Ironman Fight Club - Official Thread

[Alfred]

Fighter in Focus

(12th September 2018)

“The Hunk” Jack Dawson (10-7, 175cm, 270lbs)

Jack Dawson started his MMA career with the Iron Man Fight Club all the way back at IFC 9 which puts his length of service at just over one year and one month. An impressive amount of time by any stretch. During that time Dawson has gone from an untested eighteen year old open-weight fighter to a twenty-three year old Heavyweight prospect. Today, we take a bit of a closer look at the fighter dubbed “The Hunk”

Dawson made his debut at IFC 9 on the 29th June 2017 in the IFC’s then Open Weight division. He made an immediate impact when he destroyed Japanese Thai Boxer Shigeru Miyamoto by Knee KO midway through the second round. That knee finish has begun to become something of a trademark now for Dawson and his record currently stands at four out of ten victories.

He followed up that victory with another and looked like a solid prospect for the future. It was at that time however that the IFC announced the first of it’s tournaments and a new division dedicated to young prospects and as a fighter that met the criteria for this New Blood Division, Dawson threw his hat into the mix and moved into the tournament.

Dawson easily navigated his way through the first round when he beat Oliver Kohler by first round TKO. This victory put him at 3-0 and all by KO finishes. Needless to say Dawson was starting to gain a lot of hype and much of this was due to his confident and vocal personality. This run came to an end in the next round however when he lost a gruelling but decisive decision loss to the eventual tournament winner. He went on to recover in his next fight an overall ended his time in the New Blood Division having gone 3-2 (5-2 overall)

As Dawson turned twenty years old and now ineligible for the youngsters division, the IFC had just split it’s single Open Weight division into three and Dawson moved into the newly formed Heavyweight Division.

“The Hunk” got off to a winning start when he once again punished his opponent with a crushing knee finish but, as one of the younger fighters in the 315k limit org, struggled against some of the bigger boys of the division and unfortunately suffered a four fight losing streak.

With an unbreakable confidence however, Dawson would not be deterred and has recovered much of his former buzz and lately has been in great form racking up four wins in five. After his most recent fight, a beautiful Knee KO over Urban Go Bucks, finally arrives in the Power Rankings of the Heavyweight Division at No.13.

At only twenty-three years of age there is still obviously plenty of room for Dawson to progress further and we will certainly be keeping an eye out to see just how far this young fighter can go in the division but for now we caught up with Dawson’s manager Raichu Kong to ask him a few questions about his fighter and how he sees the future for “The Hunk”

IFC: Jack Dawson just picked up his fourth victory by knee in 10 wins. That's an incredible amount considering how tricky they are to pull off. Are there some sort of special instructions you are passing onto Jack before his fights or has it just been luck of the draw so to speak?

Raichu: I tell him fake low with the punch go high with the knee that's there is to it really.

IFC: Dawson just turned 23 and with his most recent win re-entered the IFC Heavyweight power rankings once more. How far do you realistically think Dawson could go? Do you think he could challenge for the Heavyweight title?

Raichu: that is tough as I also represent another heavyweight (android seventeen). I think he can make it to the top at some point but seventeen is a perennial powerhouse.

IFC: Who has been Dawson's favourite opponent so far and is there anyone that he currently has his cross-hairs on? Be it someone ahead of him in the rankings or a previous loss on his record.

Raichi: well I dont know about favorite opponent but he does have his eye on the champ (if he didnt he shouldn't be in this business

IFC: Finally, who do you think would in a fight, Dawson or Android Seventeen?

Raichu: mmm gonna me choose? Lol I think seventeen would as he is almost perfectly rounded in every aspect of the sport.

So there we have it folks. Stay tuned for future episodes of Fighter in Focus...

[Cobra7]

 

 

Fighter in Focus

(12th September 2018)

The Hunk Jack Dawson (10-7, 175cm, 270lbs)

Jack Dawson started his MMA career with the Iron Man Fight Club all the way back at IFC 9 which puts his length of service at just over one year and one month. An impressive amount of time by any stretch. During that time Dawson has gone from an untested eighteen year old open-weight fighter to a twenty-three year old Heavyweight prospect. Today, we take a bit of a closer look at the fighter dubbed The Hunk

Dawson made his debut at IFC 9 on the 29th June 2017 in the IFCs then Open Weight division. He made an immediate impact when he destroyed Japanese Thai Boxer Shigeru Miyamoto by Knee KO midway through the second round. That knee finish has begun to become something of a trademark now for Dawson and his record currently stands at four out of ten victories.

He followed up that victory with another and looked like a solid prospect for the future. It was at that time however that the IFC announced the first of its tournaments and a new division dedicated to young prospects and as a fighter that met the criteria for this New Blood Division, Dawson threw his hat into the mix and moved into the tournament.

Dawson easily navigated his way through the first round when he beat Oliver Kohler by first round TKO. This victory put him at 3-0 and all by KO finishes. Needless to say Dawson was starting to gain a lot of hype and much of this was due to his confident and vocal personality. This run came to an end in the next round however when he lost a gruelling but decisive decision loss to the eventual tournament winner. He went on to recover in his next fight an overall ended his time in the New Blood Division having gone 3-2 (5-2 overall)

As Dawson turned twenty years old and now ineligible for the youngsters division, the IFC had just split its single Open Weight division into three and Dawson moved into the newly formed Heavyweight Division.

The Hunk got off to a winning start when he once again punished his opponent with a crushing knee finish but, as one of the younger fighters in the 315k limit org, struggled against some of the bigger boys of the division and unfortunately suffered a four fight losing streak.

With an unbreakable confidence however, Dawson would not be deterred and has recovered much of his former buzz and lately has been in great form racking up four wins in five. After his most recent fight, a beautiful Knee KO over Urban Go Bucks, finally arrives in the Power Rankings of the Heavyweight Division at No.13.

At only twenty-three years of age there is still obviously plenty of room for Dawson to progress further and we will certainly be keeping an eye out to see just how far this young fighter can go in the division but for now we caught up with Dawsons manager Raichu Kong to ask him a few questions about his fighter and how he sees the future for The Hunk

IFC: Jack Dawson just picked up his fourth victory by knee in 10 wins. That's an incredible amount considering how tricky they are to pull off. Are there some sort of special instructions you are passing onto Jack before his fights or has it just been luck of the draw so to speak?

Raichu: I tell him fake low with the punch go high with the knee that's there is to it really.

IFC: Dawson just turned 23 and with his most recent win re-entered the IFC Heavyweight power rankings once more. How far do you realistically think Dawson could go? Do you think he could challenge for the Heavyweight title?

Raichu: that is tough as I also represent another heavyweight (android seventeen). I think he can make it to the top at some point but seventeen is a perennial powerhouse.

IFC: Who has been Dawson's favourite opponent so far and is there anyone that he currently has his cross-hairs on? Be it someone ahead of him in the rankings or a previous loss on his record.

Raichi: well I dont know about favorite opponent but he does have his eye on the champ (if he didnt he shouldn't be in this business

IFC: Finally, who do you think would in a fight, Dawson or Android Seventeen?

Raichu: mmm gonna me choose? Lol I think seventeen would as he is almost perfectly rounded in every aspect of the sport.

So there we have it folks. Stay tuned for future episodes of Fighter in Focus...

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[Alfred]

Iron Man Fight Club - End of Week Review (16th September 2018)

Two events once again this week and we'll get started with Wednesday's IFC Mid Week 38 show.

Contesting the top of the Heavyweight rankings, Doug Bell eeked out a decision win over former champion Naiki Nakele in the main event to move up into the number 2 spot.

In the co-main event, Terje Warholm got back to winning ways with a solid win over KO specialist Terry Bogard. The loss marked Bogard's second in a row after challenging for the title and the heavy hitter will no doubt be anxious not to fall out of the rankings completely after slumping to No.14 now.

In a battle of BJJ Black Belts, IFC mainstay Daniel Sainty picked up the twelfth submission victory of his career over Dumba Diame Jr in the Lightweight division. It was a back and forth affair with both fighters managing take downs and submission attempts but in the end it was Sainty who picked up the win and keeps the pressure on Klaus Chugman for most submission victories in the org who is currently in the top spot with fourteen

Also in the Lightweight division twenty six year old Polish fighter Jan Jedrzejczyk picked up his second victory in a row over former New Blood tournament fighter One Fortytwo and enters in the power rankings for the first time at No.12

Moving onto Saturdays event and IFC 68, it was a big one for manager Ivan Drago as both of his well known fighters picked up victories and into their respective weights title pictures.

In the Middleweight division, Light Heavyweight managed a split decision victory over Mew Choo in what was a rematch of their classic first encounter for newly formed Middleweight title. It was a very entertaining main event and both fighters gave everything on the feet but once again it was the clinch technique of Heavyweight that likely made the difference in the majority of the judges eyes. With the win, Heavyweight moves back up to the No.2 spot on a three fight winning streak and, depending on the result of the Hitme/Zidane fight this coming Wednesday, could find himself once again challenging for the title

In the Co-Main event we had a Heavyweight showdown of epic proportions. Super Heavyweight continues his quest to become three-time IFC Heavyweight champion but it wasn't without difficulty and a superb and gritty performance from Fanta Coco. Coco did an amazing job of neutralising Heavyweight's crushing clinch game and keeping the fight at a distance where he displayed an exceptionally well rounded striking repertoire but the heavy hammers of Super Heavyweight were out in force and though possibly being behind on the scorecard, Heavyweight was able to bludgeon Coco's face over the course of the fight and at 3:49 of Round 3, the doctor stepped in and despite Coco's protests, stopped the fight there due to a cut.

An agonising loss for Coco in this superb title eliminator that won fight of the night honours that brought him so close to challenging for the title for the first time but it wasn't to be. Once again, the colossal figure in the IFC Heavyweight division, Super Heavyweight has earned the right to challenge for the title against Big Murha.

