GAMMA - From The Start

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It's 1991 and not a single official MMA bout has taken place. GAMMA looks to change that rapidly with two grand prix tournaments spanning the entire year to determine the best fighter above and below 200 pounds.

 

GAMMA held a press conference to announce the rules (There will be 5, 5 minute rounds with all strikes being legal and the referee allowed to separate fighters for inactivity) and to introduce some of the more high profile tournament participants (Such as Heavyweights Mantas Andreyev and Rick Stanley, as well as Middleweights Joaquim Fontes and Oleg Doroslov.

 

GAMMA 1 Heavyweight Opening Round

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (0-0) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (0-0)

Round 1 & 2: Verdigree drops Curran, but isn’t able to do anything on the ground to get the finish. Round 3:Verdigree wall and stalls. Round 4: Curran peppers an exhausted Verdigree with blows to win a round. Round 5: Close stand up round.

Official Decision: Phil Verdigree wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

Curran is out for 2 months with an elbow injury.

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (0-0) vs. Eugene “The Bear” Clough (0-0)

Round 1: Cobblepot lays and prays. Round 2: Cobblepot is unable to get a takedown, leading to a forgettable stand up round. Round 3: Cobblepot isn’t able to take Clough down, but he does win out a clinch battle to edge out the round. Round 4: Clough starts to look for takedowns, but is unable to and Cobblepot does more damage to win the round. Round 5: Close stand up round.

Official Decision: Jack Cobblepot wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“The Highlander” Cliff McAddam (0-0) vs. Henrik “Ice” Berg (0-0)

Round 1: Berg immediately flurries on McAddam for the TKO victory. McAddam blames motivation for his loss.

Official Decision: Henrik Berg wins by TKO (Strikes) (:25 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (0-0) vs. Vincent Chapin (0-0)

Round 1: Sakamoto takes Chapin down, passes all over him and pounds him out from mount.

Official Decision: Ryosei Sakamoto wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:35 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

Jasper “The Mighty Wasp” Osmond (0-0) vs. Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (0-0)

Round 1: Osmond works Fujishima against the fence. Round 2 & 3: Fujishima tries for a takedown for much of the round, eventually getting one in the form of a slam from against the cage, but with little time left in the round. At the end of round 3 he had a solid kimura attempt. Round 4: Pretty inconclusive round as a lot of it was Fujishima failing to get a takedown. Round 5: Fujishima is told by his corner to counter and he listens, immediately hurting Osmond with counter punches and TKO’ing him.

Official Decision: Ebizo Fujishima wins by TKO (Strikes) (:28 of Round 5)

KO of the Night Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (0-0) vs. Veeti “The Gut Buster” Kuqi (0-0)

Round 1: Stanley was having success on the feet when Kuqi dropped him and did decent work from side control for the rest of the round. Round 2: Stanley drops Kuqi and then unleashes elbows on the ground that cut him. Stanley takes Kuqi’s back and taps him with the RNC.

Official Decision: Rick Stanley wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:32 of Round 2)

FOTN and SOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“Wild” Bill Cumming (0-0) vs. Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (0-0)

Round 1: Tanaka drops Cumming with punches and finishes him off with some more punches from mount.

Official Decision: Yoshinobu Tanaka wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:03 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

Mantas Andreyev vs. Manol “The Smasher” Sirakov

Round 1: Andreyev gets stuffed early and eats a lot of blows, but is able to get Sirakov down and would’ve had an Americana victory, but Sirakov was saved by the bell. Round 2: Kind of a lackluster round where Andreyev surprisingly stays on the feet and outpoints Sirakov. Round 3: Sirakov does a good job of sprawl and brawling, possibly edging out a close round in his favor. Round 4: Andreyev gets Sirakov down early, but Manol does his best Houdini impersonation, surviving a couple close armbars, an arm triangle and another Americana. Round 5: Pretty nothing round between two exhausted fighters.

Official Decision: Mantas Andreyev wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) (5:00 of Round 5)

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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>Luckily for the Heavyweights, there was an even 16 participants, making a tournament bracket easy to put together. Unfortunately for the men under 200 pounds, there is 22 of them. Instead of sitting 6 guys out of the tournament, GAMMA officials decided to take an idea from pro wrestling and make the opening round a beat the clock challenge. Only 8 of the 11 winners will move on in the grand prix, based on the fastest finishes. If more than 3 fights go to decision, the more decisive decision winner(s) move on. GAMMA hopes this will promote an exciting night of fights.</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="font-size:18px;">GAMMA 2 Beat The Clock</span></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (0-0) vs. Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Round 1:</strong> Battle for grappling control that Nakajima edges out. Round 2: Nakajima gets a judo throw takedown, passes the guard and pounds Prochazka out from side control.</p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Atsushi Nakajima wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:01 of Round 2)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Chikafusa Abukara (0-0) vs. Yukichi “The Dog” Sato (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Round 1:</strong> Sato does some good damage on the feet. Abukara shoots for a takedown while hurt, gets stuffed, but is able to survive from bottom. <strong>Rounds 2 & 3:</strong> Not much happens as Abukara looks to get the fight to the ground, but is unable. Sato might’ve slightly outpointed him on the feet. <strong>Round 4:</strong> Abukara continues to look to grapple, having slightly more success, although still not able to get it to the ground. Finishes with a good standing guillotine attempt. <strong>Round 5:</strong> Same as Rounds 2 & 3. </p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Chikafusa Abukara wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)</strong></p><p><strong>

Comments: Surprising decision.</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (0-0) vs. Ejiro Yanagita (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

Indecipherable stand up for 5 rounds.</p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Ejiro Yanagita wins by Split Decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5) </strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Tonson Ono (0-0) vs. Susumu Katoh (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Round 1:</strong> It was back and forth on the feet until Ono dropped Katoh, pummeled him on the ground and then armbarred him for the win.</p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Tonson Ono wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:57 of Round 1)</strong></p><p>

<em>FOTN Award Winner</em></p><p>

</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Kojuro Ijichi (0-0) vs. Luigi Kolasinksi (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Round 1:</strong> Ijichi obliterates Luigi with strikes, both on the feet and on the mat.</p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Kojuro Ijichi wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:52 of Round 1)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

“The Master” Greg Atteveld (0-0) vs. Barrett “The F Bomb” Fforde (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Round 1:</strong> Very tentative round that Atteveld probably stole with a takedown at the end. <strong>Round 2:</strong> Another close round, this time there was no takedown for Atteveld, despite trying numerous times. <strong>Round 3:</strong> Fforde presses Atteveld to the cage, but Greg counters with a standing guillotine for the win.</p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Greg Atteveld wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (2:02 of Round 3)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Shiko Taka (0-0) vs. Gempachi “The General” Higa (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Round 1:</strong> Higa wall and stalls. <strong>Rounds 2, 3 & 4:</strong> All nothing rounds. Higa got a takedown at the end of the 3rd. <strong>Round 5:</strong> Taka fights exhaustion to get a takedown, but Higa fends him off and nearly finishes him with punches.</p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Gempachi Higa wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Francesco Marazzina (0-0) vs. Kenta Arimura (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Round 1:</strong> Arimura wall and stalls. <strong>Round 2:</strong> Marazzina avoids Arimura’s attempts to strike and grapple and knocks him out cold with one punch.</p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Francesco Marazzina wins by KO (Punch) (3:55 of Round 2)</strong></p><p>

