Enfusion is a Dutch

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promotion company based in

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. It produces events worldwide, which showcase twelve kickboxing

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(7 male and 5 female). Enfusion held its first event in 2013 in the Zwembad Sporthal in

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. Aside from producing kickboxing events inside of a

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, Enfusion operates three other brands of events: ''Enfusion Talents'', which showcases up and coming kickboxing prospects, ''Enfusion Rookies'' where amateurs are allowed to demonstrate their skills for the talent scouts and ''Enfusion Reality'', a tournament with behind the scenes perspectives into each athlete, produced over 12–14 episodes.

History

In 2002 Edwin Van Os started a new company along with Partner Simon Rutz designed to market kickboxing and manage fighters under the name of Its Showtime. In 2012, Its Showtime was then sold to Glory. Edwin van Os of Its Showtime then started a new reality show concept called ''Enfusion Reality'' which first aired in 2010. In 2013 the next step of Enfusion development emerged by hosting fight events throughout Europe and abroad. In 2018 Enfusion begun organizing Enfusion MMA events. In 2019 Enfusion unveiled two new brands with Enfusion Cage Events (ECE). The two brands included MMA and Extreme Stand-up.

Media coverage

Enfusion events were previously broadcast on

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in the Netherlands, while viewers elsewhere could watch through Enfusion's own subscription based video service. February 2022 a streaming deal covering Germany, Switzerland and Austria with fighting.de was announced. March 2022 Viaplay announced that they had acquired rights to stream Enfusion events for the next three years.

Glory Rivals

In January 2022 Enfusion and Glory announced a new series of jointly promoted events called Glory Rivals. The inaugural Rivals event was scheduled for May 21, 2022 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. The event was later cancelled due to the finances of Enfusion's local promoter partner Antwerp Fight Organization catching the attention of Belgian authorities. The first Rivals event was then held on 11 June 2022 in Alkmaar.

Kickboxing rules

Clothing and equipment

Each athlete wears a pair of shorts, and is not allowed to wear shoes. Female fighters additionally wear a top. The athletes fight with 8 oz gloves if they are under 70 kg and 10 oz gloves if they are above 70 kg. They must wear a

gumshield A mouthguard is a protective device for the mouth that covers the teeth and gums to prevent and reduce injury to the teeth, arches, lips and gums. An effective mouthguard is like a crash helmet for teeth and jaws. It also prevents the jaws com ...

and groin protector.

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is applied only to the face, while it is prohibited to apply it to the neck, shoulders and other body parts.

Duration of the rounds

Fighters in the A and B classes contest three rounds of three minutes each, with a minute's rest between the rounds. If the fight is scored a draw, they are allowed to fight a maximum of one extra round. Enfusion title fights, Super Bouts and Elimination fights (fight between contenders for a title shot) are five rounds of three minutes, with a minute of rest between the rounds. There is no extra round in these types of fights as a draw is not possible. Female title fights are five rounds of two minutes each. A draw is likewise not possible.

Permitted techniques

Punches are allowed to the head, front and side of the upper body. Spinning back fists are allowed, but they must not connect with the side of the glove. Kicks are allowed to the head, front and side of the neck, chest and stomach, as well as to the side of the body, kicks to the arms, inside and outside of the legs, and push kicks to the upper leg and thighs. Push kicks to the knee are not allowed.

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to the supporting leg of the opponent with the shin or the top of the foot are allowed.

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are permitted to the head, chest, sides, stomach and legs.

Clinch fighting Clinch fighting is the part of stand-up fighting where the combatants are grappling in a clinch, typically using clinch holds. Clinching the opponent can be used to eliminate the opponent's effective usage of some kicks, punches, and melee weap ...

is allowed to go on as long as the fighters are perceived to be active and working. Should the referee judge the clinch to be inactive, he will break up the fighters. The following are considered to be fouls: Holding in the clinch to avoid striking, head butting,

elbow strikes An elbow strike (commonly referred to as simply an elbow) is a strike (attack), strike with the point of the elbow, the part of the forearm nearest to the elbow, or the part of the upper arm nearest to the elbow. Elbows can be thrown sideways sim ...

, strikes to the groin, push kicks to the knee, clinching the lower back, striking with the inside of the glove, continuing to fight after the command of the referee, biting, spitting,

eye poke An eye poke, eye jab, eye stab, eye strike or poke in the eye is a strike at the eye or eyes of a human or animal. It is typically made with the fingers which may either be forked to jab both eyes or held together, like a bird's beak, to strike wit ...

s, approaching the opponent with a head held too low, avoiding to fight, or simulation of being hit by an illegal strike, submission holds and wrestling takedowns. For each foul, a fighter is awarded an official warning, with three warnings warranting a disqualification.

