Jacob C. Ball Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 http://tazmma.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/old-ufc-logo.jpg At the end of the 1980's and into the 1990's, the world of boxing was beginning to fall by the wayside with many boxing fans. With legendary names, such as “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns retiring and the defeat of boxing's next great Mike Tyson, and his subsequent arrest and jail time, the world was looking for its next combat sport to arise. However, it wouldn't be until 1993, that they would get the “Ultimate Fighting Championship” Art Davie, a business executive and entrepreneur, proposed a new idea to Don King, world famous boxing promoter and “lover of money.” That idea was an eight-man single-elimination tournament called "War of the Worlds". The tournament was inspired by the Gracies in Action video-series produced by the Gracie family of Brazil which featured Gracie Jiu-Jitsu students defeating martial-arts masters of various disciplines such as karate, kung fu and kickboxing. The tournament would feature martial artists from different disciplines facing each other in no-holds-barred combat to determine the best martial art and would aim to replicate the excitement of the matches Davie had seen on the videos. Don King, a noted boxing promoter, as well as an agent to many of boxing's top talents, agreed to act as the event's creative director and promoter, however under different rules, they spoke with many investors and personalities about participating and joining in on the promotion, but one man had a legendary vision. Vince McMahon, legendary wrestling promoter, saw this a very wise business decision, but he also saw the backlash from this, as many would call it in their early years, barbaric sport. So, Vince McMahon set up a meeting with many legends of many different martial-arts styles and a Nevada State Athletic Commission representative to set up the rules of, what was being called, Mixed Martial-Arts. While Art Davie proposed a deal that would set up a tournament to determine what was the best style in the world in a no-holds-barred capacity, these new rules would actually blend together almost all styles of martial-arts to give no one man a single advantage, unless that man was really well rounded. These rules are seen as a “bible” like article that was the beginning of the sport that would take over the world of combat sports and overtake boxing as the greatest combat sport of all time. The rules were as followed: -The fight will have three 5 minute rounds for a non title match, and five 5 minute rounds for a championship match up. -All competitors must fight in approved pants, shorts, or trunks, without shoes or any other sort of foot padding. Shirts or upper body gis are not allowed. Fighters must use approved light gloves (4-6 ounces) that allow fingers to grab. A mouth guard and protective cup are also required and are checked by a State Athletic Committee official before being allowed to enter the cage/ring. -A fight can end with a knockout, submission, referee stoppage or judge decision at the end of the three/five rounds. The ten-point must system is in effect for all fights. Three judges score each round and the winner of each receives ten points, the loser nine points or fewer. If the round is even, both fighters receive ten points. The fewest points a fighter can receive is 7. -While more classes would be added, the UFC will start with 7 different weight classes: Super Heavyweight: 266lbs+ Heavyweight: 206lbs to 265lbs Light Heavyweight: 186lbs to 205lbs Middleweight: 171lbs to 185lbs Welterweight: 156lbs to 170lbs Lightweight: 155lbs and under Women's Openweight (Female Only): All weights. -Additional rules of the fight: Holding or grabbing the fence Holding opponent’s shorts or gloves Butting with the head Biting or spitting at an opponent Hair pulling Fish-hooking Intentionally placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of your opponent Eye gouging of any kind Groin attacks of any kind Downward pointing of elbow strikes Small joint manipulation Strikes to the spine or back of the head Heel kicks to the kidney Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea Clawing, pinching, twisting the flesh or grabbing the clavicle Kicking the head of a grounded opponent Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent Stomping of a grounded fighter The use of abusive language in fighting area Any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to opponent Attacking an opponent during a break Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee Timidity (avoiding contact, consistent dropping of mouthpiece, or faking an injury) Interference from a mixed martial artist's corner man Throwing an opponent out of the ring or caged area Flagrant disregard of the referee’s instructions Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his or her head or neck Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat When a foul is charged, the referee in their discretion may deduct one or more points as a penalty. If a foul incapacitates a fighter, then the match may end in a disqualification if the foul was intentional, or a "no contest" if unintentional. If a foul causes a fighter to be unable to continue later in the bout, it ends with a technical decision win to the injured fighter if the injured fighter is ahead on points, otherwise it is a technical draw. With the introduction of these rules, fighters from all over the