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[Paatero]

So I got this idea from combining ideas of my own with Scottie's recent card thread, which is as follows: you'll pick a future card that you're excited about, and write a free form preview for it! You can do a UFC Countdown kind of "show", or something else entirely. Then you can of course also post a recap or results page of sorts, because everyone is going to be dying to know once you're done with the promoting!

 

Hopefully this will get some activity going again. I'll start.

[Paatero]

HILITE: Alleyne vs Beaumont Breakdown

by Al Batros, June 3rd 2005

 

On Saturday June 9th, in Seattle, Washington, HILITE Fighting Championships brings another middleweight championship bout into the state, with Spokane's own Dwayne Alleyne defending the middleweight title against Scottish challenger Ginger Beaumont.

 

The card marks the promotion's third trip in the city of Seattle, and the second time the middleweight championship has been defended in the state of Washington.

 

The main event sees two top-ranked middleweights compete for the right to be called champion as Dwayne Alleyne (18-2) takes on Ginger Beaumont (17-3) and puts his title on the line for the third time since winning it in the January of last year.

 

A fight of two ground-and-pound specialists, Alleyne is known as the more decorated wrestler, whereas Ginger Beaumont is the physically larger athlete with a more unorthodox and aggressive attack. The champion has finished over 70% of his fights in HILITE, with an even amount of submission and (T)KO finishes at 5 each. The challenger has a slightly lower finishing rate at 57%, and favors TKO finishes (6) over submissions (2).

 

The champion's most recent fight was a second round rear-naked choke victory over Patrick Thomas in October of last year, and has been sidelined with a knee injury since. The challenger last fought Esteban Vega in February of this year and defeated the fellow contender via third-round knockout. While it has been apparent that both fighters are in great physical condition, it seems Beaumont tends to break down his opponents with pressure, as most of his 8 pro finishes are in the later stages of the fight while Alleyne's finishes usually come in the first or second round.

 

A technical and methodical approach will likely favor Alleyne, whereas Beaumont will want to make it a high-pace, high-physicality fight where he can grind out a finish in the later rounds. Dictating the pace against Alleyne has proven a far more difficult task to do than to say, as the champion has been very dominant in every fight he has been in except one, where he was picked apart by a quality striker in Reed Howlett, a style which Beaumont has little chances of emulating. The other L on Alleyne's record is a fifth-round submission loss to current light heavyweight champion Bill Brown after a fight he was probably winning, controlling the pace and implementing his own game plan.

 

Two of Beaumont's three losses came early in his career in the years 1998 and 1999, a submission loss to Rob Baines and a decision loss to Andrew Rush. Not a whole lot can be made from those fights, as the challenger is a far improved fighter six years later. In HILITE Beaumont only has a single loss - an unanimous decision he dropped to former champion Gavin Marshall in his fifth HILITE appearance that took place in 2003. Since then he has built a six-fight win streak with notable wins over Hunter Scribbins, Tetsuji Myojin, Drew Jenks and Ashley Ballard, as well as his stoppage win of Esteban Vega in February. Since his loss to Marshall he has won by decision more than before (4 of his 6 wins) - it could perhaps be said he got more cautious after being repeatedly taken down and controlled by the former champion, or just that his competition has naturally gotten better.

 

While analyzing both men's wins and losses it becomes apparent that neither man has yet shown a significant weakness in their careers - both men have losses against varying styles, there are no visible patterns at least as of yet. A pattern in victories, however, is that Alleyne tends to finish people he is better than on the ground, but win decisions against jiu-jitsu based fighters. Beaumont's finishes mostly have come against fighters who he has been able to control and grind down on, though the knockout of Esteban Vega came cleanly on the feet.

 

Prediction: Alleyne via submission. Not unlikely that Beaumont could find his way to a TKO or decision win though.

 

The co-main event is also an interesting fight to look at. Logan Bluffer (16-3-1NC) versus Spencer Rubenstein (22-9) will likely decide the next contender for the light heavyweight title (which is first fought for in late summer by Bill Brown and Ken Peters).

 

The two men's styles are in stark contrast to each other - Rubenstein prefers to stand and strike, with 15 of his 22 victories coming by knockout, and Bluffer mostly prefers to take his opponents down and work his ground and pound.

 

For primarily a wrestler, Bluffer has an extremely high finishing rate of 73%, with 9 TKO's in HILITE cage, as well as 2 submissions. While his takedown ratio is just above average at 58%, he is active in his attempts and so usually ends up getting the takedown. He doesn't get taken down a whole lot, as his takedown defense is among the best at 83%, though that statistic might not come into play in the fight.

