GAMMA - Heading for the top of the world!

[joehelmer]

Before WMMA 3 I had no experience with this series of games, but I have played EWR, TEW2005 and TEW2010. So when I read that Adam was going to release a new version of WMMA I decided to try the WMMA2 demo and thought it was good. And when the demo for WMMA3 was released I was hooked and decided to buy the full game when it was released.

Now it’s time for my first ever WMMA dynasty here on GDS, I will play as GAMMA.

I've decided to get some new fighters and a PPV deal before my first show.

 

Here are the top 5 in my five weight classes:

 

Lightweight:

1. Sean Morrison GAMMA Lightweight Champion

2. Brandon Sugar

3. Truck Gleeson

4. Beau Gorshin

5. Bruce Stevens

 

 

Welterweight:

1. Julio Regueiro GAMMA Welterweight Champion

2. Nathan Chambers

3. Rufus Stephens

4. Josh Aldarisio

5. Darin Blood

 

Middleweight:

1. Matthew Dean GAMMA Middleweight Champion

2. Dexter Darling

3. Neil Napier

4. Maarten De Vries

5. Stuart Strange

 

Light Heavyweight:

1. Linfield Ballard

2. Spencer Rubenstein GAMMA Light Heavyweight Champion

3. Junior Patinkin

4. Marlon John

5. Anthony LeToussier

 

Heavyweight:

1. James Foster GAMMA Heavyweight Champion

2. Tim Boyer

3. Raul Hughes

4. Jeff Carlton

5. Tony McCall

[joehelmer]

I've now got the signings and the new PPV deal.

 

Here's GAMMA's additions in January:

 

Delroy Rhodes

Ethan Sutton

Tony Legg

Jerry Bogdonovich

Logan Bluffer

Sahan Ozbek

Zac Bacall

Cyril Kamoze

Frankie Geddon

Manoel Cabral

Makhak Kirakosyan

Chuck Dooley

Fletcher Merman

Russel McPhee

Callum Henson

Alex Cole

Guillermo Morales

Wilson Franklyn

Sly Twinge

Norman Pike

Stan Blackheart

Christopher Sharp

Jiroemon Hasegawa

William Harrison

Malcolm O'Hearn

Khru Duangjan

Sam Hoynes

Toby Sorkin

Rupert Dreck

Julio Gutierrez

Louis De La Torre

 

It wasn't my plan to sign so many new fighters, but after I checked out the results of the local events I signed Harrison, O'Hearn, Hoynes, Gutierrez and De La Torre.

Most of these are younger fighters who might a bright future in MMA and I hope they will help me achieve my goal to outrun Alpha-1.

And then there's some older veterans which I think still put on good fights and maybe also be good opponents for the younger guys.

 

And here's the card for GAMMA 22: Rubenstein vs. Ballard:

 

GAMMA 22: Rubenstein vs. Ballard

 

Main Event:

GAMMA Light Heavyweight Title: GAMMA Light Heavyweight Champion Spencer Rubenstein vs. Linfield Ballard

 

Co-Main Event:

Jack Cobblepot vs. Tank Manu'a

 

Undercard:

Bobby Brubaker vs. Yevgeni Sipatov

Buddy Garner vs. Mac Fuller

Benny Danare vs. Nicholas Bretton

 

Preliminary card:

Ian Linderman vs. Manoel Cabral

Chuck Dooley vs. Frank Sheedy

Delroy Rhodes vs. Peter Bracewell

 

Prediction card:

GAMMA Light Heavywegiht title: Spencer Rubenstein vs. Linfield Ballard

Jack Cobblepot vs. Tank Manu'a

Bobby Brubaker vs. Yevgeni Sipatov

Buddy Garner vs. Mac Fuller

Benny Danare vs. Nicholas Bretton

Ian Linderman vs. Manoel Cabral

Chuck Dooley vs. Frank Sheedy

Delroy Rhodes vs. Peter Bracewell

[joehelmer]

I'm doing the write up for the show so if someone wants to predict the fights now would be good timing to do so.

[damonster]

GAMMA Light Heavywegiht title: Spencer Rubenstein vs. Linfield Ballard

Jack Cobblepot vs. Tank Manu'a

Bobby Brubaker vs. Yevgeni Sipatov

Buddy Garner vs. Mac Fuller

Benny Danare vs. Nicholas Bretton

Ian Linderman vs. Manoel Cabral

Chuck Dooley vs. Frank Sheedy

Delroy Rhodes vs. Peter Bracewel

[joehelmer]

GAMMA presents GAMMA 22: Rubenstein vs. Ballard, Saturday week 2 February.

