TEWFan Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 *INTRO* Hi all. I have tried a couple of dynasties already without much success....first my XCC game ended when my PC died. Then I tried my hand at FLB while mixing it with a "watcher" dynasty....bad idea. Too much to write about and it was not fun at all. So I have spent some time playing the game and just waiting until a good idea came up. Well, I think that idea is this one. MMA fans are familiar with the Spike TV show UFC Unleashed and it's cousin Best of PRIDE. In those shows you can catch a wide (and almost random) assortment of matches from the different events in those two promotions respective histories. You are never watching one event in particular, but a collection of matches, of moments. That is my goal with this dynasty. I am in the year 2003 in my current SIGMA game and I am the #1 promotion in the world. I will apply the same concept from UFC Unleashed: I will take a collection of 4 (or 5) matches from my history and put them together in one "Episode". The Episode will include background information on the fighters (and hints at what they did in the future), their record and ranking (if any) at the time of the fight and of course, the fight. Now, typing an entire fight punch by punch is not my style. Instead I will try to do a round by round summary of what is going on. Not every fight is going to be great. If I only put the Average and better matches on every episode I will run out of episodes fairly quickly! I hope you enjoy this new idea and show it some support. Who knows? Maybe we will see a ton of Unleashed-style dynasties in the future the same way my previous big idea (Wikipedia-style write-ups) caught on in WMMA 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEWFan Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 SIGMA UNLEASHED #1 PREVIEW! Signature Mixed Martial Arts debuts it's new concept, SIGMA Unleashed and we start with a bang! 4 classic matchups from the "dark days" of SIGMA, before TV and PPV! Featherweight Matchup: Colm Dee (12-2, 18th FW) vs Alvaro Negredo (19-8, #17 FW) From SIGMA: Nilsson vs Pappaioanu (February 6th, 1998) Heavyweight Matchup: Jacco Landerweerd (3-0) vs Monty Olivier (28-26) From SIGMA: Medtner vs Van Der Capellen (May 14th, 1998) Lightweight Division Matchup: Georges Nouri (9-1) vs Franak Pavilchenko (11-5) From SIGMA: Boniek vs Richellau (August 18th, 1998) SIGMA Light Heavyweight Title Matchup: [CHAMPION] Niko Soldo (14-1-1, #5 LHW) vs Aleksei Chekhov (19-3, #6 LHW) From SIGMA: Soldo vs Chekhov (July 15th, 1998) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEWFan Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 SIGMA Unleashed #1 Video package opens things up highlightning some of SIGMA's biggest stars: Alexander Ivanov, Lefter Oktay, Hazzan Fezzik, Raul Hughes, Jason Dalglish, Nuno Valentino, Hans Christian Bloch, Noach Van Der Capellen, Gunnar Nilsson, Lamont Banner, Fiyero Lermontov, Luis Basora, Vithram Sithalayan, Filip Hristov, Fjodor Kanchelskis, Lars Bohlin, Valentin Taneyev, Aleksei Chekhov, Niko Soldo, Rafael Van Der Moot, Iancu Trailescu, Jacco Landeweerd and others. SIGMA announcer Scott Rudgers and veteran fighter/trainer Mantas Andreyev, sporting a black eye from his last fight (with Aleksei Chekhov) are your hosts and we go straight into the video package for the first fight. Featherweight Matchup: Colm Dee (12-2, #18 FW) vs Alvaro Negredo (19-8, #17 FW) From SIGMA: Nilsson vs Pappaioanu (February 6th, 1998) The Background: " A talented kickboxer from Spain, Alvaro Negredo was riding a four-fight winstreak with 4 consecutive knockout victories. Many fans where clamoring for him to challenge SIGMA Featherweight Champion Lars Bohlin and many felt he was snubbed when his title shot went to Snorri Gunnarson instead. However, the SIGMA matchmakers gave Negredo a break when they placed him in this bout with the winner getting the next title shot at the winner of Bohlin vs Gunnarson. Standing in his way, the dangerous striker Colm Dee, one of the toughest boxers to come out of Ireland. Sporting one-punck KO power and a strong chin, Dee is riding his own wave of sucess with 3 consecutive victories. Dee is also known for his incredible cardio and exceptional striking elusiveness. He also holds a 2 1/2 reach advantage over Negredo." The Fight: Round 1: They touch gloves and HERE WE GO! They waste little time as Dee gets in the pocket and exchange strikes with Negredo. Negredo backs away to create some space and then rushes in with a nice one-two combination that stings