 

Rubenstein, the former GAMMA light heavyweight champion, can not simply be dismissed as a one-dimensional striker, either. He has 9 takedowns recorded in his professional career, resulting in a quite average 43% rate, but Rubenstein has a habit of making his takedowns count, with 92% of his ground strikes landed, most of them with dangerous power. With a takedown defense rate of just 62%, however, Rubenstein is going to have trouble staying on his feet against Bluffer, his size advantage being the only thing that Bluffer might have significant trouble with. Being a big light heavyweight, however, Rubenstein has shown tendency to gas in the later rounds, which Bluffer will no doubt look to capitalize on.

 

Out of Rubenstein 9 losses, most are to fighters with strong wrestling or grappling backgrounds - Nilton Fantoni, John Rivero, Marlon John, and to an extent MacGregor Dare (though the fight was mostly contested on the feet). Logan Bluffer fits that bill, being as good as, if not better wrestler than most of the named fighters. On the flip side, Bluffer's three losses have come to predominant strikers not unlike Rubenstein: former champions William Harrison and Jericho Stewart.

 

While Rubenstein poses a knockout threat to anyone he fights, as proven by his second-round knockout of Jericho Stewart, Bluffer's losses have come to strikers with better grappling than Rubenstein - though Harrison and Stewart's takedown defense rates are not far better than Rubenstein's, they have shown superior ground defense -, and he was able to take his opponents down on all occasions before being defeated. If Bluffer manages to take Rubenstein down, the odds are good of him finishing the fight.

 

Prediction: Bluffer by TKO. Rubenstein's hands and feet pose a very real threat, but I like Bluffer to find a way around them as he did in his win over Aluizio da Assuncão in March.

 

 

Full Fight Card:

 

HILITE: Alleyne vs Beaumont, Saturday June 9th, Seattle, Washington

 

Main Card:

Middleweight Championship Bout: Dwayne Alleyne (18-2) © versus Ginger Beaumont (17-3)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Spencer Rubenstein (22-9) versus Logan Bluffer (16-3-1NC)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Aleksei Chekhov (29-10) versus Jericho Stewart (18-4)

Lightweight Bout: Azor Portela Nunes (29-10) versus Harald Hubner (15-3)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Tikhon Diev (17-7) versus Silvio Leite (16-5)

 

Preliminary Card:

 

Middleweight Bout: Drazen Gabelich (19-6) versus Ed Burridge (11-10)

Lightweight Bout: Arturo Diaz (19-1) versus Goncalves Cassaro (13-4)

Heavyweight Bout: Fletcher Merman (17-12) versus Vittorio Pescatelli (10-2)

Lightweight Bout: Jackson Mollusck (7-4) versus Ron Chuckle (13-4)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Khru Duangjan (21-9) versus Gustavo Spagnol (10-4)

Lightweight Bout: Brendon Job (8-5) versus Roy Arnett (13-5)

[Renegade MMA 037]

UFC 197- Las Vegas, Nevada ,September 2016

 

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MAIN EVENT- Jose Aldo (Champion)(27-2) vs Frankie Edgar(18-4-1) UFC Featherweight Championship Title Fight

 

Co Main Event-Paul Sass(Champion)(18-0) vs Shinya Aoki(34-7) UFC Lightweight Title Fight

 

Main Card Fight 3- Jake Shields(32-7-1) vs Thales Leites(26-4) Number One Contender Fight in the Middleweight division

 

Main Card Fight 2- Nick Diaz(29-10) vs Carlos Condit(30-10)

 

Main Card Opening Fight -Erik Koch(17-4) vs Pitbull Freire(20-2)

 

From top to bottom this card is stacked for me.

 

The main event is Frankie Edgar's debut at Featherweight against the nearly perfect Jose Aldo. After failing to capture the Lightweight gold Frankie is finally making his Featherweight debut, Frankie is a world class fighter and Jose Aldo needs a test and Frankie will be the biggest test of his career. This fight is almost impossible to guess and on paper could be fight of the year.

 

The co main event is a rematch of a fight that happened before Sass won the title. Aoki then beat Diego Sanchez and called out Sass. I figure its an excellent fight and I will be shocked if it doesn't get an OF THE NIGHT award of some kind. Aoki's cocky, prick routine has gotten him a title shot against a guy he talked shit about in interviews leading up to their first fight.