world were itching to get in on this new form of combat sports. Everyone from the world of professional wrestling, boxing, amateur wrestling, jiu-jitsu, sambo, sumo, and many more were wanting to get in on this fight league to see who was the best in the world! While it would be a few months until the card was announced, many were interested in seeing what would become of this newest sport to grace us. [As you should have guessed, this is my attempt at a Dawn of MMA dynasty, however I am throwing a bit of “As Real As It Gets” mod in this as well, as well as a few user created fighters, this stems from a dynasty I tried to start a couple of months ago, that I lost interest in, so I figure I would shorten it up and possibly have a winner on my hands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob C. Ball Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 <p>Reserved for UFC Title holders and fight cards!</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC Super Heavyweight Champion (266lbs+)</span></strong></p><p> <span>http://www.mmadb.com/images/hof/severn_dan.jpg</span></p><p> Current: Dan Severn (defeated Volk Han in the finals of the Super Heavyweight Grand Prix at UFC 2)</p><p> </p><p> Former:</p><p> N/A</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC Heavyweight Champion (206lbs to 265lbs)</span></strong></p><p> <span>http://totalfratmove.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/088f003833d523d9dccc529e929afdc7712430159-300x300.jpg</span></p><p> Current: Kurt Angle (defeated Ken Shamrock in the finals of the Heavyweight Grand Prix at UFC 1)</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (186lbs to 205lbs)</span></strong></p><p> <span>http://www.gerweck.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Minoru-Suzuki.jpg</span></p><p> Current: Minoru Suzuki (defeated James Toney in the finals of the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix at UFC 3)</p><p> </p><p> Former:</p><p> N/A</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC Middleweight Champion (171lbs to 185lbs)</span></strong></p><p> Current: N/A</p><p> </p><p> Former:</p><p> N/A</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC Welterweight Champion (156lbs to 170lbs)</span></strong></p><p> Current: N/A</p><p> </p><p> Former:</p><p> N/A</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC Lightweight Champion (101lbs to 155lbs)</span></strong></p><p> Current: N/A</p><p> </p><p> Former:</p><p> N/A</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC Women's Openweight (no weight limit)</span></strong></p><p> Current: N/A</p><p> </p><p> Former:</p><p> N/A</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Fight Cards:</span></strong></p><p> UFC 1 - Heavyweight Grand Prix: <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1979774&postcount=6" rel="external nofollow">http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1979774&postcount=6</a></p><p> UFC 2 - Super Heavyweight Grand Prix: <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1979913&postcount=9" rel="external nofollow">http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1979913&postcount=9</a></p><p> UFC 3 - Light Heavyweight Grand Prix: <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1980759&postcount=13" rel="external nofollow">http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1980759&postcount=13</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob C. Ball Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://assets.espn.go.com/media/motion/2013/1120/dm_131120_Art_Davie_INT_Part2/dm_131120_Art_Davie_INT_Part2.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> UFC Matchmaker, <span style="color:#FF0000;">Art Davies</span>, had a press conference today to give us a card for the first three events in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championships! For the first and only time it seems in the United States, the UFC will hold seven “one night” tournaments over the course of seven months to determine the first champions in each weight class in the UFC. Due to regulations by various State Athletic Commissions, one night tournaments are extremely regulated or even banned in some states, so Art Davies announced that this would one of the only times to ever see a fighter fight more than once in one night so these tournaments are not to be missed.</p><p> </p><p> The first card announced is <span style="color:#FF0000;">UFC 1: Heavyweight Grand Prix</span>, which will feature several huge names in the combat sports world, and some relative newcomers that have shined in front of UFC Management. The tournament itself, held on Saturday, Week 4 of January 1994, will feature 8 fighters:</p><p> </p><p> The first match of the night will pit <span style="color:#FF0000;">Kurt Angle</span>, former two time NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion, and bronze winner in the 1992 Wrestling World Championships, will find himself in a tough spot though as he takes on <span style="color:#FF0000;">Tommy Morrison</span>, former WBO Heavyweight boxing champion.</p><p> </p><p> Our next match up will feature another legend in the boxing scene taking on a kick boxer, as former Lineal, WBA, and IBF World Heavyweight boxing champion, <span style="color:#FF0000;">Riddick Bowe</span>, takes on former WMTF World Light Heavyweight Champion, South Pacific Cruiserweight Champion, New Zealand Cruiserweight Champion, New Zealand Heavyweight Champion kick boxing champion, <span style="color:#FF0000;">Ray Sefo</span>.