In a highly anticipated MMA fight that took place at CGC 3 on March 25th in Cyprus, Simon Karslidis and Muhammad Shazlee stepped into the cage to kick off the main event bout of the evening. Both fighters looking to improve their impressive records and the crowd was eager to see that.
As soon as the fight began, Karslidis and Shazlee came out swinging, looking to land the first significant blow. Shazlee wasted no time and went for the take him down to the mat where he would be more comfortable fighting Karslidis. However, that plan went bad quickly as Karslidis caught Shazlee in a guillotine choke, locking in his arms and squeezing tight.
Despite his best efforts to escape, Shazlee was unable to break free from the chokehold, and eventually tapped out. The referee quickly stepped in to stop the fight and declare Karslidis the winner via guillotine choke in the first round.
The crowd erupted in cheers as Karslidis celebrated his dominant victory, while Shazlee was tended to by medical staff in the cage. It was a stunning display of grappling skills by Karslidis, who cemented himself as a rising star in the Cyprus MMA scene with his impressive performance.