DarK_RaideR Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 MMA fever hits Australia! Down Under Mixed Martial Arts established in New South Wales Filipino businessman Raymundo Reyes has been repeatedly seen attending MMA and boxing events, but not many expected him to step further into the world of combat sports and certainly no one thought he'd do it in Australia of all places. Reyes explained the reasons behind his decision during a press release held to announce the company's founding, name and logo. "I think Australia has been overlooked as a market, especially after FLB went out of business, there's absolutely nothing in the southern hemisphere. Which is a shame for a country that's given the world fighters like Hanley Polter, Samantha Sachs, Heath Kaladaris, Kenneth Toadspew, Shane Gilchrist and Adrian Swall. I firmly believe there's a fanbase here that can support a Mixed Martial Arts promotion and the strategical location of Australia on the map allows us to tap into several talent pools such as Thailand, Japan, China, Korea and Brazil. So I very much felt like doing a WMMA diary, since there's a lot less typing and storytelling involved compared to TEW dynasties. As much as I wanted to give Red Star Combat another go, it feels weird to go with the same concept given the situation in Ukraine, so here's DUMMA in Australia instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 MMA fever hits Australia! Down Under Mixed Martial Arts established in New South Wales Filipino businessman Raymundo Reyes has been repeatedly seen attending MMA and boxing events, but not many expected him to step further into the world of combat sports and certainly no one thought he'd do it in Australia of all places. Reyes explained the reasons behind his decision during a press release held to announce the company's founding, name and logo. "I think Australia has been overlooked as a market, especially after FLB went out of business, there's absolutely nothing in the southern hemisphere. Which is a shame for a country that's given the world fighters like Hanley Polter, Samantha Sachs, Heath Kaladaris, Kenneth Toadspew, Shane Gilchrist and Adrian Swall. I firmly believe there's a fanbase here that can support a Mixed Martial Arts promotion and the strategical location of Australia on the map allows us to tap into several talent pools such as Thailand, Japan, China, Korea and Brazil. So I very much felt like doing a WMMA diary, since there's a lot less typing and storytelling involved compared to TEW dynasties. As much as I wanted to give Red Star Combat another go, it feels weird to go with the same concept given the situation in Ukraine, so here's DUMMA in Australia instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 DUMMA announces schedule for the first half of 2002 Down Under Mixed Martial Arts announced their schedule from January to June for this year. Locals Adrian Swall, Timmy Dukes and Joseph King have already joined the roster, alongside some more well known names like Leon Banks, Pedro Sousa, Gu Ueda, Procopio Golias, Frank Analysis, Carlos dos Santos, Joe Hinchcliffe, Russel McPhee, Oscar Gomez and Felippe Ruiz Rosa. January DUMMA 1: Sousa vs dos Santos Main Event: Pedro Sousa vs Carlos dos Santos for the DUMMA Light Heavyweight title Lightweight: Timmy Dukes vs Gaby Ayala Women's Bantamweight: Katy-Jayne Paulson vs Ruth Becker Heavyweight: Pai Cheng vs Otto Renner Women's Flyweight: Helena Broderick vs Lora Hayes Middleweight: Chaz Babish vs Ed Burridge Welterweight: Orlando de Carvalho vs John Wales Featherweight: Taizoh Chung Man vs Klaus Greis February DUMMA 2: Ueda vs Spark Main Event: Gu Ueda vs Graeme Spark for the DUMMA Featherweight title Light Heavyweight: Adrian Swall vs Volker Herzog Women's Bantamweight: Junko Yamada vs Katarzyna Wojchiechowska Heavyweight: Felipe Luiz Rosa vs Ilson de Lima Lightweight: Hubert Channing vs Sebastian Fernandez Women's Flyweight: Kyoko Junna vs Maria Ferraz Welterweight: Joe Hinchcliffe vs Bart Diggs Featherweight: Gonzalo Ramos vs Liam O'Donnel Middleweight: Drew Jenks vs Pip Mercurial March DUMMA 3: Golias vs Dabrowski Main Event: Procopio Golias vs Piotr Dabrowski for the DUMMA Welterweight title Heavyweight: Fletcher Merman vs Sergio do Vale Lightweight: Rogelio Quesada vs Ron Chuckle Light Heavyweight: Magno Peres Arruda vs Russel McPhee Featherweight: Guilherme de Barros vs Beau LuPhone Middleweight: Frederico Vergara vs Humberto Falcao Women's Bantamweight: Cindy Dumas vs Tracy Garcia Women's Flyweight: Natasha Mellow vs Toshie Nishina April DUMMA 4: Kaczmarek vs Eccleston Main Event: Vasya Kaczmarek vs Sue Eccleston for the DUMMA Women's Featherweight title Light Heavyweight: Jon Silvers vs Leon Banks Heavyweight: Phil Verdigree vs Julio Correa Women's Bantamweight: Hanae Maehata vs Kaoru Nanami May DUMMA 5: Lundie vs da Cunha Main Event: Collins Lundie vs Waly da Cunha for the DUMMA Heavyweight title Light Heavyweight: Gustavo Spagnol vs Ranieri Fernanda Lightweight: Goncalves Cassaro vs Doug Minnelli June DUMMA 6: Campos vs Dalen Main Event: Lazaro Campos vs Folke Dalen for the DUMMA Lightweight title Heavyweight: Damien Jones vs Paulo Boas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 DUMMA 1: Sousa vs dos Santos Sunday, Week 4 of January 2002, New South Wales, Australia Preliminary matches - Joan Whitehouse beat Alyssa Taylor via Split Decision [Decent] - Dorothy Gayle beat Natassia Potocnik via Split Decision [Average] - Quincy McGarry beat Hisamitsu Sasaki via Unanimous Decision [Decent] - Mozart Pinto beat Brock Youdale via Unanimous Decision [Great] - Mily Golovanov beat Bruno Epps via Unanimous Decision [Decent] - Moe Muschin beat Osvald Kikkas via Unanimous Decision [Awful] - Cal Hilson beat Priti Manek via Knock Out (Punch) [Decent] Knock Out of the Night - Libor Pudil beat Bronson Berle via Majority Decision [Poor] It is announced at the start of the main show that fights will be contested in the format of three rounds of three minutes each, with main event and title fights going to five rounds of three minutes, if necessary. This, instead of the usual 5 minute rounds in MMA, is in order to ensure fast, exciting matches. Also, knee strikes to the head of a downed opponent are legal. Featherweight Taizoh Chung Man (#4CR, 0-0, 20-9) vs Klaus Greis (#11CR, 0-0, 6-1) The fight begins and they touch gloves. They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging. Greis shoots in, looking for a takedown which he successfully completes while getting side control too. Greis keeps Chung Man guessing with a few quick strikes, then blocks Chung Man as he tries a transition to guard. Looking to catch his breath, Greis is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body. Greis blocks Chung Man as he tries a transition to guard and begins trying to get himself into mount. He doesn't get the mount, but only because Chung Man rolled over and gave up his back instead. Greis attempts to complete a rear naked choke but Chung Man doesn't allow it to be applied. Round one ends as time expires. There's the bell for the start of the round! The fighters get in close and clinch. Chung Man seems to get the advantage and tries to take Greis down but he can't get it as Greis wrestles his way into a dominant position. Greis then looks for a trip takedown and completes it, forcing Chung Man to pull guard. In guard, Greis is content just to throw a couple of punches to the body and doesn't allow Chung Man to lock him up with double underhooks. Greis is trying to pass guard and after a struggle, he gets to half guard with one minute of the round remaining. Chung Man can't keep his opponent in half guard, and Greis gains side control, pounding away with rights but failing to land any significant blows. Chung Man tries to pull guard on Greis but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt and then time is up, that's the end of round two. With one round left, Chung Man realistically needs to stop his opponent in order to win. Greis moves in and clinches, trying to muscle Chung Man up against the cage, which he achieves. Showing how good he can be at controlling opponents, Greis keeps Chung Man stuck against the cage and the next thirty seconds or so sees them engage in close-quarters dirty boxing until the halfway mark in this round. Greis tries to maintain control, but Chung Man wrestles his way out of trouble and turns it so that Greis ends up backed against the cage with under a minute left in this round. Unable to break free, Greis is smothered up against the cage and the next minute or so sees them hitting each other with short punches from that position. It isn't pretty, but Chung Man has Greis stuck up against the cage and they exchange short punches to the body until the round ends. Official Result: Klaus Greis defeats Taizoh Chung Man via Unanimous Decision [Average] Welterweight Orlando de Carvalho (#3, 0-0, 7-2) vs "Rough and Tumble" John Wales (#10CR, 0-0, 8-1) Betting odds favour Carvalho over Wales, but not by much. However, underdog wins have already happened in preliminary matches so this fight could go either way. They start with a touch of gloves. A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage. The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot. de Carvalho steps forward and a striking exchange begins. Wales hit two counter left hands. de Carvalho throws a one-two, but Wales was equal to it. They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through. de Carvalho comes forward on the attack. Wales tries to hit a jab, but misses. de Carvalho lands a left jab but Wales avoids a big right. We're into the final minute of the round as de Carvalho comes forward and Wales throws a counter left but doesn't connect. de Carvalho fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with an attempted head kick. Both fighters come together and strike, then Wales slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a quick kick to the lead leg. They engage in the center where Wales misses a right hook and gets countered with a quick left jab and a right cross that just misses. Round one ends as time expires. Round two, de Carvalho comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes. Wales throws a counter jab but misses. de Carvalho throws a two-punch combo but Wales avoids both. Both fighters come together and strike. Wales sees a head kick coming and counters de Carvalho with a left jab and a big right hand that just misses. That could have been a big moment for either man if they'd pulled it off! de Carvalho dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a quick left jab and a right hook as we move into the second half of this round. de Carvalho steps forward and a striking exchange begins, in which Wales hits a jab. de Carvalho feints, causing Wales to move to one side and leave himself wide open but he can't connect with a jab, just hits Wales with a straight right. Wales is well off-target with a high kick and that leaves him wide open. de Carvalho attacks with a left jab and a leg kick that misses. The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left as both men are chasing that one big shot. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good and round two ends as time expires. Final round and an exchange of strikes for thirty seconds produces nothing of significance. de Carvalho is off-target with a jab and also has a right hand blocked, Wales finds his right cross blocked. Stalemate continues with neither man getting a clear advantage until the timer runs out and the fight is over. Official Result: 'Rough And Tumble' Jonn Wales defeats Orlando de Carvalho via Split Decision. [Decent] Middleweight Chaz Babish (#3CR, 0-0, 12-5) vs "Mr. Fantastic" Ed Burridge (#9CR, 0-0, 8-1) The fight begins and they exchange strikes but nothing really gets through. Burridge moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Babish into exchanging strikes. He moves inside, into the pocket, looking to pressure Babish. A jab lands from Burridge but Babish evades a big right punch. Burridge steps forward, looking to strike. He avoids a jab and is able to move into the pocket, throwing two quick punches but doesn't hit with either. Babish tries to respond with a quick punch but he doesn't hit as we reach the halfway point of the round. Both fighters reset and meet in the center. Burridge hits a jab but has a right hand absorbed on the gloves. Babish answers with a left jab and a right cross. He then misses a second right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Burridge attacks with a solid right hand as we move into the final sixty seconds of this round. Burridge misses with a big right hand, allowing Babish to counter with a left hook. There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands and it's a strange sight, considering both fighters come from a wrestling background. Back underway in round two, Babish forces an exchange of strikes and fires off a counter jab. He can't connect with a jab, but then he hits Burridge with a straight right. A jab is wide from Burridge, but then he scores with a right cross. Babish dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a quick left hook. Burridge misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a left jab and a right hook that is avoided at the last second as the timer indicates the halfway point of the round. Babish misses with a big right hand, allowing Burridge to counter with a left jab and a right hook that is avoided at the last second. Deja vu as Babish misses with another a big right hand and Burridge counters with a left jab and a right hook that is ducked. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot, which seems to be the theme of this match. Why no one is attempting a takedown is unknown. This time it's Burridge who misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Babish attacks with a jab and a big right hand that also just misses as the time runs out on round two. Some fans are booing after a round that didn't feature much action. There's the bell and the final round begins! Burridge slips past a right hook and counters with a nice left hand, then dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a quick left hook. Babish seems lost as he misses a right hook and gets countered with a right hand. Burridge counters a right hand with a quick left jab and a right cross. We pass the halfway mark of this round and neither man seems to have the stopping power for a decisive finish, this will likely go to the judges. Babish can't connect with a jab, but then scores with a right cross. Burridge is off-target with a jab but lands a right hook. Babish cathes nothing but air with a left jab but lands a right hook. Time runs out and that's the end of the fight. Official Result: 'Mr. Fantastic' Ed Burridge defeats Chaz Babish via Unanimous Decision. [Average.] Women's Flyweight Helena Broderick (#3CR, #8WR, #21PFP, 0-0, 7-1) vs "The Danish Danger" Lora Hayes (#11CR, 0-0, 7-2) Two women have similar career performances, but given her World and Pound For Pound rankings, Broderick is by far the favourite to win this fight. Broderick misses with a left jab and also doesn't connect with a right hand. Hayes is off target with a left jab and also doesn't find the mark with a right hook. She misses another right hook and leaves herself open to be countered with a jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect. Hayes hits a jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Broderick doesn't connect with a left jab but scores with a right hook. Hayes looks to have been cut under her eye! Hayes misses a right hook and leaves herself open to be countered with a right hand. She misses a jab but hits a right hand. Broderick lands a left jab and a right cross. Hayes slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a right hook as we're into the final minute of the round. Hayes misses a right hook and gets countered with a quick left jab and a right hook that is avoided at the last second. Both fighters strike but without success. Broderick doesn't connect with a left jab and also misses a right hook. Hayes misses a jab and also doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Broderick slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a jab and a big right hand that just misses. The time is up, and that's the end of round one. Bleeding, Hayes is attended to by the cut man between rounds. Round two begins! The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging. Broderick dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a good right hook. They engage in the center and Broderick hits a left cross. Hayes lands a left jab but misses with a right hand and we go past the halfway point of this round. Broderick lands a left jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves. Hayes lands a left hook and there's under a minute left. Hayes misses a right hook and leaves herself open to be countered with a right hand. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage and round two is brought to an end as time runs out. It's the final round and we are back underway! Broderick can't hit a right cross. Hayes is off target with a left jab and also has a right hand blocked. She misses a right cross that leaves her wide open to the counter. Broderick comes in with a vicious right cross! There is blood dripping from the nose of Hayes, it may have been broken by that shot! That's going to make breathing a lot tougher and tire her out quicker. She's down! Hayes falls to the floor! Broderick quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Hayes! Broderick starts unloading with massive rights and Hayes is getting pasted! Referee Chad Appleseed pulls Broderick away, stopping the fight! Official Result: Helena Broderick defeats 'The Danish Danger' Lora Hayes via TKO (Strikes) in 0:48 of round 3. [Decent] Heavyweight Pai Cheng (#4CR, 0-0, 9-0) vs "The Emperor" Otto Renner (#25CR, 0-0, 9-3) With 6" reach advantage and an undefeated career track record, Pai Cheng is the favourite by a large margin here. There's the opening bell! They start with a touch of gloves. Renner gets close enough to clinch, he tries to wrestle Cheng backward and up against the cage but can't move him at all though, and finds himself being out-wrestled. Cheng may be looking for a suplex of some kind on Renner... Big suplex leaves Renner on his back and forces him to pull guard! Renner is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Cheng off of him. Cheng fires away with punches but only a few actually find their way through. Renner tries to get double underhooks on Cheng so that he can get some control, but can't get them. With one minute of the round remaining, Cheng fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves. He begins trying to pass guard and get a better position. Renner can't do anything about the pass, and is left under side control. Cheng pounds away and Renner is in serious trouble! Saved by the bell! Round one is brought to an end as time runs out. Most people will expect Cheng to go on and win this fight now that the first round has gone his way. There's the bell for the start of the round! Fired up, Cheng shoots in at speed, looking for a takedown! The takedown is unsuccessful, Renner sprawled well to block it and manages to push Cheng down so that he is on his hands and knees. Cheng gets up sharply, sensing that Renner was preparing to throw a vicious knee strike to the head. Cheng connects with a jab, but Renner evades a big right punch. Cheng can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits Renner with a beauty of a straight right. Looking glassy-eyed, Renner staggers backward...he may have been stunned by that last blow! Renner is dropped by a big right hook! Cheng senses victory and starts to unload with punches! He unloads with massive right hands and Renner is getting destroyed! The referee pulls Cheng away, stopping the fight! Official Result: Pai Cheng defeats 'The Emperor' Otto Renner via TKO (Strikes) in 1:44 of round 2. [Decent] Women's Bantamweight "Wild Thing" Katy-Jayne Paulson, #7CR, #25WR, 0-0, 6-1) vs "Home Wrecker" Ruth Becker (#11CR, 0-0, 7-2) Becker's last loss came back in May of 1997, but is still the underdog here if you were to believe the odds. Paulson being in the World Rankings certainly seems to suggest so. The fight begins and Becker shoots in, looking for a takedown. She gets hold of a leg but Paulson remains standing, hopping on the other foot. Becker can't get Paulson down and so settles for pushing her up against the cage. She tries to maintain control, but Paulson wrestles her way out of trouble and circles back to the center. The two fighters then engage with strikes for a bit but nothing significant lands. Becker hits a jab, but it had no power at all behind it. Paulson throws a punch but Becker was equal to it. Moving forward constantly, Becker is pressuring Paulson. Paulson lands a left hand in the exchange. A jab is wide from Becker, but then she hits Paulson with a beauty of a straight right as we pass the halfway mark of this round. The two fighters stand and trade strikes, but neither lands a significant blow in the exchange as we enter the final minute of the round. The two fighters clinch and Paulson works her way to a dominant position. She attempts to wrestle Becker to the ground! Becker gets slammed down, ending up on her hands and knees with Paulson on top of her. Paulson pounds away and Becker is having serious difficulty surviving them! Paulson tries to get the hooks in and lock on a rear naked choke. She sinks the choke in deeply, but Becker survives the few seconds until the round ends! A superb round of action there, and the fans are all on their feet now. There's the bell for the start of the round! Both fighters seem to have the same idea and come together in a clinch. Paulson wrestles her way to a dominant position in the clinch and looks for a trip takedown by sweeping a leg. An excellent outside leg trip sees Becker get thrown to the mat and Paulson has no problem getting side control. Paulson tries to get into the mount position... She does it, and has the mount on Becker. Paulson tries to lock Becker in an armbar... The armbar is fully applied, Becker has no option but to tap out! Official Result: 'Wild Thing' Katy-Jayne Paulson defeats 'Home Wrecker' Ruth Becker via Submission (Armbar in 1:25 of round 2. [Great] Submission of the Night Fight of the Night Lightweight Timmy "Pedigree" Dukes (#5CR, 0-0, 7-0) vs "El Matador" Gaby Ayala (#10CR, 0-0, 9-4) Dukes is the clear favourite here and with all the Australian fans cheering him on, he will have a distinct advantage in the co-main event. The fight begins! The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Ayala is off target with a left jab but scores with a right hook. Dukes scores with a jab and also lands a low kick. Ayala misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Dukes attacks with a nice left hand. Glaring at Ayala, Dukes motions for him to come on and attack. Ayala misses with a head kick attempt and gets countered with a quick left jab and a right hook that is ducked. After an exchange of strikes, Ayala misses a right hook and gets countered with a nice right hook right at the halfway mark in this round. Moving forward constantly, Dukes is pressuring Ayala as he confidently steps into the pocket to throw a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow. They reset in the center and Ayala scores with a jab but can't hit a right cross. Dukes lands a left jab and also hits a glancing high kick. With under a minute left in this round, they engage in the center. Ayala lands a left jab but has a right hand blocked. Dukes uses a left jab and also scores with a quick kick to the lead leg. Ayala misses a right hook and gets countered with a jab and a right cross that just misses. Both fighters step in to strike. Ayala hits a jab but has a right hand absorbed on the gloves. Dukes lands a left jab and also lands a nice right hook. The time is up, and that's the end of round one. There's the bell for the start of the second round! Both fighters step in to strike. Ayala doesn't connect with a right hand, Dukes misses a jab and also doesn't reach with a hook to the body. It's a stalemate from there as both fighters throw strikes but fail to land anything. Ayala misses with a left jab and also has a right hand blocked. Dukes uses a body kick but it is parried away. Ayala misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a pair of left jabs that are followed by a good right hand. Clearly, a stand-up striking battle is doing Ayala no favours, Dukes is comfortably winning the exchanges so far in this fight. Dukes uses a left jab but fails on a leg kick attempt. Ayala misses with a left jab but scores with a right hook right at the halfway point of this round. Ayala misses a right hook and gets countered with a quick left jab and a quick kick with under a minute left. Dukes moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Ayala into exchanging strikes, seeing as he has an advantage in this game. He steps into the pocket, avoiding a jab on the way and throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow. Ayala tries a right hook but misses and Dukes has a right hand taken on the gloves. The time runs out on round two. Our last round, round three, begins! Ayala misses with a big right hand, allowing Dukes to counter with a quick left jab and a solid right hand. He lands a left jab and also hits a kick to the lead leg. Dukes hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right. An exchange of blows comes and goes without either fighter really landing anything significant as we move into the second half of this round. The two fighters engage and Dukes misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Ayala attacks with a solid right hand. Dukes dodges the following right hand and counter-attacks with a jab and a right hook, one minute of the round remaining. Ayala is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit, can Dukes pick up the pace and finish him off? Ayala misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Dukes