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UFC 5 - Crowning Of A Champion "UFC 5 - Crowning Of A Champion" would make history. For the first time, a single fight would be held to crown the first UFC Superfight Champion. A tournament was also held. The tournament was an exciting affair, with newcomer Marlon John (0-0) and UFC veteran Jack Humphries (2-3, 1-2) making the finals. John had two 30 minute fights, while Humphries had 2 short ones, including a 46 second first round win. That proved to be the difference, as Humphries would win the decision and UFC 5 champion. In the main event, Easton Frye (5-2, 3-1) would get revenge on Rufus Stephens (8-0, 6-0) from UFC 4, and be crowned the first UFC Superfight Champion, winning via unanimous decision. Results are as follows: Wyoming will be the site for the next event in July 1995. See you there!

1994 Year End Awards In an incredible year for this new sport people are calling "Mixed Martial Arts", Blurcat.com has announced their year end awards for 1994. Unfortunately, the UFC did not win any awards. 1995, however, looks to be a banner year for the UFC. The 1994 awards are as follows:

UFC 4 - Revenge Of The Warriors "UFC 4 - Revenge Of The Warriors" was held in December 1994. A big draw was UFC 2 and UFC 3 winners Rufus Stephens (5-0, 3-0) and Easton Frye (5-1, 3-0) meeting in the first round thanks to the draw. Three prelim matches were held, won by UFC 1 winner Marvin Stevens (4-2, 2-1), Christian Mountfield (4-1, 4-1), and Brady Crawford (0-0). FIVE of the ten matches held went the distance. In the end, Rufus Stephens was able to win his second tournament in a row, defeating Patrick Thomas (3-1, 1-1) in just 7 minutes with a real naked choke. Card results are as follows: With Stephens now clearly the top of the mountain, now undefeated at 8-0 (6-0 in the UFC), who can step up to the plate and give a good challenge to Rufus? Marvin Stevens is back on his winning ways. Easton Frye loses in the first round after his UFC 3 tournament win. Join us next time in April 1995 for the milestone UFC 5!

UFC 3 - The American Dream The UFC invaded North Carolina in September 1994 for the third installment of the UFC. UFC 2 Champion Rufus Stephens did not compete due to being booked in Shooto 28. In the prelim, Carlos dos Santos (1-0) TKOed Duane Weatherly (1-1) in 15 minutes via strikes. In the tournament, the smallest competitor to date, Easton Frye (2-1) shocked the UFC world, easily winning his first two fights, then going the distance against Dexter Darling (0-1) to win UFC 3! The results are as follows: UFC 1 saw a near 300lb man win, but UFC 3 saw a 145lb man outlast everyone! Rufus Stephens (5-0) is undefeated as a fighter in both the UFC and Shooto. The UFC continues to grow and entertain, and UFC 4 - Revenge Of The Warriors was announced to be held in December 1994. Join us!

UFC 2 - No Way Out Colorado hosted the 2nd UFC tournament in March 2004, and this time, FIVE of the fights went 60 minutes, while the main event went over 50! In the prelim, Christian Mountfield (2-1) defeated Beau Gorshin (1-0) via decision. Marvin Stevens looked to repeat as UFC Champion, however he tapped out in the semi-finals to Truck Gleeson by a rear naked choke! The final saw newcomer Rufus Stephens choke out Gleeson to become the UFC 2 Champion. Here are the tournament results: With Rufus winning UFC 2, questions arise as to what happens next. Can Stevens rebound to win a 2nd tournament? Will we see even more fights go 60 minutes? Is Rufus going to be the poster boy of the UFC? Join us in September for UFC 3 - The American Dream.

UFC 1 - The Beginning UFC 1 - "The Beginning", held on November 12th, 1993, turned out to be an entertaining night. FOUR of the fights in the tournament went the full 60 minute time limit, while one of the semi-final fights did not happen due to a forfeit. The prelim fight saw Yevgeni Sipatov choke out Dexter Darling in roughly 15 minutes. The tournament results are below: Marvin Stevens, the biggest competitor in the tournament fought in THREE of the 4 60 minute fights, but somehow came away with the win, and UFC 1 Champion. Patrick Thomas broke his wrist in his first round match with Mark Cohen, and forfeited his semi-final match against Christian Mountfield, but Stevens was still able to come away with the victory. Is Marvin Stevens the real deal? Fans were largely turned off by his fights, but no one can deny his talent. Join us next time for UFC 2!

The plan with this dynasty: I am using the Dawn Of MMA Revamped dynasty, but instead of the real fighters, I put in the default characters with their stats lowered (the database where all the fighter's stats are reduced by 20, can't remember that one offhand). I will not turn on fighter generation until January 2002 when the default database begins, and will not turn on local fight cards until 1998 or 1999. I will control the UFC, and in order to make it even more interesting, follow their fight schedule as close as possible (hold the cards close to when they were held in real life, start the weight classes when they started in real life, etc...). Hopefully this will be a fun one to do!!

