EMPIRE (310k+) - Official Forum Thread

[Cobra7]

My android is young yet rolling with the old guys lol.

 

Not successful this time but soon he will

[Alfred]

My android is young yet rolling with the old guys lol.

 

Not successful this time but soon he will

 

311k vs. 334 and only a loss decision. That's good going mate!

[Cobra7]

 

311k vs. 334 and only a loss decision. That's good going mate!

Of course all my fights are good haha androids never tire out either

[Alfred]

EMPIRE 320k Open Weight Tournament Final

(Formerly The Global Colloseum 320k Open Weight Tournament)

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David Paddington (13-5, 153lbs) vs. Ananada “AB” Bunysarn (10-2, 190lbs)

Here we are folks. The final fight of the 32 man, Open Weight 320k Tournament. Started by the Global Colosseum and finished by Empire!

After some incredible action in the semi-finals, we now come down to the remaining two fighters in the tournament.

First up we have Ananda “AB” Bunysarn who just grazed past Rob Kardashian to get here after a razor thin majority decision victory went in his favour. Kardashian’s manager had raised some concerns about the speed and fitness of his fighter compared to the slightly smaller Bunysarn but in the end, it was the judges that handed “AB” his spot in the final and a well deserved one at that. The bout was action packed with Bunyasarn tenderising Kardashians legs throughout and Kardashian working tirelessly to control the action in the clinch and perhaps get away from the more technical striking repertoire of his Thai opponent. Surprisingly, even though a good portion of the fight did in fact take place in the clinch, it was Bunyasarn who perhaps did the better work there. This certainly had an effect on the judges decision at the end of the fight and with Kardashian unable to catch Bunyasarn with one of his trademark hammers, the fight went as predicted and the silky smooth Thai striker looking the slightly better of the two after fifteen minutes.

Elsewhere in the other semi-final match up, there was stunned silence as natural featherweight David Paddington blitzed the 285lb KO machine John Braddock by firstly managing to get the big man off of his feet and then finishing him with an incredible guillotine submission five seconds from the end of round one. It was this writers opinion, and the opinion of many others included, that Braddock would simply be too big and strong for Paddington to handle and that his big right hand would likely find a way to touch his chin at some point.

Braddock looked set to do just that early on as he bundled Paddington into the cage and began to bully him in the clinch with shots to the head and ribs but Paddington, though starting to trade initially, did the smart thing and jumped guard dragging the big man to the floor. From there it was clear that Braddock had little strategy but to go into lock down and stall for a referee stand up but with Paddington relentlessly hunting for submissions there was no reason to stand the fight up and Paddington soon found an opening from which he was able to finish.

It was a big suprise but perhaps not to Paddington who now comes into this final with much more than just an outside shot.

Could it be possible that the completely unfancied, completely overlooked David Paddington would actually be the favourite going into this final? Let’s break it down.

Definitely he is no slouch on the feet and though not quite on the level of Bunyasarn there certainly would be no gulf between them. He is the superior wrestler and without question is a good few levels above in the jiu-jitsu area. He is also the more experienced fighter with a much better rate of finishes in his record and has also been a champion in his weight class, an accolade that Bunyasarn cannot yet claim to equal. So with all this in mind, how is David Paddington not the overwhelming favourite going into this final?

The answer would likely rest in the management camps between the two.

While Paddington comes from a credible camp with plenty of experience, it isn’t quite on par with Bunyasarn’s currently, and who’s manager resides at the time of writing, firmly in the top 5 and is a former number one. This difference is, in my opinion at least, enough to bridge the gap between the technical and physical skills difference of their fighters though not necessarily guarantee victory.

While Bunyasarn is likely a very good defensive grappler, Paddington is on another level entirely and should the fight hit the floor, it might not be enough to just stall and try to shut down Paddingtons ground game. There is of course the added element of the championship rounds. So far, Bunyasarn has never competed in a five round fight where as Paddington has (though it must be noted, only once and he was finished in the fourth). Will these extra rounds favour the smaller fighter especially later on in the fourth or fifth?

That is assuming the fight gets that far however, as so far, Bunyasarn has managed to KO the two smaller opponents he faced in the tournament within two rounds. Obviously he has power in his strikes and that may concern Paddington but again it must be noted, Paddington has not yet ever been finished by KO.

Many factors make this an intriguing fight and indeed it should be a very exciting one. A lot of questions will need answering but above all else a tournament champion must be crowned. Neither of these two fighters would likely have been picked to be here at this point which makes things all the more enjoyable and just goes to show that the world of MMA is many things but very rarely predictable.

[Alfred]

EMPIRE - Official Rankings (3rd Feb 2019)

Bantamweight Division (135lbs)

CH (1) Dohn Jodson (15-1, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (2) Yodsawan Sitsongrit (14-2, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (4) Kurt Verygood (19-4, W,W,W,W,L)

3 (3) Wamberto Boaz (15-6, L,W,W,W,W)

4 (CH) Lito Alcala (14-5, L,W,W,W,W)

5 (5) Santosh Nagasaki (13-8, W,W,W,L,L)

6 (8) Marcelo Barbosa (12-5, W,W,L,W,W)

7 (7) Evgeni Lomachenko (17-15-1, L,D,L,W,W)

8 (6) Oskar Friman (8-2, L,W,W,W,W)

9 (9) Jonathan Davis (13-9-1, D,L,W,W,W)

10 (NE) Yung Hung Dong (13-10, W,W,L,W,L)

Upcoming Fights

(9) Jonathan Davis (13-9-1) vs. (NR) Xing Pugberg (12-7) (8-2-19)

(6) Marcelo Barbosa (12-5) vs. (NR) Klaus Chugman (19-8) (10-2-19)

(Ch) Dohn Jodson (15-1) vs. (1) Yodsawan Sitsongrit (14-2) - No.1 and & No.2 Ranked Fighters in Tycoon universe (1-3-19)

Featherweight Division (145lbs)

CH (CH) Diego Escobar (19-2, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (2) Petdee Sitsongrit (14-2, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (3) Takashi Yoshida (17-4, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (5) Kevin Sheedy (15-4, W,L,L,W,W)

4 (7) Angelo San Diego (18-8, W,W,W,L,L)

5 (6) John Mills (11-3, W,W,W,W,W)

6 (4) Kieran McArthur (10-2, W,L,L,W,W)