In the Lightweight division, Jonathan Davis moves up into the Top 10 after a big win over newcomer Bobby Bianchi and has really flourished since being taking on by new management. It will be interesting to see just how far this former prospect can go from here.

And lastly, in the Heavyweight division, young Finish fighter Mike Murhaa continues his impressive run of form since joining the IFC and finally takes his place in the power rankings at No.11. Murhaa is currently on a streak of six and will no doubt find more than a few keeping an eye on his development.

Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (9nd September 2018)

Lightweight Division (155lbs and Under)

Ch (Ch) Jax Thomas (12-3, 170lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Tony Hibbert (8-2, 160lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (2) Nando Vasquez (7-1, W,W,W,W,L)

3 (3) Abdel Mumu (11-3, 170lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

4 (4) Klaus Chugman (17-5, 130lbs, L,W,W,L,L)

5 (5) Evgeni Lomachenko (14-11, 152lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

6 (6) Samak Ruenroeng (11-6-1, 144lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

7 (9) Dohn Jodson (9-1, 143lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

8 (13) Jonathan Davis (10-8, 142lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

9 (7) Miki Viki (14-5, 160lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

10(10) Mike Van Rijn (15-10, 163lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

11 (RE) Daniel Sainty (13-12, 150lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

12 (NE) Jan Jedrzejczyk (11-6, 147lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

13 (8) Damen Mayer (14-5, 150lbs, L,L,L,W,W)

14 (NE) Vape Diaz (8-6, 163lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

15 (11) Dumba Diame Jr (8-7, 157lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

Middleweight Division (205lbs to 156lbs)

Ch (Ch) Ispa Murhaa (12-0, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Arany Dali (12-2, 215lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (3) Light Heavyweight (27-6, 220lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

3 (6) Terje Warholm (12-6-1, 220lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

4 (12) Comeon Hitme (12-8, 215lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

5 (14) Dennis Fischer (14-2, 207lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

6 (8) Roman Divac (13-3, 198lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

7 (4) Mew Choo (16-5, 191lbs, L,W,L,L,W)

8 (12) Zarko Zidane (11-6, 192lbs, W,W,L,W,L)

9 (10) Luther Jones (23-5, 197lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

10 (9) Ribociclib Kisqali (12-5, 220lbs, W,L,W,L,L)

11 (13) Jaxson Wilder (10-4, 205lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

12 (RE) Mike Megaton (17-8, 225lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

13 (7) Terry Bogard (12-9, 179lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

14 (RE) Dany Crosby (14-7, 200lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

15 (15) Chara Zaad (13-10, 210lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

Heavyweight Division (205lbs and over)

Ch (Ch) Big Murha (11-2, 237lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

1 (1) Super Heavyweight (26-4, 280lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

2 (4) Doug Bell (14-4, 253lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (5) Vladimir Impaler (13-5, 275lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

4 (6) Naoise Durnin (8-2, 270lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

5 (2) Naiki Nekele (15-6, 270lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

6 (3) Fanta Coco (12-6, 230lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

7 (7) Francisco Babyara (9-3, 270lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

8 (8) Japa Koniu (11-6, 235lbs, W,L,W,L,L)

9 (15) Vincent Lemieux (13-11, 270lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

10 (RE) Schmorgen Biscuit (13-8, 230lbs, W,L,W,L,L)

11 (NE) Mike Murhaa (6-2, 292lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

12 (12) ManOfThe PinkHole (7-1, 245lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

13 (11) Wild Turkey (10-3, 270lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

14 (NE) Thiago Araujo (8-4, 285lbs, L,W,W,L,L)

15 (NE) Joe Foreman (8-2, 235lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

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

[Cobra7]

Android 10 the former evolution 145 lb champion has officially signed the dotted line to join the IFC

[Alfred]

Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (23rd September 2018)

Apologies for some of the weird jumps in rank for some fighters over the last couple of weeks. I've been tinkering a little with my format to try and get the most accurate and realistic rankings that I could possibly get without spending absolutely hours and hours on it. I've now started really trying to take into account recent opponents and results and as a result the rankings should hopefully be a much better reflection of who the top fighters are in each division.

Lightweight Division (155lbs and Under)

Ch (Ch) Jax Thomas (12-3, 170lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (2) Nando Vasquez (8-1, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (4) Klaus Chugman (18-5, 130lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

3 (3) Abdel Mumu (11-3, 170lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

4 (1) Tony Hibbert (8-3, 160lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

5 (7) Dohn Jodson (10-1, 143lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

6 (RE) Soul Shadow (10-6, 163lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

7 (10) Mike Van Rijn (15-10, 163lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

8 (5) Evgeni Lomachenko (14-12, 152lbs, L,L,W,L,W)

9 (13) Damen Mayer (14-5, 150lbs, L,L,L,W,W)

10 (6) Samak Ruenroeng (11-7-1, 144lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

11 (11) Daniel Sainty (13-12, 150lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

12 (15) Dumba Diame Jr (8-7, 157lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

13 (8) Jonathan Davis (10-8, 142lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

14 (14) Vape Diaz (8-6, 163lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

15 (9) Miki Viki (14-5, 160lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

Middleweight Division (205lbs to 156lbs)

Ch (Ch) Ispa Murhaa (12-0, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (2) Light Heavyweight (27-6, 220lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

2 (1) Arany Dali (12-3, 215lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

3 (3) Terje Warholm (12-6-1, 220lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

4 (5) Dennis Fischer (14-2, 207lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

5 (7) Mew Choo (16-5, 191lbs, L,W,L,L,W)

6 (11) Jaxson Wilder (10-4, 205lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

7 (8) Zarko Zidane (12-6, 192lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

8 (4) Comeon Hitme (12-9, 215lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

9 (6) Roman Divac (13-3, 198lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

10 (13) Terry Bogard (12-9, 179lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

11 (12) Mike Megaton (17-8, 225lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

12 (15) Chara Zaad (13-10, 210lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

13 (10) Ribociclib Kisqali (12-6, 220lbs, L,W,L,W,L)

14 (14) Dany Crosby (14-7, 200lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

15 (NE) William Ralph Dean (10-4, 198lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

Heavyweight Division (205lbs and over)

Ch (Ch) Big Murha (12-2, 237lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Super Heavyweight (26-4, 280lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

2 (2) Doug Bell (14-4, 253lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (3) Vladimir Impaler (14-5, 275lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

4 (5) Naiki Nekele (15-6, 270lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

5 (4) Naoise Durnin (8-3, 270lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

6 (6) Fanta Coco (12-6, 230lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

7 (8) Japa Koniu (11-6, 235lbs, W,L,W,L,L)

8 (13) Wild Turkey (10-3, 270lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

9 (10) Schmorgen Biscuit (13-8, 230lbs, W,L,W,L,L)

10 (RE) Albert Van Rooy (9-7, 256lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

11 (RE) Patrick Thompson (8-5, 270lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

12 (7) Francisco Babyara (9-3, 270lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

13 (1) Mike Murhaa (6-2, 292lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

14 (RE) Jack Dawson (10-7, 270lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

15 (9) Vincent Lemieux (13-11, 270lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

**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]

Iron Man Fight Club - End of Week Review (23rd September 2018)

IFC Mid Week 39

The main event featured a rematch between two longtime IFC vets, with former champion Klaus "The House" Chugman looking to even the score against Evgeni Lomachenko after their first match up where Lomachenko managed a pretty big shock submission over Chugman. This time it was Chugman who picked up the victory however after a dominant display lead to his own submission win at 2:41 of Round 1

In the co-main event, newcomer Zarko Zidane got off to a great start in his IFC career with a first round TKO over Comeon Hitme. Hitme, of course, had just come off of his own big break here with a somewhat of a shock victory over former middleweight champion Roman Divac. With the win Zidane moved up to the 7th spot in the rankings and is currently on a three fight win streak.

In the heavyweight division, rampaging striker Naoise Durnin was perhaps only one win away from challenging for the title but was unable to navigate the final hurdle that was former title contender Vladimir Impaler. Durnin looked assured going into the third and final round already two rounds up but Impaler never gave up and managed to finish the up and comer with a big right hand two minutes and twenty-five seconds into the last round and keep himself very much around the top of the heavyweight rankings. Durnin slips back down to the No.5 spot but is far from out of the picture.

IFC 69: Murhaa vs. Dali

The middleweight title was on the line in the main event of the weekend show and undefeated champion Ispa Murhaa attempted to make it a sixth defence in a row against exciting striker Arany Dali who himself had fought his way into contention with wins over the likes of Dennis Fischer, Terje Warholm and former open-weight champion Mew Choo.

In the end, Dali was no match at all for Murhaa and the champion was able to coast to a comfortable five round unanimous decision and retain his title once again. Murhaa, now 13-0 overall, awaits his next challenge and it looks as though it could fall to very first Middleweight champion Light Heavyweight who has already failed in one attempt against Murhaa back at Mid Week 29.

In the co-main event we saw one time middleweight title challenger Luther "Touch of Death" Jones make his final appearance in the cage before retirement and what a way to go out it was when he dominated a very tough Ribociclib Kisqali and managed to force the fight to an end via cut. Jones made his debut in the IFC with a massive victory Light Heavyweight to earn a shot at the title. He then took champion Ispa Murhaa all the way to a tight judges decision where all three saw it in favour of the champion 48-47.

In the lightweight division the title picture became clear once again after Nando Vasquez was able to finish Tony Hibbert by third round TKO to establish himself as the number one contender. He will now be offered a shot at Jax Thomas' title.

Also in the lightweight division another fighter is beginning to emerge as a potential title candidate as Dohn Jodson beat Muay Thia fighter Samak Ruenroeng by unanimous decision to improve his win streak to six in a row (10-1 overall) and move into the No.5 spot in the lightweight rankings. With the loss Ruenroeng drops down to 10th from 6.