KOF 1 took place amongst 3 night (two in August, and the finals in November), and the 16 fighter tournament lived up to ALL expectations! It was a Gracie family affair, with all 3 Gracie family members making it to the final 4 of the tournament. Night 1 saw Rickson Gracie move to the final night, defeating Eugenio Tadeu, Ken Shamrock, and Bas Rutten to advance to the finals. Night 2 saw Royce Gracie advance to the final night, defeating Erik Paulson, Vernon White, and Renzo Gracie. The final was as expected, a ground battle, with Rickson pulling out the win in RD 1 via Technical Submission to claim the win, and the honor of being crowned the first King Of Fighters. Prelim fights were held on Night 1 and Night 2, while other fights were held on Finals night. The standout was Marco Ruas, who defeated Ron Van Clief on Night 1, and Oleg Taktarov on Finals night. Tournament results are listed below: Mark Cuban in interviews said he was very pleased with the first tournament, but with some of his fighters working for other organizations, it is unknown if the next tournament will be a 16 fighter tournament, or if changes will be made. In any event, KOF 2 has been confirmed, and Rickson Gracie is in negotiations to enter the event and try to repeat as KOF Champion! Stay tuned, stay safe, and stay tough!

With the announcement of the UFC, and Pancrase in Japan getting some recognition, Mark Cuban has decided to open a new company to compete with the UFC. King Of Fighters will be opening in 1993 at the same time as the UFC promotion to see just who the most skilled fighter is in the world! Multi-night tournaments will be held to crown KOF champions. It is unknown yet how many fighters will be in the inaugural tournament, or where. What IS known is that like the UFC, there will be no weight classes (though Cuban is looking into introducing weight classes in the future). In an interview with Mark Cuban, he said this: "This is a long term project. We don't expect to be selling out The Staples Center right away. This is something that we want to build to last. The question of which fighting styles are the strongest will continue even after we establish ourselves, but the question of who the best fighters are in the world will not. We want fighters of all sizes, all disciplines, all around the world, all here in KOF." Results and news of the new KOF will be posted here, so stay tuned!

Do fight rules affect how long a fighter needs to rest between fights? Example: You don't allow elbows to downed or standing opponents, therefore the fighter didn't take as much damage, and allows him to recover quicker?

1996 Report 1. Pancrase - Pancrase continued to be the #1 company in the world, again holding 6 event in 1996. The issue, just like in 1995, was that Champion Noboru Asahi did not defend the Pancrase Openweight Championship again, instead taking 1 fight in ICON Sport. Renzo Gracie continues to be the standard bearer for Pancrase though, upping his record in strictly Pancrase fights to 7-0. 2. UFC - The UFC also held 6 events this year, and continued to be the top American promotion in MMA. It wasn't without some big news. They abolished their Openweight status, but not before Mamoru Okochi defeated Takeshi Miyanaga via decision to become the last Openweight Champion. They announced the sanctioning of a Heavyweight Championship, but as of this writing, is still vacant. 3. Shooto - Shooto continued their consistancy, holding 5 shows in 1996 and holding on to the #3 spot. In June at Shooto 36, a new Light Heavyweight Champion was crowned, as Masakatsu Funaki took the championship after defeating Todd Bjornethun via kneebar 21 minutes into the fight. Middleweight Champion Eugenio Tadeu did not defend the belt this year. 4. ICON - ICON promoted 6 events this year, but the Hawaiian promotion struggled to gain traction as the year went on. Murilo Bustamante defended the Middleweight Championship 3 times this year to push his overall fight record to 8-0! Rumina Sato took over as king of the Lightweights, defeating former champion Seiichi Tsurusaki earlier in the year, then beat him again in a rematch to solidify his reign. Featherweight Champion Noboru Asahi defended the title once, defeating Jin Akimoto in July. Pound For Pound Top 10 1. Noboru Asahi (14-1-3) 2. Murilo Bustamante (8-0) 3. Kazuhiro Sakamoto (17-8) 4. Mamoru Okochi (11-8) 5. Hiroyuki Kanno (13-9-1) 6. Royce Gracie (7-2) 7. Masakatsu Funaki (9-3) 8. Naoki Sakurada (16-11-2) 9. Takeshi Miyanaga (5-8-1) 10. Kenichi Tanaka (12-6-2) Notables in the Top 25 include Renzo Gracie (13-0, #12), Paul Varelans (5-0, #23), and Maxim Tarasov (6-0, #25). Discussion over who the best fighter between Asahi and Bustamante is is brewing, which is interesting considering ICON being only 4th in the promotion rankings. 2 Gracie fighters are in the top 25. Also, announced to open in 1997 are Russian promotion M-1 Global, and Brazilian promotion International Vale-Tudo Championship (IVC). 1997 is shaping up to be a busy year in MMA, and we will be here to report everything to you!

