GAMMA - From The Start

wshred13 · January 31, 2013

GAMMA 24 Heavyweight Opening Round

PRELIMS

Welterweight Quarterfinal:

Vikram “Punishment” Sithalayan (0-0) vs. Tsunesaburo “The Animal” Oonishi (0-0)

Sithalayan jabs and top controls his way to a unanimous decision victory.

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

Welterweight Quarterfinal:

“Fury Awoken” Sukarno (0-0) vs. Ronan Mary (0-0)

Sukarno lives up to his nickname, making quick work of his opponent with ferocious punches.

Official Decision: Sukarno wins by TKO (Strikes) (:45 of Round 1)

Welterweight Quarterfinal:

Nobuo Morita (0-0) vs. “Dangerous” David Allen (0-0)

Without a single strike thrown, David Allen takes Morita down and kimura’s him.

Official Decision: David Allen wins by Submission (Kimura) (2:21 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

Welterweight Quarterfinal:

“The X Factor” Xie Ming (0-1) vs. Garrison Grable (0-0)

Ming matrix dodges a left jab and then punishes Grable with several lefts of his own, picking up his first W in GAMMA.

Official Decision: Xie Ming wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:01 of Round 1)

Welterweight Semifinal:

Vikram “Punishment” Sithalayan (1-0) vs. “Fury Awoken” Sukarno (1-0)

Sukarno knocks Vikram out with a big right, making that 2 fights finished in less than 2 minutes tonight.

Official Decision: Sukarno wins by KO (Punch) (1:01 of Round 1)

Welterweight Semifinal:

“Dangerous” David Allen (1-0) vs. “The X Factor” Xie Ming (1-1)

This was a great fight. Early on, Allen looked to avoid and counter, which he had some success with. After being hurt by a clinch knee to the body, he started to mix in takedowns and wore Ming out. Allen was literally one second away from a decision victory when an exhausted Ming locked him in the thai clinch and blasted him with a knee, turning his lights out.

Official Decision: Xie Ming wins by KO (Knee) (4:59 of Round 5)

Welterweight Final:

“The X Factor” Xie Ming (2-1) vs. “Fury Awoken” Sukarno (2-0)

Both guys meet in the center of the cage and while it wasn’t a brawl, neither guy really backed down. Both guys stood in the pocket, using head movement to avoid strikes and counter. Eventually, that head movement failed Xie Ming as he got caught and dropped. Sukarno wasn’t going to let the chance pass by and he followed up for the stoppage.

Official Decision: Sukarno wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:58 of Round 1)

MAIN CARD

Heavyweight Opening Round:

Stan “The Man” Blackheath (3-3) vs. Tim “The Tower of Power” Boyer (1-0)

Blackheath jabs at Boyer a few times, then the 6’ 7” Boyer said **** jabs, knocking him out with a scorching right to the jaw.

Official Decision: Tim Boyer wins by KO (Punch) (1:26 of Round 1)

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“Swedish Superman” Gunnar Nilsson (3-0) vs. “The Brazilian Bomber” Gladstone Lopes (1-0)

The Brazilian prospect was in over his head here. He kept looking for the homerun punch, allowing Nilsson to stick and move and take him down at will. By the fourth round, Lopes might’ve well as thrown in the towel as he was taken down and then pounded out from side control, not because the strikes were devastating, but because he was too tired to fight back.

Official Decision: Gunnar Nilsson wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:46 of Round 4)

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (7-4) vs. “Chief” Fatuma Roy (1-0)

The two men have a fearless exchange of strikes on the feet which ends with Roy sneaking an uppercut right through the guard of Stanley for the knock out.

Official Decision: Fatuma Roy wins by KO (Uppercut) (2:56 of Round 1)

FOTN & KOTN Award Winner

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“Stormin” Norman Pike (4-0) vs. “The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (5-3)

Pike had mild success with takedowns and a stick and move offense on the feet, but his gas tank hit E way too quickly. Kucera also tired early, but he fought through it and ate Pike up with kicks to the body and legs and sprawled well in later rounds, punishing Pike with punches for his failed takedowns. Kucera won the decision, but it was a little more in his favor than it should’ve been.

Official Decision: Vojtech Kucera wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 50-45, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (6-4) vs. “The Reaper” Spencer Rubenstein (1-0)

This was a pretty crap fight as Rubenstein refused to engage unless it was on the counter and Cobblepot isn’t the most aggressive fighter in the world. Eventually, Cobblepot got annoyed by Rubenstein’s avoidance, shot a horrible takedown and paid for it with a punch to the jaw. Rubenstein then pounced, landing shot after shot until the ref separated the two.

Official Decision: Spencer Rubenstein wins by TKO (Punches) (3:04 of Round 2)

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (6-2) vs. Josimar Martins (3-1)

Martins dominated the fight, easily avoiding Sampsons looping haymakers. His offense consisted mainly of kicks, which really slowed Sampson down and kept him at range. Sampsons main success came in the fifth when he started to utilize the clinch, but when he went for a takedown, he was dropped by a punch and TKO’d. The stoppage was bad, but Martins was going to win 50-45 on the scorecards anyway.

Official Decision: Josimar Martins wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:59 of Round 5)

Heavyweight Opening Round:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (7-4) vs. “Double B” Bence Bodor (5-3)

After a short feeling out process, Verdigree unloads with power punches that Bodor’s chin could not handle, getting the first round stoppage.

Official Decision: Phil Verdigree wins by TKO (Punches) (3:43 of Round 1)

Heavyweight Opening Round:

Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (6-1) vs. Alex Frye (4-3)

Frye dominates the fight, jabbing Goodbody in the first round, taking him down easily at the end of the opening five minutes. He then takes him down again in the second round where he passes all over Graham as if he was a white belt and pounds him out from mount.

Official Decision: Alex Frye wins by TKO (Punches) (3:17 of Round 2)

wshred13 · February 1, 2013

GAMMA 25 Resurgence

Following his prelim tournament victory at GAMMA 20, Christian Mountfield began to call out Mick Curran, saying that he "Picks all of his fights and still has a a shitty record." Mick Curran fired back and the two have been at each others throats ever since. This fight pretty much made itself.

In the main event, Joaquim Fontes moves back to middleweight after his 0-2 stint at welterweight. He says that the cut just took away too much from his performance and expects to be back to full form at 185. If he doesn't find his form, he could be shown the door, as that would be 3 straight losses.

PRELIMS

Lightweight Quarterfinal:

Yoritoki Iwahashi (0-1) vs. “The Hangman” Yuji Latu (0-0)

Latu perfectly times a takedown as Iwahasi committed to a punch. Then, once they were on the ground, Yoritoki tried to scramble back to his feet, but just ended up giving up his back. Latu then tapped him with an RNC.

Official Decision: Yuji Latu wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:18 of Round 1)

Lightweight Quarterfinal:

Selton de Oliveira (0-2) vs. Shinji Oiwa (0-2)

De Oliveira KO’s Oiwa with his first strike, a right head kick that Shinji never saw coming.

Official Decision: Selton de Oliveira wins by KO (Head Kick) (:59 of Round 1)

Lightweight Quarterfinal:

“The Wing Chun Superstar” Motoki Hojo (0-0) vs. “The Assassin” Sadakuno Katoh (1-1)

After a somewhat exciting exchange in the first round, both guys fought fearless in the second round, stepping in and exchanging punches recklessly. Hojo landed the big blow, knocking Katoh out with a right to the chin.

Official Decision: Motoki Hojo wins by KO (Punch) (1:20 of Round 2)

FOTN & KOTN Award Winner

Lightweight Quarterfinal:

Luiz “The Tarantula” Machado (0-0) vs. Noah “The Genius” Smithee (0-1)

Machado dominated the early going, winning the stand up and controlling Smithee on the mat. Machado gassed somewhere in the third round, leading to an uneventful fourth round and him being dropped in the fifth. After being dropped, Luiz had enough sense to tie Smithee up in his guard, eventually tapping him with a triangle.

Official Decision: Luiz Machado wins by Submission (Triangle/Armbar) (2:23 of Round 5)

Lightweight Semifinal:

“The Hangman” Yuji Latu (1-0) vs. Selton de Oliveira (1-2)

Latu employed his gameplan near perfectly. Every round he initiated the clinch, pressed Selton to the cage and then took him down, where he controlled and had a few sub attempts. The only flash of life de Oliveira showed was when he dropped Latu with a head kick in the fifth and final round.

Official Decision: Yuji Latu wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

Lightweight Semifinal:

Luiz “The Tarantula” Machado (1-0) vs. “The Wing Chun Superstar” Motoki Hojo (1-0)

After failing to take Hojo down once, he found himself to be too predictable as Hojo flew in with a knee to knock him out.

Official Decision: Motoki Hojo wins by KO (Knee) (1:57 of Round 1)

Lightweight Final:

“The Wing Chun Superstar” Motoki Hojo (2-0) vs. “The Hangman” Yuji Latu (2-0)

Mainly, this fight was about Latu’s inability to get Hojo down and eating heavy blows because of it. The one round he was able to get Hojo down, he nearly finished him from mount with strikes, but just didn’t have enough time.

Official Decision: Motoki Hojo wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-45) (5:00 of Round 5)

MAIN CARD

Middleweight:

Leonardo da Costa (1-1) vs. Franz Ludwig (1-1)

Da Costa takes Ludwig down and chains together submission attempts, eventually locking up an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Leonardo da Costa wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (4:03 of Round 1)

Welterweight:

“The Ice Cold Swede” Lukas Mellberg (2-1) vs. “Mercenary” Mills Mullally (2-1)

For the first 3 rounds, Mellberg just couldn’t get Mullally down and only his toughness kept in the fight, as he ate a lot of big punches over those 3 rounds. In the fourth round, he pooled up all his energy, finally getting Mullally down and finishing him with a rear naked choke.

Official Decision: Lukas Mellberg wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:45 of Round 4)

SOTN Award Winner

Middleweight:

“Mr. Awesome” Carl Ratcliffe (2-2) vs. “The Japanese Cowboy” Ukyo Narita (0-2)

Narita showed his toughness, but not much else. He ate every leg kick and every clinch shot that Ratcliffe could dish out and kept coming forward.

Official Decision: Carl Ratcliffe wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45) (5:00 of Round 5)

Light Heavyweight:

Robun Yamazaki (1-2) vs. Petey “The Broadstreet Bully” Barnum (2-4)

Barnum drops Robun in the first, but spends the rest of the round fighting off submission attempts from top. Yamazaki returned the favor early in the second, blitzing Barnum for the stoppage.

Official Decision: Robun Yamazaki wins by TKO (Strikes) (:26 of Round 2)

Lightweight:

“The Peruvian Punisher” Claudio Palacios (2-0) vs. Greg Chiang (2-0)

Palacios was looking to get it to the mat, but found himself outwrestled at every turn and worn out against the cage. In the third round, Chiang decided to take Claudio down, but found himself tapping to a guillotine.

