Final Fight Championship
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| Private | |
| Industry | Martial arts promotion |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Orsat Zovko[1] |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
Key people |
Orsat Zovko[1] , Chairman/President |
| Parent | Fight Channel Group |
| Website |
www |
Final Fight Championship (FFC) is a European martial arts promotion company operating under and with the production support of the Fight Channel Group. The Fight Channel Group comprises a specialized European martial arts cable channel – Fight Channel, one of the most visited martial arts websites in South-East Europe – Fight Site, and several other business entities. The FFC (short for Final Fight Championship) has its headquarters, like the rest of the Fight Channel Group, in Zagreb, Croatia.
The owner of the Fight Channel Group and the President of the FFC is Orsat Zovko, globally known as the manager of the Croatian martial arts superstar Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović. Even though it started in 2003 as a promotion organization dedicated solely to kickboxing, the FFC in 2013 introduced MMA fights in its events. Due to its rapidly increasing popularity and an overwhelming public interest, the FFC is said to be the fastest growing martial arts promotion in Europe. The FFC has contracts with close to one hundred fighters from all over the world.
History
The Final Fight: Stars War
The first Final Fight event called "The Final Fight: Stars War" was held in 2003 (31 October) at the Ledena dvorana Doma sportova venue in Zagreb. It featured seven fights, two of which were for the WKA world title.[2] The crowd enjoyed a full evening of watching the likes of Mike Bernardo, Sergei Gur, Phillip Trapani and Vitali Akhramenko, as well as local fighters who were given a chance to prove themselves on their own turf, namely Ivica Perković, Ante Bilić and Josip Bodrožić. A German fighter with Croatian roots, Stefan Leko, triumphed in front of his own crowd. In the final battle of the evening, great South African K-1 star Mike Bernardo defeated Belarusian Sergei Gur by TKO in the second round.
Results
| Kickboxing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Mike Bernardo | def. | Sergei Gur | TKO | 3 | ||
| Heavyweight | Stefan Leko | def. | Sebastiaan Van de Muysenberg | KO | 2 | ||
| Heavyweight | Alexey Ignashov | def. | Josip Bodrožić | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ante Bilić | def. | Jose Reis | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Vitali Akhramenko | def. | Dewey Cooper | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Light heavyweight | Ivica Perković | def. | Marc de Wit | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Mirco Cappellato | def. | Phillip Trapani | TKO (injury) | 1 | |||
Cro Cop Final Fight
Final Fight waited almost nine years before organizing its second event titled "Cro Cop Final Fight". The event was held on 10 March 2012 in Arena Zagreb. The main event between global superstar Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović and eight-time K-1 WGP finalist Ray Sefo expectedly attracted the most attention. It was the beginning of Mirko Filipović's return to kickboxing after nine years spent in mixed martial arts. It was also the first big match for Filipović in front of his own crowd in the city where he lived and trained.
In addition to Cro Cop and Sefo, the event, attended by a crowd of approximately 11,000 people, included the likes of former It's Showtime champion Daniel Ghiță, SUPERKOMBAT WGP winner Sergei Lascenko and former It's Showtime champion Sahak Parparyan.[3] It was also a chance for some local fighters to make a name for themselves, such as Mladen Brestovac, Toni Milanović and Agron Preteni.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| KB +95kg | Mirko Filipović | def. | Ray Sefo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB +95kg | Daniel Ghiță | def. | Sergei Lascenko | TKO (head kick) | 3 | 0:49 | |
| KB +95kg | Igor Jurković | def. | Freddy Kemayo | Decision (majority) | Ex.r | 3:00 | |
| KB +95kg | Mladen Brestovac | def. | Mourad Bouzidi | TKO (injury) | 1 | 0:30 | |
| KB +95kg | Mladen Kujundžić | def. | Marin Došen | Decision (unanimous) | Ex.r | 3:00 | |
| KB −95kg | Agron Preteni | def. | Pacome Assi | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB +95kg | Michael Duut | def. | Stefan Jelić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB −86kg | Sahak Parparyan | def. | Toni Milanović | Decision (unanonimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB −81kg | Miran Fabjan | def. | Ivan Posavec | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
FFC era
In late March 2013, Fight Channel announced a series of tournaments under the already familiar Final Fight brand, with the addition of the word "Championship" (C) in the promotion's name, revealing its intention to organize title fights in the future.[4] On that occasion, the new, updated logo of the promotion was presented. FFC president Orsat Zovko announced that there would be at least 10 tournaments in 2013,[5] and that they would feature both kickboxing and MMA fights in equal measure. Each event was to have ten fights, four on the preliminary fight card and six on the main card. This was a novelty considering that the first two Final Fight events were composed solely of kickboxing fights. The events were to be broadcast live on Fight Channel, but also in many other European and world countries. Zovko made reference to the success of the K-1 WGP Final, produced and co-organized by Fight Channel on 15 March 2013 and ultimately won by Mirko Filipović.[6] It was the first K-1 WGP Final ever held outside Japan.[7]
FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș
The first event under the updated FFC brand, FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș, was held on 19 April 2013 at the Gripe venue in Split, Croatia, and the main event was the fight between Igor Jurković and Raul Cătinaș. Even though he was announced, hometown fighter Agron Preteni – who defeated favored Romanian Andrei Stoica at the K-1 WGP Final several weeks before – was forced to withdraw due to an injury. The promotion was unable to find a last-minute replacement for Preteni, which is why FFC03 featured nine instead of the scheduled 10 fights.[8]
In the first preliminary fight of the evening, Ivan Gluhak defeated Dejan Milošević by stoppage at the end of the second round, which was also the first MMA fight in the history of the Final Fight Championship.[9] In the main event, Igor Jurković defeated Romanian Cătinaș via decision, while in the co-main event K-1 WGP Final semifinalist Pavel Zhuravlev knocked out Italy's Luca Panto. The media took special notice of a highlight knockout by Bosnian fighter Tomislav Spahović in an MMA light heavyweight bout against Swede Christian Golčić.[10] Due to this outcome, Spahović was celebrated in his home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a hero and touted as a major prospect on the martial arts scene.[11]
A live broadcast of the event went to more than fifty countries of the world, including national TV stations in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatian national TV network Nova TV later reported that FFC03 had a 32% share in TV ratings, making the event the most watched show of that week.[12]
After the event, Orsat Zovko announced the upcoming events in Zadar, Osijek and Poreč, as well as the expansion of the FFC promotion to the countries of the region in spite of the poor attendance of the show. According to the media estimates, the attendance was a mere one thousand.[13]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| KB +95kg | Igor Jurković | def. | Raul Cătinaș | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB +95kg | Pavel Zhuravlev | def. | Luca Panto | TKO | 1 | 1:28 | |