7 (1) Iolyn Madog (15-5, L,W,W,L,W)

8 (8) Marcinho Sitsongrit (10-2, W,L,W,W,W)

9 (9) Kendo Hirigushi (14-5, L,L,W,W,W)

10 (10) Damen Mayer (17-8, W,L,L,L,W)

Upcoming Fights

(3) Kevin Sheedy (15-4) vs. (4) Angelo San Diego (18-8) (8-2-19)

(5) John Mills (10-3) vs. (NR) Ezekiel Ithmar (20-2) (3-2-19)

(Ch) Diego Escobar (19-2) vs. (1) Petdee Sitsongrit (14-2) (2-3-19)

(6) Kieran McArthur (10-2) vs. (NR) Futoshi Matsunaga (13-7-1) (22-2-19)

(9) Kendo Hirigushi (14-5) vs. (10) Damen Mayer (17-8)

Lightweight Division (155lbs)

(CH) (CH) Abdul Mumu (16-3, W,W,W,W,L)

1 (1) Verneri Ahma (11-0, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (2) Kongchai Phetboonme (14-3-2, W,W,W,D,D)

3 (7) Toshi Hijikata (15-3, W,L,W,W,W)

4 (4) Enitan Arendse (16-0, W,W,W,W,W)

5 (5) Gennady Golovkin (12-8, W,W,L,L,W)

6 (3) Jax Thomas (14-6, L,L,L,W,W)

7 (NE) Randall Jackson (6-3-1, W,W,W,L,W)

8 (8) Chris Boag (9-4, W,W,W,W,L)

9 (6) Nando Vasquez (10-4, L,W,W,L,L)

10 (9) CM Yaj (12-5, W,W,W,W,L)

Upcoming Fights

(8) Chris Boag (9-4) vs. (NR) Screw Ewe (11-4) (10-2-19)

(2) Kongchai Phetboonme (14-3-2) vs. (4) Enitan Arendse (16-0) (10-2-19)

(5) Gennady Golovkin (12-8) vs. (10) CM Yaj) (9-2-19)

(Ch) Abdul Mumu (16-3) vs. (1) Verneri Ahma (11-0) - Mumu's first title defence (23-2-19)

(6) Jax Thomas (14-6) vs. (9) Nando Vasquez (10-4) (24-2-19)

Welterweight Division (170lbs)

CH) Chris Steve (26-2, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Corban Storm (15-6, W,W,W,W,L)

2 (5) William Snowdon (13-2, W,L,W,W,L)

3 (3) Avraam Papadopoulos (13-4, L,W,W,L,W)

4 (4) Hairy Scrotum (17-6, W,L,L,W,W)

5 (6) Pollisi Partio (9-2-1, L,W,W,W,L)

6 (8) Nate Lopez (11-2, W,L,W,L,W)

7 (2) Shane MacGowen (14-4-1, L,W,W,L,W)

8 (7) Rudolf Kleinschmidt (18-5, L,W,L,W,L)

9 (9) Timiko Chen Lo (12-4, W,L,L,W,L)

10 (10) Power Shark (14-7, L,W,W,L,W)

Upcoming Fights

(Ch) Chris Steve (26-2) vs. (1) Corban Storm (15-6) - Steve's 4th Title Defence (10-2-19)

(3) Avraam Papadopoulos (13-4) vs. (5) Polliisi Partio (9-2-1) (15-2-19)

(7) Shane MacGowen (14-4-1) vs. (9) Timiko Chen Lo (12-4) (24-2-19)

(8) Rudolf Kleinschmidt (18-5) vs. (10) Power Shark (14-7) (9-2-19)

Middleweight Division (185lbs)

CH (CH) Luc Gagnon (16-4, W,W,L,W,W)

1 (1) Ispa Murhaa (17-0, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (3) Wet Wild (13-5, W,W,W,L,W)

3 (5) Roman Divac (18-4, W,W,W,W,L,W)

4 (2) Marciano Cobb (15-5, W.L,L,W,W)

5 (4) Nick Graves (17-2, L,W,W,L,W,W)

6 (NE) Thomas Raske (16-5, W,W,L,W,W)

7 (NE) Jesse Pinkman (14-5, W,L,W,W,L)

8 (6) Joe Smith (13-6-2, L,L,W,W,W)

9 (8) Crack Head (18-3, W,W,L,L,W)

10 (9) Jeff Mma (16-5, L,W,W,L,W)

Upcoming Fights

(10) Jeff Mma (16-5) vs. (NR) Boss Yonic (18-10-1) (10-2-19)

(Ch) Luc Gagnon (16-4) vs. (1) Ispa Murhaa (17-0) - Gagnon's 2nd Title Defence (16-2-19)

(2) Wet Wild (13-5) vs. (4) Marciano Cobb (15-5) (17-2-19)

Light-Heavyweight Division (205lbs)

CH (CH) Pekka Toivonen (14-2, L,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Tank Ispa (13-2-1, W,W,W,W,D)

2 (NE) Mark Steve (19-3, W,W,W,L,W)

3 (3) David Brent (12-2, W,W,W,W,W)

4 (2) Farley Steve (24-3, W,W,W,L,W)

5 (7) Harold Zoid (15-5, W,W,L,W,L)

6 (5) Captain Gonza (16-4, W,W,L,W,L)

7 (RE) Light Heavyweight (29-9, W,L,W,L,L)

8 (8) Terje Warholm (14-8-1, W,L,L,W,W)

9 (4) Jean-Claude Marceau (11-5, L,W,W,W,W)

10 (9) Arany Dali (15-5, W,L,L,W,W)

Upcoming Fights

(CH) Pekka Toivonen (14-2) vs. (1) Tank Ispa (13-2-1) - Pekka attempts 3rd Title Defence (17-2-19)

(8) Terje Warholm (14-8-1) vs. (NR) Wallace Cobb (9-4) (9-2-19)

(NR) Mikhail Orlov (13-3) vs. (NR) Duncan Ferguson (10-6) (15-2-19)

(3) David Brent (12-2) vs. Captain Gonza (16-4) (10-2-19)

(4) Farley Steve (24-3) vs. (7) Light Heavyweight (29-9) (23-2-19)

(9) Jean-Claude Marceau (11-5) vs. (NR) George Peterson (8-1) (24-2-19)

Heavyweight Division (265lbs)

CH (CH) Iain Tower (16-2, W,W,L,W,W)

