Be26 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Right, so, yes. Hello. It's been a long while. Don't think I've posted a diary here since I did a Bowl Bound thing YEARS ago. Anyway. I'm Be. I post on EWB more than I do here. This is a diary. Since I've now got a computer capable of running WMMA slightly faster than a minute to load each day, I'm giving this a shot. Basic concept is fairly simple, I've been playing SIGMA for two years and we join them in January 2000 at...the Dawn of the New Millennium (title drop)! It's good stuff. Try to enjoy it. I may be holding prediction contests if you're good and actually predict stuff. Do try to give some reasoning when you do, please? Thank you. ONWARD! TALLY HO! http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b86/EMPLEHESAELP/SIGMA/website.jpg Company Rankings #3 - Signature Martial Arts The continued growth of BCF and the rise of TOP in Russia means that "Europe's premier mixed martial arts promotion" hasn't had quite as much domination over their home continent as they might have liked, but life is still going fairly smoothly for SIGMA. Although yet to branch out and run a show outside of Germany, deals with Euro Cable Sports and EuroNet have offered them TV and pay-per-view alternatives for the first time and given them a chance of cracking the Russian and British markets. With both BCF and TOP having stolen fighters from SIGMA in the past and SIGMA starting to return the favour, Europe might see the MMA war that GAMMA and ALPHA have been threatening for years. Based: Dusseldorf, Germany Size: High Level Regional Weight Divisions: 6 (Featherweight - Heavyweight) Opened: October 1996 CEO: Jan de Mol President: Aaron Regan --- SIGMA ROSTER (As of January 2000) Featherweight Division #2 - SNORRI GUNNARSSON http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/SnorriGunnarsson.gif W - defeated Lars Bohlin by Split Decision to win the title - SIGMA XV - March 1999 D1 - defeated Colm Dee by TKO (Strikes) at 3:42 of round 3 to retain the title - SIGMA XXIII - November 1999 #1 - "Ice Cold" LARS BOHLIN W - defeated Francesco Marazzina by Unanimous Decision to win the title - February 1997 D1 - defeated Fernando Peragon by TKO (Strikes) at 3:19 of round 2 to retain the title - SIGMA III - March 1998 D2 - defeated Manish Khan by TKO (Strikes) at 4:16 of round 1 to retain the title - SIGMA IX - September 1998 Top Ten Challengers C: Snorri Gunnarsson (23-4-1 NC) 1: Kenji Akita (12-1) 2: Philip Ziskie (18-2-1) 3: Manish Khan (11-2) 4: Yoshiro Makamori (11-0) 5: Colm Dee (14-3) 6: Milovan Ajetovic (7-0) 7: Jason Dalglish (19-6) 8: Fernando Peragon (10-4) 9: Lars Bohlin (50-8) 10: Bobby Castillo (11-0) Lightweight Division #2 - FIYERO LERMONTOV http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b86/EMPLEHESAELP/SIGMA/FiyeroLermontov.gif W - defeated Lubos Plasil by TKO (Strikes) at 2:56 of round 1 to win the vacant title - SIGMA XXII - October 1999 - Title vacated September 1999 due to Basora's departure - #1 - "El Diablo" LUIS BASORA W - defeated Pedro Alves by Split Decision to win the title - April 1997 D1 - defeated Fiyero Lermontov by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) to retain the title - SIGMA V - May 1998 D2 - defeated Georges Nouri by Submission (Triangle) to retain the title - SIGMA XII - December 1998 D3 - defeated Lukas Mellberg by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) to retain the title - SIGMA XVII - May 1999 Top Ten Challengers C: Fiyero Lermontov (14-1) 1: Dieter Kolzig (6-0) 2: Lubos Plasil (8-1) 3: Atep of Indonesia (10-2) 4: Nigel Collett (7-0) 5: Rupert Lennox (4-1) 6: Rogelio Quesada (12-0) 7: Lukas Mellberg (18-5) 8: Bhumibol Ektawatkul (8-3) 9: Jose Gonzales (10-0) 10: Milenko Rudonja (17-6) Welterweight Division #3 - "The Savage" DATUK ONG KA TING http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/DatukOngKaTing.gif W - defeated Noach Van Der Capellan by Submission (Armbar) at 3:01 of round 2 to win the title - SIGMA XXI - September 1999 #2 - "The Super Animal" NOACH VAN DER CAPELLAN W - defeated Kenneth Toadspew by Knock Out (Knee) at 1:22 of round 1 to win the vacant title - SIGMA VI - June 1998 D1 - defeated Dominykas Jankovic by Knock Out (Punch) at 1:31 of round 2 to retain the title - SIGMA XI - November 1998 D2 - defeated Alberto Basora by TKO (Strikes) at 2:14 of round 2 to retain the title - SIGMA XVI - April 1999 - Title vacated May 1998 due to Medtner's injury - #1 - EVGENI MEDTNER W - defeated Milenko Rudonja by Knock Out (Knee) at 1:01 of round 4 to win the title - July 1997 Top Ten Challengers C: Datuk Ong Ka Ting (7-0) 1: Filip Hristov (5-0) 2: Noach Van Der Capellan (25-4) 3: Oleksandro Hlushko (5-0) 4: Diego Arteta (8-0) 5: Kenneth Toadspew (12-4) 6: Kensuke Tanaka (3-0) 7: Christakis Boutzikos (5-1) 8: Jens Halle (14-4) 9: Pavel Radulov (7-0) 10: Ragnar Gunnlaugsson (4-0) Middleweight Division #3 - OLEG TARIVERDIEV http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/OlegTariverdiev.gif W - defeated Fernando Amaro by Submission (Armbar) at 2:29 of round 5 to win the title - SIGMA XIV - February 1999 D1 - defeated Fjodor Kanchelskis by Submission (Armbar) at 3:13 of round 1 to retain the title - SIGMA XX - August 1999 #2 - FERNANDO "The Traveller" AMARO W - defeated Fjodor Kanchelskis by TKO (Strikes) at 3:50 of round 2 to win the title - SIGMA II - February 1998 D1 - defeated Jaromir Grygera by Unanimous Decision to retain the title - SIGMA VIII - August 1998 #1 - "The Russian Nightmare" FJODOR KANCHELSKIS W - defeated Jaromir Grygera by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:17 of round 2 to win the title - December 1997 Top Ten Challengers C: Oleg Tariverdiev (11-1) 1: Matthew Dean (33-6) 2: Fernando Amaro (55-13-4-2 NC) 3: Jaromir Grygera (19-7) 4: Luka Hajek (4-0) 5: Thorbjorn Rekdal (9-1) 6: Julio Gutierrez (7-0) 7: Fjodor Kanchelskis (12-2) 8: Drazen Gabelich (7-2) 9: Rhys Buck (5-0) 10: Jerome Atkins (2-0) Light Heavyweight Division #2 - MATTI "The Hammer" KURRI http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/MattiKurri.gif W - defeated Niko Soldo by TKO (Strikes) at 2:20 of round 4 to win the title - SIGMA XVIII - June 1999 D1 - defeated Nicolai Mickiewicz by Unanimous Decision to retain the title - SIGMA XXIV - December 1999 #1 - "The Gladiator" NIKO SOLDO W - defeated Jacob Matthaus by Knock Out (Kick) at 1:09 of round 1 to win the title - December 1996 D1 - defeated Shane Gilchrist by TKO (Strikes) at 3:34 of round 4 to retain the title - September 1997 D2 - defeated Nicolai Mickiewicz by Unanimous Decision to retain the title - SIGMA IV - April 1998 D3 - defeated Markku Mikkola by TKO (Strikes) at 1:15 of round 2 to retain the title - SIGMA XII - December 1998 Top Ten Challengers C: Matti Kurri (11-1-1) 1: Zvonimir Asanovic (29-2) 2: Valentin Taneyev (8-0) 3: William Harrison (8-0) 4: Daniil Skala (29-5) 5: Silvio Leite (6-0) 6: Emil Karlsson (4-0) 7: Rafael van der Moot (8-1) 8: Michael Klaughnschue (6-0) 9: Shane Gilchrist (13-6) 10: Nicolai Mickiewicz (21-7) Heavyweight Division #4 - LEFTER "The Beast" OKTAY http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/LefterOktay.gif W - defeated Terron Cabal by TKO (Strikes) at 2:26 of round 2 to win the title - SIGMA XIX - July 1999 #3 - "The Baddest Man In MMA" TERRON CABAL W - defeated Grzegorz Boniek by TKO (Strikes) at 4:41 of round 2 to win the title - SIGMA XIII - January 1999 #2 - "Polish Power" GRZEGORZ BONIEK W - defeated Gunnar Nilsson by Unanimous Decision to win the title - August 1997 D1 - defeated Stratos Papaioannou by Unanimous Decision to retain the title - SIGMA I - January 1998 D2 - defeated Lefter Oktay by Unanimous Decision to retain the title - SIGMA VII - July 1998 #1 - "Swedish Superman" GUNNAR NILSSON W - defeated Ari Peltonen by Unanimous Decision to win the title - January 1997 Top Ten Challengers C: Lefter Oktay (14-1) 1: Grzegorz Boniek (36-5) 2: Murilo Satinho (10-1) 3: Rav Kapur (10-1) 4: Kurt McDonald (6-0) 5: Terron Cabal (13-1) 6: Gunnar Nilsson (44-12) 7: Ari Peltonen (25-9) 8: Stratos Papaioannou (27-7) 9: Aleksander Ivanov (7-1) 10: Jozef Jankowski (6-0)[/center] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be26 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b86/EMPLEHESAELP/SIGMA/SIGMA-1.jpg News Post-XXIV - The first two shows of 2000 have been announced. January's SIGMA XXV will be held in Stuttgart and featuring Lefter Oktay's first defense of the Heavyweight title against Kurt McDonald as it's headline fight, while SIGMA XXVI will see Middleweight champion Oleg Tariverdiev aim to pull off another surprise when he defends his title against former GAMMA Middleweight champion, Matthew Dean. SIGMA XXV features eight fights on the main card, with three preliminaries broadcast as part of SIGMA EuroFight. - Speaking of EuroFight, the show's contract with Euro Cable Sports 4 has been extended for a further three months. Although management have appeared unsure how to use EuroSport, it appears likely that if fans react well to using it as a means of broadcasting the preliminary fights that normally would only be seen by those in attendances, it will kept in that capacity. - Despite rumours to the contrary, there are still no plans to expand into female fighting. It's thought that, while de Mol and Regan have no objection to it, they want to ensure SIGMA has a rock-solid fanbase in Europe and either Russia or the United Kingdom before making any serious commitments. - A year after only receiving a booby prize, SIGMA have picked up four awards in Blurcat.com's annual ceremony, with three of them going to the exact same fight. Also voted SIGMA's Fight of the Year by fans, the Welterweight championship match between Datuk Ong Ka Ting and Noach Van Der Capellan from SIGMA XXI, back in September, is 1999's Fight of the Year, Main Event of the Year AND Submission of the Year. Meanwhile, SIGMA XIX was named Show of the Year, featuring Lefter Oktay winning the Heavyweight title from Terron Cabal in the latter's first defense, much-hyped Welterweight Diego Arteta tearing through Bjarne Bjerre and William Harrison extending his unbeaten streak by taking a decision win over Nicolai Mickiewicz. - Unfortunately, SIGMA also held the year's worst fight for the second year running. This year, it was Viacheslav Chaliapin's split decision victory over Christakis Boutzikos at SIGMA XVII taking the honour, which is also notable for being the fight that prompted the rule change allowing referees to stand fighters up if they are inactive. - With a little under three weeks before the first show of the new millennium, the card for SIGMA XXV is set. Check below for the tales of the tape. SIGMA XXV: Oktay vs. McDonald Saturday, Week 3, 2000 - Stuttgart, Germany SIGMA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Lefter "The Beast" Oktay © vs. Kurt "Chopper" McDonald http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/LefterOktay-1.