</p><p> </p><p> Third match of the tournament features the baddest man on the planet, <span style="color:#FF0000;">Mike Tyson</span>, making his return to combat sports from his early release from prison, to take on Muay Thai expert <span style="color:#FF0000;">Martin Holm</span>.</p><p> </p><p> And our last match up of the tournament, will feature two of Japan's favorites as Pancrase's <span style="color:#FF0000;">Ken Shamrock</span> and famous Japanese professional wrestling <span style="color:#FF0000;">Keiji Mutoh</span> go one on one in the Octagon!</p><p> </p><p> Along with those awesome match ups, the prelims will feature several prelims. The card will be available in full on the day of the weigh ins and we will see who becomes the first UFC Heavyweight Champion at UFC 1!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob C. Ball Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://www.reocities.com/Colosseum/5024/ufc1logo.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC 1: Heavyweight Grand Prix Weigh In's:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> Main Card:</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> UFC Heavyweight Title: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Keiji Mutoh (245lbs) vs Ken Shamrock (225lbs)</p><p> UFC Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Mike Tyson (212lbs) vs Martin Holm (230lbs)</p><p> UFC Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Riddick Bowe (235lbs) vs Ray Sefo (233lbs)</p><p> UFC Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Kurt Angle (239lbs) vs Tommy Morrison (235lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Prelims:</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Bob Schrijber (237lbs) vs Branko Cikatic (217lbs)</p><p> Ernesto Hoost (238lbs) vs George Weingeroff (220lbs)</p><p> James Douglas (226lbs) vs Joop Van De Ven (230lbs)</p><p> Manabu Yamada (225lbs) vs Mike Bernardo (242lbs)</p><p> Mike Dayton (236lbs) vs Oleg Taktarov (220lbs)</p><p> Patrick Smith (225lbs) vs Peter Aerts (242lbs)</p><p> Ray Mercer (228lbs) vs Ryushi Yanagisawa (227lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Weigh In Notes:</span></strong></p><p> -Very uneventful weigh ins. All stare downs were polite and calm, Art Davie said that he would be releasing the official fight card for UFC 2 after the show itself, as we know, that show will feature the Super Heavyweight Grand Prix to determine the Super Heavyweight Champion.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Looking forward to this! UFC 1: Heavyweight Grand Prix Weigh In's: Main Card: UFC Heavyweight Title: Kurt Angle vs. Ken Shamrock UFC Heavyweight Title Semi Final: Mike Tyson vs. Ken Shamrock UFC Heavyweight Title Semi Final: Kurt Angle vs. Ray Sefo UFC Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Keiji Mutoh (245lbs) vs Ken Shamrock (225lbs) UFC Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Mike Tyson (212lbs) vs Martin Holm (230lbs) UFC Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Riddick Bowe (235lbs) vs Ray Sefo (233lbs) UFC Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Kurt Angle (239lbs) vs Tommy Morrison (235lbs) Prelims: Bob Schrijber (237lbs) vs Branko Cikatic (217lbs) Ernesto Hoost (238lbs) vs George Weingeroff (220lbs) James Douglas (226lbs) vs Joop Van De Ven (230lbs) Manabu Yamada (225lbs) vs Mike Bernardo (242lbs) Mike Dayton (236lbs) vs Oleg Taktarov (220lbs) Patrick Smith (225lbs) vs Peter Aerts (242lbs) Ray Mercer (228lbs) vs Ryushi Yanagisawa (227lbs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob C. Ball Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://www.reocities.com/Colosseum/5024/ufc1logo.jpg</span><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:24px;">UFC 1: Heavyweight Grand Prix</span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> UFC 1: The Heavyweight Grand Prix</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37898" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Prelims:<p> </p><p> Ryushi Yanagisawa defeats Rey Mercer by submission at :39 of Round 2. (Good)</p><p> Peter Aerts defeats Patrick Smith by Knockout (punch) at :55 of Round 3. (Average)</p><p> Oleg Taktarov defeats Mike Dayton by Unanimous Decision. (Poor)</p><p> Manabu Yamada defeats Mike Bernardo by Submission (Armbar) at 3:34 of Round 1. (Great)</p><p> James Douglas defeats Joop Van De Ven by Unanimous Decision. (Decent)</p><p> Ernesto Hoost defeats George Weingeroff by Knockout (Kick) at :29 of Round 1. (Good)</p><p> Bob Schrijber defeats Branko Cikatic by TKO (strikes) in 3:02 of Round 3. (Poor)</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Main Card:</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Kurt Angle (1-0) defeats Tommy 'The Duke' Morrison (0-1) by Submission (Kimura) in 2:44 of Round 1. This match was described as Great by fans. Morrison controlled the match early, but it wasn't until he dived after a hurt Angle that he got caught on the ground with nowhere to go until he got caught in the submission.</p><p> </p><p> Ray 'Sugarfoot' Sefo (1-0) defeats Riddick 'Sugar Man' Bowe (0-1) by Unanimous Decision. A Great match up as the two went right at one another. Several near finishes in the match up by both men, Sefo ended up being too much for the boxing champ as he puts kicks and slightly better ground game to work to pick up the victory to earn the victory.</p><p> -Judges scores were 29/28, 29/27, 29/28.