Karate Fight returns to Miami for a loaded one-night eight-man heavyweight event with final bragging rights and a shot at reigning heavyweight champion ‘Smilin’ Sam Alvey hanging within the steadiness.
KC55 will see a slew of former UFC heavyweight standouts making their promotional debut, together with Zac Pauga, Chase Sherman, and Tim Johnson. Additionally featured will probably be ex-BKFC heavyweight titleholder Alan Belcher and Cuban knockout artist Robelis Despaigne, who has been stacking our bodies inside The Pit since making his Karate Fight debut in December.
Prelim 1 – Robelis Despaigne vs. Saulo Cavalari
Cavalari seemed completely terrified from the opening bell, dancing round The Pit and biting on each feint that Despaign threw his method. Despaigne landed some stable straight photographs, together with an particularly nasty uppercut. Nonetheless, Cavalari’s chin held up, permitting him to outlive the opening spherical and take Despaigne to the second stanza for the primary time in his KC profession.
After getting a little bit of a confidence enhance within the first, Cavalari got here out swinging within the second. Nevertheless, it was Despaigne who managed the motion and landed the extra vital strikes, solidifying himself a choice victory on the scorecards and shifting onto the second spherical of the ‘Final Man Standing’ event.
Official End result: Robelis Despaigne def. Saulo Cavalari by way of unanimous determination.
Prelim 2 – Tim Johnson vs. Chase Sherman
Tim Johnson will get us our first end of the night time, touchdown a left hook that dropped Sherman early. After a slew of ground-and-pound photographs, the referee stepped in and referred to as for the stoppage.
Official End result: Tim Johnson def. Chase Sherman by way of TKO in Spherical 1.
Prelim 3 – Zac Pauga vs. Alan Belcher
Zac Pauga gave us one other fast end within the third prelim bout, touchdown a left behind Belcher’s ear that appeared to place the previous bare-knuckle brawler out. After a couple of follow-up hammer fists, that was all she wrote.
Official End result: Zac Pauga def. Alan Belcher by way of TKO in Spherical 1.
Prelim 4 – Daniel James vs. Braxton Smith
Daniel James stored the finishes coming within the remaining prelim bout of the night. Early within the opening spherical, James linked with a proper hand behind the ear that despatched Smith crashing to the canvas. James dropped some devastating strikes on the bottom, together with a few nasty elbows. Earlier than lengthy, the referee stepped in, saving Smith from taking any additional harm and giving us our third straight first-round stoppage.
Official End result: Daniel James def. Braxton Smith by way of TKO in Spherical 1.
Semifinal 1 – Robelis Despaigne vs. Tim Johnson
Despaigne might not have gotten a end in his first struggle, however he wasted no time placing away Johnson of their semifinal scrap. Despaigne appeared to rock Johnson with a excessive kick, adopted up by a proper hand that face-planted the Minnesota native. Johnson rapidly coated up as Despaigne unleashed a couple of floor strikes, forcing the referee to cease the scrap.
Official End result: Robelis Despaigne def. Tim Johnson by way of TKO in Spherical 1.
Semifinal 2 – Zac Pauga vs. Daniel James
It seemed to be throughout for Pauga with simply over a minute left within the opening spherical after James linked with a flurry of strikes that put the ex-UFC standout on the mat. James dropped a collection of bombs, making an attempt desperately to complete issues, however Pauga survived the onslaught, making it again to his ft and out of the spherical.
After an exhausting first spherical, neither fighter may put a lot energy behind their photographs within the second. Nevertheless, it was Pauga who was the extra energetic fighter, tying up the scorecards and sending us to a sudden-death third spherical.
With each fighters sucking wind and doubtlessly saving their vitality for the event remaining, the offense was few and much between within the remaining three minutes. The momentum that Pauga constructed within the second appeared to hold over within the third, pinning James towards The Pit wall and touchdown some stable strikes. Sadly, it wasn’t sufficient to safe a stoppage, sending us to the scorecards for the second time within the event.
Official End result: Zac Pauga def. Daniel James by way of unanimous determination.
Karate Fight ‘final Man Standing’ Heavyweight Event Closing – Robelis Despaigne vs. Zac Pauga
Pauga got here out swinging early, trying to shut the space, nevertheless it was Despaigne who bought one of the best of the American, touchdown some stiff photographs towards the wall. However simply as Pauga did towards Daniel James, he weathered an early storm and continued to maneuver ahead, undeterred by Despaigne’s imposing stature.
Pauga made it by means of the primary spherical, however his proper eye was swollen shut, forcing the doctor to take a more in-depth look in between rounds. Sadly, that may be the place the struggle ends, because the physician noticed one thing with Pauga’s eye that triggered concern.
Official End result: Robelis Despaigne def. Zac Pauga by way of TKO (physician’s stoppage) in Spherical 1.
Successful three fights in a single night time, Despaigne has earned a possibility to problem Sam Alvey, the reigning Karate Fight heavyweight champion.
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