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/KurtMcDonald.gif 26 - AGE - 27 6'2 - HEIGHT - 6'2 231 - WEIGHT - 257 Istanbul, Turkey - FROM - Auckland, New Zealand Kick Boxing/Wrestling - FIGHTING STYLE - Kick Boxing/Wrestling 14-1 - RECORD - 6-0 PREDICTION: Oktay via TKO. Both men are excellent fighters with well-matched styles and neither has any significant weakness to speak of but, as good a stand-up fighter as McDonald is and even bearing in mind his weight advantage, Oktay has the advantage if the fight ends up on the ground. The chances are good he'll make that happen. LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION Valentin "The Winter Soldier" Taneyev vs. Rafael van der Moot http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/ValentinTaneyev.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/RafaelVanDerMoot.gif 25 - AGE - 25 6'0 - HEIGHT - 6'4 205 - WEIGHT - 205 Saint Petersburg, Russia - FROM - Rotterdam, Netherlands Mixed Martial Arts - FIGHTING STYLE - Kick Boxing 8-0 - RECORD - 8-1 PREDICTION: Taneyev via Submission. In three fights with SIGMA, not one has left the first round, and you have to go with one of the hottest hands in all mixed martial arts. Van der Moot is something of a step up and does represent the most difficult opponent the Hand Grenade has faced so far, but Taneyev has no weak spot. FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION "Bulldozer" Benedikt Streit vs. Ilya Fedorov http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/BenediktStreit.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/IlyaFedorov.gif 31 - AGE - 21 5'10 - HEIGHT - 5'9 145 - WEIGHT - 145 Munich, Germany - FROM - Saint Petersburg, Russia Ground and Pound - FIGHTING STYLE - Brawling 19-6 - RECORD - 5-0 PREDICTION: Streit via TKO. Fedorov's record looks good, but this is the first time he's fought in anything resembling the big leagues and Streit is a hell of a challenge for the brawler. Much will depend on Fedorov stayed upright at all costs, because once he goes to ground Streit will tear him apart. LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION Jose Gonzales vs. "The Revolutionary" Cesar Granda http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/JoseGonzales.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/CesarGranda.gif 22 - AGE - 24 5'10 - HEIGHT - 5'8 155 - WEIGHT - 155 San Luis Potosi, Mexico - FROM - Lima, Peru Kick Boxing - FIGHTING STYLE - Kick Boxing 10-0 - RECORD - 5-1 PREDICTION: Granda via KO. Gonzales is another fighter whose record has been boosted by fighting on low-level shows, but this looks like an early pick for Fight of the Night. Both men come into it from kick boxing backgrounds and both are much better off standing and banging than trying to win on the mat. Granda's superior Muay Thai might the thing that tips the balance. WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION "The Phat Man" Ern Fathoui vs. Viacheslav "The Hand Grenade" Chaliapin http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/ErnFathoui.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/ViacheslavChaliapin.gif 27 - AGE - 26 5'10 - HEIGHT - 5'9 170 - WEIGHT - 170 Baghdad, Iraq - FROM - Moscow, Russia Grappling - FIGHTING STYLE - Wrestling 3-1 - RECORD - 7-4 PREDICTION: Fathoui via Submission. The Hand Grenade's form is not good and, though he is nominally a wrestler, Fathoui has him beat even there. The chances are good that this one goes the distance, though, as neither man has shown much ability to finish a fight. MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION Drazen Gabelich vs. Rhys "Fast" Buck http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/DrazenGabelich.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/RhysBuck.gif 25 - AGE - 21 6'1 - HEIGHT - 5'10 185 - WEIGHT - 185 Zagreb, Croatia - FROM - Wrexham, Wales Submission Wrestling - FIGHTING STYLE - Boxing 7-2 - RECORD - 5-0 PREDICTION: Gabelich via Submission. Although a strong boxer, Buck is pretty one-dimensional and will have a hard time bringing that to bear - if Gabelich is smart, he will spend as little time upright as humanly possible. WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION Oleksandro Hlushko vs. Vjekoslav "Cro Con" Sarich http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/OleksandroHlushko-2.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/VjekoslavSarich.gif 24 - AGE - 28 5'11 - HEIGHT - 5'11 170 - WEIGHT - 170 Kiev, Ukraine - FROM - Split, Croatia Boxing - FIGHTING STYLE - Kick Boxing 5-0 - RECORD - 5-1 PREDICTION: Sarich by TKO. Hlushko is 2-0 in SIGMA competition, but both fights went the distance, neither were entertaining to watch and Sarich is on another level from either of the Ukrainian's previous opponents. Hlushko has potential, but hasn't yet realised much of it. MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION Conrad "The Radical" Bueller vs. Charlie Oakley http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/ConradBueller.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/CharlieOakley.gif 22 - AGE - 24 6'4 - HEIGHT - 5'11 185 - WEIGHT - 185 Berlin, Germany - FROM - Bolton, England Kick Boxing - FIGHTING STYLE - Catch Wrestling 0-1 - RECORD - 2-1 PREDICTION: Oakley by Decision. Bueller's weak spot is his chin, but Oakley doesn't really have the striking to exploit that; Oakley is significantly better on the ground, but Bueller has pretty good takedown defense. This one looks like it'll go for the full fifteen. PRELIMINARIES Light Heavyweight - Andrya "The Trooper" Kral (0-0) vs. "The Battering Ram" Andranik Paletilolu (15-10) Welterweight - Angel Clementi (1-0) vs. "Ghost Dog" Franc Arlovski (2-0) Heavyweight - "Born To Be Wild" Justin Nielson (1-0) vs. Sahan Ozbek (2-2) Or, in handy prediction contest format: SIGMA Heavyweight Title - Lefter "The Beast" Oktay (14-1) © vs. Kurt "Chopper" McDonald (6-0) Light Heavyweight - Valentin "The Winter Soldier" Taneyev (8-0) vs. Rafael van der Moot (8-1) Featherweight - "Bulldozer" Benedikt Streit (19-6) vs. Ilya Fedorov (5-0) Lightweight - Jose Gonzales (10-0) vs. "The Revolutionary" Cesar Granda (5-1) Welterweight - "The Phat Man" Ern Fathoui (3-1) vs. Viacheslav "The Hand Grenade" Chaliapin (7-4) Middleweight - Drazen Gabelich (7-2) vs. Rhys "Fast" Buck (5-0) Welterweight - Oleksandro Hlushko (5-0) vs. Vjekoslav "Cro Con" Sarich (5-1) Middleweight - Charlie Oakley (2-1) vs. Conrad "The Radical" Bueller (0-1) P: Light Heavyweight - Andrya "The Trooper" Kral (0-0) vs. "The Battering Ram" Andranik Paletilolu (15-10) P: Welterweight - Angel Clementi (1-0) vs. "Ghost Dog" Franc Arlovski (2-0) P: Heavyweight - "Born To Be Wild" Justin Nielson (1-0) vs. Sahan Ozbek (2-2) Preliminary fights are worth half a point, main card fights worth a full point. You get a point for predicting the Fight of the Night, the KO of the Night and the Submission of the Night. In the case of the latter two, you get the point for predicting who gets that, not the fight in which it occurs. Maximum score, therefore, is 12.5. Have at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I know some of the fighters in SIGMA, because I often raid all of their good fighters in my various GAMMA games. I will probably suck at this but here goes: SIGMA Heavyweight Title - Lefter "The Beast" Oktay (14-1) © vs. Kurt "Chopper" McDonald (6-0) Light Heavyweight - Valentin "The Winter Soldier" Taneyev (8-0) vs. Rafael van der Moot (8-1) Rafael seems to always turn out to be great for me. While Valentin always seems to stink. Featherweight - "Bulldozer" Benedikt Streit (19-6) vs. Ilya Fedorov (5-0) Lightweight - Jose Gonzales (10-0) vs. "The Revolutionary" Cesar Granda (5-1) Both these guys usually stink so I guess the question is which one is going to stink less. Welterweight - "The Phat Man" Ern Fathoui (3-1) vs. Viacheslav "The Hand Grenade" Chaliapin (7-4) Middleweight - Drazen Gabelich (7-2) vs. Rhys "Fast" Buck (5-0) Welterweight - Oleksandro Hlushko (5-0) vs. Vjekoslav "Cro Con" Sarich (5-1) Middleweight - Charlie Oakley (2-1) vs. Conrad "The Radical" Bueller (0-1) P: Light Heavyweight - Andrya "The Trooper" Kral (0-0) vs. "The Battering Ram" Andranik Paletilolu (15-10) P: Welterweight - Angel Clementi (1-0) vs. "Ghost Dog" Franc Arlovski (2-0) P: Heavyweight - "Born To Be Wild" Justin Nielson (1-0) vs. Sahan Ozbek (2-2) FOTN: Lefter "The Beast" Oktay © vs. Kurt "Chopper" McDonald KO of the Night: Lefter Sub of the Night: Ern Fathoui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be26 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Blurcat.com Live Results - SIGMA XXV: Oktay vs. McDonald Saturday, Week 3, January 2000 Stuttgart, Germany Good evening, and welcome to Blurcat.com's coverage of the latest event from Signature Martial Arts. I'm Kris Henson, and I'll be providing you back home with round-by-round updates on all of the fights from SIGMA