Official Decision: Claudio Palacios wins by Submission (Guillotine) (1:48 of Round 3)

Light Heavyweight:

Christian “Overload” Mountfield (3-0) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (6-5)

Mountfield takes Curran down immediately and blasts him from side control with heavy hands.

Official Decision: Christian Mountfield wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:18 of Round 1)

Middleweight:

“Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (8-4) vs. Thais Antonio Taffarel (3-0)

This was a pretty poor fight that didn’t originally look like it was going past the 3 minute mark. Sakamoto got an immediate takedown in the first round, but couldn’t get out of the guard. From there on, he lost every round, mostly by just being slightly outpointed on the feet.

Official Decision: Thais Antonio Taffarel wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

Middleweight:

“Assassino Silencioso” Joaquim Fontes (8-4) vs. Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (6-5)

Fontes wastes no time in taking Atsushi down, but he does waste a lot of time going after a guillotine that he didn’t quite have. After letting go, Fontes grabbed a kneebar in a scramble for the submission win.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Kneebar) (3:08 of Round 1)

wshred13 · February 2, 2013

Friday Night Fights Morrison vs. Ono

GAMMA'S Friday Night Fights offerings are usually not the most relevant fight cards in the world. However, this card has a few intriguing bouts that could be a preview of the future in the Light Heavyweight and Lightweight division.

PRELIMS

Light Heavyweight:

Affonso “The Cyborg” Villar (0-0) vs. Tobias Goulet (0-2)

Villar doesn’t miss a single punch as he TKO’s Goulet in 31 seconds.

Official Decision: Affonso Villar wins by TKO (Punches) (:31 of Round 1)

Heavyweight:

Dias Candido (0-1) vs. “Travelin” Eliot Mercier (0-1)

This was a good exchange of strikes, with both guys landing pretty evenly, but Dias having a lot more powerful behind his. In the end, Dias hits a huge uppercut for a KO.

Official Decision: Dias Candido wins by KO (Uppercut) (4:52 of Round 3)

FOTN & KOTN Award Winner

Light Heavyweight:

Nestor “The Anvil” Morozkov (0-2) vs. “The Flurry From Surrey” Michael Bannon (0-1)

After Bannon outwrestled him in the first round, Morozkov went to the striking game in the second, dropping Michael with punches. Nestor then outclassed him on the ground, moving to back mount and after multiple attempts sinking in a rear naked choke.

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

Heavyweight:

Murray Darby (1-2) vs. Soren Jellyman (0-2)

Pretty forgettable fight. Darby struggled to force his wrestling game on Jellyman for much of it. Once it became apparent he wasn’t going to outwrestle Soren, he started winging haymakers, which actually worked in his favor, leading to a TKO victory for him.

Official Decision: Murray Darby wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:14 of Round 4)

MAIN CARD

Middleweight:

“The Bad Boy” Allan Plotcheck (2-1) vs. “Gorgeous” Ralf Puce (0-1)

Plotcheck walks through some jabs from Puce to clinch up and trip him to the ground. He then passed to side control and got an arm triangle victory, coming off a 6 month injury layoff.

Official Decision: Allan Plotcheck wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (3:30 of Round 1)

Light Heavyweight:

Arthur Franco (3-1) vs. Marcelo Boccoli (3-1)

Leading up to this match up, both of these guys seemed to be skyrocketing towards light heavyweight stardom. After this match, Boccoli will be needing to hit up a jujitsu gym. Franco took him down with ease and americana’d him even easier.

Official Decision: Arthur Franco wins by Submission (Americana) (2:03 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

Lightweight:

“The Man with No Nickname” Sean Morrison (2-0) vs. Tonson Ono (5-5)

Morrison employs a boring strategy to wear Ono out against the cage. Finally in the fifth round, he showed off the ground and pound that lead to him getting such hype. He took Ono down and got his second TKO finish from within the guard of his opponent.

Official Decision: Sean Morrison wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:19 of Round 5)

wshred13 · February 2, 2013

GAMMA 26 Challenge to the Throne

Oleg Dorosklov looks to continue his reign of terror in the middleweight division by knocking off the hot new prospect, (4-0) Tora Mizwar. Noach Van Der Capellen moves back down to welterweight to test his skills against proven veteran Bokkai Iida. The third most meaningful bout of the evening is most likely a loser leaves town match. Both Noah Musch and Yoshikazu Inamoto are coming off 2 straight losses and a third might send them looking for employment elsewhere.

PRELIMS

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

“The Terminator” Okitsugu Kanesaka (0-0) vs. Osmosis Benn (0-0)

Benn obliterates his way into the semifinal with punches from mount.

Official Decision: Osmosis Benn wins by TKO (Punches) (2:53 of Round 1)

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Ieyoshi Yamashita (0-0) vs. “Iron Man” Juro Fukazawa (0-0)

Yamashita goes under a punch for a takedown, grabs that same arm that Juro attempted to punch with and contorted it for a submission victory.

Official Decision: Ieyoshi Yamashita wins by Submission (Kimura) (1:03 of Round 1)

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Hennig “The Terminator” Olsen (0-0) vs. Humberto “The Hit Man” Falcao (0-0)

This was a great striking battle between two very game kick boxers. Both guys gave as good as they got, with the fight ending on a counter left by Falcao that left Olsen flat out on his face.

Official Decision: Humberto Falcao wins by KO (Punch) (:46 of Round 5)

FOTN Award Winner

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

“The Warrior” Dokuohtei Kuroki (0-0) vs. Hans-Peter Schneider (0-0)

Kuroki avoided Schneider’s strikes on the feet and took him down, but had problems passing the guard. As soon as he was able to make it out of the guard, the fight was over.

Official Decision: Dokuohtei Kuroki wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:34 of Round 3)

Middleweight Semifinal:

Osmosis Benn (1-0) vs. Ieyoshi Yamashita (1-0)

Yamashita literally just shot for takedowns the entire match, going 0-15. Benn finally made him pay on the 15th, knocking him out with an uppercut.

Official Decision: Osmosis Benn wins by KO (Uppercut) (1:58 of Round 4)

Middleweight Semifinal:

Humberto “The Hit Man” Falcao (1-0) vs. “The Warrior” Dokuohtei Kuroki (1-0)

Much like the first round, Kuroki showed good head movement and takedowns. He didn’t have problems passing the guard, but he just never seemed to have enough time to lock on a submission.

Official Decision: Dokuohtei Kuroki wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Middleweight Final:

Osmosis Benn (2-0) vs. “The Warrior” Dokuohtei Kuroki (2-0)

This is an early contender for worst fight of the year. In the first couple rounds, they tried outwrestle each other, which lead to both of them gassing quickly. The next 3 rounds had an astounding lack of action, with Benn outscoring on the slightest of margins.

Official Decision: Osmosis Benn wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

MAIN CARD

Lightweight:

“Bulldozer” Benedikt Streit (0-1) vs. Sebastiao Nebaco (0-2)

Streit pounces on Nebaco, not reserving any energy for a second round. He takes Nebaco down and doesn’t let up until the ref stops it.

Official Decision: Benedikt Streit wins by TKO (Punches) (4:14 of Round 1)

Middleweight:

“The Anarchist” Matthew Dean (0-1) vs. Dennis “The Irish Lion” Gallagher (0-1)

Gallagher survives having Dean on his back for most of the first round, but succumbs to strikes in the third.

Official Decision: Matthew Dean wins by TKO (Punches) (4:44 of Round 3)

Light Heavyweight:

Yoritomo Ina (2-1) vs. Samuel “The Animal” Russo (2-1)

Ina looks to get a takedown, but Russo wrestles him back against the cage. Ina fights back with a standing guillotine that forces a tap.

Official Decision: Yoritomo Ina wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (2:10 of Round 1)

Welterweight:

“The Pain Train” Chew Chua (3-1) vs. “The Baby Faced Assassin” Steven Griffin (2-2)

Chua runs through Steven Griffin like a train.

Official Decision: Chew Chua wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:31 of Round 1)

Heavyweight:

Noah “The Colonel” Musch (4-4) vs. Yoshikazu “Fat Boy” Inamoto (2-2)

Inamoto wins a controversial decision as all he did was stall against the fence. Musch didn’t exactly electrify the crowd, but most spectators thought his stick and move strategy would work.

Official Decision: Yoshikazu Inamoto wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Lightweight:

Easton “Small” Frye (2-0) vs. Mikio Inouye (0-1)

Frye does exactly as he was expected to do in this showcase fight, pounding him out from mount.

Official Decision: Easton Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:55 of Round 1)

Welterweight:

“The Super Animal” Noach Van Der Capellen (3-1) vs. Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (6-5)

VDC had excellent timing, dropping Iida with strikes 3 separate times as he was shooting in for a takedown. VDC stomps the crap out of Bokkai and then KO’s him with a punch while he was still on his back. Vicious performance by the Dutchman.

Official Decision: Noach Van Der Capellen wins by KO (Punch) (3:59 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

Middleweight:

Oleg Dorosklov (9-1) vs. Tora “Bull” Mizwar (4-0)

Mizwar dropped Oleg early, but made the mistake that many before him have made of going into Oleg’s guard. As soon as Tora went to the ground, Dorosklov latched onto him and put him into a triangle/armbar combo.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Triangle/Armbar) (1:56 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

wshred13 · February 3, 2013

GAMMA 27 Higa vs. Tanaka

PRELIMS

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“The Gladiator” Niko Soldo (0-0) vs. Shane “The Butcher” Gilchrist (0-0)

After splitting the first two rounds, Soldo gets a controversial stoppage victory. Gilchrist shot in for a takedown, but found himself stuffed. He then ate some strikes and seemed hurt, but was still in the fight and certainly didn’t need to be stopped.

Official Decision: Niko Soldo wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:20 of Round 3)

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Naoki Itoh (0-0) vs. “The Scourge of Europe” Nicolai Mickiewicz (0-0)

Nicolai takes Itoh down and methodically moves to mount. He then punches at Itoh, not so methodically, pummeling him for a stoppage.

Official Decision: Nicolai Mickiewicz wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:06 of Round 1)

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Duke “Nukem” Aiona (0-0) vs. “No Surrender” Glenn Pimm (0-0)

After outworking Pimm on the feet in the first round, Duke lands shin to forehead in the second round, knocking Pimm out.

Official Decision: Duke Aiona wins by KO (Head Kick) (:52 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Sho Kitabatake (0-0) vs. Derek “Smash Mouth” South (0-0)

South rocked Kitabatake with a big right hand, but as he came in to finish off the fight, Sho took him down. South tried to get back to his feet, but just found his arm isolated and forced to tap.