<em>KOTN Award Winner</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Kanji Togo (0-0) vs. Koji Hashiranti (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Round 1:</strong> Hashiranti wall and stalls. <strong>Round 2:</strong> Togo tries over and over again to take Hashiranti down, but fails. <strong>Round 3:</strong> Togo clinch takedowns Hashiranti, passes guard and submits him with an arm triangle.</p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Kanji Togo wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (2:53 of Round 3)</strong></p><p>

<em>SOTN Award Winner</em></p><p>

</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Oleg Dorosklov (0-0) vs. “Knock Out” Nigel Malley (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Rounds 1 & 3:</strong> Malley avoids the takedown and peppers Oleg with okay punches. <strong>Round 2:</strong> Oleg can’t take him down, so he pins him to the fence. <strong>Round 4:</strong> Dorosklov finally gets him down…with 20 seconds left. <strong>Round 5:</strong> Malley drops Oleg, but gets sucked into his guard as he looks to finish and ends up being armbarred. </p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:22 of Round 5)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Middleweight Qualifying Round:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (0-0) vs. Koji Masuko (0-0)</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>Round 1:</strong> Fontes peppers Masuko on the feet, takes him down, gets side control and armbars him.</p><p>

<strong>Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:37 of Round 1)</strong></p><p>

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[wekka]

Implementing the Beat the Clock gimmick to your tournament was pretty creative. I'll definitely check this out from now on.

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Implementing the Beat the Clock gimmick to your tournament was pretty creative. I'll definitely check this out from now on.

 

Thanks for the feedback.

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After the popularity and success of the The Beat The Clock challenge at GAMMA 2, GAMMA officials decided to add a little bit of that into the heavyweight tournament. Instead of matching the fighters up randomly or giving the favorites favorable match ups, the 8 remaining participants were seeded by their finish time in the first round with the fastest finish facing the least decisive decision winner and so on. Also on the undercard, lmiddleweights that lost in the first round get a second crack at that first in under the GAMMA banner.

 

GAMMA 3 Heavyweight Quarterfinals

 

Middleweight:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (0-1) vs. Luigi Kolasinski (0-1)

Round 1: Marko takes Luigi down and gets caught in a triangle. He slams his way out, which dazes Luigi and finishes him off with punches.

Official Decision: Marko Prochazka wins by TKO (Punches) (4:58 of Round 1)

Luigi Kolasinski retires after this fight.

 

Middleweight:

Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (0-1) vs. Susumo Katoh (0-1)

They have a very even clinch fest of a fight until Iida drops Katoh in the fifth and gets him to tap with an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Bokkai Iida wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (3:11 of Round 5)

Middleweight:

Tessai “The Punk” Satou (0-0) vs. Koji Masuko (0-1)

A lot of the fight was good exchanges on the feet. Where the tide turned and where the decision was won was Satou mixing it up with takedowns. He did pay for it in the third round as he was stuffed and ate a lot of punches and knees on the ground, but other than that round he used takedowns to edge out a decision that probably should’ve been unanimous in his favor.

Official Decision: Tessai Satou wins by Split Decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Barrett “The F-Bomb” Fforde (0-1) vs. Koji Hashiranti (0-1)

Fforde has good success early, taking Hashiranti down and attempting a couple armbars. The tide of the fight turned in round 2, where Koji dropped Fforde and did some good work on the ground. The next three rounds, Koji outpointed and exhausted Fforde on the feet for the decision victory.

Official Decision: Koji Hashiranti wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Shiko Taka (0-1) vs. Yukichi “The Dog” Sato (0-1)

Sato drops Taka and finishes him off with punches on the ground.

Official Decision: Yukichi Sato wins by TKO (Punches) (3:24 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (1-0) vs. Henrik “The Ice” Berg (1-0)

Both guys looked to take each other down from the clinch, which lead to not a lot of damage being done. Berg was generally in control of the clinch, while Cobblepot landed the bigger shots in the fight.

Official Decision: Henrik Berg wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (1-0) vs. Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (1-0)

Stanley stuffs a takedown and then pounds Fujishima out.

Official Decision: Rick Stanley wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:30 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (1-0) vs. Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (1-0)

Verdigree won this fight by effectively sprawling and brawling. Tanaka kept it very close by effectively volume striking on the feet and after being dropped in the 4th, he had Verdigree in a tight triangle, but the end of the round saved Phil.

Official Decision: Phil Verdigree wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Mantas Andreyev (1-0) vs. “Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (1-0)

This was pretty much a strict grappling match. In the first round, Sakamoto took Andreyev down and avoided his onslaught of submissions from bottom. In the second, Andreyev got Sakamoto up against the fence and took him down into side control where he finished the fight with an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Mantas Andreyev wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (2:55 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner

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After the success of GAMMA's first 3 shows, the first state to be regulated was ironically New York. GAMMA decided to head out to NYC to hold their Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals. Like the Heavyweight Quarterfinals, match ups in the tournament were dictated by finishing times in the first round.

 

GAMMA 4 Welcome to New York

 

Heavyweight:

Vincent Chapin (0-1) vs. Eugene “The Bear” Clough (0-1)

Pretty poor fight where Chapin outpoints Clough.

Official Decision: Vincent Chapin wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45) (5:00 of Round 5)

Eugene Clough retired after this fight.

 

Heavyweight:

Jasper “The Mighty Wasp” Osmond (0-1) vs. Veeti “The Gut Buster” Kuqi (0-1)

Really nothing fight that Veeti wins, somewhat controversially.

Official Decision: Veeti Kuqi wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

Manol “The Smasher” Sirakov (0-1) vs. Mick “Violent Conduct” Curran (0-1)

A couple pretty poor stand up rounds capped off by a highlight reel KO in the third.

Official Decision: Mick Curran wins by KO (Punch) (1:19 of Round 3)

KOTN Award Winner. Manol Sirakov retired after this fight.

 

Heavyweight:

“Wild” Bill Cumming (0-1) vs. “The Highlander” Cliff McAddam (0-1)

Cumming takes McAddam downs, passes on him and finishes him with an Americana from mount.

Official Decision: Bill Cumming wins by Submission (Americana) (3:29 of Round 1)

Middleweight:

Eijiro Yanagita (1-0) vs. “Knock Out” Nigel Malley (0-1)

Malley wins the fight by successfully sprawl and brawling. Yanagita had some success and actually had Malley mounted in round 2, but time ran out before he could take advantage of it.

Official Decision: Nigel Malley wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Chikafusa Abukara (1-0) vs. Gempachi “The General” Higa (1-0)

Pretty poor fight overall. Neither did much damage and the fight was pretty much won on aggression as Higa went for takedown after takedown, but was only successful on one.

Official Decision: Gempachi Higa wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Tonson Ono (1-0) vs. Greg “The Master” Atteveld (1-0)

After a nothing first round, Atteveld does some work on the feet, takes Ono down and passes to back mount. From there, it was just a short amount of time until Atteveld finished with an RNC.