XXV. The preliminary fights have just concluded on EuroFight, meaning we're shortly going to be getting into the the pay-per-view portion of the broadcast. Andrya Kral took an impressive win in his mixed martial arts debut over Andranik Paletilolu (TKO [strikes] at 4:54 of round 1), Angel Clementi defeated the Ghost Dog, Franc Arlovski, in a much tighter match (TKO [strikes] at 4:24 of round 3) and Sahan Ozbek broke his slump by submitting Justin Nielson (Submission [Triangle] at 4:11 of round 2). The German crowd has been raucous as always, with a native son in the first fight tonight, and...speaking of which, here he comes. Let's get this show on the road! Middleweight Division: Charlie Oakley vs. Conrad "The Radical" Bueller Preamble: One of these two will leave here on a two-fight losing streak, as both are 0-1 in SIGMA competition - Oakley was defeated by Luka Hajek, Bueller by Uwe Maier. The betting line very slightly favours Oakley, the crowd is heavily behind hometown boy Bueller and the smartest money suggests this one's going to go the distance. Round One: Opening strikes go nowhere, as Oakley is understandably not keen about getting into a stand-up fight. Body kick gets caught and Oakley manages a smooth takedown, bypassing Bueller's guard with ease and getting into side control. This is exactly where Bueller does not want to be - Oakley rolls him and takes his back with minimal effort. Bueller looks to be defending against the choke, but Oakley hammers away with punches instead and the Radical is getting rocked! The referee jumps in to break it up and it is over! Result: Charlie Oakley defeats Conrad "The Radical" Bueller by TKO (Strikes) at 3:10 of round 1 An easy victory for the British youngster and the boos from the German crowd don't faze him as he seems for all the world like an excited kid - this is, after all, his first win in the big leagues. Welterweight Division: Oleksandro Hlushko vs. Vjekoslav "Cro Con" Sarich Preamble: Motivated with a goal of being the best Ukrainian mixed martial artist, Hlushko is undefeated and on a two-win streak in SIGMA, against Ern Fathoui and Carmelo Rossi, whereas this is Sarich's first fight in a major-league promotion. He also comes in on a five-fight winning streak, but lost his first-ever professional fight on a low-level card in Poland. Round One: Hlushko lands a solid straight cross to counter a wayward low kick. He feints right, then left and suckers Sarich into throwing another leg kick, a crisp jab scores. Hlushko is renowned for being something of an elusive fighter, and Sarich is having some trouble landing any significant strikes. Sarich tries a feint, Hlushko doesn't fall for it, but now Sarich avoids a jab and connects with one of his trademark low kicks. A flurry of punches get nowhere. Hlushko connects with one jab, but Sarich stops a second with a left of his own; Hlushko darts back to avoid the following leg kick and connects with another jab. Sarich guesses that firing from range isn't helping and gets in Hlushko's face, but Hlushko avoids the strikes and tags Cro Con with another right. That has to go down as 10-9 to Hlushko. Round Two: Sarich evades a jab and connects with a heavy overhand right, then another! Hlushko retreats hastily and doesn't look very steady on his feet, but Sarich's followup right doesn't connect and Hlushko shakes out the cobwebs. A low kick misses and Hlushko starts to circle, but Sarich darts in and tries to get back in the pocket. Jab glances off Hlushko's shoulder and he backs up. Sarich can't land with a punch flurry and Hlushko counters another low kick with a left cross. Hlushko feints to the left, then steps in, fakes a kick and slips back before Sarich can react. Not an action-packed round by any stretch, this goes down 10-9 Sarich. Round Three: Sarich's corner appear to be recommending he try some dirty boxing to rattle Hlushko. Hlushko feints right and drops his shoulder, but the exchange produces nothing noteworthy. Cro Con misses with a barrage of rights and now Hlushko is trying to get in Sarich's grill! Two jabs miss and Sarich counters both of them with solid strikes. Hlushko darts away, Sarich's punch flurry misses and Hlushko connects with a clean right. Sarich uses head movement to dodge a jab and throws one of his own, Hlushko avoids that and hits a hook to the body. He gets another hook, but Sarich takes that and this time connects with a massive right hand! It hits Hlushko behind the ear, his equilibrium is shot and a second right puts him on the ground! Sarich lands a couple more punches before the referee separates them, then sprints to his corner in jubilation! Result: Vjekoslav "Cro Con" Sarich defeats Oleksandro Hlushko by TKO (Strikes) at 4:16 of round 3 Sarich's right to be excited, this one could easily have slipped away from him if the judges had got their hands on it and I thought Hlushko might have done enough in that final frame to take the win. The dejected Hlushko appears reticent to talk, but says that he's still getting used to the quality of competition in SIGMA and clearly underestimated the threat Sarich posed. Middleweight Division: Drazen Gabelich vs. Rhys "Fast" Buck Preamble: A former amateur boxing starlet, Buck made his SIGMA debut by knocking Chaim Alexievich out in June 1999 and has yet to see a fight go to the judges. Gabelich is a SIGMA veteran, having been with the company since the beginning, and has been rumoured to be considering dropping down to Lightweight in order to better use his wrestling background. Round One: Buck lands a jab and follows up with a neat combination, but all three punches hit air. Both get close and exchange shots, but they're too close to do anything more than glance. Buck swings wildly, but Gabelich saw it coming and steps back. Gabelich dodges another punch and pulls Buck into a clinch. Buck tries to wriggle away, but Gabelich has control of the clinch and lands a couple of short-range punches. Buck is fighting, but he can't do much and Gabelich muscles him against the cage with relative ease. Gabelich gets the underhooks, then the trip and scores the takedown! Buck immediately pulls him into guard. Gabelich throws a couple of punches to disguise his intent, then quickly moves to side control. Buck is real trouble, he's not good on the ground and can't stop Gabelich taking his back, but he covers up well enough to finish the round. That was mostly Gabelich, 10-9 in his favour. Round Two: Another short-range exchange gets nowhere, and Gabelich again gets the clinch. Buck still can't stop Gabelich imposing his will on the clinch and gets shoved up against the cage. This time, Buck expects a trip but not the Greco-Roman slam Gabelich busts out to put him down! Buck is still up against the cage but in the seated position. Gabelich tries to land shots but can't get them on target cleanly, so shifts to side control and then mount with relative ease. Gabelich lands a few elbows and, while Buck deals with them nicely, one still opens up a cut under Buck's right eye. Unbelievably, Gabelich stays in the mount for well over a minute, but can't land anything with any real power. Buck tries to roll Gabelich, but only gives up his back. Gabelich looks tired, however, and can't capitalise any further before time runs out. Nonetheless, that's a 10-8 round in Gabelich's favour, Buck really has no answer to the Croat on the ground. Round Three: Once again, a messy rally of strikes leaves the two fighters clinched and Buck gets pushed up against the cage for the third time in as many rounds. Gabelich is seriously tired, but gets the takedown easily and it will be a travesty if Buck gets anywhere with the judges on this showing. Gabelich takes time to get his breath back, then effortlessly moves into side control. Buck gets a little separation and tries to scramble up, but Gabelich blocks it successfully and throws a couple of short knees into the body. It looks almost like Gabelich is happy to let the fight run it's course, but then takes Buck's back and finally starts to land some good shots! For the third time tonight, the referee stops the fight and saves Buck the ignominy of hearing the judges' scores! Some might say the ref was a little quick to get involved, but Buck was never going to win this after the second round and the intervention saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. Result: Drazen Gabelich defeats Rhys "Fast" Buck by TKO (Strikes) at 4:23 of round 3 Neither man is interested in talking to the reporters. Buck looks particularly angry, and exchanged words with the referee, seemingly because he also felt the ref jumped in early. He may be deluding himself. "The Phat Man" Ern Fathoui vs. Viacheslav "The Hand Grenade" Chaliapin Preamble: Although Fathoui is coming off a loss, he's 2-1 in SIGMA since signing in May 1998 and moving up the Welterweight rankings. Conversely, Chaliapin is coming off a split decision win over Christakis Boutzikos - the fight named the worst of 1999 - but is 1-2 since January '98. The betting favours Fathoui by some distance as, surprisingly, does the crowd reaction. Round One: Fathoui lands a stinging jab and Chaliapin counters with a series of his own. They continue to jab and keep their distance, then Fathoui throws a couple of shots to set up a takedown - he shoots in, but Chaliapin doesn't let him get it properly. Fathoui still gets him against the cage and gives him some dirty boxing to wear him down, then gets the underhooks in. The sweep is a success this time and now they're in Fathoui's ballpark. Chaliapin pulls guard, then throws a couple of punches from the bottom when Fathoui breaks it. Fathoui catches his breath for a moment, throwing a couple of loose punches, then attempts to pass. Chaliapin struggles and, though he can't stop Fathoui, harries him long enough to see the round expire. 