GAMMA - From The Start

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GAMMA 13 Middleweight Semifinals

 

Middleweight:

Ejiro Yanagita (3-4) vs. Santiago Tosso (0-2)

This was a great fight. Both guys really showed that they still wanted to fight in GAMMA. Yanagita primarily looked to clinch up and take the fight down, which he had some mild success with. Most people expected Tosso to be starched, but he showed marked improvement on the feet and actually dropped Ejiro a couple times. In the end, Yanagita got the first ever head kick KO in MMA history, which brought the fans to their feet all around the arena.

Official Decision: Ejiro Yanagita wins by KO (Head Kick) (:28 of Round 5)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Gempachi “The General” Higa (3-2) vs. Koji Hashiranti (3-3)

Higa went 3-3 on takedown attempts, each time going under a punch by Hashiranti. He unsuccessfully looked for arm triangle’s in the first and second rounds, but switched it up in the third and ended up getting a mounted armbar.

Official Decision: Gempachi Higa wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:37 of Round 3)

 

Middleweight:

Barrett “The F Bomb” Fforde (3-4) vs. “Lightning Hands” Francis O’Leary (1-2)

This has to be one of the greatest come from behind victories in GAMMA history. O’Leary was getting his ass handed to him in the first round. On the feet, Fforde caused O’Leary to limp with leg kicks in just the first couple minutes. Fforde then took him down and was pounding him with punches from mount for the entirety of the second half of the round. O’Leary picked his spot in the second round, knocking Fforde out with a perfectly timed punch as he was coming in.

Official Decision: Francis O’Leary wins by KO (Punch) (3:04 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

“Knock Out” Nigel Malley (3-4) vs. Susumo Katoh (3-4)

Katoh took Malley down in each of the first three rounds, wearing him out with stifling top game. In the fourth round, Malley was able to avoid being taken down and improved upon that in the fifth by dropping Katoh with a counter punch. Malley pursued the finish, but when it became apparent he wasn’t going to get it, he looked to get up off the ground. Unfortunately for him, Katoh entangled him in his guard and locked on a guillotine choke for the victory.

Official Decision: Susumo Katoh wins by Submission (Guillotine Choke) (3:03 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (4-2) vs. Tonson Ono (4-2)

Nakajima definitely came in with a game plan to wear Ono out against the cage, so much so that he got up out of topside side control, not wanting to engage on the ground. After four rounds of wearing Ono out, he flurried on him with strikes against the cage, ending up getting a TKO.

Official Decision: Atsushi Nakajima wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:09 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Kanji Togo (4-2) vs. Francesco Marazzina (4-3)

This was a great bout. One of the first true mixed martial arts fights as it was on the feet and on the ground quite a bit. The first round was great back and forth grappling, including several submission attempts and a sweep by Marazzina. The second and third round were razor thin, back and forth striking exchanges. The fourth round went back to the ground and the fifth round had a bit of everything.

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

Middleweight Semifinal:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (5-1) vs. Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (5-1)

Tanaka had good success in this fight in that he didn’t allow Fontes to land any clean leg kicks, nor was he ever taken down. He still couldn’t evade the deadly submission game of Fontes, as while battling in the clinch, Fontes snapped on a vicious standing guillotine that forced a tap.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (4:21 of Round 3)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Semifinal:

Oleg Dorosklov (6-0) vs. “Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (5-2)

This fight was all Dorosklov. He took Sakamoto down twice and as expected, dominated there, passing all over him and attempting several submissions that Sakamoto surprisingly fought off. The surprising aspect about this fight was that Oleg even won the stand up, choosing to not even go for a takedown in the second round. In the end, Sakamoto tapped to an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (4:22 of Round 3)

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Friday Night Fights Fighting For Revenge

 

Middleweight:

“The Master” Greg Atteveld (4-3) vs. “The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (4-2)

This was a really poor fight where the two combatants continuously fought in the clinch with neither guy ever really gaining an advantage.

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

 

Middleweight:

Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (4-3) vs. Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (4-3)

Iida gets a couple takedowns by going after leg locks, giving up on them and getting top position. He had good success on the ground, but always seemed like he needed just a bit more time on the ground to lock on a finishing hold. Fujishima on the other hand took Iida down into side control early on in the third round and got the tap with an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Ebizo Fujishima wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (3:55 of Round 3)

FOTN & SOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight:

Henrik “Ice” Berg (3-2-1) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (3-4)

This ended up being an absolutely terrible fight. Berg looked to stall against the cage and Curran looked to win the fight by avoiding strikes. In the end, Curran won the fight, probably because he did a smidge of damage, whereas Berg just looked to hug him against the cage.

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

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Friday Night Fights Fighting for Revenge was supposed to be the launch of a marketable rivalry for GAMMA, as well as a continued expansion across the nation, but instead it was a massive disappointment. Not only did the main event not deliver, it might've been the worst fight in GAMMA's history. This fight prompted quite a response from GAMMA President, Adam Davids.

 

Reporter: So, will Mick Curran be given a rematch with Rick Stanley?

 

Davids: Not anytime in the foreseeable future. I didn't promise a rematch to either guy, and even if I did, I would break that promise after the atrocity we just witnessed tonight. Neither one of these guys showed up to fight tonight. Consider both these guys on their final out.

 

Reporter: What does that mean?

 

Davids: If either one of these guys has another performance like this, they are out.

 

Both Mick Curran and Henrik Berg refused to comment on the bout, or Davids harsh words.

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BREAKING NEWS

 

GAMMA has issued a press release that this years final card (held in late December) will have both the Middleweight Final between Joaquim Fontes and Oleg Dorosklov, as well as the Heavyweight Final between Mantas Andreyev and Rick Stanley. This is a change from last year, where each final was on it's own card. Along with that change, it has been announced that there will only be a total of 6 fights instead of the usual 8-12. This is because only fighters that have made it to the final 4 of a grand prix tournament will be eligible to participate.

 

---LATER THAT DAY---

 

The non tournament match ups have been announced for GAMMA 14: Finalists. Atsuashi Nakajima will meet Yoshinobu Tanaka in what is essentially for the rank of 3rd in the middleweight division. Also in the middleweight division, Ryosei Sakamoto will fight Greg Atteveld. On the Heavyweight side of things, we get a bronze medal match, with Bill Cumming fighting Gary Sampson. We also have two finalists from 91 who have struggled in 92, trying to close out the year with a good note as Phil Verdigree fights Henrik Berg.

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GAMMA 14 Finalists

Heavyweight:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (4-2) vs. Henrik “Ice” Berg (3-3-1)

Berg showed that an old dog can learn new tricks as he not only stalled against the cage, but on the ground as well. Berg went 3-3 on takedowns and frustrating strategy aside, Verdigree does not look anything like the man that won the 1991 Heavyweight Grand Prix.

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

Berg injured his shoulder in the first round of the fight and will be out for 6 months.

 

Middleweight:

“Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (5-3) vs. “The Master” Greg Atteveld (4-4)

These guys pretty much neutralized each other, which led to a less than exciting fight. Not much was done in any aspect of the fight, but Sakamoto seemed to have a slight edge in all areas. Both guys looked to wrestle, but only got a takedown a piece. Neither guy was very damaging, but Sakamoto landed the best punches of the fight and had Atteveld’s back on the ground.

Official Decision: Ryosei Sakamoto wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Atteveld retired after this fight.

