FGHT.CLUB: Dennis Alexio vs Branko Cikatic

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[@mategradac199]

"in his next bout, Alexio faced Stan Longinidis under a similar rule-set in Australia and had his leg broken by a low kick from Longinidis. Although he recovered and went on to fight many more times afterwards, the loss virtually removed Alexio from contention as the world's best heavyweight kickboxer. Branko Cikatić, on the other hand, went on to win the first K-1 World Grand Prix in December 1993. By defeating Changpuek Kiatsongrit, Masaaki Satake and Ernesto Hoost in the same night, he went down in history as one of the sport's greatest fighters. "

[@treeroot7505]

Great comment. We can’t ignore Alexio as one of the sport’s greatest as well though. Cikatic bridged two eras with Alexio representing the former.

[@dougstojimirovic6639]

How can the ref say "go" when he's still holding Cikatic's right arm?

[@mategradac199]

@@dougstojimirovic6639 this referee was close friend to Alexio and Alexio manager... Alexio team told cikatic that it will be muai thai fight... and on the day of fight Alexio refuse to fight with knee, elbow and clinches...

[@kiboma4209]

@@mategradac199 can’t blame Alexio, Alexio knew he’d be killed by Cikatic if the clinch was allowed

[@henrytomas]

Cikatic was always one level ahead of Alexio. If Alexio met Cikatic in K1 he would of been annihilated.

[@renator.2754]

Legendo, počivaju u miru! Najveći i najbolji Hrvatski borac!

[@pavijan]

Svetski brate

[@itistime467]

"I am a better fighter than I ever was before, than you ever were. I'll fight him, for you and for me".

[@masakiren]

Nice one 😂

[@ttepic76]

brooooo.....😂 F yes

[@jonn_a.l.v.c5418]

Mentira!

[@OS-wp4rg]

R. I. P. Branko Cikatić God bless you. Croatia loves you.

[@ivicazubcic8718]

🖐❤

[@petnatstar9225]

Branko is lot better and higher class fighter. I m so proud because he is man from our Balkan who was one of the BEST. RIP Branko Serbia loves you

[@stu3775]

Great fighter

[@Dougjohnson1987]

Don't you mean the world

[@mrvamrvamrva2891]

Pocivaj u miru legendo nasa... Cast mi je bila kuhat za tebe... Neka ti je laka zemlja i mir onde gori di si sad...

[@dihdg9286]

🤦‍♂️Аххх щто Алексис умер, он вроде турме

[@ognjensamardzic2603]

Da mu nisi kuvao, još bi bio živ :)

[@velimirkovac2545]

Zaslužio si sve!!!!! Najveći Hrvat i ambasador , bio si ponosan na svoj Barijak i zemlju državu Hrvatsku!!! Borac nad borcima , veliki čovjek i karakter . Počivaj u miru Božijevu

[@nedotaslak3367]

Rest In Peace , Branko :-(

[@33neptun]

Croatian Tiger. One and only. Bigest fighter ever. Rest in peace our dear Tiger. Croatia will never forget you.

[@mizzo2006]

Pretjera ga ti druze, usra sve totalno.

[@antoniohernandez7171]

Damn he died? When?

[@od6604]

@@antoniohernandez7171 year and half 😌

[@dawids1979]

Crocop better

[@Илюха_116]

RIP Branko Cikatic Respeсt from Russia

[@ivicazubcic8718]

🖐❤

[@shp1065]

🇭🇷👍

[@Илюха_116]

@@ivicazubcic8718 🇷🇺❤️

[@Илюха_116]

@@shp1065 🇷🇺💪🏻

[@ivicazubcic8718]

@@Илюха_116 Russia ❤❤❤

[@gaboaaa23]

give him Thong po!

[@catsofsherman1316]

RIP Branko. Met him in Orlando when he fought Don Wilson.

