Enfusion

Enfusion
Genre	Reality show
Original language(s)	English, French, Spanish
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	31
Production
Location(s)	Koh Samui, Thailand Ohrid, Macedonia
Running time	1 hour
Broadcast
Picture format	16:9 HD

Enfusion is a Reality style TV Show in which the contestants from different countries compete for cash prizes in the finals. Each fighter who participates in enfusion are known as the best in their country, as they represent both themselves and their nation. Enfusion is also dedicated to enhancing female athletes in the sport of kick boxing, as the coaches are females which will then compete in the finals for cash prises. 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 least one fighter is eliminated in each episode. As the conclusion draws to an end, the athletes are brought to the final 4 which compete in the final tournament. The Enfusion test of the Champions wins the $40,000 prize.^[1]

Seasons

Season 1, Test of the Champions – 2010

In this Season 1, 18 professional fighters from all around the world were gathered on the heavenly highland of Koh Samui, Thailand. They were divided into four teams chosen and led by four female captains. They had to prove they are the best in the discipline against the three other teams composed of current top challengers in the 70MAX weight category.^[2] Final four fighters were: Pajonsuk, Gago Drago, Rick Barnhill and Armen Petrosyan and they fought in Lisbon. 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.^[3]

Season 2, Quest for honor – 2011

For its second season, Enfusion introduced the 95MAX division. Once again, the contestants had to train during the whole season on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand. They lived, dieted and trained together in the Super Pro Samui bootcamp.^[4] Final four fighters were: Mohamed Boubkari, Frank Munoz, Ondřej Hutník and Wendell Roche and they fought in Prague. 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.^[5]

Season 3, Trial of the Gladiators – Macedonia 2011

For the third season, fighters from 18 different countries had to compete in the new installations of Ohrid, Macedonia. The category was new: 85MAX. The team composition and the matchmaking was determined by challenges.^[6][7]

Media Rights Distribution

Both Enfusion Reality TV Show's media rights & Enfusion Live shows are distributed worldwide by Fighting Spirit, the international market leader in fighting sports content distribution.

List of participants

Season 1

Coaches^[8]

• Bernise Alldis
• Catarina Valerio
• Eva Berben
• Titiana Van Polanen

Contenders^[8]

Women's final

	Semi Finals					Final
	Titiana Van Polanen		DEC
	Catarina Valerio		3r.			Titiana Van Polanen		3r.
	Bernise Alldis		DEC			Bernise Alldis		DEC
	Eva Berben		4r.

Men's final -70 kg

First Round

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Pasi Luukkanen

Steve Moxon

Pasi Luukkanen

Gago Drago

DEC

Gago Drago

DEC

Bruno Carvalho

Gago Drago

KO

Rick Barnhill

Rick Barnhill

2r.

Goran Aleksic

Rick Barnhill

DEC

Şahin Yakut

ERD

Şahin Yakut

Mikael Lallemand

Gago Drago

DEC

Pajonsuk

Pajonsuk

Jan van Denderen

Pajonsuk

TKO

Shane Campbell

DEC

Shane Campbell

3r.

Szűcs Barnabás

Pajonsuk

ERD

Armen Petrosyan

Armen Petrosyan

4r.

Vuyisile Colossa

Armen Petrosyan

Mirko Vorkapić

Mirko Vorkapić

Alex Tobiasson

Season 2

Coaches^[1][9]

• Julie Kitchen
• Maria Bastasin
• Aleide Lawant
• Hanna Mjoberg

Contenders^[1][9]

Women's final -63.5 kg

	Semi Finals					Final
	Maria Bastasin		TKO
	Julie Kitchen		1r.			Maria Bastasin		3r.
	Aleide Lawant		DEC			Aleide Lawant		DEC
	Hanna Mjoberg		3r.

Men's final -95 kg

First Round

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Thiago Matina

Bruno Lurette

Thiago Martina

3r.

Ondřej Hutník

DEC

Ondřej Hutník

KO

Wendell Roche

Ondřej Hutník

DEC

Mohamed Boubkari

DEC

Mohamed Boubkari

3-0

Arnold Oborotov

Mohamed Boubkari

KO

Fathi Cam

DEC

Fathi Cam

3r.

David Radeff

Ondřej Hutník

DEC

Frank Muñoz

DEC

Frank Muñoz

3-0

Sahak Parparyan

Frank Muñoz

DEC

Marc Vlieger

Marc Vlieger

3-0

Martin Jahn

Frank Muñoz

DEC

Narcis Omeragić

Wendell Roche

3-0

Miika Kinnunen

Wendell Roche*

ERD

Ramazan Ramazanov

KO

Ramazan Ramazanov

Revanho Blokland

2r.