 

Shields and Leites have both look excellent in their current stints in the middleweight division. Shields beat Shogun,CB Dollaway and Wanderlei all in a row while Thales Leites dispatched Anthony Johnson and Jacare Souza with ease. Shields submitted Shogun in Shoguns second Middleweight fight shocking most of the fight world, his opponent dominated Jacare Souza with his stand up showing its improved and that he's not afraid to use it.

 

Condit and Diaz is a rematch of a fight most people didn't care for, both men have been struggling as of late and this could be the kind of fight to jumpstart one or both of their fight careers. Both fighters are Fight of the Night contenders in almost every fight they are a part of, will we see the fight most fans wanted to see back at UFC 145?

 

Pitbull vs Erik Koch- Its a dream match of sorts for me, Pitbull came from Bellator looking like a savage and destroying the FW division before receiving a contract and continuing to impress. Meanwhile Erik Koch hit a skid and looked like he was going to be cut, in his last chance fight he showed a reinvention and dominated Nam Phan, and now riding a 5 fight win streak he has momentum but so does his opponent. Both guys are exciting and willing to fight wherever the fight can go. On a super stacked card it might be the one I look foward to the most and depending on the outcome could earn one of these guys a title shot.

[jsilv0]

UFC 77: Emelianenko vs. Severn

 

In the Main Event fresh off of his tournament victory to claim the vacant UFC HW Champions, Undefeated 10-0 Fedor Emelianenko puts his title on the line against the first ever UFC HW Champion 16-6 Dan "The Beast" Severn.

 

Also on the card will be a 4 man tournament for the number 1 contendership for the UFC HW Championship. In the first semi-final 10-1 Ben Rothwell makes his UFC debut taking on 14-6 "The Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring. In the other semi-final 6-1 Frank Mir takes on 12-5 Pete Williams. The winners will then battle in the co-main event of the evening to decide the number 1 contender.

 

Also on the main card will be 12-3 wrestler Kevin Jackson fights 13-6-1 BJJ ace Murilo Bustamante in a light heavyweight fight.

 

The prelims feature 5-2 Muay Thai specialist Anderson "The Spider" Silva battles fan favorite 7-7 Ikuhisa Minowa in middleweight action and welterweight prospects collide as 3-1 Matt Serra takes on Thiago Alves making his mma debut.

 

Don't miss UFC 77: Emelianenko vs. Severn Live Saturday June 18th, from The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Only on Pay Per View

[Paatero]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:10px;">BIGMA: The World Beatings free on Euro Cable Sports 4 on February 20th, 2003</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

Are you one of the people who enjoy superb SIGMA mixed martial arts action? If not, you better start now. If you do, you better get ready for BIGMA!</p><p> </p><p>

The most stacked mixed martial arts event in the history of planet Tellus is coming to Euro Cable Sports 4 on Saturday February 20th, free of charge at 21:30 CET. Signature Martial Arts Light Heavyweight Champion Valentin Taneyev defends his title in the main event against the most dangerous challenger yet, 2002 Fighter of the Year and Brazilian grappling master Nilton Fantoni, a high level jiu-jitsu blackbelt who has had only one decision victory in his 17 career wins. </p><p> </p><p>

In the co-main event of the evening American judo champion Toby Sorkin faces the Thai knockout artist Khru Duangjan, who is coming off a teeth-rattling knockout of the year candidate of former champion Rafael van der Moot, and is perhaps the most feared contender in the division right now. Will the popular heel Sorkin be intimidated, or will he showcase his technical superiority to take home the pivotal light heavyweight showcase?</p><p> </p><p>

The third featured bout of the evening is a clash of welterweight all-time greats as Chinese perennial ALPHA-1 top contender Xie Ming makes his SIGMA debut against former two-time, two-division champion Fiyero Lermontov. Will Ming’s versatile and devastating striking game get the job done, or will Lermontov’s combination of world class boxing and sambo reign supreme? </p><p> </p><p>

The fourth main card bout features a lightweight title eliminator bout between Greek submission expert Georges Nouri and Irish bruiser Gregory O’Hara. A win for either man vaults them into the top contender spot, and both men will use desperate measures to secure the shot at fulfilling their dream. </p><p> </p><p>

The final main card bout features two lesser-known middleweight contenders to the SIGMA audience as Thomas Smith faces Kojuro Kudo. Smith, an experienced grappler, will look to use his mix of wrestling and submissions to overcome the striking prowess of his Japanese adversary. </p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Official Fight Card:</span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Valentin Taneyev (21-1) vs. Nilton Fantoni (17-2)</p><p>

