#2. Arjan Bhullar vs. Marcelo Golm:
Round 1: Arjan Bhullar looked to come into the fight hard and fast with a lot of offence in the first few seconds, but Marcelo Golm spotted Bhullar's weakness. He went for low kicks on Bhullar's lead leg, which the Indian Fighter puts a lot of weight on. Bhullar got a knee, but he was dropped immediately afterwards. Golm continued to target the leg, while Bhullar tried to hit a big Knockout punch. An uppercut from Bhullar saw Golm backed up. The two locked up in a clinch, with Bhullar kneeing Golm. The first round saw Bhullar end strong, but after taking a lot of damage.
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Round 2: The second round saw Golm come in strong. A big shot to Bhullar, saw him forcing Bhullar against the cage. The two of them exchanged the shots while clinched up, until Bhullar could disengage.
Golm looked for and landed a number of big shots, and it was his domination until 2 minutes into the round. Bhullar landed jabs and jabs, which saw him gain back control. Bhullar pushed Golm against the cage and landed knees against knees. The pace had slowed down drastically in the second round as compared to the first. Golm's right foot looked really swollen, possibly a fracture.
Round 3: Golm's damage to his own leg, saw Bhullar take advantage and stomp on Golm's damaged foot. Bhullar took complete advantage of the damage and landed some monstrous blows, before picking him up and putting him down on the ground with a huge takedown. Bhullar was in his element. putting pressure on Golm with his elbows. Bhullar landed short elbows and pounds as well.
Bhullar put short shots on Golm, making it evident that the final round was all his. He went to half guard and landed elbows, but he made progress making sure to have movement on the ground. Golm got his back against the cage. Bhullar kept the pressure on and pounded away at Golm. They went the distance, but after the final round, it looked like it was Bhullar's fight, while Marcelo had an apparent broken foot.
Result: Arjan Bhullar defeated Marcelo Golm via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)