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Fight Night Saint-Tropez 4 Results: Jerome Le Banner takes controversial win over Karl Roberson

August 5, 2015, 8:07 am
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Fight Night Saint-Tropez 4 took place last night in France and featured a main event bout between Kickboxing legend Jerome Le Banner and American Karl Roberson. Le Banner was originally scheduled to fight Maurice Jackson, but Roberson stepped in on short notice.


The first round was a feeling out process between the two, but Le Banner controlled the ring. The controversy came in the second round when with a little over a minute left in the second round Roberson landed a left hand that sent Le Banner to the canvas. Le Banner got up immediately and walked to the corner as if he was expecting an 8 count from the referee, but no count from the referee came and the fight continued. Le Banner went on the attack and was pressuring Roberson towards the ropes, but with less than 30 seconds left in the round another left hand from Roberson sent Le Banner to the canvas. The referee proceeded with a slow count, it took Le Banner 10 seconds just to get up off the canvas, then he walked to the ropes as the referee proceeded with his slow count and then had Le Banner raise his hands and let the fight continue. Over 20 seconds had passed by the time that Le Banner was ready to fight again. What should have been a knockout victory for Roberson didn't happen and the fight continued with the second round ending as soon as the fight was resumed.

The remainder of the fight was close with each man pressing the action at different points. Roberson came out aggressive to start the third round, likely sensing Le Banner was hurt, while Le Banner came out aggressive in the fifth round with the fourth round being pretty even between the two. In the end the judges awarded Le Banner the decision victory.

In other action it was not a good night for Glory veterans. Yohan Lidon scored a third round (T)KO over Jonathan Oliveira, Alexei Papin scored a decision over Danyo Ilunga, and Alexander Vezhevaov defeated Filip Verlinden by decision.

Results:
Jerome Le Banner def. Karl Roberson via Decision
Yohan Lidon def. Jonathan Oliveira via (T)KO in Rd. 3
Alexei Papin def. Danyo Ilunga via Decision
Lizzie Largilliere def. Petchoydying Mor via (T)KO in Rd. 4
Alexander Vezhevatov def. Filip Verlinden via Decision
Fabrice Aurieng def. Yuksel Ayaydin via Decision
Yodwicha Por Boonsit def. Jimmy Vienot via Decision
Frank Munoz def. Zinedine Hameur-Lain via Decision
Sharos Huyer def. Bakari Tounkara via Decision
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Tatneft Cup 2015 Semi-Final Results

August 5, 2015, 1:25 pm
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The Tatneft Cup 2015 semi-finals took place last night in Kazan, Russia. The event featured the semi-final bouts for the 154 lb (70 kg), 176 lb (80 kg), and 176 lb + (80 kg +) weight classes. 

All of the fights but one went the distance. In the 176 lb + (80 kg +) weight class Roman Kryklia scored a first round (T)KO over Claudiu Istrate due to three knockdowns in one round. A big right hand knocked Istrate down a little more than 30 seconds into the fight. After Istrate got back up Kryklia immediately went on the attack with punches and knees and forced a standing 8 count. The final knockdown came courtesy of another right hand with a little over a minute to go in the first round. It was an impressive performance from Kryklia as he didn't allow for Istrate to mount any type of offensive attack.

Results:

154 lb (70 kg) Semi-Finals
Itay Gershon def. Sayfullah Hambahadov via Decision
Claidiu Badoi def. Malic Groenberg via Decision 

176 lb (80 kg) Semi-Finals
Timur Aylyarov def. Pavel Turuk via Decision
Alexander Dmitrenko def. Zakaria Baitar via Decision

176 lb + (80 kg +) Semi-Finals
Roman Kryklia def. Claudiu Istrate via (T)KO in Rd. 1
Daniel Lentie def. Alexandru Borduja via Decision
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Hafid El Boustati vs. Harut Grigorian and Brice Guidon vs. Dexter Suisse set for Enfusion Live 32 in Belgium

August 5, 2015, 4:00 pm
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Enfusion Live 32 has been confirmed to be taking place on October 10 in Belgium. Two confirmed bouts for the event will be Hafid El Boustativs. Harut Grigorian and Brice Guidon vs. Dexter Suisse.

El Boustati will have a stiff test when he steps in the ring with Grigorian. A veteran fighter, El Boustati has been in the ring with some of the best including Giorgio Petrosyan and Robin van Roosmalen. Grigorian is currently on a five fight win streak and most recently won a decision over Marco Pique at Enfusion Live 25. 

