KFL: Friday Night Fights (January 30, 2015)

A loaded undercard provided an exciting start to the final KFL show of January! After Zentile wowed the crowd with his wrestling prowess, Maridany defeated Asesino in a battle of under-the-radar competitors! The third match saw tghuhyg19's early season struggles continue against JUST_A_TARKATAN. A close win to be sure, but one that should build momentum going forward for the victor.

Sekktor appeared to shake off the stench of his lackluster 2014 with a solid win over Murdoink, who was on his game. I think the result helps both men here. Sekktor can advance to tougher competition, meanwhile Murdoink gains valuable experience in defeat.

The first KFL fighter to reach three wins in 2015 is... nightbreed_16? Believe it! It wasn't a simple endeavor, but this contender looks to be for real after downing MINION to move to 3-0! Whether or not he will become 2015's 4avenger5 remains to be seen, but I advise all of the Great Arena faithful to enjoy the ride while it lasts!

Triple threat matches are never easy to predict, with the dynamics involved. With three fighters who were pretty evenly matched heading in, I didn't expect redman to score both eliminations! Delivering a combined +3 impact over the course of the battle, redman asserted himself out there. I'm interested to see who he takes on next!

I think that jack4813 needed this win more than Philip94, but I also believe that he wanted it more as well! A +3 impact is sure to turn some heads around the KFL, but jack's bugaboo has always been stringing together wins on his ascent to the top! Might be too many bodies to climb over right now, but it's worth keeping an eye on.

Jerrod & Killswitch have done just about everything there is to do as a team in the KFL. They've beaten all of the top teams, found modest success individually, and have been a mainstay for over a year. Looked like business as usual last week against CCShadow & Scott-Howell.

Fans inside The Great Arena expected a slugfest between two heavy hitters, ShoeUnited and TonyTheTiger, but what they saw was utter domination! Shoe looked like a man possessed out there, striking down "The Predator" with a thunderous +12 impact!

Nephrite continues to look renewed and strong with his win over NovaStarr! It was a very close contest, but last year's gold medalist really showed us something last week! The momentum is building towards a potential title shot for Nephrite, he just has to keep holding up his end of the bargain.

It's not too often that the commissioner steps out from behind the curtain and into the KFL ring, but he showed no rust in defeating Ninja_Mime with a strong +5 attack. Will this turn into a more active schedule for the head booker? We'll see!

Another week of action, another new KFL Champion! VenoMark took control of the match from the outset and outmaneuvered Genku all over the ring! Whatever the champion tried, the challenger had an answer! VenoMark's comprehensive victory gives him double gold in The Great Arena, but there is no shortage of challengers looking to end his reign... for both belts!

Kombat Fight League - Friday Night Fights: Week 3 (January 30, 2015):
1. Zentile d. bdog_13 [+2]
2. Maridany d. Asesino [+1]
3. JUST_A_TARKATAN d. tghuhyg19 [+1]
4. Sekktor d. Murdoink [+1]
5. nightbreed_16 d. MINION [+1]
6. redman d. Onimike & legoslayer10 [+3/-1/-2]
7. jack4813 d. Philip94 [+3]
8. Jerrod & Killswitch d. CCShadow & Scott-Howell [+1]
9. Shoe d. TonyTheTiger [+12]
10. Nephrite d. NovaStarr [+1]
11. m0s3 d. Ninja_Mime [+5]
12. VenoMark d. Genku (c) [+3] [KFL Championship]