Official Decision: Greg Atteveld wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (3:53 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Francesco Marazzina (1-0) vs. Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (1-0)

Nakajima edges out a close fight and close out very strong with a 10-8 5th round, in which he almost finished Marazzina a couple times, had him mounted and back mount for a good portion of the round.

Official Decision: Atsushi Nakajima wins by Unanimous Decision (49-45, 49-45, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Kojuro Ijichi (1-0) vs. Oleg Dorosklov (1-0)

Oleg takes Ijichi down and armbars him.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:48 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (1-0) vs. Kanji Togo (1-0)

Fontes edges out the fight in all areas after a strong first round where he got Togo to the ground and nearly finished him a couple times with submissions. The rest of the rounds, Fontes had success, eating Togo up with leg kicks and avoiding takedowns. He was unable to get the fight back to the ground until the fifth round, but still came out on top.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 49-46, 50-45) (5:00 of Round 5)

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The final four have been set for the Middleweight and Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournaments, but the match ups have yet to be announced.

 

In the Heavyweight Tournament, you have the underdog in Henrik Berg, the fan favorite in Rick Stanley, the brawler who can't finish a fight in Phil Verdigree and the smart money pick, Mantas Andreyev. Most analysts are favoring Andreyev, with Stanley and Verdigree slightly behind and Berg as a heavy underdog.

 

In the Middleweight Tournament you have the slow starter Greg Atteveld and the dark horse in Atsushi Nakajima. You also have Dorosklov and Fontes, which thus far have had entirely different tournaments. Fontes has, as expected, dominated his opponents. Dorosklov on the other hand, struggled mightily in the first round and might not be here if not for a timely armbar. Most are betting on Fontes, but if Dorosklov gets his act together, he could certainly walk away with the title.

 

Once the match ups have been announced, the winners might be a little easier to predict, but as of now, who ya got?

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With the semifinal set, GAMMA looks to broaden their fan base by offering some of their fights on television. They've made a short term deal with National Pride TV to allow them to show off their semifinalists and hopefully garner more PPV interest for the finals of the grand prix. Unfortunately, the best slot they could get was late night, but GAMMA officials remain optimistic that it will still help both company growth and the growth of the sport.

 

Friday Night Fights: Heavyweight Semifinals

 

Heavyweight (Prelim):

“The Highlander” Cliff McAddam (0-2) vs. Jasper “The Mighty Wasp” Osmond (0-2)

Kind of a stalemate fight, where Osmond looked to take McAddam down quite a bit, but had no success. The decision was won by Osmond outpointing Cliff on the feet.

Official Decision: Jasper Osmond wins by Split Decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Both fighters knew going in that another loss and they'd be out of GAMMA. Unfortunately, they didn't fight with the urgency you would expect in what was essentially a "loser leaves town" match up.

 

Heavyweight (Prelim):

“Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (1-1) vs. Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (1-1)

Sakamoto looked to lay and pray his way to a decision, but Tanaka ended up rocking him and flurrying on him against the cage, getting the TKO victory.

Official Decision: Yoshinobu Tanaka wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:57 of Round 4)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight (Prelim):

“Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (1-1) vs. Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (1-1)

Cobblepot got Fujishima down once, but was otherwise unable to control Fujishima and was outpointed the rest of the fight on the feet.

Official Decision: Ebizo Fujishima wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

Vincent Chapin (1-1) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (1-1)

Curran does a good job early of avoiding the takedown and peppering Chapin on the feet, but he ends up tiring and Chapin takes over with his grappling, taking a split decision.

Official Decision: Vincent Chapin wins by Split Decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

“Wild” Bill Cumming (1-1) vs. Veeti “The Gut Buster” Kuqi (1-1)

Cumming completely dominates the fight on the feet before finally taking Kuqi down in the fifth, passing all over him and finishing him with an armbar from back mount.

Official Decision: Bill Cumming wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:52 of Round 5)

FOTN & SOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Semifinal:

Mantas Andreyev (2-0) vs. Henrik “The Ice” Berg (2-0)

Andreyev uses good footwork and volume striking to pick Berg apart. His gas tank fails him and leads to a closer decision than it should’ve been, as Berg had some success pinning him to the fence in the final couple of rounds.

Official Decision: Mantas Andreyev wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 47-46, 48-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Semifinal:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (2-0) vs. “Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (2-0)

Good back and forth stand up battle that Verdigree ends up getting a somewhat questionable split decision.

Official Decision: Phil Verdigree wins by Split Decision (46-49, 48-47, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

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Friday Night Fights Middleweight Semifinals

Middleweight (Prelim):

Koji Masuko (0-2) vs. Susumo Katoh (0-2)

Katoh was edging out a decision when in the fourth round, he took Masuko down, passed to mount and pound him out from there.

Official Decision: Susumo Katoh wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:08 of Round 4)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight (Prelim):

Shiko Taka (0-2) vs. Barrett “The F Bomb” Fforde (0-2)

Terrible fight where Taka wasn’t able to take Fforde down and Barrett won the fight by stalling against the cage.

Official Decision: Barrett Fforde wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight (Prelim):

Chikafusa Abukara (1-1) vs. Tonson Ono (1-1)

Abukara controls things with his grappling and striking early, but Ono starts threatening with submissions, first from bottom in the second round, then finishing the fight with an arm triangle from top in the 3rd.

Official Decision: Tonson Ono wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (2:16 of Round 3)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight (Prelim):

Ejiro Yanagita (1-1) vs. Kenta Arimura (1-1)

Kenta Arimura works Yanagita against the cage. Not the most exciting strategy, but an effective one as he dominates en route to a unanimous decision. Yanagita says he didn’t take training seriously enough.

Official Decision: Kenta Arimura wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight (Prelim):

Francesco Marazzina (1-1) vs. Kojuro Ijichi (1-1)

Marazzina takes Ijichi down, passes to side control and wins with an armbar.

Official Decision: Francesco Marazzina wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:40 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight (Prelim):

Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (1-1) vs. Yukichi “The Dog” Sato (1-1)

In what turned out to be a very good back and forth fight, Sato edges out a decision, based upon his slightly superior striking.

Official Decision: Yukichi Sato wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight (Prelim):

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (1-1) vs. Koji Hashiranti (1-1)

Hashiranti had a solid gameplan of keeping the fight on the feet and just doing enough to win the rounds. Prochazka was unable to get Koji down with enough time to work until the 4th round, where he bloodied his nose, took him down and then armbarred him.

Official Decision: Marko Prochazka wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:40 of Round 4)

 

Middleweight:

Kanji Togo (1-1) vs. Tessai “The Punk” Satou (1-0)

Satou does a good job, keeping it on the feet as much as he can and actually wins some of the early rounds. Eventually, Togo’s grappling just overcomes, finishing the fight with an ankle lock.

Official Decision: Kanji Togo wins by Submission (Ankle Lock) (2:43 of Round 4)

 

Middleweight:

Gempachi “The General” Higa (2-0) vs. “Knock Out” Nigel Malley (1-1)

Malley defends Higa’s takedowns almost perfectly, only being taken down in the fifth and final round. Unfortunately, his offense suffered to avoid those takedowns, but he was still able to do enough damage to win a somewhat lackluster decision.