Preliminary bouts:

 

GAMMA Welterweight division

'The Fight Night Delight' Delroy Rhodes (6-0) vs. 'Iron Jaw' Peter Bracewell (20-7)

Official Result: 'The Fight Night Delight' Delroy Rhodes defeats 'Iron Jaw' Peter Bracewell by Split Decision in 5:00 of round 3.

 

GAMMA Heavyweight division

Chuck 'The Laughing Man' Dooley (3-0) vs. Frank 'The Baby Bull' Sheedy (20-9)

Official result: Chuck 'The Laughing Man' Dooley defeats Frank 'The Baby Bull' Sheedy by TKO (Strikes) in 2:53 of round 2.

 

GAMMA Lightweight division

'The Colorado Cobra' Ian Linderman (7-1) vs. Manoel 'Colagem' Cabral (3-0)

Official result: Manoel 'Colagem' Cabral defeats 'The Colorado Cobra' Ian Linderman by submission (Armbar) in 3:09 of round 2.

 

Main card bouts:

 

GAMMA Lightweight division

Benny 'The Jet' Danare (8-0) vs. 'The Blonde Bomber' Nicholas Bretton (10-3)

 

Tale of the Tape:

Canada Born Canada

24 Age 24

5'10'' Height 5'6''

159 Weight 159

70'' Reach 67''

 

Round 1

 

Bretton feints rushing in, but withdraws. Bretton comes in closer, looking to wrestle with Danare. Danare seems happy to grapple with Bretton. Danare attempts to wrestle Bretton to the ground. Bretton blocks the takedown attempt and takes control of the grapple. Bretton tries to wrestle Danare backward and up against the cage. Danare ends up backed against the cage. Bretton tries to foot stomp Danare, but he puts himself off balance and gets turned around against the cage. Danare tries to take Bretton down. Danare doesn't get the takedown, Bretton instead wrestles his way into controlling the grapple. Bretton breaks the grapple and prepares to launch some strikes at Danare. Using head movement to slip past a left jab, Bretton hits a clean left jab. We are now at the halfway point of the round. Danare slips past a jab and scores with a crisp left jab. Bretton covers up to take several right hands. Danare slips past a jab and scores with a series of quick jabs. Bretton shows good head movement to avoid getting caught with a jab. Bretton looks like he might be trying to get in close and wrestle with Danare. Danare moves in too, and they start to grapple. Using his wrestling skills, Bretton is trying to push Danare up against the cage. Bretton can't do it though, and Danare gets a more dominant position in the grapple instead. The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left. Danare is trying to muscle Bretton up against the cage. Danare achieves it, pinning Bretton to the cage. With the cage trapping Bretton, Danare looks to try and take him down. The takedown is completed, Danare gets side control from it. Danare punches down at Bretton, but they are easily taken on the gloves.

 

Round 2

 

Bretton drops his shoulder and feints to step in, but Danare isn't buying it. Danare isn't drawn in by Bretton feinting to his left. Danare steps back to avoid a left jab. Bretton is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket. Danare seems happy to engage with Bretton in the pocket. Danare uses head movement to dodge a jab, and counters with a nice jab. A left jab misses, giving Bretton the chance to hit back with a left jab to the cheek. Using head movement, Bretton slips past a left jab and counters with a stinging jab. Danare shows good head movement to avoid getting caught with a jab. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. Stepping back, Bretton creates a bit of distance. Danare is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket. Danare is in the pocket, ready to attack Bretton. Bretton dodges a jab, and fires back with a sharp kick to the shin. Using good head movement, Bretton slips past a punch and hits a clean punch. Bretton dodges a jab, and fires back with a solid left jab. Slipping past a flurry of punches, Bretton counters with a crisp left. There's under a minute left in this round. Bretton throws a left jab but Danare uses good head movement to make sure it slips by. Danare uses head movement to dodge a jab, and counters with a sequence of quick punches. Bretton shows good head movement to avoid getting caught with a jab. The time runs out on round two.

 

Round 3

 

Danare slips out of the way of a jab. Bretton darts in, feints a jab, darts back out. Danare slips out of the way of a jab. Bretton slips past a left jab and counters with a stinging left jab. A left jab misses and Bretton strikes back with a clean jab. Bretton waits for a flurry of punches to stop, then hits a crisp jab. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. Danare looks like he wants to stand in the pocket and strike with Bretton. Danare can't close the distance, Bretton keeps him away with strikes. A left hand misses, allowing Danare to counter with a crisp jab. Bretton avoids a flurry of rights and lefts and hits a left jab to the cheek. Bretton misses with an attempted right hook to the body. Danare quickly gets in closer, looking to attack. There's under a minute left in this round. Bretton slips past a left jab and counters with a crisp left hand punch. Bretton keeps out of range, assessing the situation. Danare steps in to put some pressure on. The time expires on round three, and that is the end of the fight.

