Konstantin "Lāčplēsis

Lacplesis

Lāčplēsis is an epic poem by Andrejs Pumpurs, a Latvian poet, who wrote it between 1872-1887 based on local legends. Lāčplēsis is regarded as the Latvian national epic.-Synopsis:...

" Gluhov is a Latvian-Russian

History of Russians in Latvia

Russians have been the largest ethnic minority in Latvia for the last two centuries.-Ancient Latvia:The Latvian word krievi for "Russians" and Krievija for "Russia" is thought to have originated from Krivichs, one of the tribal unions of Early East Slavs...

 heavyweight

Heavyweight

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 kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai champion, currently competing in 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...

. He made his K-1 debut in 2006 at K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 against Denis Sobolyev.

Biography and career

Gluhov had a successful amateur career, winning three world titles in thaiboxing, kickboxing

Kickboxing

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 and kick jiu-jitsu. After about 60 amateur bouts, he turned pro in 2001. He is trained by Yuri Ryzhnikov and fights out of Alfa Gym in Riga, Latvia.

On November 22, 2008 Glukhov won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Riga tournament by three consecutive knockouts over Marco Della Ricca, Pacome Assi and Mindaugas Sakalauskas.

Konstantin took part in the heavyweight tournament at KSW XII

KSW XII

KSW XII: Najman vs. Pudzianowski was a mixed martial arts event held by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 11, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland...

, making it to the final. At KSW XIII

KSW XIII

KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:...

, he lost the final bout by unanimous decision against David Olivia.

Titles

• 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Selection champion
• 2009 WBKF World Tournament (+93 kg) runner up
• 2008 K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Riga champion
• 2008 WFCA European Heavyweight (+96 kg) MMA champion
• 2008 IXth "Universal Fight" World Championships (+95 kg) champion
• 2006 Masters Fight Night tournament finalist
• 2005 2nd Draka European championships (+90 kg) champion
• 2004 1st Draka European championships (+90 kg) champion
• 2002 WPKA World Heavyweight champion
• 2002 WPKA Heavyweight Champion of Asia
• 2002 WPKA Baltic States Heavyweight Champion
• 2000 IKF European champion

Kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record

Mixed martial arts record

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| Loss
|21-6
| Jermaine van Rooy
| TKO (Knee injury)
| Klondaika Fight Arena
| 2011-10-08
| 1
|
| Riga

Riga

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, Latvia

Latvia

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|-
| Win
|21-5
|  Valdas Pocevicius
| KO (Punch to the Body)
| Fight Satrs
| 2011-7-22
| 1
| 1:33
| Anapa

Anapa

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, Russia
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|-
| Win
|20-5
|  Ruslan Magomedov
| KO (Punch to the Body)
| WH - Warrior's Honor 3
| 2011-5-27
| 1
| 1:19
| Kharkov, Ukraine

Ukraine

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|-
| Win
|19-5
|  Yuri Gorbenko
| Submission (Toe Hold)
| WH - Warrior's Honor 3
| 2011-5-27
| 1
| 2:35
| Kharkov, Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

|
|-
| Win
|18-5
|  Jessie Gibbs

Jessie Gibbs

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| KO (Punch to the Body)
| Pancrase Fighting Championship 3
| 2011-2-4
| 1
| 3:24
| Marseille

Marseille

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, France
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|-
| Win
|17-5
|  Arnold Oborotov
| Submission (Achilles Lock)
| Pancrase Fighting Championship 3
| 2011-2-4
| 1
| 0:38
| Marseille

Marseille

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, France
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|-
| Win
|16-5
|  Michał Kita

Michał Kita

Michał 'Masacre' Kita is a Polish mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the heavyweight division and is ranked as #2 Polish Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by MMAROCKS.PLand #8 European Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by groundandpound.de...

| TKO
| Fighters Arena Łódź 2
| 2011-3-26
| 2
| 5:00
| Łódź, POLAND

Poland

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|-
| Loss
|15-5
|  Baga Agaev

Baga Agaev

Baga Agaev is a Russian mixed martial artist and is a M-1 Global veteran. Agaev holds a notable win over former UFC contender Kristof Midoux and former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman. Baga recently signed with Art of War Fighting Championship and lost in his debut to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...

| Submission (Armbar)
| UAMA - Honor of Warrior
| 2011-1-28
| 1
| 1:30
| Kharkov, Ukraine

Ukraine

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|-
| Win
|15-4
|  Radoslav Radev
| KO (Punches)
| UCFC: 20.000 Euro Tournament, Finals
| 2010-12-04
| 1
| 1:05
| Vienna

