Breaking Down Nieky Holzken vs Joseph Valtellini

Today we breakdown a classic GLORY kickboxing fight. Canadian Valtellini vs dutch star Holzken. This bout won GLORY "fight of the year" in 2015.
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[@jazzmanpianer]

Bazooka Joe said this fight made him realize that his boxing was not up to par. He'd been super kick-heavy up until this point, and Nieky's boxing dismantled him. Joe's boxing is absolutely beautiful now, and he teaches the fundimentals wonderfully

[@JoshAllenberg]

Bazooka Joe has a strange style of boxing where he brings his non-striking hand back behind his guard. Its almost like his hands want to stay in line with his shoulders at all times. I've noticed it leaves him open to counters and I don't think he's really changed it. His recent videos look very similar to how he fought Holzken when he did throw his hands

[@astonchui808]

His channel is amazing too, he is a really knowledgeable champion but willing to teach all the fundamentals on KZbin for free. Here is another one. These two Canadian champions are just humble and generous, the best striking channels on KZbin to me.

[@LowKickMT]

​@JoshAllenberg wdym back behind his guard? Of course the non striking hand should be back and guarding instead of down low?

[@LowKickMT]

Tbf Nicky is just an absolute fucking beast

[@richdixon]

@@LowKickMT yes, in fact Joe's hand leaking down below his shoulder after a right hand is what cost him this fight. He ate at least 3 full power left hooks from his hand being errant exposing his face, and after the first one he's not the same. He loses about 25% power after that, especially on low kicks, and Holtzen starts trading weak kicks for head shots. Lazy right hand defense vs a right hand fighter.

[@stevenshar1233]

I would love to see you and Joe do a collab together. I think you guys have similar teaching styles and would benefit as someone learning from both

[@TheBroadwaySaiyan]

This fight was definitely one of my favorite kickboxing bouts of all time. Both Joe and Nieky are beasts. They legit threw the kitchen sink at each other.

[@GoodGame-du4ps]

@topher nolastname I’m pretty sure Valtellini retired after winning the title against Marc De Bonte.

[@smellyhippi]

@@GoodGame-du4ps And sadly Marc De Bonte lost his life later on down the track :(

[@GoodGame-du4ps]

@@smellyhippi I know man what a tragedy. I hope his loved ones are doing fine.

[@mjhansen9292]

I come back to this fight every so often. Love glory

[@ives3572]

This fight was such a great competitive technical one, experience obviously paid off in the end for Holzken

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

Joes Instagram clips of him hitttint pads are some of the best combinations I’ve seen

[@yorkshire1290DUKE-R]

One of my favourite fights to watch. Great performance from both warriors.

[@char4s]

All I wanna know is how Holzken ate all those lowkicks like it was nothing.

[@noahcastillo6771]

Hes just built different

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

What's your favourite kickboxing fight? Is it the one we look at today or do you have another that you like even more?

[@thehybrid4608]

This one, is my fav.

[@buckets3628]

Joe is the goat bud let forth the joe content

[@danielsabourin]

Joe Shilling vs Simon Marcus was a good one too.

[@infinitemonkey917]

Would like to see your thoughts on Regian Eersel. He has an aggressive pressure style and is tall / slim.

[@yorkshire1290DUKE-R]

Masato vs Kyshenko. The most heart I've ever seen in a fight. I became a masato fan afterwards.❤️

[@abdelhamid6674]

Love bazooka's style. Also his KZbin channel is along with Gabriel's my favorite kickboxing channel

[@khalidmd.khizar5395]

Holzken's simple game plan, get Bazooka into his combination mode and start countering him. Everyone has seen Bazooka drilling those punch combination and ending it with a low kick. Now here's the cool thing, when Holzken does his combo and end with low kick, Bazooka responds with his own combo and end with a low kick. When Bazooka started responding with his combinations, Holzken started countering, leads to knock out. Lesson learned: Develop fight IQ, stop wasting time on combinations.

[@JM-rc2wt]

What Bazooka Joe Accomplished with very very little high level fights and very little experience is crazy. He stood up and put up and went out on his shield came back and became the welterweight champion. Stuff of legend

[@rico14]

Very inspiring, and I think at a certain point talent takes over.

[@Ufc12355]

I always liked sittichai vs van roosemalen

[@IlonggoDad]

I love this fight. Became a huge fan of both fighters because of this match!

[@666aladdin]

i like your vids b4 iv even watched them

[@ultimaita1512]

Epic fight! Epic analysis! Thanks man

[@Benny.cm_2.0]

I’ve watched this fight like 8 times, love this breakdown! Thank you!

[@djbray7]

You think you guys could ever do a collaboration? That would be so dope and beneficial to watch.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

For sure we will do something in the future.

[@djbray7]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial Awesome! Love to hear it! Your videos are awesome.

[@jacobhochstetler825]

I would love that! My two favorite channels. I would love to see some light sparring too!