 

 

Official Result: 'The Blonde Bomber' Nicholas Bretton defeats Benny 'The Jet' Danare by Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3.

 

GAMMA Middleweight division

Buddy Garner (13-0) vs. 'The Mean Machine' Mac Fuller (32-8)

 

Tale of the Tape:

 

27 Age 35

5'10'' Height 6'1''

189 Weight 194

72'' Reach 75''

 

Round 1

 

Garner slips past a barrage of big punches and fires back with a jab. Fuller counters a right kick to the legs with a stinging left jab. Fuller avoids a quick jab and hits a barrage of big right hands! Fuller checks a leg kick and comes right back with a clean punch. Garner slips past a jab and scores with a nice jab. Fuller slips past a jab and scores with a left hook to the body. A left jab misses, Fuller counters with a solid left jab. Fuller tries for a left jab but Garner uses head movement to avoid it. We go past the halfway point of this round. Garner shoots in, looking for a close range double leg. Fuller cannot stop the takedown, and has to pull guard. Garner is trying to pass guard. Garner is too much for Fuller, passing guard and gaining side control. Garner starts trying to work to use side control as a way to get behind Fuller. He rolls Fuller over a little...and slips behind to take the back! Garner attempts a rear naked choke. Fuller defends himself well. Fuller is in huge trouble now, as Garner successfully gets both hooks in. There's under a minute left in this round. Garner attempts to complete a rear naked choke, having both hooks fully in. Fuller defends himself well against the choke. Fuller struggles against Garner but cannot get himself free from the hooks. Round one ends as time expires.

 

Round 2

 

There's the bell and round number two begins! A jab misses, allowing Garner to counter-strike with a scything low kick to the legs. A jab misses and Garner counters with a kick to the outside of the left knee. Garner slips out of the way of a combination of short sharp punches. Garner comes in, looking for a quick takedown. Fuller cannot stop the takedown, and has to pull guard. Garner starts trying to work to get past the guard. He passes to side control. Garner tries to slip behind and take the back. He rolls Fuller over a little...and slips behind to take the back! We are now at the halfway point of the round. Garner tries to get Fuller locked in a rear naked choke. Fuller fights off the rear naked choke attempt. Fuller tries to turn over and sweep Garner but can't do it. Garner attempts a rear naked choke. Fuller fights off the rear naked choke attempt. Fuller tries to turn over and sweep Garner but can't do it. We're into the final minute of the round. Garner attempts an armbar. Fuller stops Garner from applying it. Time expires and we come to the end of round two.

 

Round 3

 

We are back underway! Fuller counters a weak right kick with a clever combination ending in a big right hook. A feint sets Fuller up for an inside leg kick, but Garner evades it. Fuller throws a left jab but Garner avoids it. Garner shoots in for a takedown. Fuller cannot stop the takedown, and has to pull guard. The clock runs down as Fuller is being smothered against the ground by Garner. Fuller is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Garner off of him. Garner tries to break the guard of Fuller, perhaps looking for a leglock opportunity. Fuller defends himself well by keeping the guard tight. Fuller tries to smother Garner by holding him, but can't keep control. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. The clock runs down as Fuller is being smothered against the ground by Garner. Fuller is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Garner off of him. Garner smothers Fuller with his body by pushing forward and down. We have one minute of the round remaining. With no progress being made, the referee stands them back up. Moving in closer, Garner looks like he wants to strike from the pocket. Fuller keeps himself moving out of range. The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

 

Official Result: Buddy Garner defeats 'The Mean Machine' Mac Fuller by Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3.

 

GAMMA Welterweight division

Bobby 'All-Star' Brubaker (10-3) vs. Yevgeni Sipatov (28-7)

 

Tale of the Tape:

 

Canada Born Russia

24 Age 31

6'1'' Height 6'0''

174 Weight 187

76'' Reach 73''

 

Round 1

 

Sipatov steps back to avoid a barrage of big punches. Sipatov steps back to avoid a barrage of big punches. Sipatov throws out a couple of jabs as a set up, then shoots in for a takedown. Sipatov eats a stiff counter left hand and almost goes down! Both fighters throw strikes at the same time, both miss. Having stepped in close to throw their strikes, they end up grappling. Sipatov has gotten underhooks in and is looking to take Brubaker to the ground. A sweep of the legs is successful, Brubaker is floored and Sipatov has no problem getting side control. Sipatov tries to slip behind and take the back. Brubaker tries to escape but only succeeds in giving up his back! Sipatov pounds away on Brubaker, landing several great shots that threaten to knock him out! The referee jumps in and saves Brubaker from taking any more shots! Yevgeni Sipatov takes the win by TKO!

 

Official Result: Yevgeni Sipatov defeats Bobby 'All-Star' Brubaker by TKO (Strikes) in 2:42 of round 1.