Supercard 59: Battle Royale 2015

8. Ratt d. The_Purple_Bunny to win the 40-fighter Battle Royale
- 1. sucka (#1) elim. Nordling (#2)
- 2. __-Standards-__ (#3) elim. sucka (#1)
- 3. DECEPTION (#5) elim. __-Standards-__ (#3)
- 4. Hokey (#4) elim. davy (#6)
- 5. Hokey (#4) elim. Piccolo (#8)
- 6. DECEPTION (#5) elim. DarknessDragon (#9)
- 7. Hokey (#4) elim. muttonhead (#7)
- 8. Hokey (#4) elim. Maridany (#10)
- 9. TonyTheTiger (#17) elim. Chromatose (#13)
- 10. Hokey (#4) elim. Evolved (#14)
- 11. TonyTheTiger (#17) elim. Pink_Ranger (#12)
- 12. CeeKay (#20) elim. Ghostdragon (#11)
- 13. DECEPTION (#5) elim. neokryp (#21)
- 14. Ratt (#18) elim. usherrr (#19)
- 15. Hokey (#4) elim. JimmyJunk (#15)
- 16. TonyTheTiger (#17) elim. DECEPTION (#5)
- 17. CaTigeReptile (#22) elim. RomanK (#23)
- 18. TonyTheTiger (#17) elim. acez (#25)
- 19. CaTigeReptile (#22) elim. JRF (#31)
- 20. The_Purple_Bunny (#28) elim. GuiltyByDesign (#30)
- 21. CaTigeReptile (#22) elim. buragas (#29)
- 22. Ratt (#18) elim. nif (#34)
- 23. Genku (#27) elim. J-Spit (#32)
- 24. The_Purple_Bunny (#28) elim. unixpunk (#33)
- 25. Hokey (#4) elim. Zay (#35)
- 26. TonyTheTiger (#17) elim. CeeKay (#20)
- 27. Genku (#27) elim. Murdoink (#16)
- 28. TonyTheTiger (#17) elim. STEROLIZER (#38)
- 29. TonyTheTiger (#17) elim. Tsuxiau (#36)
- 30. ElJobber (#26) elim. GBK (#39)
- 31. ElJobber (#26) elim. KittyKat (#37)
- 32. The_Purple_Bunny (#28) elim. nightbreed_16 (#40)
- 33. Ratt (#18) elim. TonyTheTiger (#17)
- 34. Mimik (#24) elim. CaTigeReptile (#22)
- 35. The_Purple_Bunny (#28) elim. Mimik (#24)
- 36. Ratt (#18) elim. Hokey (#4)
- 37. The_Purple_Bunny (#28) elim. Genku (#27)
- 38. Ratt (#18) elim. ElJobber (#26)
- 39. Ratt (#18) elim. The_Purple_Bunny (#28)
7. VenoMark d. m0s (c) [+1] [Undisputed Championship]
6. Shoe & Artanix d. DaMo & DeathScepter (c) [+4] [Duo Division Championship]
5. SubScorpTile (c) d. Jammer2Omega [+1] [Division 2 Championship]
4. SubMan799 d. Ken [+2]
3. Kron d. Rockey316 [+2] [Hall of Fame Clash]
2. avenger45 d. Nephrite [+2]
1. Statix & Banging d. Politics & Menas [+1]

KFL: Friday Night Fights (January 23, 2015)

The opening trio of matches had little fanfare to them; not much was known about the prospects of the fighters this year. The fans in The Great Arena were left with more questions than answers after three close fights! Methuselah6463 prevented zebraska from making it two in a row to start 2015, while DarknessDragon and irulegames1234 also entered the win column for the first time.

I like this win for jack4813. It was the right opponent for him to start 2015 on the right foot. After his struggles last season, it became evident that jack's aspirations will have to be brought along more slowly this time around.

Easy come, easy go. After winning their debut match this week, UlcaTron & dibula were defeated by Unknown265 & mwgrant0, who parlayed some early 2014 victories into a benchmark campaign. Good to see them continue their success.

Both Philip94 and nightbreed_16 could be seen as darkhorse contenders in 2015, and they certainly showed flashes of their potential in respective victories this past Friday. Both fighters appeared generally unchallenged by their opponents, so it will be interesting to see what happens as they both ascend the ladder.

LordSkarlet looked to be in mid-season form this week, dispatching DeathScepter in a smooth +2 win. After an underwhelming 2014, LordSkarlet surely wants to get his piece of the pie this year, in the form of the KFL Championship! Who else will he have to take out to get there?