[@juan41074]

Even do I am a really big fan of Dennis Alexio , props for Branko he will be remembered for his records K1 Champion , Thai boxing world champion & kickboxing world champion by WKA , PKA, IKF he will be remembered by old school kickboxing fans , finally God bless your soul Branko Rest In Peace .

[@hondamanvtec2894]

Yeah Acting he was hurt there in the end to get a draw A real champ 🤣

[@kiboma4209]

@@hondamanvtec2894 I feel like Cikatic would beat Alexio in a K1 Rule match

[@kornelijuskortkiss1243]

Thx man, from Croatia, friends of Brankl

[@omegasquad868]

@@kiboma4209 i agree but only beacause with K1 rules it would only be a 3 round fight lol

[@Ockap1812]

He's a coward who held unto the ropes when a REAL fighter like Mark Kerr was about to demolish him. Grapplers>strikers all day.

[@ccoupe3802]

RIP Branko. First great man and great fighter

[@peroivic4238]

Hvala ti Branac za sve.pocivaj u miru

[@oraborna]

Rest In Peace Branko Cikatic !

[@othnielbendavid9777]

Referee was too quick to break them up in close. Bad ref makes a bad fight.

[@janelcristian7937]

USA THIEFS... RIP BRANCO. Big respect from ROMANIA. GOD BLESS YOU.

[@noneofuourbusiness]

What are you saying

[@igorsvacic217]

He was the pennicilin for Hoost. And Hoost really is one of the best ever

[@jeffrothenberger6608]

The ref was holding Cikatics' arm while Alexio was punching. That's a no contest. The ref did lose control here. Cikatic was better suited for K1 rules.

[@ahoystreamermaki1558]

Jeff Rothenberger US RULES? Alexio must be disqualified ..but later Aelxioa got kicked his ass out by Stan the Man longinidis in 7 seconds...heheheeh

[@aaronalverez8877]

Jeff Rothenberger no watch it again the ref called the fight on and fucked up cuzz whatever his name didn't understand and wasn't ready and he got fuckn caked

[@aaronalverez8877]

PONTOS RODS did u see the fight ? if so watch it again Dennis stepped back to defend a kick and rolled his ankle Stan never landed a single blow Dennis broke his ankle and couldn't continue

[@omegasquad868]

first of all this Ref was NOT qualified enough to ref this fight meaning he had NO world title experience he was just a an old karate vet so he was clueless

[@omegasquad868]

@@ahoystreamermaki1558 this was international rules dumb dumb and think about this if Cikatic leg kicks who was a better low kicker than Longinidis had no effect on Alexio it just makes more sense that in the fight against Longinidis that it was a "fluke"

[@kornelijuskortkiss1243]

Brane, svaka čast, Hrvatska himna, u ono vrime 👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@wheelmanstan]

van damme is there watching this, this is great

[@dopedrums]

Watching? He's a commentator

[@tk_1888]

No was his father, Chuck Norris

[@johnlaslett5339]

@@dopedrums in order to commentate he has to be watching no?

[@dopedrums]

@@johnlaslett5339 Smart ass 🙄

[@raizo1794]

19:16- and Peter Malota!

[@ek306]

thats power kid!

[@danielmicevski]

Can he move like me? No... we got him!

[@luisaraujo2900]

El referí no sirve, no sabe nada de lo que es un combate, interrumpía las acciones cuando no debió hacerlo

[@dragonjt]

I was sitting ringside during this fight. It was totally the lack of experience from the Referee. During the confusion he took off his referee shirt, so he would not be recognized and left the ring. Dennis thought he gave him the O.K. but he had his hand on Bronco's right arm the whole time then stepped out of the middle of the two fighters.

[@dragankozina3324]

Laka ti hrvatska zemlja legendo 😥😥

[@AlexK-nf8cq]

On je Dalmatinac mamlaze a Dalmatinci su Srbi!