| MMA +95kg | Ante Delija | def. | Michail Lamprakis | TKO | 1 | 1:27 | |
| MMA −93kg | Tomislav Spahović | def. | Christian Golčić | KO | 1 | 0:40 | |
| KB −81kg | Zlatko Bajić | def. | Petros Vardakas | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB +95kg | Mladen Kujundžić | def. | Rok Štrucl | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| MMA −93kg | Matej Batinić | def. | Teo Radnić | Submission (RNC) | 1 | 1:47 | |
| KB −95kg | Toni Milanović | def. | Ibrahim El Bouni | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:0 | |
| MMA, −77kg | Ivan Gluhak | def. | Dejan Milošević | Submission (retirement) | 3 | 0:00 | |
FFC 4: Perak vs. Joni
Only three weeks after the premiere under the modernized brand in Split, the Final Fight Championship held the event FFC04: Perak vs. Joni in the Croatian city of Zadar on 5 May 2013.[14] The event took place in the state-of-the-art Višnjik arena, which for this occasion had the capacity of 9,500 seats. According to the media estimates, FFC04 was attended by a 4,500-strong crowd, a significantly better result compared to the premiere in Split. FFC04 was the first event in the promotion's history that had an MMA fight as the main event. In the main event, Croatian fighter Maro Perak defeated Hungarian fighter by TKO in the first round Tibor Joni.[15]
The organizers were plagued by injury problems and withdrawals, forcing them to multiple changes of opponents for Perak, and – while announced and shown on the official poster – former UFC fighter and the best MMA fighter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Stojnić, made no appearance. Stojnić told the media that in order to return in the UFC he needed a win over Mirko Filipović, Mustapha Al Turk, Andrei Arlovski or Jeff Monson, and that he did not want to fight any other opponents.[16] It was a response for a public call-out by Marko Perak, who suggested, after several of his opponents cancelled, that he should fight Stojnić at the FFC04 event. Stojnić rejected such proposition, which was officially confirmed by the FFC.[17]
In the co-main event, Croatian kickboxing heavyweight Mladen Brestovac defeated Ukrainian Sergei Lascenko via decision after three rounds. Both fighters had participated in the K-1 WGP Final in Zagreb; Brestovac defeated Spaniard Frank Munoz in one of the super fights, while Lascenko lost to Dževad Poturak in the tournament's reserve bout.[18]
The event had an abundance of attractive knockouts and submissions, while the upset of the evening was created by a late substitute, Poland's Maciej Browarski. Browarski was matched up against one of the best European MMA fighters in the lightheavyweight, Jason Jones, only two days before the event, as Italian fighter Matteo Minonzio withdrew from the fight. Even though he fought against a favored opponent, Browarski needed only one round to get to his biggest career win with an amazing knockout.[19]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| MMA +95kg | Maro Perak | def. | Tibor Joni | TKO | 1 | 1:28 | |
| KB +95kg | Mladen Brestovac | def. | Sergei Lascenko | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| MMA +95kg | Maciej Browarski | def. | Jason Jones | KO | 2 | 4:30 | |
| MMA −70kg | Ivica Trušček | def. | Vaso Bakočević | TKO | 2 | 1:28 | |
| KB −85kg | Jason Wilnis | def. | Zoran Majkić | KO | 1 | 2:59 | |
| KB −81kg | Emil Zoraj | def. | Zlatko Bajić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| MMA −70kg | Antun Račić | def. | Bojan Kosednar | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| MMA −84kg | Antonio Mijatović | def. | Marko Lukačić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| MMA Catchweight (−81kg) | Luka Jelčić | def. | David Vasić | Submission (RNC) | 1 | 1:18 | |
| KB +95kg | Igor Mihaljević | def. | Ante Verunica | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
FFC 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič
The Final Fight Championship held its fifth event on 25 May, 2013 in the Croatian city of Osijek, under the title FFC05: Rodriguez vs. Simonjič. The event took place at the Gradski vrt venue, which had a capacity of 4,000 seats for this occasion and was completely full.[21] The event was headlined by former UFC champion Ricco Rodriguez against Slovenian fighter Tomaž Simonjič. It was the second consecutive FFC event headlined by an MMA fight. The organizers had quite a few problems with withdrawals and injuries, which made the original fight card rather different from the final one.
In the co-main event, Ukrainian Pavel Zhuravlev knocked out Dutchman Vinchenzo Renfurm with a hook in the second round of their kickboxing bout. This was the second knockout in a row for Zhuravlev in the FFC, following the FFC03 event in Split where he defeated Italian Luca Panto in the same manner. Osijek saw victories from promising Croatian MMA fighters Ante Delija and Antun Račić. Another standout moment was the knockout by young Bosnian hope Igor Emkić against much more experienced and favored Ivan Stanić. Only two of the event's ten fights were decided by judges, while eight of them ended in knockouts or submissions.
On the press conference after the event, Rodrigues said he wanted to fight former UFC fighter Denis Stojnić in his next fight in FFC.[22] Stojnić later refused that proposition saying UFC match maker Joe Silva wants him to fight Mirko Cro Cop, Mustapha Al Turk, Andrei Arlovski or Jeff Monson.[23]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| MMA +93kg | Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Tomaž Simonjič | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:49 | |
| KB +95kg | Pavel Zhuravlev | def. | Vinchenzo Renfurm | KO | 2 | 2:44 | |
| MMA +95kg | Ante Delija | def. | Gzim Selmani | TKO | 1 | 3:09 | |
| MMA −66kg | Antun Račić | def. | Artak Nazaryan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| KB +95kg | Igor Mihaljević | def. | Uroš Veličević | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| MMA −77kg | Laszlo Senyei | def. | Ivan Gluhak | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 2:40 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| KB −86kg | Igor Emkić | def. | Ivan Stanić | KO | 3 | 1:25 | |
| KB +95kg | Stefan Anđelković | vs. | Nino Vladušić | No Contest (injury) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| MMA −93kg | Matej Batinić | def. | Attila Petrovszki | Submission (RNC) | 1 | 3:25 | |
| MMA +95kg | Saša Milinković | def. | Michail Lamprakis | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:18 | |
FFC 6: Jurković vs. Poturak
The FFC had its last event before the 2013 summer break on 14 June in the Croatian resort of Poreč under the title FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak. The event was headlined by Croatian fighter Igor Jurković and the best Bosnian fighter of all time, Dževad Poturak. It was the second event headlined by Igor Jurković after FFC03, held in Split on 19 April 2013. The media touted the fight between Jurković and Poturak as the "Balkans Showdown" of the two best kickboxing heavyweights coming from the ex-Yugoslavia countries.[24] Jurković won the match after three rounds via decision.[25] The co-main event featured two of the world's top kickboxing heavyweights. In an outstanding match, Egyptian Hesdy Gerges got to a split decision win after three rounds against Pavel Zhuravlev.[26][27] It was already the third fight for the Ukrainian in the FFC events and only his first defeat, but also his fifth appearance in Croatia in three months, considering that Zhuravlev was a semifinalist of the K-1 WGP Final in Zagreb.