[Alfred]

Iron Man Fight Club - End of Week Review (30th September 2018)

IFC Mid Week 40 (26th Sep 2018)

The main event of the evening was a match up between Dutch Thai boxer Mike “The Hammer” Van Rijn and long time IFC vet Evgeni Lomachenko. Lomachenko, the grappler, was really looking to get this fight to the floor but Van Rijn was well prepared and was able to stuff the numerous take down attempts from Lomachenko and punish him in the clinch. Van Rijn finally managed to finish Lomachenko mid way through the second round and with the victory cements his spot at No.7 in the lightweight rankings. For Lomachenko, the loss adds up to his third in a row and once again a drop out of the Top 10 down to No.12

In the co-main event, former title challenger Japu Koniu continues to climb the heavyweight rankings with a superb victory over a tricky Schmorgen Biscuit. Biscuit had little problem in getting Koniu off of his feet but Koniu put on an absolute clinic in escaping from the ground and laid out a perfect blueprint for any aspiring striker on how to deal with a far superior grappler. Koniu was able to survive a frantic first round and in the end overwhelmed Biscuit on the feet winning by TKO at 1:53 of Round 2.

In the lightweight division, veteran submission specialist Daniel Sainty was able to improve on his fine form of late with a first round submission over Miki Viki. Sainty, now with a winning streak of three, moves up into the No.10 spot and also puts pressure on org record holder Klaus Chugman for most submissions.

In the middleweight division, Jaxson Wilder made his return to the IFC cage after a five month absence and now under new management, got off to a winning start with a hard fought decision win over Yen Askren. A lot of eyes will now be on Wilder who moves into the No.7 spot and at one point was extremely close to earning a title shot.

IFC 70 (29th September 2018)

In the main event of the evening, Norwegian all rounder Terje Warholm managed to navigate a tough match up with expert striker Dennis Fischer. The majority of the fight was spent in the clinch where Warholm’s work rate and accuracy seemed to play the largest part in his victory which ended late in the second round.

A tough loss for Fischer who is still considered something of a prospect in the middleweight division but who’s form has not been so great in his last few fights.

The co-main event marked the IFC debut of BJJ black belt Thiago Aruajo who faced an extremely tough challenge straight off the bat, former champion Naiki Nekele. It was obvious where Aruajo wanted this fight instantly as he pursued the take down relentlessly. Nekele managed to fire off a few shots but Aruajo’s persistence paid off and he was able to drag Nekele to the mat and at 2:49 of Round 1, secure a guillotine submission over the No.4 ranked fighter.

An impressive start for Araujo who moves straight into the No.5 spot and a significant set back for the ex-champion who now drops down to No. 9

Other fights from the main card included a quick fire Lightweight grappling shoot out between black belt Dumba Diame Jr and multiply org champion Damen Mayer in which Mayer was able to secure a tight triangle at 0:56 of Round 1.

In the Heavyweight division, underdog striker Francisco “The Count” Babyara continued his unlikely rise in the rankings with a second round KO over Wild Turkey. Babyara has been turning many heads of late with his recent form and has actually only lost one fight in his last ten. How far can this BJJ white belt go? Well, that is the question we are asking ourselves right now as Babyara is currently slated to face former champion Naiki Nekele in his next bout.

Elsewhere on the card there was a successful debut for Dick “Mad Dog” Caunt in the lightweight division who triumphed in a very entertaining scrap with Ethan Sheehy that went the distance and a not so successful one for Dustin “The Duke” Assad who was on the receiving end of a decision loss to General Snus in the middleweight division.

[Alfred]

Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (30th September 2018)

Lightweight Division (155lbs and Under)

Ch (Ch) Jax Thomas (12-3, 170lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (2) Nando Vasquez (8-1, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (2) Klaus Chugman (18-5, 130lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

3 (3) Abdel Mumu (11-3, 170lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

4 (RE) Xing Pugberg (11-4, 130lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

5 (4) Tony Hibbert (8-3, 160lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

6 (5) Dohn Jodson (10-1, 143lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

7 (7) Mike Van Rijn (16-10, 163lbs, W,W,L,L,W)

8 (6) Soul Shadow (10-6, 163lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

9 (9) Damen Mayer (15-5, 150lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

10 (9) Daniel Sainty (14-12, 150lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

11 (13) Jonathan Davis (10-8, 142lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

12 (8) Evgeni Lomachenko (14-13, 152lbs, L,L,L,W,L)

13 (10) Samak Ruenroeng (11-7-1, 144lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

14 (12) Dumba Diame Jr (8-8, 157lbs, L,L,L,W,W)

15 (14) Vape Diaz (8-6, 163lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

Middleweight Division (205lbs to 156lbs)

Ch (Ch) Ispa Murhaa (12-0, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Light Heavyweight (27-6, 220lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

2 (3) Terje Warholm (13-6-1, 220lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (7) Zarko Zidane (12-6, 192lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

4 (2) Arany Dali (12-3, 215lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

5 (NE) Tank Ispa (9-2, 220lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

6 (5) Mew Choo (16-5, 191lbs, L,W,L,L,W)

7 (6) Jaxson Wilder (11-4, 205lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

8 (8) Comeon Hitme (12-9, 215lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

9 (9) Roman Divac (13-3, 198lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

10 (NE) Anatoly Gorbachenko (15-7, 221lbs, W,L,W,L,L)

11 (4) Dennis Fischer (14-3, 207lbs, L,W,L,L,W)

12 (11) Mike Megaton (17-8, 225lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

13 (12) Chara Zaad (13-10, 210lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

14 (10) Terry Bogard (12-9, 179lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

15 (NE) Hen Nessy (7-1, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

Heavyweight Division (205lbs and over)

Ch (Ch) Big Murha (12-2, 237lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Super Heavyweight (26-4, 280lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

2 (2) Doug Bell (14-4, 253lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (3) Vladimir Impaler (14-5, 275lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

4 (7) Japa Koniu (12-6, 235lbs, W,W,L,W,L)

5 (RE) Thiago Araujo (9-4, 285lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

6 (12) Francisco Babyara (10-3, 270lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

7 (6) Fanta Coco (12-6, 230lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

8 (RE) Kenny Tchusuk (8-8, 265lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

9 (4) Naiki Nekele (15-7, 270lbs, L,L,W,L,W)

10 (5) Naoise Durnin (8-3, 270lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

11 (10) Albert Van Rooy (9-7, 256lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

12 (13) Mike Murhaa (6-2, 292lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

13 (9) Schmorgen Biscuit (13-9, 230lbs, L,W,L,W,L)

14 (15) Vincent Lemieux (13-11, 270lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

15 (NE) Thierry Paulin (9-6, 240lbs, L,L,L,W,W)

**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]

Fighter in Focus

(4^th October 2018)

Roman “The Pain Train” Divac (14-3, 186cm, 198lbs)

At thirty-one years of age, you could say that Roman Divac is just starting to move into his prime but in actual fact, Divac was a bit of a latecomer to MMA having his first professional fight at twenty-five. For such a late starter, his achievements so far have been no small feat at all and today we will take a closer look at the man they call “The Pain Train”

Currently fighting out of New York, Divac hails from former war torn Sarejevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina and under the tutelage of former top 25 manager A-aron Trebbie, has amassed a career total of 14 wins and 3 losses. He has twice won KO of the Night and has been the recipient of Fight of the Night honours on four occasions.

Divac quickly built up a following after running through his first three opponents in the QFC system. Winning each by either KO or TKO, Divac drew the attention of the new defunct Sydney based org Sydney FC and was signed to an immediate title shot in the 185lbs division. Divac dominated in that fight winning by superman punch KO in under two minutes which led on to his first and only title defence for the org in which he was once again victorious, this time by TKO in round 2.

With a record of 5-0 and now a bonafide champion, Divac found himself looking for a new playground and he found it in Tokyo at the Tokyo Rage Fight Club. Divac continued his run of success there racking up a record of 3-0, again all by KO but unfortunately the org closed before Divac could get his hands on the champion and once again Divac, still undefeated, found himself looking for a new home.

The Iron Man Fight Club was able to secure his signing and at 8-0 with 8 finish wins there really was no need for formalities and Divac was given his second opportunity at gold against ex-Island juggernaut Light-Heavyweight. Divac was able to take the fight to Heavyweight and pushed the action over five rounds and in the end winning by unanimous decision. Now a two time, multiple org champion, Divac successfully defended the belt against a tough Brooklyn Brawler, winning by KO in the fifth round.

In his second title defence, Divac tasted defeat for the first time in his career and lost the belt to Ispa Murhaa after a tight, five round decision went against him.

Divac returned to the cage a month later and picked up his second loss in a row, this time to striker Dennis Fischer. Some people began to openly question whether Divac had what it took to compete against the younger fighters in the org and whether he would ever be able to work his way back into title contender-ship again but “The Pain Train” silenced those critics with a dominant TKO win over Ribociclib Kisqali and then with victorious rematches against Light Heavyweight and Brooklyn Brawler, both in which ended by TKO in the second round.

If Divac looked like he was beginning to look like a contender again, things sure took a turn for the worst after a shock twenty-seven second, first round submission loss to Comeon Hitme at IFC MW 37 derailed a lot of the hard work that Divac had put in to get back there. Divac needed a to make a statement on his return fight and he did that without a doubt when he KO’d IFC legend Mew Choo in the first round.

Now with a record of 14-3 and four wins out of his last five, Roman Divac is up there again and with rumours circulating that IFC middleweight champion Ispa Murha could be making his last appearance after his next title defence, a win in his next fight against Dany Crosby would surely make him a prime candidate for a second shot at the title he once held.