Official Decision: Sho Kitabatake wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:56 of Round 1)

Light Heavyweight Semifinal:

“The Gladiator” Niko Soldo (1-0) vs. “The Scourge of Europe” Nicolai Mickiewicz (1-0)

This ends up being a lackluster contest. Early on, Soldo dominated with his striking, but both guys ended up gassing and not much took place after that.

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

Light Heavyweight Semifinal:

Duke “Nukem” Aiona (1-0) vs. Sho Kitabatake (1-0)

Kitabatake gets a judo takedown into half guard. He passes straight to mount and taps Aiona almost immediately.

Official Decision: Sho Kitabatake wins by 3:08 of Round 1)

Light Heavyweight Final:

Sho Kitabatake (2-0) vs. “The Gladiator” Niko Soldo (2-0)

Kitabatake went 1-16 on takedowns and ate a lot of heavy punches because of it. Soldo wore himself out beating Sho up, so he looked to take him down in the fifth round to just rest, but ended up getting stuffed. Kitabatake floated over, took his back and armbarred him in the matter of 5-10 seconds.

Official Decision: Shot Kitabatake wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:45 of Round 5)

SOTN Award Winner

MAIN CARD

Middleweight:

Haranobu Oshiro (0-1) vs. Zenko “The Wild One” Hatakeyama (0-1)

Oshiro methodically outpoints Hatakeyama on the feet before finally ending the somewhat dull fight with a KO victory.

Official Decision: Haranobu Oshiro wins by KO (Punch) (2:25 of Round 5)

Light Heavyweight:

Pedro “Homicide” Sousa (1-1) vs. Tsuramatsu “The Bezerker” Inoue (1-2)

Sousa was winning the fight, but not by as wide a margin as most expected. Then, Inoue dropped him with a devastating body shot and followed up with strikes, Sousa was working his way back to the feet when the fight was outrageously stopped.

Official Decision: Tsuramatsu Inoue wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:00 of Round 3)

Middleweight:

“The Spartan” Davis Spyrou (1-1) vs. “Made in Germany” Raplh Kohl (1-1)

It’s amazing this fight made it to decision with the shots that both of these guys took. When it was announced to be a Unanimous 49-46 decision, most thought Spyrou had won it. Somehow, Kohl got that decisive decision (It was a close fight either way)

Official Decision: Ralph Kohl wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

FOTN Award Winner

Heavyweight:

Hiro Arai (1-2) vs. Ariano Craveiro (0-2)

This fight went as intended, with Ariano being led to slaughter like a lamb. Arai picked him apart, dropped him with a scorching uppercut and finished him off with a couple more strikes on the ground.

Official Decision: Hiro Arai wins by TKO (Strikes) (:39 of Round 2)

Welterweight:

“The Show Stopper” Jack Humphreys (1-1) vs. Zachary “Manitoba Misery” Gilbert (1-2)

Humphreys shows off his wrestling, taking Gilbert down and mounting him. He then fires off strikes for the quick TKO.

Official Decision: Jack Humphreys wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:59 of Round 1)

Heavyweight:

“The Italian Strongman” Silvio Scirea (1-2) vs. Stjepan “The Mammoth” Andric (0-1)

Andric dominates the bout that ended up being near a stoppage for its entirety.

Official Decision: Stjepan Andric wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:03 of Round 2)

Welterweight:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (7-3) vs. Josh “TNT” Aldraiso (3-0)

For the first several minutes, this was an enthralling wrestling match, with neither guy wanting to end up on their back. Aldraiso ends up winning out and we see why Prochazka was so desperate to not end up on bottom. From side control, Josh passes to mount and lives up to his nickname, stopping the fight with explosive ground and pound.

Official Decision: Josh Aldraiso wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:15 of Round 1)

Middleweight:

Gempachi “The General” Higa (5-3) vs. Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (7-4)

Both guys had success in this bout and it might’ve ended up being quite a close decision. Tanaka got a few takedowns, but pretty much just blanketed Higa. On the feet, Higa seemed to be getting the better of things, especially with body kicks. Midway through the fourth round, Higa threw out a lazy leg kick, which would end up being his last. Tanaka came over the top with a big right, dropping Higa. He then mounted him and threw right, left, right, left until the ref tackled him off his opponent.

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

wshred13 · February 3, 2013

GAMMA 28 Heavyweight Quarterfinals

PRELIMS

Welterweight Quarterfinals:

Ruy Mendes de Rocha (0-0) vs. Syed Tan (0-0)

Tan wins round 1,3 and 5 by outpointing de Rocha on the feet.

Official Decision: Syed Tan wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Welterweight Quarterfinals:

Garrison Grable (0-0) vs. Heikichi Shimizu (0-0)

Probably the most impressive GAMMA debut ever. Heikichi hits Grable with a barrage of left hands, drops him with a head kick and then immediately armbars him.

Official Decision: Heikichi Shimizu wins by Submission (Armbar) (1:52 of Round 1)

Welterweight Quarterfinals:

Davi Carlos Ramos (0-0) vs. Fukusaburo Hirano (0-0)

Hirano dominates the fight, picking Ramos apart on the feet, dropping him and then also shows solid striking on the ground from mount for the finish.

Official Decision: Fukusaburo Hirano wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:39 of Round 2)

Welterweight Quarterfinals:

Bobby “All-Star” Brubaker (0-0) vs. “Dangerous” Darin Blood (0-0)

This was an exciting 25 minutes of stand up with a very similar number of punches landed for each guy on the feet. The difference here was that Blood had a lot more power behind his, dropping Brubaker multiple times and pouncing, but never being able to put his opponent away.

Official Decision: Darin Blood wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

Welterweight Semifinals:

Syed Tan (1-0) vs. Heikichi Shimizu (1-0)

Shimizu faced some adversity in this match up, not being able to take Tan down at all. He ended up getting hit with some solid shots and initiating the ground game in whatever way he could. It worked out for him as he tapped Tan with a triangle/armbar.

Official Decision: Heikichi Shimizu wins by Submission (Triangle/Armbar) (2:31 of Round 3)

SOTN Award Winner

Welterweight Semifinals:

“Dangerous” Darin Blood (1-0) vs. Fukusaburo Hirano (1-0)

Blood dominated most of the fight on the feet, but finds himself overconfident in the 5th and gets dropped as well as finished by strikes.

Official Decision: Fukusaburo Hirano wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:05 of Round 2)

Welterweight Finals:

Heikichi Shimizu (2-0) vs. Fukusaburo Hirano (2-0)

This match was all Hirano, using his jab to keep Shimizu at bay and chopping him down with leg kicks. Eventually, Heikichi waded in through the strikes for a judo takedown and then immediately locked on an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Heikichi Shimizu wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (2:41 of Round 4)

MAIN CARD

Middleweight:

“Mr. Awesome” Carl Ratcliffe (3-2) vs. “Made in Germany” Ralph Kohl (2-1)

Ratcliffe won the decision with devastating leg kicks, but almost lost it in the fifth when he was dropped. He was able to survive with his guard.

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

Light Heavyweight:

“The Gladiator” Niko Soldo (2-1) vs. Robun Yamazaki (2-2)

Soldo had Robun reeling for a lot of the fight, dropping him twice in less that ten minutes. The second time he made sure to make it count, diving into his guard with one big KO punch.

Official Decision: Niko Soldo wins by KO (Punch) (4:22 of Round 2)

Lightweight:

Greg Chiang (2-1) vs. “The Hangman” Yuji Latu (2-1)

Chiang takes Latu down and punches him from side control until the ref tackles him off of his opponent.

Official Decision: Greg Chiang wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:50 of Round 1)

Light Heavyweight:

“Stormin” Norman Pike (4-1) vs. Yoritomo Ina (3-1)

Pike wears Ina out, both against the cage and on the mat before finally overwhelming him with ground and pound from mount.

Official Decision: Norman Pike wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:53 of Round 1)

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“The Reaper” Spencer Rubenstein (2-0) vs. “Chief” Fatuma Roy (2-0)

After a whole lot of nothing, Rubenstein drops Roy and finishes him on the mat.

Official Decision: Spencer Rubenstein wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:54 of Round 2)

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (6-3) vs. “The Tower of Power” Tim Boyer (2-0)

This fight was mainly characterized by wild exchanges. Kucera was getting the better of things when he ended up on the wrong end of a one punch KO.

Official Decision: Tim Boyer wins by KO (Punch) (2:29 of Round 3)

FOTN & KOTN Award Winner

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (8-4) vs. Josimar Martins (4-1)

Martins ate Verdigee up with body and leg kicks in the first couple round which set up him dropping Verdigree with a huge head kick. Martins then seized the opportunity to finish off one of the most inconsistent MMA fighters on the planet.

Official Decision: Josimar Martins wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:06 of Round 3)

Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“Swedish Superman” Gunnar Nilsson (4-0) vs. Alex Frye (5-3)

Alex Frye wins a relatively uneventful clinchfest.

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

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wshred13 · February 6, 2013

GAMMA 29 Andreyev vs. Mountfield

After being upset by Motoki Hojo in the semifinal of the preliminary tournament at GAMMA 25, Luiz Machado gets the rare opportunity to get another shot at the tournament and this time, GAMMA expects him to win. As far as the main card is concerned, pretty much all of the 8 bouts have significance to them. Whether it's the hotly anticipated striking battle between Duke Aiona and Pedro Sousa, or the middleweight battle between two blossoming prospects in Tora Mizwar vs. Allan Plotcheck, this card looks solid.

The Co Main Event pits two undefeated lightweights against each other, with the winner firmly establishing themselves as one of the 5 best 155 pounders in the world. In the main event, we see undefeated Christian Mountfield talking his way in to another match, but he might've bitten off more than he can chew. Originally rumored to face Norman Pike, Mantas Andreyev's opponent was switched to Christian Mountfield after he obliterated Mick Curran and called out Mantas.

PRELIMS

Lightweight Quarterfinal:

Luiz “The Tarantula” Machado (1-1) vs. Selton de Oliveira (1-3)

Machado takes de Oliveira down and RNC’s him.

Official Decision: Luiz Machado wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (3:40 of Round 1)

Lightweight Quarterfinal:

Franak Pavilchenko (0-0) vs. Jackson “Pocket Rocket” Gray (0-0)

Pavilchenko tried, but couldn’t get Gray down in the first two rounds, eating a lot of jabs in the process. Once he finally did get it down in the third, Pavilchenko easily TKO’d him from side control

Official Decision: Franak Pavilchenko wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:50 of Round 3)

Lightweight Quarterfinal:

Henry “The King” Baldwin (0-0) vs. Noah “The Genius” Smithee (0-2)

Smithee got the better of Baldwin, thanks hugely to his takedown defense.