Official Decision: Nigel Malley wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Semifinal:

Oleg Dorosklov (2-0) vs. Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (2-0)

Nakajima ends up dropping Oleg in the second round, but gets caught in the proverbial spider web as he looked to finish, but instead ended up tapping to a guillotine.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Guillotine) (3:13 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Semifinal:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (2-0) vs. “The Master” Greg Atteveld (2-0)

Fontes again works leg kicks early and then takes Atteveld down in the second, finishing him with an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (4:52 of Round 2)

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GAMMA 5 Andreyev vs. Verdigree

 

Middleweight:

Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (1-2) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (1-2)

Iida takes Curran down with a leg lock attempt. Iida then passes to mount and finishes him with an Americana.

Official Decision: Bokkai Iida wins by Submission (Americana) (2:08 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight:

Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (2-1) vs. Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (2-1)

Fujishima controls the first round with his grappling, but gets peppered with blows, eventually dropped and finished by punches in the second.

Official Decision: Yoshinobu Tanaka wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:29 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Francesco Marazzina (2-1) vs. Tonson Ono (2-1)

Marazzina had success in round 2, when he was able to get Ono down and take his back, but other than that Ono stuffed all of Francesco’s takedown attempts. The fight on the feet was close (evident by the split decision) but Ono edged it out.

Official Decision: Tonson Ono wins by Split Decision (47-48, 49-46, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

Middleweight:

Gempachi “The General” Higa (2-1) vs. Tessai “The Punk” Satou (1-1)

The first couple rounds end up being a stalemate as Higa continuously tries to get Satou down, but is unable to. In the 3rd round, Higa finally gets Satou down and dominates him, finishing him with a rear naked choke.

Official Decision: Gempachi Higa wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (3:47 of Round 3)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight:

“Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (1-2) vs. Veeti “The Gut Buster” Kuqi (1-2)

Cobblepot uses stalling tactics, both on the cage and on the mat, to win a decision. Kuqi had some success, even dropping Cobblepot and getting on top of him, but being unable to finish him.

Official Decision: Jack Cobblepot wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (2-1) vs. Henrik “The Ice” Berg (2-1)

Berg wall and stalls in the first round, but gets blitzed and TKO’d in the second.

Official Decision: Rick Stanley wins by TKO (Strikes) (:50 of Round 2)

Heavyweight:

“Wild” Bill Cumming (2-1) vs. Vincent Chapin (2-1)

Both guys look to take the other down. Cumming winds up winning the clinch battle and taking Chapin down against the fence, getting a seated guillotine.

Official Decision: “Wild” Bill Cumming wins by Submission (Guillotine) (3:06 of Round 1)

 

1991 Heavyweight Grand Prix Final:

Mantas Andreyev (3-0) vs. “Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree

Verdigree stuffs Andreyev and pounds him out with punches on the ground.

Official Decision: Phil Verdigree wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:42 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

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GAMMA 6 Fontes vs. Dorosklov

 

Middleweight:

Kojuro Ijichi (1-2) vs. “Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (1-2)

Sakamoto decimates Ijichi, taking him down with ease, passing with ease and finishes him with strikes from mount.

Official Decision: Ryosei Sakamoto wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:34 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Chikafusa Abukara (1-2) vs. Ejiro Yanagita (1-2)

These two stalemated each other, as neither could get the other down and much of the fight was spent in the clinch.

Official Decision: Ejiro Yanagita wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Susumu Katoh (1-2) vs. Kenta Arimura (1-1)

Arimura outpointed Katoh on the feet in the first round, but was taken down on the second and pounded out from side control.

Official Decision: Susumu Katoh wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:01 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Jasper “The Mighty Wasp” Osmond (1-2) vs. Barrett “The F Bomb” Fforde (1-2)

Pretty crappy clinch fest where neither guy could really overtake the other. Fforde ends up getting a controversial decision.

Official Decision: Barrett Fforde wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Middleweight:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (2-1) vs. Yukichi “The Dog” Sato (2-1)

Sato avoids the takedown in the first couple rounds while winning the fight on the feet. Marko is eventually able to drag him to the mat and finish the fight with an armbar.

Official Decision: Marko Prochazka wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:16 of Round 3)

 

Middleweight:

Kanji Togo (2-1) vs. “Knock Out” Nigel Malley (2-1)

Like his last fight, Malley defends takedowns with the cost of greatly reducing his offense. He was able to drop Togo early on, but was most likely headed for a decision loss when he was taken down in the fifth round and finished with a leg lock.

Official Decision: Kanji Togo wins by Submission (Leg Lock) (3:09 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

“The Master” Greg Atteveld (2-1) vs. Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (2-1)

Nakajima outpoints Atteveld in an underwhelming stand up bout.

Official Decision: Atsushi Nakajima wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

1991 Middleweight Grand Prix Final:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (3-0) vs. Oleg Dorosklov (3-0)

Dorosklov was doing a good job of boring the fans and fighting the smart fight, by wearing Fontes out against the cage, taking away both his leg kicks and his submission game. In the fourth round, Fontes ends up dropping Oleg with a head kick, which leads to a great back and forth submission scramble that winds up with Dorosklov getting the victory with a leg lock.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Ankle Lock) (4:34 of Round 4)

SOTN Award Winner

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1991: Year in Review

 

MMA has come a long way in 1991, especially considering that those 3 letters, in that order, had no meaning in 1990. There was a lot of intrigue surrounding the first show because no one knew what to expect. A lot of naysayers expected GAMMA to have a successful debut, but for interest to taper off rapidly after that. Instead, the viewership has steadily increased, leading to records in both attendance and buy rates for the last show of the year, GAMMA 6 (Attendance = 3,383 and Buy Rate = 66,975).

 

To close out the year, GAMMA decided to hold an award show, to acknowledge all the fighters that helped make the company and sport a success this year.

 

Main Event of the Year - Mantas Andreyev vs. Ryosei Sakamoto (GAMMA 3)

 

This got main event of the year because it was the most competitive main event that didn't really get stale at any point.

 

Upset of the Year - Phil Verdigree defeating Yoshinobu Tanaka (GAMMA 3)

 

This is a bit of a weird award to give away when most of the fighters haven't really established themselves. I guess the reasoning behind this is that Tanaka ran right through Bill Cumming, so most expected him to do the same to Phil Verdigree.

 

Team of the Year - Farang Ba Muay Thai

 

Farang's the only really developed camp in MMA at the moment and this award was basically just to acknowledge them for pooling their knowledge and talent together to all become more successful fighters. This camp includes Oleg Dorosklov, Yoshinobu Tanaka, Kanji Togo, Gempachi Higa, Ebizo Fujishima and Atsushi Nakajima.

 

Rookie of the Year - Phil Verdigree

 

This was definitely a case of trying to give everybody possible an award. Everybody was a rookie this year!

 

Rise of the Year - Tonson Ono

 

Carrying on with awards that don't really make sense...

Fall of the Year - Ebizo Fujishima

 

And the last award that didn't really need to be given.

 

Worst Fight of the Year - Eugene Clough vs. Vincent Chapin

 

This fight was so bad that Eugene Clough didn't even want to fight anymore.