Dee. Negredo tries a leg kick but is caught and Dee hits him with a hard right that stumbles him back. Negredo seems to be dazed and Dee rushes in to try and finish him. However, Negredo strikes first with an overhand right and now these guys just unload on each other! They are just throwing bombs and Dee connects with a counter left that puts Negredo down! Dee dives in and mounts him.......he starts landing powerful shot after powerful shot! The ref jumps in and stops the bout! Winner: Colm Dee by TKO (Strikes) at 1:28 of Round 1. The Aftermath: "Dee went on to lose his title bout with Lars Bohlin, but bounced back with 4 wins in his last 5 bouts and seems to be knocking on the door of another title opportunity. He has also become one of the marquee names in the SIGMA Featherweight Division. Negredo on the other hand, never was the same fighter he had been before his clash with Dee. Something about him changed, maybe his mental approach to fighting or something else and he started losing too many bouts. Right now he is not a part of SIGMA. This bout earned Colm Dee the KO of the Night Award and also won Fight of the Night." Video Package for Jacco Landeweerd: "When I go into the cage, there is only one thing on my mind......destroy!" (A collection of Landeweerd's big hits is shown). "I don't care if it's a punch or a kick, elbow, knee, whatever, if I hit you as hard as I know I can hit, you are done!" (Landeweerd's menacing scowl is shown as we head to the next bout). Heavyweight Matchup: Jacco Landerweerd (3-0) vs Monty Olivier (28-25) From SIGMA: Medtner vs Van Der Capellen (May 14th, 1998) The Background: "Jacco Landeweerd is one of SIGMA's top heavyweight fighters, a man that has gone beyond MMA and become a cultural icon at home in the Netherlands. The powerful kickboxer began his career as a one-dimensional striker but has gone on to improve every aspect of his game and become a more complete fighter, with an improved takedown defense, wrestling and ground control techniques. But every great superstar has humble beginnings. In this fight, Landeweerd was making his SIGMA debut after only 3 fights in the smaller circuit. However, those fights all ended the same way: First Round KO. At the other side of the cage stands a veteran of over 50 bouts, Monty Olivier. The frenchman is known as a one-dimensional street brawler with an iron chin, the perfect opponent to showcase a newcomer like Landeweerd and also the perfect opponent to test him. How will Landeweerd react if Olivier's iron chin withstands his power? Does he have a plan B? Will he even need a Plan B?" The Fight: Round 1: They touch gloves and the fight begins. Landeweerd inmediatly tries to rush Olivier, but the crafty veteran uses movement to stay out of reach. Nice kick to the body by Jacco. He tries again but Monty checks it. Now Monty presses with a nice one-two combination that finds a home in Jacco's face. Landeweerd seems pumped up at that and charges forward with his own one-two and rocks Olivier! Big head kick puts Monty down! Jacco mounts him and starts pummeling him! Monty manages to roll over and turtle up, giving up his back. Jacco tries some hammer fists, but Monty defends it well. Monty continues to defend well and Jacco seems unsure of what to do, which prompts the commentators to talk about his inexperience. Monty manages to stand up! Jacco rushes him again with punches and they stumble into a messy clinch near the cage. Monty with a good knee and manages to reverse the hold and put Jacco's back to the cage. The round ends! Round 2: Jacco's corner was telling him to be patient and don't gass himself out. They circle a bit and Monty presses the action with a nice jab. Another jab lands and a third finds a home as well. Monty presses forward again and eats a stiff leg kick. More circling around. Monty tries to come into the pocket and pays for it dearly as Jacco unleashes a brutal combination that ends with a nice overhand right! Monty backpedals and Jacco follows! Now Monty switches directions and comes forward with a nice one-two jab combo. He tries again but walks into a HUGE head kick! He stumbles back and Jacco rushes him! Uppercut puts Monty down with his back to the cage! Jacco just punches him until the ref comes over and stops the bout! PRIMAL SCREAM! Somebody is pumped up! Winner: Jacco Landeweerd by TKO (Strikes) at 2:25 of Round 2. The Aftermath: "For Monty Olivier, the aftermath was simple: He would fight just once more before calling it quits. For Jacco Landeweerd, a star was born. He would put together 9 consecutive wins (6 inside the SIGMA cage) before being granted a title shot at Aleksander Ivanov and losing that bout. Since then he has won three straight and looks forward to another title shot. At 26 years of age, Landeweerd is still young and will get better, which is really scary. He is already one of the most well-rounded fighters in the Heavyweight Division, a far cry from the powerful-yet-one-dimensional fighter seen in this bout and much more capable of beating the elite". Lightweight Division Matchup: Georges Nouri (9-1) vs Franak Pavilchenko (11-5) From SIGMA: Boniek vs Richellau (August 18th, 1998) The Background: "A veteran Pankration fighter from Greece, Georges Nouri is one of the top dogs in the SIGMA Lightweight Division and some believe, one of the most under-appreciated fighters. It is hard to believe that the 33-year old has never gotten a shot at the gold in-spite of his excellent record that includes winning six of his last seven bouts, all of them by submission. His only loss came in a #1 Contender bout to current champion Luis Basora. His opponent this night was Franak Pavilchenko, a ground and pound specialist from Belarus who was making his SIGMA debut this night with much fanfare, but one who would go on to lose 5 consecutive bouts and is no longer with the company. Witness the night that Nouri's streak began!" The Fight: Round 1: They touch gloves and here we go! Quick strikes from Pranak. Pranak with strikes again and he does a good job of moving in and out of the pocket with jabs. They circle around and Pranak tries to come in with strikes but he is countered as Nouri lands a good right hand. Pranak backpedals as Nouri shoots in and he gets the single-leg takedown! Pranak quickly closes guard. Pranak grabs Nouri by the head and pulls him forward trying to smother him. Nouri with nice hammer fists and a nice elbow. Pranak tries to push off with his legs and scramble, but Nouri is able to stop him and stacks him up. Diving punch try, but it misses. Once again Pranak tries to push off and scramble and once again Nouri blocks him and stacks him up! Nouri fakes another Diving Punch and twists Pranak's leg, locking in a Knee Bar! Pranak taps quickly! Man that hold was on tight and Pranak is having trouble getting up, he is going to need assistance. Winner: Gourges Nouri by Submission (Knee Bar) at 2:18 of Round 1 The Aftermath: "After winning both, Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night honors, Gourges Nouri continued his tear through the lightweight division until he ran into current champ Luis Basora in a #1 contender bout. However, Nouri has won 3 straight and 6 of his last 7, all by submission. He is still one of the most exciting fighters in SIGMA, a recipient of 3 Fight of the Night and 3 Submission of the Night awards. Pavilchenko went on to lose 5 straight bouts and was cut by the promotion." SIGMA Light Heavyweight Title Matchup: [CHAMPION] Niko Soldo (14-1-1, #5 LHW) vs Aleksei Chekhov (19-3, #6 LHW) From SIGMA: Soldo vs Chekhov (July 15th, 1998) The Background: "The first ever SIGMA Light Heavyweight Champion, Niko Soldo, a 6'1" tall kickboxer from Croatia is known as one of the meanest, thoughest fighters inside the SIGMA cage. With 2 title defenses to his credit, the man best known for his thunderous head kicks and menacing looks was set to take on his biggest challenge yet. Aleksei Chekhov is also a kickboxer and the Russian posseses kicks that are as powerful as the champ's. However, Aleksei is known for his iron chin and his uncanny ability to withstand punishment. In a fight in which both guys where going to dish out a lot of punishment, it might well be one man's ability to take it that decides this contest." The Fight: Round 1: They touch gloves and here we go. They circle around and both men have such menacing stares that if this where a staring contest they would be dead even. Chekhov gets two leg kicks to open up the action. He tries to get into the pocket but Soldo backpedals, trying to create distance and use his range. Soldo peppers Chekhov with jabs every time Chekhov tries to get in close, while Aleksei tries to create an opportunity by peppering Soldo's lead leg with kicks. Eventually Niko starts checking those. Most of the round is spent in this same fashion, with Niko being overly cautious and relying on his reach, while Aleksei tries to figure out a way to get inside. Final ten seconds and Chekhov takes a big risk, going for a Flying Knee, but Soldo moves out of the way and makes him pay with a nasty leg kick. Head kick try but Aleksei somehow evades it