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[CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/websiteheader.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [LEFT]Monday, Week One, July 1996[/LEFT] [LEFT]The world of Mixed Martial Arts got a little bit more crowded today, with the birth of a new organisation out in the American South West. DL Freeman, known for his announcing over the past few years, is apparently the financial backer for the new group, calling itself "Major League MMA". In the press release it states it's aim of taking MMA into the mainstream, with an organisation rivalling that of the traditional major league sports, and the establishment of a world-leading MMA brand based in the United States. It is a grand ambition, given that initial research suggests that the group has little in the way of financial muscle, with financial records submitted upon their incorporation as an LLC indicating that the group has assets totalling a mere $10,000.[/LEFT] [LEFT]Another factor telling against the company is the surprise announcement that the company will be run by little known former professional wrestler Jennie Bomb. Bomb, 22, an accomplished amateur wrestler before turning to worked sports, recently retired after failing to recover from an injury sustained in action, and is known to have a Business degree from USC, perhaps part of the reason behidn ehr appointment. It is unknown whether her reputation will hurt the fledgling company, but only time will tell. Still, competition is welcomed in this sparse environment, and we wish the group all the best.[/LEFT] [CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/MLMMA-1.jpg[/IMG] [I]The Major League MMA logo, included in the press release.[/I][/CENTER]

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/MLMMA.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/JenniferAvatar_alt.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] [LEFT]San Francisco, CA Sunday, Week One, July, 1996[/LEFT] [LEFT]Major League MMA President of Operations Jennie Bomb is pleased to announce that the first ever MLM card, MLM 1: Genesis, will happen right here in our home of San Francisco, CA on Saturday, Week Four, July 1996! In the four matches signed for this card, we offer you one one but TWO title matches! In the main event, the MLM Middleweight Championship will be decided, as 25 year old #1 Ranked Middleweight [B]Bixente Fontaine[/B] (9-3) of Paris, France faces off against Canadian opposition in the way of fellow 25 yeard old and #3 Ranked Middleweight [B]"Manitoba Misery" Zachary Gilbert[/B] (6-3) of Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada! In the secondary main event, we will also have a title on the line, as the MLM Heavyweight Championship will be contested! #1 Ranked Heavyweight [B]Dave "The Big Dog" Lennon[/B] (6-1) of Exeter, England faces the fight of his life agsint the imposing 6'6 Moldovan form of unranked, but undefeated [B]"The Crusher" Mugur Boc[/B] (2-0) of Tighina, Moldova![/LEFT] [LEFT]And the undercard features two more exciting fights as Akron, Ohio's 1-0 [B]"Storm Trooper" Jamie Hewitt[/B] aims to improve his record against the experienced St. Paul, Minnesota native [B]Joel "The Mercenary" Adams[/B] (9-14). And finally, in another contest between youth and experience, another 1-0 fighter aims to continue an undefeated streak as [B]"Smashmouth" Derek South[/B] of Gotham City, New Jersey takes on a hugely experienced fighter out of Bologna, Italy, [B]"The Italian Strongman" Silvio Scirea[/B] (17-10-3)! All fight fans in the Bay Area are invited to join us for what is sure to be an awesome evening of MMA action![/LEFT] [LEFT][I]Please note, all rankings are subjective analyses based on the opinions of experts in the field and are correct at the time of this press release. Rankings may change due to future signings or performances fo fighters in other organisations.[/I] [/LEFT] [CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/websiteheader.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [LEFT] In other news, aside from announcing the card for it's first ever show, Major League MMA has also announced the rules they will be operating under. It appears that matches will occur inside a caged structure, with fans watching from raised seating. The company says the structure is designed to mimic the ampitheatres used by the ancient Romans for Gladiatorial contests, leading to the compay referring to is as "The Arena". Matches will take place over 3 rounds of 10 minutes each, with title matches taking place over 5 rounds of 10 minutes. In the event that no decision is reached within the time-limit, matches will be declared draws, apparently to encourage postive fighting. Kicks, stomps and knees to the head of a downed opponent will be permissible, no matter the circumstances, elbows to the head and face are legal and, controversially, spiking the head of an opponent weill also be legal. It will be interesting to see how the competitors adapt to this environment. [/LEFT]

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/MLMMA.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [LEFT][B]MLM 1: Genesis[/B] Saturday, Week One, July, 1996[/LEFT] [CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/JoelAdams.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/icon_vs.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/JamieHewitt.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][U]Lightweight Match: Joel "The Mercenary" Adams v. "Storm Trooper" Jamie Hewitt[/U][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][U][B]Round 1[/B][/U][/CENTER] [LEFT]Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Hewitt works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Adams backed up against the cage. Hewitt gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Adams, who uses his legs well to defend. Hewitt pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Adams gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Hewitt follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Hewitt hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Adams tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Adams leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. The round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Hewitt by 10-9.