 

Fight of the Year - Tonson Ono vs. Chikafusa Abukara

 

This is the equivalent of giving a black and white silent film best picture present day...A total of three people saw this prelim for a television card.

 

Show of the Year - GAMMA 5 Andreyev vs. Verdigree

 

I think this show can attribute the award to the high finish percentage of the fights and the fact that it was capped off by Verdigree pulling off the upset to win the grand prix.

 

Submission of the Year - Oleg Dorosklov vs. Joaquim Fontes

 

This one definitely wasn't a fight of the year contender, as Dorokslov used a pretty dull approach to the first 3 rounds. Once he was forced to fight after being dropped with a head kick, these two grand prix finalists put on what has to be the round of the year. They exchanged back and forth submissions until Dorosklov pulled out the victory with an ankle lock.

 

Knock Out of the Year - Mick Curran vs. Manol Sirakov

 

 

This KO was so good it made people forget the two boring rounds that proceeded it, and it made Sirakov retire.

 

Fighter of the Year - Oleg Dorosklov

 

Pretty self explanatory. This one was either going to Oleg or Phil and they basically copped out by splitting the FOTY and ROTY awards between the two grand prix winners.

 

During the award show, GAMMA President Adam Davids announced that since the 1991 Grand Prix's were so successful, they would hold two more year long Grand Prix's in 1992 with an even bigger field of fighters.

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As announced last year, GAMMA will be holding two more year long grand prix tournaments in both the Heavyweight (200-400 lbs) and Middleweight (199 and under) divisions. Both tournaments will have 24 participants with 8 of those getting a bye and the remaining 16 facing off in an opening or qualifying round.

 

GAMMA has went out and signed 15 promising new heavyweights, all of which will be competing in the opening round. The only veteran joining them in that round will be Mick Curran (which GAMMA officials have stated he was picked because of his poor record). Mick Curran definitely has a chip on his shoulder because of this "disrespect" and will be looking to make his mark on this year's Grand Prix.

 

The middleweight tournament will be a little different, as GAMMA only signed a couple new prospects in that division. Instead of having mainly debuting fighters in the opening round, the middleweight bracket will be primarily made up of GAMMA veterans with poor/mediocre records. Each winner in the opening round will face a GAMMA fighter who have bypassed the opening round because of their 3-1 or better record.

[GP99]

I love this concept.

 

Something tells me there's this Foster kid you should keep an eye on...

[ManUnderMask]

I'm a huge tournament whore, so this dynasty has my interest peaked.

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I love this concept.

 

Something tells me there's this Foster kid you should keep an eye on...

 

Thanks. That's one of the interesting things about this is that other than Hassan Fezzik, I don't really know who's good in the future because I've never really delved into the default database.

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I'm a huge tournament whore, so this dynasty has my interest peaked.

 

Ha me too. I got plenty more tournament goodness where this came from.

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GAMMA decided to kick off 1992 with a Friday Night Fights (GAMMA'S cable television offering) featuring primarily the debuting heavyweights, but also a few middleweight bouts to offer the fans some known commodities.

 

Friday Night Fights Heavyweight Opening Round

 

Heavyweight Opening Round (Prelim):

Frank Analysis (0-0) vs. “The Muscle Mountain” Ernie Bruns (0-0)

They go right at it and exchange, Analysis ends up getting the KO with a big uppercut.

Official Decision: Frank Analysis wins by KO (Punch) (2:32 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight Opening Round (Prelim):

“The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (0-0) vs. Petey “The Broadstreet Bully” Barnum (0-0)

Kucera knocks Barnum out with the first and only punch of the fight.

Official Decision: Vojtech Kucera wins by KO (Punch) (:34 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Opening Round (Prelim):

Milton Harvey (0-0) vs. “Double B” Bence Bodor (0-0)

Harvey constantly looks for takedowns, but only gets one which results in a clinch heavy fight. Bodor is able to hold his own and just outpoint Harvey to win a decision.

Official Decision: Bence Bodor wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Opening Round (Prelim):

“Papa Bear” Solomon Austin (0-0) vs. Noah “The Colonel” Musch (0-0)

Musch won the first 3 round with volume striking. Austin wears Musch out against the fence in the fourth, then TKO’s him in the fifth.

Official Decision: Solomon Austin wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:13 of Round 5)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Opening Round (Prelim):

Alex Frye (0-0) vs. Stan “The Man” Blackheath (0-0)

This was a very good, back and forth match up. Frye owned the ground game, getting a couple takedowns and doing good work from there. On the feet, both guys had success, but Frye landed the bigger shots, dropping Stan in the fourth round and knocking him out with a single punch in the fifth.

Official Decision: Alex Frye wins by KO (Punch) (3:47 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (1-3) vs. “The Big Bopper” Barry Strachan (0-0)

After a close first round, Curran drops Strachan with punches and does some damage hovering above Strachan. He attains side control and pounds him out from there.

Official Decision: Mick Curran wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:47 of Round 2)

 

Middleweight Opening Round:

“Knock Out” Nigel Malley (2-2) vs. Jasper “The Mighty Wasp” Osmond (1-3)

Malley dominated the first round, dropping Osmond and nearly TKO’ing him. Osmond won the middle rounds in boring fashion, utilizing point fighting stand up and stalling against the cage. Malley ends up getting the KO victory out of nowhere in the fifth.

Official Decision: Nigel Malley wins by KO (Punch) (2:01 of Round 5)

Middleweight Opening Round:

Francesco Marazzina (2-2) vs. Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (2-2)

Fujoshima was well on his way to wall and stalling out a decision, when Marazzina mustered up all his energy in one punch to KO Ebizo.

Official Decision: Francesco Marazzina wins by KO (Punch) (4:31 of Round 5)

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GAMMA 7 Middleweight Opening Round

Middleweight Opening Round:

“Lightning Hands” Francis O’Leary (0-0) vs. Santiago Tosso (0-0)

O’Leary quickly blasts Tosso against the fence and TKO’s him.

Official Decision: Francis O’Leary wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:15 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (0-0) vs. Nash “Crash” Harbane (0-0)

Goodbody wins an uneventful stand up bout.

Official Decision: Graham Goodbody wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (0-0) vs. “French Fury” Claude Lerond (0-0)

Sampson walks through Lerond with a quick TKO.

Official Decision: Gary Sampson wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:14 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight Opening Round:

Tessai “The Punk” Satou (1-2) vs. Koji Hashiranti (1-2)

A subpar stand up fight where Hashiranti lands more and lands the better shots.

Official Decision: Koji Hashiranti wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Opening Round:

Ejiro Yanagita (2-2) vs. Yukichi “The Dog” Sato

They battle in the clinch for a takedown, with Yanagita ending up getting it. He ends up taking the back and winning with the RNC.

Official Decision: Ejiro Yanagita wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:33 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Opening Round:

“The Mater” Greg Atteveld (2-2) vs. Kenta Arimura (1-2)

Atteveld takes Arimura down and guillotines him against the cage.

Official Decision: Greg Atteveld wins by Submission (Guillotine) (2:19 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Opening Round:

“Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (2-2) vs. Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (2-2)

Sakamoto was a slight step ahead in all areas. He ends up stuffing Iida and pounding him out from sprawl position.

