GAMMA - From The Start

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Friday Night Fights Lightweight Opening Round

 

PRELIMS

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

“The Sharpshooter” Georges Nouri (0-0) vs. “The Black Dog” Anthony Ray Shenkman (0-0)

Nouri makes quick work of Shenkman with a judo throw and an armbar.

Official Decision: Georges Nouri wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:23 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Seth “Submission King” O’Breen (0-0) vs. HM Menzel (0-0)

A lot of this fight was fighting for underhooks against the cage and trying to drag each other to the ground. O’Breen was generally a step ahead and ended up getting the rare toe hold victory.

Official Decision: Seth O’Breen wins by Submission (Toe Hold) (3:43 of Round 4)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Selton de Oliveira (1-4) vs. “The Latino Wild Cat” Agustin Gonzalez (0-0)

Gonzalez wins the fight with top position in 3 of the 5 rounds. De Oliveira came in with a good game plan, consisting mainly of leg kicks, but just couldn’t fend off the takedowns.

Official Decision: Agustin Gonzalez wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Franak Pavilchenko (1-1) vs. “The Blonde Bomber” Nicholas Bretton (0-0)

Bretton gets a takedown into side control and after trying to pass to mount, he just settles for going for an armbar from side control and he gets it.

Official Decision: Nicholas Bretton wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:59 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Bunrakuken “Honest” Abe (1-2) vs. “The Banker” Frank Romita (0-0)

Romita was well on his way to winning a grappling centric decision when he finished Abe by TKO late in the fifth.

Official Decision: Frank Romita wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:42 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

“The Hangman” Yuji Latu (2-2) vs. Atep of Indonesia (0-0)

Atep lands 62 of 79 strikes total en route to a completely dominant TKO victory.

Official Decision: Atep of Indonesia wins by TKO (Punches) (2:27 of Round 3)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

George “Full Force” Astaire (2-1) vs. Henry “The King” Baldwin (0-1)

Not much damage was done, so the fact that Astaire outwrestled Baldwin meant that he won the decision.

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

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

“Bulldozer” Benedikt Streit (2-1) vs. “G-Force” Rodolphe Gygax (0-0)

This fight can pretty much be scrapper from the record book as Gygax clipped Streit, dropping him to the mat. As he followed up, the referee stopped the fight, despite Streit still defending himself intelligently.

Official Decision: Rodolphe Gygax wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:28 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Ejiro Yanagita (6-5) vs. Bhumibol Ektawatkul (0-0)

After being taken down and nearly finished with a rear naked choke, Bhumibol drops Yanagita with strikes and then adds insult to injury by armbarring him.

Official Decision: Bhumibol Ektawatkul wins by Submission (Armbar) (2:41 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner

Lightweight Opening Round:

“The Peruvian Punisher” Claudio Palacios (3-1) vs. “The Highlight” Harvey Ripa (0-0)

Palacios takes Ripa down and then arm triangles him from half guard.

Official Decision: Claudio Palacios wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (1:13 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Greg Chiang (3-1) vs. “The Mentor” Rayver Anzures (0-0)

Chiang takes Anzures down and does a little bit of ground and pound to open Rayver up for an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Greg Chiang wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (3:30 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

“The Wing Chun Superstar” Motoki Hojo (3-1) vs. Teeratep “Crazy Monkey” Nutnum (0-0)

Hojo was edging out this stand up fight until he was dropped by a teep. After that he struggled to recover and ended up being knocked out by a single right hand.

Official Decision: Teeratep Nutnum wins by KO (Punch) (3:53 of Round 3)

KOTN Award Winner

 

MAIN CARD

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Luiz “The Tarantula” Machado (4-1) vs. Jackson “Pocket Rocket” Gray (0-1)

Machado takes Gray down as he was coming in and kneebars him.

Official Decision: Luiz Machado wins by Submission (Kneebar) (2:21 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Easton “Small” Frye (4-0) vs. “Nasty” Nicky Shapiro (0-1)

Frye does an excellent job of setting up his shot, feinting and using punches before actually taking him down. He then patiently pasts the mount where he throws caution out the window and lets his hands go until the ref shoves him off.

Official Decision: Easton Frye wins by TKO (Punches) (3:22 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Kanji Togo (7-3) vs. Tsunesaburo “The Animal” Oonishi (0-1)

It took two armbar attempts, but Togo did finish this formality of a fight in this first round by submission.

Official Decision: Kanji Togo wins by Submission (Armbar) (4:44 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Opening Round:

Francesco Marazzina (8-3) vs. Davi Carlos Ramos (0-1)

Ramos actually outstruck Marazzina in the first round, but got schooled on the ground in the second, finding himself TKO’d while Marazzina had his back.

Official Decision: Francesco Marazzina wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:27 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Predictions Results:

wekka - 13 of 16 (50 of 64)

Synticha - 12 of 16 (45 of 64)

CageRage - 12 of 16 (43 of 64)

 

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GAMMA 35 Final Four

PRELIMS

 

Heavyweight:

Christopher “The Knife” Sharp (0-0) vs. “The Bulldog” Harry Milne (0-0)

I’m not positive, but this may be the quickest KO in GAMMA history.

Official Decision: Harry Milne wins by KO (Punch) (:21 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

“Unstoppable K” Kunimichi Kikuchi (0-0) vs. “Danger” Timothy Alexander (1-0)

Alexander beat Kikuchi up on the feet, but got beaten up on the ground.

Official Decision: Kunimichi Kikuchi wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:43 of Round 3)

 

Heavyweight:

“Chief” Fatuma Roy (2-1) vs. Stjepan “The Mammoth” Andric (1-2)

This was a good even fight that Andric won on all 3 cards.

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

 

Heavyweight:

“The Brazilian Bomber” Gladstone Lopes (2-1) vs. Murray Darby (2-3)

Darby tries desperately to get the fight to the ground, but the only time it goes there is after Darby has been knocked senseless by a Lopes haymaker.

Official Decision: Gladstone Lopes wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:47 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

“Jackpot” Jack Cobblepot (6-5) vs. Yoshikazu “Fat Boy” Inamoto (4-2)

This was left on the prelims most likely because GAMMA knew two obese grapplers going at it was going to lead to a boring stalemate and these two did not disappoint. Inamoto wins yet another decision.

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

 

MAIN CARD

Heavyweight Semifinal:

Josimar Martins (5-1) vs. “The Reaper” Spencer Rubenstein (3-0)

Rubenstein kept dropping Martins, both from clinch against the cage and from the Thai clinch. Really, all Martins showed in this fight was his ability to take a beating and hang in there. After dropping Martins for the third or fourth time, Rubenstein flies in with a punch into the guard that knocks Martins out.

Official Decision: Spencer Rubenstein wins by KO (Punch) (:36 of Round 4)

 

Heavyweight Semifinal:

Alex Frye (6-3) vs. “The Tower of Power” Tim Boyer (3-0)

Boyer tried to keep Frye at bay with strikes, but struggled. Frye had Boyer mounted at the end of round 1, but couldn’t do anything before the round concluded. In the second round, Frye got the takedown much earlier on, again got mount and this time, he made sure to finish the fight off.

Official Decision: Alex Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:55 of Round 2)

 

Heavyweight:

“The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (6-4) vs. Hiro Arai (3-2)

Arai had Kucera covering up a lot because of his pressure, but got too aggressive. He found himself wondering what had happened after he was caught by a straight right from Kucera.

Official Decision: Vojtech Kucera wins by KO (Punch) (3:32 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (6-4) vs. Stan “The Man” Blackheath (3-5)

Blackheath flurried in, but Sampson did his matrix impression, dodging all of them and then TKO’d Stan with a flurry of his own.

Official Decision: Gary Sampson wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:15 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (7-2) vs. “The Swedish Superman” Gunnar Nilsson (4-1)

From the moment the bell rang, Goodbody’s fists were on Gunnar’s face until the ref separated the two behemoths.

Official Decision: Graham Goodbody wins by TKO (Punches) (2:23 of Round 1)

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (8-5) vs. “Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (8-5)

This fight ended up being a pretty big disappointment as Verdigree was incredibly passive. Stanley outpointed him in the first and then got his revenge with a huge KO punch. After the fight, Verdigree explained his lack of performance by saying he had a bad training camp.

Official Decision: Rick Stanley wins by KO (Punch) (2:53 of Round 2)

Heavyweight Grand Prix and Heavyweight Championship:

Alex Frye (7-3) vs. “The Reaper” Spencer Rubenstein (4-0)

Frye wears Rubenstein out against the cage for much of the first round. As soon as Rubenstein got off the cage, he had an intensity and a sense of urgency about him that Frye just could not handle. He ate several swift punches that stun him and then goes completely out from a looping right. After his victory, Rubenstein says that Graham Goodbody should be the first challenger to his title. The last scene of the PPV is Spencer Rubenstein holding both the Grand Prix and Heavyweight championships above his head, one in each arm.

Official Decision: Spencer Rubenstein wins by KO (Punch) (4:12 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

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1994: Year in Review

 

GAMMA 30 broke the attendance record(4,403, now 5,122) and the buy rate record was broken by GAMMA 32 (77,212, now 80,327). Unfortunately for GAMMA, ALPHA-1 holds the attendance record internationally (10,391).