Brice Guidon was considered one of the top heavyweights a few years back, but has since hit some rough times. He has has gone 3-7 in his last 10 fights. Five of those losses have come by (T)KO including his most recent one at Enfusion Live 26 against Hicham Achalhi. 

Fight Card:
Hafid El Boustati vs. Harut Grigorian
Brice Guidon vs. Dexter Suisse

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SUPERKOMBAT announces final two events for 2015

August 6, 2015, 8:56 am
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With the end of 2015 rapidly approaching SUPERKOMBAT has two more events scheduled for the year. In a press release they have announced that their WGP Final Elimination will take place October 2nd in Milan, Italy and that their World Grand Prix Final will happen on November 7th in Luanda, Angola.

The fight card for either event has yet to be announced, but the information should start being released in the coming weeks. You can read the entire press release from SUPERKOMBAT below.

SUPERKOMBAT® Fighting Championship in association with Andrada Servexim Company, represented by Mr Adrian Ratcu, proudly announced that the SUPERKOMBAT® World Grand Prix Final of 2015 season of the most prestigious European promotion will be held on November 7th in Luanda, Angola. Also, the Superkombat WGP Final Elimination will take place on October 2nd in Milan, Italy.

In a press statement, CEO of SUPERKOMBAT®, Eduard Irimia, announced the location, who will be for the first time in the history outside of Europe. “Superkombat established itself as a global promotion and fans from all around the world must have access to this final event, not only in Europe. For sure, will be the biggest combat spectacle and one of the biggest sporting events in Angola's history. I would like to thank all our partners fromAngola, Andrada Servexim Company, and congratulate them for their professionalism”, said Mr Irimia.

Mr Irimia revelead also that some of the best fighters in the world will compete in Angola and the event will be broadcasted live around 93 countries. “The final fight card will be announced immediately afterSUPERKOMBAT® Final Elimination from Milan, Italy, but I can tell you that in Angola we will have minimum 4 title fights at heavyweight, super cruiserweight, cruiserweight and light heavyweight divisions”, added Mr Irimia.

SUPERKOMBAT® is a martial arts championship with fights at various weight divisions and also includes an elimination tournament for the heavyweight division. All the events are based on fights at stand-up rules between fighters from all around the world, coming from different fight disciplines as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, judo, karate, muay thai, and wrestling.The difference from other similar concepts is that SUPERKOMBAT® focuses on the mainstream promotion and creates various stories in touch with the local media around the world, thus creating a global synergy with the general public. In its events, SUPERKOMBAT® uses fighters from all around the world. In the last two years the specialized martial arts media has begun to consider SUPERKOMBAT® to be the European fighting championship leader on stand-up rules broadcasted worldwide due to its 6 live events. SUPERKOMBAT® is covered in more then 90 countries from 5 continents. In the last couple of years, SUPERKOMBAT® organized events in Brazil, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy,Montenegro, United Arab Emirates, Germany and Switzerland.
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Ismael Londt talks upcoming fight with Badr Hari at Akhmat Fight Show

August 6, 2015, 12:06 pm
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by Artem Golik for Akhmat Fight Show

Artem Golik recently caught up with Ismael Londt to talk about his upcoming bout with Badr Hari at Akhmat Fight Show in Grozny, Chechnya. Londt is currently on a four fight win streak, he was scheduled to face Hari in 2014, but the fight fell through. He doesn't seem to have any type of bad blood toward Hari and sounds focused on the task at hand. 

Artem Golik: You have a fight coming up with Badr Hari, how do you feel about the fight?

Isamel Londt: The fight against Badr Hari is a honour for me. 

Artem Golik: How improtant is the fight with Badr Hari for you? 

Ismael Londt: For me every opponent is important, but Badr Hari is in my humble opinion one of the best Kickboxers of the world. He is a top class fighter. It is a great honour to fight Badr Hari in Grozny and I would like to thank Mr. President Ramzan Khadyrov, Akhmat Fight Club and the people of Chechnya! 

Artem Golik: Badr Hari has won 92 of 105 fights by the way of KO - do you worry about that? 

Isamel Londt: The fight record of Hari is surely amazing, but I don't worry because a KO can happen in any fight and it always is spectacular for the fans.

Artem Golik: What do you think about his shape? 

Ismael Londt: Hari is always in a good shape that's why he is top-class. I suppose he will be in fantastic shape for this fight. 

