Tournament 78: Grand Prix Warm-Up - Round 2

The action intensified in Round 2 as Tournament 78: Grand Prix Warm-Up escalated into a hard hitting cull that cost the second fighter of the tournament their run to Ultimate Grand Prix!

The casualty came in the final battle of the Second Round. UlcaTron had caused a minor upset on Day 2 when he eliminated Baraka_MK, but desperation wasn't enough to carry him past the imposing challenge of reigning KFL Champion, and #2 seed: CaTigeReptile. The Guardian didn't even have time to think twice as she dominated the vulnerable fighter, sending him to the injured list with +11!

The average cost of defeat was raised considerably by a string of heavy impacts: "The Hitman" DECEPTION and "Chosen One" Damo equaled CTR's strength with +11 dominations. Fallen "American Nightmare" LordSkarlet doubled those efforts for his second big win of the tournament - a crushing +22 decimation of TripleH! Upstart dominator MKMaster also made it double-digits with a surprising +18 destruction against Bronzie!

#1 seed Genku had one of the toughest matches of the draw. He was tested by Artanix in the opening fight of the round, but earned a convincing win. Artanix's United teammates fared better with both Mime and Mimik advancing to the Third Round, despite a brief scare for Mime. It was a close call for the other Hall of Fame fighter, Oozaru. He was fortunate to survive a weak performance against jack4813, possibly showing signs of being taxed by his return feud with The Invasion!

Too many potential-winners advanced to Round 3 to draw any conclusions. "The Predator" TonyTheTiger stalked quietly to the next round, less noticeable than the heavy hitters. Division 2 Champion Poasty kept his winning streak alive with a big win against foahchon, setting up an intriguing Third Round face-off with 2016 Runner-Up AlbertBeefcake!

Tournament 78: Grand Prix Warm-Up - Round 2:
1. Genku [#1] d. United: Artanix [+2]
2. Loopster d. J1sy [+7]
3. Oozaru d. jack4813 [+1]
4. Sgtf d. The_Rock [+1]
5. Scott-Howell d. BilboFett [+1]
6. DaemonX d. Shizuma [+7]
7. Onimike d. deadpool [+1]
8. Chromatose d. mwgrant0 [+1]
9. NovaStarr d. Dolce [+2]
10. Methuselah6463 d. xort [+1]
11. "The Hitman" DECEPTION d. ]{0MBAT [+11]
12. Benjamin d, Kiara85 [+3]
13. Poasty (c) d. foahchon [+9]
14. AlbertBeefcake d. hydraslash [+1]
15. "American Nightmare" LordSkarlet d. TripleH [+22]
16. G0LD d. Grayback [+1]
17. Jason_Voorhees d. Miller [+2]
18. United: Mimik d. Porygonix [+4]
19. "The Predator" TonyTheTiger d. Jeeves [+2]
20. Sekktor d. edge [+1]
21. United: Mime d. Shinnokxz [+1]
22. PaganFreak d. BIGkev [+1]
23. DeathScepter d. jess [+4]
24. Jammer2Omega d. GreenLantern [+3]
25. GohanSon d. CCShadow [+1]
26. Politics d. nightbreed_16 [+1]
27. "The Chosen One" Damo d. legoslayer10 [+11]
28. EasterBunny d. fraysol [+1]
29. Coltess d. deadly [+1]
30. MKMaster d. Bronzie [+18]
31. Jerrod d. Torchia [+2]
32. "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile (c)  [#2] d. UlcaTron [+11] [-1up]

Tournament 77 Impact Players:
- Mime +MAX (R1), LordSkarlet +22 (R2), MKMaster +18 (R2), DECEPTION +11 (R2), Damo +11 (R2), CaTigeReptile +11 (R2), Poasty +9 (R2), Genku +7 (R1), Loopster +7 (R2), DaemonX +7 (R2), Shinnokxz +5 (R1), Oozaru +4 (R1), Mimik +4 (R2), DeathScepter +4 (R2)

Tournament 77 Shock Eliminations:
- avenger45 (R1), Nephrite (R1), Murdoink (R1), SubScorpTile (R1), Shen_DuHBK (R1), Baraka_MK (R1)

Tournament 77 Casualties:
- KittyKat (R1), UlcaTron (R2)