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

Lightweight Quartefinal:

“Nasty” Nicky Shapiro (0-0) vs. George “Full Force” Astaire (0-0)

Astaire puts on a judo clinic, eventually armbarring Shapiro in the second round.

Official Decision: George Astaire wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:33 of Round 2)

Lightweight Semifinal:

Luiz “The Tarantula” Machado (2-1) vs. Franak Pavilchenko (1-0)

This fight can be summed up in two words, mounted gogoplata.

Official Decision: Luiz Machado wins by Submission (Gogoplata) (3:01 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

Lightweight Semifinal:

Noah “The Genius” Smithee (1-2) vs. George “Full Force” Astaire (1-0)

Astaire wins a close split decision where the judges valued grappling over damage.

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

Lightweight Final:

Luiz “The Tarantula” Machado (3-1) vs. George “Full Force” Astaire (2-0)

Machado takes Astaire down and spent a lot of time in side control, where he eventually got an armbar victory.

Official Decision: Luiz Machado wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:38 of Round 1)

MAIN CARD

Light Heavyweight:

Duke “Nukem” Aiona (1-1) vs. Pedro “Homicide” Sousa (1-2)

This was heavily promoted to be a stand up war, but ended up being more of Sousa outclassing Aiona with combos. The fight then had a surprise twist ending, as instead of ending the fight with strikes, Sousa got an RNC finish (although he got it after dropping Aiona).

Official Decision: Pedro Sousa wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (2:52 of Round 5)

Heavyweight:

Murray Darby (2-2) vs. Yoshikazu “Fat Boy” Inamoto (3-2)

Inamoto utilized his typical wall and stall strategy to bore the fans and win again.

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

Welterweight:

“The Show Stopper” Jack Humphreys (2-1) vs. “The Baby Faced Assassin” Steven Griffin (2-3)

Most expected Humphreys to wipe the floor with Griffin utilizing his superior wrestling. If the first round was any indication, Humphreys and Griffin had equal wrestling ability. Lucky for Humphreys, his back up plan worked out well as he KO’d him with one punch.

Official Decision: Jack Humphreys wins by KO (Punch) (2:05 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

Middleweight:

Leonardo da Costa (2-1) vs. “The Warrior” Dokuohtei Kuroki (2-1)

Da Costa wins this fight by being the superior ground fighter, although he had to overcome some adversity as he was dropped in the fourth round.

Official Decision: Leonardo da Costa wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Heavyweight:

Hiro Arai (2-2) vs. “Double B” Bence Bodor (5-4)

After a tentative first round by both fighters, Bodor rushed in at the beginning of the second and paid for it, eating a head kick that dropped him. Arai didn’t let up until the ref stopped it.

Official Decision: Hiro Arai wins by TKO (Strikes) (:30 of Round 2)

Middleweight:

Tora “The Bull” Mizwar (4-1) vs. “The Bad Boy” Allen Plotcheck (3-1)

After taking Plotcheck down in the first two rounds and struggling to get out of his guard, Mizwar just lets his hands go in the third, picking up the TKO for a rebound victory.

Official Decision: Tora Mizwar wins by TKO (Strikes) (:54 of Round 3)

Lightweight:

Easton “Small” Frye (3-0) vs. “The Peruvian Punisher” Claudio Palacios (3-0)

Frye takes Palacios down and counters a triangle attempt by passing the guard. Palacios gives up his back to try and get back to his feet, but just finds himself eating heavy punch after heavy punch.

Official Decision: Easton Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:51 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

Light Heavyweight:

Mantas Andreyev (8-2) vs. Christian “Overload” Mountfield (4-0)

As expected, this one was all about the grappling. Andreyev spent the first two rounds on top, but struggled to get out of the guard. Mountfield took Andreyev down in the third and was able to get out of the guard, but couldn’t threaten with submissions or ground and pound. In the fourth round, Andreyev wound up on his back after a failed leg lock attempt with Mountfield in his guard. Mantas eventually shifted around and locked on a guillotine choke for the win.

Official Decision: Mantas Andreyev wins by Submission (Guillotine) (2:24 of Round 4)

wshred13 · February 6, 2013

GAMMA 30 Dorosklov vs. Tanaka

Yoshinobu Tanaka has been around since the beginning, which makes it odd that he's never fought Oleg Dorosklov, despite being around the top of the division the entire time. With all the focus on the up and coming fighters, could Tanaka be the one to actually end Oleg's undefeated run at Middleweight?

Also tonight, Rick Stanley fights Stan Blackheath, Marko Prochazka looks to smack Lukas Mellberg back down the welterweight ranks and Arthur Franco fights Sho Kitabatake to get on the shortlist of who fights Mantas Andreyev next.

PRELIMS

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“The Iron Man” Junior Patinkin (0-0) vs. Shane “The Butcher” Gilchrist (0-1)

Patinkin outgrapples Gilchrist, but struggles to do damage and doesn’t really attempt submissions. In the end, Junior stuffs a takedown attempt, takes Shane’s back and armbars him.

Official Decision: Junior Patinkin wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:30 of Round 5)

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Kendall “The Gambler” Tracey (0-0) vs. “The Flurry From Surrey” Michael Bannon (0-2)

This was one of those fights where the two guys just neutralized each other. Tracey won the decision basically because he had the greater gas tank.

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

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

“Blood Spirit” Hyun-Shik Lim (0-0) vs. Naoki Itoh (0-1)

Lim wastes no time, TKO’ing Itoh in under 30 seconds.

Official Decision: Hyun-Shik Lim wins by TKO (Strikes) (:25 of Round 1)

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Derek “Smash Mouth” South (0-1) vs. “No Surrender” Glenn Pimm (0-1)

It looked like the opening round would close having been completely forgettable, but with less than 30 seconds left, South countered a leg kick with a barrage of punches for the stoppage.

Official Decision: Derek South wins by TKO (4:55 of Round 1)

Light Heavyweight Semifinal:

“The Iron Man” Junior Patinkin (1-0) vs. Kendall “The Gambler” Tracey (1-0)

Patinkin took Tracey down, but damn near found himself caught in a triangle. It was so dangerous he had to slam his way out of it. In the second round, he decided to keep it on the feet, which worked out to the tune of a TKO victory for him.

Official Decision: Junior Patinkin wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:49 of Round 2)

Light Heavyweight Semifinal:

“Blood Spirit” Hyun-Shik Lim (1-0) vs. Derek “Smash Mouth” South (1-1)

Derek South put up quite a fight on the feet, but just as Lim was starting to gas, he was able to finish off the thrilling fight.

Official Decision: Hyun-Shik Lim wins by TKO (3:03 of Round 3)

Light Heavyweight Final:

“The Iron Man” Junior Patinkin (2-0) vs. “Blood Spirit” Hyun-Shik Lim (2-0)

Lim finishes his fight incredibly quickly again, this time in just over 30 seconds.

Official Decision: Hyun-Shik Lim wins by TKO (Strikes) (:32 of Round 1)

MAIN CARD

Welterweight:

Vikram “Punishment” Sithalayan (1-1) vs. “Dangerous” David Allen (1-1)

Vikram had trouble taking the fight down and when he did get it down he just laid on Allen. When it wasn’t on the ground, he was eating blows, including a stiff right that dropped him in the third. Luckily for Vikram, he was able to recover and slap on a heel hook for the victory.

Official Decision: Vikram Sithalayan wins by Submission (Heel Hook) (2:46 of Round 3)

Light Heavyweight:

“The Scourge of Europe” Nicolai Mickiewicz (1-1) vs. Nestor “The Anvil” Morozov (1-2)

This was a great fight that turned out to be fantastic because of the ending sequence. After back and forth grappling in round 2, Nicolai took Morozov down. He passed the guard and did some good work, but ended up losing position on an armbar attempt and got pounded out from side control by Nestor.

Official Decision: Nestor Morozov wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:15 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

Heavyweight:

“The Brazilian Bomber” Gladstone Lopes (1-1) vs. Dias Candido (1-1)

Lopes obliterated Candido with a variety of strikes before KO’ing him with a leaping superman punch while Candido was on his back.

Official Decision: Gladstone Lopes wins by KO (Punch) (1:58 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

Middleweight:

Gempachi “The General” Higa (5-4) vs. Susumo Katoh (5-6)

The two rounds of this fight were exactly the same with one major difference. Higa took Katoh down, passed all over him and attempted an armbar in both rounds. The difference was that he got it in round 2, whereas Katoh Houdini’d his way out of it in the first.

Official Decision: Gempachi Higa wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:20 of Round 2)

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (7-5) vs. Stan “The Man” Blackheath (3-4)

Stanley KO’s Blackheath with a big head kick.

Official Decision: Rick Stanley wins by KO (Head Kick) (1:12 of Round 1)

Welterweight:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (7-4) vs. “The Ice Cold Swede” Lukas Mellberg (3-1)

This was a very close fight where neither guy tired throughout the entire 25 minutes. Mellberg struggled to initiate his grappling, only getting one takedown, but he was still able to edge out the fight.

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

Light Heavyweight:

Arthur Franco (4-1) vs. Sho Kitabatake (3-0)

Sho takes Franco down in all three rounds, staying conservative in the first 2. In the 3rd he finally passed the guard and it resulted in him finishing the fight with an Americana.

Official Decision: Sho Kitabatake wins by Submission (Americana) (2:07 of Round 3)

Middleweight:

Oleg Dorosklov (10-1) vs. Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (8-4)

Tanaka had zero offense and put all his attention on trying to avoid takedowns, which didn’t really work as he was taken down in every round. Dorosklov was uncharacteristically conservative on the ground, which led to him not finishing the fight until the fifth round despite completely dominating the bout.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Armbar) (1:44 of Round 5)

SOTN Award Winner

wshred13 · February 6, 2013

Friday Night Fights Morrison vs. Hojo

This is about as intriguing as a free television card gets. Morrison and Hojo battle to become the fourth horseman of the lightweight division, alongside Francesco Marazzina, Kanji Togo and Easton Frye. The co main event is a crazy match up between two extremely violent strikers with bright futures. The card also boasts a solid bout between two middle of the road welterweights, as Bokkai Iida faces Atsushi Nakajima, who is dropping down from middleweight to try to get his career back on track.

PRELIMS

Middleweight:

Ieyoshi Yamashita (1-1) vs. “The Spartan” Davis Spyrou (1-2)

1 punch, 1 KO for Spyrou.

Official Decision: Davis Spyrou wins by KO (Punch) (:29 of Round 1)

Middleweight:

Haranobu Oshiro (1-1) vs. Humberto “The Hitman” Falcao (1-1)

Oshiro turned Falcao’s face in to a bloody mess with clinch knees and elbows. It was surprising that the ref let it continue, but Oshiro made sure it didn’t go on too much longer.

