Tournament 81: Mid-Year Grand Slam - Round 2

All eyes were on the first match of Round 2 as the Mid-Year Grand Slam played host to a battle of Champion versus Champion! The Undisputed Champion and #1 seed Damo was up against Division 2 Champion Poasty. Just three days after Damo conquered Tower of Power XIX to re-claim the top prize, it was Poasty's turn to overcome incredible odds with one of the biggest wins of his career!

#2 seed ElJobber brought his A-game in the other marquee match-up of the round, surviving old rival Violent`J in a high-level Hall of Fame contest! #3 seed VenoMark didn't have nearly as tough a time with kororaa -- utterly annihilating her with MAX Damage! #4 seed DECEPTION also had a comfortable night at the office, besting Brexiteer Liam with a +8 impact.

Ratt joined the action and the Impact Players in his first match of the tournament! Coming out fresh from his unexpected first round bye, he executed a devastating MAX Damage blow to the Red Reign recruit who did show up: Red_Spaniard. Thanks to the Day 1 tie, we saw another walkthrough with "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile advancing to the third round. She'll be a major favourite when she comes up against Invasion duo dominator Jason_Voorhees!

The Red Reign seemed to be the measure for some of the most promising competitors moving into the Third Round! Kron fought an exceptional battle to effortlessly eliminate Sekktor. Frustrated United fighter The_Purple_Bunny found his mojo in a similarly dominant win over legoslayer10!

TPB's win almost had a hint of spite in it as his teammate and recent rival Mimik succumbed to a totally unexpected victory for European firebrand Zentile! We've seen Mimik get one over on TPB a few times, including their clash at Pre-Show 95. United KFL Champion Mime has kept neutral, and had a noteworthy victory against a disappointed DArqueBishop!

Other fighters confidently striding into Round 3 included: Oozaru, King Ken, "The Predator" TonyTheTiger, Banging, MKMaster, Baraka_MK, Benjamin, NovaStarr, "Sword of Europe" Chromatose, and Shinnokxz.

Tournament 81: Mid-Year Grand Slam - Round 2:
1. Poasty (c) d. "The Chosen One" Damo (c) (#1) [+1]
2. TripleH d. Dolce [+1]
3. Shinnokxz d. WilliamRegal [+3]
4. United: Murdoink d. Jauger [+2]
5. "The Predator" TonyTheTiger d. foahchon [+1]
6. NovaStarr d. ]{0MBAT [+2]
7. Oozaru d. avenger45 [+1]
8. nightbreed_16 d. jack4813 [+1]
9. King Ken d. NightHawk [+4]
10. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile d. United: Mimik [+3]
11. Kron d. Sekktor [+5]
12. Loopster d. Nephrite [+1]
13. Jason_Voorhees d. J-Spit [+1]
14. "The Guardian" CaTigeReptile advanced to Round 3 via a bye.
15. Angelia d. NOOB [+1]
16. "The Hitman" DECEPTION (#4) d. Liam [+8]
17. VenoMark (#3) d. kororaa [+MAX]
18. Maridany d. Sgtf [+1]
19. Kairyu d. VR-FIST [+1]
20. MKMaster d. fraysol [+4]
21. Scott-Howell (c) d. SubMan799 [+2]
22. Jerrod d. edge [+1]
23. Ratt d. Red_Spaniard [+MAX]
24. ErmackDaddy d. Miller [+1]
25. Banging d. DeathScepter [+4]
26. deadpool d. Cukier [+1]
27. Benjamin d. Porygonix [+3]
28. United: The_Purple_Bunny d. legoslayer10 [+14]
29. United: Mime (c) d. DArqueBishop [+2]
30. "The Sword of Europe" Chromatose d. Onimike [+1]
31. Baraka_MK d. Darfus [+1]
32. ElJobber (#2) d. Violent`J [+1]

Tournament 81 Impact Players:
- Kron +MAX (R1), VenoMark +MAX (R2), Ratt +MAX (R2), The_Purple_Bunny +18 (R1), DECEPTION +17 (R1), Baraka_MK +14 (R1), Mimik +12 (R1), Damo +10 (R1), NightHawk +7 (R1), ElJobber +6 (R1), TonyTheTiger +4 (R1), Sekktor +4 (R1), Jerrod +4 (R1), DeathScepter +4 (R1), Ken +4 (R1), MKMaster +4 (R2), Banging +4 (R2)

Tournament 81 Shock Eliminations:
- Politics (R1), G0LD (R1), Statix (R1), DaemonX (R1), LordSkarlet (DNC), Genku (R1), Damo (R2), Mimik (R2)