[Alfred]

Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (7th October 2018)

Lightweight Division (155lbs and Under)

Ch (Ch) Jax Thomas (12-3, 170lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (2) Nando Vasquez (8-1, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (2) Klaus Chugman (18-5, 130lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

3 (3) Abdel Mumu (11-3, 170lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

4 (4) Xing Pugberg (11-4, 130lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

5 (5) Tony Hibbert (8-3, 160lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

6 (6) Dohn Jodson (10-1, 143lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

7 (7) Mike Van Rijn (16-10, 163lbs, W,W,L,L,W)

8 (11) Jonathan Davis (11-8, 142lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

9 (8) Soul Shadow (10-6, 163lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

10 (9) Damen Mayer (15-5, 150lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

11 (10) Daniel Sainty (14-12, 150lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

12 (RE) Harry Entei (15-11-2, 155lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

13 (12) Evgeni Lomachenko (14-13, 152lbs, L,L,L,W,L)

14 (14) Dumba Diame Jr (8-8, 157lbs, L,L,L,W,W)

15 (NE) CM Yaj (8-4, 160lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

Middleweight Division (205lbs to 156lbs)

Ch (Ch) Ispa Murhaa (12-0, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Light Heavyweight (27-6, 220lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

2 (2) Terje Warholm (13-6-1, 220lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (4) Arany Dali (12-3, 215lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

4 (9) Roman Divac (14-3, 198lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

5 (5) Tank Ispa (9-2, 220lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

6 (7) Jaxson Wilder (11-4, 205lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

7 (8) Comeon Hitme (12-9, 215lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

8 (11) Dennis Fischer (14-3, 207lbs, L,W,L,L,W)

9 (12) Mike Megaton (18-8, 225lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

10 (NE) Hallis Mollen (7-1, 190lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

11 (NE) Dany Crosby (15-7, 200lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

12 (15) Hen Nessy (7-1, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

13 (6) Mew Choo (16-6, 191lbs, L,L,W,L,L)

14 (10) Anatoly Gorbachenko (15-7, 221lbs, W,L,W,L,L)

15 (RE) Damien OQuinn (14-7, 201lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

Heavyweight Division (205lbs and over)

CH (1) Super Heavyweight (26-4, 280lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

1 (2) Doug Bell (14-4, 253lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

2 (CH) Big Murha (12-3, L,W,W,W,W)

3 (4) Japa Koniu (12-6, 235lbs, W,W,L,W,L)

4 (11) Albert Van Rooy (10-7, 256lbs, W,W,L,W,L)

5 (5) Thiago Araujo (9-4, 285lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

6 (6) Francisco Babyara (10-3, 270lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

7 (3) Vladimir Impaler (14-6, 275lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

8 (7) Fanta Coco (12-6, 230lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

9 (NE) Joe Foreman (9-2, 235lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

10 (8) Kenny Tchusuk (8-8, 265lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

11 (9) Naiki Nekele (15-7, 270lbs, L,L,W,L,W)

12 (10) Naoise Durnin (8-3, 270lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

13 (RE) Jack Dawson (11-7, 270lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

14 (14) Vincent Lemieux (13-11, 270lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

15 (12) Mike Murhaa (6-2, 292lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

**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]

Iron Man Fight Club – End of Week Review (7^th October 2018)

IFC Mid Week 41 (3^rd October 2018)

Father time eventually catches up to us all and it was never more apparent when IFC legend Mew Choo suffered his fourth loss in his last five fights in the main event of the night. The victor at his expense, Roman Divac looked to be the stronger fighter as both traded evenly throughout the first round before Divac floored Choo with a big strike and followed him down to the canvas to finish the job. With the win, Divac maintains his footing on the title trail and is perhaps only one fight away from earning the right to challenge for the title that he once held.

For Mew Choo, he falls out of the Top 10 rankings for the first time in IFC history and many will be wondering if this is the end for a fighter that was so dominant in the early era of the IFC.

In the co-main event, a heavyweight showdown with Albert Van Rooy managing to get a split decision over former title challenger Vladimir Impaler. It was a close one and there could have been an argument made for either fighter but on the night it was Van Rooy with his hand raised and a big climb up the rankings to No.4. Impaler, though having not done badly recently with three wins out of his last five, will no doubt be upset with the set back to his title hopes especially after a big win over Naoise Durnin in his previous fight. He moves down to the No.7 spot

Popular fighter Dany Crosby picked up his second win in a row with a nice second round TKO over a dubuting William Ralph Dean. Dean, who had called out Crosby for the fight, looked to be in good shape up until the knockdown and will no doubt be itching to redeem his first appearance in the IFC cage as soon as possible.

Hallis “The Captain” Mollen ended the winning streak of his opponent Chara Zaad and kept his own alive with a unanimous decision over three rounds. Now, with a streak of six in a row, Mollen moves into the power rankings at No.10 while Zaad falls just outside again.

A winning start for lightweight Joey Karate with a solid decision win over Long Thai and disappointment for Ritchie Souza who was on the receiving end of a second round TKO loss to former New Blood fighter One Fortytwo

Awards went to…

KO of the Night: Justin Case for his superb KO over a very entertaining Brandon Bowen in the Heavyweight division

Sub of the Night: No awards given

Fight of the Night: Harry Entei and Tytus Aleksy. A big win for Entei over massive prospect Aleksy.

IFC 71 (6^th October 2018)

There have been many upsets so far in IFC history but witnessing underdog challenger Super Heavyweight pick up a KO win in the dying seconds of the first round against heavyweight champion Big Murha has to rank up there amongst them. S.Heavyweight of course was responsible for ending the undefeated streak of then champion Iain Tower in another fight in which he was highly unfancied and just like then, Super Heavyweight is now the IFC Heavyweight champion.

Murha, who had been in very good form up to this fight with a winning streak of five and a successful title defence behind him since picking up the belt from Naiki Nekele at IFC MW 35, was expected to do much better then he did tonight with his downfall without question being his inability to stop Heavyweight’s destructive clinch game. Murha is still very young at twenty-three years of age however and has plenty of time to earn his way back but at this time it is unknown as to whether the Finnish fighter will even make his way back into the cage.

In the co-main event Mike Megaton defeated striker Terry Bogard by unanimous decision and move back into the Top 10 at No.9. Megaton, making only his fourth appearance in the IFC cage, has fought some very tough fighters since arriving and has managed to go 2-2 so far. Perhaps we will see Megaton press on from here and begin to move into title contention? With three losses in a row, Terry Bogard drops just outside of the Top 15 for the first time in a very long while and will need to start picking up some wins again if he is to ever to earn his way back to a title shot again.

In the Lightweight division, Jonathan Davis picked up his third win in a row with a hard fought decision win over Jan Jedrzejczyk and now moves up into the No.8 spot. Davis has now gone 7-1 since under new management and potentially could be turning into a fighter with an outside shot of fighting for the title.

In the Middleweight Division, newcomer Willie Flood finished IFC veteran Alexander Porto by KO in the third round. Porto showed his toughness to hang on in a fight that always seemed to be a step ahead for him.

Big heavyweight Joe Foreman had a big start to his IFC career with a first round KO win over former Top 10 fighter Patrick Thompson. He moves into the No.9 spot in the heavyweight ranks and might be a fighter to keep an eye on.

Awards went to…

KO of the Night: Joe Foreman for his devastating first round KO over Patrick Thompson

Sub of the Night: Hercules Fortier. After a run of three losses, Fortier is now up three in a row and all by submission. Tonight a second round rear naked choke over Taz Bandichoo

Fight of the Night: Jonathan Davis vs. Jan Jedrzejczyk. Thought somewhat lopsided, Davis put on a striking clinic for the fans and Jedrzejczyk showed some serious grit to keep up over three rounds to a judges decision.

[Alfred]

Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (14th October 2018)

Lightweight Division (155lbs and Under)

CH (CH) Jax Thomas (13-3, 170lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (3) Abdel Mumu (12-3, 170lbs, W,W,L,W,L)

2 (2) Klaus Chugman (18-5, 130lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

3 (2) Nando Vasquez (8-2, L,W,W,W,W)

4 (10) Daniel Sainty (15-12, 150lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

5 (4) Xing Pugberg (11-5, 130lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

6 (5) Tony Hibbert (8-3, 160lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

7 (6) Dohn Jodson (10-1, 143lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

8 (8) Jonathan Davis (11-8, 142lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

9 (9) Soul Shadow (10-6, 163lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

10 (10) Damen Mayer (15-5, 150lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

11 (7) Mike Van Rijn (16-11, 163lbs, L,W,W,L,L)

12 (RE) Vape Diaz (9-6, 162lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

13 (12) Harry Entei (15-11-2, 155lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

14 (13) Evgeni Lomachenko (14-13, 152lbs, L,L,L,W,L)

15 (14) Dumba Diame Jr (8-8, 157lbs, L,L,L,W,W)

Middleweight Division (185lbs to 156lbs)

CH Vacant

1 Roman Divac (14-3, 198lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

2 Hallis Mollen (7-1, 190lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

3 Mew Choo (16-6, 191lbs, L,L,W,L,L)

4 Damien OQuinn (14-7, 201lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

5 Terry Bogard (12-10, 179lbs, L,L,L,W,W)

6 Willie Wood (12-3, 180lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

7 Buffalo Marley (13-8-1, 195lbs, W,L,L,D,L)

8 Vincenzo Hall (7-3, 176lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

9 Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (6-2, 193lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

10 Alexander Porto (15-12, 180lbs, L,W,L,L,L)

11 Steven Kennedy (11-15, 178lbs, W,L,L,L,L)

12 Crusadius Infidellus (5-3, 190lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

13 Eusabio Zapata (12-8, 172lbs, L,W,NC,L,W)

14 Hennig Muller 6-7, 184lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

15 Slot Waster (10-2, 185lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

Light-Heavyweight Division (205lbs-185lbs)

Ch (Ch) Ispa Murhaa (13-0, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Light Heavyweight (27-6, 220lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

2 (3) Arany Dali (13-3, 215lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

4 (2) Terje Warholm (13-6-1, 220lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

5 (RE) Ribociclib Kisqali (13-6, 220lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

5 (5) Tank Ispa (9-2-1, 220lbs, D,W,W,L,W)

6 (6) Jaxson Wilder (11-4-1, 205lbs, D,W,W,L,W)

7 (8) Dennis Fischer (14-3, 207lbs, L,W,L,L,W)

8 (9) Mike Megaton (18-8, 225lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