Official Decision: Haranobu Oshiro wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:51 of Round 2)

Middleweight:

“The Mack Attack” Petey Mack (0-0) vs. Hennig “The Terminator” Olsen (1-1)

After some feinting/showboating, Mack knocks Olsen out with a huge right to the jaw.

Official Decision: Petey Mack wins by KO (Punch) (1:13 of Round 1)

Middleweight:

“The Anarchist” Matthew Dean (1-1) vs. Matsuta Satou (1-2)

Dean makes Satou look like he’s never trained a day in his life, mounting him and submitting him in just over two minutes.

Official Decision: Matthew Dean wins by Submission (Americana) (2:17 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

MAIN CARD

Light Heavyweight:

Affonso “The Cyborg” Villar (1-0) vs. Samuel “The Animal” Russo (2-2)

After a less than stellar first round, Villar keeps up the trend of brutal early stoppages in the second.

Official Decision: Affonso Villar wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:14 of Round 2)

Welterweight:

Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (6-6) vs. Atsushi “Iron Man” Nakajima (6-6)

This was mainly decided by the two veterans grappling. Nakajima won portions of the fight, but couldn’t ever take Iida down. Meanwhile, Iida took him down three or four times.

Official Decision: Bokkai Iida wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 2)

Welterweight:

“Fury Awoken” Sukarno (3-0) vs. “The Pain Train” Chew Chua (4-1)

This was one of the rare match ups that lived up to the lofty expectations. Both guys were hurt by strikes numerous times on the feet and the fight had a large ground element to it surprisingly. On the ground, Sukarno had Chua’s back but was unable to finish him. In the end, Chua countered an uppercut with a huge right hand to win the bout.

Official Decision: Chew Chua wins by KO (Punch) (:38 of Round 4)

FOTN & KOTN Award Winner

Lightweight:

“The Man With No Nickname” Sean Morrison (3-0) vs. “The Wing Chun Superstar” Motoki Hojo (3-0)

Hojo makes the mistake of throwing a lazy leg kick against an amazing wrestler and pays for. He gets taken down and pounded out from mount.

Official Decision: Sean Morrison wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:48 of Round 1)

wshred13 · February 6, 2013

GAMMA 31 Fontes vs. Taffarel

This card pretty much has four seperate main events in 3 different weight classes. The main event has Fontes looking for a 3rd match with Oleg Dorosklov and Taffarel looking for his first crack at the king of 185. Our Co Main Event pits a couple of guys who were surprisingly ousted from the Heavyweight Grand Prix facing off against one another. We also have two of the best welterweights in the world, both of which are under 27, going head to head. Finally, Osmosis Benn looks to continue his rise up the middleweight ranks against the stiff competition of Ryosei Sakamoto.

PRELIMS

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Mal Phe Roby (0-0) vs. Okitsugu Kanesaka (0-1)

Mal Phe Roby never really showed up for the fight and Kanesaka was able to take him down and hold him down in 3 of the 5 rounds which is enough to move on in the tourney.

Official Decision: Okitsugu Kanesaka wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Buddy Garner (0-0) vs. Hans-Peter Schneider (0-1)

Garner gets an arm triangle from half guard, showing off both his ability and Schneider’s terrible sub defense.

Official Decision: Buddy Garner wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (2:54 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Jerezo (0-0) vs. “The Irish Lion” Dennis Gallagher (0-2)

After quite a grappling battle in the first round, Jerezo throws a flurry of strikes at the air and then goes under a punch for a takedown against the cage. Both men scrambled, but Jerezo slapped on a guillotine for the win.

Official Decision: Jerezo wins by Submission (Guillotine Choke) (2:02 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Bambang Sryianto (0-0) vs. “Iron Man” Juro Fukazawa (0-1)

For the first time ever, we see a fighter impose his will with the brutal crucifix position.

Official Decision: Bambang Sryianto wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:57 of Round 1)

Middleweight Semifinal:

Okitsugu Kanesaka (1-1) vs. Buddy Garner (1-0)

Garner puts on a grappling clinic and again wins by arm triangle. Okitsugu hits a few spinning back fists which wowed the crowd.

Official Decision: Buddy Garner wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (3:49 of Round 2)

Middleweight Semifinal:

Jerezo (1-0) vs. Bambang Sryianto (1-0)

Sryianto cut Jerezo so badly with elbows from the clinch that the fight was stopped two separate times to check them. Sryianto was dominant with his striking and clinch work early, but ended up gassing. Jerezo then took him down, blood and all, and finished him with an Americana.

Official Decision: Jerezo wins by Submission (Americana) (3:26 of Round 4)

Middleweight Final:

Buddy Garner (2-0) vs. Jerezo (2-0)

Garner continues to show an impressive ground game, going 4 for 4 on takedowns. He passed the guard in every round and had near submissions just about every round as well. Eventually, he finished him with what has to now be considered his signature arm triangle.

Official Decision: Buddy Garner wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (4:56 of Round 4)

MAIN CARD

Lightweight:

“Bulldozer” Benedikt Streit (1-1) vs. “The Assassin” Sadakuno Katoh (1-2)

WOW. Streit takes Katoh down and elbows the crap out of him from within the guard.

Official Decision: Benedikt Streit wins by TKO (Elbows) (1:07 of Round 1)

Heavyweight:

“Danger” Timothy Alexander (0-0) vs. Stjepan “The Mammoth” Andric (1-1)

Alexander puts on a striking clinic, landing 86 punches to Andric’s 9. It looked like Andric would survive to lose horribly on the scorecards, instead he got horribly knocked out.

Official Decision: Timothy Alexander wins by KO (Punch) (2:04 of Round 5)

KOTN Award Winner

Welterweight:

“The X Factor” Xie Ming (2-2) vs. “Mercenary” Mills Mullally (2-2)

Mullally times Ming’s leg kicks and counters them effectively, eventually dropping him off one and following up for the finish.

Official Decision: Mills Mullally wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:33 of Round 1)

Light Heavyweight:

“Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (6-6) vs. Marcelo Boccoli (3-2)

This fight had two sharp turns in momentum. Curran dominated the early couple rounds with leg kicks, whereas Boccoli’s superior conditioning and jabs won him rounds 3 and 4. The fourth round was a whole lot of nothing until Curran dug down deep for once last flurry to finish Marcelo off.

Official Decision: Mick Curran wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:53 of Round 5)

Middleweight:

Osmosis Benn (3-0) vs. “Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (8-5)

Sakamoto took Benn down right away and passed to side control, but couldn’t really do much from there. Benn scrambled to top position and finished the round with Ryosei’s back. In the second round, Benn took Sakamoto down right away, passed his guard to mount and then finished him with devastating ground and pound.

Official Decision: Osmosis Benn wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:31 of Round 2)

Welterweight:

Josh “TNT” Aldarisio (4-0) vs. “The Super Animal” Noach Van Der Capellen (4-1)

Both guys had pretty good performances. Josh took VDC down in rounds 1 and 3 off of leg kicks, but struggled to transition on the ground. In rounds 2 and 4, Noach dropped Aldarisio. In the second round he couldn’t really follow up, but after the spinning back fist in the fourth, Aldarisio was pretty much out of it.

Official Decision: Noach Van Der Capellen wins by TKO (Strikes) (:39 of Round 4)

Heavyweight:

Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (6-2) vs. “The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (6-3)

Sampson tried to use his speed advantage and his jab, but Goodbody’s power proved to be too much. After being stunned in the first round, Sampson found himself dropped by punches in the second and Graham didn’t let up.

Official Decision: Graham Goodbody wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:06 of Round 2)

Middleweight:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (9-4) vs. Thais Antonio Taffarel (4-0)

Fontes keeps his distance from the dangerous striker, eventually flying in with a heel hook attempt. It didn’t work, but it did drag Taffarel into the ground game with him. After a couple failed attempts, Fontes locked in an arm triangle for the victory.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (4:20 of Round 1)

wshred13 · February 6, 2013

Recently, Oleg Dorosklov made comments about how ridiculous it is that he isn't the champion of the middleweight division yet, especially when you look at the remaining field of the heavyweight grand prix. He says he's cleared out the field and has the target on his back just like a champion, but just doesn't have the belt to go along with it. GAMMA President Adam Davids responded to the comments by saying they would be addressing this issue very soon. Many are expecting Mantas Andreyev and Oleg Dorosklov to either be given title belts or have their next fights be for the title.

Also in the headlines is Sean Morrison (4-0). Morrison's contract ran out with GAMMA and they tried to negotiate, but Morrison refused. It seems that Morrison is making the bold move to leave the top promotion in the world, choosing instead to sign with ALPHA-1. Many are speculating that this is because of money or because Morrison wants to continue to face weaker competition. The only way this move could be for MMA reasons is if ALPHA-1 is prepared to make a few more big signings at 155.

wshred13 · February 7, 2013

GAMMA President Adam Davids walks out to a podium in front of the press. On either side of the podium, there are two small tables with two championship belts on each of them. Seated at the tables are Francesco Marazzina, Noach Van Der Capellen, Oleg Dorosklov and Mantas Andreyev, none of them looking particularly happy.

Davids: Most of you were expecting today to be the anointing of Mantas Andreyev and Oleg Dorosklov. I'm here to tell you this is not the case. We will be crowning champions, but they will be determined by our biggest grand prix's yet. 128 fighters across 4 divisions will compete to crown our first Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight and Lightweight Champions. The men seated to my left and right are the #1 seeds in their respective 32 man fields. Unlike some of our other tournaments, these grand prix's will have every single member of each weight class competing for the belt. Of course, this will lead to some pretty big mismatches in the early rounds, but will also create some hugely exciting upsets. Basically, we see this as MMA's answer to March Madness. The brackets will be announced in the next few days and we will be holding contests with rewards for fans who have the most accurate picks.