by a millimeter! Round ends! Round 2: Chekhov's right eye is swollen. Soldo opens with more of the same, using movement and the jab to keep Chekhov at bay. Aleksei gets desperate and fakes a punch, followed by a takedown attempt.....but Soldo stuffs it and Aleksei settles for pushing him against the cage. Good knees by Chekhov as he establishes control in the clinch. Both men exchange strikes in the clinch. Soldo works hard and manages to get double underhooks and they switch positions. Soldo breaks it up and backs away. More circling. Out of nowhere Soldo lands a massive Head Kick! Chekhov staggers back and falls down, Soldo is on top of him. Somehow Aleksei survives the storm of blows and pulls Soldo into guard. Nasty elbows by Soldo and Aleksei is cut under the right eye! Chekhov prevents Soldo from improving his position as the round comes to a close. Round 3: Chekhov's eye looks nasty! Soldo re-opens the cut almost inmediatly with jabs. Big leg kick by Chekhov and Soldo stumbled! Chekhov uses this chance to get inside and they exchange punches! Soldo is backpedalling, I think he was rocked! Soldo is just swinging wildly, trying to keep Aleksei off him. Spinning Backfist from Soldo misses! They stumble into a clinch and Aleksei is trying to break it off. Aleksei shoves Soldo away and lands a good body punch. Head Kick try by Soldo is blocked. Soldo rushes forward with jabs, but Chekhov ducks under and lands a nasty uppercut! SOLDO IS DOWN! Chekhov gets on top and starts dropping bombs! The ref stops the fight! Chekhov is celebrating! Even with a nasty cut and one eye almost swollen shut, Chekhov has won the title! The Aftermath: "It is hard to believe, but as good as this bout was it was not the Fight of the Night. Chekhov did win KO of the Night honors for this bout. Chekhov went on to defend his title twice before dropping it back on a rematch with Soldo. The fans are still asking for a third fight to finally decide who is the best." Rdugers and Andreyev say their goodbyes and we get the same intro video package as the outro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEWFan Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 SIGMA UNLEASHED #2 PREVIEW! Here is the official description for SIGMA UNLEASHED episode 2 from the SIGMA website. The episode appears under the sub-title "United Kingdom Stars" and looks at some of the UK's best that compete in SIGMA. Featherweight Matchup: Manish Kahn (8-1, #9 FW) vs Francesco Marazzina (18-6, #23 FW) From SIGMA: Soldo vs Chekhov (July 15th, 1998) Welterweight Matchup: David Webb (21-4, #9 WW) vs Marko Prochazka (22-15) From SIGMA: Fezzik vs McDonald (December 28th, 2001) Lightweight Matchup: Seth O'Breen (16-1, #12 LW) vs Lucas Mueller (9-2) From SIGMA: Kanchelskis vs Mizwar (September 19, 1999) Welterweight Matchup: Jayden Karp (5-0) vs Benni Peyroux (4-0) From SIGMA: Nilsson vs Ivanov (January 13th, 2000) SIGMA Featherweight Title Match: [CHAMPION] Jason Dalglish (20-5, #4 FW) vs Brian Claremont (9-1, #19 FW) From SIGMA: Dalglish vs Claremont (June 11th, 2000) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lean Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Pretty interesting read considering I am in mid-2004 as SIGMA in my game. Kinda makes me wish I had thought of this first Look forward to reading more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I love this concept, just a great idea for a diary. I have not played as SIGMA all that much (Although as GAMMA I often raid their roster.) but I am really enjoying the idea and the write-up that you have done. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEWFan Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 SIGMA UNLEASHED #2 Same opening montage from last time out. Video package opens things up highlightning some of SIGMA's biggest stars: Alexander Ivanov, Lefter Oktay, Hazzan Fezzik, Raul Hughes, Jason Dalglish, Nuno Valentino, Hans Christian Bloch, Noach Van Der Capellen, Gunnar Nilsson, Lamont Banner, Fiyero Lermontov, Luis Basora, Vithram Sithalayan, Filip Hristov, Fjodor Kanchelskis, Lars Bohlin, Valentin Taneyev, Aleksei Chekhov, Niko Soldo, Rafael Van Der Moot, Iancu Trailescu, Jacco Landeweerd and others. That leads into yet another video that showcases some of the UK's biggest stars competing for SIGMA: Jayden Karp, David Webb, Seth O'Breen, Rav Kapur, Linton Renn, Jason Dalglish, Manish Kahn, Danny Akabaro, Crow Leddy, Davis Spyrou, George Astaire, Tim Oldacres, Malls Mahoney, Jerome Atkins and Reynolds Baer are shown among others. Scott Rudgers and Mantas Andreyev are