Tournament 64: Grand Prix Warm-Up - Round 2

The bodies began to hit the floor as Round 2 of Grand Prix Warm-Up 2016 kicked into a higher gear on the road to Ultimate Grand Prix! The gambit of newly crowned Undisputed Champion DECEPTION continued to pay-off with a solid victory over Pink_Ranger. His hopes to better prepare for Battle Royale winner and Hall of Fame UGP challenger Kron hinge on a gamble that could still seriously backfire in his face!

Helping DECEPTION out in R2 is the elimination of #3 seed The_Purple_Bunny at the hands of old rival and competitive dangerman Knickxasawrrrr! TPB's arch-rival and #4 seed "The Chosen One" Damo also emerged as one of the top exits, going out in a less surprising upset to "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile. In DECEPTION's half of the draw: Mime made an impact with a devastating MAX Damage victory over The Invasion's ShawnMichaels! Better luck for reigning KFL Champion Banging and Division 2 Champion Benjamin -- both progressing with comfortable wins. m0s and Shoe also emerged as prominent challengers. King Ken scored another important victory as well, setting up a Round 3 face-off with classic rival Jammer2Omega!

In the bottom half of the bracket, ElJobber continued a strong showing at the expense of avenger45. Fellow ousted Undisputed Champion United: Hokey also made it through in a by the numbers domination. More impressive - The Great Genku remaining on the winner's list with a surprisingly strong win over VenoMark! The friendly tournament rivalry between VM and MKR will likely continue, MKR progressing with a much safer draw.

Disappointments from Round 2 include exits by NightHawk, Baraka_MK, "Mad Dog" Onryo, DeathScepter and NovaStarr. The Invasion endured mass casualties, losing ShawnMichaels, AcidicWonder, Jason_Voorhees, Shen_DuHBK, The_Rock and Grayback.

Tournament 64: Grand Prix Warm-Up - Round 2:
1. "The Hitman" DECEPTION (#1) d. Pink_Ranger [+6]
2. Loopster d. Bee_07 [+1]
3. Jammer2Omega d. SubMan799 [+1]
4. King Ken d. NovaStarr [+1]
5. "The Rocket" MKR d. VR-FIST [+5]
6. m0s d. The_Hurricane [+15]
7. Banging d. Bronzie [+1]
8. TheMetinPorta d. AcidicWonder [+1]
9. Benjamin d. Shen_DuHBK [+3]
10. jack4813 d. Baraka_MK [+1]
11. TripleH d. Jerrod [+1]
12. Murdoink d. Onimike [+1]
13. McDaniel d. nightbreed_16 [+1]
14. United: Shoe d. "Secret Weapon" SubScorpTile [+12]
15. Mime d. ShawnMichaels [+MAX]
16. Knickxasawrrrr d. The_Purple_Bunny  (#3) [+2]
17. "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile d. "The Chosen One" Damo (#4) [+1]
18. AlbertBeefcake d. Nephrite [+1]
19. "American Dream" Scott-Howell d. The_Rock [+2]
20. The Great Genku d. VenoMark [+5]
21. Dolce d. giandavil [+1]
22. Jironobou d. Jason_Voorhees [+1]
23. "Silent Assassin" Ghostdragon d. BilboFett [+2]
24. edge d. Grayback [+1]
25. CCShadow d. "Mad Dog" Onryo [+1]
26. United: Hokey d. dibula [+10]
27. legoslayer10 d. "The Apprentice" DeathScepter [+3]
28. Porygonix d. Corrupt hydraslash [+2]
29. Mark d. Coltess [+1]
30. Unknown265 d. Piccolo [+1]
31. DaemonX d. NightHawk [+2]
32. ElJobber (#2) d. avenger45 [+9]

The Tournament 64 Impact Players:
- The_Purple_Bunny +MAX (R1), ElJobber +MAX (R1), Mime +MAX (R2), m0s +15 (R2), Shoe +12 (R2), Piccolo +11 (R1), Hokey +10 (R2), Knickxasawrrrr +9 (R1), AlbertBeefcake +9 (R1), MKR +8 (R1), Benjamin +8 (R1), Scott-Howell +7 (R1), The_Hurricane +6 (R1), TheMetinPorta +6 (R1), DECEPTION +6 (R2)

The Tournament 64 Shock Eliminations:
- TonyTheTiger (R1), Artanix (R1), LordSkarlet (R1), The_Purple_Bunny (R2), Damo (R2), VenoMark (R2), Baraka_MK (R2), SubScorpTile (R2),

The Tournament 64 Casualties:
- Politics (R1), little-mac (R1)