</p><p> </p><p> 'The Sniper' Martin Holm (1-0) defeats Mike 'Kid Dynamite' Tyson (0-1) by Unanimous Decision in what the fans called an Average match. Mike Tyson's return to combat sports is not a good one, as he is nearly dominated by Muay Thai expert Martin Holm, proving that his ring rust might be an issue for him in the future. Judges scores were 29/28, 29/28, and 30/27.</p><p> </p><p> 'The World's Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock (1-0) defeats Keiji 'Space Lone Wolf' Mutoh (0-1) by Unanimous Decision in a very poorly fought match. Ken Shamrock uses his superior grappling skills to defeat the wrestler Keiji Mutoh, dominating him from start to finish with it. Judges scores were 30/27, 30/26, and 30/27.</p><p> </p><p> Kurt Angle (2-0) defeats Ray Sefo (1-1) by Unanimous Decision in an Average match up. Another example of wrestling dominating boxing, as Kurt Angle works over and keeps Sefo on the mat for much of the match and gains the victory and a trip to the finals. Judges scores were 29/28, 30/27, and 30/27.</p><p> </p><p> Ken Shamrock (2-0) defeats Martin Holm (1-1) by Submission (Arm Triangle) in 1:58 of Round 1 in a Good match. Shamrock wastes no time getting the victory over Holm, quickly taking the tired Holm down and grabbing a arm triangle submission victory.</p><p> </p><p> Kurt Angle (3-0) defeats Ken Shamrock (2-1) by TKO (Strikes) at 2:53 of Round 1 to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Ken Shamrock is not happy about the stoppage, as he wanted to continue fighting but the ref had seen enough as Angle pulls off the miraculous upset and beats Ken Shamrock to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion!</p><p> </p><p> <span>http://www.tnanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kurt-angle.jpg</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">After Event Press Conference:</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> -Art Davie said he was extremely happy with how the event went, and said that the PPV and show turn out were behind exceptional. People were complaining that there was Very Poor commercial rating for the show however, however the fights made it a Good critical rated show.</p><p> </p><p> -Three awards were given out tonight with bonus money of $6,500 going to each winner. Fight of the night went to both Ray Sefo and Riddick Bowe for their fantastic brawl on the main card, knockout of the night went to Peter Aerts for his quick prelim knockout of Patrick Smith, and submission of the night goes to Ken Shamrock for the exceptional arm triangle he applied to Martin Holm.</p><p> </p><p> -Davie let us know that Ken Shamrock will be out a little over 2 months with a stomach/rib injury, while Branko Cikatic will be out for 6 months with a medium shoulder injury.</p><p> </p><p> Also, the card for UFC 2: Super Heavyweight Grand Prix was announced:</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37898" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Main Card:<p> </p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Aleksandr Karelin vs. Billy Blanks</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Teila Tuli vs. Dan Severn</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Volk Han vs. Scott Bigelow</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Bruce Baumgartner v. Leon White</p><p> </p><p> Prelims:</p><p> </p><p> Hubert Meta vs. Ioan Grigoras (Super Heavyweight)</p><p> Kevin Rosier vs. Pepe Reilly (Super Heavyweight)</p><p> Zane Frasier vs. William Brenneman (Super Heavyweight)</p><p> Andre Van De Oetelaar vs. Art Jimmerson (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> Gerard Gordeau vs. James Mathews (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> Andy Hug vs. Jason Delucia (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> Jason Suttie vs. Joe Lewes (Light Heavyweight)</p></div></blockquote> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob C. Ball Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://www.reocities.com/Colosseum/5024/ufc2logo.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">UFC 2: Super Heavyweight Grand Prix Weigh-In's:</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Main Card:</span></strong></p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Aleksandr Karelin (286lbs) vs. Billy Blanks (269lbs)</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Teila Tuli (430lbs) vs. Dan Severn (266lbs)</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Volk Han (266lbs) vs. Scott Bigelow (370lbs)</p><p> UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Bruce Baumgartner (286lbs) v. Leon White (450lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Prelims:</span></strong></p><p> Hubert Meta (275lbs) vs. Ioan Grigoras (286lbs) (Super Heavyweight)</p><p> Kevin Rosier (266lbs) vs. Pepe Reilly (275lbs) (Super Heavyweight)</p><p> Zane Frasier (266lbs) vs. William Brenneman (270lbs) (Super Heavyweight)</p><p> Andre Van De Oetelaar (205lbs) vs. Art Jimmerson (205lbs) (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> Gerard Gordeau (206lbs) vs. James Mathews (205lbs) (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> Andy Hug (205lbs) vs. Jason Delucia (205lbs) (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> Jason Suttie (211lbs*) vs. Joe Lewes (205lbs) (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Weigh-In Notes:</span></strong></p><p> -<span style="color:#FF0000;">Jason Suttie</span> was the first one to the scales today and he weighed over by 6 pounds. Fight will go on as scheduled as <span style="color:#FF0000;">Joe Lewes</span> agreed to fight at that weight. Suttie will have to give up one half of his prize winnings for coming in over weight. After the match was announced to stay the same, Suttie said that he would be moving to Heavyweight after this fight.