the hosts and he still has the black eye, so this episode was apparently taped alongside the first. Featherweight Matchup: Manish Kahn (8-1, #9 FW) vs Francesco Marazzina (18-6, #23 FW) From SIGMA: Soldo vs Chekhov (July 15th, 1998) The Background: "If there is one thing the UK is known for is for having good boxers. Manish Kahn has become one of the biggest names in the Featherweight Division relying on this background. His elusiveness and excellent counter-striking skills have given the opposition fits and he also boasts above average takedown and submission defense. No wonder then that he was booked to compete in a #1 Contender bout against Francesco Marazzina. The Italian Judoka was on a roll, having won 5 straight bouts, four of them by submission. His specialty is the ground game, boasting above average takedowns and excellent submissions. His chin, however, was untested at this point. The match-up was the prototypical striker vs sub-artists matchup. Both opponents seemed to be weak against the other's strengths.....which gameplan will prevail?" The Fight: Round 1: They touch gloves and here we go. The announcers mention that Marazzina needs to take the bout to the ground while Kahn will try to keep it standing. Marazzina tries to get closer and clinch with Kahn, but Kahn slips out and hits him with nice jabs. Lots of movement from Kahn who wants to prevent Marazzina from clinching him up and maybe going for a judo throw. Marazzina tries to shoot in, but Kahn stuffs the takedown and shoves Francesco away. Big right hand from Kahn lands and another! Francesco stumbles back as Kahn chases. Overhand Left lands and puts Francesco down! Man, that was right on the button! Kahn dives and mounts him, two shots land before the ref jumps in. I think Francesco was out before the ground strikes, but the ref is calling it a TKO. Should have been a KO! Winner: Manish Kahn by TKO (Strikes) at 1:48 of Round 1. The Aftermath: "Kahn went on to lose his title fight with Lars Bohlin, but bounced back in a big way with three consecutive victories over top opposition. That secured him a second shot at the title. The TKO of Mazzarina also gave him the Co-KO of the Night award with Aleksei Chekhov, one of three KO of the Night performances for Kahn. Marazzina would also bounce back from this loss with two consecutive victories over top contenders like Benedikt Streit and Pedro Alves before taking 1 1/2 years off to spend time with his family. He recently returned to the SIGMA cage, but has lost two straight bouts." Welterweight Matchup: David Webb (21-4, #9 WW) vs Marko Prochazka (22-15) From SIGMA: Fezzik vs McDonald (December 28th, 2001) The Background: "David Webb had come into SIGMA with much fanfare. He had won 3 straight bouts in BCF over Doug Hansen, Buzzy Tuttle and Gordon Idle to win the BCF Welterweight Title. He signed with SIGMA still the BCF champ and went on to win two straight bouts in the SIGMA cage over Pirmin Zubriggen and Carmelo Rossi in dominating fashion before losing to Noach Van Der Capellen in a #1 Contender bout. With that loss, Webb's title aspirations where derailed. He comes into this fight after beating Piotr Dabrowski via Submission with an Arm Bar in the hopes of taking down "The Man of Steel" and starting a new winstreak, one that will lead him all the way into a title fight. The Catch Wrestler from Kent, England is known for his suffocating ground control, incredible submissions and dangerous takedowns. Prochazka is a Sambo fighter from Croatia who was been inconsistent in his SIGMA career. Debuting with a loss to Dominikas Jankovic, Prochazka bounced back with a victory over Piotr Dabrowkski. After that bout he took some time off and returned with a Submission win over Willen Van Onmen. After a loss to Alberto Basora, he bounced back with another win, this time over French prospect Benni Peyroux. Like Webb, he comes into the fight hoping to get consecutive victories and put himself in the hunt for the title" The Fight: Round 1: They touch gloves and here we go! Prochazka opens up with a good combination. Webb answers back with jabs of his own. They circle and Prochazka comes into the pocket to pressure Webb into action. They trade strikes with little effect. Webb shoots in and gets the takedown! He can't get solid control and Prochazka manages to slip and scramble! Back to their feet they go. More weak strikes are thrown. Webb goes under a jab and lands a nasty right hook to the body. Webb lands a leg kick and a right cross to the face. It seems Webb has been working on his stand up because he