Match outcome

Effective strikes with permitted techniques are counted as scores. The scores are counted after the round and fighters are awarded based on a 10-point must system. The fight can be temporarily stopped if the fighter is in knockdown, and the grounded fighter is given a

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. A knockdown awards a fighter a 10–8, two knockdowns a 10–7, and three knockdowns in a single round result in a

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Weight classes

Enfusion currently uses nine different weight classes:

Events

Champions

Current champions

Enfusion men's championship
Enfusion women's championship

Enfusion Heavyweight World Championship

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Enfusion Light Heavyweight Championship

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Enfusion Middleweight World Championship

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Enfusion Welterweight World Championship

::''Weight limit: ''

Enfusion Lightweight World Championship

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Enfusion Featherweight World Championship

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Enfusion Bantamweight Championship

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Enfusion Women's Featherweight Championship

::''Weight limit: ''

Enfusion Women's Bantamweight Championship

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Enfusion Women's Flyweight Championship

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Enfusion Women's Strawweight Championship

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Retired titles

Enfusion 95 kg World Championship Enfusion 90 kg World Championship Enfusion 80 kg World Championship Enfusion 75 kg World Championship Enfusion 72.5 kg World Championship Enfusion 67 kg World Championship Enfusion 60 kg World Championship Enfusion 57 kg World Championship Enfusion Women's 67 kg World Championship Enfusion Women's 64 kg World Championship Enfusion Women's 54 kg World Championship Enfusion Women's 50 kg World Championship

Enfusion Reality

Enfusion Reality is a reality-style TV show in which contestants from different countries compete for cash prizes in the finals. Each season is a new competition, with different weight categories and new fighters. Each episode is set up to learn about each fighter, as they undertake small tasks in order to gain an advantage for their fight. At minimum, one fighter is eliminated in each episode. As the series draws to an end, the athletes are brought to the final 4 which compete in the final tournament.

Season 1, Test of the Champions – 2010

In season 1, 18 professional fighters from around the world were gathered on the island of

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. They were divided into four teams chosen and led by four female captains. They competed against the three other teams composed of challengers in the 70MAX weight category. Final four fighters were:

Pajonsuk Pajonsuk (born Angkhan Chomphuphuang th, อังคาร ชมพูพวง, 20 January 1980 in Lopburi, Thailand) is a Thai middleweight Muay Thai-kickboxer fighting out of Superpro Samui in Koh Samui, Thailand. He is a ...

Gago Drago Gagik Harutyunyan ( hy, Գագիկ Հարությունյան; born 8 March 1985), better known as Gago Drago, is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer from Alkmaar. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniqu ...

, Rick Barnhill and Armen Petrosyan and they fought in

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. Pajonsuk defeated Armen Petrosyan by extra round decision, Gago Drago defeated Rick Barnhill by second-round knockout. Gago Drago became champion, defeating Pajonsuk in the finals by judges decision.

Season 2, Quest for honor – 2011

For the second season, Enfusion introduced the 95MAX division. Once again, the contestants trained during the season on the island of

. Final four fighters were: Mohamed Boubkari,

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and

Wendell Roche Wendell Roche (born August 22, 1970) is a Curaçaoan heavyweight kickboxer. Career Roche was born in Curaçao. On October 16, 2010, he took part in the first round of the Ultimate Glory 2010/11 World Series at ''Ultimate Glory 12'' where defeat ...

and they fought in

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. Ondřej Hutník defeated Mohamed Boubkari by decision, Frank Munoz defeated Wendell Roche by decision. Ondřej Hutník became champion, defeating Frank Munoz in the finals by judges' decision.

Season 3, Trial of the Gladiators – Macedonia 2011

The third season welcomes fighters from 18 different countries to Ohrid, Macedonia. The weight category of this tournament is from the 85-kilo division. The athletes were arranged into teams of four spearheaded by female captains. Both the male athletes and female athletes compete in an elimination tournament.

Season 4, Search for The Superpro - 2013

This edition features some of the best up and coming world class kickboxers from the heavyweight division. The island of Koe Samui Thailand will host the extra large edition. Ladies from the 56-kilo division will assist in helping these athletes to complete there quest for dominance to crown the forth Enfusion Reality winner.

Season 5, Ladies edition - 2014

This edition features 18 ladies from across the globe, in the 54-kilo division. These world-class ladies will compete in an elimination tournament to determine, who will become the next Enfusion Reality champion.

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the current Enfusion 54-kilo champion has her eyes set on winning this spectacular ladies tournament. The coaches are from the heavyweight division and will help aid these athletes through the competition, featuring Daniel Sam last years heavyweight winner. This edition comes from the island of Koe Samui Thailand from the super pro kickboxing and fighting camp.

