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SFL 27
AFTERMATH
75,122 PPV sales
(1 million + views on pirate streams)
15078 attendance
(china virus mandate ignored)
3 title fights
(3 successful title defenses)
*** 185 MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ***
Atunes (19-0) def. Jones (18-7) via KO (Punch) in RD 2
After a closely contested opening frame that saw both fighters feeling each other out, the champ found his range in the 2nd round. A push kick to the body set up a big head kick that knocked Jones off his feet and sent him tumbling to the mat. Moments later Atunes landed a lead left hook that slept the challenger and the fight was over 1:56 into the 2nd round. All that hard work and training paid off for the Middleweight world champion as he added another successful title defense to his decorated and glorious resume.
Randall McSweeney and #1 P4P Kingpin Latrobe Arundel were in attendance for the fight after flying in on PFC's Private Jet (SFL's Private Jet is bigger and better btw) showing interest in a potential Atunes vs Arundel showdown. Chris Karter is on record stating that Atunes will torch Arundel in round 1 and will finish what the Punchmaster General almost accomplished back at ICS 52.
*** 170 WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ***
Rishkinov (20-5) def. Taylor (12-7-1) via Decision (Unanimous) after 5 RD
In a one sided and rather lackluster mauling that looked like a big brother spanking a little brother for the better part of 5 rounds, reigning SFL Welterweight Champion out-struck, out-kicked, and out-grappled Taylor to a lopsided decision victory. Taylor's gameplan left a lot to be desired as he looked completely out of his element, even on the feet, where he was presumed to be able to keep it interesting. If there was one shining light for Taylor is was his ability to survive on the ground against the vastly superior grappler, even sweeping the black belt reaching dominant top control. It wouldn't last long and was short lived, Rishkinov had his way with the New Yorker. The crowd didn't much care for the affair and voiced their displeasure throughout the contest, but what can you expect from a bunch of Dutch fans, they came to see a sacrifice and Rishkinov toyed with his prey for 25 minutes.
Rishkinov is expected to defend his title in a rematch vs YABAI prospect Jackson Polluck. The two fought once before in Underground where Serhey defended his title with a dominant grappling performance enroute to a unanimous decision. Rishkinov will be looking to establish dominance over a familiar foe and send Jackson back to the drawing board.
*** 135 BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ***
Sitsongrit (13-0-1) def. Rram (15-7) via TKO (Punches) in RD 2
Sitsongrit successfully defends his crown as he becomes the first fighter to stop the Filipino Kickboxer Yajson Rram in 20+ fights. From the start of the fight Sitsongrit showed off his superior display of striking utilizing his reach advantage with precision strikes to the head up top, and brutal leg and body kicks down low. For the entirety of the fight Rram wasn't much more than a human punching bag as Sitsongrit battered him for the first 5 minutes. The Champion finally rocked him early in the 2nd round with a solid single shot and pounced on him like a tiger finishing him off with strikes forcing the ref to call the action 40 seconds into round 2.
After back-to-back title fights at 135 lbs Sitsongrit goes back up to 145 lbs to defend his throne against fellow YABAI fighter and former RFC Lightweight Champion Azzaca Trounvouche (12-3, 3-1 SFL). The Jamaican challenger will certainly have his hands full with the belt collector from Thailand.
* LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT ACTION *
Kowalski snaps 3-fight losing streak
Lenny "The Stump" Kowalski (13-4, 1-3 SFL) snapped his 3 fight losing streak by knocking out hypocritical hactivist Colin Kaepernick in the 3rd round via TKO. The former RFC Light Heavyweight champion is finally back in the win column and it's his first win under the SFL banner. Even SFL owner Chris Karter was pictured clapping following the beating despite alliance mate Marcus Crassus cornering Kaepernick.
* FEATHERWEIGHT ACTION *
The Oz Thriller upends the Arabian Templar
Featherweight contender Lynton Miller (11-4-2, 3-1-1 SFL) had unfinished business with Al Ghouti (7-3-1, 2-1-1 SFL) dating back to their SFL 20 that ended in a draw. Miller was adamant about running it back and the brass seemed content with that decision and scheduled them to battle it out once again. Ghouti wasn't fearful of Miller's ground game and initiated the grappling early, taking Miller down and trying to work for a kimura. In round 2 Miller would take Ghouti down and the two men would scramble before Miller would retain control and work away with strikes. Round 3 it looked like Ghouti was prepared to keep it standing swatting away a few takedowns attempts and trading strikes with Miller before the Aussie landed a takedown into side control that would in hindsight seal the deal. 29-28 across all three judges scorecards, Miller was given the decision victory.
** FIGHT OF THE NIGHT **
Baldur Torsten (6-4) def. Walter Jackson (11-6) via KO (Punch) in RD 3
With 3 seconds left in the fight Torsten snatches victory from his opponent and tells the judges to throw their cards in the tin bin. From the opening bell Jackson slugged it out and for the most part he was winning the exchanges but he ate some big shots from Tortsen in the process. Torsten rocked Jackson at the end of the 1st round, knocked him down early in the 2nd, and knocked him down two more times in the 3rd round before finally closing the fight out in dramatic fashion with a perfectly timed right hook that knocked Jackson out cold and left his body limp with only 3 seconds left on the clock. It was easily the most exciting fight of the night and both men earned a well deserved 10K bonus.
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