 

Heavyweight:

“Wild” Bill Cumming (4-2-1) vs. “The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (3-1)

Sampson rushes at Cumming and TKO’s him against the cage.

Official Decision: Gary Sampson wins by TKO (Strikes) (:42 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (5-2) vs. Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (5-2)

This was a head scratching performance by Nakajima, who other than defend some takedowns, did absolutely nothing in this fight. Tanaka didn’t exactly wow the audience, but he used his jab well enough, took Nakajima down a couple times, had some okay submission attempts and a bit of control in the clinch. All that added up for a decisive score card in favor of Tanaka.

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

 

1992 Heavyweight Grand Prix Final:

Mantas Andreyev (6-1) vs. “The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (6-1)

Andreyev clinches up with Stanley and slams him to the mat. He passes quickly to side control, then to back mount where he had a couple minutes to work. He tried to sink his arm under the chin, but Stanley showed good defense. In the end, Andreyev postured up and rained down with punches, causing Stanley to just cover up and look for the stoppage. Stanley said after the fight he didn’t train hard enough for this fight.

Official Decision: Mantas Andreyev wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:55 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

 

1992 Middleweight Grand Prix Final:

Oleg Dorosklov (7-0) vs. Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (6-1)

Fontes came in ready for this fight, keeping Oleg at bay with punches in the first round, not once allowing him to clinch or get in on a takedown. Fontes ended up dropping Dorosklov in the second, but as history would indicate, that doesn’t mean much. Fontes thought he could follow Oleg to the ground and work from within his guard, but it didn’t take long before he was tapping to a guillotine.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Guillotine Choke) (2:06 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner

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1992: Year in Review

 

Both Attendance and Buy Rate records from 1991 were broken in 1992. The old records, both from GAMMA 6 (Attendance = 3,383 and Buy Rate = 66,975) are now (Attendance = 4,043 and Buy Rate = 75,358) with the attendance coming from GAMMA 11 and the buy rate coming from GAMMA 18.

 

Only 3 fighters retired this year, all of them having losing records (Greg Atteveld, Solomon Austin and Veeti Kuqi)

 

Main Event of the Year - Mantas Andreyev vs. Francesco Marazzina (GAMMA 11)

 

This probably won the award because Marazzina was able to survive a grappling match with Andreyev until the fifth round.

 

Upset of the Year - Vojtech Kucera defeats Phil Verdigree (GAMMA 9)

 

As soon as Kucera knocked out 1991 Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Phil Verdigree, it was a lock of upset of the year.

 

Team of the Year - Farang Ba Muay Thai

 

Still not much competition for this award. FBMT hasn't added anyone this year, but the 6 fighters they do have make up a solid team.

 

Rookie of the Year - Joaquim Fontes

 

I'm not sure how a guy that made it to the Grand Prix final in 1991 wins rookie of the year in 1992, but alright.

 

Rise of the Year - Alex Frye

 

Frye is a solid choice for this award, although it probably would've been better to just call him rookie of the year. He went 3-1 with his only loss being a close decision against Mantas Andreyev.

 

Fall of the Year - Phil Verdigree

 

Phil Verdigree had his name all over this one. 4-0 in 1991, 0-3 in 1992. His future with the company is in doubt.

 

Worst Fight of the Year - Henrik Berg vs. Mick Curran

 

This fight was pretty bad, but it ran away with the award considering what was on the line and the hype behind the fight.

 

Fight of the Year - Ryosei Sakamoto vs. Atsushi Nakajima

 

This was a decent fight, but not sure why it was given this award.

 

Show of the Year - GAMMA 13 Middleweight Semifinals

 

Like the show of the year in 1991, this card was filled with exciting finishes.

 

Submission of the Year - Joaquim Fontes vs. Yoshinobu Tanaka

 

How did a standing guillotine win submission of the year? Because of the come from behind nature of it. Tanaka was actually winning the fight, until he was forced to tap.

 

Knock Out of the Year - Vojtech Kucera vs. Phil Verdigree

 

Kucera decimated Verdigree, picking him apart before landing a huge one punch KO. Sounds award worthy to me.

 

Fighter of the Year - Oleg Dorosklov

 

Just like the Middleweight Grand Prix, Dorosklov wins this award for the second straight year. He was really the only one in the running for this award.

 

At the end of the award show, GAMMA President Adam Davids made an announcement. Most were expecting the announcement of another year of Grand Prix's, but it was quite the opposite.

 

Davids: After Having 3 of the 4 fighters make it to the final both years, GAMMA feels like it should move away from the year long grand prix. Established stars will meet in single fights, while the influx of new talent will compete in one night tournaments to make a name for themselves.

 

Davids later said that this isn't the last grand prix GAMMA will have, nor are they positive that there won't be one next year, there just won't be year long tournaments starting in January.

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GAMMA 15 Pit Bulls

 

When Gary Sampson debuted in 1992 using his "Pit Bull" nickname, Stanley found it amusing. Now that Sampson is 4-1 and fans are questioning whether Rick is even the best Pit Bull in MMA, he finds it far less entertaining. Tonight the two men do battle to firmly establish the #2 heavyweight in the world and possibly earn a rematch with Mantas Andreyev.

 

Heavyweight:

Milton Harvey (2-2) vs. “French Fury” Claude Lerond (2-2)

This ended up being a somewhat controversial decision, as Lerond certainly did more damage and landed the better shots, but Harvey controlled more of the fight from the clinch. Harvey tried to take Lerond down 11 times, but only had success once.

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

Claude Lerond retires after this fight.

 

Heavyweight:

“The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (2-2) vs. Nash “Crash” Harbane (1-3)

Vojtech completely picks Harbane apart on the feet with punches and leg kicks, eventually TKO’ing him.

Official Decision: Vojtech Kucera wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:20 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

“Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (4-4) vs. Petey “The Broadstreet Bully” Barnum (2-2)

Barnum peppers Curran with blows throughout the first round, but gets flurried on at the beginning of the second and the fight ends up getting stopped.

Official Decision: Mick Curran wins by TKO (Strikes) (:21 of Round 2)

 

Heavyweight:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (4-3) vs. Frank Analysis (1-2)

After 4 rounds of Veridgree decisively outpointing Analysis on the feet, he flurries on him and finishes Analysis for the TKO victory.

Official Decision: Phil Verdgree wins by TKO (Strikes) (:45 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

“Wild” Bill Cumming (4-3-1) vs. “Double B” Bence Bodor (2-2)

Bodor drops Cumming coming in and forces the ref to jump in for the save after a few more strikes on the ground.

Official Decision: Bence Bodor wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:01 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (3-1) vs. Alex Frye (3-1)

Goodbody dominated all facets of the fight because Frye wasn’t ever able to take him down or bully him in the clinch. Goodbody landed a lot of solid shots, both on the feet and in the sprawl position. The fight ended with a very unexpected turn of events, as Goodbody dropped Frye with a head kick and then finished him off with an armbar.

Official Decision: Graham Goodbody wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:06 of Round 5)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight:

“Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (4-3) vs. Noah “The Colonel” Musch (3-1)

Cobblepot goes under an attempted punch for a takedown. He does some subpar ground and pound before passing the guard and finishing the fight with an armbar.

Official Decision: Jack Cobblepot wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:21 of Round 1)

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (6-2) vs. “The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (4-1)

This ended up being a fantastic fight as neither man had any qualms with throwing down. It was very even until Sampson knocked Stanley clean out with a close quarters right hand to the jaw.