is looking crisp tonight. He lands yet another right hook to the body and follows that up with a couple of punches to the face. Prochazka seems to be tired of that and he shoots in....but Webb grabs a Guillotine! Does he have it fully locked? They seem to struggle a bit on the ground, but Prochazka taps! Winner: David Webb by Submission (Guillotine) at 3:41 of Round 1. The Aftermath: "David Webb got his second straight victory and a bout with former GAMMA competitor Yevgani Sipatov in his continued quest for the gold. Prochazka however, would go on to fight yet another former GAMMA talent in 27-years old Tyler Lass and his SIGMA career was on the line." Lightweight Matchup: Seth O'Breen (16-1, #12 LW) vs Lucas Mueller (9-2) From SIGMA: Kanchelskis vs Mizwar (September 19, 1999) The Background: "Considered one of the best lightweights in the world and one of the best mixed martial artists coming out of Ireland, Seth O'Breen came into SIGMA with much fanfare after a solid career in the BCF that included a Knockout of the Night victory over Ignatius Hepfinger and a Submission of the Night victory over Sid Morgan, with other names like Mal Beswick among his list of victims. Although he has really good boxing skills, he has never been well known for his standup, since he possesses incredible submissions and smothering ground control. Tasked with welcoming O'Breen into the SIGMA cage was the fast-rising German Ground and Pound specialist Lucas Mueller. Although Mueller lost in his debut in SIGMA, a Fight of the Night performance in which he was KO'd by Rodolphe Gygax, he bounced back with back to back wins that included a TKO win over Vladimir Baskov and a dominating, one-sided Unanimous Decision win over Marek Warzycha. Known for his powerful takedowns and excellent submission defense, Mueller seeks to ruin Seth O'Breen's SIGMA debut." The Fight: Round 1: They touch gloves and here we go! Quick exchange of strikes by both men. Mueller checks a leg kick and stings Seth with a jab. Lots of movement from Mueller. He gets into the pocket and lands a good punch combo. Overhand right by Mueller misses and now Seth lands some jabs. Leg kick checked again by Mueller. Mueller fakes a kick and connects with a superman punch! They end up clinched. Seth goes for a takedown but Mueller uses his superior upper body strength to hang on and reverse the move! He takes down O'Breen! O'Breen catches him in half-guard. Mueller manages to pass into side control. Mueller with hammer fists and he passes into mount! He tries to drop some bombs on O'Breen, but O'Breen catches a punch and pushes off until he locks a Triangle Choke! Mueller fights it and somehow manages to escape! They scramble for position as Mueller tries to stack up O'Breen, but O'Breen grabs a hold of an ankle and pulls Mueller down into a Knee Bar! Mueller taps! Winner: Seth O'Breen by Submission (Knee Bar) at 3:52 of Round 1 The Aftermath: "Like many fighters who came from the BCF into SIGMA, O'Breen has struggled with the transition. After this bout he went on to defeat Maurice Braudel before dropping three straight bouts to Luis Basora, Vladimir Baskov and Patrick Pendersen. He was about to get cut, but has pulled together back to back wins over Rodolphe Gygax and Ignatius Hepfinger, saving his SIGMA career. As for Mueller, he has struggled as well, having a 3-3 record since with losses to Luis Basora, Patrick Pendersen and Dieter Kolzig and wins over Franak Pavilchenko, Alain Saul and Pentti Rovanperra. Like O'Breen he is riding a two-fight winstreak and there is a strong rumor that these two men will clash again soon." Welterweight Matchup: Jayden Karp (5-0) vs Benni Peyroux (4-0) From SIGMA: Nilsson vs Ivanov (January 13th, 2000) The Background: "A submission fighter from Blackpool, England, Jayden Karp has become one of the top stars of the SIGMA Welterweight Division. Originally a one-dimensional fighter that relied on his ability to take people down and tap them out, Karp has worked hard on his standup to make himself competent, while improving his wrestling enough to become one of the best wrestlers in the Welterweight Division. With lethal submissions skills, the ability to take down people at will and improved striking, there is no wonder that Karp is still undefeated in his SIGMA career, 11-0 and with a title shot in the bag. But like Jacco Landeweerd, every great fighter has humble beginnings. Karp debuted two months before this match, tapping out fellow brit Humber Gest with a Kimura submission in the very first round. For his second fight, he is tasked