 

Atsushi Nakajima retired (6-8) after losing 6 of his last 7 fights. Stan Blackheath also retired (3-6)

 

Several awards including Best Show of the Year (WTVC 2: Power), Fight of the Year (Bunrakuken Abe vs. Ignatius Hepfinger, ALPHA 1) Worst Fight of the Year (Juan Puga vs. Santiago Tosso, ALPHA-1), and Vagner vs. Thomas Smith in ALPHA-1, which won both Submission of the Year and Upset of the Year, were awarded outside of GAMMA.

 

Both the Rising Fighter of the Year (Sean Morrison) and the Falling Fighter of the Year (Ryosei Sakamoto) started the year in GAMMA, but now find themselves fighting for ALPHA-1 (for completely different reasons).

 

The Main Event of the Year was Joaquim Fontes vs. Thais Antonio Taffarel at GAMMA 31.

 

American Cage Fighters took home Team of the Year which was an absolute no brainer. With a roster boasting new talents such as Sean Morrison, Spencer Rubenstein, Osmosis Benn, Christian Mountfield, Easton Frye, Norman Pike and Josh Aldarisio as well as solid veterans in Jack Cobblepot, Rick Stanley and Gary Sampson, they could be a force for years to come.

 

Speaking of ACF, Osmosis Benn took home two awards, winning both the Rookie of the Year and Knock Out of the Year over Ieyoshi Yamashita at GAMMA 26. Spencer Rubenstein also added a third title along with his grand prix and heavyweight championship, as he was announced Fighter of the Year. His only competition would've been his teammate Sean Morrison, who also won a championship in ALPHA-1.

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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Mantas Andreyev (10-2)

(#16) Zvonimir Asanovic (1-0)

 

(#8) Affonso Villar (3-0)

(#9) Niko Soldo (4-1)

 

(#5) Christian Mountfield (5-1)

(#12) John Rivero (1-0)

 

(#4) Jacob Matthaus (1-0)

(#13) Duke Aiona (2-2)

 

(#6) Arthur Franco (5-2)

(#11) Nestor Morozov (3-2)

 

(#3) Norman Pike (6-1)

(#14) Nickolai Mickiewicz (2-2)

 

(#7) Mick Curran (8-6)

(#10) Khru Duangjan (1-0)

 

(#2) Sho Kitabatake (5-0)

(#15) Junior Patinkin (3-1)

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Oleg Dorosklov (11-1)

(#16) Heiji Endo (1-0)

 

(#8) Thais Antonio Taffarel (5-1)

(#9) Fjodor Kanchelskis (1-0)

 

(#5) Hans-Peter Schneider (1-2)

(#12) Ieyoshi Yanashita (2-2)

 

(#4) Bambang Sryianto (2-1)

(#13) Dexter Darling (1-0)

 

(#6) Humberto Falcao (2-2)

(#11) JJ Reid (1-0)

 

(#3) Yoshinobu Tanaka (9-5)

(#14) Matthew Dean (3-1)

 

(#7) Osmosis Benn (5-0)

(#10) Carl Ratcliffe (5-2)

 

(#2) Joaquim Fontes (11-4)

(#15) Dokuohtei Kuroki (3-2)

 

WELTERWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Noach Van Der Capellen (6-1)

(#16) Lloyd McAllister (1-2)

 

(#8) Sukarno (4-1)

(#9) Jack Humphreys (4-1)

 

(#5) Ichisake Miyagi (1-0)

(#12) Syed Tan (2-1)

 

(#4) Templeton Crumb (1-0)

(#13) David Allen (2-2)

 

(#6) Marko Prochazka (8-5)

(#11) Xie Ming (3-3)

 

(#3) Heikichi Shimizu (4-0)

(#14) Fukusaburu Hirano (2-2)

 

(#7) Kenneth Toadspew (1-0)

(#10) Rufus Stephens (1-0)

 

(#2) Chew Chua (6-1)

(#15) Vikram Sithalayan (3-1)

 

LIGHTWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Francesco Marazzina (9-3)

(#16) Georges Nouri (1-0)

 

(#8) Bhumibol Ektawatkul (1-0)

(#9) Rodolphe Gygax (1-0)

 

(#5) Teeratep Nutnum (1-0)

(#12) Frank Romita (1-0)

 

(#4) Luiz Machado (5-1)

(#13) Nicholas Bretton (1-0)

 

(#6) Greg Chiang (4-1)

(#11) Atep of Indonesia (1-0)

 

(#3) Easton Frye (5-0)

(#14) Agustin Gonzalez (1-0)

 

(#7) Claudio Palacios (4-1)

(#10) George Astaire (3-1)

 

(#2) Kanji Togo (8-3)

(#15) Seth O’Breen (1-0)

 

[CageRage]

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Mantas Andreyev (10-2)

(#16) Zvonimir Asanovic (1-0)

 

(#8) Affonso Villar (3-0)

(#9) Niko Soldo (4-1)

 

(#5) Christian Mountfield (5-1)

(#12) John Rivero (1-0)

 

(#4) Jacob Matthaus (1-0)

(#13) Duke Aiona (2-2)

 

(#6) Arthur Franco (5-2)

(#11) Nestor Morozov (3-2)

 

(#3) Norman Pike (6-1)

(#14) Nickolai Mickiewicz (2-2)

 

(#7) Mick Curran (8-6)

(#10) Khru Duangjan (1-0)

 

(#2) Sho Kitabatake (5-0)

(#15) Junior Patinkin (3-1)

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Oleg Dorosklov (11-1)

(#16) Heiji Endo (1-0)

 

(#8) Thais Antonio Taffarel (5-1)

(#9) Fjodor Kanchelskis (1-0)

 

(#5) Hans-Peter Schneider (1-2)

(#12) Ieyoshi Yanashita (2-2)

 

(#4) Bambang Sryianto (2-1)

(#13) Dexter Darling (1-0)

 

(#6) Humberto Falcao (2-2)

(#11) JJ Reid (1-0)

 

(#3) Yoshinobu Tanaka (9-5)

(#14) Matthew Dean (3-1)

 

(#7) Osmosis Benn (5-0)

(#10) Carl Ratcliffe (5-2)

 

(#2) Joaquim Fontes (11-4)

(#15) Dokuohtei Kuroki (3-2)

 

WELTERWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Noach Van Der Capellen (6-1)

(#16) Lloyd McAllister (1-2)

 

(#8) Sukarno (4-1)

(#9) Jack Humphreys (4-1)

 

(#5) Ichisake Miyagi (1-0)

(#12) Syed Tan (2-1)

 

(#4) Templeton Crumb (1-0)

(#13) David Allen (2-2)

 

(#6) Marko Prochazka (8-5)

(#11) Xie Ming (3-3)

 

(#3) Heikichi Shimizu (4-0)

(#14) Fukusaburu Hirano (2-2)

 

(#7) Kenneth Toadspew (1-0)

(#10) Rufus Stephens (1-0)

 

(#2) Chew Chua (6-1)

(#15) Vikram Sithalayan (3-1)

 

LIGHTWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Francesco Marazzina (9-3)

(#16) Georges Nouri (1-0)

 

(#8) Bhumibol Ektawatkul (1-0)

(#9) Rodolphe Gygax (1-0)

 

(#5) Teeratep Nutnum (1-0)

(#12) Frank Romita (1-0)

 

(#4) Luiz Machado (5-1)

(#13) Nicholas Bretton (1-0)

 

(#6) Greg Chiang (4-1)

(#11) Atep of Indonesia (1-0)

 

(#3) Easton Frye (5-0)

(#14) Agustin Gonzalez (1-0)

 

(#7) Claudio Palacios (4-1)

(#10) George Astaire (3-1)

 

(#2) Kanji Togo (8-3)

(#15) Seth O’Breen (1-0)

[adamcrook]

I'm really enjoying this keep it up! I am new to the game and I have a quick question - to run a promotion like this did you just change the start date of the database? Was GAMMA the only promotion around when you first started and then Alpha-1 popped up? Just curious, doing something like this sounds like a fun way to play through once.

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I'm really enjoying this keep it up! I am new to the game and I have a quick question - to run a promotion like this did you just change the start date of the database? Was GAMMA the only promotion around when you first started and then Alpha-1 popped up? Just curious, doing something like this sounds like a fun way to play through once.

 

Thanks. It's this mod: http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390279

 

I made a few modifications to it at the beginning (clearing all contracts and records to make everyone 0-0). At the beginning there was GAMMA and ISL.