10-9 to Fathoui. Round Two: It only worked for a couple of minutes, but Chaliapin's corner is encouraging him to hit and run and make Fathoui chase him. First exchange goes nowhere, Fathoui avoids a follow-up right and counters a left with a neat jab. Fathoui tries the same tactic, throwing a couple of haymakers to disguise the takedown, and this time Chaliapin misread it; the Phat Man shoots under a counter right hook and scores the takedown. Chaliapin pulls Fathoui into half guard, but can't keep him there - Fathoui doesn't even bother with side control, he bypasses Chaliapin's guard easily and gets the mount! Fathoui fires off the elbows and, with the Hand Grenade reeling, tries to set up an americana...and gets it! He goes to side control for leverage but Chaliapin is already tapping out! Result: "The Phat Man" Ern Fathoui defeats Viacheslav "The Hand Grenade" Chaliapin by Submission (Americana) at 4:21 of round 2 Fathoui has become surprisingly popular with the German crowd over the last year or so thanks to a combination of intense heart and peculiar charisma, and the fans in attendance give him a huge cheer as he gives them a shout out with the cageside reporter. Asked who he wants next in the Welterweight division, Fathoui says he wants to grapple with the best - he wants a shot at Filip Hristov, and there aren't many better grapplers he could have picked to challenge. Lightweight Division: "The Revolutionary" Cesar Granda vs. Jose Gonzales Preamble: Once teammates, both fighters are making their SIGMA debuts tonight. Gonzales comes in with a significant amount of hype behind him, already known in Central and Southern America as a blue-chip kick boxer, and currently sports a 10-0 MMA record attained on a variety of low-level shows. Granda's resume isn't quite as impressive, but he is 5-1 himself and also an above-average striker. Round One: Both formerly part of Combat Team Curitiba, the two take the time to touch gloves and exchange a couple of quick words before the fight begins. Granda looks like he wants to stay in the pocket and gets the opportunity after dodging a punch. A couple of shots back and forth do little damage, and both begin throwing punches wildly, getting the crowd on their feet! Granda gets the best of it, hitting a heavy right hook to the body, and Gonzales retreats to create some space. He misses with a kick to the body and Granda gets back in his face, refusing to let him settle. Gonzales fires a vicious uppercut, but Granda takes the impact with the gloves and answers with a close-range elbow. Gonzales backs away and circles, and Granda lets him this time. He feints right and fakes a lunge, but Gonzales buys neither and the round ends. I'd give this one 10-9 to Granda. Round Two: The instructions from Gonzales' corner were to aim to hit Granda on the counter - good advice, as Granda has been dictating the tempo of the match so far. Both men try to draw strikes with rapid feints to no real avail, then a left jab misses and lets Gonzales connects with a short punch combination. Granda tries to close the gap, but this time Gonzales is equal to him, keeping the Revolutionary at bay with speculative strikes. Granda can't connect with a right hook and now Gonzales is pressing the issue, forcing a weak jab and countering with a straight left. Gonzales sends a looping punch over that gets nowhere and now, Granda starts to circle. With a minute left, neither man wants to commit to anything and Granda uses good footwork to frustrate Gonzales until time expires. 10-9 to Gonzales. Round Three: Granda fakes stepping in, Gonzales actually steps in and both men exchange blows. Granda gets Gonzales with a weak shot to the ribs. Gonzales is taking his time here, waiting for Granda to make a move, and the crowd are starting to get restless with the lack of action. There are a couple of tentative exchanges before Gonzales moves into the pocket. Granda uses head movement to evade a jab and unleashes a tremendous uppercut...but Gonzales rolls past that and absolutely hammers Granda with a salvo of right hands! Granda goes down and Gonzales has him mounted! Granda is desperate to hang on for the final minute, but one punch finds it's way through and more follow, he can't defend himself and falls short! Result: Jose Gonzales defeats "The Revolutionary" Cesar Granda by TKO (Strikes) at 4:11 of round 3 Gonzales continues to rise up the rankings and, while it's too early to be talking about title shots, one senses some kind of number one contendership match is in the works, maybe against Dieter Kolzig. Granda grabs his former teammate as Gonzales is giving an interview and puts him in a loose headlock before the two hug it out, and the Revolutionary shouts into the camera that Fiyero Lermontov should enjoy having the Lightweight belt while he can because Gonzales is coming to take it. Featherweight Division: "Bulldozer" Benedikt Streit vs. Ilya Fedorov Preamble: The 21-year-old Fedorov is making his SIGMA debut tonight, having impressed talent scouts on a bunch of low-level shows across Europe. The veteran Streit has had an uneven run of form lately, his defeat by Heiko Pander dropping him off the worldwide Featherweight rankings, but is confident his ground and pound will see him through. Round One: Streit takes control of the early engages, striking without answer from Fedorov. Fedorov feints left, then counters the jab with a collection of jabs and straights. Fedorov narrowly misses with a nice uppercut, and Streit takes the opportunity to get into the pocket. Streit shoots in, but he telegraphs it and Fedorov is able to get out of the way fairly easily. Fedorov gets a glancing blow off Streit's shoulder and moves back in close, but Streit retreats away from a quick flurry of strikes. Fedorov tries to press and gets caught by a surprise takedown - he pulls guard, but there's only a second on the clock anyway. 10-9 to Fedorov, Streit wasn't particularly impressive. Round Two: Fedorov's corner was sensibly encouraging him to keep up the good movement between the rounds, and he starts by circling. Streit uses head movement to avoid a jab but can't dodge the following left. Both men throw shots and end up stalemated, then a Streit jab misses it's mark and Fedorov retaliates with a quick series of punches. Streit looks like he panics slightly and throws out a sloppy jab, which Fedorov counters nicely, connecting with two big right hands! Streit looks momentarily rattled, but deals with Fedorov being in the pocket well enough. Fedorov appears to be going for a knockout off the rights, but his technique is lacking and Streit is able to bob and weave out of the way of his wilder punches. Fedorov lets up and circles as the round ends. Again, I'd give this 10-9 to Fedorov. Streit's vaunted ground and pound has been absent so far today. Round Three: Fedorov continues as he's been going on, closing the gap very quickly and getting back into the pocket within moments. The first exchange leads nowhere but the second does, Fedorov countering a jab into four or five quick punches. Streit ducks away from a right-hand haymaker and immediately drops to attempt the takedown, and gets a single-leg off it. Fedorov pulls guard and now Streit is starting to go to work - Fedorov can't move Bulldozer, who starts firing elbows from the guard. Disappointingly, Streit seems content to lay on Fedorov and let time run out, and it takes thirty seconds before the referee decides no progress is being made and stands the two up. Within moments, though, Streit gets another takedown - unfortunately, he wasted too much time and while he gets side control, he does it with just four seconds remaining. 10-9 Streit, but that shouldn't be enough. The judges have scored it like this... #1: Ilya Fedorov, 29-28 #2: Benedikt Streit, 29-28 #3: Benedikt Streit, 29-28 Result: "Bulldozer" Benedikt Streit defeats Ilya Fedorov by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) The crowd appear surprised and Fedorov is visibly angry as the results are announced. Streit, for his part, has the good grace to not celebrate ostentatiously, he seems to know he's benefited from a very questionable decision here. Fedorov gets cornered by the cageside reporter as he leaves and might be in a little trouble with SIGMA management, as he furiously calls the judging decision 'bullshit' and swears he'll be pushing for a rematch so he can prove it. Co-Main Event Light Heavyweight Division: Rafael van der Moot vs. Valentin "The Winter Soldier" Taneyev Preamble: One of the many kick boxers churned out by the Netherlands, van der Moot is widely tipped as being a future star in the Light Heavyweight division, with the only blot on his record being a decision loss to Nicolai Mickiewicz. Of course, Taneyev is also viewed as one of MMA's best prospects, boasting an all-round skillset unlike any other, and comes into this fight ranked fifth among all Light Heavyweight fighters. Round One: Taneyev displays good movement, slipping away from a body kick and avoiding a tight three-hit combination. A straight left from van der Moot stops Taneyev from advancing, and the Winter Soldier allows him to circle. A body kick misses, and Taneyev fires back with a stiff jab. Van der Moot fakes a lunge, but Taneyev was already closing in and shoots for the takedown, but he can't get it as van der Moot was too quick on his feet. Van der Moot throws a leg kick, then counters a jab with a pair of his own followed by a classy right hook; Taneyev weathers that, then gets out of the way of another combination. Van der Moot chooses to retreat, but Taneyev refuses to let him back away. From the pocket, Taneyev throws a bunch of lefts and rights to force the Dutchman to cover up, then shoots in, but again van der Moot gets out of the way. A leg kick from van der Moot is out of range, and the round ends. Difficult to call, but I'd give that to van der Moot over Taneyev, 10-9. Round Two: A jab misses and Taneyev counters with one of his own, then smartly