attacks with a quick left jab and a right hook that is ducked. Ayala misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a left jab and a left hook to the body. The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires. Official Result: Timmy 'Pedigree' Dukes defeats 'El Matador' Gaby Ayala via Unanimous Decision. [Average] Post-fight Interview: "This was a great debut, thanks to all my Ozzie mates who showed up to support me. Catch me again when I step into the cage to face Chad Zoff, my sights are set on facing him if DUMMA will book the match." DUMMA Light Heavyweight title match Pedro "Homicide" Sousa (#1CR, 0-0, 21-5) vs Carlos dos Santos (#2CR, 0-0, 14-6) It's time for the main event of the evening! Pedro 'Homicide' Sousa goes up against Carlos dos Santos in the DUMMA Light Heavyweight division and the DUMMA Light Heavyweight title is on the line. Sousa hasn't won a fight since 1998, making dos Santos the huge favourite in this match. The fight begins and they engage in the center. dos Santos misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Sousa to attack with a quick left hook. dos Santos then scores with a jab but can't hit a right cross. Sousa scores with a jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand, then attacks with strikes. dos Santos hits a jab in the exchange, while a one-two from Sousa fails to land. Sousa can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits dos Santos with a beauty of a straight right. Confident, he steps forward and a striking exchange begins. dos Santos misses with a left hand in the exchange and a one-two from Sousa fails to land as we go past the halfway point of this round. An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant and we move into the final sixty seconds of this round. Sousa hits a jab but has a right hand blocked. dos Santos scores with a jab but can't hit a right cross. Sousa uses a left jab but can't get a kick to the body. dos Santos scores with a jab but finds his right cross blocked. There's a quick exchange of strikes but nobody manages to land anything significant. Sousa doesn't find the mark with a right hook, he bobs and weaves, making two punches miss and round one ends as time expires. Sousa looks pumped up and his team are delighted. He may have come into this fight as the heavy underdog, but you wouldn't know it based on that first round. There's the bell and round number two begins! They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot, all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with. dos Santos then hits a jab but has a right hand blocked. Sousa scores with a jab and also lands a nice right hook. An exchange of strikes at relatively close range follows but nothing really lands. Sousa avoids a jab and is able to move into the pocket but doesn't trouble his opponent with a triple punch combo. There's a quick exchange of strikes but nobody manages to land anything significant. Sousa is off-target with a jab and also misses with a low kick. dos Santos can't catch Sousa, whose good head movement allows him to slip away from a two punch combination and the time runs out on round two. There's the bell for the start of the third round! Sousa slips past a right hook and counters with a couple of jabs that are followed by a right hook that is ducked. There's a very quick takedown attempt from dos Santos and a big double leg takedown is completed, dos Santos was far too fast and powerful for Sousa to resist! Sousa winds up seated, his back to the cage, with dos Santos pressing onto him. dos Santos fires away with punches, but Sousa doesn't take any undue damage. Sousa hits several frustrated punches to the back, but they're not going to do any damage. dos Santos tries to put Sousa into a guillotine choke. Sousa gets caught in a guillotine, but is not tapping! It looks like Sousa must have been able to stop the choke from being fully sunk in! dos Santos finally gives it up and lets go, but may have gassed his arms in the submission attempt. We have one minute of the round remaining, that was a close call! dos Santos fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves. He then smothers Sousa with his body by pushing forward and down, round three ends as time expires. Round four begins, Sousa lands a jab and then hits a scything kick to the legs of dos Santos. He confidently moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes. Sousa can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches dos Santos with a crunching right hook. Taking a few gulps of breath, Sousa is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch, but still throws two quick punches, doesn't hit with either. dos Santos takes the chance and grabs Sousa into a clinch. He is looking to muscle Sousa back against the cage! dos Santos achieves it, pinning Sousa to the cage. Showing his ability to control opponents, dos Santos smothers Sousa against the cage. dos Santos and Sousa remain up against the cage for the next minute, doing little other than throwing occasional short punches. They exchange short punches to the body until the round ends. Our last round, round five, begins with everything to fight for! Sousa misses all the strikes in a combo that ended with a low kick attempt to the legs. He fails to find a home for his jab, but then lands a big right hand. dos Santos is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit. Sousa can't hit a set-up left jab, but then lands a roundhouse kick to the body. A tentative jab from dos Santos lands. Sousa lands a left jab, but dos Santos evades a big right punch. A few deep breaths betray that Sousa is starting to get into the deeper reaches of his gas tank. dos Santos is off target with a left jab but hits a right cross. Sousa lands a one-two and we go past the halfway point of this round. Sousa can't connect with a jab, but then hits a crunching straight right to the jaw! dos Santos is knocked down! Sousa starts pounding away on dos Santos, looking to finish him off! Sousa unloads with big rights and dos Santos is getting rocked! dos Santos manages to get full guar though, excellent technique and cool under pressure! With a quick movement, Sousa throws a shoulder smash to the face and upper chest of dos Santos. This was his chance and with twenty seconds left to go, he doesn't look like he'll take another again. Not giving his opponent any room to work, Sousa keeps close body-to-body contact while throwing short strikes to the head and body. Breathing very hard, Sousa is looking ragged. Time runs out and that's the end of the fight. Official Result: Pedro 'Homicide' Sousa defeats Carlos dos Santos via Unanimous Decision for the DUMMA Light Heavyweight title. [Decent] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DarK_RaideR Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 DUMMA 2: Ueda vs Spark Sunday, Week 4 of February 2002, Victoria, Australia Preliminary matches - Manami Ken beat Hoshi Kogo via Submission (RNC) [Good] - Wilson Morais beat Francisco “Frankie Boy” Jimenez via Knock Out (Punch) [Good] Knock Out of the Night - Maja “The Warrior” Ukraden beat Shiho Konno via Unanimous Decision [Great] - Tiago da Paixao beat Leo Carlos Goulart via Split Decision [Decent] - Hamilton Fonseca Junior beat “The Man of Steel” Marko Procazka via Unanimous Decision [ Decent] - Wenderson de Oliveira beat Leandro Bastos via Submission (Armbar) [Great] Submission of the Night - Datsakorn “Lefty” Pratoomwong beat “Mr. Fruity Shorts” Joseph King via TKO (Strikes) [Good] Middleweight “The Human Takedown Machine” Drew Jenks (#12CR, 0-0, 10-3) vs Pip Mercurial (#19CR, 0-0, 8-2) Mercurial comes to the fight with a 6” reach advantage. With both fighters specializing in grappling, this might be eliminated once they’re on the mat though. Round one begins and they come together in a clinch. Mercurial aggressively gets to a dominant position, looking to muscle Jenks back against the cage but can't do it though, Jenks defended it well. Jenks then is trying to push Mercurial so that his back is up against the cage but doesn't manage it either, Mercurial defended it well. The two exchange attempts for a while and eventually, it is Mercurial who manages it and controls Jenks up against the cage by the halfway mark of this round. He then uses dirty boxing to punish Jenks while he is pressed up against the cage. Trapped against the cage, Jenks eats two short left uppercuts and a ton of dirty boxing until he wrestles his way out of trouble and manages to turn it around so that Mercurial ends up backed against the cage instead but time is up, and that's the end of round one. Round number two begins and seeing his opponent about to shoot in, Jenks timed it well and moved in to start a clinch. With control of the clinch, he tries to complete a takedown but Mercurial blocks the attempt by keeping a solid base. More wrestling as both men try to muscle each other against the cage, Mercurial is the one who pulls it off as once again, we hit the middle of the round. Mercurial smothers Jenks against the cage, then scores with a left to the side of the stomach and a few right hands via some dirty boxing. With one minute left to go, Jenks takes a short left uppercut but out-wrestles hist opponent to switch them around so that he is in the dominant position. Unable to break free, Mercurial is smothered up against the cage and the two men exchange close-quarters punches until the round ends. As round three kicks off, Mercurial comes in, looking for a takedown. He completes it too, Jenks is now on his back and pulls guard. Mercurial smothers Jenks with his body by pushing forward and down and throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead. Another punch misses its target and Jenks is held down until the smothering is so much that the referee brings the fighters back to their feet. Mercurial is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy as the two fighters get up close and start wrestling for position. Mercurial looks like he has gotten the better of the clinch and looking to muscle Jenks back against the cage, but Jenks doesn't let himself be driven back though. Instead, he tries the same thing and has Mercurial pinned to the cage, but with one second left on the timer he barely manages to take a shot. Official Result: Pip Mercurial defeats 'The Human Takedown Machine' Drew Jenks via Unanimous Decision [Very Poor] Post-fight Interview: “Julio Gutierrez, step into the cage with me and I’ll destroy you!” Featherweight Gonzalo “The Gangsta” Ramos (#5CR, 0-0, 7-1) vs “The Bruiser from Belfast” Liam O’Donnell (#11CR, 0-0, 9-4) Ever the bad boy, Ramos ignores the offer of a touch of gloves. The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing. Ramos is the first to gain an edge as he slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with quick jabs that are followed by a solid right hand. In the follow up exchange, he counters a right hand with a few quick jabs that are followed by a right cross. O'Donnell throws a hopeful shot well into the second half of the round but he misses with a big right hand, allowing Ramos to counter with a couple of jabs that are followed by a big right hand that just misses. Ramos then lands a left jab but has a right hand blocked. O'Donnell responds with a left jab but misses with a right hook to the ribs and the two fighters slug it out until the timer expires. Start of round two and again, the fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing. Ramos dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a sequence of jabs that are followed by a solid right hand. He also gets to counter when O'Donnell misses a right cross, throwing a sequence of quick jabs that are followed by a right hook that is ducked. Ramos then counters a right hand with a couple of jabs that are followed by a left hook to the ribs. He's looking completely in control but just can't land that one big shot to end it. O'Donnell doesn't connect with a left jab but scores with a desperate right hook. Lightning fast, Ramos attacks with four quick punches, landing two of them before scoring with a right hook before the end of the round. Last round, O'Donnell needs a finish if he hopes to take this. Once again though, the striking exchange sees Ramos come on top as he dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a few quick left jabs that are followed by a right cross. O'Donnell is off target with a left jab but hits a left to the body. Ramos goes for speed again as he attacks with three quick punches and lands two of them but doesn't connect with a right hand to the body. Halfway point of this round and it seems like Ramos is going to take this via judge decision. O'Donnell misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a left jab and a big right hand that just misses. With less than a minute left, the two fighters trade strikes. Ramos dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a sequence of jabs that are followed by a right hook, but it's not enough to drop O'Donnell and the timer runs out. Official Result: Gonzalo 'The