</p><p> -<span style="color:#FF0000;">Bruce Baumgartner</span>, former USA gold medalist wrestler, will take on brawler, power lifter, and professional wrestler <span style="color:#FF0000;">Leon 'Big Van Vader' White</span>. White knows he is a huge underdog when it comes to the battle with the Olympic gold medalist.</p><p> -Also making his MMA debut, is famous Russian shoot wrestler, <span style="color:#FF0000;">Volk Han</span>. Han is looking to put his years of freestyle wrestling and Sambo to good use. Another professional wrestler is again looking to make his presence known in MMA as <span style="color:#FF0000;">Scott 'Bam Bam' Bigelow</span> will try to use his brawling, wrestling, and strength to win this tournament.</p><p> -<span style="color:#FF0000;">'The Beast' Dan Severn </span>joins the ever growing list of professional wrestlers to join the MMA scene as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion will try to become the first UFC Super Heavyweight Champion, but he has a BIG test in front of him as he will take on former Sumo champion, <span style="color:#FF0000;">Teila Tuli</span> in a match that could see a ending quickly.</p><p> -<span style="color:#FF0000;">Aleksandr Karelin</span> makes his MMA debut, the Russian Olympic wrestling legend will try to show his wrestling will take down the rest of the competition. Across from him will be <span style="color:#FF0000;">Billy Blanks</span>, famous Tae Kwon Do and Tai Bo practitioner. </p><p> -Art Davie also let us know that more and more people are spilling into the world of MMA and UFC and that many new faces will be coming in the next couple of months.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Main Card: UFC Super Heavyweight Title: Scott Bigelow vs. Dan Severn UFC Super Heavyweight Title Semi Final: Dan Severn vs. Aleksandr Karelin UFC Super Heavyweight Title Semi Final: Bruce Baumgartner vs. Scott Bigelow UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Aleksandr Karelin (286lbs) vs. Billy Blanks (269lbs) UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Teila Tuli (430lbs) vs. Dan Severn (266lbs) UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Volk Han (266lbs) vs. Scott Bigelow (370lbs) UFC Super Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Bruce Baumgartner (286lbs) v. Leon White (450lbs) Prelims:Hubert Meta (275lbs) vs. Ioan Grigoras (286lbs) (Super Heavyweight)Kevin Rosier (266lbs) vs. Pepe Reilly (275lbs) (Super Heavyweight) Zane Frasier (266lbs) vs. William Brenneman (270lbs) (Super Heavyweight)Andre Van De Oetelaar (205lbs) vs. Art Jimmerson (205lbs) (Light Heavyweight)Gerard Gordeau (206lbs) vs. James Mathews (205lbs) (Light Heavyweight) Andy Hug (205lbs) vs. Jason Delucia (205lbs) (Light Heavyweight)Jason Suttie (211lbs*) vs. Joe Lewes (205lbs) (Light Heavyweight) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob C. Ball Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://www.reocities.com/Colosseum/5024/ufc2logo.jpg</span><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:24px;">UFC 2: Super Heavyweight Grand Prix!</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:24px;"> Location: New Jersey, USA</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:24px;"> Date: Week 4, February 1994</span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37898" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Prelims:</span></strong><p> Jason Suttie (0-0-1) and Joe Lewes (0-0-1) fight to a unanimous draw. (Decent)</p><p> Andy Hug (1-0) defeats Jason Delucia (0-1) by TKO (strikes) in :43 of Round 2. (Average)</p><p> James Mathews (1-0) defeats Gerard Gordeau (0-1) by Knockout (Punch) in 4:10 of Round 2. (Fantastic)</p><p> Andre Van De Oetelaar (1-0) defeats Art Jimmerson (0-1) by Split Decision. (Poor)</p><p> Zane Frasier (1-0) defeats William Brenneman (0-1) by Unanimous Decision. (Decent)</p><p> Pepe Reilly (1-0) defeats Kevin Rosier (0-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 2:41 of Round 2. (Great)</p><p> Hubert Meta (1-0) defeats Ioan Grigoras (0-1) by Unanimous Decision. (Decent)</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Main Card:</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quarter Finals:</span></strong></p><p> Leon 'Big Van Vader' White (1-0) pulls a major upset by defeating Bruce Baumgartner (0-1) by Unanimous Decision! White kept the fight under his control standing up and on the ground. The fans were electric for this Great match.</p><p> </p><p> Volk 'The Blue Wolf' Han (1-0) defeats Scott 'Bam Bam' Bigelow (0-1) by Split Decision. The judges scored the bout, 29/28 Han, 29/28 Bigelow, and 29/28 Han. The crowd erupt at the result of this Decent match as many feel that Bigelow got robbed of the win.</p><p> </p><p> 'The Beast' Dan Severn (1-0) defeats Teila Tuli by Submission (Guillotine) in 4:14 of Round 1. This was a Great match for Severn as he quickly looked for the take down and worked his way to a guillotine submission before time ran out for the first round.</p><p> </p><p> 'The Experiment' Aleksandr Karelin (1-0) defeats Billy Blanks (0-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 4:08 of Round 3. Fantastic showing by both men, Blanks surprised a lot of people by taking the fight to Karelin in the first two rounds, but in the end, the wrestling of Karelin proved to be the winner.