Davids answered some questions from the press after that, but the real information had been given out with Davids opening statement

wshred13 · February 8, 2013

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Mantas Andreyev (9-2)/Samuel Russo (2-3)

(#16) Pedro Sousa (2-2)/Zvonimor Asanovic (0-0)

(#8) Affonso Villar (2-0)/Edward Zahn (0-3)

(#9) Niko Soldo (3-1)/Daniil Skala (0-0)

(#5) Christian Mountfield (4-1)/Naoki Itoh (0-2)

(#12) Yoritomo Ina (3-2)/John Rivero (0-0)

(#4) Hyun-Shik Lim (3-0)/Jacob Matthaus (0-0)

(#13) Marcelo Boccoli (3-3)/Duke Aiona (1-2)

(#6) Arthur Franco (4-2)/Derek South (1-2)

(#11) Nestor Morozov (2-2)/Robun Yamazaki (2-3)

(#3) Norman Pike (5-1)/Glenn Pimm (0-2)

(#14) Jasper Osmond (4-5)/Nickolai Mickiewicz (1-2)

(#7) Mick Curran (7-6)/Stratos Papaioannou (0-0)

(#10) Tsuramatsu Inoue (2-2)/Khru Duangjan (0-0)

(#2) Sho Kitabatake (4-0)/Shane Gilchrist (0-2)

(#15) Junior Patinkin (2-1)/Kendall Tracey (1-1)

MIDDLEWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Oleg Dorosklov (10-1)/Petey Mack (1-0)

(#16) Haranobu Oshiro (2-1) vs. Heiji Endo (0-0)

(#8) Thais Antonio Taffarel (4-1)/Eriverton Laurentino (0-0)

(#9) Buddy Garner (3-0)/Fjodor Kanchelskis (0-0)

(#5) Gempachi Higa (6-4)/Hans-Peter Schneider (0-2)

(#12) Allan Plotcheck (3-2)/Ieyoshi Yanashita (1-2)

(#4) Tora Mizwar (5-1)/Bambang Sryianto (1-1)

(#13) Jerezo (2-1)/Dexter Darling (0-0)

(#6) Ryosei Sakamoto (8-6)/Humberto Falcao (1-2)

(#11) Leonardo da Costa (3-1)/JJ Reid (0-0)

(#3) Yoshinobu Tanaka (8-5)/Okitsugu Kanesaka (1-2)

(#14) Matthew Dean (2-1) vs. Uwe Maier (0-0)

(#7) Osmosis Benn (4-0)/Hennig Olsen (0-2)

(#10) Carl Ratcliffe (4-2)/Mal Phe Roby (0-1)

(#2) Joaquim Fontes (10-4)/Davis Spyrou (2-2)

(#15) Dokuohtei Kuroki (2-2)/Raplh Kohl (2-2)

WELTERWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Noach Van Der Capellen (5-1)/Atsushi Nakajima (6-7)

(#16) Dana Delaney (1-1)/Lloyd McAllister (0-2)

(#8) Sukarno (3-1)/Bobby Brubaker (0-1)

(#9) Jack Humphreys (3-1)/Juro Fuzakawa (0-2)

(#5) Lukas Mellberg (4-1)/Ichisake Miyagi (0-0)

(#12) Syed Tan (1-1)/Nobuo Morita (0-1)

(#4) Josh Aldarisio (4-1)/Templeton Crumb (0-0)

(#13) Darin Blood (1-1)/David Allen (1-2)

(#6) Marko Prochazka (7-5)/Garrison Grable (0-2)

(#11) Xie Ming (2-3)/Ruy Mendes da Rocha (0-1)

(#3) Heikichi Shimizu (3-0)/Ronan Mary (0-1)

(#14) Fukusaburu Hirano (1-2)/Slade Cregg (0-0)

(#7) Bokkai Iida (7-6)/Kenneth Toadspew (0-0)

(#10) Mills Mullally (3-2)/Rufus Stephens (0-0)

(#2) Chew Chua (5-1)/Affonso Romero (0-0)

(#15) Vikram Sithalayan (2-1)/Carmelo Rossi (0-0)

LIGHTWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Francesco Marazzina (8-3)/Davi Carlos Ramos (0-1)

(#16) Georges Nouri (0-0)/Anthony Ray Shenkman (0-0)

(#8) Ejiro Yanagita (6-5)/Bhumibol Ektawatkul (0-0)

(#9) Benedikt Streit (2-1)/Rodolphe Gygax (0-0)

(#5) Motoki Hojo (3-1)/Teeratep Nutnum (0-0)

(#12) Bunrakuken Abe (1-2)/Frank Romita (0-0)

(#4) Luiz Machado (4-1)/Jackson Gray (0-1)

(#13) Franak Pavilchenko (1-1)/Nicholas Bretton (0-0)

(#6) Greg Chiang (3-1)/Rayver Anzures (0-0)

(#11) Yuji Latu (2-2)/Atep of Indonesia (0-0)

(#3) Easton Frye (4-0)/Nicky Shapiro (0-1)

(#14) Selton de Oliveira (1-4)/Agustin Gonzalez (0-0)

(#7) Claudio Palacios (3-1)/Harvey Ripa (0-0)

(#10) George Astaire (2-1)/Henry Baldwin (0-1)

(#2) Kanji Togo 7-3)/Tsunesaburo Oonishi (0-1)

(#15) Seth O’Breen (0-0)/HM Menzel (0-0)

wekka · February 8, 2013

AWESOME grand prix

wshred13 · February 8, 2013

AWESOME grand prix

Thanks. I ran the first show and there were some insane upsets. I'll wait a day or two to post in case anyone feels like posting predictions.

prw18 · February 8, 2013

I'll give it a whirl.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Mantas Andreyev (9-2)/Samuel Russo (2-3)

(#16) Pedro Sousa (2-2)/Zvonimor Asanovic (0-0)

(#8) Affonso Villar (2-0)/Edward Zahn (0-3)

(#9) Niko Soldo (3-1)/Daniil Skala (0-0)

(#5) Christian Mountfield (4-1)/Naoki Itoh (0-2)

(#12) Yoritomo Ina (3-2)/John Rivero (0-0)

(#4) Hyun-Shik Lim (3-0)/Jacob Matthaus (0-0)

(#13) Marcelo Boccoli (3-3)/Duke Aiona (1-2)

(#6) Arthur Franco (4-2)/Derek South (1-2)

(#11) Nestor Morozov (2-2)/Robun Yamazaki (2-3)

(#3) Norman Pike (5-1)/Glenn Pimm (0-2)

(#14) Jasper Osmond (4-5)/Nickolai Mickiewicz (1-2)

(#7) Mick Curran (7-6)/Stratos Papaioannou (0-0)

(#10) Tsuramatsu Inoue (2-2)/Khru Duangjan (0-0)

(#2) Sho Kitabatake (4-0)/Shane Gilchrist (0-2)

(#15) Junior Patinkin (2-1)/Kendall Tracey (1-1)

MIDDLEWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Oleg Dorosklov (10-1)/Petey Mack (1-0)

(#16) Haranobu Oshiro (2-1) vs. Heiji Endo (0-0)

(#8) Thais Antonio Taffarel (4-1)/Eriverton Laurentino (0-0)

(#9) Buddy Garner (3-0)/Fjodor Kanchelskis (0-0)

(#5) Gempachi Higa (6-4)/Hans-Peter Schneider (0-2)

(#12) Allan Plotcheck (3-2)/Ieyoshi Yanashita (1-2)

(#4) Tora Mizwar (5-1)/Bambang Sryianto (1-1)

(#13) Jerezo (2-1)/Dexter Darling (0-0)

(#6) Ryosei Sakamoto (8-6)/Humberto Falcao (1-2)

(#11) Leonardo da Costa (3-1)/JJ Reid (0-0)

(#3) Yoshinobu Tanaka (8-5)/Okitsugu Kanesaka (1-2)

(#14) Matthew Dean (2-1) vs. Uwe Maier (0-0)

(#7) Osmosis Benn (4-0)/Hennig Olsen (0-2)

(#10) Carl Ratcliffe (4-2)/Mal Phe Roby (0-1)

(#2) Joaquim Fontes (10-4)/Davis Spyrou (2-2)

(#15) Dokuohtei Kuroki (2-2)/Raplh Kohl (2-2)

WELTERWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Noach Van Der Capellen (5-1)/Atsushi Nakajima (6-7)

(#16) Dana Delaney (1-1)/Lloyd McAllister (0-2)

(#8) Sukarno (3-1)/Bobby Brubaker (0-1)

(#9) Jack Humphreys (3-1)/Juro Fuzakawa (0-2)

(#5) Lukas Mellberg (4-1)/Ichisake Miyagi (0-0)

(#12) Syed Tan (1-1)/Nobuo Morita (0-1)

(#4) Josh Aldarisio (4-1)/Templeton Crumb (0-0)

(#13) Darin Blood (1-1)/David Allen (1-2)

(#6) Marko Prochazka (7-5)/Garrison Grable (0-2)

(#11) Xie Ming (2-3)/Ruy Mendes da Rocha (0-1)

(#3) Heikichi Shimizu (3-0)/Ronan Mary (0-1)

(#14) Fukusaburu Hirano (1-2)/Slade Cregg (0-0)

(#7) Bokkai Iida (7-6)/Kenneth Toadspew (0-0)

(#10) Mills Mullally (3-2)/Rufus Stephens (0-0)

(#2) Chew Chua (5-1)/Affonso Romero (0-0)

(#15) Vikram Sithalayan (2-1)/Carmelo Rossi (0-0)

LIGHTWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Francesco Marazzina (8-3)/Davi Carlos Ramos (0-1)

(#16) Georges Nouri (0-0)/Anthony Ray Shenkman (0-0)

(#8) Ejiro Yanagita (6-5)/Bhumibol Ektawatkul (0-0)

(#9) Benedikt Streit (2-1)/Rodolphe Gygax (0-0)

(#5) Motoki Hojo (3-1)/Teeratep Nutnum (0-0)

(#12) Bunrakuken Abe (1-2)/Frank Romita (0-0)

(#4) Luiz Machado (4-1)/Jackson Gray (0-1)

(#13) Franak Pavilchenko (1-1)/Nicholas Bretton (0-0)

(#6) Greg Chiang (3-1)/Rayver Anzures (0-0)

(#11) Yuji Latu (2-2)/Atep of Indonesia (0-0)

(#3) Easton Frye (4-0)/Nicky Shapiro (0-1)

(#14) Selton de Oliveira (1-4)/Agustin Gonzalez (0-0)

(#7) Claudio Palacios (3-1)/Harvey Ripa (0-0)

(#10) George Astaire (2-1)/Henry Baldwin (0-1)

(#2) Kanji Togo 7-3)/Tsunesaburo Oonishi (0-1)

(#15) Seth O’Breen (0-0)/HM Menzel (0-0)

wekka · February 9, 2013

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Mantas Andreyev (9-2)/Samuel Russo (2-3)

(#16) Pedro Sousa (2-2)/Zvonimor Asanovic (0-0)

(#8) Affonso Villar (2-0)/Edward Zahn (0-3)

(#9) Niko Soldo (3-1)/Daniil Skala (0-0)

(#5) Christian Mountfield (4-1)/Naoki Itoh (0-2)

(#12) Yoritomo Ina (3-2)/John Rivero (0-0)

(#4) Hyun-Shik Lim (3-0)/Jacob Matthaus (0-0)

(#13) Marcelo Boccoli (3-3)/Duke Aiona (1-2)

(#6) Arthur Franco (4-2)/Derek South (1-2)

(#11) Nestor Morozov (2-2)/Robun Yamazaki (2-3)

(#3) Norman Pike (5-1)/Glenn Pimm (0-2)

(#14) Jasper Osmond (4-5)/Nickolai Mickiewicz (1-2)