Official Decision: Gary Sampson wins by KO (Punch) (:42 of Round 2)

FOTN & KOTN Award Winner

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A lot of fans were initially disappointed with GAMMA stepping back from the year long Grand Prix format, but after the fantastic fight between Stanley and Sampson, waves of fans have been coming over to the idea of matchmaking. If Stanley/Sampson wasn't enough to win fans over, there are rumors floating around that GAMMA is looking to sign a fight between Oleg Dorosklov (8-0) and Mantas Andreyev (7-1). This would be the biggest fight in Mixed Martial Arts to date and would crown a unanimous best fighter in the world.

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Stepping away from the year long grand prix, GAMMA decided to give fans a tournament fix with the first ever, 8 man, one night tournament on free television. Not sure if a tournament of unknowns would catch the attention of most fans, the night will be capped off with two of the best Middleweights in the world going at it.

 

Friday Night Fights The Next Big Thing

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Murray Darby (0-0) vs. “The Italian Strongman” Silvio Scirea (0-0)

Scirea dominated this fight, rocking or dropping Darby in each of the first four rounds. Unfortunately for him, he got sloppy in the fifth round and got a jab countered by a huge KO right cross.

Official Decision: Murray Darby wins by KO (Punch) (4:39 of Round 5)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Arthur Franco (0-0) vs. Takafumi “Dump Truck” Ando (0-0)

Franco dominates this fight in all areas. It was surprising the bout made it out of the first round, as Franco took Ando down early and had him mounted for quite a while, looking for americana’s. Ando was able to survive, but just got picked apart on the feet until he was dropped in the fourth, mounted, and americana’d.

Official Decision: Arthur Franco wins by Submission (Americana) (of Round 4)

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Josimar Martins (0-0) vs. Soren Jellyman (0-0)

Martins throws a lot of strikes early and a good portion of them land. He ends up overwhelming Jellyman, dropping him and getting the stoppage.

Official Decision: Josimar Martins wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:45 of Round 1)

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“Stormin” Norman Pike (0-0) vs. Monty “Larry” Olivier (0-0)

Pike takes Olivier down, passes all over him and armbars him from behind.

Official Decision: Norman Pike wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:45 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight Semifinal:

Arthur Franco (1-0) vs. Murray Darby (1-0)

After a relatively quiet first round, Franco drops Darby in the second, mounts him and rains down with punches until the ref stops the fight.

Official Decision: Arthur Franco wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:29 of Round 2)

 

Heavyweight Semifinal:

“Stormin” Norman Pike (1-0) vs. Josimar Martins (1-0)

This was a great fight. After a competitive first round, Martins rocked Pike in the second. Pike went not only into survival mode by taking Martins down, but also passed on him, getting mount with ease. From there, Pike won the fight with an Americana.

Official Decision: Norman Pike wins by Submission (Americana) (2:40 of Round 2)

Heavyweight Final:

Arthur Franco (2-0) vs. “Stormin” Norman Pike (2-0)

After a clinch battle in the early part of the first round, Pike got Franco down and controlled him. In the second round, the fight remained on the feet because Franco was able to avoid the takedown. Pike didn’t run away with the fight on the feet, but he still got the better of it. In the third round, Franco got stuffed on a takedown. Pike floated over to his back and brilliantly armbarred him.

Official Decision: Norman Pike wins by Submission (Armbar) (2:30 of Round 3)

FOTN & SOTN Award Winner

Middleweight:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (5-2) vs. “Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (6-3)

This was really a grappling bout, as both guys took each other down and did solid work from top position. Marko struggled, being the smaller fighter, and wasn’t able to take Sakamoto down or boss him around in the clinch like Ryosei was able to do to him. Ryosei damn near got a finish, rather than a decision victory with a rear naked choke at the very end of the fight, but Marko was saved by the bell.

Official Decision: Ryosei Sakamoto wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

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GAMMA 16 Fontes vs. Fujishima

 

Middleweight:

Tonson Ono (4-3) vs. Koji Hashiranti (3-4)

Ono got Hashiranti down at the end of the first round and damn near finished it with an arm triangle. He didn’t waste any time in the second, coming out and landing punch after punch, collapsing Koji against the cage for the TKO.

Official Decision: Tonson Ono wins by TKO (Strikes) (:26 of Round 2)

Koji Hashiranti retires after this fight.

Middleweight:

Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (4-4) vs. “Lighting Hands” Francis O’Leary (2-2)

O’Leary drops Iida with fast, accurate punches, but makes the questionable decision to follow him to the ground. Iida locked him up in his guard and caught him in a triangle for the win.

Official Decision: Bokkai Iida wins by Submission (Triangle) (3:07 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight:

Ejiro Yanagita (4-4) vs. Susumo Katoh (4-4)

This was a very solid fight with lots of back and forth action. Yanagita dominated the opening frame with both striking and grappling, but Katoh settled in during the middle rounds, stuffing Yanagita’s takedowns and outpointing him on the feet. In the fifth, Yanagita again flashed his awesome head kick, dropping Katoh with it. Yanagita went to the ground, taking Katoh’s back and then tapping him with an RNC.

Official Decision: Ejiro Yanagita wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (3:16 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Kanji Togo (4-3) vs. Barrett “The F Bomb” Fforde (3-5)

Togo clinches up and takes Fforde down. Fforde tries to scramble, but just ends up giving Togo side control, where he quickly locks up an arm triangle for the win.

Official Decision: Kanji Togo wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (4:37 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (5-3) vs. Gempachi “The General” Higa (4-2)

Both guys were pretty content with turning this one into a wrestling match, which Higa had the edge in. Nakajima purely wrestled, never even using strikes to get in on Higa, whereas Higa used his jab very effectively throughout the fight. Higa was on his way to winning a decision when he blitzed Nakajima with strikes in the fifth for the win.

Official Decision: Gempachi Higa wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:52 of Round 5)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (6-2) vs. Francesco Marazzina (5-3)

Yoshinobu wears Francesco out against the fence throughout the fight, but that ends up being his downfall as Marazzina works enough space for a tight standing guillotine.

Official Decision: Francesco Marazzina wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (3:12 of Round 4)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (6-2) vs. Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (5-3)

Fontes took Ebizo down in round 1, but Fujishima was able to survive the onslaught of submission attempts. Ebizo ends up pinning Fontes to the cage and we get a repeat from the co main event, as Fontes slaps on a standing guillotine for the win.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (2:40 of Round 2)

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Any feedback as to what I could do better in this dynasty/what you'd like to see?

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After the moderate success of the last edition of Friday Night Fights, which primarily consisted of a tournament of debuting fighters, GAMMA decided to do it again. This time, they decided to let the tournament stand on it's own, with no proven GAMMA fighters to headline the bill.

 

Friday Night Fights Unknowns

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

“The Super Animal” Noach Van Der Capellen (0-0) vs. “Made in Germany” Raplh Kohl (0-0)

This was a primarily stand up fight where Kohl held his own, but still got the worst end of the stick. Noach really battered him with knees and elbows from the Thai clinch early, making this a bloody fight. VDC dropped Kohl with a spinning wheel kick and nearly finished him on the ground, but Kohl hung in there. Van Der Capellen tired as the fight went on, allowing Kohl to comeback and have a good amount of success on the feet.