[@vice.sindija]

@@AlexK-nf8cq 😂😂🇭🇷🇭🇷🍇🍒🍉

[@simonristeski3712]

"Changing rules,changing results.It's not normal what's happening in this country."..Correct diagnose given 35 years ago.

[@justoriginal-marlonidentik8959]

najveća Hrvatska zastava svih vremena je 1993 godine u Japan državi,kad je Branko Cikatić osvojio k1 turnir

[@Diabolik3]

Jbo Hrvatsku, veštačka tvorevina...

[@YeominAraluen]

@@Diabolik3a šta je Srbija sama od sebe iznikla iz zemlje ko glava kupusa, kupusova glavo?

[@aldennovic4312]

How this American commentators are realistic , ridicilous!

[@davidadkinsii4781]

A real shame kickboxing didn’t pop off as they anticipated. I wish it would’ve. So many great fighters. And anytime their is a good kickboxer around everyone wants them to fight MMA. How about we just appreciate how great they are in their skill set?Shameful.

[@rutokelavra819]

R.i.P Branko!!

[@nedaCFilms]

This is example of fighter with Muay Thai background vs fighter with Karate/Kickboxing background....

[@markbellinger1096]

You saying Karate guys are dirty fighters?

[@mujotomi]

@@markbellinger1096 Probably he meant to say that they fight like girls.

[@scarred10]

Theres no karate here,both are kickboxers using no karate.😊

[@thesupervader400]

Awesome fight, but Branko was robbed, that was a dirty move by Alexio.

[@user-cv4on5lp6f]

The ref waved them on to fight so he was right to knock him out

[@mujotomi]

@@user-cv4on5lp6f You are an idiot; where did you see that the referee called the fight on? He clearly wanted to grab both men's gloves. And how your idiotic idol Alexio didn't understand the interference of the referee? Well, he clearly did, but not for you who can't even comprehend what kicking someone on the floor means ...

[@brentonmckinnell4781]

@@mujotomi Agreed, ref had his hands on Branko.

[@papagermo77]

@@user-cv4on5lp6f Fuck off little asshole

[@Graemesbullys]

@@user-cv4on5lp6f I agree

[@dessaint5341]

How come no one mentioned the fact that the ref was holding Branko's right wrist as Dennis hit him twice and then attempted to kick him in the head while on the ground. Dennis should have been disqualified. He might have beat Branko, but never this way. It was a total violation of kick boxing rules in the ring. As it turned out N/C was the call, but Dennis should have lost by disqualification. YOU CAN NOT HIT A FIGHTER WHILE THE REF IS HOLDING HIM!

[@stu3775]

true

[@vladzavizion660]

Потому что он не попал это была просто показуха за наглость Цикатича

[@dustinrobinson58]

The ref said fight,so refs fault

[@АлександарМилосављевиќ]

Listen!!, this fight was unfair for Mr Cikatic!! Cikatic is a real Spartan pearl!! A unique fighter!! Great heart and technique, and style of fighting, in this manner Mr Alexio should have been immediately disqualified for this unpermitted punch!! This is a expression of powerless by Mr Alexio!! I see this as a score for Mr Cikatic!!

[@tasosdio68]

Really Александар Милосављевиќ ? take a close look here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqvFm4Njg9GtabM

[@HexenStar]

Yep. Deja vu Andrzej Golota...

[@Wanderer777jk]

Branko fought like this against so many opponents ( he fought dirty) but that was an habit that he got fighting inside ex Yugoslavian borders where judges simply let him do whatever he wants, but once he got on the world stage he had so many controversial fights and dirty moves, and he never made an big name as he hoped to. Yes, he won first K1, but being the first K1 is also the reason why he won it, latter on that organisation became more serious and had better fighters.

[@mategradac199]

@@Wanderer777jk you now probably better - but is Ernesto Hoost on first K-1? Branko KO him?

[@Wanderer777jk]

@@mategradac199 He did, but that was the begining of Arnestos career. Back then he wasn't the monster he became latter. Would he beat prime Arnesto? I doubt it.