The upsets of the evening were created by Hungarian Laszlo Senyei and Moroccan Ibrahim El Buni. In an under −77 kg(welterweight) MMA fight, Senyei defeated one of the most experienced European MMA combatants, Ivica "Terror" Trušček, via split decision.[27] This was Senyei's second win in a row at the FFC events after his win over Ivan Gluhak in Osijek. El Bouni took just 29 seconds to knock out Bosnian favorite Igor Emkić. Poreč was also the place where the heavyweight winner of the "Croatian MMA League", Dorijan Ilić, made his debut. Ilić knocked out a veteran of the regional MMA scene, Emil Poljak, already in the first round.[27] At the post-event media conference, FFC president Orsat Zovko announced autumn events in Sarajevo, Pula, Zagreb, Skopje and Ljubljana.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| KB +95kg | Igor Jurković | def. | Dževad Poturak | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB +95kg | Hesdy Gerges | def. | Pavel Zhuravlev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| MMA −77kg | Laszlo Senyei | def. | Ivica Trušček | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| MMA +93kg | Dorijan Ilić | def. | Emil Poljak | KO | 1 | 2:10 | |
| KB −81kg | Miran Fabjan | def. | Ivan Bilić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB −85kg | Ibrahim El Bouni | def. | Igor Emkić | KO | 1 | 0:29 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| KB +95kg | Mladen Kujundžić | def. | Nikola Dimkovski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| MMA +93kg | Stefan Traunmuller | def. | Ivan Vitasović | Submission (RNC) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| MMA −70kg | Teo Mikelić | def. | Samo Petje | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| MMA −70kg | Matija Blažičević | def. | Phillip Šarić | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:31 | |
FFC 8: Zelg vs. Rodriguez
FFC07 was canceled because of financial problems while trying to rent Pula Arena, and FFC08 was canceled because of injured Dževad Poturak. Main fight of FFC07 event is moved on 25. October 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia, event will be named FFC08: Zelg vs. Rodriguez because FFC07: Poturak vs. Leko is postponed and will have same name. In the main event ex Pride, Bellator fighter and Cage Rage champion Zelg Galešić will fight ex UFC champion Ricco Rodriguez. Fight was scheduled at -95 kg catch weight.[28]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| MMA -95kg | Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Zelg Galešić | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:50 | |
| KB +95kg | Mladen Brestovac | def. | Ali Cenik | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB +95kg | Tomáš Hron | def. | Jahfarr Wilnis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB -80kg | Stevan Živković | def. | Miran Fabjan | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| MMA −66kg | Francisco Albano Barrio | def. | Darko Banović | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| MMA −77kg | Primož Vrbinc | def. | Dušan Džakić | KO | 1 | 1:19 | |
| FFC Challenger 08 | |||||||
| MMA +95kg | Dion Staring | def. | Ante Delija | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 2:42 | |
| MMA -70kg | Ivica Trušček | def. | Gojko Vuković | TKO | 1 | 2:13 | |
| KB +95kg | Mladen Kujundžić | def. | Senid Imamović | KO | 1 | 1:19 | |
| MMA −77kg | Laszlo Senyei | def. | Luka Jelčić | TKO | 2 | 0:30 | |
| MMA −77kg | Matej Truhan | def. | Josif Al Said | KO | 1 | 3:50 | |
FFC 9: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller
On the 15th of November 2013 FFC organized its first international show in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at Tivoli Hall. This was also the first FFC event that was strictly divided in two parts: MMA part and kick boxing part. The whole show and MMA part was headlined by British fighter James McSweeney and Stefan Traunmuller from Austria in the MMA part of the spectacle. James McSweeney is an experienced former UFC fighter who also participated in the UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter show as a member of Rashad Evans team. The event in Ljubljana saw McSweeney’s first FFC match which he finished successfully via armbar in the first round after only 35 seconds. The co-main event featured two exciting fighters in the -77 kg division, hometown favorite Primož Vrbinc and Joseph Leitner. Vrbinc finished Leitner by guillotine choke in the 3rd round after a grueling fight. The highlight of the evening was Ivica Trušček’s high kick that landed on Leonardo Zecchis head putting him cold out while the most anticipated bout of the evening was the one between Montenegro’s native Vaso Bakočević and Slovenian fighter Lemmy Krušić who made quite a show already at the weigh-ins. This fight unfortunately went to distance with Krušić winning two rounds and scoring the victory.
The Kickboxing part of the even was opened with Toplak's decision victory over Selimović. Ivan Stanić scored a TKO victory over Ivanović with his brutal low kicks. Samo Petje proved that he is a force to be reckoned with in the future with his knockout victory over Mario Katić. In an exciting fight filled with exchanges Stevan Živković scored a decision victory. In the co-main event of the kickboxing part Ibrahim El Bouni turned out to be the FFC’s biggest discovery when he knocked Miran Fabjan clean out. In the headlining bout the underdog and hometown fighter Mirko Vorkapić pulled an upset with a decision victory over It’s Showtime’s former champion Chris Ngimbi.
Results
| FFC MMA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| MMA HW | James McSweeney | def. | Stefan Traunmuller | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| MMA -77kg | Primož Vrbinc | def. | Joseph Leitner | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | 3 | 4:53 | |
| MMA -73kg | Ivica Trušček | def. | Leonardo Zecchi | KO (left high kick) | 1 | 0:18 | |
| MMA -66 kg | Lemmy Krušič | def. | Vaso Bakočević | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| MMA -84kg | Mattia Schiavolin | def. | Josip Artuković | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| FFC Kickboxing | |||||||
| KB -71kg | Mirko Vorkapić | def. | Chris Ngimbi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB -82kg | Ibrahim El Bouni | def. | Miran Fabjan | KO (left hook) | 2 | 2:17 | |
| KB -77kg | Stevan Živković | def. | Grega Smole | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB -71kg | Samo Petje | def. | Mario Katić | KO (straight right) | 2 | 1:35 | |
| KB -91kg | Ivan Stanić | def. | Strahinja Ivanović | TKO (low kick) | 2 | 1:30 | |
| KB -85kg | Tadej Toplak | def. | Mesud Selimović | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
FFC 10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas
FFC 10 was held on December 13, 2013 in Skopje, Macedonia, at the “Boris Trajkovski” hall. It was FFC’s first visit to Macedonia and it was rather spectacular. Over 6000 spectators witnessed a night filled with knockouts, submissions and brutal strikings. The event and MMA part was headlined by the match between former UFC champion Ricco “Suave” Rodriguez and Nestoras Batzelas. A kickboxing match between Macedonia’s own Slobodan Kajmakoski and Teo Mikelić got the show going. Mikelić’s pace was too much for Kajmakoski and Mikelić won by judges’ decision. Igor Emkić dominated the Greek fighter Mavropoulos and got the decision. It took only over a minute for Shkodran Veseli to knock out Ile Risteski with a high kick.
Igor Mihaljevic lost to Tomas Hron via decision and Mladen Brestovac continued his winning streak winning a match against Kirk Krouba. Rustemi Kreshnik scored a decision victory over Dino Belošević and proved that he is a great potential. The MMA part of the event was opened with a dominating performance of Matija Blažičević who defeated Viktor Stojanov. The crowd went wild when Risto Dimitrov and Georgios Vardis stepped in to the ring. Dimitrov won by unanimous decision. Enev finished Pereša in the last minute of the fight with a guillotine choke. Vaso Bakočević broke his losing streak with a unanimous decision. After a devastating loss in Osijek, Gzim Selmani made a big comeback in Skopje with an arm triangle in the first round. In the main event of the evening Ricco Rodriguez who was cornered by Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic delivered a great performance finishing his opponent with a TKO stoppage in the second round.
