Eddie Hall was left with cuts above both eyes after being dropped twice by Thor Bjornsson.
The Englishman made a bright start to his grudge fight with his strongman rival in Dubai on Saturday night. Bjornsson was given a count in the second round when the ropes were adjudged to have kept up his huge frame.
And Hall thought he had the Icelander down again later in the session but the referee ruled the fall a slip. Bjornsson then began to take over, dropping Hall in the third and sixth rounds to ensure victory with the three ringside judges all scoring the fight 57-54.