Official Decision: Ryosei Sakamoto wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:44 of Round 3)

 

Middleweight Opening Round:

Barrett “The F Bomb” Fforde (2-2) vs. Susumo Katoh (2-2)

This was a back and forth match that bounced back and forth between being stale and exciting. The judges job was unenviable, but luckily for them, Katoh finished the fight in the fifth with a one punch KO.

Official Decision: Susumo Katoh wins by KO (Punch) (2:46 of Round 5)

KOTN Award Winner

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GAMMA 8, entitled "Originals" pits 7 newcomers and one very pissed off and disrespected Mick Curran against 8 of the original heavyweights on the GAMMA roster. It's main evented by Oleg Dorosklov, presumably because GAMMA didn't have faith in veteran fighters against relative unknowns selling a PPV.

 

GAMMA 8 Originals

 

Heavyweight:

“The Big Bopper” Barry Strachan (0-1) vs. “French Fury” Claude Lerond (0-1)

Lerond outpoints Strachan on the feet. Strachan didn’t really have any sort of game plan to speak of.

Official Decision: Claude Lerond wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

Stan “The Man” Blackheath (0-1) vs. Noah “The Colonel” Musch (0-1)

Pretty standard stand up fight where neither guy really ever hurt the other, although Musch landed about the double the strikes and took the decision.

Official Decision: Noah Musch wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

Milton Harvey (0-1) vs. Nash “Crash” Harbane (0-1)

This was a typical grappler versus striker match that ended up being really close on the scorecards. In the end, the judges valued Harbane’s striking on the feet over Harvey’s grappling control without much damage.

Official Decision: Nash Harbane wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Heavyweight:

“The Muscle Man” Ernie Bruns (0-1) vs. Petey “The Broadstreet Bully” Barnum (0-1)

This was a solid stand up bout where Bruns really ate Barnum up with leg kicks and clinch strikes, but ended up succumbing to a counter punch and then a handful more shots on the ground.

Official Decision: Petey Barnum wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:35 of Round 3)

 

Heavyweight Second Round:

Veeti “The Gut Buster” Kuqi (1-3) vs. “The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (1-0)

Sampson bulldozes through Kuqi. In the first round, he picked him apart with punches, possibly breaking his nose. He followed that up by dropping Veeti in the second round, cutting him with elbows from side control and then submitting him with a rear naked choke without the hooks. On top of all that, Kuqi will most likely receive his walking papers as this is his 3rd straight loss in the company.

Official Decision: Gary Sampson wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (2:24 of Round 2)

Veeti Kuqi ends up retiring after this loss. FOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Second Round:

Henrik “The Ice” Berg (2-2) vs. Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (1-0)

The early rounds were very competitive back and forth clinch and stand up battles. As the fight went on, Berg was able to employ the strategy that got him to the final four in the 1991 Heavyweight Grand Prix which was a heavy dose of pinning his opponent to the fence.

Official Decision: Henrik Berg wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Second Round:

Vincent Chapin (2-2) vs. Alex Frye (1-0)

In the opening two rounds, Frye did a great job of stuffing Chapin’s takedowns, punishing him with strikes and outwrestling him in the clinch. In the third round, Chapin finally got Frye down, passed to mount and landed some heavy shots. The fight looked like it might’ve been over, but Frye survived. The last two rounds were kind of dull stand up, where not a lot took place. In the end, Frye edged out the veteran on the judges scorecards.

Official Decision: Alex Frye wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Second Round:

“Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (2-2) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (2-3)

Curran fought a smart, but unentertaining fight. He avoided takedowns at all cost and won the rounds by landing jabs. The one round he lost, Cobblepot was able to get him down, but didn’t really go after the finish.

Official Decision: Mick Curran wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Second Round:

“Wild” Bill Cumming (3-1) vs. “Papa Bear” Solomon Austin (1-0)

This ended up being nearly a stalemate, as neither guy could take the other down or get an advantage in the clinch. Cumming ended up edging the fight out in the pure stand up, even though neither guy really had a ton of success in that department.

Official Decision: Bill Cumming wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Second Round:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (3-1) vs. “Double B” Bence Bodor (1-0)

Stanley flurries on Bodor against the cage for a TKO.

Official Decision: Rick Stanley wins by TKO (Strikes) (:49 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Second Round:

Mantas Andreyev (3-1) vs. Frank Analysis (1-0)

Andreyev used a stick and move strategy well in the first round, but found himself stuck and dropped in the second. Lucky for him, he recovered his wits quickly, locked Analysis up in his guard and armbarred him for the win.

Official Decision: Mantas Andreyev wins by Submission (Armbar) (1:40 of Round 2)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Oleg Dorosklov (4-0) vs. Koji Hashiranti (2-2)

Dorosklov gets Hashiranti up against the cage and judo trips him into guard. He passes guard, does a little bit of ground and pound and then finishes the fight with an Americana.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Americana) (4:00 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

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GAMMA 9 Underdogs

 

Middleweight:

Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (2-3) vs. Santiago Tosso (0-1)

Iida trips Tosso down into side control. He passes right into mount and taps him with an Americana for an impressive victory.

Official Decision: Bokkai Iida wins by Submission (Americana) (2:05 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (2-3) vs. Kenta Arimura (1-3)

Fujishima takes Arimura down, passes the guard and armbars him.

Official Decision: Fujishima wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:19 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight:

Yukichi “The Dog” Sato (2-3) vs. Barrett “The F Bomb” Fforde (2-3)

This ended up being a very evenly matched fight where both fighters could only get one takedown, despite trying many times. The compustrike stats for the stand up actually favored Sato, but Fforde ended up taking a razor thin decision.

Official Decision: Barrett Fforde wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Tonson Ono (3-1) vs. “Lightning Hands” Francis O’Leary (1-0)

O’Leary did a great job of sticking and moving in the first two rounds, all while avoiding takedowns. The tide turned as Ono was able to get O’Leary down in the last 3 rounds, finally finishing him in the fifth with an armbar.

Official Decision: Tonson Ono wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:21 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (3-2) vs. “The Master” Greg Atteveld (3-2)

The two fighters had a decent exchange in the first round, with Atteveld putting an emphasis on a long fight as he worked leg kicks extensively. Tanaka upped the violence in the second round, dropping Atteveld with a series of vicious right hands and didn’t let up for a second as he finished his opponent with strikes on the ground.

Official Decision: Yoshinobu Tanaka wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:19 of Round 2)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (3-1) vs. Francesco Marazzina (3-2)

Prochazka dominated the fight. He was able to avoid Marazzina’s takedown attempts and outstrike him in the pure stand up. He was also able to bully him in the clinch, especially in the second round where he wore him out against the cage. After having not made a good account for himself at all, Marazinna latched on a tight standing guillotine as Marko was pressing him to the fence for the come from behind win.

Official Decision: Francesco Marazzina wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (4:58 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner

Middleweight Second Round:

Gempachi “The General” Higa (3-1) vs. “Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (3-2)

Sakamoto takes Higa down 3 times in 2 rounds as instead of sprawling, Higa decided to go after half-chance guillotines that he lost as soon as the fight went to the mat. In the end, Sakamoto was able to pass to mount and pound Higa out on the ground.