Artem Golik: How about your shape coming into this fight? 

Ismael Londt: My shape is the same like in any fight and I have the same preparation like always. The fight against Badr Hari is an honour, but preparation is as usual. 

Artem Golik: Do you have anything special planned for this fight with Hari, are you looking for a knockout? 

Ismael Londt: I don't want to talk about my plans and make any predictions for the fight. I leave that to the media and colleagues (according to them I have NO chance) and kickboxing fans all over the world. 

Artem Golik: Do you have a message for Badr Hari? 

Ismael Londt: I wish Badr Hari and his team good luck. May the best man win!
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Fight Card for W5: Grand Prix Moscow

August 6, 2015, 3:55 pm
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W5: Grand Prix Moscow is set to take place August 30th in Russia. Enriko Gogokhia vs. Foad Sadeghi Pari, and Chris Ngimbi vs. Valentino Ribalko join the already announced bout between Cosmo Alexandre (@CosmoAlexandre) vs. Artem Pashporin.

Gogokhia is currently on a six fight win streak, which includes wins over Chris Ngimbi, Warren Stevelmans, and Alessandro Campagna. Gogokhia has also recorded wins over Sittichai Sitsongpeenong and Erkan Varol in his career. Sadeghi Pari is an experience fighters who has been in the ring with the likes of Marco Pique, and Fadi Merza. 


Ngimbi has hit a rough patch in his career having lost eight of his last ten bouts. Although those fights came against opposition like Andy Souwer, Artur Kyshenko, and Gregory Choplin. In need of a win to get back on track this fight is crucial for Ngimbi. 


The fight will be Alexandre's first since his win at Legacy Kickboxing 1 in January. After some inactivity he seems to have a few fights lined up now as he is also expected to fight at Venum Victory World Series in Panama this coming October. Alexandre will enter the fight having won his last 3 bouts.

Pashporin has been in the ring with some great fighters, although the big win to set him apart on the world stage still eludes him. He has gone the distance with Buakaw and Andrei Kulebin, but both times came up short losing decision to them. A win over a well respected fighter like Alexandre would be a great career boost. Pashporin is only 22 years old and is 4-1 while fighting for the W5 promotion.

Fight Card:
Enriko Gogokhia vs. Foad Sadeghi Pari
Cosmo Alexandre vs. Artem Pashporin
Anastasia Yankova vs. Soumeya Sam
Sasa Jovanovi vs. Dmitry Grafov
Alexandr Kotov vs. Stanislav Zacharchenko
Vlad Tuinov vs. TBA

Tournament Bouts
Chris Ngimbi vs. Valentino Ribalko
Ilia Usachev vs. Maxim Spodarenko
Vladimir Konsky vs. Evgeniy Kuravskoy
Fikri Arikan vs. Maxim Kolpak
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Glory 23 Fight Breakdown: Nieky Holzken vs. Raymond Daniels

August 7, 2015, 9:06 am
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Nieky Holzken has long been considered the best striker in his weight class, despite not having the Glory Championship around his waist. Raymond Daniels is a fan favorite because of his flashy fighting style that has yielded some amazing knockouts. At Glory 23 one of these two will be crowned the new Glory Welterweight Champion.


The pair has fought before in the finals of the Glory 19 Welterweight Contenders Tournament. It was a one sided bout in favor of Holzken. From the start of the fight it was clear Holzken was looking to score a stoppage, he was very aggressive and didn’t look to give Daniels any room. He knocked Daniels down several times in the bout eventually scoring a third round stoppage.

Holzken is very adaptable in the ring. He can hang bag and pick you apart with his accuracy or he can press the action and punish you with his fluid combinations. Pressuring Daniels and not giving him room to throw any of his spinning kicks seems to be the best strategy here. Expect to see Holzken come out as aggressive as he did the first time. He will attack the body early like he did in their first bout and look to wear Daniels down.

Daniels is a solid fighter but seems to go to the well too much. It is safe to assume he will be throwing multiple spinning kicks throughout the fight, which he has proven he can land with lethal consequences. If Holzken keeps the pressure on him it will make it more difficult to throw the spinning kicks effectively, however, it won’t stop him from attempting them as proven in their first bout. Daniels needs to use all his tools, meaning he needs to let his hands go a lot more and using them to set up his kicks.

This fight seems like it is set to be a repeat of their first encounter, it is hard to picture a lot changing in just a few months. Daniels is game, but Holzken is likely going to use his combinations to attack the head and body to wear down Daniels. It is a fight and anything can happen, but for Holzken to get caught with a spinning heel kick seems unlikely.

You can view their first bout below.

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Karl Roberson talks controversial loss to Jerome Le Banner

August 7, 2015, 1:52 pm
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Karl Roberson was called on short notice to fight Kickboxing legend Jerome Le Banner at Fight Night Saint-Tropez 4 on August 4th in Saint-Tropez, France. Roberson was making his Kickboxing debut against one of the biggest legends in Kickboxing. The deck was definitely stacked in his favor, he was fighting Le Banner in his home country of France and he was taking the fight on short notice, and it was his pro Kickboxing debut against a fighter with over 100 fights to his name.

Roberson was supposed to be a sacrificial lamb for Le Banner to go out on top as his career was coming to and end, but Roberson did the unthinkable. He knocked the legend out in the second round, the only problem was that despite knocking him out he ended up losing a decision. How you might ask? Well after knocking down Le Banner in the second round the referee proceeded with a slow count that allowed Le Banner about 30 seconds to recover. What should have been a knockout victory for Roberson was snatched from him by horrendous refereeing.

We were able to catch up with Roberson after returning home from the trip and talk about the fight. You can also see the video of fight at this link.

MTA: You took this fight on short notice, how did it come to be?

Karl Roberson: I took the fight on short notice, my coach got a call from our friend Eddie Marini asking if I would take a fight with JLB in a week. 

MTA: What were your thoughts when you were told it was against Jerome Le Banner?

Karl Roberson: My first response is lets do it I get to fight some one I look up to and watched as I came up in the sport. Lets do it .

MTA: Did you have a specific game plan going into the fight since it was short notice?

Karl Roberson: Yea we watched a few of his most recent fights to see if we can find anything. There wasn't that much, I just came off a win in MMA at 185 pounds a week earlier so I was in shape so we came up with a move and heavy counter punches game plan. 

MTA: You went to France and fought a legend in Jerome Le Banner and pretty much got a raw deal. First off it seemed like you knocked him down in the second round but the ref did not give him a count. Do you think it was a knockdown?

Karl Roberson: The first time he dropped he didn't get a count which through me off a lil because I know I connected clean. So there I knew I had to really go for it.

MTA: When you actually knocked him out and the referee took the really long count what was going through your mind?

Karl Roberson: When I knocked him out, I'm just waiting for the count and waiting thinking what's taking him so long so now I'm just in a lets go mode.

MTA: After you saw that happen did that change your mind on how you had to approach the remainder of the fight?

Karl Roberson: So the bell rang and coach says keep the same game plan don't change keep moving and sticking. 

MTA: Despite you not getting the KO you deserved, did you think you did enough to win on the judges score cards?

Karl Roberson: At the end of the fight despite not getting the KO I still think I did enough to win connected more and had more and had more significant strikes.

MTA: Were you able to talk to the promoters about the bad refereeing after the fight and if so how did that go?

Karl Roberson: I wasn't able to talk to judges after the fight.

MTA: Fans probably weren't familiar with you before this fight but they should be now. Can you give us a little background on your fight history, how did you start, your current record, where you train etc?

Karl Roberson: I'm 24 and started training wen I was 13, I had a couple amateur boxing fights but didn't love it. Went looking for something different then found Brian Wright and from there it was history. I was undefeated in amateur MMA and got the light heavyweight belt. I went pro and now I'm undefeated as a pro and going hard. My kickboxing pro debut was against JLB so I guess I'm 0-1 in Kickboxing.

MTA: When can we expect to see you fight again?

Karl Roberson: I'll be stepping back in the cage in Atlantic City on September 25 for rROC and waiting on a call for my next Kickboxing fight. 

MTA: Any words for your supporters?

Karl Roberson: I want thank all my fans for the love and support you have no Idea how it feels to step in that ring/cage knowing you have so many people that have your back. Thank you n love you all.
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Glory 23 Results: Nieky Holzken stops Raymond Daniels to win Glory Welterweight Title

August 7, 2015, 11:44 pm
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Glory 23 took place tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The night's main event featured Nieky Holzken vs. Raymond Daniels for the Glory Welterweight Championship. The fight was a re-match from their Glory 19 bout in which Holzken defeated Daniels by third round (T)KO. 

Daniels came out aggressive to start the bout, while Holzken seemed content with picking his shots in the first round. In the second round Holzken began to get a little more aggressive and stalk Daniels. Both fighters were effective mixing their strikes. Daniels showed a more complete arsenal than he had done previously in his Glory fights, while Holzken was accurate with his strikes as usual connecting with low kicks and working the body with punches. In the third round Holzken came out as the aggressor and was able to land a few solid punches and a knee as he cornered Daniels. The knee opened a massive cut on Daniels left eye, Holzken went in for the kill and unloaded punches to the head and body before backing away. Referee John McCarthy moved in and the fight was stopped immediately. The cut was on the eye lid of Daniels, it was a good stoppage by McCarthy as some serious damage could have occurred if the fight had continued. With the stoppage Holzken captured the Glory Welterweight Championship and has now won his last eight fights, with six of those wins coming by (T)KO.

In the middleweight tournament Dustin Jacoby punched his way to victory, winning both of his bouts by stoppage. In the tournament semi-final he stopped Ariel Sepulveda with one second left in the first round and in the tournament final he stopped Casey Greene with strikes in the second round. The tournament victory is huge for Jacoby, he entered Glory after winning a Road to Glory tournament on less than 24 hours notice. He scored three knockouts in the Road to Glory tournament which was also his Kickboxing debut, but was immediately put in the ring with fighters that had a lot more experience and it showed. Coming into the tournament Jacoby had lost his last four fights. Hopefully Jacoby can build on the tournament win and climb back up the Glory ladder.

Xavier Vigney had stiff test in Daniel Sam at Glory 23. Vigney was coming off having won the heavyweight tournament at Glory 21 and had a lot of eyes on him this bout. He continued his momentum against Sam. Vigney pushed the pace and was successful through out the fight in pressuring Sam and connecting with low kicks and punches. The judges awarded a split decision victory to Vigney. The win is easily the biggest of Vigney's career to date.

Results:
Nieky Holzken def. Raymond Daniels via (T)KO (Cut) at 1:36 of Rd. 3 - Wins Glory Welterweight Championship
Xavier Vigney def. Daniel Sam via Split Decision

Tournament Semi-Finals
Casey Greene def. Quinton O'Brien via Unanimous Decision
Dustin Jacoby def. Ariel Sepulveda via KO at 2:59 of Rd. 1

Tournament Final
Dustin Jacoby def. Casey Greene via (T)KO at 1:19 of Rd. 2

Super Fight Series
Jamal Ben Saddik def. Anderson Silva via (T)KO at 2:55 of Rd. 3
Matt Baker def. Edward Hyman via Unanimous Decision
Chad Sugden def. Murthel Groenhart via Split Decision
Anvar Boynazarov def. Giga Chikadse via Split Decision
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4-Man Heavyweight Tournament set for Venum Victory World Series 4 October 24th in Panama

August 8, 2015, 12:39 pm
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Venum Victory World Series will visit Panama City, Panama on October 24th. The event which will feature a main event bout between Cosmo Alexandre and Luis Castañeda has confirmed the four participants of their heavyweight tournament. 

The tournament semi-final bouts will be Lucas Alsina vs. Claudiu Istrate and Sergio Pique vs. Rafael De Souza. The tournament finals will take place on the same night.

In addition to the tournament and Cosmo Alexandre vs. Luis Castañeda, Marcus Fisher will be fighting against Marco Pique.

Fight Card:
Cosmo Alexandre vs. Luis Castañeda
Marcus Fisher vs. Marco Pique

Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Lucas Alsina vs. Claudiu Istrate
Sergio Pique vs. Rafael De Souza


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4-Man Middleweight Tournament set for Venum Victory World Series 4 with El Mir vs. Alexander and Ryske vs. Li

August 9, 2015, 12:18 pm
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Venum Victory World Series 4 will visit Panama City, Panama on October 24th. The promotion has announced the competitors for it's 4-man middleweight tournament. Ian Alexander vs. Mohammed El Mir and Nicolas Ryske vs. Zikai Li will serve as the semi-final bouts. The middleweight tournament joins the already announced heavyweight tournament. 


El Mir and Li have to be the two favorites going into the tournament as they have more Kickboxing experience than their counterparts. Alexander and Ryske have competed in MMA more than Kickboxing, and will definitely have their work cut out for them against veterans like El Mir and Li.

In addition to the tournaments the night's main event will feature Cosmo Alexandre vs. Luis Castañeda, and Marcus Fisher will be fighting against Marco Pique.

Fight Card:
Cosmo Alexandre vs. Luis Castañeda
Marcus Fisher vs. Marco Pique

Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Lucas Alsina vs. Claudiu Istrate
Sergio Pique vs. Rafael De Souza

Middleweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Ian Alexander vs. Mohammed El Mir
Nicolas Ryske vs. Zikai Li
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Jo Nattawut set to defend title against Charlie Peters at Lion Fight 24

August 10, 2015, 9:09 am
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Jo Nattawut vs. Charlie Peters has been tapped to take place at Lion Fight 24 on September 25 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, CT. Nattawut will attempt to make the first title defense of his Lion Fight Super Welterweight Title.

Nattawut won the Lion Fight Super Welterweight Title at Lion Fight 22 with a unanimous decision victory over Salah Khalifa. Nattawut is 4-0 under the Lion Fight banner and has defeated Cosmo Alexandre, Sean Kearney, Richard Abraham, and Khalifa in his promotional run.

Peters is the second ranked welterweight in the UK. Peters is known for his knockout power and will be making his second appearance on U.S. soil. He fought for M-One Muay Thai in 2013 where he lost to Thanongdet Petchpayathai. Peters trains out of Double K Gym with Kieran Keddle.

Lion Fight 24 will also feature a lightweight title fight between Ognjen Topic and Stephen Meleady, and a main event bout between Ky Hollenbeck and Richard Abraham.

Fight Card:
Ky Hollenbeck vs. Richard Abraham
Ognjen Topic vs. Stephen Meleady for Lion Fight Lightweight World Title
Jo Nattawut vs. Charlie Peters for Lion Fight Super Welterweight Title
Gaston Bolanos vs. Ben Yelle
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Origins 7 Results: Yodsanklai takes decision over Tentori

August 10, 2015, 10:36 am
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Origins 7 took place this past weekend in Perth, Australia. The main event featured Yodsanklai Fairtex vs. Marco Tentori. 

Tentori came out aggressive in the bout, throwing strikes in volume. Yodsanklai didn't seem affected by the volume of strikes that were thrown his way as he calmly held the center of the ring and stalked Tentori. Yodsanklai started to pick up his output in the second round and both fighters were showing a diverse arsenal as they mixed in their kicks, punches, knees and elbows together. 

The third round is when Yodsanklai really began to take control despite Tentori throwing more volume. Yodsanklai defended well from most of Tentori's strikes, and when he did connect they didn't seem to affect Yodanklai. In the fourth round a well placed elbow opened up a cut over Tentori's right eye, after Yodsanklai noticed this he targeted the eye a bit more. 

Tentori was still game in the final round until with less than a minute to go an elbow from Yodsanklai hurt Tentori, as he tried to back away Yodsanklai followed with a knee and Tentori dropped to his knees and received an 8-count from the referee. Tentori was able to make it to the end of the fight in a valiant effort, but the judges awarded Yodsanklai a unanimous decision. With the win Yodsanklai has now won 20 consecutive fights, and has not lost since November of 2011.

Results: 
Yodsanklai Fairtex def. Marco Tentori via Unanimous Decision
Ben Worsfold def. Alex Amoroso via Split Decision
Nat Edwards def. Whitney Tuna via (T)KO in Rd. 1
Nathan Eadon def. Jordan McGregor via Unanimous Decision
Jordan Weir def. James Rowland via Split Decision
Eddy Duva def. Jeremy Firth Split Decision
Ross Clarke def. Varchas Vee via Unanimous Decision
Victoria Callaghan def. Jennifer Sinclair via Unanimous Decision
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Gabriel Varga set to defend Glory Featherweight Title against Sergei Adamchuk at Bellator 142: Dynamite

August 10, 2015, 1:22 pm
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Another title bout has been confirmed for the Glory portion of Bellator 142: Dynamite. Glory Featherweight Champion Gabriel Varga will make his first title defense against Sergei Adamchuk. The event which takes place September 19 from the SAP Center in San Jose, CA will also feature the already announced Glory Heavyweight Title bout between Zack Mwekassa and Saulo Cavalari.

Varga wont the Glory featherweight title this past April in a unanimous decision over Mosab Amrani at Glory 20. The Canadian is 5-1 in the Glory ring and has won his last four fights. The Ukraine's Adamchuk competes in both Kickboxing and MMA, but has focused on Kickboxing in recent years. He earned his title shot by defeating the highly touted Marat Grigorian at Glory 22. 

Bellator 142: Dynamite will feature MMA and Kickboxing bouts. It is being co-promoted by Bellator and Glory and will feature a cage and a ring.

Fight Card:
Saulo Cavalari vs. Zack Mwekassa for Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Gabriel Varga vs. Serhiy Adamchuck for Glory Featherweight Championship
Paul Daley vs. TBA
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Fight League Results: Saenchai and Sittichai Sitsongpeenong victorious

August 10, 2015, 3:16 pm
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The Fight League took place in Morocco this past weekend. The night's event featured Muay Thai great Saenchai taking on Hamza Essalih. The bout went as many fight fans expected with Saenchai outpointing his opponent for five rounds and winning a unanimous decision. With the win Saenchai has now won his last eight fights. Up next for him will be a bout with Greg Wootton at Yokkao 15 in October.

Sittichai Sitsongpeenong competed in an 8-man tournament on the night, winning the tournament by stopping two of his three opponents. In the tournament quarterfinal Sittichai won a decision over Emad Kedyear. In the semi-finals he scored a first round stoppage over Walid Hamid, and in the tournament final he scored a second round knockout over Yassin Baitar. With the tournament victory, Sittichai has now won the last four tournaments he has competed in including the Glory lightweight contender tournament at Glory 22 this past June.

Results:
Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym def. Hamza Essalih via Decision
Hichem Achalhi def. Daniel Jacare via Decision
Reda Aoulad Ben Said def. Jonathan Fabian via Decision
Ilias Boukyaou def. Nicolas Mendes via Decision
Bruno Susano def. Hamid Baarab via Decision
Shana Lammers def. Lamiya Arouam via Decision
Tarik Lyacht def. Soufiane M'hais via KO in Rd. 1

Tournament Quarterfinals
Walid Hamid def. Sergio Sanchez via Decision
Sittichai Sitsongpeenong def. Emad Kedyear via Decision
Yassin Baitar def. Anouar Lahmaj via Decision
Edye Ruiz def. Soufiane Taaouati via KO in Rd. 2

Tournament Semi-Finals
Sittichai Sitsongpeenong def. Walid Hamid via (T)KO (Referee Stoppage) in Rd. 1
Yassin Baitar def. Edye Ruiz via KO in Rd. 2

Tournament Final
Sittichai Sitsongpeenong def. Yassin Baitar via KO in Rd. 2

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Paul Daley vs. Fernando Gonzalez set for Kickboxing bout at Bellator 142: Dynamite

August 11, 2015, 7:02 am
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Paul Daley has been confirmed to be fighting in a Kickboxing bout for Glory at Bellator 142: Dynamite for quite some time now, however, no opponent had been announced. Glory Welterweight Champion Nieky Holzken issued a challenge Daley a few weeks prior to winning his title at Glory 23 this past weekend and it got fans talking about the potential match up. Yesterday the plans for the Holzken vs. Daley match up were squashed when it was announced that Daley would be facing Fernando Gonzalez. 

Daley is no stranger to the Kickboxing ring as he spent most of 2014 competing in the sport. Daley has amassed a 20-3 record in Kickboxing with 14 of those wins coming by knockout.Like Daley, Gonzalez is no stranger to striking only, he has competed in Muay Thai for WCK Muay Thai and has also done his fair share of boxing.

This is the fourth Kickboxing bout confirmed for the event and joins the two title fights already scheduled for the event of Saulo Cavalari vs. Zack Mwekassa and Gabriel Varga vs. Serhiy Adamchuck.

Bellator 142: Dynamite will take place on September 19 at the SAP Center in San Jose, CA. The event will feature both MMA and Kickboxing bouts with a cage and a ring set up at the venue.

Fight Card:
Saulo Cavalari vs. Zack Mwekassa for Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Gabriel Varga vs. Serhiy Adamchuck for Glory Featherweight Championship
Paul Daley vs. Fernando Gonzalez
Jose Palacios vs. TJ Arcangel
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Rematch of Alex Filip vs. Atakan Arslan ordered by SUPERKOMBAT board

August 11, 2015, 2:08 pm
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SUPERKOMBAT has announced that Alex Filip and Atakan Arslan will re-match at a future event. filip and Arslan fought at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV where Filip was declared the winner in an extra round decision.

The decision for the re-match came from the SuperKombat board after Arslan officially contested the decision. The change comes after it was determined that the decision was questionable. It also prompted the another major change, in future events two international judges outside of the host country will be used at SuperKombat events.