Results[29]
| FFC MMA | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| MMA HW | Ricco Rodriguez | def. | Nestoras Batzelas | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:33 | ||
| MMA HW | Gzim Selmani | def. | Tomaž Simonič | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 1 | 1:54 | ||
| MMA -70kg | Vaso Bakočević | def. | Stanislav Enchev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| MMA −70kg | Kostadin Enev | def. | Patrick Pereša | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 3 | 4:13 | ||
| MMA -66kg | Risto Dimitrov | def. | Georgios Vardis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| MMA -72kg | Matija Blažičević | def. | Viktor Stojanov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:51 | ||
| FFC Kickboxing | ||||||||
| KB HW | Rustemi Kreshnik | def. | Dino Belošević | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| KB HW | Mladen Brestovac | def. | Kirk Krouba | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| KB HW | Tomáš Hron | def. | Igor Mihaljević | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| KB -77kg | Shkodran Veseli | def. | Ile Risteski | KO (right high kick) | 1 | 1:15 | ||
| KB -85kg | Igor Emkić | def. | Kleanthis Mavropoulos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| KB -70kg | Teo Mikelić | def. | Slobodan Kajmakoski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
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Results[30]
| MMA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| MMA HW | Stipe Bekavac | def. | Lajo Calvaruso | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:25 | |
| MMA HW | Nikola Janjić | def. | Jasmin Begisholli | KO | [lower-alpha 1] | ||
| MMA -93kg | Strahinja Denić | def. | Tigo Giljević | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| MMA −84kg | Ivica Čubić | def. | Tomislav Burac | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:29 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| MMA -77kg | Saša Drobac | def. | Vladimir Prodanović | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:08 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| MMA -70kg | Aleksandar Rakas | def. | Philip Šarić | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:34 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Kickbox | |||||||
| KB -91 | Patrick Van Rees | def. | Ivan Stanić | KO (Right Cross) | 1 | 2:00 | |
| KB HW | Nato Cvitan | def. | Miloš Ivas | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | [lower-alpha 6] |
| KB -91 | Stipe Stipetić | def. | Calin Iovan | KO | [lower-alpha 7] | ||
| KB -85kg | Milan Filipović | def. | Adam Evloev | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | [lower-alpha 8] |
| KB -77kg | Toni Mikelić | def. | Alban Dexari | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | [lower-alpha 9] |
| KB -70kg | Marko Adamović | def. | Jovica Kokot | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | [lower-alpha 10] |
FFC 11: Jurković vs. Kaluđerović
Final Fight Championship 11 was held on 4 April 2014 in Osijek, Croatia. Gradski Vrt Hall was sold out and the spectators witnessed a great spectacle. The headlining bout was the one between one of the best Croatian kickboxers, Igor Jurković, and Serbian prospect Jovan Kaluđerović. MMA part of the event was headlined by one of the biggest MMA potentials in Croatia, Stipe Bekavac, and former UFC and Bellator fighter Eddie “The Manic Hispanic” Sanchez. The event started with a bout between hometown favorite Ivica Tadijanov and Marcin Prachnio. Tadijanov dominated the fight with takedowns and ground control. Artuković got a decision win over Drmonjić. The moment that ignited the crowd was Ivan Gluhak’s TKO victory over Luca Vitali. Matej Batinić won via judges’ decision.
In the co-main event of the MMA part of the event Saša Milinković submitted Stefan Traunmuller with an arm triangle. The headlining match ended quickly, in the first round, since Stipe Bekavac got a brutal K.O. victory over Eddie Sanchez. Kickboxing part of the event started with Ivan Zidar’s victory over Samuel Hadzima. Slovenian fighter Alan Štritof grinded out a decision victory against his opponent Saša Stošić. In a heavyweight bout between two young Croatian kickboxers, Ante Verunica won after an additional round. Patrick Van Rees proved that he is a new FFC star with yet another knockout victory over Dženan Poturak. Spectators witnessed a true war in the ring between Stevan Živković and Shkodran Veseli whose match was finished in the third round by a flying knee by Veseli. In the headlining bout Igor Jurković started out strong finishing the fight in the second minute of the first round with a devastating middle kick to Jovan’s liver.
| FFC Kickboxing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| KB -95 | Igor Jurković | def. | Jovan Kaluđerović | KO (liver kick) | 1 | 1:47 | |
| KB -77kg | Shkodran Veseli | def. | Stevan Živković | KO (flying knee) | 3 | 1:14 | |
| KB -95kg | Patrick Van Rees | def. | Dženan Poturak | KO (front kick) | 2 | 1:47 | |
| KB HW | Ante Verunica | def. | Tomislav Čikotić | Extension round decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| KB -70kg | Alen Štritof | def. | Saša Stošić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB -66kg | Ivan Zidar | def. | Samuel Hadzima | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| FFC MMA | |||||||
| MMA -98 | Stjepan Bekavac | def. | Eddie Sanchez | KO (straight left) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| MMA HW | Saša Milinković | def. | Stefan Traunmuller | Submission (one armed guillotine choke) | 1 | ||
| MMA -93kg | Matej Batinić | def. | Sandor Okras | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| MMA -72kg | Ivan Gluhak | def. | Luca Vitali | TKO (punches) | 2 | ||
| MMA -84kg | Josip Artuković | def. | Marko Drmonjič | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| MMA −93kg | Ivica Tadijanov | def. | Marcin Prachnio | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
FFC 12: Fabjan vs. Daley
On April 24, 2014. FFC came back to Ljubljana with an FFC 12 event. Because of a successful debut in Ljubljana 6 months prior to this event, FFC decided to bring superstars to Tivoli Hall yet again. The biggest names of the event were former Strikeforce fighter Dion „The Soldier“ Staring and a global fighting superstar Paul „Semtex“ Daley. The event began with an MMA bout between Luka Jelčić and Krasimir Georgiev which Jelčić finished with „ground and pound“ in the first round. Antun Račić showed his excellent ground game and finished Zoltan Turi with an „armbar“. Croatian fighter Ivica Trušček defeated Michael Pfunder with a “rear naked choke”. After only a minute and forty five seconds in the first round, Bor Bratovž submitted his opponent Giorgi Ivanov. The spectators have witnessed an all out war between Primož Vrbinc and Viktor Halmi and the referee stopped the fight in the second round due to strikes and gave the TKO victory to Halmi.