 

GAMMA Heavyweight division

'Jackpot' Jack Cobblepot (38-9-3) vs. 'Sweet Baby' Tank Manu'a (17-5)

 

Tale of the Tape:

 

USA Born American Samoa (USA)

36 Age 29

6'6'' Height 6'5''

274 Weight 269

80'' Reach 76''

 

Round 1

 

Both fighters come in and throw strikes, there is no real damage done by either. They wind up in a tight clinch. Using his wrestling skills, Manu'a is trying to push Cobblepot up against the cage. Manu'a manages it, and controls Cobblepot up against the cage. With Cobblepot stuck against the cage, Manu'a gets the underhooks and looks for a takedown. Manu'a tries hard but cannot get Cobblepot off of his feet. A whizzer almost allows Cobblepot to create enough space to get free, but Manu'a shuts that opportunity down. Manu'a has gotten underhooks in and is looking to take Cobblepot to the ground. The underhooks are used to set up a trip, Cobblepot is left on his back and has to pull guard. Cobblepot is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Manu'a off of him. We pass the halfway mark of this round. Manu'a is trying to pass guard. Advancing his position fairly easily, he passes to side control. Manu'a hits a knee strike to the ribs. Manu'a pounds away with punches from side control, but doesn't really do a great deal of damage. Manu'a attempts the mount. Manu'a mounts Cobblepot. There's under a minute left in this round. Manu'a pounds away with elbows from the mount, but doesn't really do a great deal of damage. Cobblepot has a large gash above his eye from that strike. Tank Manu'a is breathing very hard. Manu'a pounds away from the mount, but Cobblepot covers up and defends them well.

 

Between round 1 and 2 the corner tries to close the cut on Cobblepot.

 

Round 2

 

And here we go, round two! Cobblepot tries for a right jab but Manu'a moves out of range. After a flurry of punches miss, Cobblepot is able to strike back with a right. There's a takedown attempt from Cobblepot. Cobblepot can't get past the sprawl of Manu'a, and finds himself pushed face-down to the ground. Rolled over from turtle position Cobblepot is left caught in side control. Stuck under side control, Cobblepot takes a knee to the ribs. Tank Manu'a seems to be fighting against exhaustion. Manu'a attempts the mount. Cobblepot doesn't let Manu'a get the mount, and so he remains at side control. Manu'a blocks Cobblepot as he tries a transition to guard. We pass the halfway mark of this round. Manu'a relinquishes side control, stands and backs off, wanting the fight to continue standing. Cobblepot looks like he wants to stand in the pocket and strike with Manu'a. Manu'a fires off a right hand first, but the impact is taken by the gloves of Cobblepot. Manu'a counters a right jab with a jab. We have one minute of the round remaining. Moving in closer, Cobblepot looks like he may want to wrestle Manu'a. Manu'a uses his strikes to stop Cobblepot from getting close enough to grapple. Cobblepot chooses to shoot in on Manu'a. Manu'a sprawls, stopping the takedown and forcing Cobblepot down to the ground into a type of turtle position. Breathing very hard, Jack Cobblepot is looking ragged.

 

Round 3

 

And here we go, round three! Manu'a avoids a quick jab and hits a stinging left jab. Looking tired, Cobblepot comes in closer, attempting to wrestle with Manu'a. Cobblepot can't get close enough to grapple, Manu'a makes sure to keep out of range. Tank Manu'a looks like he is almost out on his feet with exhaustion. Cobblepot uses a left hook to the body, but misses. It seems that Manu'a is happy to let Cobblepot circle for the moment. Cobblepot slips out of the way of a flurry of wild swings. Backing out of range, Manu'a circles tentatively. Cobblepot quickly gets in closer, looking to attack. We go past the halfway point of this round. Cobblepot throws a wild and sloppy left hand as a set up, then shoots in for a takedown. A good sprawl stops the takedown, and Cobblepot is brought down to the mat in a loose front facelock. From the looks of things, I don't think Jack Cobblepot has much energy left. Manu'a pounds away with rights, hitting several big shots to the body and side of the head. Manu'a pounds away with rights, hitting several big shots to the body and side of the head. Manu'a pounds away on the body and side of the head, Cobblepot struggles to deal with them. There's under a minute left in this round. Cobblepot cannot stop himself being rolled and secured in side control. Manu'a throws a few strikes, but they are without venom. Cobblepot tries to pull guard on Manu'a but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt. We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

 

Official Result: 'Sweet Baby' Tank Manu'a defeats 'Jackpot' Jack Cobblepot by Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3.