</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Semi Finals:</span></strong></p><p> Volk Han (2-0) defeats Leon White (1-1) by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:07 of Round 1. Another Great showing by Han as he gets the quick victory on White to send him to the finals. The crowd, still feeling the effect of the Bigelow match, boo Han as he entered and exited the arena.</p><p> </p><p> Dan Severn (2-0) defeats Aleksandr Karelin (1-1) by Unanimous Decision. Severn fought hard against the Russian and his hard worked paid off big time as Severn ruins the predictions of a lot of people. This, however, was a very average match.</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Finals:</span></strong></p><p> Dan Severn (3-0) defeats Volk Han (2-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 4:19 of Round 1 to win the UFC Super Heavyweight Championship. This was a decent match, but both men were very spent, but it is Severn who gets the victory by using his wrestling to work Han down throughout the match and finally rock Han enough to get the TKO victory. Dan Severn is the first UFC Super Heavyweight Champion!</p><p> </p><p> <span>http://www.chud.com/articles/content_images/53/reviews/UFC_5_6_7_8/UFC5-8rev01.JPG</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">After Show Press Conference:</span></strong></p><p> -Art Davie is thrilled that the second show was a critically rated Great show by the press, but still has a Very Poor commercial rating with fans as they are just now trying to learn about these new fighters.</p><p> </p><p> -Three $6,500 bonuses to give out tonight, first one goes to Volk Han for his submission of the night on Leon White, second is Knockout of the Night going to James Mathews for this devastating knockout of Gerard Gordeau, and last is the Fight of the Night which was award to Billy Blanks and Aleksander Karelin for their amazing 3 round brawl.</p><p> </p><p> -Art Davie lets us know he didn't like the decision of the first fight of the night between Bigelow and Han, but Han proved he didn't just get lucky tonight. As for the number one contender, that will take a little bit of time to figure out.</p><p> </p><p> -Art also let the reports know that Ioan Grigoras had suffered a minor facial injury and Andre Van De Oetelaar suffered a minor back injury, but no major injuries. Both fighters are expected back to training within the next month.</p><p> </p><p> -Dan Severn says that he is truly blessed to be the UFC Super Heavyweight Champion and will be glad to defend it anytime.</p><p> </p><p> -Zane Frasier, after his debut win over William Brenneman, said that he watched the Bigelow/Han fight and thought it was fantastic. He also noted that he would love to take on Scott Bigelow.</p><p> </p><p> -Art Davie also released the fight lineup for UFC 3: Light Heavyweight Grand Prix.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37898" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>UFC 3: Light Heavyweight Grand Prix<p> </p><p> Main Card:</p><p> UFC Light Heavyweight Title: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Light Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Light Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Light Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Lennox Lewis vs. Bas Rutten</p><p> UFC Light Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: James Toney vs. Ron Tripp</p><p> UFC Light Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Minoru Suzuki vs. Jean-Claude Van Damm</p><p> UFC Light Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Rickson Gracie vs. John Machado</p><p> </p><p> Prelims:</p><p> Takaku Fuke vs. Vernon White (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> Katsuomi Inagaki vs. Sagat Petchyindee (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> Marco Ruas vs. Mark Schultz (Light Heavyweight)</p><p> Rigan Machado vs. Zaza Tkeshelashvili (Heavyweight)</p><p> Benny Urquidez vs. Carl Malenko (Middleweight)</p><p> Cees Bezems vs. Jean-Yves Theriault (Middleweight)</p><p> Don Frye vs. Maurice Smith (Heavyweight)</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> -Surprisingly, a face in the tournament is world famous actor, Jean-Claude Van Damm. When asked why he would do a tournament like this, Art Davie responded with, “I don't know, ask him, he was the one who came to us and wanted to be in this tournament, and we are more than glad to have a world caliber actor and fighter like Van Damm in our promotion.” He also stated that there has been a lot of new signings with the company, but they will not be announced, until they actually make a debut on a card with the promotion.