Light Heavyweight Bout: Toby Sorkin (11-2) vs. Khru Duangjan (20-5)</p><p>

Welterweight Bout: Xie Ming (29-7) vs. Fiyero Lermontov (22-4)</p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Gregory O’Hara (13-2) vs. Georges Nouri (18-4)</p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Thomas Smith (16-3) vs. Kojuro Kudo (15-5-1)</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Preliminary Card</strong> live at 18:15 CET. </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Headlining Prelims:</strong></p><p>

Heavyweight Bout: Pai Cheng (13-3) vs. Mason Archer (22-7)</p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Carl Chenoweth (12-1) vs. Grigory Kabalevsky (13-8)</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Featured Prelims:</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Light Heavyweight Bout: Rafael van der Moot (16-4) vs. Terry Catt (12-3)</p><p>

Featherweight Bout: Sophan Sastrowardoya (13-2) vs. Louie Sullivan (11-4)</p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Drew Jenks (10-2) vs. Mochihito Yamazaki (12-7)</p><p>

Welterweight Bout: Ern Fathoui (10-5) vs. Will Kane (17-8)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

More coverage to come! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> (Never been as excited for an event in the game as this, many things just clicked and this is seriously the most amazing card ever. I decided to put it on TV to try and get the biggest ratings in TV MMA history and garner some popularity for my favorite stars.)</p>

[Mistat94]

 

Main Card:

- Tank Manu'a © (22-6) vs. Norbert Vinkus (8-0)

Newly crowned champ Manu'a will be making his first title defense against former NFL star, Norbert Vinkus. Vinkus is yet to go the distance, and some of his critics believe he hasn't earned a shot at the title just yet, as none of his wins have been against ranked opponents. Tank won the Heavyweight title in his last fight by TKOing Jeff Carlton in the second round in a thriller.

 

- Neil Napier (19-1) vs. Nathan Chambers (18-3)

Former Middleweight champ Neil Napier takes on former Welterweight champion Chambers in "Black Superman's middleweight debut.

[MrSwaggerJacker]

What mod is this ''hilte'' org in? Nice write up. Might have to make one

[Rebby]

Aaaand here's my ridiculously long card. All of my cards are stupid long, but this was kinda fun to add a little realism into my world. Makes me miss my diary.

 

GAMMA 174: Night of the Underdog

April 2005

 

 

 

Welterweight Championship: Evan Gardner © (21-6) vs Nicolai Mickiewicz (35-11)

 

An unlikely title match will headline the event, pitting two underdog fighters against each other for the biggest prize in the division.

 

Evan Gardner (#6 P4P, #1 WW), a winner of GAMMA warriors from 1998 and a finalist in the returnee edition in 2001, shocked the world when he beat reigning champion Gerhard Kreutzberg for the world welterweight title in devastating TKO fashion. Gardner has taken his lumps over the years: trading win and loss streaks since his Warriors win in '98; but after a split decision loss from Julio Regueiro in 2003, he has since gone on to win seven in a row, including a title defense against Ashley Ballard. He was once the the midcarder - the underdog - of the division, doomed to finish out his days as an 'almost-was' fighter. But now he's the top of the division, and is the underdog no more.

 

Looking to take the gold from him is 33-year old Nicolai Mickiewicz (#20 P4P, #4 WW). The 'Scourge of Europe' is a wrestler that likes to grind his wins out to decision - 75% of his wins come thanks to the judges. Many feel that Mickewicz, who hails from Belarus, has always under-performed and would never break the 'big time.' His biggest claim to fame is making it to the finals of an eight-man Grand Prix, only to lose to top welterweight Tomohiro Takeuchi. Much like his opponent, the champion, Mickiewicz has always been overlooked when talked about challenging for a title: but he won his opportunity by playing spoiler to two potential contenders in Joaquim Fontes and Kafu Bunya. Now the challenger himself, can Mickiewicz do to Gardner what Garner did to Kreutzberg?

 

Speaking of former champion Gerhard Kreutzberg - nobody is watching this fight closer then he. Kreutzberg recently won his chance back at the crown in a close split decision nail-biter from Philip Ziskie - and will challenge the winner. Which David will this Goliath challenge?