[wekka]

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Mantas Andreyev (10-2)

(#16) Zvonimir Asanovic (1-0)

 

(#8) Affonso Villar (3-0)

(#9) Niko Soldo (4-1)

 

(#5) Christian Mountfield (5-1)

(#12) John Rivero (1-0)

 

(#4) Jacob Matthaus (1-0)

(#13) Duke Aiona (2-2)

 

(#6) Arthur Franco (5-2)

(#11) Nestor Morozov (3-2)

 

(#3) Norman Pike (6-1)

(#14) Nickolai Mickiewicz (2-2)

 

(#7) Mick Curran (8-6)

(#10) Khru Duangjan (1-0)

 

(#2) Sho Kitabatake (5-0)

(#15) Junior Patinkin (3-1)

 

 

MIDDLEWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Oleg Dorosklov (11-1)

(#16) Heiji Endo (1-0)

 

(#8) Thais Antonio Taffarel (5-1)

(#9) Fjodor Kanchelskis (1-0)

 

(#5) Hans-Peter Schneider (1-2)

(#12) Ieyoshi Yanashita (2-2)

 

(#4) Bambang Sryianto (2-1)

(#13) Dexter Darling (1-0)

 

(#6) Humberto Falcao (2-2)

(#11) JJ Reid (1-0)

 

(#3) Yoshinobu Tanaka (9-5)

(#14) Matthew Dean (3-1)

 

(#7) Osmosis Benn (5-0)

(#10) Carl Ratcliffe (5-2)

 

(#2) Joaquim Fontes (11-4)

(#15) Dokuohtei Kuroki (3-2)

 

WELTERWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Noach Van Der Capellen (6-1)

(#16) Lloyd McAllister (1-2)

 

(#8) Sukarno (4-1)

(#9) Jack Humphreys (4-1)

 

(#5) Ichisake Miyagi (1-0)

(#12) Syed Tan (2-1)

 

(#4) Templeton Crumb (1-0)

(#13) David Allen (2-2)

 

(#6) Marko Prochazka (8-5)

(#11) Xie Ming (3-3)

 

(#3) Heikichi Shimizu (4-0)

(#14) Fukusaburu Hirano (2-2)

 

(#7) Kenneth Toadspew (1-0)

(#10) Rufus Stephens (1-0)

 

(#2) Chew Chua (6-1)

(#15) Vikram Sithalayan (3-1)

 

LIGHTWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

 

(#1) Francesco Marazzina (9-3)

(#16) Georges Nouri (1-0)

 

(#8) Bhumibol Ektawatkul (1-0)

(#9) Rodolphe Gygax (1-0)

 

(#5) Teeratep Nutnum (1-0)

(#12) Frank Romita (1-0)

 

(#4) Luiz Machado (5-1)

(#13) Nicholas Bretton (1-0)

 

(#6) Greg Chiang (4-1)

(#11) Atep of Indonesia (1-0)

 

(#3) Easton Frye (5-0)

(#14) Agustin Gonzalez (1-0)

 

(#7) Claudio Palacios (4-1)

(#10) George Astaire (3-1)

 

(#2) Kanji Togo (8-3)

(#15) Seth O’Breen (1-0)

[wshred13]

I was going to start making posters, but the photoshop files are too big for this site. So I guess they just continue to be giant walls of text.

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GAMMA 36 Middleweight Second Round

Saturday Week 4 of January

 

Osmosis Benn again has missed weight, his second time during the grand prix. Even if he wins, it is a possibility that he will be removed from the tournament and replaced by someone else.

 

Adam Davids has announced that for the second round of each grand prix, only grand prix bouts will be on the main card. That means high level, non tournament match ups, like Tora Mizwar vs. Gempachi Higa, will be unusually relegated to the prelims.

 

PRELIMS

 

Middleweight:

Mal Phe Roby (0-2) vs. Jerezo (2-2)

After splitting the first four rounds 2 a piece, Roby KO’s Jerezo with a clinch knee.

Official Decision: Mal Phe Roby wins by KO (Knee) (2:22 of Round 5)

Middleweight:

“The Mack Attack” Petey Mack (1-1) vs. “Brickhouse” Thorbjorn Rekdal (3-0)

Mack again takes a tough fight, taking on Rekdal, an undefeated prospect from ALPHA-1. Rekdal got the better of things on the feet, stunning Mack a couple times and dropping him once. Most figured if Mack was beat on the feet, he would lose the fight. However, Mack showed a highly underrated ground game, submitting the highly touted ALPHA-1 prospect with a triangle/armbar combo.

Official Decision: Petey Mack wins by Submission (Triangle/Armbar) (3:34 of Round 2)

 

Middleweight:

Leonardo da Costa (3-2) vs. “The Spartan” Davis Spyrou (2-3)

Spyrou was saved tapping by the horn at the end of round 1, but he was taken down at the beginning of round 2 and had too much time to survive with the superior Costa, eventually succumbing to a kneebar.

Official Decision: Leonardo da Costa wins by Submission (Kneebar) (3:03 of Round 2)

 

Middleweight:

Buddy Garner (3-1) vs. Haranobu Oshiro (2-2)

Garner had a huge advantage on the ground, but he only got it there once at the end of a round. He did alright on the feet, but kept his chin too exposed and had it checked a few times. A clean head kick proved to be enough to put out the grappling ace.

Official Decision: Haranobu Oshiro wins by KO (Head Kick) (:26 of Round 3)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Tora “The Bull” Mizwar (5-2) vs. Gempachi “The General” Higa (6-5)

When this fight was announced as a preliminary bout, a lot of fans were left scratching their heads. After the fight, it’s probably a good thing less people saw it. Mizwar won a split decision with almost no damage done to either man in 25 minutes. He got four takedowns and essentially blanketed Higa until the ref stood him up.

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

 

MAIN CARD

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Hans-Peter Schneider (1-2) vs. Ieyoshi Yamashita (2-2)

Yamashita dominates the fight with takedowns and top control.

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

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Humberto “The Hit Man” Falcao (2-2) vs. “The Amazing” JJ Reid (1-0)

Reid gets a takedown and a rear naked choke for a tidy, damage free victory.

Official Decision: JJ Reid wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (3:13 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

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

Sryianto surprisingly took Darling down in the first round. He didn’t do much with it, but he took the round. In the second, both men were content to stand and Darling surprisingly got the better of it, knocking him down with a series of furious punches for a TKO.

Official Decision: Dexter Darling wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:05 of Round 2)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Thais Antonio Taffarel (5-1) vs. “The Russian Nightmare” Fjodor Kanchelskis (1-0)

This fight was all about the takedown. Each guy got two takedowns, which won them those respective rounds. The one round neither man got a takedown was very close on the feet, but all 3 judges agreed that Fjodor won it.

Official Decision: Fjodor Kanchelskis wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (9-5) vs. “The Anarchist” Matthew Dean (3-1)

Casual fans thought Tanaka would own this fight, but more hardcore fans knew that Matthew Dean is the real deal. Dean takes Tanaka down and armbars him from side control.

Official Decision: Matthew Dean wins by Submission (Armbar) (3:39 of Round 1)

Middleweight Second Round:

Oleg Dorosklov (12-1) vs. Heiji “The Immortal” Endo (1-0)

Wow. Oleg Dorosklov has never lost a fight contested below 200 lbs and most figured the first time would be him getting caught by a punch. Endo shattered that, completely outgrappling Dorosklov en route to a rear naked choke victory.

Official Decision: Heiji Endo wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:35 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (11-4) vs. “The Warrior” Dokuohtei Kuroki (3-2)

Kuroki avoids the takedown in round 1 at the expense of making the fight horribly boring. He finally engages in the second round, but that opens him up for being taken down. Once on his back, it wasn’t long before he was tapping out.

Official Decision: Joaquim Fontes wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:40 of Round 2)

 

Middleweight Second Round:

Osmosis Benn (5-0) vs. “Mr. Awesome” Carl Ratcliffe (5-2)

Benn again misses weight, this time by 4 pounds. Ratcliffe had some success on the feet, but was overwhelmed by Benn’s grappling and heavy ground and pound.

Official Decision: Osmosis Benn wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:29 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Post Fight News:

 

Oleg Dorosklov was respectful to Heiji Endo after the huge upset, but made disparaging comments about the grand prix itself, especially talking about the fact that Osmosis Benn hasn't even made weight yet.

 

Carl Ratcliffe also commented on Benn's weight saying, "Who knows how the fight might've gone down if Benn actually had to make weight?"

 

GAMMA President Adam Davids has stated the Benn will most likely get one last shot at making weight. GAMMA will develop a contingency plan should he miss again.

 

Prediction Results:

wekka - (7 of 8) (AT = 57 of 72)

CageRage - (6 of 8) (AT = 49 of 72)

 

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January MMA News:

The UCFF Promotion, based out of California, has debuted.

 

After signing a bunch of lesser talent to fill out their grand prix's, GAMMA has started the new year with massive cuts. Most noticeably is Jack Cobblepot, who like a lot of the roster cuts have 3 straight losses. Marcelo Boccoli was also cut, winning all his fights in one night to win a prelim tourney before going on a 4 fight loss streak. Luckily for most of the cut fighters, they've found employment elsewhere.

 

GAMMA Releases:

Jack Cobblepot (6-6), Dana Delaney (1-2), Nobuo Morita (0-2), Ronan Mary (0-2), Daniil Skala (0-1), Edward Zahn (0-4), Jasper Osmond (4-6), Marcelo Boccoli (3-4), Samuel Russo (2-4), Shane Gilchrist (0-3), Bunrakuken Abe (1-3), Nicky Shapiro (0-3), Rayver Anzure (0-1), Tsunesaburo Oonishi (0-3), Yuji Latu (2-3), Jackson Gray (0-2)

 

GAMMA Signings:

Marlon John (0-0), Lawrence Herringbone (0-0)

 

Retirements:

Stan Blackheath (3-6)

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GAMMA 37 Welterweight Second Round

 

PRELIMS

 

Welterweight:

“The Savage” Datuk Ong Ka Ting (0-0) vs. Ruy Mendes da Rocha (0-2)

Datuk dominates the fight, getting top control in all 5 rounds, but he struggled to pass the guard and didn’t seem to be going after a finish.