 

Main Event: GAMMA Light Heavyweight title match

 

GAMMA Light Heavyweight champion 'The Reaper' Spence Rubenstein (13-4) vs. 'The Big Dog' Linfield Ballard (20-7)

 

Tale of the Tape:

 

USA Born USA

27 Age 31

6'4'' Height 5'11''

223 Weight 219

78'' Reach 72''

 

Round 1

 

The fight begins! Ballard avoids a jab and scores with a sharp kick just above the hip. A left hand misses, allowing Ballard to counter with a left jab to the cheek. An errant jab sets Ballard up to counter-strike with a kick to the ribs. Rubenstein looks like he might be trying to get in close and wrestle with Ballard. Ballard is pulled into a grapple. Rubenstein tries to wrestle Ballard backward and up against the cage. He does so, and now has Ballard pinned to the cage. Ballard is trapped up against the cage and takes repeated small punches to the body from that position. This goes on for roughly half a minute. We pass the halfway mark of this round. Rubenstein catches Ballard with an elbow to the face from the clinch while he is pressed up against the cage. Rubenstein drives a knee to the thigh area. Rubenstein steps back from Ballard and looks to unleash some strikes. Ballard slips past a jab and scores with a stinging jab. Ballard slips past a straight punch and hits a nice left. Ballard dodges a jab, and fires back with a kick to the inside of the left thigh. We have one minute of the round remaining. Both fighters come toe-to-toe and strike, but none of the strikes result in significant damage being done. Rubenstein dodges a kick to the body and fires back with a punch. Using head movement to slip past a left jab, Rubenstein hits a clean left jab.

 

Round 2

 

There's the bell and round number two begins! Ballard feints rushing in, but withdraws. A feint tricks Ballard into dropping his hands lower, and he is almost caught out by a quick head kick. Ballard avoids a scorching right uppercut and comes back with a hard leg kick. Strikes to the leg like that will take their toll. Moving in closer, Rubenstein looks like he wants to strike from the pocket. Ballard now has Rubenstein standing in the pocket. In the pocket, Rubenstein tries to get a knock out with a scorching right cross but Ballard covers up. Ballard dodges a huge right hand thanks to good head movement, and returns fire with a scything low kick to the legs. Spencer Rubenstein is showing the effects of the damage he is taking to the legs. Ballard uses head movement to roll past a scorching right uppercut and comes back with a jab. Ballard avoids a scorching uppercut and come back with a swift leg kick. There is no doubt that the damage has added up and Spencer Rubenstein has an injured leg. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. Ballard ducks under a huge right hand and returns fire with a right body kick. Ballard catches Rubenstein with a crisp jab from the pocket. Ballard dodges a huge right hand thanks to good head movement, and returns fire with a hard right kick across the side. Ballard uses head movement to roll past a scorching right uppercut and comes back with a jab. Ballard catches Rubenstein with a hard kick to the outside of the knee. Slipping past a flurry of punches, Ballard counters with a hard inside leg kick. The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left. Slipping past the blow, Ballard counters an attempted knock out punch with a kick to the outside of the knee. Spencer Rubenstein is breathing very hard. Slipping past a flurry of punches, Ballard counters with a stinging jab. Ballard uses head movement to roll past a scorching right uppercut and comes back with a crisp left jab. Good head movement allows Ballard to roll past an attempted knock out punch and counter with a crisp left jab. Time expires and we come to the end of round two.

 

Round 3

 

Round three begins! Ballard avoids a flurry of punches and hits a right high kick that catches Rubenstein on the side of the head, knocking him down! Rubenstein shakes off the cobwebs quickly though, and is alert. Rubenstein takes a kick to the legs. Ballard tries to secure a ground position. Rubenstein tries to get free, but Ballard is able to secure side control. Ballard fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force. Rubenstein tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it. Ballard fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves. Rubenstein tries to pull guard on Ballard but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt. In side control, Ballard throws a couple of punches designed to keep Rubenstein guessing. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. Ballard throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath. Ballard pounds away on Rubenstein, landing several great shots that threaten to knock him out! The referee has no option but to leap in and stop the fight! The winner, by TKO; Linfield Ballard!

 

Official Result: 'The Big Dog' Linfield Ballard defeats 'The Reaper' Spencer Rubenstein by TKO (Strikes) in 3:14 of round 3.

The winner and NEW GAMMA Light Heavyweightchampion: 'The Big Dog' Linfield Ballard!

