Enfusion Live report for Antwerp, Belgium 21st December 2014

Bulaid however is a special talent and had the look of a man that would not be denied and a series of furiously fast combinations soon had Zairov covering up in the corner.
After a dominant first round, Bulaid continued his march toward the title in the second, staggering Zairov with several big over hand rights.  A stepping left knee to the chin dropped Zahid heavily to the canvas and despite beating the count was saved from further punishment by the referee who had rightly seen enough of the one sided bout. The end came at 1.15 of the second round.


Nordin Ben Moh (Morocco) won via unanimous points decision against Mohamed Souane of France.
Ben Moh swarmed forward from the off, flinging in some cracking left hooks to body and head, and testing the Frenchmans resiliance with his power. Souane however made his way through the round soaking up the pressure as he tried to respond with his own attacks. The Moroccan outworked Souane in the second round as he continued to land his meaty looking punches. By the third Ben Moh had by now settled in for the points win, maybe aware of the fact that the tough visitor had soaked up his best shots without receiving a count, he seemed content to pick off Mohamed as he marched forward. Nordin was unloading another heavy punch combo as the final bell rang closing out a dominant performance as he picked up the points win.
 


Tayfun Ozcan (Turkey) picked up the Enfusion fighter of the night cheque with a second round TKO victory over Morocco's Ismael Benali.
Benali had an excellent first round and seemed to have the edge in speed as used good ring movement and well timed striking to keep the marauding Ozcan off balance and out of range. When the powerful Turk did fall into range Benali would leap in with hard knees up the middle. After the first round had concluded there was a feeling at ringside that the Moroccan may spring a slight upset and end up outfoxing Ozcan. Sadly for Benali, Tayfun began to find his range in the second and a thumping left hook to the liver brought Benali to his knees. Beating the count and in obvious pain the Moroccan beat the count. Ozcan steamed in for the finish and a punch combination, ending with another  left to the liver, once again poleaxed Ismael and signalled the end of the bout. The referee waved the contest over at 2.40 of the second round.
 


Iman Barlow (England) won via unanimous points decision against Soraya Haurissa (Indonesia).
Barlow made a patient start to the bout, controlling the distance beautifully, she kept the Indonesian pressure fighter at range with kicks and smothered her in the clinch with knees when she got too close. Iman brought her punches into play in the second and scored well often pushing Haurissa back to the ropes and blocking any return punches on her high held guard. By round three Barlow was in full flow, working hard and bossing the clinch, she looked to dominate up to the final bell. A push kick knocked Soraya across the ring and jumping knees rained in. It was no surprise when Barlow's hand was raised at the final bell rightly having won every round on all the judges scorecards.
The "Pretty Killer" improves to 82 fights 74 wins (26 Ko's) 5 losses and 3 draws.
 


Edvin Kibus (Estonia) won via unanimous points decision against Yassin Baitar (Morocco).
The bout was closely contested throughout with Baitar taking the first round and sharing the second with his powerful eye catching blows. Kibus though seemed to cope better with the pace and seemed to get stronger as the bout progressed. The judges needed an extra round to be sure and with the Moroccan tiring fast it was the Estonians cleaner more accurate and busier style that won him the day and earned him the points win.


 
Ibrahim El Boustati (Morocco) remains unbeaten after a unanimous points decision win against Khalid El Bakouri (Morocco).
El Boustati looked relaxed and confident at the start of the contest  and showed his full repertoire of tricks and skills as he feinted and faked before throwing kicks high and low and punching from awkward angles. Khalid tried to get going in the second and pushed forward but Ibrahim was able to fight well off the back foot and often pulled his head out of the way at the last moment before scoring with stinging counters. With the fight slipping away from him El Bakouri needed a big third round and drove himself forward once more in the final session. El Boustati however stayed alert and evaded most of the pressure with his excellent head movement and closed out the round with some eye catching scissor knees that barely missed their mark. The judges awarded every round to Ibrahim as he maintained his undefeated record and stated his case for a shot at the -85 kg champ Mirko Cingel.   
El Boustati improves to 33 fights with 33 wins (11 KO's)
 

 
The fighting talents
 
Sven Twisk (Holland) won via unanimous points decision in the -67 kg four man tournament final against Volkan Sanatci (Morocco)
 
Jusef Moujahid (Morocco) won via unanimous points decision against Jaouad El Khabai (Morroco)
 
Ralph Blewanus (Holland) needed just 45 seconds to pick up a TKO victory over Koos Kivits (Holland)
 
Sheena Widdershoven won via unanimous points decision against Frederica Sbaraglia (Italy)
 
Soufiane Kaddouri (Morocco) won via 1st round knockout against Ervin Karsen (Indonesia)
 
Volkan Sanatci (Morocco) won via unanimous points decision in the -67 kg four man tournament semi final against Samed Stokey (Nigeria)
 
Sven Twisk (Holland) won via unanimous points decision in the -67kg tournament semi final against Badr Lazaar (Morocco)

by Peter Lowe "The man in the know"  (Enfusion MC)