Despite the fact that he was far more experienced Young Su lost the fight. 1.02 minute of the first round needed Gueye to deliver some gruesome body punches which finished Kim Young Su. This earned him the bonus of 500 US dollars that was promised for the most spectacular Knockout of the evening.
Farouk “Paco” Lakebir ( 167.3 lbs) vs. Kim Do-Hyung (167.2 lbs)
A very very exciting fight which ended in a draw. Although most thought that Lakebir would take the decision after the extra round the American judges still did not agree on who should be the winner and because the IMA was dependent on them for the future and endless discussions should be avoided, it was decided to fight another extra round. Even after this round it took the judges quite a while to decide who was the winner but finally they gave the victory to Do Hyung, much to the surprise of the audience
Karl “Psycho”Amoussou (184 lbs) vs. Heo Min-Seok (184.8 lbs)
Seok who fought a superfight in Korea where he defeated Radmir Gabdulin from Russia on points with a split decision was in for a hard time because Amoussou’s reputation earned him the ring name “Psycho” and he carried it with honor. But Heo Min Seok proved to be a tough cookie because he managed to get a draw after two rounds. The extra round was just as difficult to judge, because the outcome was a split decision in favor of Amoussou.
Karl Louis Jean (197.4 lbs) vs. Lee Eun Su (204.2 lbs)
Louis Jean was a last minute replacement and although he fought brave in the first round, his endurance faded and after 4.22 in the second round his coach Bertrand Amoussou threw in the towel to prevent him from being knocked out by Lee. Lee - winner by TKO (punches).
Malick “Komodo” Ndiaye (278.4 lbs) vs. Lee Sang Soo (246.6 lbs)
Komodo is a really big guy, but Lee Sang Soo was an opponent to be reckoned with because he defeated Roman Zentsov with an armbar in a superfight when the Challenge came to Korea. The Frenchman attacked fiercely in the beginning of the round and it looked like he would not need much time to defeat Lee Sang Soo, but soon the tide changed and after some ground and pounding Lee applied an armbar and with just two seconds left in the first round Komodo tapped out.
Korea won with 3 - 2
Superfight 1:
Bobby Voelker (170 lbs) vs. Amir Rahnavardi (171,4 lbs)
Hometown fighter Voelker made the crowd go wild when he was introduced. Rahnavardi who lived in Hollywood stayed cool and just smiled while he blew a few kisses to the audience.
The problem was that Rahnavardi wasn’t told that he could not use the elbows and the Missouri office accepts elbows in mainfights, this fight was not under the IMA rules.
Normally one wonders why a fight is called a Superfight, but this one deserved the name. After three rounds in which Amir showed an incredible ability to absorb punches, Bobby Voelker took the fight on decision.
Superfight 2:
Mike Whitehead (257 lbs) vs. Leo Pla (204,8 lbs)
Mike Whitehead made Pla tap with a guillotine choke after 1.20 minute in the first round.
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