(#7) Mick Curran (7-6)/Stratos Papaioannou (0-0)

(#10) Tsuramatsu Inoue (2-2)/Khru Duangjan (0-0)

(#2) Sho Kitabatake (4-0)/Shane Gilchrist (0-2)

(#15) Junior Patinkin (2-1)/Kendall Tracey (1-1)

MIDDLEWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Oleg Dorosklov (10-1)/Petey Mack (1-0)

(#16) Haranobu Oshiro (2-1) vs. Heiji Endo (0-0)

(#8) Thais Antonio Taffarel (4-1)/Eriverton Laurentino (0-0)

(#9) Buddy Garner (3-0)/Fjodor Kanchelskis (0-0)

(#5) Gempachi Higa (6-4)/Hans-Peter Schneider (0-2)

(#12) Allan Plotcheck (3-2)/Ieyoshi Yanashita (1-2)

(#4) Tora Mizwar (5-1)/Bambang Sryianto (1-1)

(#13) Jerezo (2-1)/Dexter Darling (0-0)

(#6) Ryosei Sakamoto (8-6)/Humberto Falcao (1-2)

(#11) Leonardo da Costa (3-1)/JJ Reid (0-0)

(#3) Yoshinobu Tanaka (8-5)/Okitsugu Kanesaka (1-2)

(#14) Matthew Dean (2-1) vs. Uwe Maier (0-0)

(#7) Osmosis Benn (4-0)/Hennig Olsen (0-2)

(#10) Carl Ratcliffe (4-2)/Mal Phe Roby (0-1)

(#2) Joaquim Fontes (10-4)/Davis Spyrou (2-2)

(#15) Dokuohtei Kuroki (2-2)/Raplh Kohl (2-2)

WELTERWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Noach Van Der Capellen (5-1)/Atsushi Nakajima (6-7)

(#16) Dana Delaney (1-1)/Lloyd McAllister (0-2)

(#8) Sukarno (3-1)/Bobby Brubaker (0-1)

(#9) Jack Humphreys (3-1)/Juro Fuzakawa (0-2)

(#5) Lukas Mellberg (4-1)/Ichisake Miyagi (0-0)

(#12) Syed Tan (1-1)/Nobuo Morita (0-1)

(#4) Josh Aldarisio (4-1)/Templeton Crumb (0-0)

(#13) Darin Blood (1-1)/David Allen (1-2)

(#6) Marko Prochazka (7-5)/Garrison Grable (0-2)

(#11) Xie Ming (2-3)/Ruy Mendes da Rocha (0-1)

(#3) Heikichi Shimizu (3-0)/Ronan Mary (0-1)

(#14) Fukusaburu Hirano (1-2)/Slade Cregg (0-0)

(#7) Bokkai Iida (7-6)/Kenneth Toadspew (0-0)

(#10) Mills Mullally (3-2)/Rufus Stephens (0-0)

(#2) Chew Chua (5-1)/Affonso Romero (0-0)

(#15) Vikram Sithalayan (2-1)/Carmelo Rossi (0-0)

LIGHTWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Francesco Marazzina (8-3)/Davi Carlos Ramos (0-1)

(#16) Georges Nouri (0-0)/Anthony Ray Shenkman (0-0)

(#8) Ejiro Yanagita (6-5)/Bhumibol Ektawatkul (0-0)

(#9) Benedikt Streit (2-1)/Rodolphe Gygax (0-0)

(#5) Motoki Hojo (3-1)/Teeratep Nutnum (0-0)

(#12) Bunrakuken Abe (1-2)/Frank Romita (0-0)

(#4) Luiz Machado (4-1)/Jackson Gray (0-1)

(#13) Franak Pavilchenko (1-1)/Nicholas Bretton (0-0)

(#6) Greg Chiang (3-1)/Rayver Anzures (0-0)

(#11) Yuji Latu (2-2)/Atep of Indonesia (0-0)

(#3) Easton Frye (4-0)/Nicky Shapiro (0-1)

(#14) Selton de Oliveira (1-4)/Agustin Gonzalez (0-0)

(#7) Claudio Palacios (3-1)/Harvey Ripa (0-0)

(#10) George Astaire (2-1)/Henry Baldwin (0-1)

(#2) Kanji Togo 7-3)/Tsunesaburo Oonishi (0-1)

(#15) Seth O’Breen (0-0)/HM Menzel (0-0)

Synticha · February 9, 2013

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Mantas Andreyev (9-2)/Samuel Russo (2-3)

(#16) Pedro Sousa (2-2)/Zvonimor Asanovic (0-0)

(#8) Affonso Villar (2-0)/Edward Zahn (0-3)

(#9) Niko Soldo (3-1)/Daniil Skala (0-0)

(#5) Christian Mountfield (4-1)/Naoki Itoh (0-2)

(#12) Yoritomo Ina (3-2)/John Rivero (0-0)

(#4) Hyun-Shik Lim (3-0)/Jacob Matthaus (0-0)

(#13) Marcelo Boccoli (3-3)/Duke Aiona (1-2)

(#6) Arthur Franco (4-2)/Derek South (1-2)

(#11) Nestor Morozov (2-2)/Robun Yamazaki (2-3)

(#3) Norman Pike (5-1)/Glenn Pimm (0-2)

(#14) Jasper Osmond (4-5)/Nickolai Mickiewicz (1-2)

(#7) Mick Curran (7-6)/Stratos Papaioannou (0-0)

(#10) Tsuramatsu Inoue (2-2)/Khru Duangjan (0-0)

(#2) Sho Kitabatake (4-0)/Shane Gilchrist (0-2)

(#15) Junior Patinkin (2-1)/Kendall Tracey (1-1)

MIDDLEWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Oleg Dorosklov (10-1)/Petey Mack (1-0)

(#16) Haranobu Oshiro (2-1) vs. Heiji Endo (0-0)

(#8) Thais Antonio Taffarel (4-1)/Eriverton Laurentino (0-0)

(#9) Buddy Garner (3-0)/Fjodor Kanchelskis (0-0)

(#5) Gempachi Higa (6-4)/Hans-Peter Schneider (0-2)

(#12) Allan Plotcheck (3-2)/Ieyoshi Yanashita (1-2)

(#4) Tora Mizwar (5-1)/Bambang Sryianto (1-1)

(#13) Jerezo (2-1)/Dexter Darling (0-0)

(#6) Ryosei Sakamoto (8-6)/Humberto Falcao (1-2)

(#11) Leonardo da Costa (3-1)/JJ Reid (0-0)

(#3) Yoshinobu Tanaka (8-5)/Okitsugu Kanesaka (1-2)

(#14) Matthew Dean (2-1) vs. Uwe Maier (0-0)

(#7) Osmosis Benn (4-0)/Hennig Olsen (0-2)

(#10) Carl Ratcliffe (4-2)/Mal Phe Roby (0-1)

(#2) Joaquim Fontes (10-4)/Davis Spyrou (2-2)

(#15) Dokuohtei Kuroki (2-2)/Raplh Kohl (2-2)

WELTERWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Noach Van Der Capellen (5-1)/Atsushi Nakajima (6-7)

(#16) Dana Delaney (1-1)/Lloyd McAllister (0-2)

(#8) Sukarno (3-1)/Bobby Brubaker (0-1)

(#9) Jack Humphreys (3-1)/Juro Fuzakawa (0-2)

(#5) Lukas Mellberg (4-1)/Ichisake Miyagi (0-0)

(#12) Syed Tan (1-1)/Nobuo Morita (0-1)

(#4) Josh Aldarisio (4-1)/Templeton Crumb (0-0)

(#13) Darin Blood (1-1)/David Allen (1-2)

(#6) Marko Prochazka (7-5)/Garrison Grable (0-2)

(#11) Xie Ming (2-3)/Ruy Mendes da Rocha (0-1)

(#3) Heikichi Shimizu (3-0)/Ronan Mary (0-1)

(#14) Fukusaburu Hirano (1-2)/Slade Cregg (0-0)

(#7) Bokkai Iida (7-6)/Kenneth Toadspew (0-0)

(#10) Mills Mullally (3-2)/Rufus Stephens (0-0)

(#2) Chew Chua (5-1)/Affonso Romero (0-0)

(#15) Vikram Sithalayan (2-1)/Carmelo Rossi (0-0)

LIGHTWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Francesco Marazzina (8-3)/Davi Carlos Ramos (0-1)

(#16) Georges Nouri (0-0)/Anthony Ray Shenkman (0-0)

(#8) Ejiro Yanagita (6-5)/Bhumibol Ektawatkul (0-0)

(#9) Benedikt Streit (2-1)/Rodolphe Gygax (0-0)

(#5) Motoki Hojo (3-1)/Teeratep Nutnum (0-0)

(#12) Bunrakuken Abe (1-2)/Frank Romita (0-0)

(#4) Luiz Machado (4-1)/Jackson Gray (0-1)

(#13) Franak Pavilchenko (1-1)/Nicholas Bretton (0-0)

(#6) Greg Chiang (3-1)/Rayver Anzures (0-0)

(#11) Yuji Latu (2-2)/Atep of Indonesia (0-0)

(#3) Easton Frye (4-0)/Nicky Shapiro (0-1)

(#14) Selton de Oliveira (1-4)/Agustin Gonzalez (0-0)

(#7) Claudio Palacios (3-1)/Harvey Ripa (0-0)

(#10) George Astaire (2-1)/Henry Baldwin (0-1)

(#2) Kanji Togo 7-3)/Tsunesaburo Oonishi (0-1)

(#15) Seth O’Breen (0-0)/HM Menzel (0-0)

CageRage · February 9, 2013

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Mantas Andreyev (9-2)/Samuel Russo (2-3)

(#16) Pedro Sousa (2-2)/Zvonimor Asanovic (0-0)

(#8) Affonso Villar (2-0)/Edward Zahn (0-3)

(#9) Niko Soldo (3-1)/Daniil Skala (0-0)

(#5) Christian Mountfield (4-1)/Naoki Itoh (0-2)

(#12) Yoritomo Ina (3-2)/John Rivero (0-0)

(#4) Hyun-Shik Lim (3-0)/Jacob Matthaus (0-0)

(#13) Marcelo Boccoli (3-3)/Duke Aiona (1-2)

(#6) Arthur Franco (4-2)/Derek South (1-2)

(#11) Nestor Morozov (2-2)/Robun Yamazaki (2-3)

(#3) Norman Pike (5-1)/Glenn Pimm (0-2)

(#14) Jasper Osmond (4-5)/Nickolai Mickiewicz (1-2)

(#7) Mick Curran (7-6)/Stratos Papaioannou (0-0)

(#10) Tsuramatsu Inoue (2-2)/Khru Duangjan (0-0)