Gangsta' Ramos defeats 'The Bruiser From Belfast' Liam O'Donnell via Unanimous Decision [Good] Post-fight Interview: “Who I wanna fight next? Gu Ueda! Any time, any place. He better win that title tonight, because I’m going to embarrass him and take it for myself!” Welterweight Joe “The Hitman” Hinchcliffe (#3CR, 0-0, 26-13) vs Bart “Throwdown” Diggs (#13CR, 0-0, 10-4) The two American kickboxers meet, with the veteran Hinchcliffe as the favourite. Diggs is looking to defy the odds and put his 35 year old opponent out to pasture. We start with a respectful touch of gloves. Diggs comes forward to attack and moves inside, into the pocket, looking to pressure Hinchcliffe. He fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with an attempted head kick, but he confidently comes forward again, walking down Hinchcliffe, who hits two left hands on the counter. Diggs fails to land any of the strikes in a combo that ended with a scything low kick, again he stalks forward, pressuring Hinchcliffe who hits a jab in the exchange. There's a pattern here and Hinchcliffe sees it: Diggs hits a left hand but Hinchcliffe dodges the leg kick that follows and slips past a right hook to counter with a jab and a low kick of his own. We've passed the halfway mark in this round and Hinchcliffe looks to push back as he hits a jab but can't hit a right cross. Diggs is off target with a left jab but scores with a left kick to the body. In the final sixty seconds of this round, Diggs hits a left hand, Hinchcliffe hits a glancing blow with a high kick and has a right hook blocked. Final chance, Diggs misses a jab and also misses with a low kick, bell rings to end a rather boring first round. Round two begins and immediately Diggs scores with a left hook. Hinchcliffe misses a jab in the response but nails a right cross. The fighters exchange strikes with nothing significant landing for the first half of the round, then Diggs misses an ambitious head kick attempt to be countered with a quick left jab and a left hook to the ribs. Hinchcliffe misses with a head kick attempt of his own and gets countered with a kick to the lead leg. He counters the short body kick that follows with a kick to the lead leg, then they reset in the middle. Diggs doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a right cross, Hinchcliffe lands a nice right hook and round two is brought to an end as time runs out. The final round begins and the two fighters engage. Diggs misses with a big right hand, allowing Hinchcliffe to counter with a jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect. A right cross from Diggs leaves him open to the counter. Hinchcliffe attacks with a left jab and a great right hook. He is comfortably winning the exchanges so far in this fight, it's clear a stand-up striking battle is doing Diggs no favours. Hinchcliffe is off-target with a jab and also is well off target with a head kick, Diggs has a right hand blockedand in the following burst of strikes neither fighter can land a blow. Lot of dodging as Hinchcliffe doesn't connect with a left jab and also misses a right hook, while Diggs is off target with a left jab and also has a right hand taken on the gloves. Hinchcliffe then slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a jab and a quick kick to the lead leg. After trading leather for a bit, Hinchcliffe tries to end it with a lucky high kick but is wide of the mark. Diggs can't exploit the opening to counter though, he doesn't connect with a left jab and also doesn't connect with a right hand. Hinchcliffe tries again with an off-target jab and also doesn't get a leg kick, Diggs misses both a jab and a low kick, the time expires on round three, and that is the end of the fight. Official Result: Joe 'The Hitman' Hinchcliffe defeats Bart 'Throwdown' Diggs via Unanimous Decision [Average] Women’s Flyweight Kyoko Junna (#4CR, #8WR, #20PFP 0-0, 8-1) vs Maria “Fine Frenzy” Ferraz (#9CR, #23WR, 0-0, 6-1) The two fighters spend the first half minute trading strikes to no effect, until Junna uses a left jab to create an opening but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Ferraz nails a great left hook in response and it seems to do wonders for her morale. Junna is the aggressor once again, she scores with a jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves as Ferraz then lands a right jab and a left cross. Blood is visible on Junna, a strike appears to to have opened up a nasty cut on the scalp! Twenty seconds left, Junna lands a left jab and a right cross, this time Ferraz misses with a right jab but immediately corrects course with a great left hook. Time expires and we come to the end of an exciting round one. The cut man goes to work between rounds trying to patch up Junna. Round two begins and both fighters come together. Junna misses a right hook and gets countered with a massive left hook to the jaw! She's down! Junna falls to the floor! Ferraz starts pounding away on Junna, looking to finish her off! Ferraz pounds away, Junna is barely able to offer any defence at all! Referee Michael Robertson jumps in and saves Junna from taking any more shots! Official Result: Maria 'Fine Frenzy' Ferraz defeats Kyoko Junna via TKO (Strikes) in 0:26 of round 2 [Great] Post-fight Interview: “I am the first lady of Brazilian MMA. Give me Rennata Reyes and I’ll prove it.” Lightweight “Cyber Punk” Hubert Channing (#5CR, 0-0, 7-1) vs Sebastian “The Bruiser” Fernandez (#7CR, 0-0, 8-2) Charismatic green-haired brawler Hubert Channing has fans on his side tonight, but the odds favour Fernandez and having a 5” reach advantage on top of it doesn’t hurt his chances. An offer to touch gloves is completely ignored by Channing, is he playing mind games or is he just that cocky? The two fighters engage, Channing misses with a left jab but hits a kick to the lead leg. Fernandez is then off-target with a jab but connects cleanly with a right hand. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike, looking for the edge in the fight. Fernandez misses with a big right hand, allowing Channing to counter with a left jab and a right cross. Fernandez has a large gash on his forehead, blood is starting to trickle down toward his eyes! Tentative strikes are exchanged for the next twenty seconds, until Channing dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a right cross. His next right hand gets blocked but he's quick to get back on defence, Fernandez misses with a left counter jab and also has a right hook blocked before round one ends. In between rounds, the cut man tries to stop the bleeding of Fernandez. Bell rings for the start of round two and both fighters meet in the center. Fernandez misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Channing to attack with a good right hook. He tries to recover lost ground with a left jab but misses the follow up right hook, then Channing shows him how it's done when he lands a one-two. For the next fifteen to twenty seconds nothing big happens in the striking exchange, then Channing finds a good angle to land a nice one-two while Fernandez hits a left jab and also nails a right cross. It seems the second half of the round will have nothing more than minor strikes back and forth, but Channing has a rush of inspiration in the final minute: he dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left hand, then slips past a right hook attempt to attack with a jab and a right hand. Third time's the charm, Channing slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a quick left hook that has Fernandez bleeding again from just above his hairline, the strike re-opened his wound. Can't convert it into a finish though, time is up and that's the end of round two. The cut man goes to work between rounds trying to patch up Fernandez. And here we go, one last round! Neither fighter manages to find the target in the first thirty seconds, then Channing finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two. Fernandez answers with a jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand, but he's clearly slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit. Channing looks to take advantage and scores with a quick left hook, but Fernandez is sharp as ever and scores with a great right hook of his own. The Mexican fighter then misses a right hook and gets countered with a jab and merely a glancing blow from a high kick. From the halfway point and into the final sixty seconds of this round, there's a stalemate as both fighters throw but fail to land a hit. In the last thirty seconds, Fernandez scores with a jab but doesn't connect with a right hand, while Channing is on point with a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right. Fernandez lands a weak final attempt left jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves, then time runs out and that's the end of the fight. Official Result: 'Cyber Punk' Hubert Channing defeats Sebastian 'The Bruiser' Fernandez via Unanimous Decision [Good] Post-fight Interview: “You know, I'd happily kick Chad Zoff’s ass for free, but if I can make money doing it, all the better.” Heavyweight Felipe Ruiz Rosa (#5CR, 0-0, 13-9) vs Ilson da Lima (#7CR, 0-0, 18-9) Former FLB fighter Felipe Ruiz Rosa faces fellow Brazilian competitor Ilson da Lima, who has a distinct weight advantage on him. Whether that will boost his stopping power or allow him to bully Rosa around remains to be seen. They start with a touch of gloves. and exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands. de Lima is the first to score something decent when he lands two left hands in the exchange and although Rosa throws a two-punch combo in response, de Lima avoids both. The two combatants reset in the center and start to strike. This time Rosa scores with a jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. An impressive de Lima scores with a jab and also lands a nice high roundhouse kick. Rosa was rocked by that last shot! He backs away until up against the cage, covering up, but looks very unsteady! A brutal right hand lands! Rosa slumps against the cage for a second, then collapses to the floor! de Lima senses victory and starts to unload with punches! de Lima pounds away with right hands and Rosa is having trouble doing anything about it! Referee Chad Appleseed jumps in and saves Rosa from taking any more shots! Official Result: Ilson de Lima defeats Felipe Luiz Rosa via TKO (Strikes) in 1:32 of round 1 [Good] Post-fight Interview: “Big thanks to my fans and sponsors for getting me here. I’d be up for a challenge in my next fight, Sly Twinge is a tough pick that’s on top of my list.” Women’s Bantamweight Junko Yamada (#5CR, #18WR, 0-0, 8-1) vs Katarzyna “Killer” Wojchiechowska (#6CR, #23WR, 0-0, 7-1) Both fighters come together and strike. Wojciechowska lands a left jab but misses with a low kick, Yamada uses a left jab for the set up but fails to land a body kick. She's lucky though because Wojciechowska misses a big right hand, putting her off balance and allowing Yamada to attack with a brace of jabs that are followed by a good right hand. Pressing her advantage, Yamada dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a quick left hook. It's a reversal of roles next as she's the one to miss a big right hand, putting her off balance and allowing Wojciechowska to attack with a quick left jab but the follow up head kick is off-target. Anothe miss has Yamada off balance and Wojciechowska attacks with a jab and a glancing blow from a high kick. Yamada misses a couple of jabs but scores with a left hook to the side of the body. Wojciechowska uses a left jab and also hits a left roundhouse kick to the body. She then misses a jab but hits a right hand, while Yamada misses a jab but hits a good right hand. Time expires and we come to the end of round one. Round two begins, the two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot. Wojciechowska misses a jab but lands a right hook, Yamada lands a one-two but misses a body kick attempt and allows Wojciechowska to move in with a left jab and a right hook that is ducked.Wojciechowska lets another body kick sail wide and then counters with a quick left jab and a right cross. Yamada hits a left hand but Wojciechowska hits a left jab and also nails a vicious right cross! Yamada hits the mat, that shot has rocked her! Wojciechowska moves in quickly, kneeling beside Yamada and starting to hammer down with punches! Wojciechowska fires away with punches and Yamada is taking powerful shot after powerful shot! With Yamada taking a beating, the referee has to stop the fight! Official Result: Katarzyna 'Killer' Wojciechowska defeats Junko Yamada via TKO (Strikes) in 2:03 of round 2 [Great] Post-fight Interview: “I have a lot of respect for Katy-Jane Paulson’s skills from what I saw last month. I think me and her would make for a great fight.” Light Heavyweight Adrian “The Missing Link” Swall (#6CR, 0-0, 9-1) vs Volker Herzog (Unranked, 0-0, 7-2) Home field advantage, weight advantage, bookers on his side, Adrian Swall is looking to win this fight. The pressure is on him to do it and do so in dominant