[@munobasho9]

I would have liked to have seen Americans like Dennis Alexio or Don Wilson in K1 when it started... and see how they would have done in K1 rules.

[@Eric123456355]

munobasho9 Wilson kicked muay thai asses once

[@joaquinflores3547]

Yea Don use to fight under Muay Thai rules to and he won fights under those rules to

[@MartinPoirier]

@@joaquinflores3547 four fights in all. Wilson was the best in his prime

[@mujotomi]

@@joaquinflores3547 Only if the Thais were bribed, drugged, 10th class, or too old ...

[@JohnLoCicero]

nuk su kao

[@mategradac199]

" The rules of the bout were disputed between both fighters right up to the day of the fight. Alexio, who had competed exclusively under American kickboxing rules, wanted both fighters to wear foot pads and low kicks to be illegal. Cikatić, a Muay Thai fighter, wanted low kicks as well as the Thai clinch to be allowed. In the end, low kicks were allowed and Alexio wore foot pads, and knees and the clinch were banned. The duration of the fight was set at eight, three-minute rounds"

[@mujotomi]

That shows how brave Dirty Rat Alexio was; of course, Cikatić would knock him out in no time under the Muay Thai rules.

[@kiboma4209]

@@mujotomi it’d been better if it was under K1 Rules, Muay Thai fighters still preform well in K1 (Superbon, Buakaw, Kiasongrit, Cikatic himself, etc).

[@mujotomi]

@@kiboma4209 Sure, but if we want to know which style is 'better', no restrictions in any style should be made.

[@mujotomi]

@@Mike-xb7lh *"Mike replied: "Prirodoljub he coulda had no leg kicks at all stupid he just said it wasnt fair cause cikitic was more used to those rules dennis was winning the fight"* And which part of my message escaped your tiny brain? Can you even imagine how frustrating it is for a fighter if he has to watch his automated kicks all the time? You can't, you say? Then try to imagine how frustrating it is for you to start using your deficient brain.

[@mujotomi]

@@Mike-xb7lh Yes, he was literally kicking his ass, just like your father did with you.

[@podsmpsg1]

Is that Van Damme on commentary?

[@kaguth]

You don't win fights with that tip tap shit.

[@QuuickSiilver]

😂😂😂😂😂"POWER"!!!

[@jasonvoorhees6416]

hey can he move like me?............we got him

[@S8anic_rites]

+Jason Voorhees I just picture him lathered in baby oil shadowboxing. hilarious. jerry curls and all.

[@AusAmen]

shut up Loser😉 who are you

[@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783]

kaguth where’s the ice in this dump?

[@templarway6411]

A young and legendary trainer thom harinck

[@veselinsrdanov679]

ТИГАР ЈЕ ИЗГУБИО ПОСЛЕДЊУ БОРБУ . УШАО ЈЕ У ЛЕГЕНДУ . 👍💪✔️

[@lionelhutz5137]

Dennis Alexio's loss is from Tong Po

[@itfzoran]

Katastrofalno suđenje i ponašanje Dennisa, vidi se jasno, i on je vidio -sudija drži Branka za desnu ruku, a Dennis ga dva puta udara, i još pokušava nogom dok ovaj pada. Nisko, nisko....za nekoga tko je kao jako dobar borac.

[@mategradac199]

a prije borbe je denis tio bez low kickova, bez klinceva, koljena- po americkim kikboks pravilima .. mada se mora priznat da je bio odlican ode denis..

