Sergej Braun Melts Assane Bafeta in Senshi 10 Headliner

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Senshi 10 was highlighted by a pretty spectacular KO at the top of the bill.

The card was headlined by a non-title 176-pound affair that saw WAKO PRO K1 World titleholder Sergej Braun clash with European Champion ISKA K1 Assane Bafeta. A short-notice replacement for Nikola Todorovic, Bafeta proved to be in good shape as he attacked Braun with plenty of front kicks in Round 1. In his attempts to close the distance, Braun landed with his punches on the Frenchman. The German champion didn’t seem to have much impact in the opening frame, but it was enough to get his opponent’s attention.

In Round 2, Bafeta charged with front kicks as Braun moved in and out of his opponent’s guard. Midway through the round, Braun caught Bafeta with a short left hook to the temple, making the Frenchman collapse instantly. Even though Bafeta surged back to his feet during the subsequent counting, the referee deemed that he was unable to continue after checking his status. In addition to racking up his fifth victory in as many appearances under Senshi’s banner, Braun scored his second Senshi KO win, the first one by punches. His performance was rewarded with a “F‘ighter With Most Technique”’bonus.

The co-main event featured a heavyweight clash between WAKO PRO K-1 European titleholder Ahmed Krnjic and Slovakian K-1 champion Radovan Kulla. Krnjic looked focused and displayed more accurate striking than his opponent right out of the gate, as he scored repeatedly with solid leg kicks. Kulla never was competitive and looked off balance for most of the clash, perhaps due to some issues with the canvas. Overall, the fight offered little action for the fans, but it was enough for Krnjic to outrun his opponent on the scorecards, bouncing back from his defeat at Senshi 8.

Elsewhere, Nikola Filipovic overpowered Danylo Voievodkin with a powerful left hand in the the first stanza, ultimately earning a unanimous decision.

Earlier, Ruben Garcia vanquished Andrey Chekhonin on the scorecards after an extra round; Alexander Petrov stopped Filip Sekulovic with a series of leg kicks in the second round of their 176-pound contest, taking home the “‘nockout of the Night”’bonus; in front of a partisan crowd, Eduard Aleksanyan defeated Pavel Turuk via unanimous decision; Atanas Bozhilov overcame Philipp Hafeli on points in a 165-pound contest; in a 155-pound affair, Romanian Tudor Potoroaca outpointed Dragomir Petrov on all three scorecards after the extra round.

In the first 155-pound clash of the bill, the highly-touted Bulgarian prospect Petar Stoykov upended Joao Pedro Silva with a unanimous decision.