with welcoming undefeated French kickboxer Benni Peyroux to the SIGMA cage. Peyroux is known for his lethal kicks and has won all 4 of his professional bouts by form of Knockout, all of them in the first round. However, he is known for having barely average takedown defense and this might present Karp with the opportunity to win the bout." The Fight: In what would become a tradition, Karp refuses to touch gloves and instead flips off Peyroux. Benni responds with a nasty head kick that Karp is quick to avoid. They circle and Karp is taunting Peyroux, egging him on and telling him to come at him. Peyroux comes forward with punches, but Karp keeps moving away. Karp fakes a lunge and Benni falls for it, backpedaling as if trying to get into sprawl postion. Man, Karp keeps taunting Benni! Benni charges, but Karp lunges and gets the double leg takedown! He quickly moves into side control and he is trying to get a hold of an arm....Peyroux nails some nice hammer fists to try and break it up, but Karp has a hold of his arm....he locks in the armbar and Peyroux taps! Wow, that was quick. Winner: Jayden Karp by Submission (Arm Bar) at 1:24 of Round 1. The Aftermath: "Karp would continue his meteoric rise and has earned two Submission of the Night and one Fight of the Night award. All of his victories inside the SIGMA cage have come by the way of Submission and include such names as Joe Hinchcliffe, Piotr Dabrowski, Jens Halle and Yevgeni Sipatov, a victory that earned him a title shot opportunity. As for Benni, he would bounce back with a Knockout of the Night performance against fellow prospect Stig Agdestein before tapping out to veteran Marko Prochoazka. In his last fight in SIGMA, he took away Malls Mahoney's undefeated streak with a TKO win." SIGMA Featherweight Title Match: [CHAMPION] Jason Dalglish (20-5, #4 FW) vs Brian Claremont (9-1, #19 FW) From SIGMA: Dalglish vs Claremont (June 11th, 2000) The Background: "Jason Dalglish is a former SIGMA Featherweight Champion, a man who held the title and defended it 4 times, a SIGMA record for any division. With victories over such great fighters as Manish Kahn, Lars Bohlin, Snorri Gunnarson, Pedro Alves and Hans Christian Bloch, the 33-year old Jiu Jitsu expert from Scotland has left a huge mark on the SIGMA fans. A master of submissions with an iron chin and excellent ground control techniques, Dalglish is a rare breed of fighter who is better known for his great heart. With a weak stand-up and barely adequate takedown defense, many experts believe that he has way too many holes to be considered an elite fighter. None of them could predict a championship reign and much less a successful one. But somehow and against all odds, Dalglish proved them all wrong. His opponent this night is the dangerous striker "Barrage" Brian Claremont, who was riding a 7 fight winstreak, five of them in the SIGMA Cage and four of them by form of KO. With wins over Ruben Ericsson, Jinsaburo Iseki, Gu Ueda, Taizoh Chung Man and So Yip among others, Claremont presented a HUGE challenge for the champion. Boasting excellent takedown and submission defense to go with his unrivaled power, Claremont had promised that he would knock the champion out and become the first American to win a title in SIGMA. The match that follows is not only considered one of the GREATEST MATCHES IN SIGMA HISTORY but also one of the GREATEST COMEBACKS IN THE HISTORY OF MMA!" The Fight: Round 1: They touch gloves and here we go. Claremont gives Dalglish no time to breathe and comes at him with punches, forcing the champ to backpedal and circle out of the way. Claremont continues to come at Dalglish and forces him into a defensive posture as more blows come his way. Excellent combo with two hard shots to the body and a nice left to the face. Dalglish with some tentative strikes as he circles away. Dalglish shoots in, but Claremont shows his great sprawl and keeps it standing. Dalglish clinches and tries to push Claremont against the fence, but Claremont uses his dirty boxing to prevent that and take control of the clinch. He breaks it off as Dalglish circles away from Claremont's mean right hand and lands a couple of leg kicks. Another leg kick try but Claremont catches it! He launches a right hand but somehow Dalglish avoids it and clinches Claremont.....he is climbing him up like Spiderman and trying to take him down into a Guillotine! Claremont is hanging on and power slams Dalglish down! The hold is broken and they are in guard. Claremont with punches to the body. He tries to pass but Dalglish keeps him locked up. Dalglish