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KOTB 12: Péga (Review)

Event Review: KOTB 12: Péga
King of the Beach (270k+)
2015-10-10, Rio de Janeiro, The Underground - Rio
Attendance:1,000, Event Rating:93
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KOTB 12: Péga 

A record three titles were on the line on Saturday night for the King of the Beach promotion. We saw new champions being, champions successfully defend their titles, our first and second Superman punch KOs, as well as one of the most controversial decisions in our history followed up by some terrible personal news for one of the fighters. It’s never a dull moment here in Rio, so let’s get to it.

 

Getting things started on the night were a pair of middleweights itching for a win, as Scottish banger Brandon Murphy took on Canada’s Matt Lewsk. Murphy would put the pressure on early and never let up, knocking Lewsk down with a pair of hellacious right hands before finally sealing the deal with a devastating walk-away uppercut just over a minute into the first round. It was a much-needed victory for the youngster who seems to be finally living up to his potential.

“Braveheart” Brandon Murphy (1-2, 1-2) defeats Matt “Wolf” Lewsk (2-3, 1-2) via KO (Punch) R1 - 01:05

 

Our only super-heavyweight bout on the card would see Canadian grappler Kevin Wideman take on well-rounded Brazilian, Ronaldo Bozeman. Bozeman started off effectively with some light clinchwork and a nice shot to the body, but from there it was all Wideman. The Canadian would take his opponent down and spend the next couple minutes working strikes, passes and submissions, before finishing Bozeman with a beautiful far side armbar, his third submission victory in as many victories. Wideman continues his successful KOTB campaign and looks forward to the biggest bout in his career against undefeated Swede, Magnus Karlsson.

Kevin “The Beast” Wideman (3-1, 2-1) defeats Ronaldo “The Boz” Bozeman (1-2, 0-2) via Submission (Armbar) R1 - 02:56

 

Jeferson Nogueira made an impressive introduction in his first fight for KOTB, but this time he’d be on the other end of that, as Russia’s Sergey Beznisko showed his class in his professional and KOTB debut. While scouting reports showed Beznisko as primarily a wrestler, the Russian got things started with impressive hands, knocking the Brazilian down early with a fantastic combination. Beznisko, confident in his grappling defense, followed his opponent to the ground and unleashed a flurry of damaging ground strikes from side control, eventually forcing the stoppage in just 38 seconds.

Sergey Beznisko (1-0, 1-0) defeats Jeferson “Muralha” Nogueira (1-1, 1-1) via TKO (Strikes) R1 - 00:38

 

Next up, we had a three round fight that would’ve made any KT-purist proud, as New York-based middleweights Din Aleshi and Joe Walcott showcased their kickboxing skills. Aleshi would be the much sharper fighter throughout the 15-minute affair, zapping his opponent with a high-percentage output of punches and kicks, while defending a litany of grappling attempts. Walcott, on the other hand, surprisingly attacked with a takedown and clinch-heavy strategy, one that would eventually be his downfall. The judges were competent in this decision (foreshadowing!) and awarded 30-27s across the board.

Din “Dalesh” Aleshi (3-0, 2-0) defeats “Jersey” Joe Walcott (0-1, 0-1) via Decision (Unanimous)

 

A nice back-and-forth welterweight scrap would close out our undercard, as KOTB-veteran Inci Yarakos took on a debuting Rio-born upstart in Carlos Fierro. Yarakos would have success early with a pair of takedowns, but wasn’t able to do much damage against the highly active bottom game of Fierro. Yarakos, now a bit winded, would try for another takedown just over halfway through the first round, only to be leveled by a right hand. Yarakos impressively rolled out of it, only to have his lights shut out by a huge combination from the Brazilian. Yarakos should probably consider retirement after four TKO losses for the promotion. Regardless, it was a mighty fine debut for the Brazilian.