(#2) Sho Kitabatake (4-0)/Shane Gilchrist (0-2)

(#15) Junior Patinkin (2-1)/Kendall Tracey (1-1)

MIDDLEWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Oleg Dorosklov (10-1)/Petey Mack (1-0)

(#16) Haranobu Oshiro (2-1) vs. Heiji Endo (0-0)

(#8) Thais Antonio Taffarel (4-1)/Eriverton Laurentino (0-0)

(#9) Buddy Garner (3-0)/Fjodor Kanchelskis (0-0)

(#5) Gempachi Higa (6-4)/Hans-Peter Schneider (0-2)

(#12) Allan Plotcheck (3-2)/Ieyoshi Yanashita (1-2)

(#4) Tora Mizwar (5-1)/Bambang Sryianto (1-1)

(#13) Jerezo (2-1)/Dexter Darling (0-0)

(#6) Ryosei Sakamoto (8-6)/Humberto Falcao (1-2)

(#11) Leonardo da Costa (3-1)/JJ Reid (0-0)

(#3) Yoshinobu Tanaka (8-5)/Okitsugu Kanesaka (1-2)

(#14) Matthew Dean (2-1) vs. Uwe Maier (0-0)

(#7) Osmosis Benn (4-0)/Hennig Olsen (0-2)

(#10) Carl Ratcliffe (4-2)/Mal Phe Roby (0-1)

(#2) Joaquim Fontes (10-4)/Davis Spyrou (2-2)

(#15) Dokuohtei Kuroki (2-2)/Raplh Kohl (2-2)

WELTERWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Noach Van Der Capellen (5-1)/Atsushi Nakajima (6-7)

(#16) Dana Delaney (1-1)/Lloyd McAllister (0-2)

(#8) Sukarno (3-1)/Bobby Brubaker (0-1)

(#9) Jack Humphreys (3-1)/Juro Fuzakawa (0-2)

(#5) Lukas Mellberg (4-1)/Ichisake Miyagi (0-0)

(#12) Syed Tan (1-1)/Nobuo Morita (0-1)

(#4) Josh Aldarisio (4-1)/Templeton Crumb (0-0)

(#13) Darin Blood (1-1)/David Allen (1-2)

(#6) Marko Prochazka (7-5)/Garrison Grable (0-2)

(#11) Xie Ming (2-3)/Ruy Mendes da Rocha (0-1)

(#3) Heikichi Shimizu (3-0)/Ronan Mary (0-1)

(#14) Fukusaburu Hirano (1-2)/Slade Cregg (0-0)

(#7) Bokkai Iida (7-6)/Kenneth Toadspew (0-0)

(#10) Mills Mullally (3-2)/Rufus Stephens (0-0)

(#2) Chew Chua (5-1)/Affonso Romero (0-0)

(#15) Vikram Sithalayan (2-1)/Carmelo Rossi (0-0)

LIGHTWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

(#1) Francesco Marazzina (8-3)/Davi Carlos Ramos (0-1)

(#16) Georges Nouri (0-0)/Anthony Ray Shenkman (0-0)

(#8) Ejiro Yanagita (6-5)/Bhumibol Ektawatkul (0-0)

(#9) Benedikt Streit (2-1)/Rodolphe Gygax (0-0)

(#5) Motoki Hojo (3-1)/Teeratep Nutnum (0-0)

(#12) Bunrakuken Abe (1-2)/Frank Romita (0-0)

(#4) Luiz Machado (4-1)/Jackson Gray (0-1)

(#13) Franak Pavilchenko (1-1)/Nicholas Bretton (0-0)

(#6) Greg Chiang (3-1)/Rayver Anzures (0-0)

(#11) Yuji Latu (2-2)/Atep of Indonesia (0-0)

(#3) Easton Frye (4-0)/Nicky Shapiro (0-1)

(#14) Selton de Oliveira (1-4)/Agustin Gonzalez (0-0)

(#7) Claudio Palacios (3-1)/Harvey Ripa (0-0)

(#10) George Astaire (2-1)/Henry Baldwin (0-1)

(#2) Kanji Togo 7-3)/Tsunesaburo Oonishi (0-1)

(#15) Seth O’Breen (0-0)/HM Menzel (0-0)

wshred13 · February 9, 2013

GAMMA 32 Middleweight First Round

Petey Mack is a brave man. As soon as the Grand Prix's were announced, everyone wondered who would be the unlucky one to get matched up with Oleg Dorosklov in the first round. Instead of being chosen, Petey Mack volunteered for this incredibly unwanted match up. It could prove to be a smart move for Mack if he has a good showing and at worst he loses a fight everyone expects him to lose.

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Middleweight First Round:

Haranobu Oshiro (2-1) vs. Heiji “The Immortal” Endo (0-0)

Endo takes Oshiro down off a leg kick straight into side control. He keeps trying to going after an arm triangle and then a rear naked choke once he gets the back, but Oshiro’s sub defense was just too stout. After all those submission attempts, Endo finished the fight as soon as he let his hands go.

Official Decision: Heiji Endo wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:42 of Round 1)

Middleweight First Round:

Jerezo (2-1) vs. Dexter “D-Man” Darling (0-0)

Darling shows how strikes on the ground can overcome a good jujitsu game. He goes 3 for 3 on takedowns, 37 of 41 on ground strikes en route to a dominant TKO victory.

Official Decision: Dexter Darling wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:34 of Round 2)

Middleweight First Round:

“The Anarchist” Matthew Dean (2-1) vs. Uwe “Max” Maier (0-0)

Dean takes Maier down in every round, but was just content to sit in the guard and throw weak strikes in the first couple rounds. As soon as he tried to pass guard, he went all the way to mount and won with an Americana.

Official Decision: Matthew Dean wins by Submission (Americana) (3:36 of Round 1)

Middleweight First Round:

“The Warrior” Dokuohtei Kuroki (2-2) vs. “Made in Germany” Ralph Kohl (2-2)

On paper, this was supposed to be the most even bout of the night. It actually played out that Kuroki dominated with his top game, with Kohl eventually succumbing to a rear naked choke.

Official Decision: Dokuohtei Kuroki wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:56 of Round 3)

Middleweight First Round:

“The Bad Boy” Allan Plotcheck (3-2) vs. Ieyoshi Yanashita (1-2)

Yanashita gets an impressive trip takedown into side control, followed shortly by an armbar.

Official Decision: Ieyoshi Yanashita wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:19 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

Middleweight First Round:

Leonardo da Costa (3-1) vs. “The Amazing” JJ Reid (0-0)

Da Costa presses Reid up against the fence, but JJ counters with a gnarly looking standing guillotine.

Official Decision: JJ Reid wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (2:26 of Round 1)

Middleweight First Round:

“Mr. Awesome” Carl Ratcliffe (4-2) vs. Mal Phe Roby (0-1)

Ratcliffe dominates the match with punches, leg kicks and clinch striking, eventually KO’ing him with a right cross.

Official Decision: Carl Ratcliffe wins by KO (Punch) (4:11 of Round 3)

KOTN Award Winner

Middleweight First Round:

Buddy Garner (3-0) vs. “The Russian Nightmare” Fjodor Kanchelskis (0-0)

This is up there with the best fights of all time. It was an absolute war, both on the feet and on the ground. Garner seemed to be a step ahead of Fjodor, but a counter punch dropped him and he wasn’t given anytime to recover as the Russian viciously followed up until the ref pushed him off.

Official Decision: Fjodor Kanchelskis wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:16 of Round 4)

FOTN Award Winner

MAIN CARD

Middleweight First Round:

Thais Antonio Taffarel (4-1) vs. Eriverton Laurentino (0-0)

Taffarel weares down on Laurentino against the cage and with a guillotine in the first round. In the second round, he again clinches up, but this time the Thai clinch. He does a bit of work before brutally KO’ing him with a knee right down the middle.

Official Decision: Thais Antonio Taffarel wins by KO (Knee) (2:20 of Round 2)

Middleweight First Round:

Osmosis Benn (4-0) vs. Hennig “The Terminator” Olsen (0-2)

Benn missed weight by 6 pounds, but was allowed to fight anyway. The weight really didn’t matter, as Olsen was just a warm body for Benn to beat up on anyway.

Official Decision: Osmosis Benn wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:18 of Round 1)

Middleweight First Round:

“Monster Moto” Ryosei Sakamoto (8-6) vs. Humberto “The Hit Man” Falcao (1-2)

Falcao comes out like he was shot out of a cannon, getting the huge upset TKO victory.

Official Decision: Humberto Falcao wins by TKO (Strikes) (:29 of Round 1)

Middleweight First Round:

Gempachi “The General” Higa (6-4) vs. Hans-Peter Schneider (0-2)

No matter what happens later in the night, this will have to be one of the biggest upsets. Higa had some success when he took it to the ground, but got lit up on the feet, eventually getting stopped.

Official Decision: Hans-Peter Schneider wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:32 of Round 4)

Middleweight First Round:

Tora “The Bull” Mizwar (5-1) vs. Bambang Sryianto (1-1)

After a tentative feeling out round, Sryianto comes over the top of a leg kick with a huge right, knocking the heavy favorite out and completely erasing what I just said about the last fight.

Official Decision: Bambang Sryianto wins by KO (Punch) (:45 of Round 2)

Middleweight First Round:

Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (8-5) vs. “The Terminator” Okitsugu Kanesaka (1-2)

This was much closer than anyone expected it to be and Tanaka possibly could’ve lost it if it went to the scorecards. Instead, Tanaka saved himself of a tense finish with an armbar victory.

Official Decision: Yoshinobu Tanaka wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:35 of Round 5)

Middleweight First Round:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (10-4) vs. “The Spartan” Davis Spyrou (2-2)

Spyrou damn near added to the huge list of upsets as he dropped Fontes early in the first round. He couldn’t capitalize and ended up succumbing to a guillotine.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Guillotine) (2:50 of Round 1)

Middleweight First Round:

Oleg Dorosklov (10-1) vs. “The Mack Attack” Petey Mack (1-0)

Mack dominated Doroskolv, avoiding his takedowns, landing some strikes and even slamming him viciously to the mat at one point. However, that was just the first round. Dorosklov came back composed in the second and wore Mack out against the cage and on the ground, finishing his exhausted opponent with an armbar.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:59 of Round 3)

Prediction Results:

wekka - 12 of 16

synticha - 10 of 16

cage rage - 8 of 16

(I can't really include prw because he picked guys that fought against each other)

prw18 · February 9, 2013

Prediction Results:
wekka - 12 of 16
synticha - 10 of 16
cage rage - 8 of 16
(I can't really include pwr because he picked guys that fought against each other)

Haha yes, I screwed it up big time. I was confused by the bracket format but I get it now.

wshred13 · February 11, 2013

GAMMA 33 Welterweight First Round

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