Official Decision: Noach Van Der Capellen wins by Unanimous Decision (49-45, 49-46, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

“The Baby Faced Assassin” Steven Griffin (0-0) vs. Sebastiao Nebaco (0-0)

Griffin makes short work of Nebaco, taking him down and wining by armbar.

Official Decision: Steven Griffin wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:13 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Zachary “Manitoba Misery” Gilbert (0-0) vs. Selton de Oliveira (0-0)

Gilbert took de Oliveira down in four of the five rounds (3 of those off of attempted kicks) worked decent ground and pound, and threatened with submissions. De Oliveira was able to keep on his feet and win one round, but still decisively lost the fight.

Official Decision: Zachary Gilbert wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

“Mr. Awesome” Carl Ratcliffe (0-0) vs. Washington Nogueira Santos (0-0)

After some feeling out, Ratcliffe runs through Santos with a flurry of strikes.

Official Decision: Carl Ratcliffe wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:08 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Semifinal:

“The Baby Faced Assassin” Steven Griffin (1-0) vs. “The Super Animal” Noach Van Der Capellen (1-0)

Griffin tried repeatedly to take VDC down, but was completely unable to. He began telegraphing his shots, which led to him getting KO’d by a huge right cross to the jaw.

Official Decision: Noach Van Der Capellen wins by KO (Punch) (3:34 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Semifinal:

“Mr. Awesome” Carl Ratcliffe (1-0) vs. Zachary “Manitoba Misery” Gilbert (1-0)

This was basically a long flurry of strikes on Gilbert before he finally couldn’t answer the bell. Ratcliffe dropped Gilbert once and looked to finish on the ground, but Gilbert made his way back to the feet. Carl just continued where he left off, overwhelming him with aggression, TKO’ing him against the cage.

Official Decision: Carl Ratcliffe wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:56 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight Final:

“The Super Animal” Noach Van Der Capellen (2-0) vs. “Mr. Awesome” Carl Ratcliffe (2-0)

VDC drops Ratcliffe early and flies into his guard with a big punch. Ratcliffe holds on for dear life, eventually scrambling once he regained his wits. The scramble resulted in VDC being on his back, unleashing blows. The ref stops the fight, which infuriates Ratcliffe and rightfully so. This was a bad stoppage.

Official Decision: Noach Van Der Capellen wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:40 of Round 1)

 

This card was entertaining, but ended up being a complete bust in the ratings. National Pride TV told Adam Davids that they could never again put on a card with this little name value on their station.

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GAMMA 17 Next in Line

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Samuel “The Animal” Russo (0-0) vs. Ariano Craveiro (0-0)

After a couple of jab happy rounds to start, these two really went at it in the final few rounds. Craveiro ended up dropping Russo twice in one round, but Russo came back and dropped him in the fifth. Craveiro seemed like he had the decision in hand, but somehow, only one judge saw it that way.

Official Decision: Samuel Russo wins by Split Decision (46-48, 48-46, 48-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Nestor “The Anvil” Morozov (0-0) vs. Felipe Luiz Rosa (0-0)

Basically, Morozov had trouble keeping this one on the ground (only going 2-8 on takedowns) and didn’t do anything when it was on the ground. Meanwhile, Rosa sprawl and brawled his ass off, punishing Nestor for his failed takedowns and on the feet.

Official Decision: Felipe Luiz Rosa wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Marcelo Boccoli (0-0) vs. Tobias Goulet (0-0)

Goulet tried to turn it into a wrestling match, but Marcelo wasn’t having any of that. He landed a few resounding blows on the feet to drop Goulet and then kept hammering him on the ground until the ref stepped in.

Official Decision: Marcelo Boccoli wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:37 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Robun Yamazaki (0-0) vs. Tsuramatsu “The Bezerker” Inoue (0-0)

After being low blowed and saved by the bell from tapping to an Americana Inoue ends up blitzing Yamazaki against the cage halfway through the second round, getting the TKO victory.

Official Decision: Tsuramatsu Inoue wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:56 of Round 2)

 

Heavyweight Semifinal (Prelim):

Felipe Luiz Rosa (1-0) vs. Samuel “The Animal” Russo (1-0)

After a mediocre striking exchange over the better part of four rounds, Rosa ends the fight with a hurricane of punches, forcing the referee to save Russo.

Official Decision: Felipe Luiz Rosa wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:28 of Round 4)

 

Heavyweight Semifinal (Prelim):

Tsuramatsu “The Bezerker” Inoue (1-0) vs. Marcelo Boccoli (1-0)

This was a dull fight with bursts of excitement. Boccoli dropped Inoue twice in separate rounds, while Inoue dropped Boccoli twice in the fifth alone. Boccoli edged out most of the rounds and won the fight, but the decisions were too far in his favor.

Official Decision: Marcelo Boccoli wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-46, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

Heavyweight:

Petey “The Broadstreet Bully” Barnum (2-3) vs. Stan “The Man” Blackheath (1-3)

After a feeling out period, Blackheath KO’s Barnum with a big counter right hand.

Official Decision: Stan “The Man” Blackheath wins by KO (Punch) (3:00 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight Final:

Felipe Luiz Rosa (2-0) vs. Marcelo Boccoli (2-0)

After a forgettable first round, Rosa gets Boccoli on his back foot with a couple of big right hands. Just as Rosa came forward, Boccoli knocked him clean out with a clean right.

Official Decision: Marcelo Boccoli wins by KO (Punch) (1:04 of Round 2)

 

Heavyweight:

Milton Harvey (3-2) vs. “The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (3-2)

Harvey just had no answer for Kucera, going 0-11 on takedowns and not doing any better in the striking department. Meanwhile, Kucera peppered him with blows on the feet, dropping him twice, but not being able to finish.

Official Decision: Vojtech Kucera wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (5-3) vs. “Double B” Bence Bodor (3-2)

This was a good, stand up war. Early on, Verdigree was using powerful combinations well, but ended up gassing, allowing Bodor to pick him apart in the later rounds. Verdigree put up an exciting effort though, which may keep him in the company despite going 1-4 in his last 5 outings.

Official Decision: Bence Bodor wins by Unanimous Decision (48-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (6-3) vs. Noah “The Colonel” Musch (3-2)

This was a fantastic, back and forth bout with a ton of twists in turns in the fifteen minutes it lasted. After several drops, fighters stumbling around the cage and huge punches landed, Musch landed the biggest punch of them all, a flush right that knocks Stanley out.

Official Decision: Noah Musch wins by KO (Punch) (4:39 of Round 3)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight:

Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (4-1) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (5-4)

Goodbody rushes in at the close of the round, landing shot after shot on the feet to stop the fight just in time to not go into the second frame.

Official Decision: Graham Goodbody wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:52 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (5-1) vs. “Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (5-3)

After being dominated in the second round, having his back taken and being pounded on, Cobblepot comes out strong in the 3rd, hurting Sampson with strikes and getting the stoppage.

Official Decision: Jack Cobblepot wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:53 of Round 3)

FOTN Award Winner

[wshred13]

GAMMA 18 Fontes vs. Sakamoto

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

“The Pain Train” Chew Chua (0-0) vs. “The Spartan” Davis Spyrou (0-0)

Both guys came to go at it. They exchange recklessly with strikes until Spyrou’s lights get turned out with a big hook.

Official Decision: Chew Chua wins by KO (Punch) (2:03 of Round 2)

Middleweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Matsuta Satou (0-0) vs. Istvan Kovacs (0-0)

Another good striking bout. Satou utilized leg kicks and quick punches while Kovacs went for power, dropping Satou twice. In the fifth, final and deciding round, the two men went back and forth on the ground.