Official Decision: Datuk Ong Ka Ting wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Welterweight:

“Dangerous” Darin Blood (1-2) vs. Slade Cregg (0-1)

This wasn’t a super decisive fight either way. Cregg had mild success in taking Blood down, but couldn’t do anything while on the ground. On the feet, Blood landed some heavy shots, but didn’t land a bunch of shots throughout the fight.

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

Welterweight:

“Mercenary” Mills Mullally (3-3) vs. Rafael “Slick” Tavares (0-0)

Mullally hurt Tavares with punches early on, but Rafael was able to recover, settle in and even win the round on some people’s scorecards with some very effective leg kicks. Tavares tried to continue that strategy in the second round, but found himself too predictable, as Mullally timed him and came over the top with a KO right hand.

Official Decision: Mills Mullally wins by KO (Punch) (:49 of Round 2)

 

Welterweight:

Bobby “All Star” Brubaker (0-2) vs. Bud “The Rocket” Brockett (0-0)

Brubaker gets taken down and tries to get back to his feet, but his haste just allows Brockett to pass to mount. Brockett unloads with punches and the referee deems that Brubaker was no longer defending himself, which many disagreed with.

Official Decision: Bud Brockett wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:00 of Round 1)

Welterweight:

Carlos da Guia (0-0) vs. Afonso Romero (0-1)

After a short feeling out period, da Guia blitzes Romero with strikes for a TKO.

Official Decision: Carlos da Guia wins by TKO (2:04 of Round 1)

Welterweight:

Manuel “The Prodigy” Silva (0-0) vs. Carmelo Rossi (0-1)

Silva starts out with flashy techniques, including the first spinning back elbow ever thrown in the GAMMA cage, but wasn’t landing much. As soon as he went with more conventional strikes, Rossi was overwhelmed and finished.

Official Decision: Manuel Silva wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:29 of Round 1)

 

Welterweight:

Josh “TNT” Aldarisio (4-2) vs. Bokkai “Thunder” Iida (7-7)

After more than 3 rounds of clinch against the cage and blanketing top control, Aldarisio throws one of his first strikes from pure stand up, a looping right, that knocks Iida out.

Official Decision: Josh Aldarisio wins by KO (Punch) (1:58 of Round 4)

 

MAIN CARD

 

Welterweight Second Round:

Templeton “The Body” Crumb (1-0) vs. “Dangerous” David Allen (2-2)

Crumb was definitely looking for the knock out punch. After headhunting lost him round 1 on the scorecards, it led to a knockdown and a finish in the second.

Official Decision: Templeton Crumb wins by TKO (Strikes) (:58 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Welterweight Second Round:

“The Spew Monkey” Kenneth Toadspew (1-0) vs. “The Strategist” Rufus Stephens (1-0)

On paper, this was a dead even fight between two men who mirrored each others skills perfectly and that’s exactly how it played out. It was pretty much a straight up wrestling match where both guys got takedowns and defended a ton as well. In the end, Stephens won a razor thin split decision.

Official Decision: Rufus Stephens wins by Split Decision (48-47, 46-48, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Welterweight Second Round:

“The Devil in Blue” Ichisake Miyagi (1-0) vs. Syed Tan (2-1)

Miyagi was unable to get Tan down for quite a few rounds and had the fight gone to decision, he would’ve lost. However, as soon as he was finally able to get Tan down, he finished him with strikes.

Official Decision: Ichisake Miyagi wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:09 of Round 4)

 

Welterweight Second Round:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (8-5) vs. “The X Factor” Xie Ming (3-3)

Ming didn’t even show up for this fight. Marko jabbed the crap out of Ming’s face, then took him down and punched him some more until the ref ended it.

Official Decision: Marko Prochazka wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:39 of Round 1)

 

Welterweight Second Round:

Heikichi Shimizu (4-0) vs. Fukusaburo Hirano (3-1)

Shimizu just couldn’t get Hirano down and that wound up with him getting knocked out.

Official Decision: Fukusaburo Hirano wins by KO (Punch) (1:28 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

Welterweight Second Round:

“Fury Awoken” Sukarno (4-1) vs. “The Show Stopper” Jack Humphreys (4-1)

Like all of his victories, this one ended in a violent flurry of strikes by Sukarno.

Official Decision: Sukarno wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:22 of Round 1)

 

Welterweight Second Round:

“The Pain Train” Chew Chua (6-1) vs. Vikram Sithalayan (3-1)

Chua had a bad gameplan, as he found himself taken down multiple times off of leg kicks. His sub defense was solid, but that’s the only reason he made it to the third round, where he was finally forced to tap by a kneebar.

Official Decision: Vikram Sithalayan wins by Submission (Kneebar) (4:02 of Round 3)

SOTN Award Winner

Welterweight Second Round:

“The Super Animal” Noach Van Der Capellen (6-1) vs. Lloyd “The KO Kid” McAllister (1-2)

This was an awful fight. Most expected that if VDC wasn’t the superior striker, he would just take McAllister down. Not only did he not do that, but he hardly even engaged on the feet. It looked destined to go to decision, but VDC got a KO punch in the fourth round.

Official Decision: Noach Van Der Cappellen wins by KO (Punch) (:22 of Round 4)

 

Prediction Results:

wekka -6 of 8 (AT = 63 of 78)

CageRage - 6 of 8(AT = 55 of 78)

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February MMA News:

 

GAMMA Signings:

Bud Brockett (0-0), Fiyero Lermentov (0-0), Datuk Ong Ta King (0-0), Shozaburo Kuramoto (Atsuhi Nakajima Re-Gen) (0-0),

 

GAMMA Releases:

Ruy Mendes da Rocha (0-3), Lloyd McAllister (1-3), Afonso Romero (0-2),

 

Retirements:

Ernie Bruns (1-6)

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GAMMA 38 Light Heavyweight Second Round

 

PRELIMS

 

Light Heavyweight:

“The Bad Element” Curt Kitson (0-0) vs. Stratos “Atlas” Papaioannou (0-1)

Stratos had nothing for Kitson, continuously trying to clinch with him when all that led to was him getting his ass judo tossed onto the mat. Kitson came close on a couple submissions, but ultimately couldn’t finish the fight.

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

 

Light Heavyweight:

Kendall “The Gambler” Tracey (1-2) vs. Robun Yamazaki (2-4)

This was a dead even fight in all areas that wasn’t very entertaining.

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

 

Light Heavyweight:

Pedro “Homicide” Sousa (2-3) vs. Yoritomo Ina (3-3)

Ina eventually gets Sousa down in the third round after many tries in the first two rounds and pounds Sousa out.

Official Decision: Yoritomo Ina wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:54 of Round 3)

FOTN Award Winner

Light Heavyweight:

“Blood Spirit” Hyun-Shik Lim (3-1) vs. Tsuramatsu “The Bezerker” Inoue (2-3)

They go right at it from the start, exchanging recklessly. Lim wins out, blasting Inoue for a TKO victory.

Official Decision: Hyun-Shik Lim wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:27 of Round 1)

 

MAIN CARD

Light Heavyweight Second Round:

Affonso “The Cyborg” Villar (3-0) vs. “The Gladiator” Niko Soldo (4-1)

Well…that was brief. Villar, just looking to feel things out, throws out a leg kick. Soldo comes over the top with a vicious right hand that ends the fight right then and there.

Official Decision: Niko Soldo wins by KO (Punch) (:30 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Light Heavyweight Second Round:

“Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (8-6) vs. “The Bringer of Pain” Khru Duangjan (1-0)

Khru lives up to his nickname, finishing Curran off in under two minutes.

Official Decision: Khru Duangjan wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:52 of Round 1)

Light Heavyweight Second Round:

Arthur Franco (5-2) vs. Nestor “The Anvil” Morozov (3-2)

After a dead even and dull couple of rounds, Morozov knocks Franco out with an uppercut.

Official Decision: Nestor Morozov wins by KO (Uppercut) (2:41 of Round 3)

Light Heavyweight Second Round:

Christian “Overload” Mountfield (5-1) vs. John “The Ripper” Rivero (1-0)

Rivero takes Mountfield down and submits him via rear naked choke with ease.

Official Decision: John Rivero wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:14 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Light Heavyweight Second Round:

“The Hamburg Hammer” Jacob Matthaus (1-0) vs. Duke “Nukem” Aiona (2-2)

Aiona dominated the fight, even posting a possible 10-8 round, only to get TKO’d with four seconds left in the bout.

Official Decision: Jacob Matthaus wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:56 of Round 5)

 

Light Heavyweight Second Round:

“Stormin” Norman Pike (6-1) vs. “The Scourge of Europe” Nicolai Mickiewicz (2-2)

Pike won this fight with his takedown. He took Nicolai down in just about every round, but struggled to do anything significant with it.

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

 

Light Heavyweight Second Round:

Sho Kitabatake (5-0) vs. “The Iron Man” Junior Patinkin (3-1)

After outgrappling Kitabatake in round 1, Patinkin avoids a slam in the second round and takes Sho’s back off of that. Patinkin then makes Sho pay for his mistake, TKO’ing him.

Official Decision: Junior Patinkin wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:12 of Round 2)

 

Light Heavyweight Second Round:

Mantas Andreyev (10-2) vs. Zvonimir “The Croatian Sensation” Asanovic (1-0)

This left the crowd even more in shock than when Oleg went down. Oleg was dominated over the course of two rounds, so it was more of a lasting feeling of not being able to believe it was happening. This one happened so quick that it felt like it wasn’t real. Asanovic blitzes Andreyev with strikes, finishing him in just over 30 seconds.