Season 3

Coaches^[10]

• Denise Kielholtz
• Hatice Ozyurt
• Lucy Payne
• Chajmaa Bellakhal
• Lindsay Scheer

Contenders

Women's final -57 kg

	Semi Finals					Final
	Lucy Payne		DEC
	Chajmaa Bellakhal		3r.			Lucy Payne		3r.
	Denise Kielholtz		DEC			Denise Kielholtz		DEC
	Lindsay Scheer		3r.

Men's final -85 kg

First Round

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Adnan Omeragić

DEC

Peter Lapuc

3-0

Adnan Omeragić

Andrew Tate

KO

Andrew Tate

TKO[11]

Sammy Masa

2r.

Andrew Tate

TKO

Ritchie Hocking

KO

Ritchie Hocking

1r.

João Oliveira

Ritchie Hocking

[12]

Hakan Aksoy

[13]

Hakan Aksoy

Alexandros Chatzichronoglou

Andrew Tate

1r.

Franci Grajš

KO

Franci Grajš

KO

Michael Kongolo

Franci Grajš

DEC

Wendell Roche

DEC

Wendell Roche

3-0

Jake Bostwick

Franci Grajš

DEC

Sahak Parparyan

DEC

Sahak Parparyan

3-0

David Radeff

Sahak Parparyan

KO

Eddie Walker

Eddie Walker

1r.

Urim Saiti

Season 4

Coaches^[14]

• Denise Kielholtz
• Manal Salman
• Vicky Church
• Miriam Hummingbird
• Anke van Gestel

Contenders

Women's final -61 kg

	Semi Finals					Final
	Denise Kielholtz		DEC
	Manal Salman		3r.			Denise Kielholtz		DEC
	Vicky Church		DEC			Vicky Church		3r.
	Miriam Hummingbird		3r.

Men's final HW

First Round

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Andrew Thomson

TKO

Mate Paulovics

1r.

Wendell Roche*

3-0

Daniel Sam

DEC

Daniel Sam

DEC

Iggy McGowan

3-0

Daniel Sam

DEC

Kirk Krouba

DEC

Kirk Krouba

2-1

Alexander Volobuev

3-0

Kirk Krouba

KO

Warren Thompson

DEC

Razvan Ghita**

2r.

Brian Douwes

3-0

Daniel Sam

DEC

Mohamed Boubkari

TKO

Mohamed Boubkari

3-0

Gaetan Sautron

3r.

Mohamed Boubkari

KO

Todd Stoute

TKO

Todd Stoute

1r.

Pane Haraki

3

Mohamed Boubkari

KO

Sam Tevette

DEC

Sam Tevette

4r.

Wendell Roche

3-0

Sam Tevette

DEC

Chris Cooper

DEC

Chris Cooper

3-0

Razvan Ghita

3-0

Enfusion Reality champions

Enfusion Seasons Champions

Men's Tournaments

Date	Champion	Nationality	Event	Location	Runner-up	Nationality
2013-09-17	Daniel Sam	England	Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro	Koh Samui, Thailand	Mohamed Boubkari	Morocco
2012-12-02	Franci Grajš	Slovenia	Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Andrew Tate	United States of America
2011-12-30	Ondřej Hutník	Czech Republic	Enfusion 2: Quest for honor	Prague, Czech Republic	Frank Muñoz	Spain
2010-07-10	Gago Drago	Armenia	Enfusion 1: Test of the Champions	Lisbon, Portugal	Pajonsuk	Thailand

Team Captain's Tournaments

Date	Champion	Nationality	Event	Location	Runner-up	Nationality
2013-09-17	Denise Kielholtz	Netherlands	Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro	Koh Samui, Thailand	Vicky Church	England
2012-12-02	Denise Kielholtz	Netherlands	Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Lucy Payne	England
2011-12-30	Alaide Lawant	Netherlands	Enfusion 2: Quest for honor	Prague, Czech Republic	Maria Bastasin	Canada
2010-07-10	Bernise Alldis	United Kingdom	Enfusion 1: Test of the Champions	Lisbon, Portugal	Titiana Van Polanen	Netherlands