 

The Vixen Middleweight Championship Grand Prix Final Four

Sayoko Ebisawa © (21-3) vs Leslie Myers (11-7)

Cindy Brady (7-2) vs Honey Due (22-9)

 

If there was ever a lop-sided contest, it would definitely be right here in the finals of the Women's Bantamweight tournament. This grand prix, which has spawned the entire division, nine months, and two injury drop-outs, is finally coming to a close tonight. The champion, Sayoko Ebisawa (#1 P4P, #BW), is widely considered to be the best female submission artist in the world - and three opponents certainly leave it questionable as to whether there's any doubt she'll walk away with the crown and her second Grand Prix trophy (her first was in 2001).

 

Critics, perhaps rightfully so, might scoff when talking about her challengers. Leslie Myers (#14 P4P, #4 BW) came into GAMMA with a 0-4 record as a last minute replacement, and has slowly called her way to a semi-respectable record thanks to her submission skills. Cindy Brady (#11 P4P, #2 BW) is a former national wrestling champion but has yet to finish an opponent in nine fighters. The last member of the final four is 'The Wicked Bitch of the West', Honey Due (#19 P4P, #6 BW), and is probably the least qualified of the three to called an underdog. A former Vixen Lightweight champion and known for her wars with former champions Fusae Miura, Kelly Andrews and Alison Beattie, Due has since showed her age (33) and has looked weaker since she's moved up in weight classes.

 

Despite those criticisms, or the compliments of the current champions, all four have earned their place among the final four. From the champ Ebisawa tapping out rising star Alssya Taylor to Cindy Brady recovering from a potential knock out kick from Marian DeSouza, all the way to Leslie Myers tapping out the #2 bantamweight in the world Hester Maclean and Honey Due outlasting Lisa Labone. Underdogs, has-beens or world champions - all four have earned their status and all four are primed to become the next 26th Grand Prix winner.

 

Middleweight Bout: Marlon John (30-11) vs Gavin Marshall (15-6)

 

Former Cruiserweight Champion and Grand Prix winner Marlon Jonn (Unranked) looks to regain footing in a division that has all but left him behind. But he'll have his work cut out for him as Gavin 'The Lawman' Marshall (#18 MW) also looks to get back to the small peak of the mountain. While John has accomplished great things in the Cruiserweight division, he has never managed to get to the peak in his own division - Marshall on the other hand has always 'almost' got to that point. Marshall lost in the semi-finals of GAMMA Warriors, but has since clawed his way to the top of his divison, losing in recent title elimination bouts to former champs Bill Brown and Mike Watson. Now with a win over Braulio Moura behind him, Marshall now looks to make a stepping stone out of Marlon John. What will happen when these two hungry wrestlers meet in the cage?

 

Also on Pay-Per-View:

Goliathweight Bout: Libor Pudil (13-5) vs Saladin (59-10)

Vixen Heavyweight Bout: Trish Biel (17-10) vs Emma Birch (19-7)

Cruierweight Bout: Kadanomaro Deguchi (22-9) vs Evander Maddocks (26-10-1 NC)

Vixen Middleweight Bout: Daniela Sadorra (15-12) vs Hester Maclean (22-12)

 

The rest of the card is rounded on by a massive super heavyweight collision between former Heavyweight champion Saladin (#21 SHW) against up and comer Libor Pudil (#12 SHW). It also features two veteran female matches: Trish Biel (#16 FW) rematching Emma Birch (#13 P4P, #5 FW) and Daniela Sadorra (#12 BW) and Hester Maclean (#24 BW) looking to make statements that they should be the top contender after the Grand Prix ends. Kadanomaro Deguchi (Unranked) has yet to recover since losing the top prize in the Cruiserweight division - is beating Evander Maddocks (Unranked) his last chance?

 

Prelims On WEN Sports Network!

 

If you can't get enough MMA on Saturday, we have just the thing for you! WEN will be featuring an all-female showcase Friday night. You might very well get to see the next Vixen champion making her mark on GAMMA - before the sparks fly at the PPV!

