On January 28, 2022, "ONE: Invincible" will soon beat the drums of war, and the highly anticipated semi-finals of the kickboxing featherweight eight-man competition will also kick off. Marat Grigoryan, currently ranked first in the featherweights, K-1 world champion Chinziz Arazov in fourth place, Siddhichai, third-ranked "babyface killer" Sittychai, and "Bearded Killer" Davit Quiria, who has a deadly heavy punch, will compete in groups for a place in the finals.
At present, Malate is the highest ranking and is the favorite to win the championship. In the first round of the knockout round of "ONE: One Hit into the Soul" on October 15, Malate showed an overwhelming strength advantage, directly beating the 38-year-old legendary veteran to retirement with a heavy punch to TKO 'All-Round Fighter' Andy Suva. In his retirement speech, Andy praised Marat: "Marat is very strong, like a beast constantly pressing forward".
In the semi-finals, Marat's opponent was Ko "AK 47" Sammy-Sana's promoted Chinziz Arazov. Marat was no stranger to Arazov, the two had a confrontation, and in the end Marat won with a heavy punch. But Marat knew that past achievements didn't mean anything, and every battle was a new challenge. "Since the last time I played Against Arazov, I've fought a lot of tough opponents. Today we have all grown and changed a lot. He also plays a lot of games, but I don't think he's improving faster than I am. ”
Arazov showed an exquisite tactical combination and an accurate ability to grasp the timing in the match against Sammy. Facing Sami, who was slamming in, he used his punches as cover, and the high-swept headshot shook his opponent to hit the opponent with a belly punch, which took only 39 seconds. Compared to Arazov, who is flexible and good at seizing counter-attack opportunities, Marat is good at medium and close range boxing attacks, constantly pressing forward like a bulldozer, crushing opponents. The different styles of the two also make the game full of suspense. But Marat was confident in himself. "This game is a brand new showdown, completely different from the last time. I was very well prepared and I knew it was going to be a good game. I believe that with enough effort, I can still win the game. ”
If he can reach the finals, he will face the winner between Upper Sitchai and Chillia. Marat played Sitychai several times and won the most recent one. Sitchai made it clear that he did not want to run into Marat in the Finals. 'I don't want to meet Marat in the final, I've played him so many times that it's boring for me, I want to meet a different opponent. Marat thought Sitachai was afraid of himself. "Siddhi said it was boring to play against me, and I thought so too, but he didn't want to meet me in the final! After all, no matter how boring, who would refuse to bring a victory to the lips? ”
Many boxing fans are looking forward to Marat becoming the eight-man champion so he can play a second game against world champion Subobang. Marat's heavy punches brought one of the most humiliating spikes of Subobang's career, and Subobang has always wanted to be ashamed. Marat is also looking forward to this battle. "Subobang was a good boxer, I knew he was dangerous and he took advantage of George's mistake and ended the game. The last time I koed Subobang in more than twenty seconds, Subobang's technique was good, but my style was very suitable for dealing with him. I'm confident I'll beat Subobang and will be happy to see this game happen. ”
Do you think Marat can beat Arazov to reach the finals?