moves back as van der Moot throws a low kick. Taneyev's corner was suggesting he not try to fight van der Moot at his own game between rounds, and he approaches intending to make this a wrestling match. Van der Moot doesn't give much ground as Taneyev uses a little dirty boxing, but the Winter Soldier can't pull off a slam and loses his advantage. He tries to regain it by pursuing van der Moot into the pocket and drops for the takedown, but a clean jab hits Taneyev square on the chin and he can't get it. Both throw strikes and both miss, and Taneyev uses the lack of distance to pull van der Moot into a clinch again. This time, he gets the underhooks but van der Moot is able to block it and turn Taneyev slightly, albeit not enough to escape his grip. Taneyev tries a different tactic and bullrushes van der Moot, pinning him against the cage before again trying to score a takedown, but for the second time van der Moot proves his equal and blocks it. This round is Taneyev's, 10-9, by dint of him mostly being the aggressor. Round Three: Van der Moot tries to stop Taneyev advancing by throwing a couple of kicks to the body, but sticks with that too much and eats a short punch combination. Taneyev tries to advance, but takes a heavy punch to the cheek. Van der Moot is looking tired, but not tired enough as he's able to defend against another takedown with his sprawl. Taneyev escapes relatively unscathed, taking a couple of weak punches to the head, and steps back in immediately. Another takedown attempt gets stuffed by van der Moot, and this one looks slightly rushed as if Taneyev is trying to finish the fight rather than risk it going to the judges. Taneyev feints and van der Moot buys it, stepping back hastily, then Taneyev gets the grapple. Both men are breathing hard and it looks like they're going to let time run out, but Taneyev gets underhooks and, in the blink of an eye, staples van der Moot to the mat with a massive Greco-Roman slam! Van der Moot pulls guard as the bell rings. Another difficult round, but I'd say Taneyev earned that again, 10-9. The judges have scored it as follows: Judge #1: Rafael van der Moot, 29-28 Judge #2: Rafael van der Moot, 29-28 Judge #3: Rafael van der Moot, 29-28 Result: Rafael van der Moot defeats Valentin "The Winter Soldier" Taneyev by Unanimous Decision A surprise to me, certainly, I thought Taneyev had done enough to win, but the decision is a fair one. It's at least not as egregiously wrong as the Streit/Fedorov fight. Taneyev looks disappointed, but touches gloves with van der Moot before leaving the cage. Van der Moot is a little more restrained in his enthusiasm about victory, not wanting to make any rash predictions, but instead paid tribute to both Taneyev and the rest of the division. In his words, if a fighter as impressive as Nicolai Mickiewicz wasn't even in the top ten, the division has to be something to be reckoned with. Main Event SIGMA Heavyweight title: Lefter "The Beast" Oktay © vs. Kurt "Chopper" McDonald Preamble: This will be Oktay's first defense of the Heavyweight title after having won it from Terron Cabal at SIGMA XIX, back in July 1999. One of the top stars of Rich Wilde's Bulldog Gym, McDonald has been with SIGMA for a little under two years and is 3-0 in that period, but Oktay is a definite step above the fighters he's fought so far. Round One: Oktay looks uncharacteristically wary about stepping in, as if he's trying at all costs to avoid being a one-and-done champion like Terron Cabal. They throw a short sequence of meaningless strikes that do little, and Oktay feints before throwing a leg kick that McDonald evades. Oktay fakes a punch, sees McDonald setting up a kick and follows his fake punch with a real one; however, McDonald uses his head movement to evade that jab and counters with a massive left to the jaw. Oktay is rocked and trying to get steady, but McDonald pins him against the cage and is hammering him with punches! Oktay hits the ground and the referee pulls McDonald away before he can do anything else! You have to call this an upset! Result: Kurt "Chopper" McDonald defeats Lefter "The Beast" Oktay by TKO (Strikes) at 1:53 of round 1 to WIN the SIGMA Heavyweight title McDonald looks almost as gobsmacked as I feel and, as a heavy underdog going into the fight, it's hardly surprising. Most people saw him as a way for Oktay to build up his credibility as the champion, with McDonald having padded his record against sub-par fighters like Murray Darby, but there are undoubtedly some very happy betters out there. Oktay himself can barely believe it, his corner are trying to console the big man as McDonald takes his inaugural interview. And that's our show. Things were looking very bright through the first three or four fights, and Gabelich/Buck was a definite highlight, but Streit/Fedorov was a let-down, Taneyev/van der Moot still feels a bit underwhelming and the title fight was decidedly poor. A mixed bag for SIGMA tonight. Attendance: 4,101 for a gate of $155,838 Pay-Per-View: 131,541 buys Fight of the Night: Drazen Gabelich vs. Rhys Buck KO of the Night: Vjekoslav Sarich Submission of the Night: Ern Fathoui Critical Success: Good Commercial Success: Great Results in Summary PRELIMINARIES Sahan Ozbek (3-2) defeated Justin Nielson (1-1) by Submission (Triangle) at 4:11 of round 2 [Great] Angel Clementi (2-0) defeated Franc Arlovski (2-1) by TKO (Strikes) at 4:24 of round 3 [Decent] Andrya Kral (1-0) defeated Andranik Paletilolu (15-11) by TKO (Strikes) at 4:54 of round 1 [Great] MAIN CARD Charlie Oakley (3-1) defeated Conrad Bueller (0-2) by TKO (Strikes) at 3:10 of round 1 [Decent] Vjekoslav Sarich (6-1) defeated Oleksandro Hlushko (5-1) by TKO (Strikes) at 4:16 of round 3 [Great] Drazen Gabelich (8-2) defeated Rhys Buck (5-1) by TKO (Strikes) at 4:23 of round 3 [Fantastic] Ern Fathoui (4-1) defeated Viacheslav Chaliapin (7-5) by Submission (Americana) at 4:21 of round 2 [Great] Jose Gonzales (11-0) defeated Cesar Granda (5-2) by TKO (Strikes) at 4:11 of round 3 [Decent] Benedikt Streit (20-6) defeats Ilya Fedorov (5-1) by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) [Poor] Rafael van der Moot (9-1) defeated Valentin Taneyev (8-1) by Unanimous Decision [Decent] Kurt McDonald (7-0) defeated Lefter Oktay (14-2) by TKO (Strikes) at 1:53 of round 1 to win the SIGMA Heavyweight title [Very Poor] - Eight points for you, BHK. Before I started simming the fights I figured it would either be Fathoui or Gabelich who took submission of the night, so fair call. I have no idea why Oktay/McDonald ranked so poorly, though - I was disappointed because the rest of the card was pretty damn good and Gabelich/Buck was, I think, only the fourth 'Fantastic' fight I've had so far this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be26 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b86/EMPLEHESAELP/SIGMA/SIGMA-1.jpg News Post-Oktay vs. McDonald - Following their respective defeats at SIGMA XXV, three fighters have been given medical suspensions by the German athletic committee. Oleksandro Hlushko and Rhys Buck will both be forced to sit a month out, while Cesar Granda will be out for two. Andranik Paletilolu will also be joined them on the disabled list, as he suffered a sprained elbow during his match against Andrya Kral that will require between one and two months to heal. - Meanwhile, Nicolai Mickiewicz has returned to full fitness. The Belarussian wrestler had been out for the past six weeks recovering from a stomach injury, sustained during his title bout with current Light Heavyweight champion Matti Kurri, but is now back in training and said recently that he was hoping to face somebody like Jacob Matthaus when he got the chance to return. - Carmelo Rossi has left the promotion. Despite breaking his losing streak against Wawrzyniec Dygasinski in September, contract negotiations first stalled then broke down entirely, with reports suggesting that Rossi drastically overrated his skillset. While a popular fighter in Europe, the depth of talent in the Welterweight division made him surplus to requirements and his inability to put on exciting fights did him no favours. - Following his comments in the post-fight interview, SIGMA management have reported they have verbally reprimanded Ilya Fedorov. President Aaron Regan read a short prepared statement, saying that while he appreciated that Fedorov was reacting in the heat of the moment, comments such as his did nothing to help matters, and that the fight was a particularly difficult one to call. Regan also mentioned that Fedorov later apologised, which acted as a further mitigating circumstance and swayed management into only issuing a verbal warning. - GAMMA have announced the first matches for GAMMA 42, which include an intriguing bout between #3 and #4 Welterweights Manuel Silva and Nathan Chambers and Julio Regueiro defending his Welterweight title against Louis De La Torre, the up-and-coming Mexican ground-and-pound specialist. - Good news for fans of FLB and the South American MMA scene in general, as Argentina joined Brazil and Colombia in agreeing to regulate the sport of mixed martial arts. Although not seen as prestigious locations, it cannot be denied that South America has some of the most dedicated fanbases in all the world, and it would not be surprising to see a competitor to FLB arise in the near future. - The Arizona Animal has announced her plans to retire. The 33-year-old Sarah Vaughan is one of mixed martial arts' longest-serving female fighter, having joined the sport at 25, long before current employers WEFF were a twinkle in anybody's eye, and recently said that she feels she wants to go out on top and let some new blood rise to the surface. A mainstay on the Pound-for-Pound ranking lists, the 14-1 Vaughan says her fondest memory was winning the XCC Women's title from Helen Fox back in December 1998. Her fight against Kirsten Page - SIGMA have announced the next two shows on their schedule and filled out the remainder of the card for their next one. SIGMA XXVII will be headlined by Datuk Ong Ka Ting making the first defense of his Welterweight title against Christakis Boutzikos, while SIGMA XXVIII features Dieter Kolzig taking on Lightweight champion Fiyero Lermontov. The full SIGMA XXVI: Tariverdiev vs. Dean card can be found here. SIGMA XXVI: Tariverdiev vs. Dean Saturday, Week 3, February 2000 - Cologne, Germany SIGMA MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Oleg Tariverdiev © vs. "The Anarchist" Matthew Dean http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/OlegTariverdiev.