On Thursday, Aug. 11, Russian-based kickboxing promotion, Tatneft Cup, returned to the Tatneft Arena in Kazan, Russia for Tatneft Cup 2016.
In the main event of the evening, GLORY veteran Kirill Kornilov returned to the win column with a decision victory over Kirk Krouba. Kornilov lost to top-10 heavyweight Jahfarr Wilnis in his GLORY debut in the semifinals of the GLORY heavyweight contender tournament at GLORY 29. Krouba entered the bout on a losing streak with consecutive knockout losses at ACB Kickboxing 6 and Kunlun Fight 46.
In the evening’s main card action, Said Magomedov remained undefeated in his 13-fight career with a decision victory over fellow Russian lightweight Aleksey Ulyanov.
The event aired live on Tatneft Arena’s Youtube channel.
Konstantin Khuzin def. Nikolay Lushin by decision
Maksim Smirnov def. Suliman Kosumov by decision
Semyon Shelepov def. Sekou Bangoura by decision
Andrey Chekhonin def. Alim Ozhev by TKO (leg kicks). Round 2
Said Magomedov def. Aleksey Ulyanov by decision