Official Decision: Ryosei Sakamoto wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:31 of Round 2)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (3-1) vs. “Knock Out” Nigel Malley (3-2)

Malley avoids the takedown in round 1 and peppers Nakajima with blows. In round 2, he gets a leg kick caught and gets taken down off of it. Nakajima then passes to mount where he rains down stiff punches until the ref intervenes.

Official Decision: Atsushi Nakajima wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:19 of Round 2)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Kanji Togo (3-1) vs. Ejiro Yanagita (3-2)

Togo did as was expected in the opening round as he took Yanagita down and ended up mounting him. The expectation to win in impressive fashion might’ve gotten into his head, as he lost position on a bad armbar attempt. That was his last moment of success, as the last 4 rounds Yanagita avoided Togo’s takedowns and all attempts to clinch, all while doing enough to win the decision. Unfortunately for Yanagita, the judges end up awarding a dubious unanimous nod in favor of Togo.

Official Decision: Kanji Togo wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Second Round:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (4-0) vs. “The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (1-0)

Kucera showed up with an awesome game plan and no fear. “The Immortal” sniped at Verdigree’s legs from a distance and by the later rounds, Phil was definitely struggling to move properly. Kucera went to the leg kick well so many times that Verdigree’s defense dropped, allowing Vojtech to get the one punch KO and huge upset of the 1991 Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion.

Official Decision: Vojtech Kucera wins by KO (Punch) (3:29 of Round 3)

KOTN Award Winner

Middleweight Second Round:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (3-1) vs. Susumo Katoh (3-2)

Katoh really had nothing to offer Fontes other than above average sub defense. He couldn’t stop getting taken down in the first or second round. He survived 3 separate submissions in the first round, but finally succumbed to a kimura more than midway through the second.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Kimura) (3:23 of Round 2)

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For the first time ever in one of GAMMA's grand prix's, someone talked their way into a match up. Mick Curran, who's been unhappy with the company since he was put in the opening round of the grand prix while all other veterans got a bye to the second round, called out one of GAMMA's so-called "Golden Boys" Rick Stanley. Curran claimed that Stanley has been receiving beneficial match making and if he gets matched up with Curran, he is going to be separated from his senses.

 

GAMMA 10 Heavyweight Quarterfinals

 

Heavyweight:

“The Muscle Mountain” Ernie Bruns (0-2) vs. Stan “The Man” Blackheath (0-2)

Bruns and Blackheath end up having a good, tactical exchange in the stand up, with Bruns working leg kicks and Blackheath looking to counter with punches. In the end, Blackheath hits a barrage of right hands that dropped Bruns and put the finishing touched on him on the mat.

Official Decision: Stan Blackheath wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:56 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

Milton Harvey (0-2) vs. “The Big Bopper” Barry Strachan (0-2)

This was a really uninteresting stalemate fight. Neither guy set out to do damage, instead they wanted to control their opponent against the fence.

Official Decision: Milton Harvey wins by Split Decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

Nash “Crash” Harbane (1-1) vs. Noah “The Colonel” Musch (1-1)

This turned out to be a very good, interesting fight. Early on, the two had good exchanges on the feet, but Musch sort of took over in the second round, ending up getting a 10-8 rounds as he obliterated Harbane with strikes both on the feet and on the ground, but Nash somehow hung in the fight. In the last 3 rounds, Harbane showed a new wrinkle in his game, dropping down multiple times for leg locks. He wasn’t able to get one, but it did work as a way to put Musch on his back. In the end, Musch got the nod on the cards, but both guys really raised their stock with this fight.

Official Decision: Noah Musch wins by Unanimous Decision (48-46, 48-47, 48-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

Heavyweight:

Petey “The Broadstreet Bully” Barnum (1-1) vs. “French Fury” Claude Lerond (1-1)

These two were having a pretty standard striking exchange when out of nowhere, Claude Lerond knocked Barnum out with one big punch.

Official Decision: Claude Lerond wins by KO (Punch) (4:14 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight:

Frank Analysis (1-1) vs. “Double B” Bence Bodor (1-1)

Bence Bodor stayed on his bicycle, wearing Analysis out with his footwork in route to a boo inducing fight. He was definitely going to win the decision when he knocked Analysis out with a big haymaker. Frank pretty much had no defense because of exhaustion.

Official Decision: Bence Bodor wins by KO (Punch) (4:33 of Round 5)

Heavyweight:

Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (1-1) vs. “Papa Bear” Solomon Austin (1-1)

The first three rounds were pretty bad, as the big guys got tired after only a couple of minutes. Goodbody found a second wind in the fourth round, destroying Austin with strikes on the feet, looking for both a TKO with strikes on the ground and an armbar, but Austin hung in there. Despite getting beat to the tune of a 10-8 round, Austin made it back to his corner where they threw in the towel. Apparently, Austin’s jaw was broken by one of Goodbody’s punches.

Official Decision: Graham Goodbody wins by TKO (Corner Stoppage) (5:00 of Round 4)

Solomon Austin retired after this fight.

 

Heavyweight:

Vincent Chapin (2-3) vs. “Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (2-3)

Cobblepot dominated this fight by completely outwrestling Chapin, both in the clinch and on the ground. Cobblepot didn’t do a ton of damage, but he won each and every round decisively with his grappling.

Official Decision: Jack Cobblepot wins by Unanimous Decision (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (2-0) vs. “The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (2-0)

This was a fantastic bout between two really promising prospects. Both guys threw caution to the wind in the early going, engaging in wild exchanges with both guys landing big shots. As the fight went on, Sampson started to use grappling to take over and wear Kucera out a bit. Sampson ended up hurting Kucera with a flurry of punches and getting the referee stoppage on the ground.

Official Decision: Gary Sampson wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:57 of Round 4)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Henrik “The Ice” Berg (3-2) vs. “Wild” Bill Cumming (4-1)

This fight ends up being the first draw in MMA history. Cumming won the first two rounds, one to the tune of 10-8 by utilizing superior striking. Berg won the last 3 rounds the only way he seems to know how, by pinning Cumming to the fence.

Official Decision: Unanimous Draw (47-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Mantas Andreyev (4-1) vs. Alex Frye (2-0)

Frye had success in the first and last rounds, pinning Andreyev to the fence and wearing him out from there. Andreyev owned the three middle rounds, utilizing his footwork and jabs to win a tidy 48-47 decision.

Official Decision: Mantas Andreyev wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (4-1) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (3-3)

The bad blood really didn’t show in this fight. Curran fought his usual stick and move kind of fight, while Stanley really didn’t have a lot of success. Curran dropped Stanley in the fifth and attained side control on the ground, but controlled instead of going after the finish. Most assumed Curran had done enough to win the decision, but shockingly Stanley took it 48-47 across the board.

Official Decision: Rick Stanley wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Curran stormed out of the cage as soon as the decision was announced.

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GAMMA 10 ended up being the most controversial event that the company has ever hosted, primarily because of some of the decisions. The first decision that raised eyebrows was the second heavyweight quarterfinal between Henrik Berg and Bill Cumming. After two rounds, Cumming had a huge lead, winning both rounds, the second by a score of 10-8. Berg went on to employ his gameplan in the next three rounds, edging all of them out in his favor, leading to a 47-47 draw.