In the main event of the MMA part of the event Dion Staring dominated Tomaž Simonič finishing him with “Americana”. Kickboxing part of the event started with Mladen Kujunđić’s knockout victory over Dženan Poturak. Kujunđić finished Poturak with a devastating middle kick to the liver. In a heavyweight match up Elmir Mehić defeated hometown favorite Rok Štrucl. Samo Petje stopped Kevin Hesseling with a series of blows. The only bout that reached judges’ decision was the one between Denis Chorchyp and Darian Paladin. In a grueling fight Chorchyp convinced the judges that he deserved the victory. Unfortunately, highly anticipated fight between Teo Mikelić and Mirko Vorkapić ended too quickly since Vorkapić sustained a huge eye hematoma. In the main event of the evening Paul Daley and Miran Fabjan engaged in a war and Daley came out as a winner. He knocked out “Slovenian Rocky” in the second round after Fabjan’s great performance in the first round.
Results
| FFC Kickboxing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| KB -81 | Paul Daley | def. | Miran Fabjan | KO (Right straight) | 2 | 2:41 | |
| KB -70 | Teo Mikelić | def. | Mirko Vorkapić | TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 1 | 1:23 | |
| KB HW | Elmir Mehić | def. | Rok Štrucl | TKO (Strikes) | 2 | 2:19 | |
| KB -70kg | Samo Petje | def. | Kevin Hesseling | KO (Punches and knees) | 1 | ||
| KB -95kg | Denis Chorchyp | def. | Darian Paladin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| KB -95 | Mladen Kujundžić | def. | Dženan Poturak | TKO (Body kick) | 1 | ||
| FFC MMA | |||||||
| MMA HW | Dion Staring | def. | Tomaž Simonič | Submission (Americana) | 1 | 2:55 | |
| MMA -77kg | Viktor Halmi | def. | Primož Vrbinc | TKO (Strikes) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| MMA -83kg | Bor Bratovž | def. | Giorgi Ivanov | Submission (Rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| MMA -70kg | Ivica Trušček | def. | Michael Pfunder | Submission (Rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:21 | |
| MMA -66 | Antun Račić | def. | Zoltan Turi | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:45 | |
| MMA -70 | Luka Jelčić | def. | Krasimir Georgiev | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:20 | |
FFC Futures 2
| MMA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Ante Delija | def. | Ruben Wolf | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 1:28 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Martin Batur | def. | Ivan Karacic | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 3:20 | -93 kg tournament final. |
| MMA -93 kg | Martin Batur | def. | Senad Bašić | KO | 1 | Semi finals. | |
| Middleweight | Pleurat Smajli | def. | Asmir Sadikovic | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:49 | -84 kg tournament final. |
| MMA −84 kg | Pleurat Smajli | def. | Tomislav Burec | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | Semi finals. | |
| MMA −84 kg | Asmir Sadikovic | def. | Ermin Hodžić | Submission (Shoulder lock) | 1 | Semi finals. | |
| MMA −84 kg | Tomislav Burec | def. | Antonio Bičanić | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | Quarter finals. |
| MMA −84 kg | Ermin Hodžić | def. | Domenik Andreić | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | Quarter finals. |
| Welterweight | Tadija Majić | def. | Ivica Vranko | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 0:58 | -77 kg tournament final. |
| MMA -77 kg | Tadija Majić | def. | Ivica Jakopić | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | Semi finals. | |
| MMA -77 kg | Ivica Vranko | def. | Nemanja Milaković | Decision (Split) | 1 | 5:00 | Semi finals. |
| MMA -77 kg | Tadija Majić | def. | Marin Radovan | TKO (High Kick, GNP) | Quarter finals. | ||
| MMA -77 kg | Ivica Vranko | def. | Pavle Tomić | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | Quarter finals. |
| MMA -77 kg | Nemanja Milaković | def. | Amir Komić | Changed Decision | 1 | 5:00 | Quarter finals. Supervisor changed decision. |
| Lightweight | Jasmin Ilijaš | def. | Velimir Rašić | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:44 | -70 kg tournament final. |
| MMA -70 kg | Jasmin Ilijaš | def. | Mislav Major | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | Semi finals. | |
| MMA -70 kg | Velimir Rašić | def. | Sebastijan Emini | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | Semi finals. |
| Kickboxing | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Mladen Brestovac | def. | Tomas Pakutinskas | TKO (Arm injury) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| Heavyweight | Dino Belošević | def. | Simon Krizmanić | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | Heavyweight tournament final. |
| Light Heavyweight | Andrija Lekić | def. | Mitar Dugalić | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | -91 kg tournament final. |
| KB -91 | Andrija Lekić | def. | Mitar Dugalić | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -91 | Draženko Lovrić | def. | Tomislav Sutic | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -91 | Mitar Dugalić | def. | Robert Grgurič | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| Middleweight | Matijas Barić | def. | Nenad Šančić | KO (punches) | 2 | -85 kg tournament final. | |
| KB -85 kg | Nenad Šančić | def. | Živković | KO | 1 | Semi finals. | |
| Welterweight | Jasmin Bajrović | def. | Anđelko Rebić | KO (strikes) | 2 | -77 kg tournament final. | |
| KB -77 kg | Anđelko Rebić | def. | Nikola Resanović | Decision (Split) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -77 kg | Jasmin Bajrović | def. | Aleksandar Nježić | KO | 1 | Semi finals. | |
| KB -77 kg | Anđelko Rebić | def. | Dejvid Kajević | RTD | Quarter finals. | ||
| KB -77 kg | Jasmin Bajrović | def. | Hamza Sivro | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| Lightweight | Finko Barišić | def. | Dino Taći | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | -70 kg tournament final. |
| KB -70 kg | Dino Taći | def. | Michele Bulesic | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -70 kg | Finko Barišić | def. | Borut Turk | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -70 kg | Michele Bulesic | def. | Jovica Kokot | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| KB -70 kg | Dino Taći | def. | Bojan Kujavec | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| KB -70 kg | Finko Barišić | def. | Hrvoje Grivičić | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| KB -70 kg | Borut Turk | def. | Albin Fajković | RTD | Quarter finals. | ||
FFC 13: Jurković vs. Tavares
FFC 13 will be held in Croatian city Zadar on the 6th of June 2014 in the Višnjik Hall. This is the second time that Final Fight Championship is coming to this city on the Adriatic coast after 2013. and FFC04. Event will be headlined by two members of Glory roster in 95 kg division: Igor Jurković and Luis Tavares. This will also be a main bout of the kickboxing part of the show. MMA part will headline Saša Milinković and Ruben Wolf.