[@jonnyknuckles7942]

Yes! I've been hoping you would break down this fight, thanx Champ! Love your analysis and breakdowns, and i truly appreciate how much golden fight game knowledge you and Joseph share with the rest of us on your respective channels. I remember being crushed when Bazooka Joe lost this match, after seeing him just wreck shop in his division I was sure that he had the means to outpace and outwit Holtzken and continue his arc to victory. They're both incredible fighters, but I was so bummed that night! I'm so happy for both of your accumulated success in your endeavours, Gabriel. Much respect, good sir!

[@stumpe9426]

Great breakdown 👍

[@andrewlennert]

This is one of my all time favorite fights

[@derekheiblim5406]

Such a good fight. Holzken kept that pressure on so well

[@GorillachipsTV]

Awesome fight for sure :)

[@Tianshanwarrior]

Is it just me or the audio is not working?

[@princeofall3saiyans]

Hey Gabriel, big fan! I noticed while watching this video with headphones on that the audio of your voice is exclusively on the left side only, while the rest of the audio uses both ears. Didn’t know if you noticed the small audio issue or not (or if it even matters to you) but wanted to point it out regardless :) So hyped to see you cover Bazooka Joe’s fights!

[@southpawgrammer448]

What’s happening with your karate combat fight? Can you show some training footage and how you’re prepping for that rule set?

[@allthingsfighting4518]

Holzken’s hands being low was really an assertion of dominance. He’s usually got his hands so high but I guess with the experience he thought he could get away with being a bit less careful.

[@LennartIbanez]

Am I the only one hearing speaking audio from only the left side?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

I hope not. Normal setup. I'll check it out.

[@comptonassrobert1]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial it's only coming from the left side for me too!

[@miminlenthang1047]

Same

[@Caranilion]

You are not, but not too big of a deal imo

[@riversedgekickboxing694]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial I have zero audio on anything but your intro for some reason

[@saifullahkhalid286]

Bazooka Joe is the head coach at my gym!

[@JM-rc2wt]

Bazooka kickboxing Joe’s Gym. Lol

[@kyrofletch7189]

Loved that fight. Tis a shame Vatellini had to retire so soon.

[@Deathadderzp]

Regarding your point on the jab, I mostly get my weight behind it, my intention is that my opponent keeps the guard up so that I can get in and work on the body with hooks and uppercuts. Are you saying that this only works agains't inexperienced fighters? is it a bad habit to get weight behind the jabs? Great video!

[@conorderbali8432]

We need an episode about Alex perrira what make him so good and tai fighter nang o

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

I’m excited to see if Strickland will stand up with him or just take him down hopefully he strikes with him

[@johnmorales806]

I loved the video but my right ear unfortunately did not.

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

Who’s the best striker in all of mma? Alex perrara? Izzy ? Rafeal fizeiv?

[@oj6286]

Your videos are really valuable, and so are those of Bazooka Joe on his channel... What about making a video together?

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

Artem vahitov is my favorite fighter in glory he’s so smooth and his boxing with the way he throws his kicks in are so phenomenal

[@globetrekker7905]

This is my favorite fight of all time. If I want to introduce someone to the sport, this is the fight I'll show them.

[@hoodyk7342]

My left ear...

[@123puta3]

I respect you and the great fighter you are Varga, but you cant compare Holzken and Kubo... Also, Kubo was 2 times k1 max japan champ I think, but definitely wasnt 2 times K1 MAX world champion, as you made it sound.

[@kayjay8077]

Do you want kickboxing with smaller gloves?

[@randymuaythai492]

Hi Gabe. Without any intention to discredit you and Joe. I compare both of you to Manny Pacquiao. His pro debut in the U.S. was against a world champion. And Manny stop him. The champion corner throw a white towel. Please don't get offended. But can you explain the difference between manny and Joe and you? It's a serious question . I like and respect you. So it's impossible for me to discredit you and joe. And I already used to hate comments. So guys don't get offended it's a serious question

[@smellyhippi]

Gabriel, It may sound silly but how do you keep such a good nose? haha.. I'm going to assume really good defense right? or do some people's noses bend easy :D

[@memevarg2530]

What's up with the audio?

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

One of my cables died. It only records left audio. I have a new one coming soon.

[@memevarg2530]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial oh okay, feels weird but nice video nonetheless

[@erics9948]

Holzken is the best!

[@DedicatedSpartan]

The toughness is something I felt made a difference in this fight, because Holzken took a lot of leg kicks in this fight.

[@The_Fright_Files]

First

[@NA-oo4ls]

I thought this fight was pretty brutal. If I were in Joe’s corner I might have thrown in the towel at points.

[@jonnyknuckles7942]

Yes! I've been hoping you would break down this fight, thanx Champ! Love your analysis and breakdowns, and i truly appreciate how much golden fight game knowledge you and Joseph share with the rest of us on your respective channels. I remember being crushed when Bazooka Joe lost this match, after seeing him just wreck shop in his division I was sure that he had the means to outpace and outwit Holtzken and continue his arc to victory. They're both incredible fighters, but I was so bummed that night! I'm so happy for both of your accumulated success in your endeavours, Gabriel. Much respect, good sir!