is trying to get hold of an arm, but Claremont fiights him off. Claremont now stacks up Dalglish.....Dalglish goes for an ankle, but Claremont escapes and circles away, allowing Dalglish to stand up. Big right hand misses from Claremont and Dalglish scores with stinging jabs. Big left hook to the body from Claremont and Dalglish looks hurt! Claremont unloads with punches and Dalglish is doing his best to block them, but some of them are landing.....Dalglish falls down just as the round ends! Oh my God what a round! Dalglish is walking on ice skates back to his corner. Round 2: Dalglish is still not fully recovered and he simply circles away for the first minute, trying to stay away from Claremont at all costs. Claremont keeps pushing the action and connects with body blows. Spinning backfist is blocked and Dalglish clinches. He's got over and under and is looking to trip Claremont and he does! Claremont catches him in half-guard. Dalglish uses some low-key strikes as he catches his breath. Claremont is having none of that and hammer fists Dalglish's head. Claremont is able to get full guard now. Dalglish is trying to split the compass and try to get a hold of a leg, maybe try a leglock, but Claremont fights him off. They both struggle for a little bit until Dalglish gets to side control. He goes for an arm bar and he has it locked in! Claremont is fighting it and.....the arm pops free! Claremont manages to turn sideways, but now Dalglish has his back! He gets both hooks in, but Claremont prevents the arm from going under the chin. Dalglish with some strikes now, trying to weaken Claremont and then he tries to go for the choke again, but Claremont fights it off a few more times and the round ends. Round 3: Claremont's corner told him to keep the fight standing this round. He seems to have listened and opens the round with strikes. He barely misses an uppercut and Dalglish shoots in.....but it is stuffed. They dirty box in the clinch and Claremont breaks it up. Huge left hook by Claremont finds a home on Dalglish's chin and he is backpedalling again! Claremont pursues, he gets a couple of bodyblows and a nasty uppercut! Dalglish is down! Diving punch connects! Dalglish is somehow still in it and gets his guard ready. Dalglish is bleeding from the nose after the diving punch and I mean, REALLY bleeding. He smothers Claremont and Claremont's back is inmediatly covered in Dalglish's blood. Claremont breaks free of the grip and starts dropping bombs, but Dalglish is surviving! The corner yells at Claremont to stand up, but he keeps trying to maul Dalglish into submission. Somehow Dalglish is weathering the assault and the great majority of the blows only find the gloves. He tries to scramble, but Claremont holds him at bay. Claremont is looking tired, seems he gassed himself out. Dalglish gets the rubber guard, this could spell trouble for Claremont who is trying to get out. Dalglish works and.....he gets the Gogoplata! Claremont is trying to fight it....but he taps! Somehow Jason Dalglish is still the champ! Winner: Jason Dalglish by Submission (Gogoplata) at 3:23 of Round 3. The Aftermath: "Dalglish went on to defend the belt two more times, over Hans Christian Bloch and Manish Kahn before he dropped it to Nuno Valentino. He earned Fight of the Night and Co-Submission of the Night honors for his bout with Claremont. Brian Claremont went through bad times after this bout, dropping two more bouts back to back before getting a KO win over Milenko Rudonja. He is now trying to put some wins together and get another shot at the title belt." Rudgers and Andreyev say their goodbyes and they will see us again on Episode 3. 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TEWFan Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 SIGMA Unleashed Episode 3 Preview: SIGMA Unleashed #3: Dark Days Revisited #2 will continue to take a look in the Pre-TV, Pre-PPV era of SIGMA with 4 explosive fights! Light Heavyweight Matchup: Rafael Van Der Moot (7-0) vs Jacob Matthaus (15-7) From SIGMA: Medtner vs Van Der Capellan (May 14th, 1998) Middleweight Matchup: Thornbjorn Rekdal (7-0) vs Franz Ludwig (10-8) From SIGMA: Boniek vs Richellau (August 18th, 1998) Light Heavyweight Matchup: Mantas Andreyev (36-13) vs Koenraad Belien (8-3) From SIGMA: Bohlin vs Gunnarson (June 16th, 1998) SIGMA Middleweight Title Matchup: Fjodor Kanchelskis (10-0) vs Fernando Amaro (52-12-4, #18 MW) From SIGMA: Kanchelskis vs Amaro (April 17th, 1998) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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