Vienna

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, Austria
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|-
| Win
|14-4
|  Miodrag Petkovic

Miodrag petkovic

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| KO (Punches)
| UCFC: 20.000 Euro Tournament, Semi Finals
| 2010-12-04
| 2
| 3:42
| Vienna

Vienna

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, Austria
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|-
| Win
|13-4
|  Grigor Aschugbabjan
| TKO (Punches)
| UCFC: 20.000 Euro Tournament, Quarter Finals
| 2010-12-04
| 1
| 2:17
| Vienna

Vienna

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, Austria
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|-
| Win
|12-4
|  Chris Male

Chris Male

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| KO (Punches)
| UCFC: 20.000 Euro Tournament
| 2010-12-04
| 1
| 1:00
| Vienna

Vienna

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, Austria
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|-
| Win
|11-4
|  Salimgirey Rasulov
| KO (Punches)
| International League MMA - Oleg Traktarov Cup
| 2010-11-26
| 2
| 1:52
| Saransk

Saransk

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, Russia
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|-
| Win
|10-4
|  Vagam Bodjukyan
| KO (Punches)
| International League MMA - Oleg Traktarov Cup
| 2010-11-26
| 1
| 4:05
| Saransk

Saransk

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, Russia
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|-
| Win
|9-4
|  Alexander Romaschenko
| TKO (Punches)
| WH - Warrior's Honor 2
| 2010-09-23
| 1
| 1:35
| Kharkiv

Kharkiv

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, Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

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|-
| Win
|8-4
|  Vitalii Yalovenko
| TKO (Punches)
| WH - Warrior's Honor 2
| 2010-09-23
| 3
| 0:23
| Kharkiv

Kharkiv

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, Ukraine

Ukraine

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|-
| Loss
|7-4
|  David Olivia
| Decision (Unanimous)
| KSW XIII

KSW XIII

KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:...

| 2010-05-07
| 3
| 5:00
| Katowice, Poland
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|-
| Win
|7-3
|  Daniel Omielanczuk
| Decision (Majority)
| KSW XII

KSW XII

KSW XII: Najman vs. Pudzianowski was a mixed martial arts event held by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 11, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland...

| 2009-12-11
| 2
| 5:00
| Warsaw, Poland
|
|-
| Loss
|6-3
|  Miodrag Petkovic

Miodrag petkovic

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| TKO (Knee injury)
| UCFC: 20.000 Dollar Tournament, Final
| 2009-04-04
| 1
| 0:29
| Vienna, Austria
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|-
| Win
|5-3
|  Grigor Aschugbabjan
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| UCFC: 20.000 Dollar Tournament, Semi Finals
| 2009-04-04
| 3
| 68:07
| Vienna, Austria
|
|-
| Win
|4-3
|  Slavomir Molnar
| TKO (Corner Stoppage)
| UCFC: 20.000 Dollar Tournament, Quarter Finals
| 2009-04-04
| 2
| 5:00
| Vienna, Austria
|
|-
| Loss
|3-3
|  Ibragim Magomedov

Ibragim Magomedov

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| TKO (Punches)
| IAFC: Russia vs The World
| 2008-11-29
| 1
| 1:37
| Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk

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, Russia
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|-
| Win
|3-2
|  Tadas Rimkevicius
| Decision (Unanimous)
| WFCA Fight Club Riga 2
| 2008-09-27
| 4
| 3:00
| Riga, Latvia
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|-
| Win
|2-2
|  Peter Mulder
| Submission
| WFCA: Latvia vs Holland
| 2008-04-19
| 1
|
| Riga, Latvia
|
|-
| Loss
|1-2
|  Dan Evensen

Dan Evensen

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| Decision (Unanimous)
| BodogFIGHT

BodogFight

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: USA vs Russia
| 2007-11-30
| 3
| 5:00
| Moscow, Russia
|
|-
| Loss
|1-1
|  Todd Gouwenberg
| Decision (Unanimous)
| BodogFIGHT

BodogFight

bodogFight was a mixed martial arts promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre. It was a part of Ayre's bodog.com Entertainment Group....

: Vancouver
| 2007-08-25
| 3
| 5:00
| Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|1-0
|  Atte Backman
| TKO (Injury)
| Fight Festival 19
| 2006-09-16
| 1
| 0:50
| Helsinki, Finland
|

See also

• List of K-1 events
• List of K-1 champions
• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations

External links