Season 6, Celebs Meet Pros - 2016

The sixth edition features 3 tournaments, the first features males who represent 4 different continents. with respective female captains. The contents represent are Europe, South America, Asia and Africa, and the Middle East. The female captains from these teams will also compete in a ladies tournament. The last tournament features a list of celebrities

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, Stevie Raine,

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who will fight in a pro kickboxing contest.

Season 7, New League Blood - 2017

Enfusion Reality the seventh edition, “New League Blood” indulges viewers to two exhilarating 8-man tournaments: First 85-kilo and the second 72-kilo. The winner of the 85-kilo tournament will advance to the renowned Enfusion League tournament. The winner of 72-kilo will advance to the final 16 of the World Grand Prix 100,000-euro tournament. The female captains will also battle for prestige among the ladies division. The stakes for all the contestants have never been higher.

List of participants

Season 1 (2010)

; Coaches * Bernise Alldis * Catarina Valerio * Eva Berben * Titiana Van Polanen ; Contenders *

Shane Campbell Shane Darryl Campbell is a Canadian Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and a former W.K.A. Muay Thai World Champion. Campbell is also the current WMA World Pro Muay Thai Champion, Aggression MMA World Champion, and Unified ...

Vuyisile Colossa Vuyisile Colossa (born 28 June 1982) is a South African professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer, a 5-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai. He has been a professional competitor in kickboxing since 2002 and a professional M ...

* Michael Lallemand * Pasi Luukanen * Mirko Vorkapic *

Şahin Yakut Şahin Yakut (born 8 May 1979 in Iğdır, Turkey) is a Turkish-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently living in Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and training in Gym Alkmaar. He is a member of the It's Showtime Team and is a training par ...

Cyrus Washington Cyrus Washington born 28 October 1983) is an American kickboxer, Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Lethwei fighter. He is former WKA, WMF, WKBF and PK-1 Muay Thai World Champion, as well as former WBC Muaythai USA Champion, WMC and Lumpinee Stadium Tit ...

* Alex Tobiasson *

Armen Petrosyan Armen Petrosyan ( hy, Արմեն Պետրոսյան, born November 6, 1986) is an Armenians in Italy, Armenian-born Italian Kickboxing, kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. An aggressive fighter, Petrosyan began training in Muay ...

* Jan van Denderen *

Steve Moxon Steve Moxon (born 9 November 1987) is an Australian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. Steve Moxon is a 2 x World Champion. Known for his speed and knockout power, Moxon captured the ISKA South Pacific ...

* Goran Aleksic * Rick Barnhill * Barnabas Szücs * Bruno Carvalho * Ville Aalto Women's final Men's final −70 kg

Season 2 (2011)

; Coaches * Julie Kitchen * Maria Bastasin * Aleide Lawant * Hanna Mjoberg ; Contenders *

Frank Muñoz Frank Muñoz (born 14 August 1983) is a Spanish heavyweight kickboxer fighting in the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship where he is the 2013 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Tournament Champion. He is also the former WAKO-Pro K-1 European champion ...

Sahak Parparyan Sahak "Hak" Parparyan ( hy, Սահակ Պարպարյան; born 4 September 1988) is an Armenian heavyweight- cruiserweight kickboxer, who is sometimes referred to as Sahak "Hak" Avetisyan. He is currently fighting out of the Van Os Gym in Alkmaar ...

* Marc Vlieger *

Ramazan Ramazanov Ramazan "The Punisher" Ramazanov (Russian language, Russian: Рамазан Рамазанов; born June 22, 1984) is a Russian kickboxer. He is a 7-time professional Muay Thai world champion. Biography and career Ramazan was born in Makhach ...

* Miika Kinnunen * Thiago Martina *

Arnold Oborotov Arnold Oborotov (born December 4, 1989) is a Lithuanian kickboxer. Career He faced Jarrell Miller at the ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo Final 16'' on October 14, 2012. Although he was able to land some powerful low kicks on Miller, the Am ...

* Fathi Cam * Martin Jahn * Bruno Lurette *

* Mohamed Boubkari * David Radeff * Narcis Omeragic * Revanho Blokland Women's final −63.5 kg Men's final −95 kg

Season 3 (2012)

; Coaches *

Denise Kielholtz Denise Kielholtz (born 30 March 1989) is a Dutch female Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She has competed professionally since 2004 and is the current Bellator Kickboxing Women's Flyweight Champion. ...

* Hatice Ozyurt *

Lucy Payne Lucy Payne (born 4 February 1992) is an English female kickboxer and muay thai fighter based in Cornwall. She is a former WBC Muaythai World Featherweight champion and is the #2 featherweight in the world by WBC Muaythai, as of April 2020. Tit ...

* Chajmaa Bellakhal * Lindsay Scheer ; Contenders * Adnan Omeragić * Alexandros Chatzichronoglou *

Andrew Tate Emory Andrew Tate III (born December 1, 1986) is an American-British social media personality, businessman and a former professional kickboxer. Following his kickboxing career, he began offering paid courses and memberships through his websit ...