1 (1) Big Murha (15-3, W,W,W,L,W)

2 (2) Crotch Grabber (18-2, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (3) Super Heavyweight (30-5, L,W,W,W,W)

4 (4) Rick Piano (16-2, W,W,L,W,L)

5 (5) Vladimir Impaler (18-7, W,W,L,W,W)

6 (6) More IsMore (12-4, W,L,W,W,L)

7 (7) Norman Pearson (11-3, W,W,L,W,W)

8 (8) Karelin Pripyat (14-5, L,W,L,W,W)

9 (9) Mike Megaton (21-9, W,L,W,W,W)

10 (10) Titan Reign (15-4, W,W,L,W,W)

Upcoming Fights

(4) Rick Piano (16-2) vs. (7) Norman Pearson (11-3) (10-2-19)

(5) Vladimir Impaler (18-7) vs. (NR) Steve Butabi (12-4) (10-2-19)

(CH) Iain Tower (16-2) vs. (1) Big Murha (15-3) - Tower attempts his third title defence - RIVALRY 1-0 to Tower - (15-2-19)

(3) Super Heavyweight (30-5) vs. (NR) John Braddock (17-3) (10-2-19)

(6) More IsMore (12-4) vs. (NR) Christophe Dupree (13-11) (16-2-19)

(10) Titan Reign (15-4) vs. (NR) Doug Bell (16-6) (17-2-19)

***Rankings are determined by hype/pop, p4p rank, win/loss record, recent opponents and a few other company internal criteria. Rankings will typically be updated at the end of each week***

[Alfred]

Title Fights

Week Ending Feb 3rd 2018

Empire Bantamweight Title Fight

(EMP MacGowan vs Snowdon, 2nd February 2019)

Lito Alcala vs. Dohn "Houdini" Jodson

It was an all too brief reign as champion for Lito Alcala as he was unable to successfully defend his newly won title on the first attempt.

Alcala made the headlines when he upset longstanding champion and bantamweight star Wamberto Boaz some weeks ago and created quite a buzz here at Empire with the general feeling that he might be able to make a run of things in the division but up and coming youngster Dohn Jodson wasn't to be denied his third title is as many orgs

Alcala tried his best to assert dominance on the fight but Jodson made sure that he punished anything less then perfect thrown by the champion and with mean intentions shown with every counter punch, had Alcala out for the count just after the start of round two.

A tremendous showing from Jodson who as previously mentioned now becomes a three-time multiple org champion. All the more impressive is the fact that he as achieved this by 25 years of age.

We can now look forward to an absolute epic between himself and number one contender Yodsawan Sitsongrit both of whom are currently ranked number one and two respectably in the MMATycoon world.

Empire Featherweight Title Fight

(EMP Escobar vs Madog, 3rd February 2019)

Diego Escobar vs. Iolyn "Tywysog y Gigfran" Madog

Featherweight champion Diego Escobar met old adversary Iolyn Madog for the third time in his twelfth title defence and what a fight it was.

In their previous two meetings, Escobar had managed to win a comfortable judges decision and had always managed to look a slight step ahead leading many to wonder if Madog could ever improve on those results and actually push Escobar this time. The answer was yes, but not quite enough.

Escobar cruised to a 3-0 lead heading into round four and things looked to be much the status quo between the two but Madog managed to step it up a gear and started to pull things back. By the end of the five rounds, Madog had done enough to convince one judge that he was the better fighter but unfortunately for him the other two judges saw it the other way and once again Diego Escobar had the belt wrapped around his waist and was declared the champion for the twelfth time in a row.

An amazing run as champion for Escobar with many wondering if there is anybody out there that will be able to wrest that title away from him.

His next challenger will be 14-2 Petdee Sitsongrit who joins Empire from the now defunct Sydney Fights league and left there as both their 145lb and 155lb champion.

[Alfred]

EMPIRE 320k Open Weight Tournament Champion

(Formerly The Global Colloseum 320k Open Weight Tournament)

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Big congratulations to David Paddington on his win over Ananada "AB" Bunyasarn in London tonight.

Paddington came into the tournament as a somewhat unfancied commodity but the few that did put their money behind him at the start of this will no doubt feel vindicated as he seemingly got better and better as the tournament went on.

And as if to really plant an exclamation point on the end of a superb run that saw him defeat the likes of former GFO featherweight champion Beta Knox, then undefeated heavyweight Benjamin Kuellar and three time multiple org heavyweight champion John "The Hooligan" Braddock, Paddington absolutely dominated his final match winning each and every round until he was finally able to cap it all off with a guillotine submission finish midway through round five.

It is unknown what exactly this young fighter has planned now but wherever he ends up he is sure to have a bright future ahead of himself and with a ton of hype following close behind.

[Alfred]

EMPIRE - Official Rankings (10th Feb 2019)

Bantamweight Division (135lbs)

CH (1) Dohn Jodson (15-1, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Yodsawan Sitsongrit (14-2, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (3) Wamberto Boaz (16-6, W,L,W,W,W)

3 (2) Kurt Verygood (19-4, W,W,W,W,L)

4 (RE) Takashi Yoshida (17-4, W,W,L,W,W)

5 (4) Lito Alcala (14-5, L,W,W,W,W)

6 (5) Santosh Nagasaki (13-8, W,W,W,L,L)

7 (RE) Xing Pugberg (13-7, W,L,L,W,L)

8 (RE) Klaus Chugman (20-8, W,W,L,L,L)

9 (7) Evgeni Lomachenko (17-15-1, L,D,L,W,W)

8 (6) Oskar Friman (8-2, L,W,W,W,W)

Upcoming Fights

(Ch) Dohn Jodson (15-1) vs. (1) Yodsawan Sitsongrit (14-2) - No.1 and & No.2 Ranked Fighters in Tycoon universe (1-3-19)

(2) Wamberto Boaz (16-6) vs. (3) Kurt Verygood (19-4) (22-2-19)

(4) Takashi Yoshida (17-4) vs. (6) Santosh Nagasaki (13-8) (2-3-19)

Featherweight Division (145lbs)

CH (CH) Diego Escobar (20-2, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Petdee Sitsongrit (14-2, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (4) Angelo San Diego (19-8, W,W,W,W,L)

3 (5) John Mills (11-3, W,W,W,W,W)

4 (7) Iolyn Madog (15-5, L,W,W,L,W)

5 (6) Kieran McArthur (10-2, W,L,L,W,W)

6 (8) Marcinho Sitsongrit (10-2, W,L,W,W,W)

7 (3) Kevin Sheedy (15-5, L,W,L,L,W)

8 (9) Kendo Hirigushi (14-5, L,L,W,W,W)

9 (10) Damen Mayer (17-8, W,L,L,L,W)

10 (NE) William Spud (11-3, W,L,W,L,W)

Upcoming Fights

(Ch) Diego Escobar (19-2) vs. (1) Petdee Sitsongrit (14-2) (2-3-19)

(5) Kieran McArthur (10-2) vs. (NR) Futoshi Matsunaga (13-7-1) (22-2-19)

(8) Kendo Hirigushi (14-5) vs. (9) Damen Mayer (17-8) (15-2-19)

Lightweight Division (155lbs)

(CH) (CH) Abdul Mumu (16-3, W,W,W,W,L)

1 (1) Verneri Ahma (11-0, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (4) Enitan Arendse (17-0, W,W,W,W,W)

3 (3) Toshi Hijikata (15-3, W,L,W,W,W)

4 (5) Gennady Golovkin (13-8, W,W,W,L,L)

5 (8) Chris Boag (10-4, W,W,W,W,W)

6 (2) Kongchai Phetboonme (14-4-2, L,W,W,W,D)

7 (6) Jax Thomas (14-6, L,L,L,W,W)

8 (7) Randall Jackson (6-3-1, W,W,W,L,W)

9 (9) Nando Vasquez (10-4, L,W,W,L,L)

10 (RE) Daniel Sainty (17-15, W,L,W,L,L)

Upcoming Fights

(Ch) Abdul Mumu (16-3) vs. (1) Verneri Ahma (11-0) - Mumu's first title defence (23-2-19)

(7) Jax Thomas (14-6) vs. (9) Nando Vasquez (10-4) (24-2-19)

(10) Daniel Sainty (17-15) vs. (NR) Neil Nucombe (19-9) (23-2-19)

Welterweight Division (170lbs)

CH) Chris Steve (27-2, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Corban Storm (15-7, L,W,W,W,W)

2 (2) William Snowdon (13-2, W,L,W,W,L)

3 (3) Avraam Papadopoulos (13-4, L,W,W,L,W)

4 (4) Hairy Scrotum (17-6, W,L,L,W,W)

5 (5) Pollisi Partio (9-2-1, L,W,W,W,L)

6 (8) Rudolf Kleinschmidt (19-5, W,L,W,L,W)

7 (6) Nate Lopez (11-2, W,L,W,L,W)

7 (7) Shane MacGowen (14-4-1, L,W,W,L,W)

9 (9) Timiko Chen Lo (12-4, W,L,L,W,L)

10 (NE) Marco Alvado (8-3-1, W,W,L,W,L)

Upcoming Fights

(3) Avraam Papadopoulos (13-4) vs. (5) Polliisi Partio (9-2-1) (15-2-19)

(7) Shane MacGowen (14-4-1) vs. (9) Timiko Chen Lo (12-4) (24-2-19)

(2) William Snowdon (13-2) vs. (4) Hairy Scrotum (17-6) (22-2-19)

Middleweight Division (185lbs)

CH (CH) Luc Gagnon (16-4, W,W,L,W,W)

1 (1) Ispa Murhaa (17-0, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (2) Wet Wild (13-5, W,W,W,L,W)

3 (3) Roman Divac (18-4, W,W,W,W,L,W)

4 (4) Marciano Cobb (15-5, W.L,L,W,W)

5 (5) Nick Graves (17-2, L,W,W,L,W,W)

6 (10) Jeff Mma (17-5, W,L,W,W,L)

7 (6) Thomas Raske (16-5, W,W,L,W,W)

8 (7) Jesse Pinkman (14-5, W,L,W,W,L)

9 (8) Joe Smith (13-6-2, L,L,W,W,W)

10 (9) Crack Head (18-3, W,W,L,L,W)

Upcoming Fights

(Ch) Luc Gagnon (16-4) vs. (1) Ispa Murhaa (17-0) - Gagnon's 2nd Title Defence (16-2-19)

(2) Wet Wild (13-5) vs. (4) Marciano Cobb (15-5) (17-2-19)

(3) Roman Divac (18-4) vs. (5) Nick Graves (17-2) (24-2-19)

(7) Thomas Raske (16-5) vs. (8) Jesse Pinkman (14-5) (1-3-19)

(10) Crack Head (18-3) vs. (NR) Tiago Gomes Da Rocha (12-5) (1-3-19)

Light-Heavyweight Division (205lbs)

CH (CH) Pekka Toivonen (14-2, L,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Tank Ispa (13-2-1, W,W,W,W,D)

2 (2) Mark Steve (19-3, W,W,W,L,W)

3 (6) Captain Gonza (17-4, W,W,W,L,W)

4 (5) Harold Zoid (15-5, W,W,L,W,L)

5 (4) Farley Steve (24-3, W,W,W,L,W)

6 (3) David Brent (12-3, L,W,W,W,W)

7 (7) Light Heavyweight (29-9, W,L,W,L,L)

8 (RE) Bobby Wangler (17-8, W,L,W,L,W)

9 (RE) Luther Jones (26-7, W,L,L,W,W)

10 (9) Jean-Claude Marceau (11-5, L,W,W,W,W)

Upcoming Fights

(CH) Pekka Toivonen (14-2) vs. (1) Tank Ispa (13-2-1) - Pekka attempts 3rd Title Defence (17-2-19)

(NR) Mikhail Orlov (13-3) vs. (NR) Duncan Ferguson (10-6) (15-2-19)

(5) Farley Steve (24-3) vs. (7) Light Heavyweight (29-9) (23-2-19)

(10) Jean-Claude Marceau (11-5) vs. (NR) George Peterson (8-1) (24-2-19)

Heavyweight Division (265lbs)

CH (CH) Iain Tower (16-2, W,W,L,W,W)

1 (1) Big Murha (15-3, W,W,W,L,W)

2 (3) Super Heavyweight (31-5, W,L,W,W,W)

3 (2) Crotch Grabber (18-2, W,W,L,W,W)

4 (4) Rick Piano (17-2, W,W,W,L,W)

5 (RE) Steve Butabi (13-4, W,W,W,W,L)