 

Vixen Showcase

Lightweight Main Event: Alison Beattie (23-13) vs Fusae Miura (20-5)

Lightweight Bout: Nina Belle (15-6) vs Monica Masters (17-6)

Heavyweight Bout: Thea Higgins (15-12) vs Romi Takahashi (16-10)

Lightweight Bout: Setsuko Henmi (10-6) vs Yaritza dos Santos (16-8)

Heavyweight Bout: Eiko Shiokawa (22-7) vs Yutsuko Sasaki (19-6-1 NC)

Lightweight Bout: Chinatsu Hideyoshi (3-0) vs Ashley Epstein (2-0)

Lightweight Bout: Charlene Sicilliano (2-0) vs Julia Yu (1-0)

Lightweight Bout: Mildred Slater (1-1) vs Irena Krajnc (1-1)

Lightweight Bout: Dael Van Blerkum (1-1) vs Dolores Montana (1-1)

Lightweight Bout: Stella Earsman (3-0) vs Okelani Gibson (3-1)

Lightweight Bout: Maggie Martin (8-5) vs Valeria Felix (2-1)

 

The showcase will feature mostly up and coming talent trying to earn their way into the main GAMMA roster - but it's headlined by some of the biggest names in women's MMA. Former champion fighters include Alison Beattie, Fusae Miura, Monica Masters, Yutusko Sasaki, and Eiko Shiokawa - all looking to impress in their attempts to get back to the top of the mountain.

 

Check out the WEN Vixen Showcase Prelims as well as the GAMMA 174: Night of the Underdog on the last Saturday in April!

[thefireballkid93]

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Ring WARRIORS 127: Monroe vs Fezzik

 

Ring WARRIORS starts the new year off with a bang, as undefeated pound-for-pound super star, Isaiah Monroe, takes on a living legend in the returning Hassan Fezzik. It's a battle of the young lion versus the old guard, who will prevail?

 

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Despite being out of the fight game for nearly five years, the 43 year old Fezzik feels he has what it takes to be any opponent in the world today. Fezzik entered into retirement with a near perfect 33-1 record, his only blemish coming against Palmer Lette in the second of their two fights. Widely considered to be the biggest upset in the history of the sport, Fezzik's stock plummeted, fighting once more before retiring in 2004. Now, after four years of inactivity, Fezzik says he's ready as he'll ever be to take on the current #1 pound for pound fighter in the world.

 

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Considered by many to be not only the best current fighter in the world, but arguably the best fighter of all time, 33 year old Isaiah Monroe has held both the Ring WARRIORS middleweight and light heavyweight titles, defending both belts a combined 18 times. Showing nearly no weaknesses, Monroe uses his devastating takedowns, heavy hands and slick submissions to dominate any man who dares to step into the cage with him. Now fighting for the first time at heavyweight, Monroe hopes to take out a man who he's lived in the shadow of for almost his entire career.

 

As the saying goes, to become a legend you must defeat a legend. Can Monroe do the unthinkable and take out the greatest fighter in the history of the sport? Find out at RW 127.

 

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Also featuring bouts between:

 

Danny "Pretty Boy" Akabaro (11-4-0) vs Tom "The Bomb" Essy (11-4-0)

Dangerous striker, Danny Akabaro takes on powerful wrestling standout, Tom Essy.

Two perennial contenders in the middleweight division take each other on in a fight that is sure to produce fireworks.

 

Menzu Zoubari (11-5-0) vs Harry Richardson (6-5-0)

Flashy kickboxer, Menzu Zoubari takes on Muay Thai standout, Harry Richardson.

Two gifted yet inconsistent light heavyweights look to get back to their winning ways with a first round knockout over their opponent.

 

Robin Catskill (12-10-1) vs Julio "The Nightmare" Gutierrez (11-5-0)

Technical brawler, Robin Catskill takes on multifaceted Mexican, Julio Gutierrez.

An iron chinned brawler looks to return to prominence against a well rounded youngster hoping to move into title contention.

 

Brian "Barrage" Claremont (17-8-0) vs Reza Afshar (9-6-0)

Knockout artist, Brian Claremont takes Muay Thai stylist, Reza Afshar.

Two dangerous strikers, one a former champion and the other a grizzled veteran, look to collide with heavy strikes in this featherweight match up.

 

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Preliminaries include:

 

Elvis "The King" Milissis (16-8-0) vs Goncalves Cassaro (11-3-0)

Veteran knockout artist takes on a BJJ black belt.

 

Edgardo Valladores (5-0-0) vs Ringo Bradley (4-2-0)

Powerful judo black belt goes toe-to-toe with crafty jiu jitsu specialist.

 

Moss Gilbert (6-4-0) vs Raul Peixoto (7-5-0)

Boxing stylist steps in against well rounded jiu jitsu fighter.

 

Mark Lee (7-5-0) vs Gonkuro Miyagi (11-1-0)

Jack-of-all-trades takes on dangerous striker with submission skills.

 

Timmy "Pedigree" Dukes (4-1-0) vs Min-Soo Sik (5-4-0)

Australian kick boxing champion goes head-to-head with Korean Muay Thai champion.