OKTAGON 55 Results: Christian Jungwirth’s Triumphant Return in Stuttgart

Our first ever event in the German city of Stuttgart, OKTAGON 55, went down last night (Saturday, March 23) inside a capacity Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle. The atmosphere was electric as a hometown hero sent the crowd wild and a number of definitive finishes took place.

In the welterweight main event, Christian Jungwirth (15-8) defeated Robert Pukač (16-13-1) for a second time in his comeback from injury. ‘The Kelt’ had a raucous reception as he entered the arena with everyone in attendance singing along to his walkout song. He displayed a well-rounded game, mixing together his striking and grappling effectively, on his way to a unanimous decision victory. In his post-fight interview, he called for a Stuttgart vs. Frankfurt showdown with Christian Eckerlin at the record breaking OKTAGON 62 Frankfurt Football stadium event later this year.

Alexander Poppeck (17-5) reminded everyone in the light heavyweight division what he is capable of in the co-headliner when he stopped Jeremy Kimball (19-11)by TKO in the first round. ‘Ironside’ landed on top of his adversary early on in the contest and rained down strikes until the referee waved off the bout. He now has eleven career TKO/KO stoppages, and many fascinating matchups await him.

In a feature bout, Máté Kertész (15-7, 1NC) proved that he is still an important player at welterweight when he submitted Niklas Stolze (13-7) in round two. Furthermore, Arijan Topallaj (7-0-1) cemented himself as one of the brightest prospects in OKTAGON MMA by knocking outKarol Ryšavý (13-7) emphatically after just 36 seconds.

Elsewhere on the card, Lucia Szabová (7-0) was victorious in her MMA return following the birth of her daughter, submitting Róża Gumienna (5-4)by armbar at bantamweight. Jacinta Austin (6-2) bested Karolina Wójcik (11-5) over three rounds to bounce back in the strawweight division.

OKTAGON 55 Results

Main Card

Main Event
Welterweight
Christian Jungwirth (15-8) defeated Robert Pukač (16-13-1) by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

Co-Main Event
Light Heavyweight
Alexander Poppeck (17-5) defeated Jeremy Kimball (19-11) by TKO (punches) at 3:30 of round one

Welterweight
Máté Kertész (15-7, 1NC) defeated Niklas Stolze (13-7) by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:42 of round two

Middleweight
Jaime Cordero (5-2) defeated Dominic Schober (13-12) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27. 30-27)

Heavyweight
Sebastian Herzberg (5-0) defeated Ruben Wolf (12-13) by TKO (injury) at 5:00 of round one

Lightweight
Arijan Topallaj (7-0-1) defeated Karol Ryšavý (13-7) by knockout (punches) at 0:36 of round one

Preliminary Card

Catchweight (74kg/163lbs)
Wahid Najand (8-2) defeated Jakub Bahník (9-5, 1NC) by split decision (29-28,28-29, 29-28)

Light Heavyweight
Jorick Montagnac (6-2) defeated Sebastian Heil (7-3) by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)

Featherweight
Michael Deiga-Scheck (11-5) defeated Nikolaos Serbezis (8-4) by knockout (punch) at 0:53 of round one

Bantamweight
Lucia Szabová (7-0) defeated Róża Gumienna (5-4) by submission (armbar) at 4:38 of round three

Catchweight (87kg/192lbs)
Ion Taburceanu (7-2) defeated Nenad Avramović (12-10) by TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of round two

Strawweight
Jacinta Austin (6-2) defeated Karolina Wójcik (11-5) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

OKTAGON MMA is back in four weeks with another first for the top European promotion. On April 20, we take over Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England, with a loaded OKTAGON 56 card. Aaron Aby rematches Sam Creasey for the vacant flyweight title and Akonne Wanliss finally clashes with Sahil Siraj in their €1 million Tipsport Gamechanger opening round grudge match. The likes of Shem Rock, Will Fleury, George Staines, Denis Frimpong, James Hendin and many more will all be in action.

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