I think it flew over the heads of most of the Great Arena faithful, but there was something different about the way NovaStarr performed against MKRocket. She fought with some serious fire out there, more than this writer has ever seen! For his efforts, MKRocket did well to escape with only a -1 to his name. Surely he won't forget this encounter!

After another win over a fellow top team, the question begs: what's next for BMK & Onryo? Could there be solo runs for them? I think we might need to wait and see how the title picture looks in a few weeks, but the future looks very bright for the Duo stalwarts.

Let me put something in perspective: 4avenger5 suffered his first loss of 2014 in April. For Nephrite to take down the breakout star of last season in their first fight of 2015 is, well, impressive! Nephrite was unable to cash in his many chances at gold in 2014, but something about the way he performed tells me this is a different man.

We have a new #1 Contender, and it's none other than the main circuit's top dog, VenoMark! Ghostdragon proved to be a worthy adversary for the powerful VenoMark, but in the end, it was a comprehensive result. With the win, VenoMark moves on to face Genku next week for the KFL Championship!

Kombat Fight League - Friday Night Fights: Week 2 (January 23, 2015):
1. Methuselah6463 d. zebraska [+1]
2. DarknessDragon d. SK9608 [+1]
3. irulegames1234 d. TheMetinPorta [+1]
4. jack4813 d. Jironobou [+1]
5. Unknown265 & mwgrant0 d. UlcaTron & dibula [+1]
6. Philip94 d. rick991 [+1]
7. nightbreed_16 d. tghuhyg19 [+1]
8. LordSkarlet d. DeathScepter [+2]
9. NovaStarr d. MKR [+1]
10. Baraka_MK & Onryo d. CCShadow & Scott-Howell [+1]
11. Nephrite d. avenger45 [+1]
12. VenoMark d. Ghostdragon [+3] [KFL #1 Contender]

KFL: Friday Night Fights (January 16, 2015)

The opening night of the 2015 KFL season had tons of fireworks and lots of surprises! Coming off a 2014 that included just one lonely win, zebraska has already matched that total with a narrow victory over subzero776! After spending much of the latter half of 2014 with The Horde, dibula teamed with UlcaTron in a successful Duo debut! In the third bout, a pair of 8-win fighters squared off, with kentei290 delivering a solid performance in a win over DarknessDragon!

The next fight, between rick911 and coltess, was originally seen as a warm-up for coltess as he attempts to build on an eventful 2014. Nobody sent that memo to rick991, who absorbed a weak attack from coltess and delivered a slightly stronger one to win a match that failed to impress. It'll be interesting to see what happens for these guys next.

Forever the dark horse, DeathScepter began his 2015 season with a win over one of the surprise competitors of 2014, Chryo_Spyder! A solid +2 impact won the day for the shadowy fighter, and he appeared eager to ascend to new heights in the near future!

I think the result in match six was very telling of the direction these two fighters are headed in. In 2014, nightbreed_16 took a lot of lumps, to the tune of a 6-16 overall record, but recent time spent hitting the bricks has the former contender on the upswing! Teaming with Asesino towards the end of last year seems to have helped that development as well. As for legoslayer10, what was supposed to be a big 2014 turned sour in a hurry as he too finished with a losing record, and it was more of the same in this match. I don't know how to evaluate him at this point, but he'll need to be fed some bottom feeders if he hopes to make a comeback.

With blacksaibot suspended and MINION largely ineffective for most of 2014, it appears as though their respective partners, MKRocket and redman, will be flying solo for the time being. Perfect opportunity for them to clash, and I think the result was the expected one. MKRocket could be a sleeper in 2015. He's got good things ahead of him.

NovaStarr looked strong against a very game Onimike. I like these two this year. Once the championship is away from the super heavyweights, I think they can both earn their way into championship matches.

BMK & Onryo made it look like old times against 2014's top team, Jerrod & Killswitch! They certainly didn't make it look easy, as the victory was ever so slim, but the result served as a reminder to The Great Arena that they are more than capable of being the top dogs once again!