[/LEFT] [CENTER][B][U]Round 2[/U][/B][/CENTER] [LEFT]Hewitt throws two high punches, then steps in for a hook to the body. Nice combination, but Adams defended with ease. They clinch up next to the cage, but a short struggle only ends with them separating and coming back in. They clinch. Hewitt hits a knee. Body shot from Adams. Hewitt goes for a second knee, but gets shoved away. He seems to stumble as he steps backward, and falls to the floor in an awkward moment. Adams is on him fast, and scores with a big punch that landed sweetly. Adams is firing off punches while kneeling across Hewitt's upper body in a half-mount, and there's not a lot Hewitt can do about it. He needs to get out of there, or at least pull guard, but can do neither as he can't get his hips free. Adams rains down the punches even faster, and Hewitt is just getting pounded into oblivion; even though he managed to block three quarters of the shots coming in, that's still five or six good shots that have gotten through. Those five or six shots are enough for the referee at any rate, as he calls an end to the match, obviously feeling that Hewitt was getting overwhelmed by that barrage. Adams wins via TKO at 1:54 of the second round.[/LEFT] [CENTER][B][U]Winner by TKO @ 1:54 of Round 2: Joel "The Mercenary" Adams[/U][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/SilvioScirea.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/icon_vs.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/DerekSouth.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][U][B]Heavyweight Match: "The Italian Strongman" Silvio Scirea v. "Smashmouth" Derek South[/B][/U][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][U]Round 1[/U][/B][/CENTER] [LEFT]The round begins, and it is South who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Scirea defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. South works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Scirea ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow South down much though, as he swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of Scirea. Interesting first minute of action, South is looking particularly sharp. Scirea tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving South back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Scirea tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. South scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Scirea tries to back South up against the cage wall, but it comes to nothing. They square up to each other in the center. South throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Scirea on the side of the head. Scirea got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; South has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. Scirea tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but South defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The first round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to South by 10-9. [/LEFT] [CENTER][B][U]Round 2[/U][/B][/CENTER] [LEFT]The two competitors start slowly, circling and looking for an opening. Scirea fakes shooting in for a takedown, but South didn't buy it for a second. In comes Scirea from an angle to the right, but South had it covered all the way, and not only easily steps out of the way of the attempted right hand, but manages to score with a solid right hand to the side of the head. Scirea felt that, and is forced to cover up quickly as South steps in quickly and unloads with a flurry of powerful blows, looking to capitalise on the earlier strike. Scirea is forced back against the cage, but to his credit, he did a good job defending those strikes and didn't seem to take any significant damage. South doesn't get in too close, realising that it would likely mean getting caught in a clinch, so he stands slightly back instead and throws some low kicks and looping punches. Scirea responds by throwing out some straight jabs, but neither fighter is really doing any damage to their opponent. South clearly grows tired of the wait, and moves in to hit a body blow. It connects, but Scirea is quick to tie him up in a clinch. That lasts quite a while, until the referee gets in there and breaks them up, telling them to fight. Both fighters circle. South scores with a stiff jab, and bobs and weaves to avoid all three of the rapid-fire punches that come back from Scirea. Nicely done. Scirea, realising that he is losing this round, comes forward with a sense of urgency, throwing right hands to put South on the back foot. South handles it well though, refusing to let Scirea get an angle, and using some nice counter punches to the body to further cement the fact that this round is going to him on points. Time expires with Scirea throwing increasingly desperate punches. End of round 2. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to South.[/LEFT] [CENTER][B][U]Round 3[/U][/B][/CENTER] [LEFT]An exchange of jabs doesn't go anywhere. South fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a straight left before backing out fast to avoid a left-right combination from Scirea. They clinch, and Scirea winds up backed against the cage. A couple of minor blows get exchanged, but it's turned into a bit of a stalemate. South tries to push Scirea back, but can't. The referee waits a while, then separates them and gets them to resume. Scirea gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. South follows up with another one, and Scirea looks in trouble all of a sudden. He is backed up against the cage and South is unloading. The punches are raining down, Scirea is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Scirea was unable to defend himself intelligently. South wins. The official time of the TKO is 8:58 of round 3.[/LEFT] [CENTER][B][U]Winner via TKO @ 8:58 of Round 3: "Smashmouth" Derek South[/U][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/MugurBoc.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/icon_vs.