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Headlined by a HW championship clash and a showdown between 2 of the Top 10 P4P fighters, Dynasty 151 (261.06) registered the 7th highest event rating in Dynasty K1 history.
The big news was clearly the impressive KO victory by Jacob Cullen over previously unbeaten HW champ John Daniels. Coming into this title fight, Daniels had been unbeaten in his 1st 10 fights, including recent impressive victories over Harry Hutton and Cy Path. These same two gihters had previously met at Dynasty 91 with Daniels scoring a unanimous victory, but not this evening with the Hw title on the line. From the outset, Cullen showed that he would not be lured into the drawn-out defensive kickboxing chess match that Daniels prefers. Cullen came out swinging for the fences and drill Daniels with a big right, just 21 seconds into the fight. Daniels champiosnhip crown and mouthpiece both were separated from his head. The new HW champion of the K1 World, Jacob Cullen (12-3 8 KO).
The other two marquee fights of the evening both ended by TKO stoppage. First, 2-division champ Antonio Laborina Lim put the 185lb title on the line versus Almu Tantor (12-6 8KO). Lim has run roughshot over the 1270 and 185 lb divisions lately, even challenging William Bird for the unofficial title of "Baddest K1 fighter on the Planet". Lim's boxing was too strong in this fight as he finally caught up with the dangerous Tantor in Round 2, drop him to the mat with 2 big shots and fianlly finished the fight @ 4:29. The win marks Lim's 9th straight victory, 8 by KO stoppage. This fighter clearly has his sights set on the P4P #1 slot.
In the Main event, 2 of the Top 10 P4P fighters in the world clashed as 155lb champ Naughtius Maximus (24-4 14 KO) looked to continue his run at 170 lbs versus powerful newcomer Qing Kong (27-7 14 KO). In this winner take all fight between the #1 & #2 ranked fighters at 170, Kong came out on top via TKO stoppage due to cuts. Kong was bloodthristy in this fight from the outset as he open an early cut on Maximus and then set about letting his fists and elbows target the gash. This loss was the first in 11 fights by the 155 lb champ Maximus. The wine marks the 3rd impressive win in a row for Kong since joining K1. Next up is clearly the right to battle Laborina Lim for the 170 lb strap.
Crowd favorite and #1 ranked 155lb contender Blithering Idiot ran his recored to an impressive 6-0 since joining Dynasty K1 (and2 5-3 overall) and a hard-fought decision over newcomer Larry Thorne. The fighters had split the first 4 rounds with both suffering cuts and being rocked with trading shots from the outside. With a few well-timed shots, Idiot pulled out the slim 48-47 (All 3 scores) decision. A shot at the 155 lb title seems to loom on the horizon.
With a combined total of 54 W's between the two fighters, the matchup of former HW champ Mauri Kunnas (30-14-1) and Daley Bornstein (24-20) showcased 2 of the divisions most skilled fighters. Surprisingly, Bornstein was able to control the pace with his boxing from the outside and avoid the dangerous kness/MT of Kunnas. Although the fight seemed closer than the outcome, Bornstein swept all 5 rounds to score a key win and move up the ranks at SuperHW
Veteran fighters Ola Ofolabi and Muraki Tunamoto fought a back-n-forth battle at 205 with Ofolabi taking a thin but unanimous victory.
The night also saw great KO wins for Jimmy Regan and Love Bug at 265 and Dennis Reynolds at 206.
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