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

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

“Mercenary” Mills Mullally (0-0) vs. Pirmin Zubriggen (0-0)

After pummeling back and forth for control of the clinch, Mills finally dictated the fight, putting Pirmin up against the fence and dropping him with a huge uppercut. He didn’t allow his opponent to recover, landing a couple more strikes to stop the fight.

Official Decision: Mills Millally wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:12 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Tora “Bull” Mizwar (0-0) vs. “The Japanese Cowboy” Ukyo Narita (0-0)

After a dominant first round, Mizwar took the second round off. Mizwar then took Narita down in the third and ended it with an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Tora Mizwar wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (3:05 of Round 3)

 

Middleweight Semifinal (Prelim):

Matsuta Satou (1-0) vs. “The Pain Train” Chew Chua (1-0)

Chua picks Satou apart with strikes on the feet en route to a quick TKO.

Official Decision: Chew Chua wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:01 of Round 1)

 

 

Middleweight Semifinal (Prelim):

Tora “Bull” Mizwar (1-0) vs. “Mercenary” Mills Mullally (1-0)

Mizwar dominates the fight in all areas, although Mullally did have some success defending the takedown by punching first.

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

 

Middleweight:

Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (5-4) vs. “Lightning Hands” Francis O’Leary (2-3)

Nakajima takes O’Leary down with ease, passes with ease and then submits him with ease.

Official Decision: Atsushi Nakajima wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:07 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight Final:

Tora “Bull” Mizwar (2-0) vs. “The Pain Train” Chew Chua (2-0)

In the first 2 rounds, Chua drops Mizwar coming in, but got swept as he looked to finish the fight. Chua then stalled out the rest of the first round from bottom. The last 3 rounds lacked significant damage by either man, but Mizwar got takedowns and some top control, edging out the rounds in his favor.

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

 

Middleweight:

Kanji Togo (5-3) vs. Tonson Ono (5-3)

Togo basically won this fight by going under punches with takedown attempts and soaking up as much top control as he could.

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

Middleweight:

Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (6-3) vs. Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (5-4)

This was pretty much all submission grappling. The two fighters went a combined 0-14 on submission attempts, so it was quite a crazy, go for the home run kind of fight. With no desire to control on either side, it was nearly impossible to declare a winner. In the end, Iida got the split decision nod.

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

Middleweight:

Francesco Marazzina (6-3) vs. Ejiro Yanagita (5-4)

Marazzina basically outpointed Yanagita on the feet. He tried to turn it into a grappling match at multiple times in the fight, but Yanagita was able to fend him off.

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

 

Middleweight:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (5-3) vs. Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (5-4)

This was really a stalemate in the clinch where Marko ended up getting a somewhat controversial decision victory, especially with how one sided the scoring was for such an even fight.

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

 

Middleweight:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (7-2) vs. “Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (7-3)

Fontes dropped Sakamoto with a head kick early and looked for an armbar, but lost position entirely and allowed Ryosei to recover. In the next round, they battled for control in the clinch, with Fontes ending up getting a standing guillotine from out of nowhere.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (3:15 of Round 2)

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With the sudden influx of new professional mixed martial artists and a couple of nearly bursting weight divisions, GAMMA has decided to more than double the amount of weight classes they have currently. Formerly, GAMMA was only divided by one line drawn at 200 lbs, where fighters either fought above or below that. Now there will be five divisions with maximum weights of 265, 205, 185, 170 and 155. It is huge news that GAMMA is adding all these new divisions, but it's even larger that heavyweight will have a 265 maximum limit. This means that some of the more rotund combatants may have to lose weight or they will find themselves on the way out.

 

Somehow, this isn't the biggest news on the day. On GAMMA's 20th numbered event, Oleg Dorosklov (8-0) will face Mantas Andreyev (7-1). After months of negotiations, the fight has finally been signed off on by both parties. The fight will take place at 205 lbs, which will force Mantas Andreyev to cut weight and Dorosklov to bulk up. No matter what, Mantas will have the size advantage going into the fight.

[CageRage]

Just thought I'd let you know I'm really enjoying this dynasty, keep it up! Can't wait to see the results of Andreyev and Dorosklov!

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GAMMA 19 Cobblepot vs. Goodbody

 

The night started out with a preliminary, 8 man heavyweight tournament with debuting fighters/fighters with one fight. The field included Takafumi Ando, Yoshikazu Inamoto, Silvio Scirea, Soren Jellyman, Hiro Arai, Monty Olivier, Ariano Craveiro and Gunnar Nilsson. Nilsson won the bracket with his superior grappling skills, finishing two of his fights with submissions.

 

Heavyweight:

Josimar Martins (1-1) vs. Murray Darby (1-1)

This was a good striking bout where Martins hurt Darby several times, but struggled to follow up. Eventually, he was able to overwhelm him with strikes for the victory.

Official Decision: Josimar Martins wins by TKO (Punches) (1:46 of Round 4)

 

Heavyweight:

“The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (4-2) vs. Stan “The Man” Blackheath (2-3)

Kucera was dominating the stand up with his heavy hands and leg kicks when Blackheath countered a kick with a punch over the top. That strike dropped him and he was never allowed to recover as Stan pounced on him with a barrage of punches.

Official Decision: Stan Blackheath wins by TKO (Punches) (3:45 of Round 3)

 

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (6-4) vs. Milton Harvey (3-3)

Harvey had mild success on the feet, but Stanley was just too hungry for the victory, overcoming him with numerous strikes.

Official Decision: Rick Stanley wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:09 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (5-2) vs. Noah “The Colonel” Musch (4-2)

Sampson drops Musch with punches and then sinks his arm under his stunned opponent’s chin for a rear naked choke victory.

Official Decision: Gary Sampson wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:51 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

“Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (6-3) vs. Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (5-1)

After 3 rounds of lay and pray by Cobblepot, Goodbody got a crowd electrifying one punch KO at the start of the fourth round.

Official Decision: Graham Goodbody wins by KO (Punch) (:49 of Round 4)

KOTN Award Winner

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GAMMA 20 Best Ever

 

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Tobias Goulet (0-1) vs. Yoritomo Ina (0-0)

Ina wins a solid decision by outworking Goulet. On the feet, he pawed at Goulet with jabs, setting up his takedown attempts. On the ground he emphasized control, which is probably why he wasn’t able to finish this fight.

Official Decision: Yoritomo Ina wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

“Gorgeous” Ralf Puce (0-0) vs. Robun Yamazaki (0-1)

Yamazaki wears Puce down on the ground, taking him down in 3 of the 4 rounds. In the 4th round, Yamazaki passes the guard and taps him with an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Robun Yamazaki wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (2:59 of Round 4)

 

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Pedro “Homicide” Sousa (0-0) vs. Nestor “The Anvil” Morozov (0-1)

Sousa peppers Morozov with blows on the feet while Nestor desperately tries to take him down. After a sprawl in the second round, Sousa got up rapidly and knocked his opponent unconscious with a swift soccer kick.

Official Decision: Pedro Sousa wins by KO (Soccer Kick) (4:08 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Christian “Overload” Mountfield (0-0) vs. “The Flurry From Surrey” Michael Bannon (0-0)

Mountfield has a pretty much perfect performance. He nearly finishes Bannon with an RNC in the first, but ends up completing the job with punches in the second.