6 (6) More IsMore (12-4, W,L,W,W,L)

7 (5) Vladimir Impaler (18-8, L,W,W,L,W)

8 (9) Mike Megaton (21-9, W,L,W,W,W)

9 (10) Titan Reign (15-4, W,W,L,W,W)

10 (7) Norman Pearson (11-4, L,W,W,L,W)

Upcoming Fights

(CH) Iain Tower (16-2) vs. (1) Big Murha (15-3) - Tower attempts his third title defence - RIVALRY 1-0 to Tower - (15-2-19)

(6) More IsMore (12-4) vs. (NR) Christophe Dupree (13-11) (16-2-19)

(9) Titan Reign (15-4) vs. (NR) Doug Bell (16-6) (17-2-19)

***Rankings are determined by hype/pop, p4p rank, win/loss record, recent opponents and a few other company internal criteria. Rankings will typically be updated at the end of each week***

[Alfred]

Title Fights

Week Ending Feb 10th 2019

Empire Welterweight Title Fight

(EMP Steve vs Storm, Wombley Arena, London)

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Chris "The Revenant" Steve vs. Corban "The Wolf" Storm

MMATycoon star Chris "The Revenant" Steve defended his welterweight title for the fourth time in front of a bumper crowd of 86408 fans. This time the man on the other side of the cage was the nomadic warrior Corban Storm who earned the right to challenge Steve when he defeated Polliisi Partio in a number one contender bout some weeks prior and a good few in the business thought that Storm might just be the one to upset Steve on this occasion.

Storm started off strong in round one, mixing up his strikes and keeping Steve guessing. He managed to take the fight to the ground early on though Steve had no interest in indulging the challenger and fought hard to regain his feet. Both fighters worked hard but most gave the round to the challenger

Round two looked to be much the same with both fighters going at it at range and in the clinch and once again Storm scoring with a take down early on. As the round went on it seemed as though Steve was starting to get the measure of his opponent and combined with some solid work inside, took the round by most peoples account.

Going into round three a round apiece, Storm perhaps sensed that he was a step behind on the feet and seemed to put extra emphasis on taking Steve off of his feet. An interesting battle ensured with Corban managing to hit some nice take downs only for Steve to bounce right back up. No doubt flustered and frustrated at reaping no reward for such an energy exersion, Storms shots began to get a little bit sloppy and Steve began countering with mean intentions. A bizarre pimp slap from hell close to two minutes in scrambled Storms brains and though he tried to regain his composure, Steve pounced on him and sent him crashing with a hook, following him down to the ground and ending the fight at 2:13 of Round 3 by TKO.

Possibly a disappointing result for Corban Storm who may have felt he had the skills to get the job done on the night but Chris Steve is currently on another level and it is going to take something quite special to take him out at this point.

For a fighter like Chris Steve, there seems to be little out there to trouble him within the sphere of his particular sphere of the tycoonverse and as it stands, there is no real clear contender in the division that hasn't already had a shot at the title and failed. Empire management will be sitting down with Steve in the next few days with a view to finding him a challenge worthy of his talents and star appeal but for now, Chris Steve stands as the king of welterweight division.

[Monsieur.Camara]

 

Title Fights

Week Ending Feb 10th 2019

Empire Welterweight Title Fight

(EMP Steve vs Storm, Wombley Arena, London)

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Chris "The Revenant" Steve vs. Corban "The Wolf" Storm

MMATycoon star Chris "The Revenant" Steve defended his welterweight title for the fourth time in front of a bumper crowd of 86408 fans. This time the man on the other side of the cage was the nomadic warrior Corban Storm who earned the right to challenge Steve when he defeated Polliisi Partio in a number one contender bout some weeks prior and a good few in the business thought that Storm might just be the one to upset Steve on this occasion.

Storm started off strong in round one, mixing up his strikes and keeping Steve guessing. He managed to take the fight to the ground early on though Steve had no interest in indulging the challenger and fought hard to regain his feet. Both fighters worked hard but most gave the round to the challenger

Round two looked to be much the same with both fighters going at it at range and in the clinch and once again Storm scoring with a take down early on. As the round went on it seemed as though Steve was starting to get the measure of his opponent and combined with some solid work inside, took the round by most peoples account.

Going into round three a round apiece, Storm perhaps sensed that he was a step behind on the feet and seemed to put extra emphasis on taking Steve off of his feet. An interesting battle ensured with Corban managing to hit some nice take downs only for Steve to bounce right back up. No doubt flustered and frustrated at reaping no reward for such an energy exersion, Storms shots began to get a little bit sloppy and Steve began countering with mean intentions. A bizarre pimp slap from hell close to two minutes in scrambled Storms brains and though he tried to regain his composure, Steve pounced on him and sent him crashing with a hook, following him down to the ground and ending the fight at 2:13 of Round 3 by TKO.

Possibly a disappointing result for Corban Storm who may have felt he had the skills to get the job done on the night but Chris Steve is currently on another level and it is going to take something quite special to take him out at this point.

For a fighter like Chris Steve, there seems to be little out there to trouble him within the sphere of his particular sphere of the tycoonverse and as it stands, there is no real clear contender in the division that hasn't already had a shot at the title and failed. Empire management will be sitting down with Steve in the next few days with a view to finding him a challenge worthy of his talents and star appeal but for now, Chris Steve stands as the king of welterweight division.

 

 

 

 

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We found the dynamic duo at none other than the Brazil Booty Contest 2019 in Recife where "The Revenant" was the celebrity judge.

 

Reporter: Congratulations Chris, another amazing performance. This was the fight that needed to answer all the questions. In your last fight many said Corban would have stopped you if the fight had gone another 10 seconds.

Chris Steve: Porra ! I guess I proved all my haters wrong. I'm judging bros. WTF you coming here for?

Reporter: During the beginning of the Booty Contest your manager "The Marauder" stepped away and went into negotiations with Empire FC HEAD HONCHO Chuck W94.

 

Chris Steve: Chuck W69

 

Reporter: 94

 

Chris Steve: Yo you don't listen too good heh. Chucky arrived in Recife a week ago, he totally missed my fight because he was 69ing all the bitches up in here. Porra! He got rebaptized in favela Miranda.

 

Reporter: What? Is this real life?

 

Camara: This is Sparta !

 

Reporter: Just the man everyone is looking for ! Monsieur Camara, what is next for The Revenant?