Official Decision: Zvonimir Asanovic wins by TKO (Strikes) (:34 of Round 1)

 

Post Fight News:

 

Just like the Middleweight Second Round, all post fight focus was on the upset of the #1 seed, this time, Mantas Andreyev. Andreyev was humble in defeat and very complimentary of his opponent, saying that Zvonimir would win the whole thing. When asked about a potential rematch with Oleg Dorosklov, Mantas declined, saying that neither of them would really be interested in that fight.

 

Prediction Results:

wekka -4 of 8 (67 of 86)

CageRage - 3 of 8 (58 of 86)

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Friday Night Fights Lightweight Second Round

 

PRELIMS

 

Lightweight:

“The Tropical Tornado” Azor Portela Nunes (0-0) vs. Fiyero Lermontov (0-0)

Lermontov completely dominates the fight. He takes Nunes down in the first round and controls him. He then bloodies him up from clinch in the second round and finally finishes him off in the third.

Official Decision: Fiyero Lermontov wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:51 of Round 3)

 

Lightweight:

Davi Carlos Ramos (0-2) vs. Henry “The King” Baldwin (0-2)

As evidenced by the scorecards, this one was close. Baldwin opened up in the first two rounds in interesting fashion, getting takedowns off of leg lock attempts. The final three rounds he went away from that, which lead to a relatively uninteresting striking exchange.

Official Decision: Henry Baldwin wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight:

Kenji “Star” Akita (0-0) vs. H.M. Menzel (0-1)

Akita has a promising debut, taking Menzels back on the ground and stopping him with strikes.

Official Decision: Kenji Akita wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:19 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight:

Benny “The Jet” Danare (0-0) vs. “The Highlight” Harvey Ripa (0-1)

Oddly, Danare didn’t try to take Ripa down in the first round. Once he decided to in the second, he easily passed from half guard to mount and locked on an Americana.

Official Decision: Benny Danare wins by Submission (Americana) (3:23 of Round 2)

 

Lightweight:

Yoshiro Makamori (0-0) vs. “The Black Dog” Anthony Ray Shenkman (0-1)

Despite doing far less damage, Shenkman wins the fight by controlling Makamori against the cage for 3 of the 5 rounds.

Official Decision: Anthony Ray Shenkman wins by Unanimous Decision (1-1)

 

Lightweight:

Ejiro Yanagita (6-6) vs. Franak Pavilchenko (1-2)

It seemed like every round ended with Yanagita in a dominant position, ready to finish the fight. After several close calls, Franak found Yanagita on his back early in round 4 and couldn’t fight off the rear naked choke attempts for as long as was needed.

Official Decision: Ejiro Yanagita wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (2:58 of Round 4)

 

Lightweight:

“Bulldozer” Benedikt Streit (2-2) vs. “The Wing Chun Superstar” Motoki Hojo (3-2)

Streit can take a beating. He was never able to get Hojo down and he ate a lot of vicious strikes, was dropped multiple times and had the ref very close to stopping the fight a couple times.

Official Decision: Motoki Hojo wins by Unanimous Decision (50-45) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight Second Round:

Bhumibol Ektawatkul (1-0) vs. “G-Force” Rodolphe Gygax (1-0)

After some jabs back and forth, Gygax explodes on Ektawatkul for an exciting TKO victory.

Official Decision: Rodolphe Gygax wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:20 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Second Round:

“The Peruvian Punisher” Claudio Palacios (4-1) vs. George “Full Force” Astaire (3-1)

After an evenly matched first five minutes, Astaire gets his back taken in a scramble and immediately found himself caught in a rear naked choke.

Official Decision: Claudio Palacios wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:26 of Round 2)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Lightweight Second Round:

Greg Chiang (4-1) vs. Atep of Indonesia (1-0)

Chiang catches a leg kick and takes Atep down in the first round, but that just led to 3 minutes of him laying on Atep. In the second round, Chiang really wasn’t setting up his takedown, and that led to him eating a steady diet of punches that stopped the fight.

Official Decision: Atep of Indonesia wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:26 of Round 2)

 

Lightweight Second Round:

Teeratep “Crazy Monkey” Nutnum (1-0) vs. “The Banker” Frank Romita (1-0)

Romita takes Nutnum down in both round, but it ends up being quite dull as they pretty much stalemate each other. Then, from out of nowhere, Romita obliterates Nutnum with strikes from side mount.

Official Decision: Frank Romita wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:33 of Round 2)

 

MAIN CARD

 

Lightweight Second Round:

Luiz “The Tarantula” Machado (5-1) vs. “The Blonde Bomber” Nicholas Bretton (1-0)

This wound up being a tedious bout to watch. On the feet, Machado stayed elusive and used his jab well. He also took Bretton down 4 times, but was never able to pass the guard so that aspect of the fight was really boring.

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

Lightweight Second Round:

Easton “Small” Frye (5-0) vs. “The Latino Wild Cat” Agustin Gonzalez (1-0)

Frye dominated Gonzalez, taking his back within the first minute or so. He tried to show off his new submission skills, but the rear naked choke just wasn’t there for him so he just fell back on his devastating ground and pound to finish things off.

Official Decision: Easton Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:49 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Second Round:

Kanji Togo (8-3) vs. Seth “Submission King” O’Breen (1-0)

O’Breen might need to change his nickname after this one. He sprawl and brawled to perfection, finishing Togo in the second round.

Official Decision: Seth O’Breen wins by TKO (Strikes) (:24 of Round 2)

FOTN & KOTN Award Winner

 

Lightweight Second Round:

Francesco Marazzina (8-3) vs. “The Sharpshooter” Georges Nouri (1-0)

This was a great fight, but Nouri always seemed to be a step ahead. His judo throws were a huge part of his victory.

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

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March MMA News:

 

The most hyped debuting fighter of all time has arrived. Hassan Fezzik is finally here.

 

Signings:

Hassan Fezzik (0-0), Tadao Miyazaki (0-0), Mark Cohen (0-0), Neil Napier (0-0)

 

Releases:

Jerezo (2-3), Gempachi Higa (6-6), Davi Carlos Ramos (0-3), Franak Pavilchenko (1-3), Bokkai Iida (7-8), Bobby Brubaker (0-3)

 

Retirements:

None

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GAMMA 39 First Defense

 

Despite the card hosting the first defense of the GAMMA Heavyweight Championship, most of the press has been focused on the first fight on the main card. Henrik Berg, who's been on the shelf for nearly 2 years because he's unwilling and possibly unable to cut to 265, is finally back. Even if he could make 265, most would avoid a fight with him because of his boring, but very effective tactics. Super prospect Hassan Fezzik doesn't care about any of that. Fezzik's debut will take place against a man who weighs more than 70 pounds more than he does and was a semifinalist in the first ever GAMMA Grand Prix. Everyone agrees that Fezzik has limitless potential, but could this be too much too soon?

 

PRELIMS

 

Light Heavyweight:

“The Punisher” Marlon John (0-0) vs. Mark “The Thing” Cohen (0-0)

After a great battle for a takedown in round 1, John finally gets one in round 2. He uses it well, passing to mount and finishing Cohen with heavy punches.

Official Decision: Marlon John wins by TKO (Punches) (2:54 of Round 2)

 

Heavyweight:

Christopher “The Knife” Sharp (0-1) vs. “Danger” Timothy Alexander (1-1)

After being knocked out in his debut, Sharp played this one safe, immediately getting on the inside and clinching with Alexander. He slams him down from against the cage, impressively passes from half guard straight to mount and pounds him out with strikes.

Official Decision: Christopher Sharp wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:38 of Round 1)

 

Heavyweight:

Lawrence “The Law” Herringbone (0-0) vs. Gerson Mauricio (0-0)

Herringbone counters a leg kick with a judo trip and then armbars Mauricio from mount.

Official Decision: Lawrence Herringbone wins by Submission (Armbar) (2:10 of Round 1)

SOTN & FOTN Award Winner

 

Heavyweight:

Yoshikazu “Fat Boy” Inamoto (5-2) vs. Stjepan “The Mammoth” Andric (2-2)

Andric used movement well in the first round, frustrating the sumo. Inamoto aggressively charged in at the start of the second round, but found his takedown stuffed. He ended up on his back, where he looked like a fish out of water while he ate strikes from half guard.

Official Decision: Stjepan Andric wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:52 of Round 2)

 

Heavyweight:

“Unstoppable K” Kunimichi Kikuchi (1-0) vs. “The Bulldog” Harry Milne (1-0)

Kikuchi beats Milne in a takedown contest.

Official Decision: Kunimichi Kikuchi wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

MAIN CARD

Openweight:

“The Big Bad” Hassan Fezzik (0-0) vs. Henrik “The Ice” Berg (5-3-1)

After all the hype, it looked like Fezzik was going to get “Berg’d”. He spent the entire first round pinned to the fence. Fezzik made Berg pay for his tactics in the second round with a huge knock out right cross.

Official Decision: Hassan Fezzik wins by KO (Punch) (2:29 of Round 2)

KOTN Award Winner

Heavyweight:

“The Brazilian Bomber” Gladstone Lopes (3-1) vs. Hiro Arai (3-3)

Arai was the better stand up fighter, forcing Lopes to initiate his plan B. Lopes had some success clinching up, but ended up being KO’d by one punch.