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeGood Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Rickson Gracie vs John Machado? Battle of the cousins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob C. Ball Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 http://www.reocities.com/Colosseum/5024/ufc3logo.jpg UFC 3: Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Weigh-Ins: Main Card: UFC Light Heavyweight Title: ? vs. ? UFC Light Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ? UFC Light Heavyweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ? UFC Light Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Lennox Lewis (205lbs) vs. Bas Rutten (205lbs) UFC Light Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: James Toney (205lbs) vs. Ron Tripp (205lbs) UFC Light Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Minoru Suzuki (205lbs) vs. Jean-Claude Van Damm (205lbs) UFC Light Heavyweight Title Quarter Final: Rickson Gracie (205lbs) vs. John Machado (205lbs) Prelims: Takaku Fuke (205lbs) vs. Vernon White (205lbs) Katsuomi Inagaki (205lbs) vs. Sagat Petchyindee (205lbs) Marco Ruas (205lbs) vs. Mark Schultz (205lbs) Rigan Machado (225lbs) vs. Zaza Tkeshelashvili (244lbs) Benny Urquidez (185lbs) vs. Carl Malenko (185lbs) Cees Bezems (185lbs) vs. Jean-Yves Theriault (185lbs) Don Frye (215lbs) vs. Maurice Smith (225lbs) -Another uneventful weigh-in. All fighters make weight and pretty calm showing from all the fighters involved. -The two fighters in the opening match are members of the two world famous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu families (and actually cousins) as Rickson Gracie and John Machado take on one another for the first time in a professional setting. -We are told that Art Davie wanted to break up the fight after the family relation was revealed, but no objections came from either side and they wished the fight to go forward. -Jean-Claude Van Damm makes his MMA debut. The kick boxer/world famous actor will have his hands full as he takes on professional wrestler, shoot promotion Pancrase founder, and former Olympic wrestler, Minoru Suzuki. -James Toney, professional boxing champion, is looking to make his MMA debut a memorable one as he takes on 2,000 Sambo fight veteran and 12-time Judo and Sambo National Champion and Pan American Champion, Ron Tripp. -Lennox Lewis, former Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist, wants to put his skills to the test against a very formidably opponent as he will be taking on former Pancrase and professional Dutch kick boxer, Bas Rutten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendaryhorseman Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 This is so good, man. I really look forward to each and every event that passes by, seeing all sorts of fighters taking part truly makes it feel like the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob C. Ball Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 http://www.reocities.com/Colosseum/5024/ufc3logo.jpg UFC 3: Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Date: Saturday, Week 4 of March 1994. Location: New York, USA Prelims: Don Frye defeats Maurice Smith by TKO (Strikes) in 3:07 of Round 1. (Good) Jean-Yves Theriault defeats Cees Bezems by Knockout (Punch) in :31 of Round 2. (Good) Benny Urquidez defeats Carl Malenko by Unanimous Decision. (Decent) Zaza Tkeshelashvili defeats Rigan Machado by Unanimous Decision. (Decent) Marcos Ruas defeats Mark Schultz by Unanimous Decision. (Poor) Sagat Petchyindee defeats Katsuomi Inagaki by Unanimous Decision. (Average) Takaku Fuke defeats Vernon White by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:14 of Round 1. (Great) Main Card: Quarter Finals: Rickson Gracie (1-0) defeats John Machado (0-1) by Unanimous Decision (Decent). The judges score read as 29/28, 30/26, and 29/27 for Gracie. Both Machado and Gracie exchanging several Jiu-Jitsu maneuvers avoiding takedowns and battling on their feet, but it looks like Gracie got the edge in the judges eyes. 'Bruiser' Minoru Suzuki (1-0) defeats 'The Muscles From Brussels' Jean-Claude Van Damm (0-1) by Submission (Americana) in 3:37 of Round 3 (Great). Great match with Van Damm taking early advantages and landing several big shots that nearly ended the fight several times, but in Round 3 Suzuki capitalized and a mistake by Van Damm and locked in an Americana to get the tap out and win. James 'Lights Out' Toney (1-0) defeats Ron Tripp (0-1) by unanimous decision (Good). All three judges score the contest 29-28. James Toney worked out his plan to perfection. Avoid getting tied up with the Sambo fighter and stay on the feet and throw fists. The two men battled on their feet for three good rounds, but Tripp couldn't get his Sambo game into the work. 'El Guapo' Bas Rutten (1-0) defeats 'The Lion' Lennox Lewis (0-1) by Unanimous Decision (Average). All three judges scored the fight 30-27. Bas Rutten dominated this fight from the word go, keeping Lewis grounded the entire fight. Bas Rutten gains the victory and moves on to the next round. Semi Finals: Minoru Suzuki (2-0) defeats Rickson Gracie (1-1) by Split Decision (Average). Rickson did all he could to get this fight to the ground, but Suzuki would not allow it, blocking 8 attempts at a takedown, and scoring only 1 significant punch in the match, his takedown defense scored him the victory this go around. James Toney (2-0) defeats Bas Rutten (1-1) by Unanimous Decision (Average). All three judges scored the fight 29-28, getting boos and jeers from the fans as James Toney looked to be far and beyond the best fighter in the ring scoring 16 of 22 standing punches, one (surprising) standing knee, and getting 18 ground strikes after knocking Rutten to the ground, while Rutten only scored three kicks. However, Toney moves on to the finals. Finals: Minoru Suzuki (3-0) defeated James Toney (2-1) by Submission (Kimura) in 2:47 of Round 4 (Good). Suzuki gets another surprising submission, two in one night. The unstoppable James Toney looks posed to win as they entered the fourth round. Having knocked Suzuki down several times, he had the lead in punches landed, ground strikes, and score cards, but Suzuki surprises him with a Kimura when he throw a punch to get the win and