fashion. He comes forward, willing to take a few shots as long as he can get close enough to wrestle. Herzog lands a jab and then catches Swall with a right hook. He can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then lands a right hand. Swall had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative. Herzog throws a punch but Swall avoids it. The German closes the distance, obviously looking to strike and although Swall looked like he was going to step in and grapple, Herzog simply took the initiative first with a one-two, but Swall was equal to it. Still trying for the grapple, Swall appears to be going to try and get in close, but Herzog took the initiative first once more. He can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches Swall with a crunching right hook! Doesn't knock Swall down though and the follow up one-two from Herzog fails to land. Swall takes his chance and is finally able to grab Herzog. Using his wrestling skills, Swall controls Herzog up against the cage. He is trapped and Swall hits him with a short left uppercut and a knee strike to the thigh. Controlled up against the cage, Herzog takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing, gets smothered and then hit with a quick elbow strike as round one is brought to an end when time runs out. Swall, the heavy favourite, would not have expected the first round to go like that; he looks a little dazed. We are back underway, Swall comes forward, willing to take a few shots as long as he can get close enough to wrestle. Herzog throws a one-two, but Swall was equal to it and is able to grab Herzog. He tries to take him down and although it's ugly as sin, it's effective and Herzog does end up on the ground. He is turtled up on his hands and knees, Swall on top and facing him. Swall fires away and Herzog is eating powerful shot after powerful shot! The referee has no option but to leap in and stop the fight! Official Result: Adrian 'The Missing Link' Swall defeats Volker Herzog via TKO (Strikes) in 0:57 of round 2) [Great] Post-fight Interview: “I think me and Jon Silvers would make for a great match up, I have a lot of respect for what he brings to the table and I’d like to face him in front of these wonderful fans.” DUMMA Featherweight title match Gu “Sifu” Ueda (#1CR, 0-0, 21-11) vs Graeme “Sparky” Spark (#2CR, 0-0, 7-1) The veteran Ueda has a 5” reach advantage going for him, but at 39 years of age, he is actually considered the underdog here against Spark. If he can’t score a quick win, stamina might be his ultimate downfall. Round one begins and Ueda closes the distance, obviously looking to strike. Spark had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative. Showing good hand speed, Ueda lands five out of a flurry of five punches and then catches Spark with a right hook to the body. Another quick flurry of punches from Ueda sees three of three hit home and then hits Spark with a straight right. Ueda confidently comes in closer after these salvoes and while ) Spark looked like he was going to shoot, Ueda simply took the initiative first. Two jabs hit home from Ueda and then he hits a nice straight right. We are now at the halfway point of the round and Ueda has been dominating the fight so far. He connects with two left jabs, but Spark avoids a nasty big right. Into the final minute of the roun, there's a takedown attempt from Spark at last. Spark has the takedown! Ueda pulls half guard. Spark hits a fast elbow strike to the head and Ueda appears to have suffered a gash under his eye! Spark pounds away, but Ueda isn't troubled by the strikes as time expires. The cut man tries to stop the bleeding for Ueda in between rounds. Spark shoots in for a takedown as soon as round two begins and pulls it off to get side control from it. Spark is trying to move from side control to mount but he can't get the mount as Ueda rolls away to stop it, but he does take his back instead. Spark attempts to get a rear naked choke fully applied but Ueda doesn't allow the arm to go under his chin and tries to get Spark off his back. Ueda turns Spark over and gets free, they both end up scrambling back to their feet. Spark shoots in once more, looking for a takedown. He drives forward with a double leg takedown attempt, Ueda is swept off his feet and backward! Ueda winds up seated, his back to the cage, with Spark pressing onto him. Impressive wrestling from Spark, he has completed every takedown that he has attempted so far. Spark begins trying to get himself into a more dominant position and he is much too good for Ueda, he gets the mount! Spark elbows away, landing a couple that clearly rock Ueda! Saved by the bell, round two ends as time expires. And here we go, round three! Ueda connects with two left hands and then catches Spark with a right hook. He's learned his lesson and looks to avoid takedowns using his striking prowess to keep Spark at bay. Ueda comes in fast with four quick punches, landing three of them, but misses when he attempts to go to the body after. His confidence boosted, Ueda moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes. A flurry of three punches see three of them land and then he lands a right hand to the body. He is starting to slow down a touch however, perhaps conserving a little energy. Pinpoint accuracy from Ueda with a flurry of four punches, all of which connect before he hits a nice straight right. Spark appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Ueda took the initiative first, good defence against Spark's wrestling. Another burst of offence from Ueda, three punches land and he then catches Spark with a right hook to the body. He took the shot to take closer, there's a takedown attempt from Spark. Big double leg takedown, Spark was far too fast and powerful for Ueda to resist! Ueda ends up sitting, his legs trapped under Spark, with his back pressed against the cage, he hasn't stopped a single takedown yet. Spark pounds away on Ueda but doesn't do much damage, then tries to put him into a guillotine choke. Spark gets the guillotine fully applied, but the round comes to an end! So close, once again! We are back underway for round four! Ueda looks aggressive, he lands a jab and then hits Spark with a straight right. Four of four in the next quick punches from Ueda, topped with a right hand to the body. Spark withstands the onslaught though and shoots in, looking for a takedown. Another successful takedown, he almost gets side control but has to settle for half guard. Spark attempts to pass half guard on the mat and he gains side control, throwing a few right hands, but he is mainly trying to catch his breath. Spark tries to lock Ueda into an arm triangle, but it's blocked. Spark drives down with an elbow strike, rocking Ueda but again, the timer runs out. He's been close to ending this fight on so many occasions! There's the bell for the start of the final round! Both fighters come together and strike. Spark misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Ueda attacks with a brace of jabs that are followed by a right hook that is ducked. Stamina is becoming an issue for Ueda now, he clearly has to push himself now and his corner respond by urging him on a little louder. A jab is wide from Ueda, but then he lands a big right hand. Moving in, Spark appears willing to risk getting hit if it means he can get close enough to initiate some grappling. Ueda can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then scores with a right cross. Spark has been cut above his hairline, blood is trickling down! Breathing very hard, Ueda is looking ragged and Spark is able to get hold of him without taking too much damage. He muscles Ueda back first onto the cage and they remain there, hitting each other with short punches, for about a minute. More short punches to the body are exchanged until the round ends. Official Result: Graeme 'Sparky' Spark defeats Gu 'Sifu' Ueda for the DUMMA Featherweight title via Unanimous Decision [Excellent] Post-fight Interview: “I almost had him but the timer went off, it’s not the decisive win I was hoping for but I’m still happy to get the win and entertain the fans with such an unreal fight.” Fight of the Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Bigtime Kyoko crash It's been one hell of a fourthnight for DUMMA's Kyoko Junna. The Japanese fighter lost her fight via TKO to Brazil's Maria Ferraz in DUMMA 2: Ueda vs Spark despite coming in with the betting odds favouring her, but that was only the start of the problems about to plague her. Few days after the event, Junna was kicked out of Team Lotus in spectacular fashion and then the lab results came in. It should be mentioned at this point that although Australian law does not regulate the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, DUMMA have gone above and beyond in procuring the services of world leader AISAD to test their fighters in an attempt to be taken seriously on the matter of substance abuse. According to test results, Junna was found using both cannabis and Performance Enhancing Drugs, thus as per DUMMA's rules she has been suspended without pay for an entire year. Junna came forth on social media to voice her part of the story with an extensive post on her platforms, saying she's going through a tough time and acknowledging her recreational use of marijuana but refusing having taken any PEDs. Fights added to DUMMA's next three shows April DUMMA 4: Kaczmarek vs Eccleston Featherweight: Jay Dorridge vs Jefferson Mndawe Heavyweight: Frank Analysis vs Vitor de Melo Heavyweight: Rodolfo Camara vs Dias Candido May DUMMA 5: Lundie vs da Cunha Featherweight: Tyler Aidi vs Taizoh Chung Man Middleweight: Wesley Sneep vs Chaz Babish Women's Flyweight: Tatjana Vinnick vs Shannon Palmer Welterweight: Gideon Navarro vs Bruno Epps June DUMMA 6: Campos vs Dalen Featherweight: Freddy Lomax vs Quincy McGarry Light Heavyweight: Logan Sky vs Cal Hillson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falling_star Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Man, how do you find the time for all these dynasties? And quality ones at that? I'll be following along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 Man, how do you find the time for all these dynasties? And quality ones at that? I'll be following along. I've just managed to do a proper conversion of the 2016 Londonverse database and I'm exploring how viable it would be to use it for another dynasty Appreciate your support and glad you're enjoying them all, welcome here as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 DUMMA 3: Golias vs Dabrowski Sunday, Week 4 of March 2002, Queensland, Australia Preliminary matches - Saul Cervantes beat Moronobu Nakano via TKO (Strikes) [Good] - Jazz Snide beat Jonjo Whitley via Unanimous Decision [Great] - Brian O’Flaherty beat Garth Neill via TKO (Strikes) [Fantastic] - Tom Essy beat Jemaine McKenzie via Unanimous Decision [Good] - Chisaki Gojo beat Carina Costa via Split Decision [Decent] - Andoni Olano beat Rubenilson Augusto via TKO (Strikes) [Good] - Oscar Gomez beat Basil McCrystle vis KO (Punch) [Great] Women’s Flyweight Natasha Mellow (#4 CR, #9 WR, #22 PFP, 0-0, 7-1) vs Toshie Nishina (#13, 0-0, 7-2) Mellow boasts world and pound for pound rankings, so she's the obvious favourite coming into this fight. A jab lands from Mellow, but her big right hand follow-up misses, then both fighters seem to have the same idea and come together in a clinch, with Mellow as the aggressor. She attempts to set up a judo-based throw to take Nishina to the ground but Nishina, desperate, grabs the cage to block the takedown! The referee spots it and gives a verbal warning! Mellow again looks to take Nishina down by setting up a judo throw and again Nishina blocks the takedown by grabbing the cage but the referee apparently didn't see it this time. Unphased, Mellow looks to take Nishina down again by setting up a judo throw and third time's the charm, a great inside leg trip sees Nishina get thrown to the mat and Mellow is left in guard. She tries to pass guard and eventually gets it, but only into half guard as we're into the halfway point of round 1. Mellow pounds away with rights, but Nishina covers up and only a couple manage to get through. The ground and pound continues, but Mellow doesn't really do a great deal of damage, she just throws a couple of punches designed to keep Nishina guessing. As the end of the round approaches, Mellow makes a last ditch attempt as she unloads with big rights, but Nishina covers up well and the bell rings. You can see the confidence rising in Mellow. She knows that this is her fight to lose now. Round 2 begins, the two fighters get up close and start wrestling for position. This time Nishina is the aggressor and she's looking to muscle Mellow back against the cage. Once she gets that, she uses some dirty boxing to punish Mellow while she is pressed up against the cage. A short left uppercut lands, then more dirty boxing until Mellow uses wrestling to nullify any potential damage. In a display of fighting intelligence and coolness under pressure, Mellow