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KOTB 24: Demorou! (Review)

Event Review: KOTB 24: Demorou!
King of the Beach (270k+)
2016-01-02, Rio de Janeiro, Hayashi's Lounge - Rio
Attendance:2,000, Event Rating:141
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KOTB 24: Demorou!

If you like finishes, KOTB 24 was the card for you. Eight of the 10 fights on the card were finished in the first round, four in under 30 seconds and two of them in just 5 seconds. The main card itself had 10 more minutes of fight time than the rest of the entire card. Thrilling stuff, indeed.

 

Opening the undercard were a pair of welterweights looking for their first promotional wins, as Hawaii’s Damien Ching took on Sierra Leone’s Bartel Diakite. Ching was in desperate need for a win in this one and he came out aggressively looking to grapple. Diakite, though, would draw first blood with a beautiful takedown into side control and began mining for submissions.

 

Ching managed to land a nice counter sweep, but Diakite was insistent and eventually locked in a tight triangle. After a short struggle, Diakite flashed a smile knowing full well this was over - and he’d be right - as a tap came soon after. It’s a nice rebound for the African, while Ching will have another shot at tasting victory later this month.

Bartel “The Blood Diamond” Diakite (2-1, 1-1) defeats Damien Ching (0-7, 0-3) via Submission (Triangle) R1 - 01:56

 

We’d stay at welterweight to see American Benny Johnson looking to stay undefeated against and Indian veteran Nanu Negi. Not much to say in this one, as we had a total of three punches thrown. Johnson rushed in with a stiff left hand, Negi threw a wild hook, and then Johnson countered with a brutal uppercut that crumpled Nanu007 against the cage. Johnson looks like he’s ready for a step up in competition after starching both his opponents in under a minute.

 

Benny “G7” Johnson (2-0, 2-0) defeats Nanu “Nanu007” Negi (2-6, 1-2) via TKO (Strikes) R1 - 00:05

 

It was a battle of Brazil at featherweight next, as Andre Soares looked to rebound from his first career loss against a local newcomer in Monster Machine. Machine looked super confident in the opening moments, landing a beauty of a front kick and a variety of thudding low kicks. Soares, though, kept his composure and pounced on a takedown shortly after.

From there, it was academic, as Soares got into half guard and quickly latched onto an arm triangle submission. The Bahia native then freed his leg and tightened it until he felt a tap. The submission would earn him his second ‘sub of the night’ bonus as he continues to look like a promising prospect. The same can be said for Machine, who brings in a strong striking game in a division full of grapplers.

 

Andre Soares (3-1, 3-1) defeats Monster Machine (0-1, 0-1) via Submission (Arm Triangle) R1 - 00:46

 

And back to welterweight we’d go, as Russia’s Vlad Putin took on an American newcomer in Psycho Thrillstompers. The longest and probably best fight on the undercard was a grueling affair in the clinch and on the mat, as Putin attacked with heavy elbows and knees, while Thrillstompers managed a few takedowns and attacked with submissions. Putin showed some great intelligence throughout the opening round and an excellent ability to get back to his feet, and the damage from the elbows and the knees started to accumulate early. A knee to the chin eventually rocked a bloodied Thrillstompers, and a big elbow would drop him with just over a minute remaining. The referee jumped in, much to the dismay of the American, but the stoppage was just. Suddenly, Putin is 3-0 in the organization and 4-0 overall – quite the start in a division thirsty for new contenders.

Vlad “The King” Putin (4-0, 3-0) defeats Psycho Thrillstompers (1-1, 0-1) via TKO (Strikes) R1 - 03:43

 

Our featured undercard would feature two of KOTB’s most decorated heavyweights, as Croatia’s Mirko Vukovic tied a promotional record with his eighth appearance, opposite a former title challenger in England’s Harry Milne who was making his sixth appearance for the promotion. Vukovic is surprisingly nimble for being such a large man, and he came out quickly with a big head kick that Milne easily countered with a body shot. Milne started to work with jabs and straights, moving in and out and picking his shots. Vukovic, possibly rocked by an earlier jab, threw out another big head kick that Milne again easily countered. This time, however, it would spell the end of the Croatian’s night, as Milne swarmed with punches and forced the referee to intervene on a heavily disappointed Vukovic. Milne has alternated wins and losses since his title run, and will look to make it two in a row in his next outing.  