 

Fight Of The Night: Manoel Cabral vs. Ian Linderman

KO Of The Night: Chuck Dooley

Submission Of The Night: Manoel Cabral

 

Quick results:

 

Preliminary fights:

Delroy Rhodes def. Peter Bracewell by Split Decision in 5:00 of round 3

Chuck Dooley def. Frank Sheedy by TKO (Strikes) in 2:53 of round 2

Manoel Cabral def. Ian Linderman by Submission (Armbar) in 3:09 of round 2

 

Main card:

Nicholas Bretton def. Benny Danare by Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3

Buddy Garner def. Mac Fuller by Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3

Yevgeni Sipatov def. Bobby Brubaker by TKO (Strikes) in 2:42 of round 1

Tank Manu'a def. Jack Cobblepot by Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3

Linfield Ballard def. Spencer Rubenstein by TKO (Strikes) in 3:14 of round 3 to win the GAMMA Light Heavyweight title

[joehelmer]

GAMMA 22: Aftermath

 

In the preliminary bouts the new signing showed how good they are as promising as I hoped. I'm really impressed by Chuck Dooley, who won KO Of The Night, and Manoel Cabral, who won Submission Of The Night. If they keep up like this they have a very bright future in GAMMA.

Delroy Rhodes also got a nice win, a little lucky though as it was a Split Decision, under his belt and he is now 7-0.

Manoel Cabral is after GAMMA 22 ranked as #11 in the lightweight division.

Delroy Rhodes is ranked as #12 in the welterweight division.

Chuck Dooley is ranked as #19 in my crowded heavyweight division.

 

In the main card, which was not very good one, there only one fight that was standing out to the others and that was the fight between Yevgeni Sipatov vs. Bobby Brubaker.

 

In the Main Event of the evening Linfield Ballard managed to put Spencer Rubenstein's two year long reign as the GAMMA Light Heavyweight champion to an end and managed to take back the title which he had between September 1994 and January 1996. Who will be the new #1 Contender for Ballard's title? And will Spencer Rubenstein be able to get back into contendership someday?

 

GAMMA is also proud to present GAMMA 23: Boyer vs. Hughes!

 

This show's main event will be the #1 contender fight between Tim Boyer and Raul Hughes, where the winner will get a shot at the GAMMA Heavyweight title before the year is over.

 

Here's the full card for GAMMA 23:

GAMMA 23: Boyer vs. Hughes:

Main Event:

 

#1 contendership for the GAMMA Heavyweight championship:

Tim Boyer vs. Raul Hughes

 

Co-Main Event:

JJ Reid vs. Sutton Ripley

 

Bryan Van Den Hauwe vs. Jerry Bogdonovich

Bud Brockett vs. Henry Baldwin

Dan Halvorsen vs. Callum Henson

 

Prelim:

Sam Hoynes vs. Randall Donnelly

Julio Gutierrez vs. Woody Fierstein

Guillermo Morales vs. Jiroemon Hasegawa

[joehelmer]

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New additions in GAMMA

 

 

GAMMA announced today that they have added two more fighters to their roster.

 

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The first one is the Malaysian jiu jitsu fighter Datuk Ong Ka Ting (5-0), he will fight in the welterweight division.

 

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The second one is the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter Leonardo da Costa (12-6) who will fight in the middleweight division, no announcement when his debut fight will be.

[BYU 14]

#1 contendership for the GAMMA Heavyweight championship:

Tim Boyer vs. Raul Hughes

 

Co-Main Event:

JJ Reid vs. Sutton Ripley

 

Bryan Van Den Hauwe vs. Jerry Bogdonovich

Bud Brockett vs. Henry Baldwin

Dan Halvorsen vs. Callum Henson

 

Prelim:

Sam Hoynes vs. Randall Donnelly

Julio Gutierrez vs. Woody Fierstein

Guillermo Morales vs. Jiroemon Hasegawa

 

Main event should be a war!!

[damonster]

Main Event:

 

#1 contendership for the GAMMA Heavyweight championship:

Tim Boyer vs. Raul Hughes

 

Co-Main Event:

JJ Reid vs. Sutton Ripley

 

Bryan Van Den Hauwe vs. Jerry Bogdonovich

Bud Brockett vs. Henry Baldwin

Dan Halvorsen vs. Callum Henson

 

Prelim:

Sam Hoynes vs. Randall Donnelly

Julio Gutierrez vs. Woody Fierstein

Guillermo Morales vs. Jiroemon Hasegawa

[joehelmer]

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Preliminary bouts:

 

Guillermo 'T-Bone' Morales vs. Jiroemon Hasegawa

Official result: Jiroemon Hasegawa defeated Guillermo 'T-Bone' Morales by TKO (Strikes) in 2:55 of round 2.

 

Julio 'The Nightmare' Gutierrez vs. Woody 'Buzz Saw' Fierstein

Official result: Woody 'Buzz Saw' Fierstein defeated Julio 'The Nightmare' Gutierrez by Unanimous Decision.

 

'The Dallas Cowboy' Sam Hoynes vs. Randall 'Dangerous' Donnelly

Official result: 'The Dallas Cowboy' Sam Hoynes defeated Randall 'Dangerous' Donnelly by submission (Guillotine) in 3:30 of round 3.