Official Decision: Christian Mountfield wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:14 of Round 2)

 

Light Heavyweight Semifinal (Prelim):

Robun Yamazaki (1-1) vs. Yoritomo Ina (1-0)

Ina wins a surprising split decision. Both guys looked to control the grappling, but neither had much success. Yamazaki certainly did more damage, which lead to a negative crowd reaction when Ina was announced the victor.

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

 

Light Heavyweight Semifinal (Prelim):

Christian “Overload” Mountfield (1-0) vs. Pedro “Homicide” Sousa (1-0)

Mountfield certainly got the better of the grappling, taking Sousa down in each of the first four rounds. Sousa did more damage, but he spent a lot of the rounds on his back. The only round he was able to stay on the feet for, he tagged Christian with heavy blows, but couldn’t finish him off. Most expected a lopsided unanimous decision for Mountfield, but one judge actually saw it quite in the favor of Pedro.

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

 

Light Heavyweight Final (Prelim):

Christian “Overload” Mountfield (2-0) vs. Yoritomo Ina (2-0)

This was a battle of who could take the other down and keep them down. After the first three rounds, Mountfield was up 2-1, but Ina was making a comeback. Ina looked to slam Christian down, but Mountfield slipped out of it and ended up on Ina’s back on the ground where he pounded him for a stoppage.

Official Decision: Christian Mountfield wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:54 of Round 4)

 

Light Heavyweight:

Tsuramatsu “The Bezerker” Inoue (1-1) vs. Samuel “The Animal” Russo (1-1)

Inoue obliterates Russo in the first with punches, a head kick and then ground and pound, but Samuel is able to hang in there. He then goes on to outpoint Inoue in most of the rest of the fight, winning a majority decision.

Official Decision: Samuel Russo wins by Majority Decision (47-47, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Light Heavyweight:

Arthur Franco (2-1) vs. “Mr. Awesome” Carl Ratcliffe (2-1)

This was a great back and forth fight. Ratcliffe got the better of the stand up and was avoiding the grappling game, but Franco ended up slamming him down into side control and armbarring him,

Official Decision: Arthur Franco wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:24 of Round 3)

FOTN Award Winner

Heavyweight:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (5-4) vs. Felipe Luiz Rosa (2-1)

They exchange recklessly which Verdigree wins out, dropping Rosa and adding a couple more blows on the ground for a finish.

Official Decision: Phil Verdigree wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:08 of Round 1)

 

Light Heavyweight:

Ebizo “The Proud” Fujishima (5-5) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (5-5)

Curran rushes out like a bull, pounding Fujishima from the start until the ref decided he had enough.

Official Decision: Mick Curran wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:23 of Round 1)

 

Light Heavyweight:

Oleg Dorosklov (8-0) vs. Mantas Andreyev (7-1)

Dorosklov pulled guard in the first round and constantly threatened with triangle attempts, but Andreyev was able to survive the round. Andreyev wore Oleg down against the fence in the second round. In the third round, Dorosklov got stuffed on a takedown attempt and after a brief scramble, Andreyev wound up in side control, where he immediately locked on an arm triangle for the victory.

Official Decision: Mantas Andreyev wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (3:34 of Round 3)

SOTN Award Winner

 

In post fight interviews, Dorosklov blamed the 15 pound weight disadvantage for his loss to Andreyev. Andreyev basically responded by calling that bullshit. He said that he beat Oleg in a grappling match and weight doesn't matter in a grappling match.

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GAMMA 21 Next Gen

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

“The Anarchist” Matthew Dean (0-0) vs. Thais Antonio Taffarel (0-0)

Dean takes Taffarel down in the first two rounds, but spends all of his time failing to get out of the guard. In the third round, Taffarel catches Dean right on the chin, dropping him. Thais followed up on the ground with punches, but Dean was dealing with them and didn’t seem to be too hurt, but the ref stopped the fight. Awful stoppage.

Official Decision: Thais Antonio Taffarel wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:15 of Round 3)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Haranobu Oshiro (0-0) vs. Leonardo da Costa (0-0)

Da Costa takes Oshiro down and pounds him out from back mount.

Official Decision: Leonardo da Costa wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:03 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Franz Ludwig (0-0) vs. Zenko “The Wild One” Hatakeyama (0-0)

Both guys had their moments in this somewhat exciting bout. Both guys used their jabs quite a bit, but Ludwig also utilized leg kicks. The major difference was conditioning, which allowed Ludwig to rack up the points in the final 3 rounds.

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

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

“The Bad Boy” Allan Plotcheck (0-0) vs. Dennis “The Irish Lion” Gallagher (0-0)

Gallagher was sprawling and brawling his ass off, which made his decision to take Plotcheck down in the third round even more head scratching. He immediately found his head and arm trapped in a triangle/armbar combo and was forced to tap.

Official Decision: Allan Plotcheck wins by Submission (Triangle/Armbar) (4:10 of Round 3)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Semifinal (Prelim):

Leonardo da Costa (1-0) vs. Thais Antonio Taffarel (1-0)

Da Costa tries desperately to get Thais to the mat, even going after a flying heel hook. His desperation seemed unwarranted…until he was knocked the **** out by one big right hand.

Official Decision: Thais Antonio Taffarel wins by KO (Punch) (4:43 of Round 1)

Middleweight Semifinal (Prelim):

“The Bad Boy” Allan Plotcheck (1-0) vs. Franz Ludwig (1-0)

Plotcheck takes Ludwig down off a leg kick and passes all over him, submitting him easily from mount.

Official Decision: Allan Plotcheck wins by Submission (Americana) (2:56 of Round 1)

Middleweight Final (Prelim):

“The Bad Boy” Allan Plotcheck (2-0) vs. Thais Antonio Taffarel (2-0)

Early on, both guys were looking to impose their will through grappling. After relatively neutralizing each other, Thais sped ahead with his superior striking. He really ate Plotcheck up with leg kicks and rocked him a couple times with speedy punching combinations. He ends up KO’ing Allan in the 5th round with a counter right.

Official Decision: Thais Antonio Taffarel wins by KO (Punch) (:44 of Round 5)

KOTN Award Winner. Allan Plotcheck is out for 6 months with an ankle injury.

 

Middleweight:

“The Japanese Cowboy” Ukyo Narita (0-1) vs. “Made in Germany” Ralph Kohl (0-1)

This was a great back and forth stand up fight that had a somewhat controversial decision. Ukyo landed less but landed far and away the more significant shots, whereas Kohl had more volume, but didn’t seem to hurt Narita as much.

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

Middleweight:

“The Spartan” Davis Spyrou (0-1) vs. Matsuta Satou (1-1)

This was a fantastic fight that alternated between dueling in the stand up and in the clinch. Both guys had an even case for winning the decision going into the fifth when Spyrou knocked Matsuta out with a huge left.

Official Decision: Davis Spyrou wins by KO (Punch) (:53 of Round 5)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (6-4) vs. Susumo Katoh (4-5)

Tanaka won the first two rounds with takedowns and top control. He was unable to get a takedown in the last three rounds and neither guy really scored much, leading to a nail biter of a decision.

Official Decision: Yoshinobu Tanaka wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

“Stormin” Norman Pike (3-0) vs. “Double B” Bence Bodor (4-2)

Pike takes Bodor down and after one failed armbar attempt, he locks the second one in for a tap.

