the Frenchman becoming the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.
Most of the other matches on the main card were predictably uncompetitive due to the nature of the draw with 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...
, Tyrone Spong
Tyrone Spong
Tyrone "King of The Ring" Spong is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer. He is the reigning WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai and the former It's Showtime 95MAX World champion, fighting out of Fighting Factory Carbin in Amsterdam, Netherlands....
easily defeating their opponents. In the main event 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...
made his long awaited return to the ring after a self-imposed exile, walking through an excited crowd who seemed to offer much more support to Hari than to the local fighter, his opponant, Gregory Tony
Gregory Tony
Gregory Tony is a French super heavyweight kickboxer and professional boxer fighting out of Saint-Raphael, Var. He is three time French kickboxing champion, three time French muaythai champion, one time French boxing champion, two time European kickboxing champion, one time Intercontinental...
. The fight was actually delayed due to the large amounts of supporters milling around the ring, with referee Joop Ubeda telling the crowd to go back to their seats. The actual match itself was a bit of a disappointment, with a rusty and seemingly scared Tony spending most of his time running from Hari - who won by TKO due to the three knockdown rule in the first round. Hari later apologized to the fans for the spectacle, promising better fights in the future. Other results saw the almost invicible Giorgio Petrosyan
Giorgio Petrosyan
Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan is an Armenian-Italian welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Satori Gladiatorium in Gorizia, Italy. He is the two time K-1 World MAX champion and WKN Intercontinental Middleweight Muay Thai champion....
fail to win for the first time since 2007 - although he was well in control before the injury suffered by Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Chahid "The Pitbull" Oulad El Hadj is a Moroccan-Dutch welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands....
led to the no-contest verdict, while on the undercard the most entertaining fight saw Houcine Bennoui
Houcine Bennoui
Houcine Bennoui , is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, younger brother of Karim Bennoui. He is the WFC World Muay Thai Champion.- Biography :...
outclass 'Fight of the Night' regular Mosab Amrani
Mosab Amrani
Mosab "Jaguar" Amrani is a Moroccan-Dutch middleweight-super welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mousid Gym. He is the former W.M.C. Muay Thai featherweight world champion and is currently competing in It's Showtime. He is a highly skilled fighter whose...
in what was a minor upset.
Results
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It's Showtime 2011 Lyon was a martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
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 in association with Kader Marouf. The event was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is for 5,910 people.It was the venue of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament...
in Lyon, France on Saturday, 14 May, 2011. It was the 48th event hosted by the organization and the first ever to be held in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The card was divided into two parts with the undercard featuring four opening fights, two fought under Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
rules, the others 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, while the main card featured four super fights, including the return of 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...
and two world title fights, one for the 70MAX belt held by Chris Ngimbi
Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
making his first title defence, the other for the inaugural 73MAX belt, all fought under 'It's Showtime' rules. The original fight card suffered several cancellations on the undercard and a late change on the main card, with the unknown Fikri Ameziane replacing the injured Anderson "Braddock" Silva
Anderson Silva (kickboxer)
Anderson "Braddock" Silva is a Brazilian super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-Biography and career:...
, who was originally scheduled to face the 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...
star 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...
after Paul Slowinski
Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski is a Polish-Australian kickboxer, a four-time WMC Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion...
pulled out. In total there were twenty fighters at the event, representing nine countries.
The 70MAX title was successful retained by Chris Ngimbi
Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
who comfortably outclassed Willy Borrel, showing a range of blindingly quick strikes before putting the Frenchman down and out with a flying knee in the second round. This was the first defence by Ngimbi who is fast improving as a fighter. The newly introduced 73MAX title fight was arguably the fight of the night, with Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian born May 29, 1991 is an Armenian-Belgian Middleweight kickboxer currently fighting in It's Showtime, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. His older brother Harut Grigorian is also a highly rated kickboxer....
taking the early advantage using superior hand speed and aggression to go into an early lead against 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...
. This advantage was nullified in the third however, as Lidon scored a high kick knockdown from nowhere, which Marat did well to beat the count. This knockdown would ultimately give Lidon the unanimous points decision, with the Frenchman becoming the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion.
Most of the other matches on the main card were predictably uncompetitive due to the nature of the draw with 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...
