Tournament 67: 2016 Fighter For Europe

The complexion of the tournament was completely different as two warriors from some domains filled out a full bracket. Cukier had the distinction of not only participating as the second Polish selection for 2016, but also making his competitive league debut! Experience - a big issue, as European history seemed destined to rule the present!

From minute go, 2-time Fighter For Europe Chromatose was the firm favourite. His +3 domination of maxilos a warning shot that echoed his tournament victories in 2015 & 2014! The only fighter to match Chromatose for ferocity in the First Round was proXade - the other half of The Greek Crisis!

Round 2 saw Chromatose again exact a +3 devastation upon his opponent, this time against Bulgarian Asesino! He was outdone by forgotten 2013 Fighter For Europe Nephrite with an upstart +4 impact against the Netherlands' EasterBunny. A louder declaration that proXade's second win, but given his opponent was recently returned Invasion figurehead ShawnMichaels - no more significant!

In the Semi Finals, Nephrite ensured proXade would not effect a Greek Crisis through the whole tournament. Their battle went down to the wire, but proXade simply lacked the necessary experience to overcome the Croatian. Experience was evident in Chromatose's third consecutive +3 impact - Sgtf of Estonia the unlucky victim.

The fairy tale put aside, it was to be a final contest between former champions - European dominators of the field! For Nephrite, the past year had seen a slide into obscurity - a faded shooting star. For two-time champion Chromatose, it was about defending his title and again earning the right to be Division 2 Champion. His years of dominance gave him everything he needed, but Chromatose's expertise was wasted against the raw dynamism of the Croatian! Nephrite sprung to life like he hadn't the whole tournament! He unleashed the fullest of his strength, overwhelming Chromatose in a single moment of brilliance!

With his victory, Nephrite goes down in history as the greatest European fighter of 2016. More importantly, he faces the test and privilege of challenging for the Division 2 Championship! The title bout happens tomorrow - May 15th! There waits an opponent unlike any Nephrite faced from Europe! Ordinarily The Great Genku would be fighting for the Undisputed Championship! Instead, the Grand Path to Greatness has taken him down this road - to be the ultimate test for the Division 2 fighters! Recovery time will be minimal. The glory of victory - great! It all goes down tomorrow at Pre-Show 79: Gold = Power!

Tournament 67: 2016 Fighter For Europe - Round 1:
1. Asesino (BLG) d. Red_Spaniard (ESP) [+1]
2. Chromatose (HUN) d. maxilos (GRC) [+3]
3. Ironize (GBR) d. giandavil (ITA) [+1]
4. Sgtf (EST) d. Cukier (POL) [+1]
5. EasterBunny (NTL) d. VR-FIST (CZE) [+1]
6. Nephrite (CRO) d. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile (POR) [+1]
7. ShawnMichaels (GBR) d. "Big John" Bofh (POL) [+1]
8. proXade (GRC) d. ArtemisFlow (FIN) [+2]

Tournament 67: 2016 Fighter For Europe - Round 2:
1. Chromatose (HUN) d. Asesino (BLG) [+3]
2. Sgtf (EST) d. Ironize (GBR) [+1]
3. Nephrite (CRO) d. EasterBunny [+4]
4. proXade (GRC) d. ShawnMichaels (GBR) [+1]

Tournament 67: 2016 Fighter For Europe - Semi Finals:
1. Chromatose (HUN) d. Sgtf (EST) [+3]
2. Nephrite (CRO) d. proXade (GRC) [+1]

Tournament 67: 2016 Fighter For Europe - Final:
1. Nephrite (CRO) d. Chromatose (HUN) [+1]