1995 Report 1. Pancrase - Pancrase had an amazing year in 1996, holding 6 events and becoming the #1 promotion in the world. Unfortunately, one glaring black mark on the promotion was that Champion Noboru Asahi did not defend the title at all in 1995, instead fighting 3 times for the ICON promotion. Renzo Gracie remains undefeated in Pancrase fights (10-0, 5-0 in Pancrase). 2. UFC - The UFC also held 6 events in 1995, but fell to the #2 spot. We also saw the changing of the UFC Championship. Kenichi Tanaka left the promotion and signed a contract with ICON. At UFC 15, Takeshi Miyanaga upset the favorite Mamoru Okochi in a one hour decision to claim the title. Miyanaga, only 3-4 in UFC fights, had lost his previous 4 fights before scoring the upset. 3. Shooto - Shooto only held 4 events in 1995, but stayed consistent in their performance in the MMA world. Murilo Bustamante vacated the Light Heavyweight championship after also signing a contract with ICON. Former Middleweight title holder Takenori Ito also left the promotion, signing with the UFC. In the title match at Shooto 32, Eugenio Tadeu claimed the championship in a half hour decision against Kazuhiro Kusayanagi. In Shooto fights, Tadeu is 4-0. 4. ICON - Owned by Rorian Gracie, ICON held 5 events in their debut year, one of them being a television event. Murilo Bustamante won the Middleweight Championship against Yoshiaki Murai. The Lightweight Championship was won by Seiichi Tsurusaki, beating Shinji Abe. Tsurusaki then immediately lost it to Rumina Sato in 2 minutes, tapping to an armbar. In the Featherweight division, Noboru Asahi beat Kenichi Tanaka via kimura in a 3 minute fight to claim another championship. Pound For Pound Top 10 1. Noboru Asahi (13-1-3) 2. Kazuhiro Sakamoto (14-8) 3. Kenichi Tanaka (9-5-2) 4. Mamoru Okochi (8-7) 5. Murilo Bustamante (5-0) 6. Hiroyuki Kanno (11-8-1) 7. Masato Suzuki (4-6-1) 8. Royce Gracie (7-2) 9. Takeshi Miyanaga (4-6-1) 10. Kenji Ogusu (6-6-2) The only American fighter in the top 25 is Robert Lucarelli in 22nd (4-3). Will 1996 see the same thing, or will American fighters start to get more recognition? Stay tuned.

1994 Report 1994 saw all 3 major companies (UFC, Shooto, Pancrase) hold the same amount, or more events in 1994. 1. UFC - The Company of the year, the UFC held 6 events in 1994, however the UFC Championship was only defended once this year. Champion Kenichi Tanaka defended at UFC 4 against Mamoru Okochi, tapping him with an armbar at the 13 minute mark. The other events in the year were used primarily to introduce more new fighters to their audience. 2. Pancrase - Pancrase in 1994 was a much improved company, holding 5 events. Noboru Asahi was crowned their first champion at Pancrase 1, defeating Rafael Cordiero by armbar just 2 and a half minutes into the fight. Asahi, has lost only once at Shooto 11 in 1991. 3. Shooto - Shooto kept par with 1993, holding 5 events, but falling to #3 in the company rankings. Murilo Bustamante held the Light Heavyweight championship all year, defending the title once. In a half hour decision, he defeated Royce Gracie. In the Middleweight division, Takenori Ito also held the belt all year, but failed to defend the title. Pound For Pound Top 10 1. Kazuhiro Sakamoto (11-6) 2. Kenichi Tanaka (8-3-2) 3. Mamoru Okochi (7-5) 4. Noboru Asahi (10-1-3) 5. Hiroyuki Kanno (8-6-1) 6. Masato Suzuki (3-5-1) 7. Takeshi Miyanaga (2-4-1) 8. Kenji Ogusu (5-4-1) 9. Naoki Sakurada (11-8-2) 10. Takenori Ito (7-3) 1995 should be a great year for MMA as ICON announced that they will begin operations at the beginning of the year. Will we see more title defenses this year?

1993 Report 1. UFC - The UFC held 3 events in 1993, and quickly became the #1 company in the world. Hiroyuki Kanno became the first UFC Champion at UFC 1, winning in a one hour fight against Masato Suzuki, however in his first defense at UFC 2, lost the belt to Kenichi Tanaka by rear naked choke. 2. Shooto - Shooto, holding strong in the company rankings, held 5 events during the second half of 1993. Murilo Bustamante became their first Light Heavyweight champion at Shooto 24 after his first win in Shooto 23, defeating Kenji Kawaguchi by armbar. Also at Shooto 23, Takenori Ito became the first Middleweight champion, taking out Naoki Sakurada in a half hour decision. The Welterweight Title remains vacant. 3. Pancrase - Pancrase held zero events in 1993. Since events were only held in the 2nd half of the year, no awards or rankings will be announced. Starting in 1994, they will be awarded. However, it should be revealed that Royce Gracie was upset at Shooto 22, losing to Masakatsu Funaki by decision (Upset Of The Year). The man some people thought would be the first MMA Legend would rebound to beat Ron Van Clief at Shoot 24.

I'll be using the Dawn Of MMA mod to watch a history, and I'll give yearly reports on what happened in the MMA world (I know people have probably done this before, but this is mine lol)