Sentences with phrase «championship bouts»

Each installment of the series has basically revolved around the hype leading to a riveting championship bout between a veritable David and Goliath.

Braun Strowman is also without a partner for his Raw tag team championship bout.

Jimmy McCarter, who beat Liston in an AAU championship bout, later stood up to him defiantly in training camp.

Jim won NCAA titles in 1985 and 1986, and defeated two - time Olympic gold medalist John Smith — now the wrestling coach at Oklahoma State University — twice in the NCAA tournament, including their legendary championship bout in 1985.

Nakamura had a poor start to his WWE career thanks to some strange decisions for feuds and how those feuds went, but he's begun to look like the superstar he was presented as when he arrived stateside, and Nak vs. his old rival from New Japan Wrestling should make for a serious championship bout at Mania.

# 44 Dave Tiberi NEW CASTLE Ranked middleweight lost controversial split decision to James Toney in 1992 IBF middleweight championship bout that resulted in U.S. Senate boxing investigation.

Friday morning, the UFC announced the much anticipated, championship bout between the «Tazmexican Devil,» and prolific Demetrius Johnson was indeed canceled, the supposed culprit being — viral illness.

Less than a minute into the championship bout he was on the verge of a knockout: his own.

You get the feeling you are broadcasting a preliminary fight with no championship bout to follow.

Simple, sure, but that can work when it comes to championship bouts.

Furthermore, there are more interesting fights to be made in MMA than just the championship bouts.

Despite their perfect record, the Matadors would be unquestioned underdogs in a championship bout against the Dragons — the No. 6 - ranked team in the state as of Feb. 14.

Over DePaula's floundering form last week he made it 25 KOs, though this last one was only technically a knockout, made mandatory by the New York boxing commission rule that, even in a championship bout, after three knockdowns in a round a fighter is automatically disqualified, supposedly to prevent serious injury.

Iaquinta didn't make the weight for a championship bout, its clear cut, 155.0 is the limit.

While this was a clear cooldown match between championship bouts, it did continue the recent trend of Rowan looking like a capable wrestler, and his character work earlier in the evening frightening the Kickoff Show commentator panel was a highlight.

Real Steel (PG - 13 for violence, intense action and brief profanity) Futuristic sci - fi about a washed - up boxer - turned - fight promoter (Hugh Jackman) who, with the help of the young son he never knew (Dakota Goyo), trains a robot for a rock «em - sock «em championship bout.

Naturally, the movie has to end with a championship bout of winner - take - all boxing.

Braddock ultimately makes his way back into the ring and a championship bout with heavyweight champ Max Baer.

Somehow director Shawn Levy, leaving the familiar waters of high - concept comedy for family drama set against a vaguely futuristic backdrop of robot action from the dregs of fleapits to the main event of a championship bout, makes it all work as a satisfying experience.

The coverage reminded me of the well - orchestrated pre-fight hype of a heavyweight championship bout — a match ultimately memorable not for the dramatic or unexpected outcome but for the staged antics at the weigh - in or the endless jawboning from both camps.

Can you get a few KOs while you punch and block your way towards the championship bout?

The game also has a great career mode where you create a boxer and take him through the ringer, fighting in empty bingo halls and honing his skills en route to a championship bout against Holyfield himself.

Organize exhibition matches, tournaments, leagues, championship bouts and battle royals with players from around the world.

In Super Smash Bros., his fighting style would reflect the quick dodges and fleet - footedness that let such a small fellow win the championship bout.