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/MatthewDean-3.gif 24 - AGE - 30 6'0 - HEIGHT - 6'0 185 - WEIGHT - 185 Saint Petersburg, Russia - FROM - San Jose, California Jiu-Jitsu - FIGHTING STYLE - Wrestling 11-1 - RECORD - 33-6 PREDICTION: Tariverdiev via Decision. While neither man is poor standing up, they are both significantly better on the ground and I have an unpleasant feeling this is not going to be an enjoyable fight to sit through. Tariverdiev's best weapon are his submissions, but Dean is notoriously hard to submit and just as difficult to get control over on the ground. A very difficult first fight for Tariverdiev as champion. HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION "Big Trouble" Jacco Landeweerd vs. "The Great Bear" Aleksander Ivanov http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/JaccoLandeweerd.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/AleksanderIvanov.gif 24 - AGE - 23 6'3 - HEIGHT - 6'2 244 - WEIGHT - 252 Eindhoven, the Netherlands - FROM - Moscow, Russia Kick Boxing - FIGHTING STYLE - Sambo 6-0 - RECORD - 7-1 PREDICTION: Ivanov by TKO. The beauty about this fight is that both men are easily young enough to weather a loss and, in all likelihood, they'll both see their stock rise regardless of the outcome. Like many of his countrymen, Landeweerd's mixed martial arts prowess is heavily based around standing and banging, and so I think Ivanov's better ground game will prove the difference maker. WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION Diego "Apocalypse" Arteta vs. Ragnar "Rock" Gunnlaugsson http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/DiegoArteta.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/RagnarGunnlaugsson.gif 23 - AGE - 24 5'10 - HEIGHT - 5'8 170 - WEIGHT - 170 Saltillo, Mexico - FROM - Reykjavik, Iceland Kick Boxing - FIGHTING STYLE - Striking 8-0 - RECORD - 4-0 PREDICTION: Arteta via KO. I wouldn't bat an eyelid if this ended up as the fight of the night, because you're putting two high-quality strikers, neither of whom have ever had a fight go the distance, in the cage and letting them have at one another. Both are 1-0 in SIGMA, their previous records coming from minor shows, but going off the small sample Arteta's win was quite a bit more impressive than Gunnlaugsson's. LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION Tikhon Diev vs. "The Bringer of Pain" Khru Duangjan http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/TikhonDiev.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/KhruDuangjan.gif 25 - AGE - 29 6'3 - HEIGHT - 6'2 205 - WEIGHT - 205 Novosibirsk, Russia - FROM - Bangkok, Thailand Wrestling - FIGHTING STYLE - Thai Boxing 3-3 - RECORD - 11-4 PREDICTION: Duangjun via KO. Diev came into SIGMA with quite a bit of hype behind him, people talking him up as a future star, but three straight losses including a poor decision loss against Koenraad Belien has dimmed his star significantly. Duangjun isn't doing much better, he's also 0-3 in his last three, but he remains a very strong striker and Diev hasn't shown that he has any answers for that so far. FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION Greg Chiang vs. "The Serbian Psycho" Milovan Ajetovic http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/GregChiang.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/MilovanAjetovic.gif 31 - AGE - 25 5'11 - HEIGHT - 5'7 145 - WEIGHT - 145 Hong Kong - FROM - Belgrade, Serbia Wrestling - FIGHTING STYLE - Muay Thai 15-4 - RECORD - 7-0 PREDICTION: Chiang via TKO. A recent addition to what is increasingly becoming the most competitive division in the world, Chiang hasn't fought in the past year but was a mainstay in KDM FC until the promotion folded. With the resilience to survive Ajetovic's onslaught - and it will be an onslaught, as the Serbian Psycho loves to engage up close - and better wrestling, look for Chiang to grind out a win on the ground. MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION Reed "Night Crawler" Howlett vs. Ivor "The Engine" Orr http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/ReedHowlett.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/IvorOrr.gif 22 - AGE - 24 5'10 - HEIGHT - 6'1 185 - WEIGHT - 185 Alberta, Canada - FROM - County Cork, Ireland MMA Striking - FIGHTING STYLE - Catch Wrestling 7-0 - RECORD - 8-0 PREDICTION: Howlett via TKO. They may not have been the highest-quality opposition, but the fact is that every one of Howlett's fights so far has ended with him pummelling his opponent and picking up a TKO win within the first round. The longest it's taken so far is 4:03. People criticise him for having a lack of one-punch power, but the sheer volume of blows is enough to wear down most and Orr's own lack of striking ability will doom him here. LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION Folke Dalen vs. "The Slovenian Rocket" Milenko Rudonja http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/FolkeDalen.gifhttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv280/Be26/MilenkoRudonja.gif 21 - AGE - 29 5'9 - HEIGHT - 5'6 155 - WEIGHT - 155 Helsinborg, Sweden - FROM - Ljubljana, Slovenia Taekwondo - FIGHTING STYLE - Karate 4-1 - RECORD - 17-6 PREDICTION: Rudonja by KO. Although he's been lost in the shuffle a little, following his KO defeat to Dieter Kolzig, it's easy to forget that Dalen is just twenty-one years old and has a LONG way still to go. Rudonja will be an interesting challenge, as both men come from disciplines not noted for producing a lot of mixed martial artists and both are also noted for their kicking capabilities. It should also be said that they've both produced some very exciting fights. PRELIMINARIES Middleweight: Julio "The Nightmare" Gutierrez (7-0) vs. "Dynamite" Ollie Castle (6-0) Featherweight: Mark Lee (0-0) vs. Chan Wan Wah (7-1) Lightweight: Goncalves Cassaro (3-0) vs. Xavi Castillejo (1-3) Once again, in handy prediction contest format... SIGMA Middleweight title - Oleg Tariverdiev (11-1) © vs. "The Anarchist" Matthew Dean (33-6) Heavyweight - "Big Trouble" Jacco Landeweerd (6-0) vs. "The Great Bear" Aleksander Ivanov (8-1) Welterweight - Diego "Apocalypse" Arteta (8-0) vs. Ragnar "Rock" Gunnlaugsson (4-0) Light Heavyweight - Tikhon Diev (3-3) vs. "The Bringer of Pain" Khru Duangjan (12-4) Featherweight - Greg Chiang (15-4) vs. "The Serbian Psycho" Milovan Ajetovic (7-0) Middleweight - Reed "Night Crawler" Howlett (7-0) vs. Ivor "The Engine" Orr (8-0) Lightweight - Folke Dalen (4-1) vs. "The Slovenian Rocket" Milenko Rudonja (17-6) P: Middleweight: Julio "The Nightmare" Gutierrez (7-0) vs. "Dynamite" Ollie Castle (6-0) P: Featherweight: Mark Lee (0-0) vs. Chan Wan Wah (7-1) P: Lightweight: Goncalves Cassaro (3-0) vs. Xavi Castillejo (1-3) Same rules as before. Hopefully, there's more than one entry here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJoseph Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Nice job. I have never played as SIGMA before (or saw a SIGMA dynasty) so I am excited to see this one continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batsnumbereleven Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 SIGMA Middleweight title - Oleg Tariverdiev (11-1) © vs. "The Anarchist" Matthew Dean (33-6) Tough title defense. Makes me want to ask why GAMMA didn't re-sign Dean, but even if he had dropped his title and a couple of matches you'd still think he had to be the favourite here. Heavyweight - "Big Trouble" Jacco Landeweerd (6-0) vs. "The Great Bear" Aleksander Ivanov (8-1) Ivanov is a big shot and shouldn't be losing except to the very best Heavyweights. Welterweight - Diego "Apocalypse" Arteta (8-0) vs. Ragnar "Rock" Gunnlaugsson (4-0) Two men who flatter to deceive aginst real quality opponents. Arteta probably has enough here though I wouldn't be surprised to see this one go to the judges. Light Heavyweight - Tikhon Diev (3-3) vs. "The Bringer of Pain" Khru Duangjan (12-4) Tikhon Diev is decent as a BCF starting guy, but struggles against strong opposition. His record here doesn't inspire me to pick him. Featherweight - Greg Chiang (15-4) vs. "The Serbian Psycho" Milovan Ajetovic (7-0) Experience probably pays off here, but another one I can see going all three rounds in a close one. Middleweight - Reed "Night Crawler" Howlett (7-0) vs. Ivor "The Engine" Orr (8-0) Howlett has to keep this standing, and I suspect he might fail. Orr isn't any great shakes, but neither is his opponent in the longer term. Lightweight - Folke Dalen (4-1) vs. "The Slovenian Rocket" Milenko Rudonja (17-6) More of a pick 'em, this. Don't see Dalen making a big impact and Rudonja is a mid-carder at best. P: Middleweight: Julio "The Nightmare" Gutierrez (7-0) vs. "Dynamite" Ollie Castle (6-0) Just because he looks more the part. P: Featherweight: Mark Lee (0-0) vs. Chan Wan Wah (7-1) Often a mistake to debut against someone with such a good record. P: Lightweight: Goncalves Cassaro (3-0) vs. Xavi Castillejo (1-3) Just based on their records. FOTN: Gutierrez v Castle KOOTN: Ivanov SOTN: Orr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 SIGMA Middleweight title - Oleg Tariverdiev (11-1) © vs. "The Anarchist" Matthew Dean (33-6) Dean does well with a tougher GAMMA roster so I