* Bruno Lurette * David Radeff * Eddie Walker *

Franci Grajš Franci Grajš (born December 15, 1986) is a retired Slovenian kickboxing, kickboxer and best 85MAX kickboxer for December 2012. Biography and career In August 2011 Grajš participated elimination kickboxing reality show called Enfusion: Trial of ...

* Hakan Aksoy * Jake Bostwick * Michael Kongolo * Peter Lapuc * Ritchie Hocking *

* Ville Aalto *

* Sammy Masa * João Oliveira] * Urim Saiti Women's final −57 kg Men's final −85 kg

Season 4 (2013)

; Coaches *

* Manal Salman * Vicky Church * Miriam Hummingbird *

Anke Van Gestel Anke Van Gestel (born 19 August 1993) is a Belgian kickboxer, who has been professionally competing since 2010. She is the current ISKA World Super Lightweight K1 and Light Welterweight Oriental Rules champion, and the former Enfusion 61 and 6 ...

; Contenders * Andrew Thomson * Mate Paulovics * Kirk Krouba * Alexander Volobuev *

Daniel Sam Daniel Anthony Sam (born 13 August 1981) is an English super heavyweight kickboxer and is currently ranked UK number 1 in the heavyweight division of Muay Thai. He has fought on the top kickboxing promotions including Enfusion, SUPERKOMBAT, ...

* Iggy McGowan * Warren Thompson *

Brian Douwes Brian "Bad Ass" Douwes (born 21 November 1987 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Team Spirit, formerly known as Top Team Beverwijk in Beverwijk. He competed in K-1, Enfusion Live, Superkombat and Glory. As of 1 May 2017, he is ...

* Todd Stoute * Pane Haraki * Mohamed Boubkari * Gaetan Sautron * Chris Cooper * Răzvan Ghiță * Sam Tevette *

* Tomasz Nowak Women's final −61 kg Men's final HW

Season 5 (2014)

; Coaches * Kirk Krouba *

Ashwin Balrak Ashwin Balrak (born 17 May 1975) is a Surinamese-Dutch professional kickboxer and lawyer. Career and recent arrest Balrak was a former WPKL European Kickboxing champion who also competed in K-1. He made his K-1 debut in 2007 at K-1 Fightin ...

* Lukasz Krupadziorow * Andrew Thomson *

; Contenders * Fatima Pinto * Johanna Rydberg * Ferial Ameeroedien *

Meryem Uslu Meryem Uslu (born 13 February 1987) is a German female kickboxer who has fought for the Glory kickboxing title against Tiffany van Soest. She is the former Wu Lin Feng World 55 kg champion. Kickboxing career In 2012 Uslu fought Lucy Payne for ...

* Samantha van Doorn * Soraya Haurissa * Isis Verbeek * Marina Zueva * Filipa Correia * Adi Rotem *

Tiffany van Soest Tiffany Lynn van Soest (born March 20, 1989) is an American Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the bantamweight division. She is the current Glory Super Bantamweight Champion. In 2019, Combat Press voted her the Female Fighter of the Year. O ...

* Ashley Nichols *

Lizzie Largillière Lizzie Largillière (born 26 April 1987) is a French kickboxer. She is the current ISKA World Kickboxing Super Flyweight champion. She is the former WMC World Bantamweight champion, the former Enfusion 52 kg champion, and the former ISKA Euro ...

* Sammy Lee Brown * Maria Pantazi * Simone van Dommelen * Nevenka Mikulić

Enfusion Reality champions

Enfusion seasons champions

References

External links

Enfusion official website
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History

Media coverage

Glory Rivals

Kickboxing rules

Clothing and equipment

Duration of the rounds

Permitted techniques

Match outcome

Weight classes

Events

Champions

Current champions

Enfusion Heavyweight World Championship

Enfusion Light Heavyweight Championship

Enfusion Middleweight World Championship

Enfusion Welterweight World Championship

Enfusion Lightweight World Championship

Enfusion Featherweight World Championship

Enfusion Bantamweight Championship

Enfusion Women's Featherweight Championship

Enfusion Women's Bantamweight Championship

Enfusion Women's Flyweight Championship

Enfusion Women's Strawweight Championship

Retired titles

Enfusion Reality

Season 1, Test of the Champions – 2010

Season 2, Quest for honor – 2011

Season 3, Trial of the Gladiators – Macedonia 2011

Season 4, Search for The Superpro - 2013

Season 5, Ladies edition - 2014

Season 6, Celebs Meet Pros - 2016

Season 7, New League Blood - 2017

List of participants

Season 1 (2010)

Season 2 (2011)

Season 3 (2012)

Season 4 (2013)

Season 5 (2014)

Enfusion Reality champions

Enfusion seasons champions

See also

References

External links