On Saturday, Feb. 28, SENSHI hosted SENSHI 30, live from the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria. The event featured the the one-night, 8-man Welterweight Grand Prix.
19-year-old Bulgarian Zhulien Rikov made history, winning the first edition of the Welterweight SENSHI World Grand Prix, a tournament that had seven much more experienced kickboxers in the bracket.
The event aired live on YouTube starting at 12 p.m. ET. Check below for full results.
FULL RESULTS
Zhulien Rikov def. Christian Baya by majority decision (30-29, 30-29, 29-29) – Welterweight Grand Prix final
Constantin Rusu def. Aibek Amanov by split decision (29-28, 28-30, 29-28) – Welterweight Grand Prix third place bout
Francesko Xhaja def. Giannis Stoforidis by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Aibek Amanov def. Fernando Tigre by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-28) – Welterweight Grand Prix reserve final
Charalampos Digkas def. Diyan Dimitrov by ext. round split decision (10-9, 9-10, 10-9)
Christian Baya def. Jordi Requejo by KO (low kicks). Round 1 – Welterweight Grand Prix semifinal
Zhulien Rikov def. Constantin Rusu by ext. round unanimous decision (10-9 x 3) – Welterweight Grand Prix semifinal
Samo Petje def. Hirokatsu Miyagi by unanimous decision (30-25 x 3)
Christian Baya def. Jorge Davila by KO. Round 1, 1:50 – Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Jordi Requejo def. Konstantin Stoykov by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) – Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Fernando Tigre def. David Kinhefner by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) – Welterweight Grand Prix reserve semifinal
Aibek Amanov def. Viktor Krashevski by TKO (injury). Round 3 – Welterweight Grand Prix reserve semifinal
Constantin Rusu def. Florin Lambagiu by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) – Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Zhulien Rikov def. Carlos Barbosa by split decision – Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Constantin Rusu def. Aibek Amanov by split decision (29-28, 28-30, 29-28) – Welterweight Grand Prix third place bout
Francesko Xhaja def. Giannis Stoforidis by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Aibek Amanov def. Fernando Tigre by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-28) – Welterweight Grand Prix reserve final
Charalampos Digkas def. Diyan Dimitrov by ext. round split decision (10-9, 9-10, 10-9)
Christian Baya def. Jordi Requejo by KO (low kicks). Round 1 – Welterweight Grand Prix semifinal
Zhulien Rikov def. Constantin Rusu by ext. round unanimous decision (10-9 x 3) – Welterweight Grand Prix semifinal
Samo Petje def. Hirokatsu Miyagi by unanimous decision (30-25 x 3)
Christian Baya def. Jorge Davila by KO. Round 1, 1:50 – Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Jordi Requejo def. Konstantin Stoykov by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) – Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Fernando Tigre def. David Kinhefner by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) – Welterweight Grand Prix reserve semifinal
Aibek Amanov def. Viktor Krashevski by TKO (injury). Round 3 – Welterweight Grand Prix reserve semifinal
Constantin Rusu def. Florin Lambagiu by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) – Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Zhulien Rikov def. Carlos Barbosa by split decision – Welterweight Grand Prix quarterfinal