waits for Nishina to try and throw some strikes, then quickly turns her, creating enough space to escape away from the cage. The two reset in the center and clinch, with Nishina getting the advantage as she tries to push Mellow up against the cage again. Two out of two attempts for Nishina, she smothers Mellow against the cage, then uses her dirty boxing skills to her advantage. Mellow is trapped against the cage and Nishina hits her with a short left uppercut. History then repeats itself as Nishina tries to use her dirty boxing skills, but Mellow uses wrestling to prevent any strikes from being launched and round two is brought to an end as time runs out. Good aggression from Nishina, it all comes fown to the final round with everything still to fight for. There's the bell and they clinch up and start jockeying for position. Nishina manages to aggressively get a good position in the clinch and once more pushes Mellow up against the cage, pinning her. Couple of nice right hands to the side of the head, some more smothering to maintain dominance, then Nishina scores with a left to the side of the stomach. Mellow is controlled up against the cage and takes a few right hands via some dirty boxing, until she's able to wrestle free and circle back to the center. Reset, wrestling for position, Nishina trying to muscle Mellow up against the cage. Fans are hyped up despite repetitive moments, there's a real sense of struggle here as Mellow finds herself stuck with her back to the cage again. Nishina smothers Mellow against the cage, then uses her dirty boxing skills to her advantage, as well as a couple of nice right hands to the side of the head. Mellow is trapped against the cage and Nishina hits her with a short left uppercut, then we reach the time limit and this fight is over. Official Result: Toshie Nishina defeats Natasha Mellow via Unanimous Decision [Fantastic] Post-fight Interview: "I had to really work for the win tonight, Natasha pushed me and I have nothing but respect for her skills." Fight of the Night Women’s Bantamweight Cindy Dumas (#10 CR, 0-0, 10-1) vs “Vicious But Delicious” Tracy Garcia (#13 CR, 0-0, 6-1) Another women's fight is up next and betting odds have Amy Dumas as the favourite to win it, but given the two fighters' career records, it seems like it might be a close call. The fight begins and immediately they get up close to start wrestling. Dumas wrestles her way to a dominant position in the clinch and pushes Garcia, who finds herself stuck with her back to the cage. Dumas starts us off with a nasty knee strike to the side of the ribs, then tries to throw an elbow, but Garcia uses wrestling to prevent her from launching the strike. She tries again and this time gets a quick elbow strike in, then looks for another, but Garcia works enough space that she can pull clear and circle out. For a wrestler, Dumas seems to be tapping a lot into Muay Thai techniques tonight. The two fighters reset and clinch, with Dumas again in control of it. She uses some dirty boxing as she grapples with Garcia, attempting to soften her up so she can muscle Garcia up against the cage. Once she gets her there, Garcia takes an elbow to the face from the clinch. Seems to have woken her up, as she then uses her wrestling skills to prevent Dumas from throwing any elbow strikes and although pressed against the cage, Garcia still hits a few small punches to the ribs before time runs out. The crowd is buzzing after a very exciting round and already, the show is off to a great start. Round two, they come together in a clinch and Dumas aggressively gets to a dominant position using her wrestling skills to push Garcia up against the cage. With her opponent pinned, Dumas hits two knee strikes to the thigh and a glancing elbow strike from the clinch. That appears to have opened up a small gash underneath the eye of Garcia! Dumas tries to hit her with another elbow, but Garcia works enough space that she can slip out and away, back to the center. Reset, clinch, Dumas works her way to a dominant position but instead of going for the cage again, she immediately throws a knee strike to the body as they grapple, then follows up with some dirty boxing and a few crisp punches on Garcia as they grapple. Garcia gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as Dumas uses her dirty boxing to inflict some punishment and when she tries tries to wriggle free, Dumas controls her well and gets in a few close-range punches too. A pinning attempt is stopped when Garcia out-wrestles Dumas and avoids getting pinned against the cage, but time is up, and that's the end of round two. Dumas is asserting control and Garcia needs a finish if she wants to win, because the scorecards mustn't be in her favor. The cut man tries to stop the bleeding for Garcia in between rounds. It's the final round and we are back underway, they come together and start wrestling in the over-under clinch position. Dumas' aggression serves her well once more and she is able to use dirty boxing, even land in a few crisp punches on Garcia as they grapple. When the attempt to wriggle free comes, Dumas maintains control and gets in a few close-range punches too, peppering Garcia with some short strikes to the side of the head while grappling. This isn't looking good for Garcia, who takes some more crisp punches and again, is unable to wriggle free, instead opening herself up to more shots. Dumas tries to throw an elbow from the clinch, but Garcia is able to stop it, then another attempt is blocked when Garcia pulls the clinch tighter, giving her no space to work with. Garcia goes to the ribs, then the head, with short punches, but Dumas catches her with an elbow to the face and Garcia is bleeding under her eye again, the strike has re-opened the wound! Dumas tries to knee Garcia, but she wrestles free and circles back to the center as the timer runs out, signalling the end of the fight. Official Result: Cindy Dumas defeats 'Vicious But Delicious' Tracy Garcia via Unanimous Decision [Great] Middleweight Frederico Vergara (#6 CR, 0-0, 8-0) vs Humberto “The Hit Man” Falcao (#17, 0-0. 15-10) The undefeated Frederico Vergara is the huge favourite in this fight, hopefully he can turn that into a dominant statement with a quick, decisive finish. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Falcao misses a big left hand, putting him off balance and allowing Vergara to attack with a quick right jab and an attempted shot to the body that gets taken on the arm. The striking continues with neither man landing anything of note until Vergara, with 14 seconds left in the round shoots and scores the takedown. Falcao pulls guard but time slips away and the clock runs out on the first round. You can see the confidence rising in Vergara. He knows that this is his fight to lose now. There's the bell for the start of the second round, both fighters meet in the center and Falcao counters a left hand with a right cross. No significant shots connect for the next thirty seconds, until Vergara manages a counter jab. Falcao throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow. Vergara is off target with a right jab and also misses a left hook. but Falcao can't get past the good guard of Vergara, two punches were simply absorbed. We are now at the halfway point of the round as Vergara dodges a left hand and counter-attacks with a right cross. Falcao misses an attempted body shot and gets countered with a right hook to the ribs as we enter the final minute of the round. They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through, then Vergara manages a counter jab. Falcao takes a chance with a right jab but finds nothing but air with a big left, then counters a hesitant body shot with a right jab and a left hook that is ducked. Time is up, and that's the end of round two. Final round begins, Vergara dodges a left hand and counter-attacks with a right hook to the side of the body. Falcao misses a left cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Vergara comes in with a right jab and a big left hand that just misses. Past the halfway mark in this round, Falcao hits a jab but doesn't connect with a left hand. Vergara hits a jab and also hits a right hook to the body. Falcao lands a right jab but has a left hand absorbed on the gloves. Vergara scores with a right hook. We move into the final sixty seconds of this round and Falcao is still moving well, but he is definitely breathing a little deeper now. Vergara notices and he dodges a left hand, counter-attacks with a right jab and a left hook that is avoided at the last second. Vergara chooses to shoot in on Falcao, the takedown is successful and he gets side control too but with only eight seconds left in the fight, time runs out and this goes to the judges. Official Result: Frederico Vergara defeats Humberto 'The Hit Man' Falcao via Split Decision [Decent] Featherweight Guilherme “Zoom” de Barros (#4CR, 0-0, 8-0) vs “The Dark Lord” Beau LuPone (#13 CR, 0-0, 7-2) Guilherme de Barros steps into the cage as a favourite by a huge margin, but if the previous fight was anything to go by, don't rush to make any assumptions about how it might play out. The fighters touch gloves, then go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing. LuPone finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two, de Barros responds with a right jab and also connects with a thumping kick to the thigh as we move into the second half of this round. LuPone comes forward to attack and takes a pair of jabs from de Barros, he throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow. Into the final minute of the round, LuPone is off-target with a jab but hits a kick to the leg. de Barros lands a right jab and also scores with a great left hook. LuPone steps forward and a striking exchange begins as de Barros hits two counter right hands. LuPone throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow as time runs out on the opening round. As expected, the heavy favourite de Barros is looking comfortable thus far. He looks very confident as he talks to his team. We are back underway, LuPone comes forward on the attack and de Barros scores with two counter jabs, then dodges two quick punches. LuPone misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. de Barros attacks with a right jab and a left hand to the body that is too short. Moving forward constantly, LuPone is pressuring de Barros but also takes hits, this time de Barros fires off a counter jab. LuPone throws a two-punch combo but de Barros avoids both as we move into the second half of this round. Strikes are exchanged and then with about half a minute left in the round, de Barros completes a takedown, it's a single leg that leaves LuPone pulling guard. de Barros pounds away with left hands, but doesn't do much damage as LuPone calmly deals with them until the end of round two. And here we go, one last round! LuPone must be feeling the pressure, he comes forward to attack and eats two counter jabs. He throws a one-two, but de Barros was equal to it and missed a counter jab. LuPone throws another one-two, de Barros again was equal to it. LuPone moves inside, into the pocket, looking to pressure his opponent and throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either. We move into the second half of this round as they stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging. LuPone misses a big right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a jab and a low kick that can't connect. LuPone hits a left jab and then scores with a right cross, then the fight comes to an end as the time limit expires. Official Result: Guilherme 'Zoom' de Barros defeats 'The Dark Lord' Beau LuPone via Unanimous Decision [Great] Light Heavyweight Magno Peres Arruda (#8, 0-0, 10-4) VS Russel “Russel Mania” McPhee (#14 CR, 0-0, 20-8) The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Arruda has an opening and counters a missed roundhouse kick with a left cross, then blocks a leg kick to counter with a pair of jabs that are followed by a low kick of his own. More striking that leads to nowhere, though there are some impressive moments like when Arruda doesn't connect with a left jab and its follow up high kick or McPhee missing with a big right hand. Past the halfway mark in this round, McPhee hits a left hand and Arruda answers with a left jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Final sixty seconds of this round, Arruda misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing McPhee to attack with a quick left jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect. Pressing his advantage, McPhee uses a left jab but misses with a right hand while Arruda lands a left jab and a right cross. A left jab from Arruda connects but he has a right hand absorbed on the gloves, creating a chance for McPhee to hit a left roundhouse kick to the body. Arruda counters the next right hand with a jab and a low kick that narrowly misses, then the bell rings to signal the end of the first round. Not the most exciting round we've ever seen, hopefully things will pick up in the