Carlos Fierro (3-0, 1-0) defeats Inci Yarakos (2-5, 1-4) via KO (Strikes) R1 - 03:44

 

We knew our next fight held some definite implications, but we couldn’t have predicted how everything unfolded. In the end, undefeated USC wrestling prospect Kyrie Perry would edge out the surging Tokyo-based grappler Joseph Annuaku in one of the most controversial decisions in KOTB history. Perry came forward throughout the fight with heavy punches and was definitely the more aggressive fighter on the feet, while Annuaku countered with a mix of takedowns and strikes. On the ground, however, is where Annuaku was most impressive, as he attacked with sweeps, passes and submissions. Considering that most of the fight took place on the mat, our ringside announcers felt he had did enough for the decision. The judges didn’t agree, however, and awarded Perry the fight for his forward movement and aggression on the feet. To make things even more complicated, it was later revealed that Perry’s father suffered from a drunk driving accident on the day of the fight and is currently in critical condition. Perry has long tried to keep that side of his life private, so with this news and the uproar over his most recent result, he has decided to take a couple months off from fighting (tycoon time). Our regards go out to Perry’s father and to Kyrie.

“The Golden Child” Kyrie Perry (3-0, 3-0) defeats Joseph Annuaku (5-2, 2-1) via Decision (Split)

 

We had a superb matchup between two debuting talents to round out the non-title portion of our card, as Russia’ Yuri Boyka took on São Paulo’s Zico Ali. Both of our more recent light heavyweight signings came in to the fight with top-shelf boxing games, but it was Boyka’s more well-rounded standup attack that would be the difference. Ali showed excellent striking defense in the opening moments, but Boyka would find himself into the cinch and began to work a disturbing attack of knees to his opponent’s body and face. Mixing in some punches, Boyka continued to crush Ali’s spirit up until the opening round closed. To Ali’s credit, he continued to show good defense to start the second round but his output dwindled after some nice kicks from the Russian standout, and was eventually sent to the canvas after a particularly brutal knee to the jaw. 

Yuri “Hands of Stone” Boyka (4-1, 1-0) defeats Zico “The Kick” Ali (3-3, 0-1) via TKO (Knee) R2 - 01:22

 

Romero continued his own path of destruction with a light-heavyweight championship winning superman punch in only 35 seconds against previously unbeaten Ronaldo Lima. It was the second superman punch KO of the Cuban’s career, while his KOTB opponents have yet to event attempt a strike against him. Romero looks as confident as anyone who’s stepped inside the KOTB cage and took no time to ask for Boyka as his first challenger in what should be the biggest fight in our light-heavyweight history.

Third Round “YOLO” Romero (7-0, 2-0) defeats Ronaldo “The Machette” Lima (3-1, 2-1) via KO (Superman Punch) R1 - 00:35

 

In our co-main event, lightweight champion Chris Karter would defend his belt for the first time and halt the impressive run of Thiago Machado. Karter looked as impressive as ever, landing on the feet and countering an early Machado submission attempt into an eventual mount to finish the opening round. Karter would again finish a fight early in the second round, after knocking out Machado cold with a devastating straight right. Karter has a few challengers emerging, but will likely have to take a month or two off to let the dust settle (tycoon time).

“The Little Ginger Prince” Chris Karter (4-1, 3-0) defeats Thiago “The Axe” Machado (3-1, 3-1) via KO (Punch) R2 - 00:29

 

Another KOTB champion would defend his belt in the main event, as the promotion is starting to see some championship stability develop in its ranks. Murphy McManus continued his welterweight reign with a strong defensive guard and a dominating kickboxing attack against perennial contender PJ McDermott. The American wrestler managed to get the fight the floor on a pair of occasions, but MacManus showed good defense and escaped to his feet both times before finishing with our second superman punch knockout of the night. The impressive Irishman will now get to defend his belt against Brazilian superstar James La Grande, who’ll be making his debut for the organization and has been chomping at the bit to get into the ring against MacManus.

Murphy “Shamrock” MacManus (4-0, 3-0) defeats PJ McDermott (2-2, 2-2) via KO (Superman Punch) R1 - 02:46

 

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