Results [36]
| Kickboxing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light heavyweight | Igor Jurković | def. | Luis Tavares | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Sergei Lascenko | def. | Dimitris Delis | TKO (towel thrown) | 2 | 1:40 | |
| Welterweight | Shkodran Veseli | def. | Vlado Konsky | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ibrahim El Bouni | def. | Denis Marjanović | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Denis Marjanović was late replacement for Boban Krušić. |
| Heavyweight | Ante Verunica | def. | Elmir Mehić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Tigran Movsisyan | def. | Slobodan Kajmakovski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| MMA | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Ruben Wolf | def. | Saša Milinković | KO (soccer kick) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Matej Batinić | def. | Ivan Brkljača | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Francisco Albano Barrio | def. | Patrick Pereša | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 0:50 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Marcin Prachino | def. | Božo Mikulić | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:56 | |
| Featherweight | Darko Banović | def. | Matija Blažičević | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Hrvoje Martić | def. | Fabio Ambrosini | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:35 | |
FFC Futures 3
| Kickboxing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| KB HW | Mladen Brestovac | def. | Luca Panto | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | Luca Panto was late replacement for Ibrahim Araab. | |
| Light Heavyweight | Enver Šljivar | def. | Igor Mihaljević | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Šljivar was last day replacement. |
| Middleweight | Nikita Chub | def. | Marin Čarapina | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | -85 kg tournament final. |
| KB -85 kg | Nikita Chub | def. | Petar Jaman | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -85 kg | Marin Čarapina | def. | Marko Rupčić | Decision (Split) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -85 kg | Nikita Chub | def. | Matija-Valentin Okičić | KO | 1 | 0:41 | Quarter finals. |
| KB -85 kg | Petar Jaman | def. | Antonio Kulaš | Quarter finals. | |||
| KB -85 kg | Marko Rupčić | def. | Rene Wimmer | Decision (Split) | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| Welterweight | Dezso Bakacs | def. | Marko Dragović | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | -77 kg tournament final. |
| KB -77 kg | Marko Dragović | def. | Andi Vrtačić | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -77 kg | Dezso Bakacs | def. | Marko Milanović | Decision (Split) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -77 kg | Marko Dragović | def. | Nikola Resanović | TKO | 2 | 1:27 | Quarter finals. |
| KB -77 kg | Andi Vrtačić | def. | Kristijan Franjić | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| KB -77 kg | Dezso Bakacs | def. | Matija Mađerić | KO | 2 | 1:38 | Quarter finals. |
| Lightweight | Valentin Rybalko | def. | Nikola Cimeša | Decision (Split) | 3 | 2:00 | -70 kg tournament final. |
| KB -70 kg | Valentin Rybalko | def. | Denis Bartol | TKO | 1 | 1:58 | Semi finals. |
| KB -70 kg | Nikola Cimeša | def. | Dino Taći | Decision (Split) | 2 | 2:00 | Semi finals. |
| KB -70 kg | Valentin Rybalko | def. | Nikola Bos | TKO | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| KB -70 kg | Denis Bartol | def. | Bojan Kujavec | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| KB -70 kg | Dino Taći | def. | Albin Fajković | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 2:00 | Quarter finals. |
| MMA | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Ante Delija | def. | Archontis Taxiarchis | Submission (North-South Choke) | 1 | 2:59 | Taxiarchis was late replacement for Nestoras Batzelas. |
| Lightweight | Matej Truhan | def. | Zslolt Fenyes | Submission (Armbar) | 3 | 3:08 | Fenyes was late replacement for Karoly Kiss. |
| Heavyweight | Fahrudin Ferizović | def. | Mate Zentai | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 4:23 | Heavyweight tournament final. |
| Light Heavyweight | Ivica Tadijanov | def. | Viktor Vasić | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:59 | -93 kg tournament final. |
| MMA -93 kg | Viktor Vasić | def. | Jeton Azemi | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 2:46 | Semi finals. |
| MMA -93 kg | Ivica Tadijanov | def. | Peter Norbert | Decision (Majority) | 1 | 5:00 | Semi finals. |
| Middleweight | Bruno Guštović | def. | Mario Makarić | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | -84 kg tournament final. |
| MMA −84 kg | Mario Makarić | def. | Ermin Hodžić | Decision (Majority) | 1 | 5:00 | Semi finals. |
| MMA −84 kg | Bruno Guštović | def. | Senad Bašić | Decision (Majority) | 1 | 5:00 | Semi finals. |
| MMA −84 kg | Ermin Hodžić | def. | Pavlo Lyakh | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | Quarter finals. |
| MMA −84 kg | Mario Makarić | def. | Mario Gažić | TKO | 1 | 0:41 | Quarter finals. |
| MMA −84 kg | Senad Bašić | def. | Attila Mozsi | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | Quarter finals. |
| Welterweight | Vladimir Prodanović | def. | Nemanja Milaković | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:54 | -77 kg tournament final. |
| MMA -77 kg | Nemanja Milaković | def. | Viktor Stojanov | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | Semi finals. |
| MMA -77 kg | Vladimir Prodanović | def. | Laszlo Benko | TKO | 1 | 1:31 | Semi finals. |
| Lightweight | Stefan Zvijer | def. | Tilen Kolarič | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 2:23 | -70 kg tournament final. |
| MMA -70 kg | Stefan Zvijer | def. | Dževad Muftić | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | Semi finals. |
| MMA -70 kg | Tilen Kolarič | def. | Velimir Rašić | KO | 1 | 1:36 | Semi finals. |
| MMA -70 kg | Dževad Muftić | def. | Luka Šebalj | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | Quarter finals. |
FFC 14: Račić vs. Krušič
Fight card
| MMA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Antun Račić | def. | Lemmy Krušič | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | For the Vacant FFC MMA Featherweight Championship. |
| Light Heavyweight | Marcin Prachnio | def. | Stipe Bekavac | TKO (knees) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tomislav Spahović | def. | Sandror Okros | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Luka Jelčić | def. | Elia Madau | TKO (head kick) | 1 | 1:08 | |
| Middleweight | Pavel Doroftei | def. | Ivan Skoko | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| Welterweight | Vladislav Kanchev | def. | Laszlo Benko | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:40 | |
| Kickboxing | |||||||
| Lightweight | Samo Petje | def. | Teo Mikelić | KO (high kick) | 1 | 1:05 | For the Vacant FFC Kickboxing Lightweight Championship. |
| Light Heavyweight | Denis Chorchyp | def. | Dženan Poturak | KO (right hook) | 1 | 2:55 | |
| Middleweight | Miran Fabjan | def. | Boban Krušić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Valentin Rybalko | def. | Mourad Tounnouti | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ivan Bilić | def. | Alan Karczewski | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Vasil Ducar | def. | Miloš Ivas | KO (punches) | 2 | ||
