Friday Night Fights (June 17, 2016)

Last week was all about the Duo Division, but with Supercard 80: Tower of Power XVI just two days away -- the best combinations in the league had done all they could to influence their positions. Saving themselves for the trials of a potential historic Duo Division Championship win; their absence opened the floor to some of the best solo fighters in the league!

With competition heating up around the Undisputed and Division 2 Championships, some of the biggest contenders were present for a packed Friday Night Fights! The announcement of next week's 2016 Mid-Year Grand Slam added a sense of urgency to set themselves up for a big run at Tournament 68!

The_Purple_Bunny had the biggest target on his back, still stinging from his Undisputed Championship loss at Pre-Show 80: DECEPTION/TPB II - The Rematch! It was VenoMark who stepped into The Great Arena to take the advantage, eager to prove himself as the next hot contender. He did so superbly, besting TPB in a hard hitting fight that arguably puts him at the front of title contention going in to Tournament 68! A result that challenges their seeding as #2 and #3.

The Great Genku attempted to take a more direct line to title gold, demanding the Division 2 Championship revert back to him in light of Poasty's shock return to injury! Officials intend to use thirty days grace before they make a decision about Poasty's status as champion, but assured they would not simply be handing the title out. Instead, King Ken was sent to test Genku's mettle -- a test Genku passed efficiently.

The potential sidelining of Poasty has several top contenders emerging to prove their worthiness for the Div.2 gold. Benjamin sent a particularly strong message, unleashing a +17 beat down to the 2016 Fighter for Europe Nephrite, who was still smarting from his loss to Hokey as part of The European Union's declaration of war on Monday Nights [6/13/2016]! Murdoink and NovaStarr also picked up solid victories.

With their hopes for a run in The Challenger 7 dashed, The Unholy Alliance of ElJobber & Mime opted to strengthen their attack on the Mid-Year Grand Slam. They bested TonyTheTiger and CaTigeReptile respectively.

Friday Night Fights will return on July 1st after the entire next week is dedicated to 128 of the best fighters eliminating each other in Tournament 68: Mid-Year Grand Slam 2016! Before that happens, the best in the Duo Division will take the test of Supercard 80: Tower of Power XVI, where "The Service Krew" Damo & DeathScepter will reunite in the #1 rung as they try to stop "Team Xtreme" Marz & Violent`J breaking their record of 10 successful title defenses!

Friday Night Fights (June 17, 2016):
9. VenoMark d. The_Purple_Bunny [+8]
8. Mime d. "The Predator" TonyTheTiger [+1]
7. ElJobber d. "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile [+2]
6. The Great Genku d. King Ken [+3]
5. Murdoink d. "The Secret Weapon" SubScorpTile [+2]
4. Benjamin d. Nephrite [+17]
3. NovaStarr d. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile [+1]
2. Sgtf d. Coltess [+1]
1. ]{0MBAT & tabmok99s_wife d. deadpool & MercWithMouth [+1]