win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship! http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rdZdZpiN3Qg/0.jpg After Event Press Conference: -Art Davie said he was this was a decent show, but nothing compared to the last two. It came back as a good critical rating but still a very poor commercial rating as some of the fans learn the stars in our promotion. -Art Davie reported that the only injuries tonight were Rigan Machado, who suffered a minor head injury and will be out for a month or so, and a minor neck injury for Jean-Yves Theriault, Benny Urquidez is the only person who suffered a bad injury. He has a medium leg injury and will be out for nearly 7 months. -Three fight of the night bonuses were handed out tonight as well. Knockout of the Night goes to Jean-Yves Theriault, but the big winner of the night was Minoru Suzuki. Not only did he win the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix and the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, he brought home Fight of the Night honors with Jean-Claude Van Damm, and Submission of the Night for his submission of James Toney in the finals. -Jean-Yves Theriault let the reporters know that this would be his first and only MMA match up. He thinks the UFC, Art Davie, and all the UFC management for giving him the opportunity to prove to himself he had what it took. -Minoru Suzuki says he feels beat up but accomplished, he thanks the fans, the UFC and his three opponents for this opportunity tonight. He is proud to be the first ever UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and will work his hardest to make sure to keep it. -James Toney says he feels cheated, he had the fight won and couldn't finish and got caught. He says he will be back for that belt soon enough. Art Davie released the info on the next UFC card: UFC 4: Middleweight Grand Prix Main Card: UFC Middleweight Title: ? vs. ? UFC Middleweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ? UFC Middleweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ? UFC Middleweight Title Quarter Final: Renzo Gracie vs. Michael Nunn UFC Middleweight Title Quarter Final: Carlos Machado vs. Masakatsu Funaki UFC Middleweight Title Quarter Final: Chris Casamassa vs. Erik Paulson UFC Middleweight Title Quarter Final: Ron Van Clief vs. Kash Gill Prelims: Arnold Urquidez vs. Dany Bill (Welterweight) Johnny Rhodes vs. Scott Morris (Heavyweight) Alberta Cerra Leon vs. Sean Daugherty (Light Heavyweight) Scott Baker vs. Trent Jenkins (Middleweight) Frank Hamaker vs. Fred Ettish (Middleweight) Minoki Ichihara vs. Robert Lucarelli (Middleweight) David Levicki vs. Remco Pardoel (Super Heavyweight) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob C. Ball Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 <p><span>http://vigilantemma.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/ufc4-thm.gif</span></p><p> UFC 4: Middleweight Grand Prix Weigh In:</p><p> </p><p> Main Card:</p><p> UFC Middleweight Title: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Middleweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Middleweight Title Semi Final: ? vs. ?</p><p> UFC Middleweight Title Quarter Final: Renzo Gracie (185lbs) vs. Michael Nunn (185lbs)</p><p> UFC Middleweight Title Quarter Final: Carlos Machado (185lbs) vs. Masakatsu Funaki (185lbs)</p><p> UFC Middleweight Title Quarter Final: Chris Casamassa (185lbs) vs. Erik Paulson (185lbs)</p><p> UFC Middleweight Title Quarter Final: Ron Van Clief (185lbs) vs. Kash Gill (185lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Prelims:</p><p> Arnold Urquidez (170lbs) vs. Dany Bill (170lbs)</p><p> Johnny Rhodes (210lbs) vs. Scott Morris (210lbs)</p><p> Alberta Cerra Leon (205lbs) vs. Sean Daugherty (205lbs)</p><p> Scott Baker (185lbs) vs. Trent Jenkins (185lbs)</p><p> Frank Hamaker (185lbs) vs. Fred Ettish (185lbs)</p><p> Minoki Ichihara (185lbs) vs. Robert Lucarelli (185lbs)</p><p> David Levicki (290lbs) vs. Remco Pardoel (266lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Weigh-In Notes:</p><p> -Typical weigh in session, no incidents, all fighters make weight and a very calm atmosphere.</p><p> -The first match in our tournament is a unique one, it will feature a 51 year old Chinese Goju expert in Ron Van Clief, he will take on Kash Gill, a former World Kickboxing Association light middleweight and super welterweight champion.</p><p> -In the second fight, Chris Casamassa, an 8th degree black belt in Red Dragon Karate, will take on Erik Paulson, a student of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and judo for a long time, he has studied under 40 different teachers in his career.</p><p> -In the third fight, the Machado makes their second UFC even appearance, as Carlos Machado, a former World's Jiu-Jitsu champion training under the Gracie family. He will take on co-founder of Pancrase and one of the premier Japanese pro wrestlers and fighters, Masakatsu Funaki</p><p> -In the final quarter final match, the Gracies make their return as well, as Renzo Gracie makes his debut in the octagon to take on Michael Nunn, a former Lineal and IBF Middleweight and Super Middleweight champion.</p><p> Art Davie also let us know that he has signed several more faces that will appear in the UFC over the upcoming months, but a couple notable names are Frank Shamrock (brother of Heavyweight fighter, Ken Shamrock) and Pat and John William Smith (two wrestling gold medalists).</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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