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/DaveLennon.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][U]MLM Heavyweight Championship: "The Crusher" Mugur Boc v. Dave "The Big Dog" Lennon[/U][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][U][B]Round 1[/B][/U][/CENTER] [LEFT]The round begins, and it is Lennon who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Boc defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Lennon works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Boc ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Lennon down much though, as he swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of Boc. Interesting first minute of action, Lennon is looking particularly sharp. Boc tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Lennon back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Boc tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Lennon scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. Boc with a body shot. They square up to each other in the center. Lennon throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Boc on the side of the head. Boc got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Lennon has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. Boc tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Lennon defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Lennon. [/LEFT] [CENTER][U][B]Round 2[/B][/U][/CENTER] [LEFT]Lennon leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Boc deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Boc uses a knee to the ribs before backing Lennon up against the cage. Right hand from Lennon connects though, that was well timed. Boc breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Lennon was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Boc sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Lennon fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Boc forces Lennon back against the cage, where they clinch up. Boc has the better position, all the leverage is with him. He uses that to lift Lennon up onto his shoulder, turns...and hits a running slam that gets the crowd going crazy! Big power takedown from Boc. Lennon pulls guard, but he has to be stunned from that. Boc fights his way out into half guard. Big clubbing blow from Boc, Lennon dealt with it well. Boc half-stands, his right leg still trapped between Lennon's, and starts unloading with a barrage of bombing right hands. Lennon takes one right to the jaw, then another smashes hard into his nose. More devastating punches rain down, and the referee pulls Boc off, preventing Lennon from taking any more damage. Official time of the TKO is 4:58 of the second round. Mugur Boc wins the MLM Heavyweight title.[/LEFT] [CENTER][B][U]Winner vie TKO @ 4:58 of Round 2 and NEW MLM Heavyweight Champion: "The Crusher" Mugur Boc[/U][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/BixenteFontaine.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/icon_vs.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/JennieBombGTH/MLMMA/ZacharyGilbert.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][U][B]MLM Middleweight Championship: Bixente Fontaine v. "Manitoba Misery" Zachary Gilbert[/B][/U][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][U]Round 1[/U][/B][/CENTER] [LEFT]Gilbert starts strongly, immediately rushing in for a takedown. Fontaine got taken by surprise a little, but wrestles his way free of the grapple and pulls to safety. Fontaine doesn't hang around for a second attempt, he uses a looping left to set himself up to come in close and score with a series of strikes, two or three nice body shots included. Gilbert covers up, throwing the occasional jab as a counter. Fontaine goes for a vicious uppercut, but gets pulled into a clinch. Gilbert goes for a takedown via a trip, but Fontaine defends it. Another trip attempt, another failure. Gilbert pushes Fontaine up against the cage and tries to wrestle him to the ground, but Fontaine keeps his balance and sprawls to stop it. Fontaine gets in a hard right hand to the side of the face, taking advantage of the fact that Gilbert was leaning in too far. Fontaine reverses so that Gilbert is against the cage. They remain clinched, with nothing more than minor strikes being thrown, for a long time. The referee finally breaks them apart and gets them back to the center. Fontaine throws a kick, waist-high, but Gilbert avoids it. That could have been used for a takedown attempt if Gilbert had been quicker and caught it. Fontaine hits two or three punches in a row, stinging the gloves of Gilbert. The round draws to a close. It'll be interesting to see where the judges go with this, as Fontaine clearly got the better strikes in throughout the round, but Gilbert did probably show more aggression by virtue of his almost constant attempts to get the takedown. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Fontaine.[/LEFT] [CENTER][B][U]Round 2[/U][/B][/CENTER] [LEFT]Fontaine leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Gilbert deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Gilbert uses a knee to the ribs before backing Fontaine up against the cage. Right hand from Fontaine connects though, that was well timed. Gilbert breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Fontaine was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Gilbert sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Fontaine fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Fontaine with a jab. Fontaine throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Gilbert easily avoided them. Big kick from Fontaine! That was out of nowhere, and hit Gilbert on the jaw. I don't think anyone saw that coming, least of all Gilbert, and he has been laid out cold with one massively powerful kick. Official time of the knock out is 8:53 of the second. Bixente Fontaine wins the MLM Middleweight title.[/LEFT] [CENTER][B][U]Winner via Knock-Out @ 8:53 of Round 2 and NEW MLM Middleweight Champion: Bixente Fontaine[/U][/B][/CENTER] [LEFT] [B]Attendence:[/B] 356 [B]Gate:[/B] $13,520 [B]Fighter Payments: [/B]$11,600 [B]Top Earner:[/B] Bixente Fontaine ($5,000)[/LEFT]