VenoMark and Ghostdragon both made statements on Friday night, taking down decorated former champions in CTR and TNR, respectively! Could we be seeing them clash for the #1 contender spot next week? Stay tuned!

Down goes TPB! I did not expect this result, but after a moribund 2014 Genku pulled what has to be considered a massive upset! As the newly crowned KFL Champion, Genku will have no shortage of fighters waiting to take him out! Who will he take on first?

Kombat Fight League - Friday Night Fights: Week 1 (January 16, 2015):
1. zebraska d. subzero776 [+1]
2. UlcaTron & dibula d. hydraslash & Methuselah6463 [+1]
3. kentei290 d. DarknessDragon [+1]
4. rick991 d. coltess [+1]
5. DeathScepter d. Chryo_Spyder [+2]
6. nightbreed_16 d. legoslayer10 [+1]
7. MKR d. redman [+1]
8. NovaStarr d. Onimike [+1]
9. Baraka_MK & Onryo d. Jerrod & Killswitch [+1]
10. VenoMark d. CaTigeReptile [+1]
11. Ghostdragon d. Knickxasawrrrr [+3]
12. Genku has challenged and defeated The_Purple_Bunny (c)! [+1] [KFL Championship]

Super Punch-Out III: The Next World Series

Another year - another cast of international warriors ready to face the weekly challenge of The Great Arena's best and brightest!

Project Punch-Out Basic Rules

• Project Punch-Out takes place every Monday.
• A victory advances The Challenger to the next rank in his circuit.
• A loss grants The Challenger the right to a rematch.
• Losing a rematch demotes The Challenger to the previous opponent.
• Three defeats and/or ties in a single session will end The Challenger's run.
• By defeating the top rank, The Challenger will graduate to the next circuit.

The Contender
#NA little-mac From: [United States of America] Career Record: [60-114-3]

The Minor Circuit
#9 Intel From: [United Arab Emirates] Career Record: [3-7-1]
#8 Learn From: [Malaysia] Career Record: [6-23-0]
#7 Clausner From: [Malaysia] Career Record: [1-13-0]
#6 Mk_FrEaK From: [Mexico] Career Record: [7-22-2]
#5 ArtemisFlow From: [Finland] Career Record: [7-21-1]
#4 Bronzie From: [Australia] Career Record: [13-54-1]
#3 marianokombat From: [Argentina] Career Record: [10-54-1]
#2 jaytea From: [United Arab Emirates] Career Record: [10-40-2]
#1 nif From: [United Kingdom] Career Record: [24-66-0]

The Major Circuit
#10 Sgtf From: [Estonia] Career Record: [27-50-1]
#9 giandavil From: [Italy] Career Record: [30-58-2]
#8 Red_Spaniard From: [Spain] Career Record: [10-55-0]
#7 proXade From: [Greece] Career Record: [45-50-1]
#6 Lays From: [Thailand] Career Record: [37-66-1]
#5 "Pegaso" Zentile From: [Portugal] Career Record: [32-92-1]
#4 Chromatose From: [Hungary] Career Record: [44-52-0]
#3 Murdoink From: [Chile] Career Record: [107-111-0]
#2 Nephrite From: [Croatia] Career Record: [103-109-0]
#1 Jammer2Omega From: [United States of America] Career Record: [105-66-0]

The World Circuit
#7 "American Dream" Scott-Howell From: [USA] Career Record: [153-125-0]
#6 Rockey316 From: [India] Career Record: [30-23-0]
#5 Banging From: [New Zealand] Career Record: [46-23-0]
#4 Mime From: [Canada] Career Record: [213-130-1]
#3 "The Predator" TonyTheTiger From: [USA] Career Record: [173-110-1]
#2 Statix From: [Australia] Career Record: [63-31-1]
#1 DECEPTION From: [Canada] Career Record: [103-69-0]

The Dream Fight
#1 The Undisputed Champion [Currently m0s]