Official Decision: Norman Pike wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:10 of Round 1)

Middleweight:

Tora “Bull” Mizwar (3-0) vs. “The Super Animal” Noach Van Der Capellen (3-0)

After being dropped in each of the first three rounds (twice by spinning back fist) and being stomped and soccer kicked in the third, Mizwar comes back with a flurry of strikes in the fourth for a referee stoppage.

Official Decision: Tora Mizwar wins by TKO (Strikes) (:43 of Round 4)

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GAMMA Becomes National!

 

After putting together the biggest dream fight in MMA in Dorosklov/Andreyev, GAMMA has reached National popularity.

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Friday Night Fights Sakamoto vs. Boccoli

 

Lightweight (Prelim):

“The Assassin” Sadakuno Katoh (0-0) vs. Shinji Oiwa (0-0)

After a back and forth slug fest, Katoh gets the highlight reel KO with a head kick.

Official Decision: Sadakuno Katoh wins by KO (Head Kick) (1:53 of Round 5)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Lightweight (Prelim):

Noah “The Genius” Smithee (0-0) vs. “The Peruvian Punisher” Claudio Palacios (0-0)

Palacios dominates in all areas, rocking Smithee a few times and nearly submitting him a time or two as well.

Official Decision: Claudio Palacios wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight (Prelim):

Greg Chiang (0-0) vs. “Bulldozer” Benedikt Streit (0-0)

Chiang obliterates Streit from side control with ground and pound.

Official Decision: Greg Chiang wins by TKO (Punches) (3:15 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Lightweight (Prelim):

Easton “Small” Frye (0-0) vs. Sebastiao Nebaco (0-0)

Frye takes Nebaco down and blitzes him with strikes.

Official Decision: Easton Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:10 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight (Prelim):

“The Man With No Nickname” Sean Morrison (0-0) vs. Selton de Oliveira (0-0)

Morrison takes de Oliveira down off of leg kicks a couple times. In the second round, de Oliveira gave up his back to get up, but Morrison just ended up armbarring him.

Official Decision: Sean Morrison wins by Submission (Armbar) (2:57 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Lightweight:

Ejiro Yanagita (5-5) vs. Tonson Ono (5-4)

On the ground, this fight had some intrigue, as both guys nearly finished the fight with sub attempts. Other than that it was a kind of dull fight where they neutralized each other.

Official Decision: Ejiro Yanagita wins by Split Decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 3)

Super Heavyweight:

Alex Frye (3-2) vs. Henrik “Ice” Berg (4-3-1)

Berg wins a unanimous decision by wall and stalling successfully for 3 rounds, even though he was mounted and nearly finished in the other two rounds.

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

Light Heavyweight:

“Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (7-4) vs. Marcelo Boccoli (3-0)

Sakamoto takes Boccoli down and pounds him out from back mount.

Official Decision: Ryosei Sakamoto wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:01 of Round 1)

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GAMMA 22 Fontes vs. Prochazka

 

Welterweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

“The X Factor” Xie Ming (0-0) vs. “The Baby Faced Assassin” Steven Griffin (1-1)

Xie Ming dominated the fight from the feet, rocking him multiple times. Griffin owned the ground game, finishing the first round in mount. After being dropped in the fifth, Griffin recovered and guillotined Ming as he looked to finish him.

Official Decision: Steven Griffin wins by Submission (Guillotine) (2:40 of Round 5)

 

Welterweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

“The Ice Cold Swede” Lukas Mellberg (0-0) vs. Washington Noguiera Santos (0-1)

Third time seems to be the charm for Mellberg, as he got Santos down on his third takedown attempt and then finished him with his third armbar attempt.

Official Decision: Lukas Mellberg wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:54 of Round 2)

 

Welterweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

Josh “TNT” Aldraiso (0-0) vs. Pirmin Zubriggen (0-1)

Aldraiso outclasses Pirmin on the ground, eventually finishing him with strikes.

Official Decision: Josh Aldraiso wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:33 of Round 1)

 

Welterweight Quarterfinal (Prelim):

“The Show Stopper” Jack Humphreys (0-0) vs. “The Vandal” Istvan Kovacs (0-1)

Humphreys dominates Kovacs, pounding him from mount for a referee stoppage.

Official Decision: Jack Humphreys wins by TKO (Strikes)

 

Welterweight Semifinal (Prelim):

“The Baby Faced Assassin” Steven Griffin (2-1) vs. “The Ice Cold Swede” Lukas Mellberg (1-0)

Mellberg utilized constant pressure, but wasn’t having success with his takedown. He ends up rocking Griffin and then dropping guard on a guillotine for the win.

Official Decision: Lukas Mellberg wins by Submission (Guillotine) (3:30 of Round 3)

Welterweight Semifinal (Prelim):

Josh “TNT” Aldraiso (1-0) vs. “The Show Stopper” Jack Humphreys (1-0)

It seemed like this was a clear cut 48-47, with top control being the deciding factor in each round. However, the judges seemed to value Aldraiso’s bottom game, giving him almost every round.

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

 

Welterweight Final (Prelim):

“The Ice Cold Swede” Lukas Mellberg (2-0) vs. Josh “TNT” Aldraiso (2-0)

This was a scramble heavy ground war that Aldraiso ended up coming up on the good end of, finishing Mellberg with strikes from side control.

Official Decision: Josh Aldraiso wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:01 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

Welterweight:

“The Pain Train” Chew Chua (2-1) vs. “Lightning Hands” Francis O’Leary (2-4)

Chua blitzes O’Leary with strikes, finishing him off in under a minute.

Official Decision: Chew Chua wins by TKO (Strikes) (:42 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Welterweight:

“Mercenary” Mills Mullally (1-1) vs. Zachary “Manitoba Misery” Gilbert (1-1)

Mullally was just too much for Gilbert on the feet, TKO’ing him with ease.

Official Decision: Mills Mullally wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:51 of Round 1)

 

Welterweight:

Kanji Togo (6-3) vs. Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (6-4)

Togo was a step ahead in all areas in what was a pretty dull fight. Iida ended up taking Togo down in the fifth, but got swept by a kimura and armbarred.

Official Decision: Kanji Togo wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:45 of Round 5)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Welterweight:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (8-2) vs. “The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (6-3)

Prochazka dominated the fight in all areas. He beat Fontes handily on the feet, defended his takedowns and even won the ground game, surviving a few submission attempts.

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

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After nearly a full year without grand prix goodness, GAMMA is starting up a tournament to crown their first ever champion. In 1994, GAMMA will hold a 16 man heavyweight tournament to crown a heavyweight champion. Several established fighters have already been named for the opening round, with 8 slots left to fill in qualification bouts at GAMMA 23.

 

Speaking of GAMMA 23, the three biggest names in MMA will all be on the card. Mantas Andreyev will get the rematch he's looking for in Phil Verdigree as he looks to avenge his only loss. Verdigree looks to establish some consistency in his extremely inconsistent career.

 

In the co main event, Joaquim Fontes looks to rebound from his shocking loss to Marko Prochazka. He tests himself against Francesco Marazzina, who's currently on a 3 fight win streak, but hasn't fought in 7 months.

 

In the main event, Oleg Dorosklov moves back down to his natural weight class after his super fight loss to Mantas Andreyev. He fights the game but unproven Gempachi Higa.

