Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V - Day 2

Day 1 of Division 2 Championship V had produced a handful of surprises, but they would quickly pale in comparison to the final dash toward the title as unexpected names emerged from the pack!

#1 seed avenger45 started the day off with a big win against Chromatose, but stunned everyone with a Third Round loss to ]{0MBAT! He had done well to eliminate redman in the First Round, the Tournament 69 winner in Round 3, and added Murdoink to the list of major scalps he claimed with a shocking Quarter Final victory!

Murdoink made waves with his Round 3 clash with Poasty! An intense training regiment had been Poasty's preparation for a fairy tale Div.2 Championship comeback. It was a title he was forced to vacate without losing back in July. He fought back from a career threatening injury at All-Star Summer Showdown, but alas, the dream ending at Tournament 75 was not to be!

Instead, the Quarter Finals saw UlcaTron take on a new form as Div.2 contender! The once Corrupt Alliance fighter ended ArtemisFlow's contention run in Round 2, and cut-off Shinnokxz in the Quarters. He ended the amazing run of ][0MBAT in the Semis! An unbelievable performance that brought him within grabbing distance of his first Tournament and Championship wins! An amazing feat - outdone by only one other fighter!

"The Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile began 2016 with a hot Div.2 Championship win that started a title blitz that saw him lose & reclaim it weeks later at Pre-Show 74! He became slightly lost in the formation of a European Union against The British Exit and Invasion. He underwhelmed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as the Union collapse, but found himself motivated in a good draw at Tournament 75! Zentile overcame the statistical problem of MKMaster in the First Round, and met the challenge of "The Rocket" MKR is the Quarters. His biggest test by far was in the Semis, taking out former Div.2 Champion and #2 seed Benjamin! Leaving only the unknown of UlcaTron!...

The final test pushed both opponents to maintain their best. UlcaTron was incredibly consistent throughout, but Zentile was able to peak at the perfect moment! A hard fought battle delivered the Portuguese Pegasus back to a golden opportunity -- and his first Tournament win!

Unfortunately for Zentile, 2014 Division 2 Championship Tournament winner SubScorpTile was the champion he had to face! The newly recruited Invasion weapon earned a surprising three-way defense at Supercard 84: Return to the Dark Carnival, and he took full advantage of being the fresher man in his latest title defense. Zentile couldn't muster any greater defense - a solid win to the champ.

Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V - Round 2:
1. avenger45 (#1) d. Chromatose [+1]
2. ]{0MBAT d. Mark [+2]
3. Murdoink d. Liam [+1]
4. Poasty d. AcidicWonder [+1]
5. Shinnokxz d. "The Apprentice" DeathScepter [+2]
6. ShawnMichaels d. "The Prodigy" nface [+6]
7. UlcaTron d. ArtemisFlow [+1]
8. KittyKat d. nightbreed_16 [+1]
9. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile d. BIGkev [+1]
10. "Bad Bad" Leroy d. Coltess [+1]
11. NovaStarr d. J-Spit [+4]
12. "The Rocket" MKR d. proXade [+1]
13. xort d. Bee_07 [+3]
14. Jason_Voorhees d. maxilos [+1]
15. Nephrite d. G0LD [+1]
16. Benjamin (#2) d. SubMan799 [+2]

Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V - Round 3:
1. ]{0MBAT d. avenger45 (#1) [+2]
2. Murdoink d. Poasty [+1]
3. Shinnokxz d. ShawnMichaels [+1]
4. UlcaTron d. KittyKat [+1]
5. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile d. "Bad Bad" Leroy [+1]
6. "The Rocket" MKR d. NovaStarr [+2]
7. Jason_Voorhees d. xort [+2]
8. Benjamin (#2) d. Nephrite [+1]

Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V - Quarter Final:
1. ]{0MBAT d. Murdoink [+1]
2. UlcaTron d. Shinnokxz [+2]
3. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile d. "The Rocket" MKR [+1]
4. Benjamin (#2) d. Jason_Voorhees [+1]

Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V - Semi Final:
1. UlcaTron d. ]{0MBAT [+1]
2. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile d. Benjamin (#2) [+1]

Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V - Championship Final:
1. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile d. UlcaTron [+1]
2. "Secret Weapon" SubScorpTile (c) d. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile [+1] [Division 2 Championship]

Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V - Day 1

Since the title's inception in 2013; the Division 2 Championship has been a prestigious benchmark for the striving up-and-comers in The Great Arena! No title has been as aggressively pursued, with the title's anniversary marked by an annual October Tournament that sees the bracket survivor challenging the Division 2 Champion themselves!

Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V has been broken up into a two-day event, with the First Round gathering 64 of the best Division 2 fighters of 2016! Tournament 69 winner avenger45 enters seeded #1, with former champion Benjamin at #2. Both of these top rated contenders earned comfortable wins into the second round, with Benjamin taking out highly regarded Invasion hopeful and former Div.2 Champion: Shen_DuHBK!

Fellow Invasion fighter Jason_Voorhees emerged as the big winner of Round 1, taking out another Invasion fighter, Rhyno, to the tune of a hard-hitting +10 damage! Other impact players in the rack breaker were ShawnMichaels, and unbeaten former Div.2 Champion Poasty - whose recent training regime has been in preparation of a title winning comeback! +5 damage is sure an encouraging start!

The big eliminations were led by recent title challengers: Politics and Jerrod! Politics had a tough draw against former Div.2 dominator NovaStarr, while Olympic standout Jerrod found himself upset by the stinging attack of Greek Crisis fighter proXade!

There are still plenty of big names alive as the tournament moves ahead: Chromatose, Murdoink, "The Apprentice" DeathScepter, "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile, Nephrite, UlcaTron, maxilos, G0LD and SubMan799 are all major threats! Will one of them claim the title? The answer will be determined tomorrow as Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V concludes!

Tournament 75: Division 2 Championship V - Round 1:
1. avenger45 (#1) d. Torchia [+4]
2. Chromatose d. Shaggy2Dope [+1]
3. ]{0MBAT d. redman [+1]
4. Mark d. foahchon [+1]
5. Liam d. Jauger [+1]
6. Murdoink d. __-Standards-__ [+2]
7. AcidicWonder d. Killswitch [+1]
8. Poasty d. AbG [+5]
9. Shinnokxz d. Ottis [+1]
10. "The Apprentice" DeathScepter d. GohanSon [+1]
11. "The Prodigy" nface d. Sgtf [+1]
12. ShawnMichaels d. Maridany [+5]
13. UlcaTron d. deadpool [+1]
14. ArtemisFlow d. PaganFreak [+1]
15. nightbreed_16 d. DemoniaX [+1]
16. KittyKat d. nif [+1]
17. BIGkev d. Mojo6 [+1]
18. "Portuguese Pegasus" Zentile d. MKMaster [+1]
19. Coltess d. Bronzie [+1]
20. "Bad Bad" Leroy d. kingjolly [+1]
21. NovaStarr d. Politics [+1]
22. J-Spit d. edge [+1]
23. proXade d. Jerrod [+1]
24. "The Rocket" MKR d. vaiisekk [+2]
25. xort d. Red_Spaniard [+1]
26. Bee_07 d. "Big Johnny" Bofh [+1]
27. maxilos d. shin [+1]
28. Jason_Voorhees d. Rhyno [+10]
29. Nephrite d. Kiara85 [+3]
30. G0LD d. MattHardy [+1]
31. SubMan799 d. Piccolo [+1]
32. Benjamin (#2) d. Shen_DuHBK [+2]