Official Decision: Hiro Arai wins by KO (Punch) (:20 of Round 4)

 

Heavyweight:

“Swedish Superman” Gunnar Nilsson (4-2) vs. “Chief” Fatuma Roy (2-2)

The one word to describe this fight would be smother, as that is what Nilsson did from beginning to end.

Official Decision: Gunnar Nilsson wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Heavyweight:

“Mr. Saturday Night” Phil Verdigree (8-6) vs. Murray Darby (2-4)

Darby got knocked down, but he got up again, he was never going to be kept down...until the ref stopped the fight in the third.

Official Decision: Phil Verdigree wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:19 of Round 3)

 

Heavyweight:

Alex Frye (7-4) vs. “The Pit Bull” Gary Sampson (7-4)

Both guys had a good amount of success. Sampson really lit Frye up on the feet, but he just couldn’t stop the takedowns. In the end, Frye’s takedowns ended up beating out Sampsons stand up as Frye stopped Gary with ground and pound.

Official Decision: Alex Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:26 of Round 3)

 

Heavyweight:

“The Immortal” Vojtech Kucera (7-4) vs. Josimar Martins (5-2)

A competitive striking bout turned into a one sided affair because of Kucera’s near nonexistent gas tank. At the start of the third round, Kucera put all his eggs in a head kick basket. He missed and found himself finished 20 seconds later after an onslaught of punches.

Official Decision: Josimar Martins wins by TKO (Strikes) (:32 of Round 3)

 

Heavyweight:

“The Pit Bull” Rick Stanley (9-5) vs. “The Tower of Power” Tim Boyer (3-1)

Boyer completely outclasses Stanley, picking him apart in the first and then finishing him in the second.

Official Decision: Tim Boyer wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:30 of Round 2)

 

Heavyweight Championship:

“The Reaper” Spencer Rubenstein (5-0) vs. Graham “The Man Mountain” Goodbody (8-2)

Nothing…nothing…nothing…Rubenstein explodes for a first round TKO to defend his title for the first time.

Official Decision: Spencer Rubenstein wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:51 of Round 1)

 

Post Fight News:

 

With Rubenstein defending his title, a lot of the post fight interviews were focused on who would be next. There really isn't a clear cut contender. Tim Boyer looks to be the closest to a shot, but many feel he needs at least another solid win under his belt. Hassan Fezzik was also highly focused on, even as a possible challenger for the belt. This may lead to an extended time off for Rubenstein while a number one contender is decided.

 

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Upcoming Match Ups:

 

Red = Grand Prix Quarterfinal Bouts

 

GAMMA 40

Tora Mizwar (6-2) vs. Petey Mack (2-1)

Thais Antonio Taffarel (5-2) vs. Yoshinobu Tanaka (9-6)

Oleg Dorosklov (12-2) vs. Carl Ratcliffe (5-3)

Ieyoshi Yanashita (3-2) vs. Dexter Darling (2-0)

Heiji Endo (2-0) vs. Fjodor Kanchelskis (2-0)

Matthew Dean (4-1) vs. JJ Reid (2-0)

Joaquim Fontes (12-4) vs. Osmosis Benn (6-0)

 

GAMMA 41

Josh Aldarisio (5-2) vs. Mills Mullally (4-3)

Heikichi Shimizu (4-1) vs. Jack Humphreys (4-2)

Chew Chua (6-2) vs. Lukas Mellberg (4-2)

Ichisake Miyagi (2-0) vs. Templeton Crumb (2-0)

Vikram Sithalayan (4-1) vs. Rufus Stephens (2-0)

Marko Prochazka (9-5) vs. Fukusaburo Hirano (4-1)

Noach Van Der Capellen (7-1) vs. Sukarno (5-1)

 

GAMMA 42

Hyun-Shik Lim (4-1) vs. Yoritomo Ina (4-3)

Affonso Villar (3-1) vs. Mick Curran (8-7)

Kanji Togo (8-4) vs. Motoki Hojo (4-2)

Christian Mountfield (5-2) vs. Arthur Franco (5-3)

Francesco Marazzina (9-4) vs. Greg Chiang (4-2)

Mantas Andreyev (10-3) vs. Sho Kitabatake (5-1)

Junior Patinkin (4-1) vs. Khru Duangjan (2-0)

John Rivero (2-0) vs. Jacob Matthaus (2-0)

Zvonimir Asanovic (2-0) vs. Niko Soldo (5-1)

Norman Pike (7-1) vs. Nestor Morozov (4-2)

 

FNF Lightweight Quarterfinals

Ejiro Yanagita (7-6) vs. George Astaire (3-2)

Claudio Palacios (5-1) vs. Seth O'Breen (2-0)

Georges Nouri (2-0) vs. Rodolphe Gygax (2-0)

Luiz Machado (6-1) vs. Frank Romita (2-0)

Easton Frye (6-0) vs. Atep of Indonesia (2-0)

[CageRage]

Upcoming Match Ups:

 

Red = Grand Prix Quarterfinal Bouts

 

GAMMA 40

Tora Mizwar (6-2) vs. Petey Mack (2-1)

Thais Antonio Taffarel (5-2) vs. Yoshinobu Tanaka (9-6)

Oleg Dorosklov (12-2) vs. Carl Ratcliffe (5-3)

Ieyoshi Yanashita (3-2) vs. Dexter Darling (2-0)

Heiji Endo (2-0) vs. Fjodor Kanchelskis (2-0)

Matthew Dean (4-1) vs. JJ Reid (2-0)

Joaquim Fontes (12-4) vs. Osmosis Benn (6-0)

 

GAMMA 41

Josh Aldarisio (5-2) vs. Mills Mullally (4-3)

Heikichi Shimizu (4-1) vs. Jack Humphreys (4-2)

Chew Chua (6-2) vs. Lukas Mellberg (4-2)

Ichisake Miyagi (2-0) vs. Templeton Crumb (2-0)

Vikram Sithalayan (4-1) vs. Rufus Stephens (2-0)

Marko Prochazka (9-5) vs. Fukusaburo Hirano (4-1)

Noach Van Der Capellen (7-1) vs. Sukarno (5-1)

 

GAMMA 42

Hyun-Shik Lim (4-1) vs. Yoritomo Ina (4-3)

Affonso Villar (3-1) vs. Mick Curran (8-7)

Kanji Togo (8-4) vs. Motoki Hojo (4-2)

Christian Mountfield (5-2) vs. Arthur Franco (5-3)

Francesco Marazzina (9-4) vs. Greg Chiang (4-2)

Mantas Andreyev (10-3) vs. Sho Kitabatake (5-1)

Junior Patinkin (4-1) vs. Khru Duangjan (2-0)

John Rivero (2-0) vs. Jacob Matthaus (2-0)

Zvonimir Asanovic (2-0) vs. Niko Soldo (5-1)

Norman Pike (7-1) vs. Nestor Morozov (4-2)

 

FNF Lightweight Quarterfinals

Ejiro Yanagita (7-6) vs. George Astaire (3-2)

Claudio Palacios (5-1) vs. Seth O'Breen (2-0)

Georges Nouri (2-0) vs. Rodolphe Gygax (2-0)

Luiz Machado (6-1) vs. Frank Romita (2-0)

Easton Frye (6-0) vs. Atep of Indonesia (2-0)

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GAMMA 40 8 Middleweights

 

Finally, Osmosis Benn makes weight, temporarily hushing most of the talk of replacing him. Many believe that should he have trouble making weight in the future, the winner of the Oleg Dorosklov/Carl Ratcliffe will replace him.

 

PRELIMS

 

Middleweight:

“Sick” Shozaburo Kuramoto (0-0) vs. Tadao Miyazaki (0-0)

This was hands down one of the best fights of all time. The first round consisted of a back and forth ground battle. Miyazaki then posted a10-8 second round, absolutely picking Kuramoto apart on the feet. The third round was somewhat forgettable, with Tadao continuing to have an edge in the stand up. Finally, Kuramoto gets Miyazaki back down in the fourth round and gets the huge arm triangle victory.

Official Decision: Shozaburo Kuramoto wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (3:49 of Round 4)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

“The Islander” Neil Napier (0-0) vs. “The Warrior” Dokuohtei Kuroki (3-3)

Napier took Kuroki down in the first round and did some solid ground and pound. The next three rounds was pretty competitive action in the clinch. Kuroki starts out the fifth by going for a leg lock, which leads to him getting top position. Napier shows a good bottom game, catching him in a triangle/armbar.

Official Decision: Neil Napier wins by Submission (Triangle/Armbar) (2:59 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Hans-Peter Schneider (1-3) vs. Humberto “The Hit Man” Falcao (2-3)

Falcao wins a rock em sock em robots match with a left cross KO.

Official Decision: Humberto Falcao wins by KO (Punch) (1:17 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight:

Bambang Sriyanto (2-2) vs. Haranobu Oshiro (3-2)

Sriyanto started off strong, utilizing his superior striking skills as well as blanketing top control to take the first three rounds. Oshiro finishes strong, even dropping Bambang with a devastating head kick, but he still came out on the short side of a decision.