9 (11) Dany Crosby (15-7, 200lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

10 (7) Comeon Hitme (12-10, 215lbs, L,L,W,W,L)

11 (RE) Chara Zaad (13-11, 210lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

12 (12) Hen Nessy (7-1, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

13 (14) Anatoly Gorbachenko (15-8, 221lbs, L,W,L,W,L)

14 (NE) Ture Torped (6-1-1, 215lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

15 (NE) Joe Average (8-10, 210lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

Heavyweight Division (205lbs and over)

CH (CH) Super Heavyweight (27-4, 280lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

1 (1) Doug Bell (14-4, 253lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

2 (2) Big Murha (12-3, L,W,W,W,W)

3 (3) Japa Koniu (12-6, 235lbs, W,W,L,W,L)

4 (4) Albert Van Rooy (10-7, 256lbs, W,W,L,W,L)

5 (5) Thiago Araujo (9-4, 285lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

6 (6) Francisco Babyara (10-3, 270lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

7 (7) Vladimir Impaler (14-6, 275lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

8 (14) Vincent Lemieux (14-11, 270lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

9 (8) Fanta Coco (12-6, 230lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

10 (9) Joe Foreman (9-2, 235lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

11 (10) Kenny Tchusuk (8-8, 265lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

12 (RE) Thierry Paulin (10-6, 240lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

13 (12) Naiki Nekele (15-7, 270lbs, L,L,W,L,W)

14 (RE) Schmorgen Biscuit (14-9, 230lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

15 (13) Jack Dawson (11-7, 270lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

**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]

Iron Man Fight Club – End of Week Review (14th October 2018)

Some exciting news for IFC fans was announced this week with the opening of another new division. With the current IFC Middleweight division being the most populated but also perhaps having the biggest significant difference in weight between fighters, the IFC Middleweight division has been split into two. The IFC Middleweight division now covers 185lbs down to 155lbs whilst 205lbs (which served as the existing middleweight division) will now be re-branded as a more familiar Light-Heavyweight division.

Fighters have already set about shifting to their new respective divisions so it may take a couple of weeks until all the dust settles and we are able to crown a new champion. The current IFC Middleweight champion Ispa Murhaa happens to be a legit Light-Heavyweight so will be keeping his belt for the time being. However, Murhaa’s next fight is the last of his contract and he could be considering testing free agency and looking for a big pay day (big org’s be ready!) so the newly dubbed Light-Heavyweight belt might very well be up for grabs also.

So with that out of the way, we move on to this weeks round up of events.

IFC Mid Week 42 (10th October 2018)

In the main event of the evening, highly regarded 205lb prospect Arany Dali bounced back from his title shot loss with a superb win over highly hyped newcomer Anatoly Gorbachenko. Both fighters set about their business on the feet and neither looked outclassed by the other by at 3:18 of the first round, Dali was able to bait Gorbachenko into a beautiful flying knee that put a massive downer on the debutantes first appearance in the IFC cage.

Co-main event saw Dali’s team mate and brief IFC lightweight champion Adbul Mumu back in action. He put on a fine tactical display against solid Muay Thai fighter Mike Van Rijn in avoiding Van Rijn’s best weapons in the clinch and exploiting his biggest weaknesses on the ground. Abdul Mumu by Submission (Triangle) at 4:49 of Round 2

In other fights, 205lb’er Ribociclib picked up his third win in five with a KO over Comeon Hitme early in round three. Kisqali has been par the course so far in his IFC career but remains something of an outlier in the grand scheme of the title picture and with the split in the division makes a big jump up to No.5. If Kisqali can capitalise on this victory with another big win there is every chance he could find himself thrust into a title shot.

Hitme suffers his second loss in a row which has been disappointing to see, especially after his amazing twenty-second first round submission win over highly respected Roman Divac in his debut. Hitme moves down to No.10 in the rankings.

In the heavyweight division, former New Blood fighter “The Monster of Montmartre” Thierry Paulin made a triumphant return to the IFC cage against Fanta Coco winning by TKO late in the first round. Paulin moved to NJMMA after his New Blood contract expired and went on a three fight winning streak that culminated in an unsuccessful title shot. From there, Paulin’s form has been very much hit and miss but it must be said that the quality of his opponents have been A-class.

Paulin moves up to No.12 in the heavyweight rankings whilst Coco drops down to No.9. This loss, his third in five, although again, his losses have been against very tough opposition

Vape Diaz moves up to No.12 in the lightweight rankings with a submission win over Bobby Bianchi.

In the new middleweight division, striker Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva “Lampiao” picks up his third win in a row after a second round TKO win over Hanny Sledgehammer and moves into the rankings at No.9 whilst old school IFC veteran and one time Open Weight champion Steven Kennedy was able to overcome some terrible form of late and picked his seventh submission victory of his career and move into the No.11 spot of the newly formed rankings, though his could change over the coming weeks purely with more fighters moving over.

KO of the Night: Dirk Diggler for his crushing ground and pound win over Lukasz Patryk

Sub of the Night: Steven Kennedy. The former IFC Open Weight champion got back to winning ways with a terrific win over BJJ Brown Belt Bea Mason

Fight of the Night: Ribociclib Kisqali vs. Comeon Hitme. A superb fightback from Kisqali in a fight that Hitme dominated on the ground until the end.

IFC 72 (13th October 2018)

The IFC Lightweight title was on the line once again with defending champion Jax “Punch” Thomas attempting to retain for the forth time. The challenger, Nando Vasquez, had been on an absolute tear previously racking up five wins in a row, including a title eliminator match up against Tony Hibbert.

The fight had all the makings of a classic and Nando Vasquez proved he was up to the task dominating the first round and rocking Thomas at around the two minutes mark. In the second round however, Thomas showed just why he has been able to hold onto the Lightweight title longer than anyone else so far when his devastating punching power was in full effect. 1:37 minutes into the second round, Thomas unleashed a huge uppercut from hell that dropped Vasquez and forced the referee to step in, ended all hopes of championship glory for the Spanish fighter.

A fourth successful title defence for Jax Thomas who now awaits his next challenge but whoever it is, they will surely need to be ready for possibly the hardest hitting 155lb’er in the game. Thirteen wins and thirteen KO victories say that Jax “Punch” Thomas is a bad, bad man.

In the co-main event of the evening, twenty-nine year old IFC veteran Daniel Sainty surprised a good many with a submission victory late in the first round over returning New Blood fighter Xing Pugberg. Pugberg, who spent the majority of his early career in the IFC, moved to NJMMA midway through the year where he managed an unbeaten 5-0 run that saw him capture and hold onto the 135lbs title before his return here. Many expected the younger fighter to continue his run of wins and perhaps challenge for the IFC Lightweight title but so-called journeyman Daniel Sainty had other ideas. The win marked Sainty’s fourth win in a row and with it a move up to the No.4 spot. Sainty has been close to a title shot before but mainly early in his career as recently before this reemergence his form had been quite poor. Can Sainty finally make a push for a title shot or will he trail off once again.

In other fights, Jaxson Wilder and newcomer Tank Ispa battled to a controversial Draw after three rounds of fighting. After looking at the scorecards it would seem that none of the three judges could come close to agreeing who was the rightful winner and so a Draw was declared. Afterwards Tank Ispa’s manager expressed his disdain for the result.

In the heavyweight division, an inconsistent Schmorgen Biscuit managed to get on over Naoise Durnin with a first round submission victory. The win puts Biscuit back into the Top 15 at No. 14 and pushed Durnin just outside which will no doubt disappoint the Irish fighter who not so long ago looked destined for a shot at the title.

Joe Average re-enters the rankings in the Light-Heavy division at No.15 after close fought decision win over Zed Baby!

A tough first fight in the IFC for Oscar Meyer who was on the receiving end of some brutal treatment from Doctor Tennant.

KO of the Night: Vinnie Sixx. Back to winning ways after a six fight losing streak and a big KO over Orgasmic Bliss

Sub of the Night: Schmorgen Biscuit. A good win over heavyweight prospect Naoise Durnin

Fight of the Night: Jax Thomas vs. Nando Vasquez. An exciting fight that ended with a finish after champion Jax Thomas had to overcome a tough first round

[Alfred]

*****Iron Man Fight Club - Breaking News (19th October 2018)*****

Undefeated 205lbs champion Ispa Murhaa has decided to relinquish his title in order to drop down to the new Middleweight (185lbs) division in order to help his manager Ispa Murhapuro become the first to have three different champions across three different IFC divisions.

Ispa Murhapuro already shares the distinction as having had two champions in separate divisions alongside other managers such as Ivan Drago and Pika Choo.

[Cobra7]

 

 

*****Iron Man Fight Club - Breaking News (19th October 2018)*****

Undefeated 205lbs champion Ispa Murhaa has decided to relinquish his title in order to drop down to the new Middleweight (185lbs) division in order to help his manager Ispa Murhapuro become the first to have three different champions across three different IFC divisions.

Ispa Murhapuro already shares the distinction as having had two champions in separate divisions alongside other managers such as Ivan Drago and Pika Choo.

Real news with cobra: android 10 known as the underdog of IFC won his debut match.