[@aleksandarkuruc8289]

@@mategradac199 sta je on doso na balet ili da se pobije sisa mi karu jako je dobar borac kad udara na kvarno

[@mategradac199]

@@aleksandarkuruc8289 ode je nerijeseno proglaseno... izgubio je od don wilsona alexio i stan longitudiasa ( sto su stavili u no contest)... ima mislim 2 poraza i oko 85 pobjeda dennis.. samo, vec sam reko po full contact pravilima se vecinom borio... vidis da su ode zabranili kolina u klincevima( branko dobio kaznene poene a tako se uvik borilo na k1- kolina, laktovi)... najbolji borci 90-tih su isli na k1: cikatic, hoost, andy hug, stan the man, petar aerts... zlatno doba kick boxa.. dennis nije smio doc na k1

[@andreasgeorgiou1901]

Jean Claude Van Damme on commentary WOW!!!

[@robertjimenez8790]

Protect yourself AT ALL TIMES

[@s.a.a.4853]

Branko Cikatić: simply the best

[@josephringling]

Very bad referee in this match. And so sorry to hear about Branco passing away earlier this year. RIP

[@betterthanyou3145]

“She just wants to make it with the champ “

[@Potatodrumcrow]

😂 great movie !

[@oxm18]

Did you see Chuck Norris???

[@RollinsVision4492]

Norris is the man!!

[@peterapostolos4270]

Stan 'the man' Longinidis kicked both their butts!

[@antoniogolomejic4834]

Ostavio si neizbrisiv trag u tom sportu. Počivao u miru.

[@anamariacordova4364]

Murió Dennis Alexio?

[@cagedraptor]

I remember watching this live on a ppv event.

[@AleksandarBosnjak]

"Remeber ther is no clinching " - D. Alexio 99% of punch came from clinching .... He dont stood a chance against Branko in open combination fight !

[@mategradac199]

it was was of 3 alexio true fight: he loss to wilson and stan the man... he always ducked rufus and smith ...

[@maktwnquilit6762]

Aleksandar Sretko Bosnjak did you watch the fight, yo boy got his ass whooped...

[@MrAbraxason]

Protect yourself all the time.

[@Disconnect350]

Branko was the one clinching all the time you idiot.

[@mategradac199]

@@Mike-xb7lh stan broke his leg. That night it was 6 fight before main event. Only Alexio speak about hole in the ring?🤣🤣... He was good but only in full contact. He never come in k1 to fight the best: host, aerts, koman... not fight also Americans: Roufus and Smith? Who Alexio ever beat?

[@simplesam876]

ha, I knew that was VanDamme commentating

[@kimgysen10]

What a prejudiced commentators... And how do we know he said "Go"? That he didn't say eg. "Ready"?

[@beautifullife543]

Alexio is a real Slick Boxer Brawler

[@danijelkrizek4416]

Jdean je cikatic bio a to znaci kralj u tom sportu

[@benitezboxing9697]

Same thing in Mayweather vs Ortiz. Protect yourself at all times. Clean hit. Ref said go, other fighter took his eyes off his opponent. Too bad

[@HardcoreHalo]

My uncle knew Dennis they were great friends but my ucle died a couple years ago.

[@Potatodrumcrow]

Rip your uncle. My condolences

[@Confucius202]

Fun fact: Branko Cikatic kicks harder than the guy who played Tong Po.

[@kas789]

Thats not even a fun fact the guy who play tong Po ist Mohamed Qissi and an actor and not a real fighter

[@Confucius202]

@@kas789 maybe you should google sarcasm

[@sabaki7]

RIP Branko Cikatic Respect from Japan

[@anteretem9569]

In real kickboxing rules with elbows, and knees, branko would kill him

[@mujotomi]

Tako je.

[@edstar83]

Thats Muay Thai

[@JohnnySquare]

Elbow and knee strikes are illegal in kickboxing

[@jeanchaloux9206]

the referee had his wrist in his grip,for every punch!!!!AHHHH

[@brankolukic6099]

HRVATSKA GROMADA !!! Laka ti Hrvatska zemlja LEGENDO!

[@memosatlatl6718]

0:08 brancho Sick a tic

[@SwedishMeattball]

thatshow we all said it😂

[@Stephen-lt1tp]

Ref's fault, was he bringing them in for coffee wtf?