, Tyrone Spong
Tyrone Spong
Tyrone "King of The Ring" Spong is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer. He is the reigning WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai and the former It's Showtime 95MAX World champion, fighting out of Fighting Factory Carbin in Amsterdam, Netherlands....
easily defeating their opponents. In the main event 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...
made his long awaited return to the ring after a self-imposed exile, walking through an excited crowd who seemed to offer much more support to Hari than to the local fighter, his opponant, Gregory Tony
Gregory Tony
Gregory Tony is a French super heavyweight kickboxer and professional boxer fighting out of Saint-Raphael, Var. He is three time French kickboxing champion, three time French muaythai champion, one time French boxing champion, two time European kickboxing champion, one time Intercontinental...
. The fight was actually delayed due to the large amounts of supporters milling around the ring, with referee Joop Ubeda telling the crowd to go back to their seats. The actual match itself was a bit of a disappointment, with a rusty and seemingly scared Tony spending most of his time running from Hari - who won by TKO due to the three knockdown rule in the first round. Hari later apologized to the fans for the spectacle, promising better fights in the future. Other results saw the almost invicible Giorgio Petrosyan
Giorgio Petrosyan
Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan is an Armenian-Italian welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Satori Gladiatorium in Gorizia, Italy. He is the two time K-1 World MAX champion and WKN Intercontinental Middleweight Muay Thai champion....
fail to win for the first time since 2007 - although he was well in control before the injury suffered by Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Chahid "The Pitbull" Oulad El Hadj is a Moroccan-Dutch welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands....
led to the no-contest verdict, while on the undercard the most entertaining fight saw Houcine Bennoui
Houcine Bennoui
Houcine Bennoui , is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, younger brother of Karim Bennoui. He is the WFC World Muay Thai Champion.- Biography :...
outclass 'Fight of the Night' regular Mosab Amrani
Mosab Amrani
Mosab "Jaguar" Amrani is a Moroccan-Dutch middleweight-super welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mousid Gym. He is the former W.M.C. Muay Thai featherweight world champion and is currently competing in It's Showtime. He is a highly skilled fighter whose...
in what was a minor upset.
Results
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Johann FauveauJohann Fauveau
Johann Fauveau , is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, famous for his boxing skills and his heart. He is three times French Muaythai Champion.- Biography :...
def. Mickael Piscitello
Mickael Piscitello
Mickael Piscitello , is a French-Italian Muay Thai kickboxer, famous for his technical fighting style and his elbows. He is the W.P.M.F. World Muaythai Champion.- Biography :...
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Wendell RocheWendell Roche
Wendell Roche is a Dutch-Curaçao heavyweight kickboxer. He holds an amazing achievement in being the only man to ever defeat the kickboxing great Ginty Vrede....
def. Yuskel Ayadin
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Houcine BennouiHoucine Bennoui
Houcine Bennoui , is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, younger brother of Karim Bennoui. He is the WFC World Muay Thai Champion.- Biography :...
def. Mosab Amrani
Mosab Amrani
Mosab "Jaguar" Amrani is a Moroccan-Dutch middleweight-super welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Mousid Gym. He is the former W.M.C. Muay Thai featherweight world champion and is currently competing in It's Showtime. He is a highly skilled fighter whose...
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Chahid Oulad El HadjChahid Oulad El Hadj
Chahid "The Pitbull" Oulad El Hadj is a Moroccan-Dutch welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands....
no contest. Giorgio Petrosyan
Giorgio Petrosyan
Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan is an Armenian-Italian welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Satori Gladiatorium in Gorizia, Italy. He is the two time K-1 World MAX champion and WKN Intercontinental Middleweight Muay Thai champion....
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Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
def. Willy Borrel
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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. Fikri Ameziane
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Yohan LidonYohan 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...
def. Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian born May 29, 1991 is an Armenian-Belgian Middleweight kickboxer currently fighting in It's Showtime, famous for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. His older brother Harut Grigorian is also a highly rated kickboxer....
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Tyrone SpongTyrone Spong
Tyrone "King of The Ring" Spong is a Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer. He is the reigning WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai and the former It's Showtime 95MAX World champion, fighting out of Fighting Factory Carbin in Amsterdam, Netherlands....
def. Igor Mihaljevic
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Badr HariBadr 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...
def. Gregory Tony
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