 

Both men made cases for themselves after the event. Cumming claims he deserved the decision, citing that he did far and away the most damage. Berg claimed that he deserved the decision because he won 3 rounds to 2. The initial plan was to have the two men rematch for a spot in the semifinal, but an injury prevents Berg from being able to fight again so soon, so Bill Cumming will advance to the semi's.

 

The other controversial decision took place in the main event as Rick Stanley was somehow given the decision 48-47 by all three judges despite seemingly everyone in the arena, along with commentators and fans at home thinking Curran had won it. Curran ranted to reporters after the event, nearly leading to him being dismissed from the company entirely.

 

Being the solutions oriented man that he is, GAMMA President Adam Davids decided to have the two disgruntled fighters match up in the main event of a Friday Night Fights a few months from now. Davids says that the winner will "be that much more likely to get the rematch they desire".

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GAMMA 11 Middleweight Quarterfinals

 

Middleweight:

“Lightning Hands” Francis O’Leary (1-1) vs. Koji Hashiranti (2-3)

This was a straight up stand up match. Hashiranti utilized leg kicks early, which were massively successful against O’Leary who’s pretty much a strict boxer. As the fight went on, Koji went away from the leg kicks which almost could’ve cost him the decision, but he was still able to edge out a split decision.

Official Decision: Koji Hashiranti wins by Split Decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (3-3) vs. Ejiro Yanagita (3-3)

Fujishima was just a step ahead of Yanagita in all areas en route to a Unanimous Decision victory.

Official Decision: Ebizo Fujishima wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (3-2) vs. Susumo Katoh (3-3)

Katoh wears Marko out against the cage in the first round, but gets taken down by a single leg in the second. Prochazka then passes guard and submits him with an Americana.

Official Decision: Marko Prochazka wins by Submission (Americana) (2:43 of Round 2)

Middleweight:

Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (3-3) vs. Barrett “The F Bomb” Fforde (3-3)

After a pretty much dead even fight in all areas, Iida takes Fforde down in the fifth, passes guard and armbars him, just in time to save the judges from a tough call.

Official Decision: Bokkai “Thunder” Iida wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:14 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

“The Master” Greg Atteveld (3-3) vs. “Knock Out” Nigel Malley (3-3)

Atteveld was the better fighter in the opening couple rounds, utilizing his grappling and leg kicks. Malley fell back on his usual plan of sacrificing his offense and the entertainment of the fans to just avoid takedowns at all cost. In the fifth round, Atteveld finally got Nigel down again, finishing him with an armbar.

Official Decision: Greg Atteveld wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:44 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (4-1) vs. Kanji Togo (4-1)

Tanaka executes the quintessential sprawl and brawl performance, not allowing Togo to take him down or control him in the clinch for even a moment. Meanwhile, Yoshinobu did a good job peppering Togo with blows, especially in the early rounds.

Official Decision: Yoshinobu Tanaka wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (4-1) vs. “Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (4-2)

They exchange mainly jabs for the first couple rounds. Nakajima looks to mix it up, but ends up losing because of it. He gets stuffed on a takedown attempt and then Sakamoto unleashes with strikes, getting the ref to stop the fight.

Official Decision: Ryosei Sakamoto wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:47 of Round 3)

FOTN & KOTN Award Winners

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Joaquim “Assasino Silencioso” Fontes (4-1) vs. Tonson Ono (4-1)

Fontes took Ono down in the first and second round and took the back in both rounds, but it happened too late in the round for him to finish. He then grew weary and allowed Ono to edge out both the third and fourth rounds on the feet. Fontes’ corner must’ve pumped him up for the final round, as repeated the first and second round, taking Ono down and getting his back. Again, it was too late to finish the fight, but just soon enough to win a decision.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Oleg Dorosklov (5-0) vs. Francesco Marazzina (4-2)

This was almost a strict grappling match, as neither guy really ever looked to strike. The difference in this bout was Marazzina wasn’t able to take Dorosklov down, whereas Oleg took Francesco down 3 times. When the fight was on the ground, Francesco just went into survival mode, surviving submission attempt after submission attempt. It proved to be too much as Oleg won with a mounted Americana midway through the final round.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Americana) (2:50 of Round 5)

SOTN Award Winner

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GAMMA 12 Heavyweight Semifinals

 

Heavyweight:

Milton Harvey (1-2) vs. Stan “The Man” Blackheath (1-2)

Blackheath does a great job of counterstriking. He drops Harvey in the first, but didn’t follow him to the ground, choosing instead to allow him to stand up. In the second round, Harvey got Blackheath up against the fence and took him down. He passed the guard, ending up taking the back and punches Blackheath until the ref pulls him off.

Official Decision: Milton Harvey wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:14 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight:

Petey “The Broadstreet Bully” Barnum (1-2) vs. Nash “Crash” Harbane (1-2)

Barnum wins a really lackluster decision by keeping Harbane at the end of his jab.

Official Decision: Petey Barnum wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (2-1) vs. “Double B” Bence Bodor (2-1)

After an uneventful couple rounds of striking, Goodbody hulks up in third, landing haymaker after haymaker, tossing Bodor to the mat and pounding him from mount until the referee mercifully stops the fight.

Official Decision: Graham Goodbody wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:08 of Round 3)

 

Heavyweight:

“French Fury” Claude Lerond (2-1) vs. Noah “The Colonel” Musch (2-1)

Musch lands a flurry of strikes that cause Lerond to stumble onto his back. Musch kneels down beside him and continues to punch him until the ref pulls him off.

Official Decision: Noah Musch wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:53 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

Alex Frye vs. “The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera

Frye takes Kucera down and passes the guard. Kucera almost went out from an arm triangle, but he valiantly fought it off. Frye retained side control and landed enough solid shots to force the ref to jump in and save Kucera. Kucera blamed his lack of performance on a recent illness.

Official Decision: Alex Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:35 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (4-1) vs. “Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (3-3)

You could definitely tell that Verdigree had a long lay off. He threw A LOT of punches and hardly landed any of them. Cobblepot, as always, wasn’t super damaging, but he was able to get Verdigree down a couple times and control him from there, as well as in the clinch.

Official Decision: Jack Cobblepot wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Semifinal:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (5-1) vs. “Wild” Bill Cumming (4-1-1)

Stanley came in knowing that Cumming would look to take him down. Rick stuffed all four of those takedowns and punished him with strikes, both in the form of punches and soccer kicks. This is how Cumming lost, as he shot a takedown and was immediately pounced on with strikes and found it difficult to defend himself intelligently.

Official Decision: Rick Stanley wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:41 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Semifinal:

Mantas Andreyev (5-1) vs. “The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (3-0)

Sampson looked like he might be able to duplicate Andreyev’s only loss, a bout where he was unable to take down Phil Verdigree and found himself TKO’d. Andreyev had a tough time taking Sampson down, piling up 6 attempts before he was finally able to do it. Once he did get him down, it was just a short matter of time before Sampson was tapping to a guillotine choke.

Official Decision: Mantas Andreyev wins by Submission (Guillotine) (4:11 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner