Enfusion Live 21 fight card set for October 4th

Enfusion returns to action this weekend with Enfusion Live 21. The event which will take place in Germany will feature an Enfusion 210lb title fight beetween Nikolaj Falin of Russian and Mohamed Boubkari of Morocco. Other fighters competing on the night include Valdet Gashi, Mark Vogel, and Enrico Rogge.

Fight fans will be able to watch the event live at www.enfusionlive.com.

Fight Card:

Nikolaj Falin vs. Mohamed Boubkari - Enfusion 210lb Title Fight

Mark Vogel vs. Ilias Bulaid

Enrico Rogge vs. Mohand Bouzidi

Leo Bonninger vs. Mohammed Jaraya

Mellony Geugjes vs. Dilara Yildiz

Max Baumert vs. Valdet Gashi

KOK World GP 2013 Results and Recap: Chris Baya wins 8-man tournament

The KOK World GP 2013 took place this past Saturday in Germany. The night’s tournament featured eight fighters in the one night 156lb division. Some of the more notable names in tournament on the night were Mohammed El-Mir, Max Baumert and Alex Vogel, but the night’s champion ended up being Chris Baya. The Dutch fighter met Alex Vogel in the tournament fighter after having scored knockouts against Andrii Panov and Max Baumert to get to the final. It didn’t take Baya much time to claim his tournament victory as he knocked out Alex Vogel with a knee to the head in the first round.

In some super fight action Artur Kyshenko wasted little time against Baker Bakarat. He knocked Bakarat down in the first round with a body kick and eventually won the fight when it was stopped in the first round by the doctor due to cuts.

Denis Schneidmiller and William Diender went the distance. In the early rounds the fight was a bit slow, but once the fourth round came around the fireworks started as both fighters really tried to impose their will. In the end Schneidmiller was awarded a decision victory.

Results:

KOK World GP 2013 Quarterfinals
Leo Bonninger def. Alban Ahmeti via Unanimous Decision
Alex Vogel def. Francisco Matos via Unanimous Decision
Max Baumert def. Mohammed El-Mir via Unanimous Decision
Chris Baya def. Andrii Panov via KO in Rd. 3

KOK World GP 2013 Semi-Finals
Alex Vogel def. Leo Bonninger via Split Decision
Chris Baya def. Max Baumert via KO in Rd. 3

KOK World GP 2013 Final
Chris Baya def. Alex Vogel via KO in Rd. 1

Super Fights
Artur Kyshenko def. Baker Bakarat via (T)KO in Rd. 1
Denis Schneidmiller def. William Diender via Unanimous Decision
Jerry Otto def. Vladimir Toktasynov via Split Decision
Huseyin Usta def. Kirill Buller via Unanimous Decision
Enrico Rogge def. Tomi Colic via KO in Rd. 2
Marco Aschenbrenner def. Daniel Zeuner via Split Decision
Daniel Tex def. Tommy Schubert via KO in Rd. 1

Fight Card for this Saturday's KOK World GP 2013

The KOK World GP 2013 will take place this Saturday November 23 in Magdeburg, Germany. The night's main event will feature about between recent Glory acquisition Artur Kyshenko of the Ukraine vs. Baker Barakat of Germany. The night's co-main event will feature Germany's Denis Schneidmiller vs. Dutch fighter William Diender. 

Also taking place on the night will be the 156lb grand prix. Although match-ups for the tournament have not been announced the fighters participating will be Steeve Valente, Max Baumert, Mohammed El-Mir, Andrii Panov, Alex Vogel, Leo Bonninger, Alban Ahmeti, and Francisco Matos. 

Below is the full fight card for the event.

Fight Card:

Artur Kyshenko vs. Baker Barakat

Denis Schneidmiller vs. Willam Diender

Jerry Otto vs. Vladimir Toktasynov

Steven Schmidt vs. Kirill Buller

Nikita Pankraz vs. Enrico Rogge

Marco Aschenbrenner vs. Daniel Zeuner

KOK Elimination GP Fighters

Steeve Valente

Max Baumert

Mohammed El-Mir

Andrii Panov

Alex Vogel

Leo Bonninger

Alban Ahmeti

Francisco Matos

Kevin Ross, Eddie Walker, and Joseph Valtellini among seven new additions to Glory roster

Glory has officially announced seven new additions to their fight roster. The Kickboxing powerhouse has now added American fighters Kevin Ross, and Eddie Walker, Canadian phenom Joseph Valtellini, Stephane Susperregui from France, South Korean Yong Soo Park, Ukraine's Roman Mailov, and Max Baumert of Germany.

There is no word on when the fighters will make their promotional debut for Glory or if Ross, Walker, and Valtellini will be competing in the "Road to Glory USA" series which will be open to North American and South American fighters and is expected to take place within the first six months of 2013.

Below is the official press release from Glory regarding the signing.

KEVIN ROSS, STEPHANE SUSPERREGUI, ROMAN MAILOV, MAX BAUMERT, JOSEPH VALTELINNI, EDDIE WALKER AND YONG SOO PARK JOIN THE RANKS OF THE WORLD’S TOP STAND-UP FIGHTERS

Singapore (Dec. 20, 2012) - GLORY announced today that it has signed seven new athletes from six different countries to its ever-growing powerhouse roster of elite stand-up fighters.

Four-time Muay Thai champion and flyweight (143 pounds/65 kilograms) sensation Kevin “El Presidente” Ross (36-9, 12 KOs) and rising middleweight (187 pounds/85 kilograms) star Eddie “Showtime” Walker (9-1, 7 KOs) of The United States, light-heavyweight KO artist Stephane Susperregui (32-4-1, 27 KOs) of France, surging welterweight “Bazooka” Joseph Valtellini (6-1, 6 KOs) of Canada, heavyweight Tae Kwon Do phenom Yong Soo Park (14-7, 8 KO’s) of South-Korea, lightweight champion (154 pounds/70 kilograms) Roman “Thunder” Mailov (23-3, 12 KOs) of The Ukraine and former two-time amateur boxing champion turned lightweight kickboxing champion Max Baumert (17-1, 10 KOs) of Germany have all joined the ranks of the world’s premier martial arts stand-up fighting league.

“We are excited about bringing this outstanding collection of highly-accomplished world champions and emerging young stars from diverse martial arts backgrounds and nationalities into the GLORY fold and we are looking forward to seeing them compete on the big stage where they will have the opportunity to take their budding careers to all-new, unprecedented levels,” said GLORY CEO Marcus Luer.

The 32-year-old Ross, who fights out of Dublin, Calif. was named Muay Thai North American Fighter of the Year in 2010 and has since been recognized as the face of the sport in The United States. He holds notable victories over decorated Thai champions Malaipet “The Diamond” Sasiprapa and “Coke” Chunhawat as well as American stars Justin Greskiewicz and Chike Lindsay.

Despite an advanced skill set and a handful of highlight reel worthy performances in the ring, Walker of Atlanta, Ga., was relatively unknown amongst martial arts fight fans until Oct. 13 when the protégé of six-time world champion Manu N’toh staged an incredible comeback KO victory against hard-hitting fellow American Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling in Las Vegas, Nev.

Walker survived a knockdown at the hands of Schilling in the first round and, another in the second stanza, but weathered the storm and suddenly unleashed a monstrous right hook in close quarters that dropped Schilling for the 10-count at the 2:13 mark of the second round.

Mailov is a ferocious 21-year-old battler who is in the midst of a 15-fight win streak after going unbeaten in both 2011 and 2012 while competing mostly in Russia and his native Ukraine. A five-time title holder, Mailov’s last win came on Nov. 8 when he scored a crushing fourth round KO on Armin Pumpanmuang Windy Sport of Thailand with a knee strike to the body during a matchup in Moscow.

Susperregui, a 26-year-old, four-time national champion in his native France, made a big mark in the sport in April, winning a one-night, four-man tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. Despite his relatively young career, the heavy-handed Susperregui has had considerable exposure to the international fight scene, facing rivals Steve McKinnon in China and Nathan Corbett in Australia.

Universally regarded as the hottest prospect out of Canada, the hard-hitting 27-year-old Valtellini stormed onto the professional fight scene after amassing a perfect 11-0 record as an amateur and has since claimed all six of his wins on the professional circuit by way of KO. A high school teacher by day, Valtellini is a lifelong martial artist who began his training in Tae Kwon Do at age seven, eventually earning his second degree black belt in the discipline before transitioning to Muay Thai.

Just 20 years old, Baumert has already made a mark in the martial arts fight world. A veteran of 35 boxing bouts, Baumert has captured stand-up fighting championships on national and continental levels and has competed four times in the last four months, winning each of his bouts by way of unanimous decision.

Known for his dangerous, yet graceful kicking skills, the 31-year-old Soo Park is a veteran of the national Korean Tae Kwon Do team who has claimed the Korea National Invitation Tae Kwon Do Championship at heavyweight. Soo Park established his presence on the international fight scene in his professional debut, scoring a first round KO with a low kick on former Japanese sumo wrestler turned professional boxer, Rikijyo, and then taking out Japanese Karate fighter Daisuke Watanabe, also in the first round of their matchup, with a front kick to the face.

GLORY matchups for each of the newly-signed competitors will be announced soon. In the meantime, GLORY will hit Saitama Super Arena on Saturday, Dec. 31 with its highly-anticipated ‘GSI presents DREAM 18 and GLORY 4 Tokyo - New Year's Eve Special’ double-header event that will begin at 4 p.m. JST with a stacked DREAM Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card and continue with the GLORY 4 Tokyo – Heavyweight Grand Slam that will be headlined by a one-night, 16-man heavyweight tournament

The single-elimination tournament field is loaded with the world’s top heavyweight stand-up fighters, including world No. 1 ranked Semmy Schilt (39-6, 18 KO’s), Remy Bonjasky (77-14, 40 KO’s), Peter Aerts (104-30-1, 78 KO’s), Gokhan Saki (77-15, 53 KO’s), Daniel Ghita (44-7, 34 KO’s), Errol Zimmerman (76-16-1, 41 KO’s), Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (32-8-1, 22 KO’s) and Sergei Kharitonov (22-7, 12 KO’s). The winner of the tournament will take home a Grand Prize of $400,000, and a total of $600,000 in prize money will be awarded to tournament participants.

Visit www.gloryworldseries.com for more information.

About GLORY:
The GLORY World Series (www.gloryworldseries.com) is the world's premier martial arts stand-up fighting league, staging events across the globe and offering up to $1,000,000 in prize money to the winners of 16-man ‘Grand Slam’ tournaments, which are open to only the best fighters in each weight class. The fight series also includes 8-man ‘Slam’ tournaments and events with traditional, single bouts.

With television deals spanning every continent, plus a groundbreaking online video streaming system and the world's largest online martial arts library, GLORY is one of the world's most widely-broadcast sporting organizations.

Owned and operated by Glory Sports International (GSI), the organization has offices in Holland, the UK, Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Its personnel includes a diverse mix of award-winning hedge-fund and private equity investors; principals from pioneering sports marketing agency Total Sport Asia; and senior level executives from several leading sports franchises, including WWE, FIFA, Golden Glory, Champions League and It's Showtime.