think he should be able to take care of the fighters on the SIGMA roster. Heavyweight - "Big Trouble" Jacco Landeweerd (6-0) vs. "The Great Bear" Aleksander Ivanov (8-1) Ivanov along with Luke Hilton are my two favorite fighters in the game so I have to pick him to win. Plus, I have never had good luck with Jacco when I bring him to the States. Welterweight - Diego "Apocalypse" Arteta (8-0) vs. Ragnar "Rock" Gunnlaugsson (4-0) Light Heavyweight - Tikhon Diev (3-3) vs. "The Bringer of Pain" Khru Duangjan (12-4) Featherweight - Greg Chiang (15-4) vs. "The Serbian Psycho" Milovan Ajetovic (7-0) Middleweight - Reed "Night Crawler" Howlett (7-0) vs. Ivor "The Engine" Orr (8-0) Lightweight - Folke Dalen (4-1) vs. "The Slovenian Rocket" Milenko Rudonja (17-6) P: Middleweight: Julio "The Nightmare" Gutierrez (7-0) vs. "Dynamite" Ollie Castle (6-0) P: Featherweight: Mark Lee (0-0) vs. Chan Wan Wah (7-1) I am not sure who Mark is, is he a regen? P: Lightweight: Goncalves Cassaro (3-0) vs. Xavi Castillejo (1-3) FOTN: Landeweerd vs. Ivanov KOOTN: Ivanov Sub of the Night: None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be26 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Blurcat.com Live Results - SIGMA XXVI: Tariverdiev vs. Dean Saturday, Week 3, February 2000 Cologne, Germany Good evening, and welcome to Blurcat.com's coverage of the latest event from Signature Martial Arts. I'm Kris Henson, and I'll be providing you with round-by-round updates on all of the fights from SIGMA XXVI, here in the lovely city of Cologne. EuroFight has just concluded, meaning we'll be getting to the main card in just a little bit. The preliminaries were decent enough matches - Goncalves Cassaro took his time beating Xavi Castillejo, securing the submission off an armbar with just two seconds remaining in the third round, and it looks like Castillejo will be gone from SIGMA when his contract expires. Debutant Mark Lee fought hard and took Chan Wan Wah to the judges, but Wah dominated the second and third rounds after a slow start and all three judges ruled that the Malaysian had done enough to secure the victory. Lastly, in a battle of two undefeated strikers, it was the Nightmare who came out on top - Julio Gutierrez stopped the boxer Ollie Castle a minute into the second, earning himself a jaw-dropping eighth straight TKO victory. He really is going to be one to watch at middleweight, mark my words. The ring crew have finished their preparations, the commentary team are back in position - let's get it on! Lightweight Division: Folke Dalen vs. "The Slovenian Rocket" Milenko Rudonja Round One: Like a lot of fighters from taekwondo backgrounds, an often-overlooked aspect of Dalen's game is his good footwork, which makes him a difficult fighter to corner. He side-steps a series of big punches and connects with a neat kick to the thigh, then suckers Rudonja in by feinting a second. Rudonja steps back in a hurry, though, and only takes a couple of weak blows. Dalen's boxing looks better than it has recently, but it can still use work - Rudonja counters a jab with one of his own, then easily avoids a left hook to the body. Rudonja steps up and gets in Dalen's face, stopping him from using his range advantage, but Dalen slips past his strikes and drives the Rocket back with a couple of his own. He overextends himself, though, as Rudonja avoids a sloppy flurry of punches and counters with an ugly left hand that connects perfectly with Dalen's temple! Dalen scampers back quickly, but Rudonja chooses to hang back and play it safer, looking confident he'll take the round. I'm not so sure about that. Dalen counters a leg kick with one to Rudonja's body, then neatly blocks a second low kick with his shin as the round comes to conclusion. Pushed for it, I would give it to Rudonja, but it was closer than he seemed to think. Round Two: Dalen's corner were heard encouraging him to keep his distance, which ranks as quite unhelpful advice because it's fairly clear he was already trying that. Better idea would be to recommend Dalen keep up with the feints, as Rudonja keeps falling for them - Dalen fakes a high kick and gets a reaction, then connects with a stinging kick to the inside of Rudonja's right leg. Rudonja throws a high left that Dalen avoids, darting backwards then forwards to immediately press the advantage, but his boxing coach needs to have words with him - Rudonja eats one jab but counters another with a brutal left kick to the head, and it switches Dalen's lights right out! Rudonja doesn't even bother following up, he's taken out a lot of fighters with that kick over the years and you can add Folke Dalen's name to the list! Result: "The Slovenian Rocket" Milenko Rudonja defeats Folke Dalen by Knock Out (Kick) at 1:34 of round 2 Dalen appears in no state to talk as he's helped out of the cage, but Rudonja is happy to brag now he's out from under his losing streak. He doesn't quite go as far as demanding a title shot, but does call out Atep of Indonesia in a roundabout way, suggesting SIGMA top brass should pair the two together and watch as Rudonja wrecks Atep's million-dollar face. Middleweight Division: Reed "Night Crawler" Howlett vs. Ivor "The Engine" Orr Round One: Howlett takes control of the first moments, quickly advancing across the mat and not giving Orr much chance to get his bearings. This is Howlett's trademark, he seems allergic to slow starts, and catches Orr napping with a neat hook. Orr covers up nicely, however, and takes the following strike in his gloves easily. Howlett tags Orr with another jab and, although neither does a lot with the subsequent exchanges, there's a sense that Howlett is controlling the match because he's getting Orr to play his game, which won't end well for the Engine. Orr checks a low kick and avoids a straight right, but is being pushed back against the cage - Howlett darts into the pocket and lands a heavy right, then another and a third! Orr slumps back against the cage, then slides to the ground with Howlett still pounding away, and the match is over! There's no way Orr was going to escape from there! Result: Reed "Night Crawler" Howlett defeats Ivor "The Engine" Orr by TKO (Strikes) at 2:57 of round 1 There's some scattered booing from pockets of the crowd, not enjoying somebody from the other side of the Atlantic taking down a European, but the reaction is mostly positive and Howlett is incredibly sporting in his post-fight interview, paying tribute to Orr as being a much more challenging opponent than he'd ever had the opportunity to face and saying that he was genuinely scared of getting into a ground battle with the Irishman. The look on Orr's face suggests he doesn't quite believe it. Featherweight Division: Greg Chiang vs. "The Serbian Psycho" Milovan Ajetovic Round One: With two conflicting styles, everybody knows that this fight will be heavily influenced by where the action takes place - the longer they spend upright the poorer Chiang's chances get - so it's a good sign when Chiang sees a right kick coming and catches it, countering into an early takedown. Ajetovic's ground game isn't good but, even from the half guard position, he's able to block Chiang's attempts at transitioning to side control four times in a row. The referee stands the two up with around a minute left, Chiang really should have been able to do better with the takedown. Ajetovic feints left, but Chiang doesn't bite and presses closer. Ajetovic eats an elbow to the jaw and replies with one, but the round ends 10-9 to Chiang. A disappointing first frame, neither man did much with it. Round Two: Either the bookies have overrated Ajetovic or underrated Chiang, as Ajetovic throws a right kick to the body and just like he did in the previous round, Chiang catches it and turns it into a takedown! I may have been wrong about Ajetovic's ground skills, because he keeps stifling Chiang's attempts to transition out of Ajetovic's guard. Unfortunately, Chiang seems content to lie on Ajetovic and grind out a victory, and the crowd are not enjoying seeing it. Ajetovic throws some small strikes, but they get nowhere and the referee is again forced to stand them up. Thank God for the rule change letting him do that, we might have been seeing a match to rival Chaliapin/Dygasinski in the badness stakes if not. The first striking battle of the match peters out with the two in a clinch, Chiang with the underhooks, and he works a successful trip to take Ajetovic down again! So much for Ajetovic's prowess from the clinch, he's shown nothing so far and this is another 10-9 round to Chiang. Round Three: Despite spending the majority of the last two rounds in 'lay and pray' mode, Chiang looks tired. Both meet in the middle of the cage and both throw wayward strikes. Chiang moves forward, intending to wrestle, but he's clearly not paying attention and Ajetovic connects with a beautiful counter, the right hand slams into Chiang's jaw and he goes down and out! Ajetovic darts in and is stopped before he throws another punch, that's game over! Result: "The Serbian Psycho" Milovan Ajetovic defeats Greg Chiang by Knock Out (Punch) at 0:44 of round 3 He calls himself Psycho, but Ajetovic is nothing but a professional outside the cage and admits that this was far from his strongest performance. He says that he'll be visiting a European camp for the next few months with the intention of putting a lot of emphasis on improving his ground skills so he's in less danger of being smothered like Chiang did to him. Light Heavyweight Division: Tikhon Diev vs. "The Bringer of Pain" Khru Duangjan Round One: In a pre-fight interview, Diev talked about his losing streak and how, since his normal gameplan clearly wasn't working, he's had to try new things - although Duangjan is far from the friendliest of opponents to have to debut a new plan against. Duangjan fakes out Diev into committing with a right cross, but Diev is quick enough to