 

Main card:

 

GAMMA welterweight division:

'The Perfectionist' Dan Halvorsen vs. 'Blazin'' Callum Henson

 

Tale of the Tape:

 

USA Born Canada

42 Age 26

5' 10'' Height 5' 9''

174 Weight 175

70'' Reach 70''

Wrestling Style Kung Fu

35-11-2 Record 18-7

 

Round 1

 

The fight started of with the fighters exchanging some jabs and punches and continues doing so until Halvorsen attempts a takedown, but he doesn't manage take Henson down. After that they go back to jabbing and punching until the round is over. Henson seems to have the upper hand.

 

Round 2:

 

The second round is pretty the same as round one, exchange of jabs and punches until Halvorsen once again tries a takedown. This time he's successful when Henson is too slow. Halvorsen managed to mount Henson and tries to apply a armbar, and he fully applies it and Henson have to tap out.

 

Official result: 'The Perfectionist' Dan Halvorsen defeats 'Blazin'' Callum Henson by submission (Armbar) in 3:02 of round 2.

 

GAMMA Lightweight division

Bud 'The Rocket' Brockett vs. Henry 'The King' Baldwin

 

Tale of the Tape:

 

USA Born USA

23 Age 26

5' 9'' Height 5' 8''

173 Weight (Actual) 159

69'' Reach 67''

Wrestling Style Jiu Jitsu

7-0 Record 7-2

 

Round 1

 

The fight begins with some jabs and punches. Brockett goes for a takedown which Baldwin sees coming and tries to turns it into a Guillotine submission. Brockett managed to block the submission with a takedown and takes control on the ground. Brockett starts to punch away on Baldwin giving the referee no choice but to step in between the fighters and stop the fight.

 

Official result: Bud 'The Rocket' Brockett defeats Henry 'The King' Baldwin by TKO (Strikes) in 2:48 of round 1.

 

GAMMA Light Heavyweight division

'The Modern Day Gladiator' Bryan Van Den Hauwe vs. 'The Dockland Destroyer' Jerry Bogdonovich

 

Tale of the Tape:

 

USA Born USA

30 Age 28

6' 1'' Height 5' 10''

210 Weight (Actual) 219

74'' Reach 71''

Greco-Roman Wrestling Style Street Brawling

15-4 Record 5-0

 

Round 1

 

Bogdonovich starts the fight trying to get some blows in on Van Den Hauwe. But Van Den Hauwe soon uses his wrestling skills to try to take control by the fight. He pins Bogdonovich against the cage and manages to keep him there for the rest of the round. Van Den Hauwe is the better one in the first round.

 

Before the second round we hear from Bogdonovich's corner that he is looking to hit and run in this round to try to turn the tide of momentum in the fight.

 

Round 2

 

This 'new' strategy seems to pay off for Bogdonovich as he is the more aggressive of the two in the second round. If the first round was a wrestling round in favor for Van Den Hauwe the second round was a boxing round in favor for Bogdonovich.

 

Round 3

 

In the third round both fighter is very tired and the fighting suffers because of this. Van Den Hauwe tries to stay away from Bogdonovich and his punches. No one of the fighters goes for a takedown but instead they keep exchanging jabs. The fight goes to the judges to decide.

 

The judges give a score of 29-28.

 

Official result: 'The Dockland Destroyer' Jerry Bogdonovich defeats 'The Modern Day Gladiator' Bryan Van Den Hauwe by Unanimous Decision.

 

 

Co-Main Event: GAMMA Middleweight division

'The Amazing' JJ Reid vs. 'The Talented' Sutton Ripley

 

Tale of the Tape:

 

Canada Born Canada

28 Age 28

6' 0'' Height 6' 0''

188 Weight 194

74'' Reach 73''

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Style Sprawl And Brawl

24-5 Record 13-2

 

Round 1

 

Once again there's a fight between a fighter who uses a grappling strategy and one who uses a brawling strategy. But I hope this fight won't be as the last one. As expected Reid goes for grappling and tries to get takedowns and pinning Ripley against the cage. Meanwhile Ripley tries to go for jabs and hit Reid with strikes. Reid is the more aggressive one as he tries to get takedowns and it seems like he wins this round.

 

Round 2

 

The second round starts where the first one ended, with Reid going for control using his grappling skills. He goes for a early takedown which Ripley avoids and to counter the takedown attempt Ripley tries to hit a huge right hook that Reid narrowly escapes. Reid goes for another takedown attempt, which Ripley tries to counter with a right hand, but he's too slow and Reid gets the takedown. On the ground Reid gets the upper hand and gets behind Ripley. When Ripley tries to escape he only gives up his back and Reid goes for a Rear Naked Choke submission attempt and when he managed to get locked in Ripley don't have any other choice but to tap out. Too bad for Ripley as it was 15 seconds left of this round.