 

Camara: Hookers and Blow !

 

Reporter: No I mean after the Booty Contest, in the MMA.

 

Camara: Chucky Cheese and I have an agreement, we put him on weight gainz.

 

Chris Steve: I'm on that Keto Diet. Eating pussy all day !

 

Reporter: That's the Chucky Diet no?

 

Camara: My nigga

 

Reporter: There you have it fans ! Looks like Chris Steve is moving to 185 !

 

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[imcool]

 

 

 

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We found the dynamic duo at none other than the Brazil Booty Contest 2019 in Recife where "The Revenant" was the celebrity judge.

 

Reporter: Congratulations Chris, another amazing performance. This was the fight that needed to answer all the questions. In your last fight many said Corban would have stopped you if the fight had gone another 10 seconds.

Chris Steve: Porra ! I guess I proved all my haters wrong. I'm judging bros. WTF you coming here for?

Reporter: During the beginning of the Booty Contest your manager "The Marauder" stepped away and went into negotiations with Empire FC HEAD HONCHO Chuck W94.

 

Chris Steve: Chuck W69

 

Reporter: 94

 

Chris Steve: Yo you don't listen too good heh. Chucky arrived in Recife a week ago, he totally missed my fight because he was 69ing all the bitches up in here. Porra! He got rebaptized in favela Miranda.

 

Reporter: What? Is this real life?

 

Camara: This is Sparta !

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"Duck...Duck...Goose!!!"

[Monsieur.Camara]

 

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"Duck...Duck...Goose!!!"

 

 

 

Camara: Pfft says the guy that wouldn't gain a few lbs. to come up to 170 and fight Steve. You little Iraqi SHARAMUTA, go hump another goat and let the big boys talk. You can co-main one of Chris' events anytime darling.

 

Now go back to sucking another dick sista !

 

[imcool]

Got offered a fight against Mumu, pissed himself and made up an excuse: "My alliance mates will take care of him at that division, waaaaaaa, waaaaaaaa, brb tacos"

Bitch.

[Monsieur.Camara]

Nope, I told you from the beginning to put him on weight gain.

 

It's documented, Karter even posted right after that Steve would crush Mumu.

 

You chose to never put him on weight gain then never made it to the top 10 while Steve climbed to the #3 P4P spot and your ship sailed.

 

You are well known for only fighting when you have an edge and org owners usually bend to your will but in this case I made it clear you had to get on weight gain to fight the superior fighter.

 

oh and

 

[Monsieur.Camara]

 

Camara: Oh and Alex, this is the exact reason why people are making threads about beating me and nobody will ever care about you Hype farming..

 

You ready ???

 

 

Back-to-back fights too? Man How did that yummy Hype taste?

 

HAHA

 

 

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[imcool]

[Monsieur.Camara]

 

 

 

 

http://www.mmatycoon.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=63521&page=1

 

HAHA

 

Hey My Balls is Hot is Making you a T-Shirt Alex, so celebrate how you got to #1 ranking again:

 

[RegularJohn]

Big congratulations to David Paddington. His performance in this tournament was epic. Don't think anyone bet on him to win.

[Monsieur.Camara]

That was a fun tournament.

 

Big congrats to Paddington, dark horse won the race.

[imcool]

Big congratulations to David Paddington. His performance in this tournament was epic. Don't think anyone bet on him to win.

Props for the win. Well deserved.

[SinKing]

Thanks everyone, i was very suprised myself for Paddingtons success.

[Alfred]

Empire Welterweight Championship Tournament

As some may already know, Empire welterweight star and MMATycoon p4p no.3 Chris Steve will be vacating his 170lbs belt in order to pursue further glory in the middleweight ranks.

Without any obvious stand out contenders to step up it has been decided that a tournament will take place to crown a new champion. The internal announcement was open to any and all current Empire welterweights and now those that answered the call will now meet in a single elimination tournament with the winner taking home a bonus 500k as well as being crowned the new king of the Empire welterweight division. The draw has been completed and the first round will take place on the 24th March 2018 (https://challonge.com/n8248ff8)

QUARTER FINALS

Hairy "Turtle" Scrotum (17-6)

(Former ABW Welterweight Champion, Former Empire No.1 Contender and Title Challenger)

vs.

Trevor Burrows (10-5)

(Former NJMMA Title Challenger)

Avraam Papadopoulos (14-4)

(2x Empire No.1 Contender and Title Challenger)

vs.

Timiko Chen Lo (12-4)

(Former TBD Welterweight Champion)

Corban "The Wolf" Storm (15-7)

(Former PFF Welterweight Champion, KFC Title Challenger, Former Empire No.1 Contender and Title Challenger)

vs.

Marco Alvado (8-3-1)

(GPG Title Challenger)

Marciano "Crusty" Cobb (15-5)

(2 x Former Empire Middleweight Champion)

vs.

"Shameless" Frank Gallagher (11-7)

(Former GFO Welterweight Champion, Empire Welterweight Title Challenger)

[Alfred]

EMPIRE - Official Rankings (17th Feb 2019)

Bantamweight Division (135lbs)

CH (1) Dohn Jodson (15-1, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Yodsawan Sitsongrit (14-2, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (2) Wamberto Boaz (16-6, W,L,W,W,W)

3 (3) Kurt Verygood (19-4, W,W,W,W,L)

4 (4) Takashi Yoshida (17-4, W,W,L,W,W)

5 (5) Lito Alcala (14-5, L,W,W,W,W)

6 (NE) Angelo San Diego (19-8, W,W,W,W,L)

7 (6) Santosh Nagasaki (13-8, W,W,W,L,L)

8 (NE) Iolyn Madog (15-5, L,W,W,L,W)

9 (8) Klaus Chugman (20-8, W,W,L,L,L)

10 (7) Xing Pugberg (13-7, W,L,L,W,L)

Upcoming Fights

(Ch) Dohn Jodson (15-1) vs. (1) Yodsawan Sitsongrit (14-2) - No.1 and & No.2 Ranked Fighters in Tycoon universe (1-3-19)

(2) Wamberto Boaz (16-6) vs. (3) Kurt Verygood (19-4) (22-2-19)

(4) Takashi Yoshida (17-4) vs. (6) Santosh Nagasaki (13-8) (2-3-19)

(5) Lito Alcala (14-5) vs. (NR) Evgeni Lomachenko (17-15-1) (3-3-19)