next one. We are back underway and the two fighters engage. McPhee lands a left jab and also lands a low kick. Arruda hits a jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves. He misses a jab but scores with a right hook. McPhee hits a left jab but misses with a right hand. More unexciting strikes follow, the only highlight being Arruda's right cross right at the halfway mark of this round. It looks like this will be the case for the rest of round two, McPhee only hits a jab but fails to land a body kick while Arruda connects with a quick head kick, but it's a glancing blow and round two is brought to an end as time runs out. With one round left, McPhee realistically needs to stop his opponent in order to win. He's been receiving a lot more shots than he manages to land. There's the bell and the final round begins! The two fighters come forward and engage, McPhee scores with a left hook but Arruda uses a left jab and also launches a stiff head kick that finds its mark! McPhee collapses, that shot knocked him out! Official Result: Magno Peres Arruda defeats Russell 'Russell Mania' McPhee via Knock Out (Kick) [Decent] Knock Out of the Night Lightweight Rogelio Quesada (#6 CR, 0-0, 8-2) vs “The Jester” Ron Chuckle (#8 CR, 0-0, 8-2) A show of respect at the start of the fight, they touch gloves. Chuckle comes in, looking for a takedown and gets it! Quesada pulls guard. Chuckle throws several small strikes at Quesada, always keeping close body-to-body contact so that he has no space to work with. From the bottom, Quesada throws out some punches, but Chuckle leans back to avoid them. He is in control of the distance and in control of his opponent against the ground. Time slips away as Chuckle successfully keeps Quesada stuck against the ground for the remaining one minute of the round. Round two begins, both fighters seem to have the same idea and come together in a clinch. Chuckle aggressively gets to a dominant position and pins Quesada to the cage. He tries to maintain control via his wrestling skills, but Quesada works enough space that he can pull clear and circle out as they reset and trade a few strikes. Seeing his opponent about to shoot in, Quesada is smartened up by now and times it well to move in and start a clinch. With control of the clinch, Quesada gets the takedown and this time it’s Chuckle who pulls guard. Instead of smothering his opponent, Quesada pounds away but doesn't do much damage until he gets pushed back thanks to a butterfly guard as Chuckle quickly scrambles. He may regret that choice though, as it gives Quesada the perfect opportunity to come over the top and get side control! Quesada throws a few strikes, but they are without venom while Chuckle pulls half guard and round two ends as time expires. Chuckle dominated the first one but he’s been a one trick pony and Quesada was able to use it against him in the second, it all comes down to the final round. The fighters get in close and clinch and Chuckle manages to aggressively get a good position in the clinch, wrestling Quesada back until he’s stuck with his back to the cage. No smothering this time, Chuckle looks for a takedown by grabbing both his opponent's legs and trying to trip him to the mat! It's ugly as sin, but Quesada does end up on the ground. He is turtled up on his hands and knees, Chuckle on top and facing him. Chuckle pounds away with rights and Quesada is eating some heavy shots! Chuckle fires away with punches, but Quesada doesn't take any undue damage and is too quick when he attempts to get back. Another clinch as we move into the second half of this round, Chuckle is the aggressor and trying to push Quesada so that his back is up against the cage, but Quesada isn't going anywhere. Chuckle adjust and opts for a takedown, which he completes successfully and Quesada pulls half guard. Chuckle throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath with less than a minute left to go. Quesada jumps on the opportunity and bursts into life as he tries to scramble into a better position, but there wasn't enough separation, Chuckle is able to catch him and secure side control. None of his blows land with any degree of power though and the timer runs out. Official Result: 'The Jester' Ron Chuckle defeats Rogelio Quesada viaUnanimous Decision [Good] Heavyweight Fletcher “The Drummer” Merman (#6 CR, 0-0, 13-3) vs Sergio do Vale (#7 CR, 0-0, 9-4) Both men are Heavyweights, but do Vale enjoys a significant weight advantage over his opponent. Let’s see if he can use it in his favor. They touch gloves to show respect and step in to strike. do Vale misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Merman to attack with a jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect. Merman’s following right hand is taken on the gloves, do Vale finds his right cross blocked, both men still going defensively as they try to spot weaknesses in each other’s game. Merman attacks with strikes., do Vale manages a counter jab but then Merman lands a left hand and then he scores with a right cross, first few good shots so far. His confidence boosted, Merman tries a right hook but misses. He is lucky though because do Vale’s response is off target and his right hand is taken on the gloves. Halfway mark in this round with things looking quite even. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good. do Vale lands a left jab but has a right hand taken on the gloves, Merman scores with a brace of jabs and also scores with a right hook. He presses his momentary advantage as he comes forward to attack. do Vale tries to maintain distance with a counter left hand, Merman takes it and can't connect with a jab, but then he lands a right hand. do Vale uses a left jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Merman finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two, it looks like he’s faring better in the opening round. Helands a left hook to the body, do Vale throws a left jab wide but connects cleanly with a right hand and the bell rings. Round two begins, do Vale comes forward, willing to take a few shots as long as he can get close enough to wrestle. Looks like he’s changing his approach, a stand up striking exchange hasn’t done him any favors so far. Merman hits a left jab and then hits a nice straight right. do Vale appears to have suffered a gash under his eye! Merman comes forward looking to force a striking exchange and steps into the pocket, avoiding a jab on the way in order to land a jab, hen he hits a nice straight right. Merman stalks forward, pressuring do Vale, who misses with a left hand in the exchange. Merman hits a left hand but do Vale avoids a big right. Merman comes forward again, do Vale fires off a counter jab, then a jab hits home from Merman and then he hits a nice straight right. He's been in control since the start, but he's slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit as we move into the second half of this round. Both fighters meet in the center, Merman slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect. do Vale misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a left jab and a right cross, then we move into the final sixty seconds of this round. For the first time, do Vale is also starting to breathe a little heavier, this might come down to stamina after all. do Vale scores with a jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook, Merman lands a left jab and a right cross, then a one-two. do Vale hits a jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Hang on, the clock is stopped as referee Brent Keith wants to check the cut on do Vale. The ringside doctor examines the cut... and signals that it isn't a fight ender. The fight recommences! They come together again and strike with just ten seconds left on the clock, Merman lands a left jab but has a right hand blocked. do Vale doesn't connect with a left jab but scores with a great right hook and time runs out. There's the bell for the start of the final round, Merman comes forward to attack. do Vale hits a pair of jabs in the exchange while Merman can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he scores with a right cross. Looking very tired, Merman clinches to try and buy some recovery time. do Vale gets control of the clinch though and tries to complete a takedown. It doesn't work, Merman blocked it and then takes control of the grapple! He tries to take do Vale down and his is successful, he is now on top of a turtled up do Vale. Merman pounds away with rights, a couple of heavy shots get through and rock do Vale but then the rest of his punches but do minimal damage. Moving quickly, do Vale scrambles but mistakenly leaves his back exposed and Merman seizes the chance to take it! do Vale is in huge trouble now, as Merman successfully gets both hooks in with an entire minute of the round remaining. Merman pounds away on do Vale, but few of the shots lands clean and he looks very tired out there. Exhausted but with both hooks in, Merman tries to flatten do Vale out for the rear naked choke. The rear naked choke is fully applied, Merman has do Vale flattened out completely, there is no option but to tap out! Official Result: Fletcher 'The Drummer' Merman defeats Sergio do Vale via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) [Good] Submission of the Night DUMMA Welterweight title match Procopio “Porco” Golias (#1, CR, 0-0, 16-6) vs Piotr Dabrowski (#2 CR, 0-0, 19-8) Dabrowski will enjoy a 6” reach advantage tonight, but Golias is still the big favourite to win the belt. An offer to touch gloves is completely ignored by Golias! Golias had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative. Dabrowski can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then lands a right hand. The scene replays and after taking another right, Golias is able to clinch with Dabrowski, muscling him with his back to the cage. The gruelling grappling contest continues for the next sixty seconds with both fighters looking to avoid leaving any openings. Dabrowski still gets caught with a knee to the inside of the thigh, more smothering follows until Dabrowski wrestles free and circles back to the center with less than twenty seconds left on the clock. Golias, wanting to grapple, comes forward. He appears willing to risk a few shots to close the distance. A jab is wide from Dabrowski, but then he hits a nice straight right. Golias takes it nonchallantly and seizes the chance to grab Dabrowski into a clinch, pushing him against the cage again until the end of the round. Golias looks very happy with that first round. He is certainly living up to position as being the heavy favourite to win this fight, even if he seems content to just control his opponent and score points instead of going for a clean finish. It's going to be a real uphill struggle for Dabrowski from this point onward, especially if he can't put some stopping power behind his shots. Round two begins, Dabrowski throws a quick punch but doesn't land. Golias gets hold of Dabrowski and backs him up against the cage once more. Golias hits a knee strike to the thigh and uses dirty boxing to punish Dabrowski while he is pressed up against the cage, taking some breaks to maintain control and smother him. The next minute or so sees them engage in close-quarters dirty boxing and with no real progress being made, referee Michael Robertson separates them. A jab hits home from Dabrowski and then he hits a nice straight right. Golias appears to have suffered a gash under his eye! This eats up some time and with just a few seconds left, Dabrowski comes in looking to strike and connects with a jab, but his big right hand follow-up misses. The cut man tries to stop the bleeding for Golias in between rounds. And here we go, round three! Remember, title fights and main events can go up to five if needed. Dabrowski can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits Golias with a straight right. He throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either, then Golias aggressively comes forward, willing to risk getting hit so that he can grapple. Dabrowski fends him off as he lands a left hand and then hits Golias with a straight right. That last shot has re-opened the cut under the eye of Golias! Dabrowski moves in closer, ready to attack and throws a punch but Golias avoids it. For the first time, Dabrowski is starting to breathe a little heavier, all the smothering seems to be paying off now. Dabrowski uses a left jab, but his big right hand follow-up misses and Golias is able to grab him as we pass the halfway mark in this round. No doubt Golias is the better wrestler here, once more he pins his opponent against the cage but Dabrowski has seen this before and uses his wrestling skills to prevent Golias from getting the space to throw any knees. Using tight body-to-body control, Golias is slowly wearing Dabrowski down by pressing him up against the cage and leaning all of his weight on him. The rest of the round sees them remain there, hitting each other with short punches to the body and side of the head till the end of the round. Bleeding, Golias