 

Official result: 'The Amazing' JJ Reid defeats 'The Talented' Sutton Ripley by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:45 of round 2.

 

Main Event: #1 Contender match for the GAMMA Heavyweight title

 

'The Tower of Power' Tim Boyer vs. 'The Demolition Expert' Raul Hughes

 

Tale of the Tape:

 

Canada Born USA

32 Age 33

6' 7'' Height 6' 3''

253 Weight 212

84'' Reach 78''

Pit Fighting Style Boxing

24-3-2 Record 14-2

Round 1

 

The fight starts with Hughes hitting a low right kick followed a few hard lefts which Boyer does his best to defend himself against. When Hughes tries to hit Boyer with a series of rights he only hit Boyer's cover. Hughes continues to be the more aggressive fighter and keeps trying to hit Boyer with his strikes. In the last minute Hughes manages to hit two big strikes on Boyer, first it was a solid left hand that hit and later a big left hook almost knocks Boyer down. This round is Hughes thanks to his aggressiveness and his big strikes.

 

Round 2

 

Boyer's corner tells him to try to hit some counter strikes on Hughes this round. But this don't seems to help as Hughes starts this round with a right kick to Boyer's body and then he hits a couple of left hands. This might have hurt Boyer who backs away. When Boyer tries to clinch Hughes, Hughes counters with a left hand that wobbles Boyer. Later in the round it seems like all the strikes takes its toll as he tries to throw some combos that Hughes easily avoids. Hughes seems to start to show signs of tiring as he doesn't seems as aggressive anymore and the tempo of the fight slows down a bit. But this round still goes to Hughes. Hopefully the third round will get better.

 

Round 3

 

Both fighters seems to be tired as no one seems to hit any hard punches anymore, and they seem to wait the other out to see what he move he does. The fighters seems to spend the time of this round exchanging punches and jabs that doesn't hit hard enough to make any damage. The end of the round is slow paced and kind of boring as the fighters circles around each other and Boyer pins Hughes against the cage. By doing this Boyer gets the upper hand in the last minute as he starts to hit Hughes with some hard strikes. Thankfully for Hughes the time runs out and it's up to the judges to decide the result.

 

Official result: 'The Demolition Expert' Raul Hughes wins by Unanimous Decision.

 

Fight Of The Night: Jiroemon Hasegawa vs. Guillermo Morales

KO Of The Night: Jiroemon Hasegawa

Submission Of The Night: Dan Halvorsen

 

Quick result:

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Prediction table:

BYU 14 - 6 out of 8 (75%) ((All the main card fights correct, very good!))

damonster - 8 out of 16 (50%)

[joehelmer]

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GAMMA presents....GAMMA 24: Contendership

 

GAMMA today announced the card for their next show, GAMMA 24: Contendership. This show will feature a 4 man tournament to determine the #1 contender for the GAMMA Welterweight title.

 

Here's the full card:

 

Main Event:

Final of 4 man tournament

 

Co-Main Event:

Norman Pike vs. Leon Banks

 

Undercard:

Frankie Geddon vs. Moss Gilbert

Alex Cole vs. Adam White

Tournament semi: Nathan Chambers vs. Darin Blood

Tournament semi: Rufus Stephens vs. Josh Aldarisio

 

Prelim:

Kendall Tracy vs. William Harrison

Norbert Vinkus vs. Wilson Franklyn

Louis De La Torre vs. Dana Delaney

 

Good luck everyone who predicts.

 

I will try to get the show written up after christmas.

 

Merry Christmas!

[BYU 14]

Main Event:

Nathan Chambers

 

Co-Main Event:

Norbert Pike vs. Leon Banks

I hope you meant Norman Pike

 

Undercard:

Frankie Geddon vs. Moss Gilbert

Alex Cole vs. Adam White

Tournament semi: Nathan Chambers vs. Darin Blood

Tournament semi: Rufus Stephens vs. Josh Aldarisio

Prelim:

Kendall Tracy vs. William Harrison

Norbert Vinkus vs. Wilson Franklyn

Louis De La Torre vs. Dana Delaney

[joehelmer]

 

Co-Main Event:

Norbert Pike vs. Leon Banks

I hope you meant Norman Pike

 

Yes, I did.

[damonster]

Main Event:

Nathan Chambers

 

Co-Main Event:

Norman Pike vs. Leon Banks

 

Undercard:

Frankie Geddon vs. Moss Gilbert

Alex Cole vs. Adam White

Tournament semi: Nathan Chambers vs. Darin Blood

Tournament semi: Rufus Stephens vs. Josh Aldarisio

 

Prelim:

Kendall Tracy vs. William Harrison

Norbert Vinkus vs. Wilson Franklyn

Louis De La Torre vs. Dana Delaney