 

We caught up with 10 and he had this to say: #feedmemore #whosnext

[Alfred]

Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (21st October 2018)

Lightweight Division (155lbs and Under)

CH (CH) Jax Thomas (13-3, 170lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Abdel Mumu (12-3, 170lbs, W,W,L,W,L)

2 (10) Damen Mayer (16-5, 150lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

3 (2) Klaus Chugman (18-6, 130lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

4 (3) Nando Vasquez (8-2, L,W,W,W,W)

5 (4) Daniel Sainty (15-12, 150lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

6 (7) Dohn Jodson (11-1, 143lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

7 (5) Xing Pugberg (11-5, 130lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

8 (8) Jonathan Davis (11-8, 142lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

9 (14) Evgeni Lomachenko (15-13, 152lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

10 (RE) Miki Viki (15-6, 160lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

11 (NE) Charlie Darwin (8-1, 169lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

12 (6) Tony Hibbert (8-4, 160lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

13 (11) Mike Van Rijn (16-11, 163lbs, L,W,W,L,L)

14 (12) Vape Diaz (9-6, 162lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

15 (9) Soul Shadow (10-7, 163lbs, L,W,L,L,W)

Middleweight Division (185lbs to 156lbs)

Title Vacant

1 (NE) Ispa Murhaa (14-0, 204lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (1) Roman Divac (14-3, 198lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

3 (NE) Luther Jones 24-5, 197lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

4 (NE) Dany Crosby (15-7, 200lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

5 (2) Hallis Mollen (7-1, 190lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

6 (3) Mew Choo (16-6, 191lbs, L,L,W,L,L)

7 (4) Damien OQuinn (14-7, 201lbs, W,L,W,W,L)

8 (5) Terry Bogard (12-10, 179lbs, L,L,L,W,W)

9 (NE) William Ralph Dean (10-5, 198lbs, L,L,L,W,W)

10 (6) Willie Wood (12-3, 180lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

11 (7) Buffalo Marley (13-8-1, 195lbs, W,L,L,D,L)

12 (8) Vincenzo Hall (7-3, 176lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

13 (9) Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (6-2, 193lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

14 (NE) Boss Yonic (14-10-1, 185lbs, W,W,L,L,W)

15 (NE) Iggy Manly (12-7 192lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

Light-Heavyweight Division (205lbs-185lbs)

Title Vacant

1 (2) Arany Dali (13-3, 215lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

2 (4) Terje Warholm (13-6-1, 220lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (1) Light Heavyweight (27-7, 220lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

4 (5) Ribociclib Kisqali (13-6, 220lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

5 (5) Tank Ispa (9-2-1, 220lbs, D,W,W,L,W)

6 (6) Jaxson Wilder (11-4-1, 205lbs, D,W,W,L,W)

7 (8) Mike Megaton (18-8, 225lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

8 (7) Dennis Fischer (14-3, 207lbs, L,W,L,L,W)

9 (10) Comeon Hitme (12-10, 215lbs, L,L,W,W,L)

10 (12) Hen Nessy (7-1, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

11 (11) Chara Zaad (13-11, 210lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

12 (13) Anatoly Gorbachenko (15-8, 221lbs, L,W,L,W,L)

13 (14) Ture Torped (6-1-1, 215lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

14 (NE) Top Heavy (8-5, 212lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

15 (NE) Chong Tay (11-12, 191lbs, W,W,L,L,W)

Heavyweight Division (205lbs and over)

CH (CH) Super Heavyweight (27-4, 280lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

1 (1) Doug Bell (15-4, 253lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

2 (2) Big Murha (12-3, L,W,W,W,W)

3 (5) Thiago Araujo (10-4, 285lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

4 (8) Vincent Lemieux (14-11, 270lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

5 (3) Japa Koniu (12-7, 235lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

6 (13) Naiki Nekele (16-7, 270lbs, W,L,L,W,L)

7 (12) Thierry Paulin (10-6, 240lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

8 (4) Albert Van Rooy (10-8, 256lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

9 (7) Vladimir Impaler (14-6, 275lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

10 (10) Joe Foreman (9-2, 235lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

11 (14) Schmorgen Biscuit (14-9, 230lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

12 (9) Fanta Coco (12-7, 230lbs, L,L,W,L,W)

13 (11) Kenny Tchusuk (8-8, 265lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

14 (6) Francisco Babyara (10-4, 270lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

15 (NE) Diyorbek Nurudinov (10-7, 270lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

**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**

[KalleDerLude]

End of the week review

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IFC MidWeek 43

 

Android Ten beat Tim Greene in a war of attrition on the ground. A guillotine choke, just one second before the bell of the second round, sealed the deal! Had the glass jawed Tim Greene just kept his nerves for one more second, he would have seen a third round. But as it went, it came down to one more loss in the books for Tim Greene, who is on a spirit erasing six fight losing streak. Smells like QFC. For "Red Ribbon army's" Android Ten things are looking up, as he just won his IFC debut, despite an 11 pound disadvantage!

 

An other neck pulverizing second round guillotine was also what Jab Brown had coming his way. Like the first fight of the night, this one was mostly fought on the ground. Even though Jab Brown was pushing for the ground fight, he ended up having the worst of it. Midnight Rider finished him from the ground with another guillotine, that earned him submission of the night honors. It was the fourth submission win for Rider, who came back from a loss in his IFC debut. Jab Brown, who has fought all of his five fights in the IFC (2-3) has yet to see a third round. Or two consecutive wins.

 

The small, chubby Chong "The Star Fish" Tay secured the KO of the night, when he amazingly got his stumpy little legs to the chin of his 40 cm bigger opponent and knocked him the hell out .... in five seconds. Quite embarrassing really. You train, you strategize, you show up, you look into the camera intensely .... and then you get knocked out by a little fat man in five seconds. Which is exactly how it went down. And with “it”, I refer to Niko Diaz, whose jaw has proven itself unworthy of such a last name for the fifth time.

 

The next fight between Feihck Tiote and Conrad Poohs was a lopsided affair, in which Poohs had now answers to the 'rasslin of his opponent from the Ivory Coast. Showing all the futile resistance of a mattress, Poohs got owned on the ground. And in a true bitch move, reminiscent of what we saw in the first fight of the night, Poohs tapped two seconds before the end of the second round. Much to the delight of the audience, which grew a bit tired of a fight that didn't have much to offer in the way of ... you know .... fighting.

 

After the fifth fight, a sneaking suspicion befell me. The fighters in IFC's lightweight division can not read the clock, it seems. Because once again an awkwardly late tap ended a fight. This time due to an armbar. Dominique "Alligator" Bell secured an impressive 17th career win by way of submission. Making him one of the most dangerous stretchers of the division. The man, who did the tapping, was Ignatius Thistlewhite. Four seconds before the end of the first round.

 

The sixth fight had the big boys playing. The mysterious ManOfThe PinkHole (.... Jesus!) versus Diyorbek Nurudinov. PinkHole scored early with several hands, busting his man up in the process. It was not long thereafter, that Nurudinov decided he liked his chances on the ground better. PinkHole was threatening with submissions from the ground, but ultimately it was Nurudinov, who did the decisive damage from half guard. Strikes followed by a big elbow sealed the deal! Which means two out of two in the IFC for the man from Uzbekistan. Making a case for bigger things. PinkHole lost both of his IFC fights so far.

 

Main Card time! Miki "The Viking" Viki was once again victorious in the IFC lightweight division. And again his win came by knockout, making it four out of five in the IFC. He knocked his man Lalama Amana out via head kick in the middle of the first round. The fight was solely contested on the feet with Viki being the more accurate puncher. Lalama Amana has yet to get two consecutive wins in the IFC, so far it has been mixed results for him.

 

The eighth fight of the night was the first one, to even see a third round (and it would remain only one of two to do so). Amazingly enough, it happened between two of the biggest heavyweights of the division. Naiki Nekele would ultimately best Francisco Babyara in the third. Nekele dominated the entire fight with wall and brawl tactics, whereas Babyara was fishing for takedowns far too much, gassing himself out in the process. After much abuse, the latter collapsed to the ground after 2:37 of round 3. A very lopsided ordeal, that handed Babyara only his second loss in his eleventh IFC fight. Former IFC heavyweight champ Nekele manged to come back from two back-to back losses, but will still have to get one or two solid wins, before making it back to title contention.

 

The co-main-event would be the one and only fight to go the distance. It saw Evgeni Lomachenko beat Tony Hibbert in a re-match, that went differently the first time around. Evgeni Lomachenko dominated the first two rounds with top control and a busy ground and pound game. Hibbert manged to come back in the third, though. Getting the better in the stand-up and in the clinch. But it was too little, too late and Evgeni Lomachenko won a unanimous decision. He will face Miki Viki next. A win here, would serve either man very well for getting closer to a number one challenger spot! Tony Hibbert however has lost quite a bit of momentum. He had a great start in IFC, winning his first four consecutively. But two losses in row have slowed his ascent down considerably.

 

The main event saw Ispa Murhaa defend his light heavyweight title for a sixth time! He bested Ivan Drago's Light Heavyweight. Both men had comparable output on the feet, but Murhaa with much more precision, had the better of the challenger. Especially his leg kicks, which he landed with impunity, paid dividends. Light heavyweight tried to force the clinch game. But even on the two occasions, were he manged to get the clinch, little meaningful came of it. In the second, Light Heavyweight was knocked down and not long thereafter a cheeky flying knee send him crashing down on the mat again. This time for good. Ispa Murhaa vacated his title later on, now looking to seek glory at 185.

 

 

 

 

IFC 73

 

 

Former division three TWGC champ Augustine Tupper secured his first IFC win by his favored method. Sitting on his opponent like a bullying big brother and beating him senseless, handing Ono Kuronoa his fourth loss ... in five fights. Maybe this isn't for him. The finish came in 2:21 of the first.

 

Next came an even briefer affair. The two heavyweights Christophe Dupree and Maddox Wood went to work. And even though both men had little output, it was apparently understood between the two, that one limb hitting flush would end things here in a heartbeat. And so it did! When Dupree landed a head kick combination! Wood, after evading the first kick, was hit flush by the second one! A highlight reel knockout, that saw him go down faster than the average gulp of beer.

 

Following that was an other heavyweight bout, that ended up becoming the fight of the night. A tightly and fiercely contested fight, that was exclusively fought on the feet. Maikel Fortuyn got the nod over William Chandler after three rounds. All three judges saw him ahead. But it definitely was a close fight. Fortuyn got busted open early, but luckily the cut didn't turn out to be a fight ender. On the feet, Fortuyn outworked Chandler, who was not far behind. In the second Chandler got the better in several clinch exchanges and arguably won that second round. But in the third, it was again an open standing affair and Fortuyn clearly out-landed his man. It was his second win in a row in the IFC and under new management. Chandler experienced his first loss in the IFC.