back away and avoid the ensuing barrage of rights. Duangjan gets Diev to bite on another feint and the Russian is looking decidedly antsy - yes, Duangjan is a dangerous striker, but Diev almost looks like he's lost all confidence in himself. He does not look like a man fighting for his spot in the company should, but so far at least has not paid for falling for any of Duangjan's lunges. He covers up and nullifies another combination, then answers with a jab...nice try, but it misses and Duangjan lamps him with a sensational spinning backfist! It looks like something Rip Chord would have broken out back in the day and Diev goes down immediately! Duangjan really has lived up to his nickname today! Result: "The Bringer of Pain" Khru Duangjan defeats Tikhon Diev by Knock Out (Punch) at 2:22 of round 1 Diev is still coming to as Duangjan leaves the cage and, while his grasp of English isn't quite as good as his control of the clinch, he has a reputation of being one of the nicer guys in MMA and does his best to give the fans a few words. The backfist was something he doesn't normally use, but every so often it just feels like the right thing to do and it paid off this time. One of the most creative strikers in modern mixed martial arts, we can only hope Duangjan sticks around and gives us more of these moments. Welterweight Division: Diego "Apocalypse" Arteta vs. Ragnar "Rock" Gunnlaugsson Round One: A slight underdog here, Gunnlaugsson is known more for the technique behind his strikes than the power as he's a very accurate fighter, and he's had some success already picking his previous opponents off with counters. The problem with this is that Arteta packs so much power into the punches he throws that unless you have the dodging skills of Neo circa the last five minutes of the Matrix you're always in danger of going down. Gunnlaugsson connects with a straight left off a one-two combination that misses by inches, but gets hit with a nasty right hook to the body when he tries to throw a body kick in reply. Arteta feints like he's about to jump in close and, when Rock doesn't buy it, then actually does jump in close and lands a short-range elbow. Gunnlaugsson tries to retreat quickly and throws a left jab as he backpedals, but Arteta follows him with a thunderbolt of a right hand and Rock can't move his head quickly enough! Gunnlaugsson goes down, ends up seated against the cage: Arteta lands a diving left hand that opens up a cut on Rock's cheek, and that's all she wrote! Apocalypse claims another victim! Result: Diego "Apocalypse" Arteta defeats Ragnar "Rock" Gunnlaugsson by TKO (Strikes) at 2:51 of round 1 Arteta stops but only gives the cageside team a few words, and it segues into a hype video for the next fight, showing clips of Ivanov's past fights - highlights include the phenomenal Greco-Roman slam he busted out in his rubber match against Gunnar Nilsson - interspersed with bits of Landeweerd's professional kick boxing career and talking heads that talk up both men's youth and potential. Fairly standard stuff, really. Co-Main Event Heavyweight Division: "Big Trouble" Jacco Landeweerd vs. "The Great Bear" Aleksander Ivanov Round One: The crowd seem distinctly split here, both men get a very nice reaction to their entrance with Landeweerd's seeming just a fraction louder. Maybe there are a lot of kick boxing enthusiasts in the crowd tonight? Landeweerd does cut a more striking figure, yellow gloves and trim physique standing in comparison to Ivanov's more...rubenesque stature. If Landeweerd has reason to be wary of Ivanov he doesn't show it, the kick boxer is very much the aggressor to start. Ivanov doesn't fall for a faked head kick, but does bite on the following feint and gets tagged with a leg kick and a straight right before he can get out of Landeweerd's reach. Ivanov does evade a body kick, though, and shoots for a takedown before Landeweerd gets his footing back - the counter right isn't quick enough and Landeweerd has to hastily pull guard. Landeweerd has been cross-training with Euro Team Thunder for some time to improve his ground skills, but Ivanov passes his guard quite easily and gets a couple of vicious elbows from side control that rattle the Dutchman. Landeweerd's corner are shouting encouragement, but Ivanov gets mount! The Great Bear starts throwing more elbows, one opens up a gash on Landeweerd's forehead and that forces the referee to get involved! Landeweerd was still defending himself, but more of those elbows and he'd be leaking cranial fluid rather than blood! Result: "The Great Bear" Aleksander Ivanov defeats "Big Trouble" Jacco Landeweerd by TKO (Strikes) at 3:15 of round 1 While Landeweerd is getting patched up, Ivanov is talking to the media and says that, among other things, he was very impressed by Landeweerd's past fights and has been sparring with camp-mate and former SIGMA fan favourite Niko Soldo, in an effort to figure out how to best nullify Big Trouble's kick boxing abilities. It's clearly worked alright. Main Event SIGMA Middleweight title: Oleg Tariverdiev © vs. "The Anarchist" Matthew Dean Round One: There's a definite sense of anti-American sentiment in the air, as the champion gets the biggest ovation of anybody tonight and Dean is greeted with a huge chorus of boos instead. Gloves are touched although Dean hesitates for half a second before doing it, which prompts more abuse, and the fight begins. Tariverdiev counters one jab with another, then follows up with a left-right combination; Dean covers up, just as planned, and Tariverdiev shoots in, but Dean is smart and fresh and sprawls very well. Tariverdiev tries to escape the front facelock, but Dean blocks the transition and rolls into side control before the champion can react. Tariverdiev at least stops Dean from getting into mount this early, but the Anarchist is one of the best at keeping control from the top and blocks a sweep easily. Dean takes a moment to look for an opening, throwing a couple of rights to keep Tariverdiev guessing, and this time he gets the mount. The champ is in serious trouble, even with the yells of the crowd trying to spur him on, and Dean starts throwing bombs with abandon! Tariverdiev can't shift him and he's covering up, but not well enough - one shot gets through, then another and another and the referee pulls Dean away before he can land any more! The fans are going ballistic and Dean does nothing to placate them, clambering up to the top of the cage and jawing at the guys nearest him! Result: "The Anarchist" Matthew Dean defeats Oleg Tariverdiev by TKO (Strikes) at 3:58 of round 1 to WIN the SIGMA Middleweight title With Dean still riling up the crowd and the fans still booing their hearts out, it seems like SIGMA have got a ready-made marketing campaign for the Middleweight division - hype the hell out of anybody who goes up against Dean as being the one to put the cocky Californian down. Can you imagine the reaction somebody like Fernando Amaro might get? All told, a pretty damn good night - only one real weak spot, I'd be surprised to see Chiang on a main card in the foreseeable future and he might even have fought himself out of the promotion with his terrible performance, with a handful of particularly nice fights, the only other black mark is the lack of a real standout. Thumbs definitely up. Attendance: 4,031 for a gate of $153,178 Pay-Per-View: 133,766 Fight of the Night: Aleksander Ivanov vs. Jacco Landeweerd KO of the Night: Khru Duangjan Submission of the Night: - Critical Success: Good Commercial Success: Good Results in Summary PRELIMINARIES Goncalves Cassaro (4-0) defeated Xavi Castillejo (1-4) by Submission (Armbar) at 4:58 of round 3 [Good] Chan Wan Wah (8-1) defeated Mark Lee (0-1) by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 of round 3 [Average] Julio Gutierrez (8-0) defeated Ollie Castle (6-1) by TKO (Strikes) at 1:05 of round 2 [Good] MAIN CARD Milenko Rudonja (18-6) defeated Folke Dalen (4-2) by Knock Out (Kick) at 1:34 of round 2 [Good] Reed Howlett (8-0) defeated Ivor Orr (8-1) by TKO (Strikes) at 2:57 of round 1 [Good] Milovan Ajetovic (8-0) defeated Greg Chiang (15-5) by Knock Out (Punch) at 0:44 of round 3 [Very Poor] Khru Duangjan (12-4) defeated Tikhon Diev (3-4) by Knock Out (Punch) at 2:22 of round 1 [Great] Diego Arteta (9-0) defeated Ragnar Gunnlaugsson (4-1) by TKO (Strikes) at 2:51 of round 1 [Great] Aleksander Ivanov (8-1) defeated Jacco Landeweerd (6-1) by TKO (Strikes) at 3:15 of round 1 [Great] Matthew Dean (34-6) defeated Oleg Tariverdiev (11-2) by TKO (Strikes) at 3:58 of round 1 to win the SIGMA Middleweight title [Decent] Apparently a fairly easy card to predict. BHK was on the money with all but one of the fights and picked the fight of the night correctly, while Bats missed two of the fights. Nobody had faith in Reed Howlett to do it, that's sad. BHK - I don't think Mark Lee is a regen because he had a custom biography rather than the standard the regens appear to have. He may just be somebody who debuted that you never noticed, he's not particularly impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batsnumbereleven Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Be - Just for reference, I think that the European crowd would be more concerned that Howlett is from across the Atlantic than the Pacific, though the latter is also literally true if you tak the long way around... ...and no, I have no faith in him at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be26 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Be - Just for reference, I think that the European crowd would be more concerned that Howlett is from across the Atlantic than the Pacific, though the latter is also literally true if you tak the long way around... Oh dear. I always thought geography was one of my stronger points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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