Official Decision: Bambang Sriyanto wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

“Brickhouse” Thorbjorn Rekdal (3-1) vs. Mal Phe Roby (1-2)

After splitting the first four rounds evenly, this striking bout all came down to the fifth round. It ended up being pretty close, with Rekdal edging it on 2 of the 3 scorecards.

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

Middleweight:

Buddy Garner (3-2) vs. Davis “The Spartan” Spyrou (2-4)

Garner takes Davis down off a leg kick and mounts him. Spyrou tried to shift him off, but just ended up tapping to a kneebar.

Official Decision: Buddy Garner wins by Submission (Kneebar) (2:07 of Round 1)

 

MAIN CARD

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Ieyoshi Yanashita (3-2) vs. Dexter “D-Man” Darling (2-0)

This was a head scratching performance as Darling never shot in for a takedown. Meanwhile, Yanashita ate him up with leg kicks and took him down multiple times, eventually finishing him with a guillotine.

Official Decision: Ieyoshi Yanashita wins by Submission (Guillotine) (2:17 of Round 4)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Heiji “The Immortal” Endo (2-0) vs. “The Russian Nightmare” Fjodor Kanchelskis (2-0)

Endo outwrestled Fjodor, but didn’t do any damage and gassed himself out. Fjodor then went on to pepper him with shots on the feet to win a rather one sided decision.

Official Decision: Fjodor Kanchelskis wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Tora “Bull” Mizwar (6-2) vs. “The Mack Attack” Petey Mack (2-1)

This had quite a bit of striking, but was mainly the two men trying to take each other down. Both guys had mild success, both in the stand up and the grappling. Mizwar really ate Mack up with leg kicks, but that ended up being his demise as Mack countered a leg kick with a huge KO punch.

Official Decision: Petey Mack wins by KO (Punch) (3:23 of Round 5)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight:

Thais Antonio Taffarel (5-2) vs. Yoshinobu “Spirit Roar” Tanaka (9-6)

After a good battle that took place in all facets of MMA, Taffarel wins the bout with a standing guillotine.

Official Decision: Thais Antonio Taffarel wins by Submission (Guillotine Choke) (3:31 of Round 4)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

“The Anarchist” Matthew Dean (4-1) vs. “The Amazing” JJ Reid (2-0)

After four rounds of Dean punishing Reid against the cage with dirty boxing, Reid takes Dean down and finishes him with the arm triangle.

Official Decision: JJ Reid wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (3:38 of Round 5)

 

Middleweight:

Oleg Dorosklov (12-2) vs. “Mr. Awesome” Carl Ratcliffe (5-3)

Ratcliffe makes the mistake of throwing a leg kick against an elite grappler. He finds himself mounted for most of the round, fending off submission attempts before finally succumbing to an Americana.

Official Decision: Oleg Dorosklov wins by Submission (Americana) (4:46 of Round 1)

 

Middleweight Quarterfinal:

Joaquim “Assassino Silencioso” Fontes (12-4) vs. Osmosis Benn (6-0)

Fontes just had no answer for Benn. He was unable to get top position, didn’t threaten from bottom with subs and got hit by heavy punches on the feet. Benn eventually pounds Fontes with punches from side control for the stoppage.

Official Decision: Osmosis Benn wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:39 of Round 4)

 

Post Fight News:

 

So the first final four is set. While Ieyoshi Yanashita, Fjodor Kanchelskis and JJ Reid have made it through, all focus at the press conference was on 7-0 Osmosis Benn and his difficulty making 185.

[wshred13]

April MMA News:

 

GAMMA Signings:

Beau Gorshin (0-0), Guillermo Morales (0-0), Gustavo Bautista (0-0),

 

GAMMA Releases:

Murray Darby (2-5), Robun Yamazaki (2-5), Tsuramatsu Inoue (2-4)

 

Retirements:

None

[wshred13]

GAMMA 41 Welterweight Quarterfinals

 

PRELIMS

 

Welterweight:

Slade Cregg (0-2) vs. Carmelo Rossi (0-2)

Cregg drops Rossi in the second round, mounts him and continues to rain down with blows for a stoppage.

Official Decision: Slade Cregg wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:41 of Round 2)

 

Welterweight:

Carlos da Guia (1-0) vs. “The Savage” Datuk Ong Ka Ting (1-0)

Da Guia put a beatdown on Ting in the first round, dropping him and then really doing work on his body with knees from side control. Not wanting anything to do with the stand up, Datuk looks to clinch with da Guia at the start of the second, but he just ends up tapping to a standing guillotine.

Official Decision: Carlos da Guia wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (1:31 of Round 2)

Da Guia’s out for four months with a knee injury

 

Welterweight:

Maunel “The Prodigy” Silva (1-0) vs. Bud “The Rocket” Brockett (1-0)

Brockett wears Silva down against the cage in the first round. Silva’s corner tells him to finish it in the second and he obliges. He turns up his pace and picks Brockett apart, en route to a TKO victory.

Official Decision: Manuel Silva wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:54 of Round 2)

 

Welterweight:

“The Spew Monkey” Kenneth Toadspew (1-1) vs. Rafael “Slick” Tavares (0-1)

Toadspew works dirty boxing against the cage for the better part of three rounds, but ends up gassing. Tavares starts to land at the end of the third, drops him in the fourth and finishes him with an arm triangle.

Official Decision: Rafael Tavares wins by Submission (Arm Triangle) (4:48 of Round 4)

 

Welterweight:

Syed Tan (2-2) vs. “Dangerous” David Allen (2-3)

This was a typical striker vs. grappler, where the grappler edged out the decision 3 rounds to 2.

Official Decision: David Allen wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Welterweight:

“The X Factor” Xie Ming (3-4) vs. “Dangerous” Darin Blood (2-2)

Blood counters a lazy jab with a great combination that drops Ming and doesn’t let him off the hook, stopping the fight with a half dozen more blows on the ground.

Official Decision: Darin Blood wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:21 of Round 1)

 

MAIN CARD

 

Welterweight:

Josh “TNT” Aldarisio (5-2) vs. “Mercenary” Mills Mullally (4-3)

Mills aggression on the feet had Aldarisio covering up for a lot of round 1. Finally Aldarisio got him down and closed out the round on Mills’ back. At the start of round 2, Mullally came over the top of a leg kick with a looping right hand that knocked Josh unconscious.

Official Decision: Mills Mullally wins by KO (Punch) (1:16 of Round 2)

FOTN & KOTN Award Winner

 

Welterweight:

Heikichi Shimizu (4-1) vs. “The Show Stopper” Jack Humphreys (4-2)

Amazingly, neither guy shot in for a takedown. It made sense for Jack, as he picked Shimizu apart on the feet, but who knows why Shimizu didn’t at least try to shoot in.

Official Decision: Jack Humphreys wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:37 of Round 1)

 

Welterweight:

“The Pain Train” Chew Chua (6-2) vs. “The Ice Cold Swede” Lukas Mellberg (4-2)

Chua dropped Mellberg a couple times early, but just couldn’t finish him off. He then faded, allowing Mellberg to take him down multiple times, eventually finishing him with a rear naked choke.

Official Decision: Lukas Mellberg wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:17 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Welterweight Quarterfinal:

“The Devil in Blue” Ichisake Miyagi (2-0) vs. Templeton “The Body” Crumb (2-0)

Crumb continued to surprise in this fight, lighting Miyagi up on the feet. He was winning the fight when he was taken down and pounded out in the fourth.

Official Decision: Ichisake Miyagi wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:41 of Round 4)

Welterweight Quarterfinal:

Vikram “Punishment” Sithalayan (4-1) vs. “The Strategist” Rufus Stephens (2-0)

Sithalayan put Stephens on his back in the first, but couldn’t do much with it. He had trouble duplicating the takedown in the second and got beat up on the feet.

Official Decision: Rufus Stephens wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:41 of Round 2)

 

Welterweight Quarterfinal:

“The Man of Steel” Marko Prochazka (9-5) vs. Fukusaburo Hirano (4-1)

After being smothered against the cage and on his back for the entire fight, Hirano gets the huge come from behind victory with a triangle in the fifth round.

Official Decision: Fukusaburo Hirano wins by Submission (Triangle) (3:38 of Round 5)

Welterweight Quarterfinal:

“The Super Animal” Noach Van Der Capellen (7-1) vs. “Fury Awoken” Sukarno (5-1)

This fight lived up to expectations. It was a solid 3 minutes of striking that ended suddenly after Sukarno threw an ill-advised spinning back fist, which led to him getting TKO’d.

Official Decision: Noach Van Der Capellen wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:26 of Round 1)

VDC wants to take 6 months off.

 

Post Fight News:

 

It hasn't yet been announced whether the final four will be on one night separated over two cards. Noach Van Der Capellen may have forced GAMMA's hand, stating that he doesn't want to fight again until December. Most fighters trying to strong arm GAMMA like this wouldn't work, but Noach is now arguably GAMMA's biggest star, posting an impressive 8-0 record at welterweight.

[wshred13]

GAMMA 42 Light Heavyweight Quarterfinals

 

PRELIMS

 

Light Heavyweight:

“The Bad Element” Curt Kitson (1-0) vs. Duke “Nukem” Aiona (2-3)

Kitson took Aiona down round after round, but it was always too late to get anything done. Finally, he got Aiona down early in the fifth and hit him with an Americana from mount.