FFC 15: Poreč
| Kickboxing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Igor Jurković | def. | Dennis Stolzenbach | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | For the Vacant FFC Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Lightweight | Samo Petje © | def. | Milan Paleš | TKO (punches) | 2 | Non-title fight. | |
| Heavyweight | Sergei Lascenko | vs. | Elmir Mehić | Canceled. | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Aleksandr Bodruchin | def. | Mladen Kujundžić | KO (punch) | 1 | ||
| Middleweight | Denis Marjanović | def. | Mesud Selimović | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Tigran Movsisyan | def. | Martin Anwar | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Grega Smole | def. | Ivan Bilić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| MMA | |||||||
| Lightweight | Viktor Halmi | def. | Matej Truhan | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:10 | For the Vacant FFC MMA Lightweight Championship. |
| Featherweight | Filip Pejić | def. | Francisco Albano Barrio | TKO (uppercut & punches) | 1 | 0:40 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nicolai Salchow | def. | Matej Batinić | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:53 | |
| Heavyweight | Ruben Wolf | def. | Ivo Skopljak | Submission (neck crank) | 2 | ||
| Welterweight | Ivan Gluhak | vs. | Stanislav Kanchev | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Laszlo Senyei | vs. | Primož Vrbinc | Canceled. | |||
| Lightweight | Slobodan Maksimović | def. | Patrick Pereša | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
FFC 16: Vienna
| MMA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Nandor Guelmino | def. | Maro Perak | Canceled, Nandor injured. | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alessio Sakara | vs. | Maciej Browarski | NC (overturned loss) | 1 | 3:20 | |
| Featherweight | Phillip Schranz | def. | Lemmy Krušič | Submission (Standing Guillotine C.) | 1 | 2:31 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Aleksandar Rakić | def. | Marcin Prachnio | TKO | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight | Primož Vrbinc | def. | Adin Buljubašić | Submission (RNC) | 1 | 3:59 | |
| Featherweight | Manuel Bilić | def. | Dragan Pešić | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:35 | Bilić replaced Darko Banović. |
| Catchweight -82 kg | Kristijan Perak | def. | Aurel Pirtea | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:21 | Pirtea replaced injured Dominic Schober. |
| Kickboxing | |||||||
| Welterweight | Shkodran Veseli | def. | Duoli Chen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Originally for the Vacant FFC Kickboxing Welterweight Championship between Veseli and Paul Daley. |
| Catchweight (72.5 kg) | Fadi Merza | def. | Gianfranco Capurso | KO | 1 | 1:45 | Merza's retiring fight. |
| Heavyweight | Dževad Poturak | def. | Theodosiadis Panagiotis | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Manuel Sembera | vs. | TBA | Canceled. | |||
| Welterweight | Grigor Ashughbabyan | def. | Stevan Živković | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Živković was counted in round 3. |
| Lightweight | Aziz Kallah | def. | Lirim Ahmeti | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Ahmeti replaced Gabriel Bozan. |
| Catchweight (67.5 kg) | Ivan Zidar | def. | Alin Span | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Boxing superfight | |||||||
| Lightweight | Nicole Wesner | def. | Gina Chamie | KO | 3 | Vacant WIBF Women's International Boxing Federation World lightweight title. Vacant World Boxing Federation female lightweight title | |
FFC Futures: Super Finale
| MMA Super Fights | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| HW | Dion Staring | def. | Ricco Rodriguez | For the FFC MMA Heavyweight Championship. | |||
| HW | Dorijan Ilić | def. | Istvan Ruzsinszki | Ruzsinszki is late replacement for Egzon Selmani. | |||
| MMA Finals | |||||||
| Heawyweight +93 kg | def. | ||||||
| Light Heavyweight -93 kg | def. | ||||||
| Middleweight -84 kg | def. | ||||||
| Welterweight -77 kg | def. | ||||||
| Lightweight -70 kg | def. | ||||||
| Kickboxing Super Fights | |||||||
| HW | Mladen Brestovac | def. | Wiesław Kwaśniewski | For FFC Heavyweight Championship. | |||
| -91 kg | Ivan Stanić | def. | Bahrudin Mahmić | Mahmić is late replacement for Tamás Lénárt. | |||
| Kickboxing Finals | |||||||
| Heavyweight +91 kg | def. | ||||||
| Light Heavyweight -91 kg | def. | ||||||
| Middleweight -85 kg | def. | ||||||
| Welterweight -77 kg | def. | ||||||
| Lightweight -70 kg | def. | ||||||
| MMA Semi Finals | |||||||
| MMA HW | Jani Istvan | def. | Fahrudin Ferizović | TKO | 1 | 1:34 | |
| MMA HW | Nikola Janjić | def. | Jasmin Begisholli | TKO | 1 | 3:16 | |
| MMA -93 kg | Martin Batur | def. | Ivica Tadijanov | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| MMA -93 kg | Strahinja Denić | vs. | Godrian Schober | Walk Over | Schober didn't show, Denic advances to the final. | ||
| MMA −84 kg | Tomislav Burec | def. | Plejurat Smajli | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:46 | |
| MMA −84 kg | Bruno Guštović | def. | Ivica Čubić | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:45 | |
| MMA -77 kg | Saša Drobac | def. | Tadija Majić | TKO (Doctor Stopage) | 2 | 2:32 | |
| MMA -77 kg | Vladimir Prodanović | def. | Marko Ostanek | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| MMA -70 kg | Hrvoje Stepić | def. | Jasmin Ilijaš | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| MMA -70 kg | Tilen Kolarič | def. | Aleksandar Rakas | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:18 | |
| Kickboxing Semi Finals | |||||||
| KB HW | Dino Belošević | def. | Nato Cvitan | Decision (Unanimous) | 2:00 | ||
| KB HW | Tomislav Čikotić | def. | Oleksandr Bodruhkin | Decision (Unanimous) | 2:00 | ||
| KB -91 | Antonio Plazibat | def. | Stipe Stipetić | TKO | 2 | 1:42 | |
| KB -91 | Mitar Dugalić | def. | Nenad Ćosić | Decision (Unanimous) | 2:00 | ||
| KB -85 kg | Ivica Čuklin | def. | Milan Filipović | Decision (Split) | 2:00 | ||
| KB -85 kg | Nikita Chub | vs. | Matijas Barić | Walk Over | Barić didn't show, Chub advances to the final. | ||
| KB -77 kg | Jasmin Bajrović | def. | Toni Mikelić | Decision (Unanimous) | 2:00 | ||
| KB -77 kg | Marko Dragović | def. | Deszo Bakacs | Decision (Split) | 2:00 | ||
| KB -70 kg | Marko Adamović | def. | Finko Barišić | Decision (Unanimous) | 2:00 | ||
| KB -70 kg | Valentin Rybalko | def. | Manuel Smoljan | Decision (Split) | 2:00 | ||
FFC 14: Račić vs. Krušič
Fight card
| MMA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Antun Račić | def. | Lemmy Krušič | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | For the Vacant FFC MMA Featherweight Championship. |
| Light Heavyweight | Marcin Prachnio | def. | Stipe Bekavac | TKO (knees) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tomislav Spahović | def. | Sandror Okros | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Luka Jelčić | def. | Elia Madau | TKO (head kick) | 1 | 1:08 | |
| Middleweight | Pavel Doroftei | def. | Ivan Skoko | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| Welterweight | Vladislav Kanchev | def. | Laszlo Benko | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:40 | |
| Kickboxing | |||||||
| Lightweight | Samo Petje | def. | Teo Mikelić | KO (high kick) | 1 | 1:05 | For the Vacant FFC Kickboxing Lightweight Championship. |