Enfusion Live events

Event	Date	Venue	City
Enfusion Live 13	Jan 25, 2014	Genderbeemd sporthal	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Enfusion Live 12	Jan 12, 2014	Sporthal Hoornsevaart	Alkmaar, Netherlands
Enfusion Live 11	Dec 01, 2013	The O2 Arena	London, England
Enfusion Live 10	Nov 16, 2013	Lambershal Sporthal	Groningen, Netherlands
Enfusion Live 9	Nov 03, 2013	Event Plaza	The Hague, Netherlands
Enfusion Live 8	Oct 12, 2013	The O2 Arena	London, England
Enfusion Live 7	Jul 13, 2013	Pabellón Municipal de Deportes	Tenerife, Spain
Enfusion Live 6	Jun 29, 2013	The O2 Arena	London, England
Enfusion Live 5	May 11, 2013	Theo Koomenlaan sporthal	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Enfusion Live 4	Apr 13, 2013	Marof sporthal	Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Enfusion Live 3	Mar 30, 2013	The O2 Arena	London, England
Enfusion Live 2	Mar 09, 2013	Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona	Barcelona, Spain
Enfusion Live 1	Feb 02, 2013	Zwembad Sporthal	Zwevegem, Belgium

Current Enfusion Live champions

Men's Division Champion Title defenses Open class Vacant 95 kg Vacant -90 kg Wendell Roche 0 -85 kg Vacant -80 kg Zlatko Bajić 0 -75 kg Michael Wakeling 0 -70 kg Robbie Hageman 0 -67 kg Vacant -63 kg Greg Wooton 0 -60 kg Rittijack Kaewsamrit 0

Women's Division Champion Title defenses Open class Vacant -64 kg Laetitia Bakissy 0 -61 kg Anke van Gestel 0 -57 kg Ilona Wijmans 2 -54 kg Iman Barlow 0

Enfusion Live men's championship

Enfusion Live -90 kg World Championship

Enfusion Live -90 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2013-07-13 - present Wendell Roche Netherlands Enfusion Live 7 Tenerife, Spain    2013-07-13 Moises Ruibal

Enfusion Live -80 kg World Championship

Enfusion Live -80 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2012-10-27 - present Zlatko Bajić Croatia Bajić Team & Ameno Fight Night Split, Croatia    2012-10-27 Wendell Zaalman[15]

Enfusion Live -75 kg World Championship

Enfusion Live -75 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2013-12-01 - present Michael Wakeling England Enfusion Live 11 London, England    2013-12-01 Ali Gunyar[16] 2013-05-11 - 2013-12-01 Ali Gunyar Turkey Enfusion Live 5 Eindhoven, Netherlands    2013-05-11 Grega Smole[17]

Enfusion Live -70 kg World Championship

Enfusion Live -70 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2014-01-25 - present Robbie Hageman Netherlands Enfusion Live 13 Eindhoven, Netherlands    2013-03-09 David Calvo[18] 2013-03-09 - 2014-01-25 David Calvo Spain Enfusion Live 2 Barcelona, Spain    2013-03-09 Mirko Vorkapić

Enfusion Live -63 kg World Championship

Enfusion Live -63 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2013-10-12 - present Greg Wooton England Enfusion Live 8 London, England    2013-10-12 Pietje Doorjé[19]

Enfusion Live -60 kg World Championship

Enfusion Live -60 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2013-06-29 - present Rittijack Kaewsamrit Thailand Enfusion Live 6 London, England    2013-06-29 Amine Kacem

Enfusion Live women's championship

Enfusion Live -64 kg World Championship

Enfusion Live -64 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2013-11-16 - present Laetitia Bakissy France Enfusion Live 10 Groningen, Netherlands    2013-11-16 Rachida Bouhout

Enfusion Live -61 kg World Championship

Enfusion Live -61 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2013-02-02 - present Anke van Gestel Belgium Enfusion Live 1 Zwevegem, Belgium    2013-02-02 Ilona Wijmans[20]

Enfusion Live -57 kg World Championship

Enfusion Live -57 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2013-04-13 - present Ilona Wijmans Netherlands Enfusion Live 12 Enfusion Live 9 Enfusion Live 4 Alkmaar, Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands Novo Mesto, Slovenia 2 2014-01-12 Denise Kielholtz[21] 1 2013-11-03 Nathalie Visschers[22] 2013-04-13 Nevenka Mikulić[23]

Enfusion Live -54 kg World Championship

EnfusionLive -54 kg champions Date Champion Nationality Event Location Title Fights / № of Defenses 2013-03-30 - present Iman Barlow United Kingdom Enfusion Live 3 London, United Kingdom    2013-03-30 Alexis Rufus[24][25]

References

External links

• Enfusion official website
• Fighting Spirit (Exclusive distributor)