Moosin: God of Martial Arts
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Moosin: God of Martial Arts was a MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held on May 21, 2010 in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....

 at the DCU Center
DCU Center
The DCU Center is an indoor arena and convention center complex, located in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts....

. The event was promoted by Corey Fischer and Eric "Butterbean" Esch
Eric Esch
Eric Scott Esch is an American heavyweight boxer, kick-boxer, professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist commonly referred to as Butterbean....

 in association with the Korean promotion Moosin. The main event featured Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
Timothy Deane Sylvia is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion. He trains as a member of the Miletich Fighting Systems camp and is part of their MFSE group...

 taking on Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...

 in a super heavyweight
Super Heavyweight (MMA)
The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts has no weight limit but generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lb .Across Europe and Asia, there are numerous promotions that feature open-weight competitions that can qualify as super heavyweight bouts.One such example is in Japan,...

 bout.

Background

Main event fighter Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...

 competed two weeks prior to the event at KSW XIII
KSW XIII
KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:...

.

The promotion has also matched up female fighters Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in BodogFight.She was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion...

 and Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi is an American female mixed martial artist.-Biography:Modafferi's training began in taekwondo as a teenager in Pennsylvania, moving on to Mark Lawler's Kenpō Karate two years later. Full of confidence, she then began attending the Dalton Judo Club in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...

 in a 130-pound catchweight bout. After a small period of ambiguity, Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

 gave clearance for Modafferi to fight on the card.

Travis Wiuff
Travis Wiuff
Travis Wiuff is a mixed martial arts fighter born in Minnesota, United States. He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions...

 was scheduled to face Mu Bae Choi at the event, however Choi was dropped from the roster due to a medical problem (Choi dropped out before from Dynamite USA! due to the same problem). Josh Barnes agreed to face Wiuff at the event.

Results

  • Super Heavyweight bout:   Tim Sylvia
    Tim Sylvia
    Timothy Deane Sylvia is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion. He trains as a member of the Miletich Fighting Systems camp and is part of their MFSE group...

     vs.   Mariusz Pudzianowski
    Mariusz Pudzianowski
    Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...

Sylvia defeated Pudzianowski via Submission (Punches) at 1:43 of round 2
  • Heavyweight bout:   Josh Barnes vs.   Travis Wiuff
    Travis Wiuff
    Travis Wiuff is a mixed martial arts fighter born in Minnesota, United States. He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions...

Wiuff defeated Barnes via KO (Punches) at 0:34 of round 1
  • Middleweight bout:   Travis Lutter
    Travis Lutter
    Travis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...

     vs.   Rafael Natal
    Rafael Natal
    Not to be confused with Rafael NadalRafael Natal is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division...

Natal defeated Lutter via KO (Punches) at 4:12 of round 1
  • Lightweight bout:   Yves Edwards
    Yves Edwards
    |-| Win| align="center" | 41-17-1| Rafaello Oliveira| TKO | UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson| | align="center" | 2| align="center" | 2:44| Washington, D.C||-| Loss| align="center" | 40-17-1| Sam Stout| KO...

     vs.   Mike Campbell
    Mike Campbell (fighter)
    Michael "The Beast" Campbell is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is most known for his success at New England local shows such as WCF as well as appearing on an episode of the Tapout Show....

Campbell defeated Edwards via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29–28, 29–28)
  • Women's (130 lbs) bout:   Tara LaRosa
    Tara LaRosa
    Tara LaRosa is an American mixed martial artist who previously fought in BodogFight.She was the first and final BodogFight Women's Bantamweight Champion...

     vs.   Roxanne Modafferi
    Roxanne Modafferi
    Roxanne Modafferi is an American female mixed martial artist.-Biography:Modafferi's training began in taekwondo as a teenager in Pennsylvania, moving on to Mark Lawler's Kenpō Karate two years later. Full of confidence, she then began attending the Dalton Judo Club in Pittsfield, Massachusetts...

Modafferi defeated LaRosa via Split Decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28).
  • Light Heavyweight bout:   Kim Ho Jin vs.   Lukasz Jurkowski
    Lukasz Jurkowski
    Lukasz Jurkowski is a Polish former mixed martial artist. He comes from a Taekwondo ITF background, holding a 1st dan. He has fought for the Polish promotion KSW for most of his career and is the first KSW Tournament Champion...

Jurkowski defeated Kim Ho Jin via TKO (Punches) at 2:22 of round 1
  • Welterweight bout:   Ralph Johnson vs.   Forrest Petz
    Forrest Petz
    Forrest Petz is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Petz is a Ultimate Fighting Championships veteran formerly competing in their welterweight division...

Petz defeated Johnson via Unanimous Decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
  • Welterweight bout:   Matt Lee vs.   Brett Oteri
Lee defeated Oteri via KO (Punches) at 1:46 of round 2.
  • Middleweight bout:   Frederic Belleton vs.   Anthony Lapsley
    Anthony Lapsley
    Anthony Lapsley is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Background:Lapsley is a former Indiana State Wrestling Champion and a father of eight children....

Lapsley defeated Belleton via Submission (Kneebar) at 0:59 of round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout:   Paul Barry vs.   Stipe Miocic
    Stipe Miocic
    Stipe Miocic is a American professional mixed martial arts fighter of Croatian descent. He is currently under contract with the UFC.-Background:...

Miocic defeated Barry via TKO (Punches) at 1:32 of round 2.
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