| Light Heavyweight | Denis Chorchyp | def. | Dženan Poturak | KO (right hook) | 1 | 2:55 | |
| Middleweight | Miran Fabjan | def. | Boban Krušić | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Valentin Rybalko | def. | Mourad Tounnouti | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ivan Bilić | def. | Alan Karczewski | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Vasil Ducar | def. | Miloš Ivas | KO (punches) | 2 | ||
Events
| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Final Fight Championship 27: Night of Champions | 17 December 2016 | Zagreb Arena | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 31 | Final Fight Championship 26: Linz | 23 September 2016 | Tips Arena | Linz, Austria | |
| 30 | Final Fight Championship 25: Springfield | 10 June 2016 | MassMutual Center Arena | Springfield, Massachusetts, USA | |
| 29 | Final Fight Championship 24: Daytona Beach | 3 June 2016 | Ocean Center | Daytona Beach, USA | |
| 28 | Final Fight Championship 23: Austria | 18 March 2016 | Multiversum Schwechat | Vienna, Austria | |
| 27 | Final Fight Championship 22: Athens | 19 February 2016 | Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena | Athens, Greece | |
| 26 | Final Fight Championship 21: Rijeka | 27 November 2015 | Sportska Dvorana Zamet | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 25 | Final Fight Championship 20: Zagreb | 23 October 2015 | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall | Zagreb, Croatia | 3,000 |
| 24 | Final Fight Championship 19: Sakara vs. Akil | 18 September 2015 | TipsArena | Linz, Austria | |
| 23 | Final Fight Championship 18: Pokrajac vs. Taxiarchis | 17 April 2015 | Dvorana Stožice | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| 22 | Final Fight Championship 17: Poturak vs. Muñoz | 13 March 2015 | Skenderija | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 21 | FFC Futures: Super Finale | 20 December 2014 | Dvorana Marino Cvetković | Opatija, Croatia | |
| 20 | Final Fight Championship 16: Vienna | 6 December 2014 | Multiversum Schwechat | Vienna, Austria | |
| 19 | Final Fight Championship 15: Poreč | 21 November 2014 | Žatika Sport Centre | Poreč, Croatia | 3,500 |
| 18 | FFC Futures 4 | 21 November 2014 | Žatika Sport Centre | Poreč, Croatia | |
| 17 | Final Fight Championship 14: Račić vs. Krušič | 3 October 2014 | Tivoli Hall | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 1,000 |
| 16 | FFC Futures 3 | 27 September 2014 | Dom odbojke Hall | Zagreb, Croatia | 1,000 |
| 15 | Final Fight Championship 13: Jurković vs. Tavares | 6 June 2014 | Žatika Sport Centre | Zadar, Croatia | 1,500 |
| 14 | FFC Futures 2 | 3 May 2014 | Dvorana Marino Cvetković | Opatija, Croatia | 1,500 |
| 13 | Final Fight Championship 12: Daley vs. Fabjan | 25 April 2014 | Tivoli Hall | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 6,000 |
| 12 | Final Fight Championship 11: Jurković vs. Kaluđerović | 4 April 2014 | Gradski vrt Hall | Osijek, Croatia | 4,300 |
| 11 | FFC Futures 1 | 1 March 2014 | Dvorana Marino Cvetković | Opatija, Croatia | 2,000 |
| 10 | Final Fight Championship 10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas | 13 December 2013 | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center | Skopje, Macedonia | 6,000 |
| 9 | Final Fight Championship 9: McSweeney vs. Traunmuller | 15 November 2013 | Tivoli Hall | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2,500 |
| 8 | Final Fight Championship 8: Zelg vs. Rodriguez | 25 October 2013 | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | 7,500 |
| 7 | Final Fight Championship 7: Poturak vs. Leko | 4 October 2013 | Zetra Olympic Hall | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Canceled event. |
| 6 | Final Fight Championship 6: Jurković vs. Poturak | 14 June 2013 | Žatika Sport Centre | Poreč, Croatia | 4,300 |
| 5 | Final Fight Championship 5: Rodriguez vs. Simonič | 25 May 2013 | Gradski vrt Hall | Osijek, Croatia | 4,000 |
| 4 | Final Fight Championship 4: Perak vs. Joni | 10 May 2013 | Sports Centre "Višnjik" | Zadar, Croatia | 4,700 |
| 3 | Final Fight Championship 3: Jurković vs. Cătinaș | 19 April 2013 | Arena Gripe | Split, Croatia | 1,000 |
| 2 | Cro Cop Final Fight | 10 March 2012 | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | 10,500 |
| 1 | Final Fight: Stars war | 21 October 2003 | Dom Sportova | Zagreb, Croatia | 10,000 |
Media Rights Distribution
Final Fight Championship live Shows' media rights are distributed worldwide by Fighting Spirit, the international market leader in fighting sports content distribution.
Rules
The FFC holds fights at its events under the rules of kickboxing and those of mixed martial arts. There is no standardized ratio between kickboxing and MMA fights; it varies from one event to another. The FFC kickboxing rules are the modified rules of the legendary Japanese kickboxing promotion K-1. These include a 10-point must system, three rounds plus one extra round in case of a draw and no clinch allowed. Each round in a kickboxing fight has the duration of three minutes, and intermissions between each round are one minute long.
The FFC's MMA rules are the modified rules of the legendary Japanese MMA promotion Pride. These include a 10-point must system taken from the Unified Rules of MMA, but also allow soccer kicks and stomps, which are excluded from the Unified Rules of MMA. The rules do not allow elbow strikes to the head. Each of the three rounds (there are no extra rounds) last five minutes, and intermissions between each round are one minute long.
The president of the promotion Orsat Zovko stated that the FFC was considering additional innovations in terms of rules to bring the promotion closer to the standards required by public TV networks that broadcast the event live during primetime hours. Specifically, he said that in the future the FFC could exclude techniques that may be considered excessively violent by the mainstream audience, such as soccer kicks and stomps.[46]
Weight classes and champions
The FFC is currently using six weight classes for its MMA fights and five weight classes for its kickboxing fights. Non-title fights have a one-pound leniency.
| MMA weight class name | Upper limit | Current Champion | Title Defenses | Next Fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in pounds (lb) | in kilograms (kg) | ||||
| Heavyweight | – | – | Darko Stosic @ (FFC 26) | 0 | vs. Dion Staring @ 27 |
| Light Heavyweight | 205 | 93 | Vacant | 0 | Maro Perak vs. Jeremy Kimball @ 27 |
| Middleweight | 185 | 84 | Vacant | 0 | Pavel Doroftei vs. David Mitchell @ 27 |
| Welterweight | 170 | 77 | Vacant | 0 | Ivica Truscek vs. Roberto Soldic @ 27 |
| Lightweight | 155 | 70 | Vacant | 0 | Luka Jelcic vs. Danilo Belluardo @ 27 |
| Featherweight | 145 | 66 | Filip Pejic @ (FFC 26) | 0 | vs. James Brum @ 27 |
| Kickboxing weight class name | Upper limit | Current Champion | Next Fight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in pounds (lb) | in kilograms (kg) | |||
| Heavyweight | – | – | Mladen Brestovac | vs. Daniel Lentie @ 27 |
| Light Heavyweight | 209 | 95 | Vacant | Pavel Zhuravlev vs. Dzevad Poturak @ 27 |
| Middleweight | 190 | 86 | Vacant | Denis Marjanovic vs. Rene Wimmer @ 27 |
| Welterweight | 179 | 81 | Shkodran Veseli | |
| Lightweight | 155 | 70 | Samo Petje | vs. Tigran Movsisyan @ 27 |
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