Official Decision: Curt Kitson wins by Submission (Americana) (4:44 of Round 5)

 

Light Heavyweight:

Kendall “The Gambler” Tracey (2-2) vs. Pedro “Homicide” Sousa (2-4)

Sousa picks Tracey apart, finally knocking him out with a head kick.

Official Decision: Pedro Sousa wins by KO (Head Kick) (:44 of Round 3)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Light Heavyweight:

“The Scourge of Europe” Nicolai Mickiewicz (2-3) vs. Stratos “Atlas” Papaioannou (0-2)

Nicolai wins a wrestling-centric split decision.

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

 

Light Heavyweight:

“Blood Spirit” Hyun-Shik Lim (4-1) vs. Yoritomo Ina (4-3)

After several rounds of Lim outpointing Ina on the feet, Ina finally gets Blood Spirit down, takes his back and pounds him out.

Official Decision: Yoritomo Ina wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:25 of Round 4)

 

Light Heavyweight:

Affonso “The Cyborg” Villar (3-1) vs. “Violent Conduct” Mick Curran (8-7)

Villar had the edge in both the stand up and in the clinch and after taking a while to get started, he finally finished Curran in the third.

Official Decision: Affonso Villar wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:37 of Round 3)

 

MAIN CARD

 

Lightweight:

Kanji Togo (8-4) vs. “The Wing Chun Superstar” Motoki Hojo (4-2)

Hoji had no time for a feeling out period, quickly blitzing Togo for the stoppage.

Official Decision: Motoki Hojo wins by TKO (Strikes) (:51 of Round 1)

 

Light Heavyweight:

Christian “Overload” Mountfield (5-2) vs. Arthur Franco (5-3)

These guys pretty much neutralized each other and this fight looked destined to go to decision. However, Mountfield avoided the scorecards (which he most likely would’ve lost on) with a huge uppercut.

Official Decision: Christian Mountfield wins by KO (Uppercut) (3:28 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight:

Francesco Marazzina (9-4) vs. Greg Chiang (4-2)

Marazzina tosses Chiang to the ground with a judo throw and quickly takes his back. After several attempts, he finally sinks in the rear naked choke.

Official Decision: Francesco Marazzina wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:25 of Round 1)

FOTN Award Winner.

 

Light Heavyweight:

Mantas Andreyev (10-3) vs. Sho Kitabatake (5-1)

After wrestling back and forth for a takedown, Sho gets the buzzer beater finish, tapping Andreyev with a standing guillotine with one second left in the round.

Official Decision: Sho Kitabatake wins by Submission (Standing Guillotine) (4:59 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinals:

“The Iron Man” Junior Patinkin (4-1) vs. “The Bringer of Pain” Khru Duangjan (2-0)

Patinkin took Khru down in the first, but didn’t do anything with it. He then found himself TKO’d at the start of the second.

Official Decision: Khru Duangjan wins by TKO (Strikes) (1:01 of Round 2)

 

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinals:

John “The Ripper” Rivero (2-0) vs. “The Hamburg Hammer” Jacob Matthaus (2-0)

Rivero takes Matthaus down and almost immediately mounts him. Trying to get out of mount, Matthaus ended up giving up his back where Rivero stopped him with strikes.

Official Decision: John Rivero wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:32 of Round 1)

 

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinals:

Zvonimir “The Croatian Sensation” Asanovic (2-0) vs. “The Gladiator” Niko Soldo (5-1)

After a short feeling out period, Asanovic shows off his great striking skills once again.

Official Decision: Zvonimir Asanovic wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:11 of Round 1)

 

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinals:

“Stormin” Norman Pike (7-1) vs. Nestor “The Anvil” Morozov (4-2)

Pike mounted Morozov in the first and finished him with a rear naked choke in the second, capping off a dominant ground performance.

Official Decision: Norman Pike wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (3:41 of Round 2)

 

Post Fight News:

 

Aside from the finalizing of the light heavyweight final four, the big news coming out of GAMMA 42 was that Francesco Marazzina, one of the top lightweights in the world, wants 6 months off. This comes after Noach Van Der Capellen demanded 6 months off in between his quarterfinal bout and his next fight. Could this be a negative trend starting in the world of MMA?

[wshred13]

May MMA News

 

Other News:

Euro Team Thunder Debuts

 

GAMMA Signings:

Rob Baines (0-0), Aleksander Ivanov (0-0), Carlos Dos Santos (0-0), Matti Kurri (0-0), Lars Bohlin (0-0), Terron Cabal (ALPHA 1) (3-0)

 

GAMMA Releases:

Fatuma Roy (2-3), Stratos Papaioannou (0-3)

 

Retirements:

None

[wshred13]

Friday Night Fights Lightweight Quarterfinals

 

PRELIMS

 

Lightweight:

“The Madman From Michigan” Beau Gorshin (0-0) vs. Gustavo “Argentinian Samurai” Bautista (0-0)

After four rounds of boring top control, Gorshin ends the fight just before it went to decision with a rear naked choke.

Official Deicsion: Beau Gorshin wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:00 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight:

Yoshiro Makamori (0-1) vs. “The Tropical Tornado” Azor Portela Nunes (0-1)

Makamori takes Nunes down and guillotines him while he was seated against the cage.

Official Decision: Yoshiro Makamori wins by Submission (Guillotine Choke) (2:29 of Round 1)

SOTN Award Winner

 

Lightweight:

“Bulldozer” Benedikt Streit (2-3) vs. Henry “The King” Baldwin (1-2)

Baldwin takes down the man known for heavy ground and pound, passes to mount and ends the fight with an armbar.

Official Decision: Henry Baldwin wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:36 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight:

“The Blonde Bomber” Nicholas Bretton (1-1) vs. Teeratep “Crazy Monkey” Nutnum (1-1)

This was an action packed fight, especially considering it only lasted six and a half minutes. Nutnum beat Bretton up on the feet, but struggled when it came to the ground. Nutnum looked like he had a win in the bag after dropping Bretton with a spinning back fist, but as he pursued the finish he ended up getting caught in a kimura.

Official Decision: Nicholas Bretton wins by Submission (Kimura) (1:31 of Round 2)

FOTN Award Winner

 

Lightweight:

“The Latino Wildcat” Agustin Gonzalez (1-1) vs. Bhumibol Ektawatkul (1-1)

This was a pretty solid, back and forth bout that took place in all areas of MMA.

Official Decision: Bhumibol Ektawatkul wins by Unanimous Decision (48-47) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight:

Ejiro Yanagita (7-6) vs. George “Full Force” Astaire (3-2)

Yanagita initiates the clinch, but Astaire manages to get his back standing off of it. He trips Yanagita down, maintaining back control and wins with a rear naked choke.

Official Decision: George Astaire wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) (4:01 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight:

Kenji “Star” Akita (1-0) vs. “The Black Dog” Anthony Ray Shenkman (1-1)

Both guys got a takedown, the difference is what they did with it. Shenkman caused the crowd to boo with his top control, while Akita immediately starting pounding Shenkman for a TKO.

Official Decision: Kenji Akita wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:15 of Round 2)

 

Lightweight:

Fiyero Lermontov (1-0) vs. Benny “The Jet” Danare (1-0)

This was quite a ground battle, with numerous takedowns and a couple kimura sweeps. In the end, Danare locks on a triangle for the win.

Official Decision: Benny Danare wins by Submission (Triangle) (4:14 of Round 4)

 

Lightweight:

HM Menzel (0-2) vs. “The Highlight” Harvey Ripa (0-2)

Menzel takes Ripa down, landing heavy shots from within the guard, side control and finally mount to stop Ripa. Ripa blamed the loss on illness, but that probably won’t save him from being cut.

Official Decision: HM Menzel wins by TKO (Strikes) (3:53 of Round 1)

 

MAIN CARD

Lightweight Quarterfinals:

“The Peruvian Punisher” Claudio Palacios (5-1) vs. Seth “Submission King” O’Breen (2-0)

O’Breen wins by fighting the safe fight, all jabs and takedowns.

Official Decision: Seth O’Breen wins by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46) (5:00 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight Quarterfinals:

“The Sharpshooter” Georges Nouri (2-0) vs. “G-Force” Rodolphe Gygax (2-0)

Violent stuff from Nouri as he slams Gygax down and punishes him with strikes.

Official Decision: Georges Nouri wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:20 of Round 1)

 

Lightweight Quarterfinals:

Luiz “The Tarantula” Machado (6-1) vs. “The Banker” Frank Romita (2-0)

Frank Romita’s strategy to pin Machado to the fence in the two rounds pays dividends. Machado comes back to win rounds 3 and 4, but he started to gas at the beginning of the fourth round. In the fifth round, Machado’s defense has become shaky and he pays for it. Romita drops Machado with strikes and TKO’s him with a few more on the ground.

Official Decision: Frank Romita wins by TKO (Strikes) (2:18 of Round 5)

 

Lightweight Quarterfinals:

Easton “Small” Frye (6-0) vs. Atep of Indonesia (2-0)

Atep throws some crazy kicks early, but just gets taken down. Frye methodically passes to mount and pounds Atep out.

Official Decision: Easton Frye wins by TKO (Strikes) (4:31 of Round 1)

KOTN Award Winner

 

Post Fight News:

 

Going into the four grand prix's, the lightweight bracket was without a doubt the least established, unanticipated bracket. Now that it's down to the final four, it's the only bracket that will produce a 100 % undisputed, undefeated champion.