The Dynamite Fighting Show ( DFS ) is a Romanian kickboxing , Muay Thai , mixed martial arts (MMA), boxing , kyokushin and taekwondo promotion company based in Bucharest, Romania , which is owned by veteran heavyweight star Cătălin Moroșanu . It is the most popular combat sports and kickboxing promotion company in Romania . Former head of media and marketing for SUPERKOMBAT Alin Huiu has been managing director since its inception.
14-480: It promoted the first sanctioned professional event in the Romanian capital on July 5, 2018, when DFS promoted the "super fight" between Moroșanu and Freddy Kemayo . In Romania, it can be seen on Pro TV and Pro X . On 5 March 2020 DFS started airing live events on Sport Extra with the debut event on Sport Extra being Dynamite Fighting Show 7 . It has a strategic partnership with ISKA . In May 2022, DFS signed
28-483: A farm system (developmental territory) for DFS's future main roster. The competition takes place in the ring, but also on the tatami. The winners usually receive a scholarship consisting of participating in the ISKA World Championships. 2019 winners Ștefan Lătescu and Marko Dușinschi their professional debuts in 2020 and 2021 respectively. Freddy Kemayo Freddy Kemayo (born May 6, 1982)
42-540: A distribution agreement with five American networks. The partnership through United Fight Alliance will have 120 broadcasts on NBC Sports , AT&T , Stadium , NSN and Ocean 7 WXVO in the United States. Following the dissolution of the largest continental and popular Superkombat Fighting Championship, several new promotions started to dominate the scene in Romania. The professional kickboxing industry lacked
56-699: A unanimous decision to Pavel Zhuravlev on November 10 in Craiova , Romania at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination , in the tournament. He rematched Sergei Lascenko in a tournament reserve bout at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on December 22 and won by split decision after three tough rounds. On April 20, 2013, Kemayo KO'd Dino Belošević in round four at FK-ONE in Paris to win
70-517: A viable competitor to Colosseum Tournament which Cătălin Moroșanu attempted to fill with the formation of Dynamite Fighting Show. Also enjoying the popularity of Cătălin Moroșanu , after the dissolution of the SUPERKOMBAT it became the most popular combat sports promotion in the country. In 2018, after Pro TV and its subsidiary Pro X ended the partnership with SUPERKOMBAT, together with
84-532: Is a Romanian Super heavyweight kickboxer fighting in the K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT promotions. He made his K-1 debut in 2009 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP against Sergei Lascenko . The biggest performance of his career came in 2010 when he became K-1 World Grand Prix in Bucharest runner-up, in a tournament where he defeated Mighty Mo by KO. He next faced Dževad Poturak at
98-718: Is a French heavyweight kickboxer . He is a three-time French Kickboxing Champion. Kemayo joined Faucon Gym in 1999 and has been training there under Bingo and Richard Roudy ever since. In 2002 he became the French Kickboxing Champion and in 2003 made his K-1 debut in Milan, Italy at the K-1 Preliminary Tournament. His first success in K-1 came on April 16, 2005 at K-1 2005 Italy, when he defeated Lorenzo Borgomeo and Ionut Iftimoaie and reached
112-817: The SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 IV on October 20, 2012 in Arad , Romania and defeated the Bosnian on points to earn himself a wild card spot for the SuperKombat Final Elimination on November 10. He won a split decision over Roman Kleibl on November 10, 2012 in Craiova , Romania at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination , which is the quarter-finals of the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012. He rematched Ismael Londt in
126-734: The WAKO Pro World Super Heavyweight (+94.2 kg) K-1 Championship. He was expected to face Moises Baute at FCK in Tenerife, Spain for the SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Title eliminator, but got injured and was replaced with Igor Bugaenko. He will fight Peter Aerts at Fight Night Saint-Tropez II in Saint-Tropez, France on August 4, 2014. Sebastian Ciobanu Sebastian Ciobanu (born March 17, 1985)
140-507: The Dynamite Fighting Show they announced a multi-year broadcast deal. The promotion's first broadcast television event was DFS 1: Moroșanu vs. Kemayo . In the main event, Cătălin Moroșanu and Freddy Kemayo met for the third time in the kickboxing ring. Moroșanu dominated the bout, leading to a unanimous decision victory. The broadcast scored a 7.3 rating and 30 share, making it the most watched combat sports event in
154-428: The past 7 years. The main event peaked with a share of 40.2 in the 18-49 demographic. DFS's first event, Dynamite Fighting Show 1 , took place on July 5, 2018. Each DFS event contains several fights. Traditionally, every event starts off with an opening fight followed by other fights, with the last fight being known as the main event. Since its founding in 2019, Tellur Cup for junior kickboxers under-18 has served as
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#1732780643065168-469: The semi-finals at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final on December 22, 2012 in Bucharest and lost via technical knockout due to a cut in the second round. He won the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 10 in Craiova, Romania on May 18, 2013. After a unanimous decision victory over Vladimir Toktasynov in the semi-finals, he took a controversial extension round unanimous decision win over Frank Muñoz in
182-531: The semi-finals to Alexey Ignashov in a slim decision but the latter damaged his shin during his fight with kemayo so Freddy replaced him in the finals. In the finals he knocked out Sebastian Ciobanu with a head kick. However in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 he unexpectedly lost by first round TKO to Gokhan Saki after being overwhelmed by punches to the head. He lost
196-508: The tournament finals, where he was stopped by Alexander Ustinov by unanimous decision. On February 4, 2008 at K-1 European Qualification Kemayo knocked out Sergei Gur and qualified for K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands . On May 21, 2010 Kemayo fought at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest . In the first round he surprisingly beat the third tournament favourite, Sergei Lascenko in an overwhelming decision. He lost in
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