[@morokeiboethia6749]

i cant hear what ref is saying but it looked like he started them back fighting and Croatia guy was trying to say something to ref. But to me it did look like the ref started them back to fighting the way he did his hands then backed away.

[@ah93704]

Punch is a punch kicks a kick

[@patrickmahieu9243]

J'ai rencontre Branco Cikatic a Cean lors d'un championnat d'europe contre Ostolini prof de cean, c'est la que j'ai vu pour la première fois de ma vie un tres grand champion de boxe américaine a l'époque année 80

[@GODWITHUS0712]

A kick is a kick and a punch is a punch

[@7555mac]

Take away a point from Alexio and give Branko 5 minutes to recover and the ref asks him if he wants to continue and tell him the winner gets judged by the rounds so far....then again Alexio is winning by a point and then looses that point with the late punch means a draw. The bs is that Branko wasnt that hurt and he would have continued fighting but he thought he would win automatically from the stoppage of the fight by that surprised look on his face....Branko wimped out by throwing the fight thinking it was a simple win.

[@adopodrinje1499]

which date was this ? year? date ?

[@donfranciscodeassiscampelo8974]

Saudoso Branko Cikatic

[@bradhughes3580]

Who’s still watching kickboxer in 2020👊🏼

[@rogierw9539]

A really young Peter Aerts in Citakic's corner

[@misi1979]

Make Tong Po great again! :)))

[@brownstuff42]

26:08 you get a perfect view of the ref holding brankos glove. 26:09 punch lands and ref is still holding his gloves. yeah branko was annoying as fuck but he wasnt lying about the ref stopping him.

[@Herreken]

How many punches are the fighters allowed to throw in a clinch?

[@mategradac199]

@El Cucuy this fihght banned clinches- belive me under muay thai rules-clinches, elbow, knee- Branko will kill him

[@sasalekic1814]

Rest in the peace Cikatic the best Montenegriner,

[@Graemesbullys]

It kinda looked like the ref restarted them then tried to stop them real fast

[@PatrickGreeneFearwriter]

20:30 -- Gene LeBell!

[@andrewmartin7076]

The dude that choked out steven segal & made him poop in his pants

[@yeisonrios1756]

Dennis alexio , sin duda un gran kickboker.

[@ugadayka_pro]

в 1992 некий Дмитрий Кочергин бился с Деннисом Алексио.... Кто то знает о нем? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Alexio

[@johnrobertson2150]

Van Damme , Chuck Norris & Neddy Smith in the crowd

[@NabeelAhmed-ln3fw]

why no fight between Don wilson vs. Andy hug..... and Andy hug. vs Alexio? ???????

[@mategradac199]

Alexio never fighr roufus, koman, hoost..

[@marcinkunicki999]

Eric Sloan :)

[@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783]

Chuck Norris in the crowd being a bad ass

[@МаратЖусупов-э4в]

When mr.Bean be a referee

[@eliotquintana9802]

I like his technique in martial art I was baby

[@kilicmo]

Usa make this always

[@florianislamaj8213]

I wanted to see him against Andy Hug. surely Alexio would have lost.

[@mategradac199]

Hug, Koman, Aerts, Hoost- under K 1 RULES for sure beat Alexio

[@capitaodoleste1414]

Both legends!

[@Naha05]

R.I.P.

[@micheldonderwinkel3716]

holland is at this moment the kings in kickboxing

[@harleydavidson8380]

The ref was terrible here! Branko still should of never dropped his hands but the ref fucked up

[@Chrissss205]

Yeah Don wilson wearing glasses with Chuck Norris. Don just about got a win against alexio in light-heavy weight.

[@suciodan5817]

Why Dennis Alexio never fought in K-1???

[@brucemtl75]

RIP warrior

[@ted3bare]

Terrible referee! But rule number 1 in fighting is "Protect yourself at all times!"

[@jasonvoorhees6416]

Hey …. Can he move like me? No ! We got him !