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KOTB 21: Incrivel (Preview)

Event Preview: KOTB 21: Incrível
King of the Beach (270k+)
2015-12-12, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo Arena
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 There are some big things happening at KOTB this week, friends. Firstly, we’d like to announce that Max Octane is our new General Manager. He’ll be doing a number of things around the organization and will be a great asset for us. Secondly, we’re proud to be hosting our first ever arena show on Saturday night, as KOTB 21 will be held in Rio’s Flamengo Area. The card has a stacked lineup – with eight current and former title challengers – and is expected to set attendance and ticket revenue records for the promotion.

 

Benji "Funky" Assklown (4-1, 2-1) v Lucas "Samurai" Campos (3-1, 3-1)

Opening the main card is an intriguing matchup of future welterweight contenders, as Benji Assklown takes on Lucas Campos. Both fighters have very dangerous hands and have finished all of their fights on the feet, so expect this one to be over early. Campos has been quiet lately but had an unbelievable run in the early days of KOTB, finishing all his opponents in the opening 15 seconds. The Brazilian phenom then fell short against former champion Parker Allen but has been quietly training hard at A Hero’s Journey ever since. Assklown has a similar resume - as he’s had several early finishes, with one setback against top competition. It’ll be interesting to see if Campos can get his muay thai skills going, or even show off his strong jiu jitsu game that has yet to come to light. That may prove to be difficult, however, as his American opponent has strong takedown defense.

 

"The Avalanche" Thatcher Halverson (4-1, 3-1) v Ozamataz Buckshank (2-0, 2-0)

Next up, we have a middleweight matchup that has strong title implications, as Denver’s Thatcher Halverson takes on British banger, Ozamataz Buckshank. Halverson was KOTB’s original middleweight champion and will be looking for his second straight victory since losing the belt at KOTB 9. The grappler has recently received his black belt from the Million Dollar Training Center and has some strong wrestling chops to back it up. Buckshank trains locally under the tutelage of Gazz Priest over at Signature Martial Arts, and comes in looking for a signature win after two destructive performances over German opponents. We haven’t seen much of the boxer’s grappling yet, as he’s blasted through his opponents in under two minutes of total ring time, but it’ll probably be tested in this one.

 

Murphy "Shamrock" MacManus (4-1, 3-1) v "Rock Lee" Seok Yi (6-5, 0-1)

We’ll move back to welterweight, as former champion Murphy MacManus takes on Seok Yi in a battle of two of KOTB’s strongest clinch fighters. MacManus comes in looking to rebound after a title loss – the first of his career. The Irish striker was dominant in his career before the setback, and will no doubt be looking to get another shot at his title as soon as possible. He possesses one of the strongest clinch games in the promotion, but also has top-shelf kicks to keep things at a distance, if needed. Yi has announced recently that this is the last fight on his contract, and will probably be making his last appearance as an MMA fighter. The former Korean Marine is banking on a successful KT career with some of the deadliest knees in the business, so hopefully he’s not looking passed the dangerous opponent he has in front of him.

 

Simon Sims (8-2, 3-1) v "Megaton" Thiagus Davaru Silva (5-2, 3-2)

Our co-main event is one of the highest profile non-title fights we’ve ever had at KOTB, as LHW #1 contender Simon Sims takes on rejuvenated former heavyweight champion Thiagus Davaru Silva. Sims has rebounded nicely from his debut loss with three first round finishes against increasingly stiff competition, even handing two of his competitors their first career losses. Silva is coming off of two losses, albeit against top-shelf competition, and will be making his first cut to 205 pounds. The Portuguese-born grappler has an incredible wrestling and jiu-jitsu attack and should be able to cause his opponent fits if he should get it to the ground. The former heavyweight has looked like an entirely different man since he’s changed his diet and lifestyle, and looks like he may even be able to make middleweight one day. A win here by either man will be huge for their respective careers, so the stakes are sky high.

 

"The Little Ginger Prince" Chris Karter (5-1, 4-0) v "The Enlightened One" Prathamesh Randhawa (9-0, 0-0)

And finally, the main event of the biggest show in KOTB history, as Chris Karter looks to continue his dominant reign as KOTB’s first and only featherweight champ against the highly regarded and undefeated Prathamesh Randhawa. Karter has been a buzzsaw to his grappling-centric opponents so far, and will be making his first appearance against a non-Brazilian in his five-fight career for the promotion. The ginger kid from Florida has shown strong grappling skills to help set up his exceptional boxing, and may be the crowd favorite for the first time in Rio. Randhawa will be the promotion’s first-ever Indian fighter and comes in with an unblemished record as a four-time featherweight champion at Sydney Fight Club. The yoga instructor and practicing contortionist has yet to throw a strike in his career, but has insane flexibility and jiu-jitsu ability to go along with a calm demeanor that causes major problems for his opponents. Karter’s had major success against grapplers so far in his career, but Randhawa may have some x-factors that he’s yet to see. What an extraordinary matchup to top off an incredible night of fights.

 

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