"This fight was contested officially by Atakan Arslan team and I can confirm that it was a controversial decision after the technical commission analyzed the fight. Also, I want to announce that from this moment, for the future events, we will have two international judges outside of the host-country and an international supervisor", said Superkombat CEO, Eduard Irimia.

Neither fighter seems to shy away from the rematch. 

"Wasn't the worst decision ever, but I think I was the winner of the fight. I'm very delighted because Superkombat ordered the rematch and that proves a lot. I cannot tell you now how happy I am for that. Next time I will knock-out Filip" responded Arslan.

"I'm waiting for him, no matter when the fight will happen. I'm better than him and I will prove it again" replied Filip. 
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Cage Kings 2 Results

August 11, 2015, 4:11 pm
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Cage Kings 2 took place this past weekend in Dublin, Ireleand. The event featured Muay Thai bouts in a cage and a portion of the fights featured Muay Thai action with MMA gloves. 

All three of the regular Muay Thai fights went the distance, but when the MMA gloves came on it was a knockout fest with five of the six bouts ending in stoppages.

Results:
Martyn Kemp def. Daryl Flood via Unanimous Decision
Amir Islam def. Anto Doran via Unanimous Decision
Killian Bushe def. Stephen O'Neil via Split Decision

Muay Thai with MMA Gloves
Adrian Kirby def. James O’Connell via (T)KO in Rd. 4
Eoin McCarthy def. Ivo Clinch via Unanimous Decision
Wayne Cambridge def. Wayne Grant via (T)KO (CUT) in Rd. 1
Cian Cowley def. Aaron Browne via KO in Rd. 2
Craig Coakley def. Shane McIlroy via (T)KO in Rd. 1
Alex Milhomens def. Gary Ormond via KO in Rd .2
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Chris Mauceri vs. Nicolas Parlanti and Julio Pena vs. Yeison Berdugo added to Lion Fight 24

August 11, 2015, 4:40 pm
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Lion Fight 24 takes place on September 25 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, CT. Two more fights have been confirmed for the event, Chris Mauceri vs. Nicolas Parlanti and Julio Pena vs. Yeison Berdugo.

Mauceri has been a Lion Fight regular, especially in the promotions trips to the east coast. Mauceri had one of the stiffest tests in his young career his last outing at Lion Fight 20. He dropped a unanimous decision to Thai Jo Sittisak, but showed the grit that has made a lot of people in the Muay Thai world pay attention to the New York product. He has only lost twice in his career, with his other loss coming to Kevin Ross.

Pena is another regular of Lion Fight when they visit the east coast. In his last outing for the promotion at Lion Fight 20 Pena scored a nasty first round knockout of Tom Evans. 

Fight Card:
Ky Hollenbeck vs. Richard Abraham
Ognjen Topic vs. Stephen Meleady for Lion Fight Lightweight World Title
Jo Nattawut vs. Charlie Peters for Lion Fight Super Welterweight Title
Gaston Bolanos vs. Ben Yelle
Chris Mauceri vs. Nicolas Parlanti
Julio Pena vs. Yeison Berdugo


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Fight Card for Thai Fight: Narathiwat

August 12, 2015, 4:45 pm
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Thai Fight: Narathiwat is set to take place August 22 in the Narathiwat province of Thailand. The event will feature Thai Fight regulars like Saenchai, Saiyok, and Antoine Pinto.


The fight card will feature a main event with Saenchai vs. Charles François. Saenchai just defeated Hamza Essalih by unanimous decision at Fight League in Morocco and will enter the fight on an eight bout winning streak.

Other match ups including Thai Fight notables are Saiyok vs. Patrick Murphy, Antoine Pinto vs. Charlie Guest, Sudsakorn Sor. Klinmee vs. Jimmy Vienot, and Victor"Leo" Pinto vs. Jakhongir Mukhammadiev.

Fight Card:
Saenchai PKSeanchaimuaythaigym vs. Charles François
Saiyok Pumpanmuang vs. Patrick Murphy
Antoine Pinto vs. Charlie Guest
Sudsakorn Sor. Klinmee vs. Jimmy Vienot
Super X Por. Petchnamchai vs. Alka Matewa
Leo Pinto vs. Jakhongir Mukhammadiev
Iquezang Rungthanakeat vs. Wang Tengyue
Payak Samui Lukjaoporongtom vs. Keivan Soleimani
Insee Samui vs. Saeed Yousefiramandi
Arsuwan Salami vs. Mohamad Anas
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