Featherweight Division (145lbs)

CH (CH) Diego Escobar (20-3, W,L,W,W,W)

1 (1) Petdee Sitsongrit (14-2, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (NE) David Paddington (14-5, W,W,W,W,W)

3 (3) John Mills (11-3, W,W,W,W,W)

4 (5) Kieran McArthur (10-2, W,L,L,W,W)

5 (8) Kendo Hirigushi (15-5, W,L,L,W,W)

6 (NE) Nando Vasquez (10-4, L,W,W,L,L)

7 (6) Marcinho Sitsongrit (10-2, W,L,W,W,W)

8 (7) Kevin Sheedy (15-5, L,W,L,L,W)

9 (NE) Daniel Sainty (17-15, W,L,W,L,L)

10 (10) William Spud (11-3, W,L,W,L,W)

Upcoming Fights

(Ch) Diego Escobar (19-2) vs. (1) Petdee Sitsongrit (14-2) (2-3-19)

(2) David Paddington (14-5) vs. (NR) Angelo San Diego (19-8) (8-3-19)

(3) John Mills (11-3) vs. (7) Marcinho Sitsongrit (10-2) (8-3-19)

(6) Nando Vasquez (10-4) vs (NR) Jax Thomas (14-6) (24-2-19)

(9) Daniel Sainty (17-15) vs. (NR) Neil Nucombe (19-9) (23-2-19)

Lightweight Division (155lbs)

(CH) (CH) Abdul Mumu (16-3, W,W,W,W,L)

1 (1) Verneri Ahma (11-0, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (2) Enitan Arendse (17-0, W,W,W,W,W)

3 (3) Toshi Hijikata (15-3, W,L,W,W,W)

4 (5) Chris Boag (10-4, W,W,W,W,W)

5 (4) Gennady Golovkin (13-8, W,W,W,L,L)

6 (6) Kongchai Phetboonme (14-4-2, L,W,W,W,D)

7 (7) Jax Thomas (14-6, L,L,L,W,W)

8 (8) Randall Jackson (6-3-1, W,W,W,L,W)

9 (NE) Roberto Duranto (9-3-2, W,W,L,D,D)

10 (RE) Tony Hibbert (11-5, W,W,L,W,L)

Upcoming Fights

(Ch) Abdul Mumu (16-3) vs. (1) Verneri Ahma (11-0) - Mumu's first title defence (23-2-19)

(7) Jax Thomas (14-6) vs. (NR) Nando Vasquez (10-4) (24-2-19)

(2) Enitan Arendse (17-0) vs. (3) Toshi Hijikata (15-3) (8-3-19)

(4) Chris Boag (10-4) vs. (8) Randall Jackson (6-3-1) (9-3-19)

Welterweight Division (170lbs)

TITLE VACANT

1 (3) Avraam Papadopoulos (14-4, W.L,W,W,L)

2 (1) Corban Storm (15-7, L,W,W,W,W)

3 (4) Hairy Scrotum (17-6, W,L,L,W,W)

4 (6) Rudolf Kleinschmidt (19-5, W,L,W,L,W)

5 (NE) Marciano Cobb (15-6, L,W,L,L,W)

6 (NE) Thomas Raske (16-5, W,W,L,W,W)

7 (7) Nate Lopez (11-2, W,L,W,L,W)

8 (8) Shane MacGowen (14-4-1, L,W,W,L,W)

9 (5) Pollisi Partio (9-3-1, L,L,W,W,W)

10 (9) Timiko Chen Lo (12-4, W,L,L,W,L)

Upcoming Fights

(7) Shane MacGowen (14-4-1) vs. (9) Timiko Chen Lo (12-4) (24-2-19)

(NR) William Snowdon (13-2) vs. (4) Hairy Scrotum (17-6) (22-2-19)

(4) Rudolf Kleinschmidt (19-5) vs. (7) Nate Lopez (11-2) (9-3-19)

(6) Thomas Raske (16-5) vs. (NR) Jesse Pinkman (14-5) (1-3-19)

(8) Shane MacGowen (14-4-1) vs. (10) Timiko Chen Lo (12-4) (24-2-19)

(NR) Boris Bulletzowich (20-8) vs. (NR) Chris Steve (27-2) - Super Fight (9-3-19)

Middleweight Division (185lbs)

CH (CH) Luc Gagnon (17-4, W,W,W,L,W)

1 (NE) Chris Steve (27-2, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (2) Wet Wild (14-5, W,W,W,W,L)

3 (3) Roman Divac (18-4, W,W,W,W,L,W)

4 (5) Nick Graves (17-2, L,W,W,L,W,W)

5 (8) Jesse Pinkman (14-5, W,L,W,W,L)

6 (6) Jeff Mma (17-5, W,L,W,W,L)

7 (9) Joe Smith (13-6-2, L,L,W,W,W)

8 (NE) Luther Jones (26-7, W,L,L,W,W)

9 (NE) Arany Dali (15-5, W,L,L,W,W)

10 (NE) Buffalo Marley (17-9-1, W,W,L,W,W)

Upcoming Fights

(3) Roman Divac (18-4) vs. (4) Nick Graves (17-2) (24-2-19)

(NR) Crack Head (18-3) vs. (NR) Tiago Gomes Da Rocha (12-5) (1-3-19)

(1) Chris Steve (27-2) vs. (NR) Boris Bulletzowich (20-8) (9-3-19)

(8) Luther Jones (26-7) vs. (NR) Harold Zoid (5-5) (8-3-19)

(9) Arany Dali (15-5) vs. (NR) George Allen (9-0) (1-3-19)

Light-Heavyweight Division (205lbs)

CH (CH) Pekka Toivonen (15-2, W,W,L,W,W)

1 (2) Mark Steve (19-3, W,W,W,L,W)

2 (3) Captain Gonza (17-4, W,W,W,L,W)

3 (5) Farley Steve (24-3, W,W,W,L,W)

4 (4) Harold Zoid (15-5, W,W,L,W,L)

5 (7) Light Heavyweight (29-9, W,L,W,L,L)

6 (6) David Brent (12-3, L,W,W,W,W)

7 (8) Bobby Wangler (17-8, W,L,W,L,W)

8 (RE) Mikhail Orlov (14-3, W,L,W,W,W)

9 (RE) Dai Zexi (12-3, W,W,W,L,W)