“The Bulldog” Harry Milne (6-2, 4-2) defeats Mirko “The Shadow” Vukovic (4-4) via TKO (Strikes) R1 - 00:29

 

The main card would open with our fourth welterweight scrap on the evening and our second battle of Brazil, as Jefferson Murillo took on Carlos Fierro. Murillo showed a new wrinkle in his game in his fourth appearance for the promotion, as he mixed in some clean takedowns to go along with his sharp boxing game. The first one was very early in the first round and the two fighters would spend the rest of the round on the mat as a result. Fierro managed to stay out of trouble for the most part – and even had a nice sweep at one point – but for the most part, Murillo controlled the positioning while landing consistently with ground and pound. He’d land another early takedown in the second round, but Fierro had enough grappling for one night and quickly got back to his feet. Unfortunately for him, Murillo was ready to throw down. A number of big shots would eventually floor the Rio native and a crafty Murillo quickly jumped into mount and finished his work just over half way through the second.

Jefferson "Grisahlo" Murillo (4-2, 3-1) defeats Carlos Fierro (4-2, 2-2) via TKO (Strikes) R2 - 02:56

 

Two dangerous Canadian heavyweights were next, as hard-hitting Tito Griffin took on a streaking submission grappler in Kevin Wideman. In a combined nine promotional fights, these two competitors had only been out of the first round once, so we expected an early stoppage here. Griffin would get things started with a heavy shot that had Wideman bleeding somewhere out of his eye. Sensing trouble, Wideman stretched out for a takedown but Griffin countered with another heavy shot that sent him to the canvas. Griffin surprisingly followed but swarmed his savvy opponent with punishing ground and pound and forced a stoppage that came much too late. Wideman’s streak stops at three, while Griffin has now won five of six and has earned a title shot with his trail of destruction.

Tito “The Warrior” Griffin (5-3, 4-1) defeats Kevin “The Beast” Wideman (5-2, 4-2) via TKO (Strikes) R1 - 00:28

 

A violent clinch battle would unravel in our next bout, as Messi Suarez took on Diederik Boschman at light heavyweight. There were a lot of positional battles throughout the two or so minutes of this one, but each fighter also threw with reckless abandon, given the opportunity. Boschman looked to be in control early, landing his trademark elbows and punches, but Suarez would keep a level head and remained cut-less. The Brazlian then started to land some heavy shots of his own, which seemed to surprise his Surinamese opponent. Then, out of nowhere, Suarez puched away and landed a hook that had Boschman on Queer Street. He then dipped his shoulders and landed a devastating uppercut and follow up punches that ended the contest. After yelling at the referee’s incompetence, Suarez celebrated with his corner. BREAKING NEWS: We’re not sure if it was the unprofessional manner in which Suarez handled himself, but his management has recently released him. Hopefully he finds a new team and returns soon.

Messi “Neymar” Suarez (6-3, 1-1) defeats Diederik “The Hidden Blade” Boschman (4-3, 4-3) via TKO (Strikes) R1 - 02:41

 

Our co-main event promised chaos and boy did it produce, as Ganbaatar Khan returned from his short suspension to take on another violent competitor in Brandon Murphy. The weigh-in stare down the night before was a thing of legends, and the crowd was heavily in anticipation of some beautiful violence between these two. So, it may have been disappointing to some when Khan countered a sprinting Brandon Murphy with a flying knee and a flurry of strikes from mount in just 5 seconds. For others, though, the flying knee will be on highlight reels for years to come. Khan was surprisingly reserved during the post-fight speeches, but he still found time to ramble incoherently about what he’ll do to his next opponent. Murphy has already requested a rematch, but will need to get a win over tough veteran Billy Styles first.

 

“The Steel Hero” Ganbaatar Khan (11-12, 1-1) defeats “Braveheart” Brandon Murphy (3-3 3-3) via TKO (Strikes) R1 - 00:05

 

And just like that, we’re on to the main event, as everyone’s favorite Ginger creep, Chris Karter, looked to defend his featherweight title for the fourth straight time, this time against undefeated mystery man, Nameless Fighter. On a night full of early finishes, the crowd was treated to a five round slugfest in our eventual ‘fight of the night’ winner.

Facing a striker for the first time since becoming champ, Karter even managed to get the first takedown in his promotional career. The ground display was short-lived, however, as these two spent 99% of the time standing. Fighter had a lot of success with his straight punches in this one, out landing the champ in body punches, and even opening up a cut on him in the first round.

For the most part, though, the Ginger Prince would control the action, as he mixed up sharp boxing and stinging kicks with a pinch of takedowns and clinchwork. In a fight that saw over 200 strikes land, it’s a testament to both men that neither ever got rocked or dropped at any point. A rematch will definitely be in the future for these two, but for now, Karter walks away with a shutout on the judge’s cards and remains the undisputed and ONLY featherweight champion in KOTB history.

The official press release has yet to be released, but Chris Karter was recently inducted into KOTB’s initial Hall of Fame class. We’re lucky to have this little pervert here, so enjoy this run folks.

“The Little Ginger Prince” Chris Karter (7-1, 6-0) defeats Nameless “G O A T” Fighter (9-1, 2-1) via Decision (Unanimous)           

 

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