 

The next three fights didn't even last one complete round combined. At 205 Boss Yonic made quick work of Joey Diaz, submitting him at 1:35 in the first. Diaz managed to get back to top position, after he was taken down. But Yonic closed guard and not long thereafter, when the guillotine was locked in, there was no escape for Diaz. For Yonic, an IFC staple by now, it was his second consecutive win. A rough welcome for Diaz, who lost his first IFC fight.

 

A similar decisive submission victory was secured by Top Heavy against the criminally undersized Eusebio Zapata, who was outweighed by 40 pounds and outsized by 23 cm, rendering him far too small for the weight class. And it showed quickly, when he was trapped in a Kimura at the 1:31 mark of round number one. Even at lightweight, Zapata would stand to be small man. He really should consider going down.

 

The next fight at 155 would prove to be the shortest of the night, when Charlie Darwin knocked Gunter Schultz out with strikes. It just took 38 seconds. Once again Schultz's suspect jaw caught up to him. Six of his seven career losses have come by way of KO. Darwin managed to win his third ever IFC fight as well, continuing what is looking to become a way up the rankings.

 

The main card started with Dohn "Houdini" Jodson beating Soul Shadow deep in the third. Jodson outworked Shadow, wherever the contest was taking place and the KO after a punch in the third was as much a result of accumulative damage as it was of a fading opponent. Shadow was also very badly cut at this point. A decisive win for Jodson, who is riding a comfort boosting seven fight win streak and is becoming one of the contenders in the division. He also got acknowledged the KO of the night after receiving fight of the night honors in his outing before.

 

The next fight was a heavyweight contest and was done after 1:55 of round 1. Thiago Araujo with a most dominant submission win over Albert Van Rooy. Araujo landed an early takedown on his second consecutive attempt. And as soon as ass came to mat, Albert Van Rooy was done. He managed to hang on for dear live for close to two minutes, but eventually got caught in a painful looking Kimura, which earned Araujo submission of the night honors. Two first round submission wins for Araujo so far in IFC! Other heavyweights are on notice! Especially after Araujo did this two a respected IFC veteran in Albert Van Rooy!

 

The co main event ended two seconds before the end of the first round. It was a TKO due to a cut but might as well have been a regular TKO, for Japa Koniu had absolutely nothing on Doug Bell, who was raining down terror with impunity! A ghoulish looking cut widened, as the punishment went on unchecked and Koniu, actually the much bigger man of the two, was taken out of this fight by uncle doctor. For Japa Koniu it was the third loss because of a cut, accounting for half of his career losses so far. Doug Bell, who went the distance with current heavyweight Champion Super Heavyweight in his first ever IFC fight, has now strung together three in a row and established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the IFC's heavyweight rankings.

 

The main event was contested between Klaus Chugman and Damen Mayer at 155. The two experienced competitors engaged in a grappling engagement, that mostly played out on the floor. Both men were looking to work their submissions, but found the other one to be too capable, to let himself be caught. Damen Mayer won the fight due to a more efficient positioning on the ground, slicker transitions and because he scored the two takedowns of the fight. A wrestling and BJJ heavy affair, that had the Joe Rogans of this world in excitement. But the more casual fans were of course, as usual, ignorant buffoons and had no appreciation. For Chugman, who was a former champion at 155 in the IFC, this loss continues a bumpy hot and cold ride for him. Damen Mayer however won his second IFC bout in a row, making him go 2-2 in the organization.

[Alfred]

Absolutely fantastic stuff mate!

[Hello301]

Agreed, loving the reviews. My fighter Fortuyn is offended that you didn't mention his opponent only winning the second round in large part, because of two low blows in a 30 second span in the first round. He just wasn't the same after those two shots otherwise he definitely would have finished the cheating pansy.

[Cobra7]

Android 10 had this to say:

 

*beep beep* great review *beep beep* #whosnext #feedmemore

[KalleDerLude]

IFC Midweek 44 Report

 

 

This edition of IFC Midweek was off to a dynamic start, with the first fight bringing forth the submission of the night and the second one resulting in the KO of the night. The first bout ended in heartbreak, as Papa John found himself in a guillotine choke by his adversary, Ethan Sheehy. Papa John tried to resist it, but it was nap-time …. one second before the end of the first! The trend of insanely late submissions (albeit a technical one this time around) continues at 155.

 

There was nothing close however about the result of the second fight (also at 155). The pragmatically named Hawaiian Kickboxer knocked out Dave Brooksbank in under a minute, making a successful transition to MMA. Dave Brooksbank suffered his fourth straight loss. At this point, he has become a bit of an abused mascot in IFC. Having been around since IFC 1 (absolving all his pro fights in IFC), Booksbank is a severely damaged man. He went a humbling 8-17, having been knocked out a whooping 15 times! It was reported that the confused Brooksbank had left the arena afterwards and was found holding an imagined press conference at a nearby McDonalds. Luckily a veterinarian with a dart gun was available to diffuse a potentially dangerous situation.

 

The next bout took place at light heavyweight. A weight class not overshadowed anymore by the incredibly dominant Ispa Murhaa, who went down to 185. The race is on to make a case for future contenders! A closely contested bout, mostly on the feet, saw just that. Going the distance, Hennig Muller ultimately prevailed versus Yen Askren, landing just a bit more and winning the fight. Mostly on a small margin in volume. Askren has yet to find prolonged success in the IFC, having lost four of is five bouts. Muller however, has turned things around. After having been a known loser in the IFC, he now won five out of his last six and is starting to cover some ground!

 

The next undercard fight at heavyweight ended early, for it turned into a blood bath, that was a bit too 1993 for the doctor’s taste. The two former journeyman kick boxers and now MMA fighters, Gilberto Chamba and Dunder Mifflin, fought each other. Sticking to their preferred M.O., Chamba forced a nasty clinch game on Mifflin, who ate several big elbows and dirty boxing to the head, busting an early cut open wider and wider. Wearing a crimson mask, Mifflin turned into a sight, that made the Doctor stop this affair before the four minute mark of the first round.

 

The next fight at 205, just like the first one, went the distance. But other than the earlier fight, this one wasn’t close at all. Buffalo Marley beat James Gregor soundly, winning all three rounds and the second one even with a dominant 10:8 score. While the fight was even on the feet, whenever Marley could enforce the clinch game, which he manged to do for major stretches of the fight, it was one-way-traffic only. This secured Marley his second consecutive win after a lackluster start in the IFC. If he can continue on this way, things will be looking up for him soon.

 

The undercard was finished off by a fight between two heavyweights. Kenny Tchusuk managed to come out on top in his IFC debut and getting back a winning record. He did so against one of the IFCs biggest glass cannons, Bob Snapp. After a wild first round, that had both guys give and take and left them busted open, lightning struck only 10 seconds into the second round. After a swarming combination of hooks by Tchusuk Snapp went down, going into his patented fetus position.

 

The first fight on the main card saw once again a stoppage due to a cut in the first. And again it happened at heavyweight. The towering Justin Case (a man of over 2,20 meters size!) managed to somehow let himself be overwhelmed by a really small heavyweight in Jack Dawson, who is of 170 cm height and nearly as wide as he is tall. But somehow Case ended up having the snot beaten out of him in a Thai Clinch, that nearly forced him on his knees. In an ironic twist of events, he ended up saving some face by way of having same busted wide open. Which now gives him a technical excuse. Literally! Imagine you are wrestling with you smaller brother and all of a sudden the little shit powerbombs your ass! That essentially happened here! And Justin Case walked away wit a bad boo-boo on his face.

 

Next was CM Yaj vs. Jonathan Davis at lightweight. Davis coasted to a decision victory. The fight was a pure standing affair. No clinches or ground fights whatsoever. And Davis out-landed Yaj badly with an over 8:1 hit ratio. Yaj was no match whatsoever for Davis, who somehow wasn’t even awarded a single 10:8 round in a fight, in which he clearly called and landed the shots at his own leisure. Weird judging aside, Davis continues to amaze and to blossom under new guidance. Ever since having been picked up by manager Eric Leonard, Jonathan Davis has won seven out of eight. His only loss being the result of a very close split decision. He is now enjoying a four fight win streak and is only one or two wins away from becoming a tough-to-deny title contender!

 

The co-main event raised further question marks over the future of a fighter, who used to be one of IFC’s finest. Mew Choo suffered a third consecutive loss. This time around at the hands (or feet rather) of Dennis Fischer. In a pure striking contest, Choo was the busier fighter, being aggressive and with much more output than Fischer. But Fischer countered that with an educated kicking game, landing frequently with low kicks, only to set up a more dangerous weapon of his: powerful kicks to the head and the body. The first stern warning came early in the first round, when Choo found himself floored after a head kick landed. When the same happened in the second, Chew went down and was immediately saved by the ref. Rightfully so. Choo is not the fighter anymore he used to be. Ever since going down to 205, he is nowhere near as dominant as was at heavyeight. But weight cutting cannot be the issue, since Choo is even undersized as a light heavyweight. One has to wonder, if making a career out of playing with the bigger boys (up to 265+) has caught up with him. Fischer, a decorated kick boxer, has landed himself a big win here and with one more victory might live up to be regarded as the contender, that hew fancied to be from day on here in the IFC.

 

The main event was to determine an opponent for Ispa Murhaa. The first ever IFC 185 gold will be on the line in this one. Looking to make a bid to be the significant other in that bout were Roman Divac and Danny Crosby. This fight was contested at 205. And it wouldn’t take long. A wild fight saw both men go toe to toe. Neither one did want to leave this in the hands of the judges. Divac was cut early but fought back with authority. Both men were struggling to impose their will on the other. But not long after the one minute mark, Crosby landed a combination that knocked Divac down. Divac regained his footing, after Crosby was hesitant to go to the floor with him and manged to apparently regain his wits. But just after Divac had shaken the cobwebs and even managed to land a right, that busted Crosby open, Crosby immediately retaliated with an overhand right that sent Divac back to the floor. This time Crosby would not remain hesitant. He finished Divac with strikes to the ground, securing himself a spot in IFC’s first ever fight for it’s all new 185 crown. It has to be said, though: Despite being on a three fight winning streak and boasting a whopping 100% KO-ratio (all 16 wins by KO), Danny Crosby stands to be a massive underdog against Ispa Murhaa, who has never tasted defeat so far.