10 (10) Jean-Claude Marceau (11-5, L,W,W,W,W)

Upcoming Fights

(3) Farley Steve (24-3) vs. (55) Light Heavyweight (29-9) (23-2-19)

(10) Jean-Claude Marceau (11-5) vs. (NR) George Peterson (8-1) (24-2-19)

(1) Mark Steve (19-3) vs. (2) Captain Gonza (17-4) - No.1 Contender Fight (3-3-19)

(6) David Brent (12-3) vs. (NR) Anatoly Gorbachenko (18-9) (9-3-19)

Heavyweight Division (265lbs)

CH (CH) Iain Tower (17-2, W.W,W,L,W)

1 (2) Super Heavyweight (31-5, W,L,W,W,W)

2 (3) Crotch Grabber (18-2, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (4) Rick Piano (17-2, W,W,W,L,W)

4 (6) More IsMore (13-4, W.W,L,W,W)

5 (5) Steve Butabi (13-4, W,W,W,W,L)

6 (NE) Travis Dillon (13-5, W,W,L,W,L)

7 (RE) Doug Bell (17-6, W,L,W,L,W)

8 (7) Vladimir Impaler (18-8, L,W,W,L,W)

9 (RE) Thiago Araujo (12-7, W,L,L,W,L)

10 (NE) Kvame Zulu (14-4, L,W,L,W,W)

Upcoming Fights

(2) Crotch Grabber (18-2) vs. (9) Thaigo Araujo (12-7) (3-3-19)

***Rankings are determined by hype/pop, p4p rank, win/loss record, recent opponents and a few other company internal criteria. Rankings will typically be updated at the end of each week***

[Monsieur.Camara]

 

Empire Welterweight Championship Tournament

As some may already know, Empire welterweight star and MMATycoon p4p no.3 Chris Steve will be vacating his 170lbs belt in order to pursue further glory in the middleweight ranks.

Without any obvious stand out contenders to step up it has been decided that a tournament will take place to crown a new champion. The internal announcement was open to any and all current Empire welterweights and now those that answered the call will now meet in a single elimination tournament with the winner taking home a bonus 500k as well as being crowned the new king of the Empire welterweight division. The draw has been completed and the first round will take place on the 24th March 2018 (https://challonge.com/n8248ff8)

QUARTER FINALS

Hairy "Turtle" Scrotum (17-6)

(Former ABW Welterweight Champion, Former Empire No.1 Contender and Title Challenger)

vs.

Trevor Burrows (10-5)

(Former NJMMA Title Challenger)

Avraam Papadopoulos (14-4)

(2x Empire No.1 Contender and Title Challenger)

vs.

Timiko Chen Lo (12-4)

(Former TBD Welterweight Champion)

Corban "The Wolf" Storm (15-7)

(Former PFF Welterweight Champion, KFC Title Challenger, Former Empire No.1 Contender and Title Challenger)

vs.

Marco Alvado (8-3-1)

(GPG Title Challenger)

Marciano "Crusty" Cobb (15-5)

(2 x Former Empire Middleweight Champion)

vs.

"Shameless" Frank Gallagher (11-7)

(Former GFO Welterweight Champion, Empire Welterweight Title Challenger)

 

 

This is just amazing !

 

Sick lineup !

[Alfred]

Title Fights

Week Ending Feb 17th 2019

Empire Heavyweight Title Fight

(EMP Tower vs Murha, Madison Garden Arena)

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Iain "The CN" Tower vs. Big Murha

Meeting for the second time in their careers, Empire Heavyweight champion Iain Tower took on challenger Big Murha and the results were decisive

Improving on their first encounter which ended in a third round KO for Tower, this time proceedings needed only a single round to decide who would be going home with the belt and once again it was the heavy accurate shots of Tower that got the job done. Some ferocious kicks to the body no doubt softened the Finnish fighters resolve a little, it was again a combination cross and lead hook that knocked Murha out cold.

Tower has defeated some tough competition in the heavyweight ranks here at Empire but luckily for him there is no shortage of hungry up and comers looking for their shot at the big time. It's likely that another rematch against Super Heavyweight would be first on the agenda with No.2 ranked Crotch Grabber only one win away from challenging afterwards. Also we have former SyFi heavyweight champion Rick Piano making his way to the top as well as veteran "Big" Steve Butabi currently on a good run of form.

Empire Middleweight Title Fight

(EMP Gagnon vs Murhaa, Madison Garden Arena)

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"Cool Hand" Luc Gagnon vs. Ispa Murhaa

Once again it was top ranked managers Alex K and Ispa Murhapuro meeting for the title this time in the middleweight division.

Canada's Luc Gagnon, currently enjoying his second run as Empire champion faced possibly his biggest challenge to date in the form of undefeated former IFC champion, 17-0 Ispa Murhaa

Murhaa came prepared and it was a decent scrap but Gagnon was able to convince the judges of his dominance, taking four of the five rounds and winning a unanimous decision to make it two defences in a row.

A super fight is in the works for Gagnon while he waits for his next contender of whom could very well be no.3 p4p in the game, Chris Steve. Steve, who has a warm up fight at his new weight against underdog Boris Bulletzowich, would be the undeniable number contender should he be successful in that match up and the prospect of a showdown between the two would be positively mouth watering.

Elsewhere in the division, returning former Empire fighter Wet Wild made a successful debut this weekend and is currently on a four fight win streak and looking like a credible threat in the division. Fomer IFC champion Roman Divac is also in good form and riding high

 

Empire Light-Heavyweight Title Fight

(EMP Toivonen vs Ispa, Madison Garden Arena)

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Pekka "Punchmaster General" Toivonen vs. Tank Ispa

The third title fight of the weekend was for the Light-Heavyweight championship and Champion Pekka Toivonen took on dangerous up and comer Tank Ispa for his third defence

Ispa impressed with a clever game plan of taking Toivonen off of his feet and onto the ground though he was unable to do much with him on the couple of occasions he got him there. The majority of the bout was spent on the feet where Pekka's kicks did most of the scoring and awarded him the unanimous decision at the end of five rounds.

A remarkable performance from the champion who has amassed a great deal of respect in the Empire ranks in a relatively short period of time. In fact, including tonight's bout, Toivonen has had only ten professional fights though you would be forgiven for mistaking him as a seasoned vet.

A number one contender fight between Captain Gonza and Mark Steve will decide who get's the next shot at Toivonen's title