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GAMMA 23 Heavyweight Qualifying Round

 

Lightweight (Prelim):

“The Man With No Nickname” Sean Morrison (1-0) vs. Mikio Inoue (0-0)

Morrison becomes the first fighter ever to stop someone from within their guard and he does so in under 2 minutes.

Official Decision: Sean Morrison wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:57 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight (Prelim):

Easton “Small” Frye (1-0) vs. Yoritoki Iwahashi (0-0)

Iwahashi held his own, getting top position a couple times, but Frye was certainly the better fighter. He got a couple takedowns, nearly finishing in the first with a rear naked choke, but decided to end in with strikes from the mount in the second.

Official Decision: Easton Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:15 of Round 2)

 

Heavyweight Qualifying Round (Prelim):

Hiro Arai (1-1) vs. “Chief” Fatuma Roy (0-0)

Arai outpointed Roy and avoided the ground game through the first 3 rounds, but then gassed and found himself dropped in both of the final 2 rounds, and unable to deal with the onslaught in the fifth.

Official Decision: Fatuma Roy wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:04 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Qualifying Round (Prelim):

“The Reaper” Spencer Rubenstein (0-0) vs. Stjepan “The Mammoth” Andric (0-0)

Rubenstein wins a dull fight where both guys wrestling cancelled each other out, so Rubenstein’s striking ended up being the difference.

Official Decision: Spencer Rubenstein wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:46 of Round 4)

 

Heavyweight Qualifying Round (Prelim):

“The Tower of Power” Tim Boyer (0-0) vs. Dias Candido (0-0)

Boyer picks Candido apart with strikes, especially his lead leg, eventually ending his misery with a huge clinch knee KO.

Official Decision: Tim Boyer wins by KO (Knee) (1:34 of Round 3)

 

Heavyweight Qualifying Round (Prelim):

“The Brazilian Bomber” Gladstone Lopes (0-0) vs. “Travelin” Eliot Mercier (0-0)

In a somewhat slow paced fight, Lopes peppers Mercier with blows until he couldn’t take anymore.

Official Decision: Gladstone Lopes wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:55 of Round 2)

Lightweight:

Greg Chiang (1-0) vs. Shinji Oiwa (0-1)

Chiang steamrolls through Oiwa, catching a leg kick, passing all over him en route to an RNC victory.

Official Decision: Greg Chiang wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (2:48 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

Heavyweight Qualifying Round:

Alex Frye (3-3) vs. Milton Harvey (3-4)

After pummeling Harvey from the sprawl position in the first two rounds, Frye got exhausted. Instead of giving up, he rode out the next three rounds by stalling against the cage as long as the referee would allow.

Official Decision: Alex Frye wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight:

“The Peruvian Punisher” Claudio Palacios (1-0) vs. “The Assassin” Sadakuno Katoh (1-0)

Katoh avoided the fight as much as possible, but Palacios was able to get him down a couple times, eventually ending the dull bout with an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Claudio Palacios wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (2:39 of Round 4)

 

Middleweight:

Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (6-4) vs. Susumo Katoh (4-6)

Nakajima nearly finished Katoh in the first two rounds with submissions, but ended up gassing, allowing Katoh to take over in the final 3 rounds, almost finished in the 5th round.

Official Decision: Susumo Katoh wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight Qualifying Round:

Josimar Martins (2-1) vs. Yoshikazu “Fat Boy” Inamoto (2-1)

Inamoto had no success employing the clinch game, meanwhile eating all kinds of punches and kicks, eventually getting one punch KO’d.

Official Decision: Josimar Martins wins by KO (Punch) (4:47 of Round 3)

 

Heavyweight Qualifying Round:

“The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (4-3) vs. Felipe Luiz Rosa (2-2)

This was a solid exchange between two decent strikes. Kucera gassed early and ended up getting outpointed for a couple rounds in a row until he landed an exhausted haymaker to the jaw for a KO.

Official Decision: Vojtech Kucera wins by KO (Punch) (2:25 of Round 4)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight Qualifying Round:

“Double B” Bence Bodor (4-3) vs. Noah “The Colonel” Musch (4-3)

These two are pretty much mirror images of each other, which played out in the fight. It was essentially a very even boxing fight, where Bodor pulled ahead by landing the bigger punches.

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

Heavyweight:

Mantas Andreyev (8-1) vs. “Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (6-4)

Verdigree drops Andreyev right away and pounds him out for the quick victory.

Official Decision: Phil Verdigree wins by TKO (1:10 of Round 1)

 

Welterweight:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (8-3) vs. Francesco Marazzina (7-3)

Marazzina edged out an exciting first round, outpointing Fontes on the feet. In the second round, Fontes got Marazzina down and nearly submitted him, but Francesco was able to survive. In the third round, Fontes shot in for a takedown, but had to settle for putting Francesco against the cage. There, Francesco slapped on Fontes’ own signature submission, the standing guillotine, for the win.

Official Decision: Francesco Marazzina wins by Submission (Guillotine Choke) (2:27 of Round 3)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Oleg Dorosklov (8-1) vs. Gempachi “The General” Higa (5-2)

Higa had a really good showing, stuffing Dorosklov’s takedowns and outstriking him on the feet. Oleg finally got him down with a judo throw and immediately locked in an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (4:01 of Round 2)

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1993: Year in Review

 

This year, the attendance record remained intact from 1992 (4,043 from GAMMA 11) but the buyrate record was broken, going from 66,975 at GAMMA 18 to 77,212 at GAMMA 21 Next Gen.

 

Claude Lerond, Monty Olivier, and Vincent Chapin all retired with losing records this year.

 

This year, the hands down best fight was a striking war between Gary Sampson and Rick Stanley at GAMMA 15 Pitbulls. It raked in the awards, winning Main Event, Fight, and KO of the Year.

 

Upset of the Year - Phil Verdigree defeats Mantas Andreyev (GAMMA 23)

 

Everyone viewed the first fight as a fluke, thinking Andreyev would take his place as the #1 pound for pound fighter in the world. Verdigree ended all that suddenly and violently, proving that he has Mantas' number.

 

Team of the Year - Mantas Andreyev Fighting

 

After consecutive awards for Farang Ba Muay Thai, Mantas Andreyev Fighting takes the award this year. Their roster includes Mantas Andreyev, Francesco Marazzina, Marko Prochazka, Noach Van Der Capellen, Gunnar Nilsson, Bence Bodor, Noah Musch, Vojtech Kucera and Henrik Berg.

 

Rookie of the Year - Bence Bodor

 

Again...not really a rookie, but he did have a good year, winning 3 of 4.

 

Rise of the Year - Norman Pike

 

Pike was definitely on the shortlist for this fight, winning 4 of 4, 3 by armbar and one with an americana.

 

Fall of the Year - Ebizo Fujishima

 

After winning 3 straight, Ebizo lost 3 straight this year and now finds himself in the cold world of MMA free agency.

 

Worst Fight of the Year - Hiro Arai vs. Monty Olivier (GAMMA 19)

 

Luckily this was a prelim, so not many had to suffer through this unwatchable fight.

 

Show of the Year - GAMMA 17 Next In Line

 

Submission of the Year - Mantas Andreyev vs. Oleg Dorosklov

 

Mantas was the underdog and won this fight in a way that no one expected, by submitting a grappling expert. That's the recipe for submission of the year.

 

Fighter of the Year - Francesco Marazzina

 

Somewhat of a darkhorse pick, but Marazzina had a great year, winning 3 of 3, including a huge win over Joaquim Fontes.