[Cobra7]

All fear the midget bruiser jack dawson

 

He is a rising star and even perennial powerhouse android 17 has acknowledged Dawson's immediate success.

 

Dawson had this to say after his last fight: I have been fighting for the IFC since I was 18 years old and now it is my time to claim what is rightfully mine and that is the belt.

[Alfred]

Iron Man Fight Club - Official Rankings (28th October 2018)

Lightweight Division (155lbs and Under)

CH (CH) Jax Thomas (13-3, 170lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

1 (1) Abdel Mumu (12-3, 170lbs, W,W,L,W,L)

2 (2) Damen Mayer (16-5, 150lbs, W,W,L,L,L)

3 (3) Klaus Chugman (18-6, 130lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

4 (4) Nando Vasquez (8-2, L,W,W,W,W)

5 (5) Daniel Sainty (15-12, 150lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

6 (6) Dohn Jodson (11-1, 143lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

7 (8) Jonathan Davis (12-8, 142lbs, W,W,W,W,L,)

8 (9) Evgeni Lomachenko (15-13, 152lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

9 (7) Xing Pugberg (11-5, 130lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

10 (11) Charlie Darwin (8-1, 169lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

11 (NE) Vlad Black (7-6, 165lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

12 (10) Miki Viki (15-6, 160lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

13 (NE) Derek Vinyard (12-3, 145lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

14 (12) Tony Hibbert (8-4, 160lbs, L,L,W,W,W)

15 (NE) Corey Clark (9-3, W,W,L,L,W)

Middleweight Division (185lbs to 156lbs)

Title Vacant

1 (1) Ispa Murhaa (14-0, 204lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

2 (4) Dany Crosby (16-7, 200lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

3 (NE) Jeff Mma (14-3, 190lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

4 (3) Luther Jones 24-5, 197lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

5 (5) Hallis Mollen (7-1, 190lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

6 (2) Roman Divac (14-4, 198lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

7 (11) Buffalo Marley (14-8-1, 195lbs, W,W,L,L,D)

8 (6) Mew Choo (16-6, 191lbs, L,L,W,L,L)

9 (9) William Ralph Dean (11-5, 198lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

10 (15) Iggy Manly (12-7 192lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

11 (NE) Hennig Muller (7-7, 184lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

12 (12) Vincenzo Hall (7-3, 176lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

13 (13) Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (6-2, 193lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

14 (7) Damien OQuinn (14-8, 201lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

15 (10) Willie Wood (12-3, 180lbs, W,L,L,L,W)

Light-Heavyweight Division (205lbs-185lbs)

Title Vacant

1 (1) Arany Dali (13-3, 215lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

2 (2) Terje Warholm (13-6-1, 220lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

3 (3) Light Heavyweight (27-7, 220lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

4 (NE) Mikhail Orlov (11-2, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

5 (4) Ribociclib Kisqali (13-6, 220lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

6 (5) Tank Ispa (9-2-1, 220lbs, D,W,W,L,W)

7 (8) Dennis Fischer (15-3, 207lbs, W,L,W,L,L)

8 (6) Jaxson Wilder (11-4-1, 205lbs, D,W,W,L,W)

9 (7) Mike Megaton (18-8, 225lbs, W,L,L,W,W)

10 (9) Comeon Hitme (12-10, 215lbs, L,L,W,W,L)

11 (10) Hen Nessy (7-1, 205lbs, W,W,W,W,W)

12 (13) Ture Torped (7-1-1, 215lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

13 (11) Chara Zaad (13-11, 210lbs, L,W,W,W,W)

14 (14) Top Heavy (8-5, 212lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

15 (12) Anatoly Gorbachenko (15-8, 221lbs, L,W,L,W,L)

Heavyweight Division (205lbs and over)

CH (CH) Super Heavyweight (27-4, 280lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

1 (1) Doug Bell (15-4, 253lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

2 (2) Big Murha (12-3, L,W,W,W,W)

3 (3) Thiago Araujo (10-4, 285lbs, W,W,L,W,W)

4 (4) Vincent Lemieux (15-11, 270lbs, W,W,W,W,L)

5 (13) Kenny Tchusuk (9-8, 265lbs, W,W,W,L,L)

6 (9) Vladimir Impaler (15-6, 275lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

7 (5) Japa Koniu (12-7, 235lbs, L,W,W,L,W)

8 (6) Naiki Nekele (16-7, 270lbs, W,L,L,W,L)

9 (RE) Jack Dawson (12-7, 270lbs, W,W,W,L,W)

10 (11) Schmorgen Biscuit (14-9, 230lbs, W,L,W,L,W)

11 (7) Thierry Paulin (10-7, 240lbs, L,W,L,L,L)

12 (12) Fanta Coco (12-7, 230lbs, L,L,W,L,W)

13 (NE) Mike Murhaa (7-3, 292lbs, W,L,W,W,W)

14 (14) Francisco Babyara (10-4, 270lbs, L,W,W,W,L)

15 (10) Joe Foreman (9-3, 235lbs, L,W,L,W,W)

**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**

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IFC 74 Report

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Undercard

The first Match of the evening culminated in the submission of the night, as IFC debuting super heavyweight Sanderlei Bitetti caught Hixon Pierre in a guillotine choke towards the end of the first. 20 seconds before the bell, lights went out for Pierre, who ended up with a losing a record whereas Bitettei evened his out towards an indifferent 5-5. Pierre was holding his own on the feet but was quickly overwhelmed, as soon as the fight went to the mat.

The next fight was contested at lightweight and saw the other submission of the evening. This time by way of a triangle. Ritchie Souza put away Long Thai in the second. For Thai it was his second consecutive loss. He currently is sitting at 4-8 with all of his fights having taken place in IFC. So it is back to square one for him. Again. Souza on the other hand has a journeyman record of 11-9 now and manged to come back from a loss, which he suffered in his IFC debut.

Following next was an other match at lightweight, where Joey Karate knocked out One Fortytwo in 03:43 of the first. The morbidly thin Fortytwo, who looks like a Slender Man stunt double, was overwhelmed in the clinch, where Joe Karate, who is surprisingly light for such a fat man, put a number on Fortytwo with his elbows and dirty boxing. In doing so, Karate maintained a 9-0 winning streak, being still unbeaten in MMA. One Fortytwo, who is an IFC exclusive journeyman, is pretty much a glass cannon, having yet to see a third round, despite his career encompassing 16 fights by now (7-9).

The fourth fight of the night also turned out to be the fastest, for it was cut short by the knockout of the night, when General Snus decked Alexander Porto in just 47 seconds. This is what happens, when a glass jaw runs into a forty pound weight disadvantage. This was the fifth loss within the last six fights for Porto, who is looking like damaged goods at this point.

The undercard was topped of by a fight between two super heavyweights and went the distance. Wild Turkey beat Patrick Thompson in a closely contested bout. Turkey was little bit sharper with his striking and outlanded Thompson. Especially because the latter was too one-track-minded and was chasing for clinches all night long. It was Turkey’s fourth win out of five fights in the IFC and he is closing in towards main event contention. After having been a solid competitor for the IFC, Thompson is currently dragging himself through a four fight losing streak and needs to bounce back soon.

Main Card

The first fight on the main card saw the successful IFC debut of lightweight Vlad Black. He went the distance with Vape Diaz, winning every round in the process. Black was the far more accurate striker and Diaz found himself outgunned. Despite his efforts, Diaz failed to bring the fight to the ground, wasting much energy in the process. For Black this victory constituted the third win in a row, whereas Diaz continues to have mixed results (3-3 in IFC).

Next was the fight of the night between Android Seventeen and Mike Murhaa. These two super heavyweights were going blow for blow, with seventeen landing the bigger shots in the earlier going of the fight, rocking Murhaa in the process. But whenever the fight went into the clinch, it was Murhaa’s wheelhouse. Ultimately Murhaa wore Seventeen down to the point, where he could score a knockout in round number three. Murhaa got the W and got back into the win column after suffering his first IFC loss before this fight. Seventeen proved once again that he is an all action fighter. In 30 fights he never went the distance!

The next fight at 205 brought a clear victory for William Ralph Dean over Terry Bogard. Dean outstruck Bogard wherever the fight went and secured an indisputable decision win. This allowed Dean to leave a three fight losing streak behind him whereas Bogard has extended his to four losses. He hasn’t been quite the same ever since his loss to Ispa Murhaa, which was the first loss in said losing streak and a bid for the title. Right now however, title contention is an elusive prospect for Terry Bogard.

The co-main event came to a hold early, when the referee stopped it due to a cut at the end of the first. Joe Foreman was busted open too badly to let the fight go on. And realistically spoken it was an act of mercy anyway. For Joe Forman got lit up by Vincent Lemieux really bad. There is little doubt that he would have been knocked out anyway if the fight would have went on. For Lemieux is a man with a 100% KO ratio for a reason. After having suffered through a string of bad results, this was Lemieux’ fourth straight victory, ranking him among the contenders of the division.

The main event was a fist fight at 265+ between Thierry Paulin and Vlad Impaler. Paulin had sporadic success with a few kicks but ended up being badly outgunned by Impaler, who clearly threw much more volume and landed much more on top of that. Accumulative damage had Paulin rocked late in the third, but he hang in there to see the final bell. The win unsurprisingly went to Impaler, who won this 100% striking exchange with his hands alone, turning this into more of a shoot boxing performance. He will now meet the aforementioned Vincent Lemieux. The victor of this one should no doubt end up in a great spot to challenge for the title.

[Alfred]

Nice one mate. Thank you