Rocha Stops Skrivers In Second Round To Seize Karate Combat World Lightweight Championship

New Champion Instantly Ups The Stakes By Calling Out Welterweight Champion Josh Quayhagen For Champion-vs-Champion Encounter With Each World Titles On Line

Luiz Rocha stopped Edgars Skrivers within the second spherical of their world title combat
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New York, New York – (Might 29, 2022) – The Karate Fight World Light-weight Championship now rests across the waist of Luiz Victor Rocha following a shocking second-round stoppage victory over defending champion Edgars ‘The Bearslayer’ Skrivers in the principle occasion of Saturday evening’s Karate Fight occasion.

Rocha, a protege of MMA world champions Patricio and Patricky Freire – aka ‘The Pitbull Brothers’ – knocked Skrivers down with a left hook one minute into the second spherical of their combat, then poured stress on the defending champion when he regained his ft.

A second knockdown got here rapidly afterwards, a sequence of a number of heavy blows ending in a thunderous left hook which dropped Skrivers closely and prompted the referee to wave the combat off instantly.

“I’m so comfortable. World champion and I like the revenge. I educated all my life for this second. Now, one cycle ends and one other begins – I need two belts! Josh [Quayhagen], I problem you to your welterweight title!” the brand new champion informed the gang in his post-fight speech.

In a later interview backstage, he additionally addressed Skrivers’ declare that the combat had been stopped too early and that he might have overwhelmed one other referee’s depend and continued the combat.

“Edgars Skrivers is a monster. He’s by no means been knocked out – besides by my fingers. When he watches the video, he’ll see that this wasn’t only a knockout, it was tried homicide! If he had tried persevering with, I’d have overwhelmed him badly,” mentioned Rocha.

“I’ve bombs in each fingers. After they land, you fall.”

The defeat ends Skrivers undefeated run in Karate Fight and takes his report to 4-1 within the group whereas Rocha’s Karate Fight report rises to 7-2. Given the historical past between the 2 fighters and the actual fact they’re now 1-1, curiosity in a future trilogy match is excessive.

Previous to the night’s foremost occasion, former welterweight title challenger Dionicio ‘El Capitan’ Gustavo misplaced a call to Nikita Yanchuk in a gritty three-round encounter. It was Yanchuk’s first combat since returning to welterweight, following a stoppage loss to Rocha in a light-weight enterprise in final yr’s Karate Fight: Season 3 run.

Within the present’s opening bout, Uzbekistan’s Dastonbek Otabolaev – who turned the primary Central Asian to win the WKF World Championships when he took gold in final yr’s event – made a profitable debut within the skilled ranks. 

The certified lawyer had a grueling encounter with Andres Madera, a member of the 2020 Olympic group for his native Venezuela, with the combat alternating between intense clinch-and-throw battles and long-range tactical skirmishes. 

Regardless of some dynamic throws from Madera which drew applause from the gang, the judges felt Otabolaev was the clear winner after three rounds have been concluded, awarding him the unanimous resolution win.

UP NEXT:

Karate Fight: Season 4 – Occasion 3 will air on Saturday June 11 and options the return to Karate Fight of residing legend Rafael Aghayev, some of the adorned karate opponents in historical past. 

He headlines in a bout in opposition to particular forces operator Zsolt ‘The Soldier’ Habda. The occasion will likely be televised in over 100 territories internationally and also will be streamed worldwide  – go to Karate.com for How To Watch info in your area.

Karate Fight: Season 4 – Occasion 2 Outcomes:

• Luiz Rocha (BRA) def. Edgards Skrivers (LAT), KO R2 1:17 (Left Hook) World Light-weight Championship Bout
• Nikita Yanchuk (RUS) def. Dionicio Gustavo (DOM), Unanimous Determination, R3 Welterweight Bout
• Dastonbek Otabolaev (UZB) def. Andres Madera (VEN), Unanimous Determination, R3 Featherweight Bout

Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.