The Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS) is a Romanian

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(MMA),

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kyokushin is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training. Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Jap ...

and

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. ...

promotion company based in

Bucharest, Romania Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, which is owned by veteran heavyweight star

Cătălin Moroșanu Cătălin Moroșanu (30 June 1984) is a retired Romanian kickboxer, chanbara practitioner and professional rugby player. He is best known for his time in the Superkombat Fighting Championship (SUPERKOMBAT), where he competed in the heavyweight ...

. It is the most popular

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s and kickboxing promotion company in

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. Former head of media and marketing for SUPERKOMBAT Alin Huiu has been managing director since its inception. 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 Freddy Kemayo (born May 6, 1982) is a French heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time French Kickboxing Champion. Biography and career Kemayo joined Faucon Gym in 1999 and has been training there under Bingo and Richard Roudy ever since. In 200 ...

. In Romania, it can be seen on

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and

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. 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 The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the Unite ...

. In May 2022, DFS signed a distribution agreement with five American networks. The partnership through

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will have 120 broadcasts on

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, NSN and Ocean 7 WXVO in the United States.

History

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 a viable competitor to

Colosseum Tournament The Colosseum Tournament (COLOSSEUM) is a kickboxing, mixed martial arts (MMA) and boxing promotion company based in Romania, which is owned by Gabriel Georgescu. It is one of the largest kickboxing promotions in the country, and takes its name ...

which

attempted to fill with the formation of Dynamite Fighting Show.

Ratings

Also enjoying the popularity of

, after the dissolution of the SUPERKOMBAT it became the most popular

s promotion in the country. In 2018, after

and its subsidiary

ended the partnership with SUPERKOMBAT, together with 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,

and

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

s event in the past 7 years. The main event peaked with a share of 40.2 in the 18-49 demographic.

DFS Events

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.

Tellur Cup

Since its founding in 2019, Tellur Cup for junior

kickboxers Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general ...

under-18 has served as 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

World Championships. 2019 winners Ștefan Lătescu and Marko Dușinschi their professional debuts in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

Champions

DFS Heavyweight Championship

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Sebastian Cozmâncă Sebastian Cosmin Cozmâncă (born February 2, 1992) is a Romanian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the heavyweight division. He is currently signed to the Dynamite Fighting Show. He formerly competed in the Superkombat Fighting Championship an ...

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Ștefan Lătescu Ștefan Lătescu ( ja, ステファン・ラテスク; born 25 December 2001) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer, and former Muay Thai and kempo practitioner, currently signed to Dynamite Fighting Show and K-1. A former amateur in ...

at Dynamite Fighting Show 13: Night of Champions on December 15, 2021 , -

DFS Lightweight Championship

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Notable fighters

Kickboxing

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Andrei Stoica Andrei Cătălin Stoica (born May 1, 1987) is a Romanian kickboxer competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the ONE Championship where he is a former ONE Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger. He was the first to ...

* {{flagicon, ROM

Bogdan Stoica Bogdan Cristian Stoica (born January 28, 1990) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer, and former wushu practitioner. He is currently signed to ONE Championship. Stoica is also one-time SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Champion, one-time ...

* {{flagicon, ROM

Amansio Paraschiv Amansio Andrei Paraschiv (born June 25, 1992) is a Romanian professional kickboxing, kickboxer and professional boxing, boxer. He won back to back gold medals in the List of WAKO Amateur European Championships, WAKO European Championships, and is ...

* {{flagicon, ROM

Florin Lambagiu Florin Lambagiu (born 8 April 1996) is a Romanian professional kickboxer, former sambist and mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the super middleweight division of the Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), where he is the former D ...

* {{flagicon, ROM

Eduard Gafencu Eduard Gafencu (born February 9, 1993) is a Romanian kickboxer and former boxer. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for Glory. Gafencu is the first fighter to become a two-division Colosseum Tournament champion, holding titles i ...

* {{flagicon, ROM

Cristian Ristea Cristian Ristea (born February 9, 1992) is a Romanian professional kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division. He is the current GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion. Ristea is ranked the #2 light heavyweight in the world ...

* {{flagicon, ROM

Ștefan Orza Ștefan Orza (born 12 April 2001) is a Romanian professional undefeated kickboxer, and former kempo practitioner, freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Colosseum Tournament. A ...

* {{flagicon, ROM Andrei Ostrovanu * {{flagicon, ROM Bogdan Năstase * {{flagicon, ROM Adrian Maxim * {{flagicon, ROM Alex Bublea * {{flagicon, ROM Ionuț Iancu * {{flagicon, ROM Claudiu Bădoi * {{flagicon, MDA

Constantin Rusu Constantin Rusu (born May 17, 1994) is a Moldovan kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of ONE Championship. He is the former KOK and FEA welterweight champion. A professional competitor since 2016, Rusu has also competed for ...

* {{flagicon, FRA

* {{flagicon, FRA Diaguely Camara * {{flagicon, SWI

Daniel Stefanovski Daniel Stefanovski (born 27 March 1996) is a Swiss- Macedonian professional kickboxer. He is the current SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Champion. Kickboxing career During the SUPERKOMBAT Dream event, Stefanovski fought Adelin Mihăilă for th ...

* {{flagicon, GBR

Daniel Sam Daniel Anthony Sam (born 13 August 1981) is an English super heavyweight kickboxer and is currently ranked UK number 1 in the heavyweight division of Muay Thai. He has fought on the top kickboxing promotions including Enfusion, SUPERKOMBAT, G ...

* {{flagicon, NED Chico Kwasi * {{flagicon, POR Diogo Neves

Mixed martial arts

* {{flagicon, ROM}
Ion Pascu
* {{flagicon, ROM}
Anatoli Ciumac

Boxing

* {{flagicon, ROM

Benjamin Adegbuyi Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi (born January 24, 1985) is a Romanian kickboxer and professional boxer. He is a two-time Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger and three-time winner of heavyweight tournament. Adegbuyi is also Superkombat Wo ...

* {{flagicon, ROM

Mihai Nistor Mihai Nistor (born 5 November 1990) is a Romanian professional boxer. A southpaw, he is best known for stopping Anthony Joshua at the 39th European Amateur Boxing Championships in 2011. As an amateur, Nistor competed in the men's super heavywe ...

* {{flagicon, ROM}
Flavius Biea

Kyokushin

* {{flagicon, UKR Eldar Ismailov

Taekwondo

* {{flagicon, UKR}
Artem Byelov

Notes

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References

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External links

*{{Official website, http://dynamitefighting.com
Dynamite Fighting Show's channel
on

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Tellur Kickboxing Cup - Powered by Dynamite Fighting Show

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History

Ratings

DFS Events

Tellur Cup

Champions

DFS Heavyweight Championship

DFS Lightweight Championship

Notable fighters

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts

Boxing

Kyokushin

Taekwondo

See also

Notes

References

External links