is attended to by the cut man between rounds. And here we go, round four! Dabrowski lands a jab and then hits Golias with a straight right. He moves in closer, looking to open up and attack. Golias probably wanted to exploit the shortening of the distance but Dabrowski aggressively took the initiative and hits a left jab and then scores with a right cross. Dabrowski can't connect with a jab, but then scores with a right cross. Golias finally gets hold of Dabrowski without taking too much damage and hits him with some short strikes to the side of the head while grappling right at the halfway mark in this round. This continues for the next thirty or so seconds, until Golias tries to push Dabrowski so that his back is up against the cage but Dabrowski isn't going anywhere. Golias adjusts and tries to throw some close-range strikes as they grapple, but the attempts are smothered by Dabrowski. Another attempt by Golias sees him pin his opponent against the cage with thirty seconds on the clock. A quick elbow gets past Dabrowski's defences and round four ends. It all comes down to the final round! There's the bell for the start of the final round, Dabrowski throws a quick punch but doesn't land. With a clear opportunity, Golias is able to move in fast and clinch with Dabrowski. He hits him with some short strikes to the side of the head while grappling and a big knee strike to the body from the grapple. Golias then tries to push Dabrowski so that his back is up against the cage and does it, topping it off with a foot stomp. There's more smothering and a quick elbow strike, followed by dirty boxing, but Dabrowski is aware of the danger and uses wrestling to prevent any damage from happening. Golias sticks to dirty boxing and hammers another foot stomp, but his opponent's wrestling skills prevent any damage from happening. The lengthy period of stalemate results in referee Michael Robertson separating them. There's only two seconds to go though and Dabrowski merely lands a jab and a right cross before the fight ends. Official Result: Procopio 'Porco' Golias defeats Piotr Dabrowski for the DUMMA Welterweight title via Unanimous Decision [Decent] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 DUMMA 4: Kaczmarek vs Eccleston Sunday, Week 4 of April 2002, West Australia, Australia Few news since last show, not worthy of any individual news updates on their own: - Long Bull and Mike Boone have been hired by DUMMA as announcers to call the events, starting tonight. - Garth Neill tested positive for recreational drugs in the aftermath of DUMMA 3: Golias vs Dabrowski and has been suspended for 1 year. Neill lost to Brian O'Flaherty in one of the show's preliminary fights. - Julio Correa broke his jaw during training and his scheduled fight against Phil Verdigree for tonight's main card portion of the show has been cancelled, as a replacement could not prepare in time. - Kensuke Tanaka also injured his upper back during training and has been replaced by Bart Diggs in his scheduled fight against Craig Hulme in the preliminaries of the upcoming DUMMA 5: Lundie vs da Cunha Preliminary matches - Ronaldo Freitas beat Mark Lee via Knock Out (Punch) [Good] - Tony Ibsen beat Clinton Kent via Unanimous Decision [Average] - Evan Pizzaro beat Mauricio de Terreros via Submission (Kimura) [Fantastic] Submission of the Night - Sojuro Irye beat Mariusz Nowak via Unanimous Decision [Decent] - Kevin Portman beat Lachlan Bowen via TKO (Strikes) [Great] - Michael Klaughnshue beat Nestor Morozov via Split Decision [Poor] Heavyweight Rodolfo Camara (#19 CR, 0-0, 6-1) vs Dias Candido (#21 CR, 0-0, 12-5) The main show kicks off with a Heavyweight fight between two fellow Brazilian strikers. Dias Candido seems to have a slight weight advantage compared to yesterday's weigh-ins and also is the favourite here due to his experience, but only by a slight margin. Camara comes forward and Candido fires a counter jab to maintain distance; it misses, but then he hits Candido with a body kick. He's a Dutch Muay Thai practitioner, so we can expect plenty more of those. After a striking exchange, another kick lands on the side of Candido's ribs, followed by a jab and a nice straight right. Two more jabs hit home from Camara and then he scores with a leg kick. With one minute left, Camara glances at his corner and gets a few words of encouragement in response, he's been in control of the fight so far. He can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits a nice straight right. Candido has to adjust, so he moves in and out of range, hoping to tempt his opponent into a reckless strike and leave an opening to start grappling. Camara throws some strikes and a fast leg kick, but Candido is equal to all of them and even catches the leg on that last kick! Holding the leg, Candido tries for a takedown but can't get Camara down and loses control of the leg in the process. Camara looks confident, shortening the range as he looks to strike with a jab and then a body kick as the timer runs out. Camara opens round 2 with punches, he hits a left jab and then catches Candido with a right hook. There is now a noticeable gash above the hairline of Candido where a strike must have cut him. There's a lot of missed shots from both fighters after that moment, until Camara hits Candido with a straight right. He is still moving well, but he is definitely breathing a little deeper now, might be Candido's chance to turn the tables. Half a minute goes by with nothing significant landing, then Camara hits another straight right. This opens up Candido for a tentative jab, followed by a right hook. The clock is stopped as the referee wants to check the cut on Candido. The doctor checks the cut, but seems happy that it does not present too much of a problem. We're back underway with less than thirty seconds left! Camara dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left jab and a left kick to the rib cage, but then time runs out. With one round left, Candido realistically needs to stop his opponent in order to win, he's been eating shots all night and not giving back much in return. They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging for a while, until Camara hits a left jab and also scores a glancing blow with a right head kick. Candido answers with a left jab that goes wide but he connects cleanly with a right hand. It seems he wants to grapple but is clearly wary of his opponent's striking that's been giving him trouble tonight. Two jabs hit home from Camara and then he scores with a right roundhouse kick to the ribs, seems like he's not going for the killing blow but he's content to grind out points with precise punches and kicks. Candido acknowledges some instructions from his corner with a curt nod of the head and returns his full attention to the fight as both fighters meet in the center. Camara dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left kick to the ribs. Candido misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Camara to attack with a jab and a left hook to the side of the body. Candido clearly respects his opponent's striking as he is very wary about getting close enough to grapple. Camara can't connect with a jab, but then hits a high right kick to the side of the head. Not enough stopping power behind it though, he is starting to have to push himself now, and his corner respond by urging him on a little louder as we enter the final minute of the round. Camara slips past a right hook and counters with a jab and a kick to the leg. Not changing what works for him, He slips past a right hook and counters with a left jab and a quick kick. Circling warily, Candido is looking for a chance to get close enough to grapple but time is running out. Camara hits one last spinning kick to the body and the fight is over. Official Result: Rodolfo Camara defeats Dias Candido via Unanimous Decision [Average] Post-fight interview: "Anyone you put in front of me, I will fight. If that someone happened to be Paulo Boas, I think it would make for a particularly good contest." Heavyweight Frank Analysis (#15 CR, 0-0, 39-20) vs Vitor de Melo (#17 CR, 0-0, 7-1) Vitor De Melo will enjoy a weight advantage here against the veteran Frank Analysis. Near the tail end of his career, Analysis is not expected to win here, but the tough American could just defy the odds and pull out a surprise win nonetheless. Round one begins, Analysis misses a right hook and gets countered with a clean right hand. de Melo stalks forward, pressuring Analysis. He can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he lands a big right hand. de Melo seems to get the better of the opening exchange as the two fighters trade blows, looking to discern each other's patterns. By the halfway point of the round, Analysis misses a right hook and gets countered with a left hook. This scene replays twice more until the end of the round, with striking exchangings leading to a missed shot from Analysis and a solid right hook in response. de Melo, the heavy favourite, has stamped his authority on the fight in that first round. His confidence boosted, de Melo comes forward, walking down Analysis. Analysis throws a counter jab but misses, de Melo feels the distance with a jab that goes wide and hits a nice straight right. Nice one-two from de Melo, Analysis finally comes alive with a crunching right cross... Wait, he covers up? He should be going in for the kill... Analysis is retreating until pressed against the cage... He is on rubbery legs! He is hurt! de Melo moves in for the kill and lands a big right hand around the guard! Analysis is rocked again! The referee has seen enough and jumps in to stop the fight! Analysis wasn't offering enough intelligent defence. Official Result: Vitor de Melo defeats Frank Analysis via TKO (Strikes) [Decent] Women’s Bantamweight Hanae Maehata (#8 CR, #24 WR, 0-0, 6-2) vs Kaoru Nanami (#13 CR, 0-0, 6-3) This should be an interesting one, both ladies are close in performance and experience with similar career records. They're also hard hitters, with Maehata an established Tae Kwon Do practicioner and Nanami known for the bombs she'll drop, mainly aimed at an opponent's head. Betting odds favor Maehata but it really could go either way. They touch gloves and engage. Maehata is off target with a left jab but lands a left kick to the rib cage. Nanami is off target with a left jab but lands a right hook. Maehata slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a left jab and a glancing high kick. She then misses a right cross that leaves her open to the counter; Nanami attacks with a quick left jab and a big right hand that just misses. Strikes flying all over the place, Nanami dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a right hand right at the halfway point of round one. Maehata counters a right hand with a left hook and it looks like Nanami has been cut under the eye. Maehata acknowledges some instructions from her corner with a relaxed nod of the head, while Nanami misses a right cross that leaves her open to the counter. Maehata attacks with a jab and a big right hand that just misses. Nanami misses a right hook and gets countered with a jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect before the bell is heard. In between rounds, the cut man tries to stop the bleeding of Nanami. Nanami misses with a big right hand, allowing Maehata to counter with a left jab and a left roundhouse kick to the body. This seems to be a thing in this fight, apparently Maehata is well prepared to deal with her opponent's hard but slow punches. Maehata slips past another right hook and counters with a left jab and a kick to the leg. Again, Maehata dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a quick left jab and a big right hand that just misses. She moves confidently around the cage, she's figured out Nanami alright. Standing and trading is not working for Nanami, so far in this fight she has simply been out-classed and out-struck. If there was any doubt, Maehata again slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a kick to the lead leg. Once more, right hook dodged, counter jab... and a roundhouse kick to the body that is too short. She is toying with Nanami now, she slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a quick head kick. Nanami backs off until pressed against the cage and covers up, clearly rocked! Maehata immediately advances, sensing that this is a chance to end the fight! Nanami eats a right head kick! She falls to the ground but is not out! Maehata senses victory and starts to unload with punches! The time is up, and that's the end of round two. Nanami was literally saved by the bell and fans are on their feet! It's the final round and we are back underway! Nanami misses a right cross that leaves her wide open to the counter. Maehata comes in with a left jab and a thumping kick to the thigh. Maehata tries again, she doesn't find the mark with a right hook but she also blocks the counter, a right hand gets absorbed on the gloves. Another bomb from Nanami goes wide and gets countered with a left jab and a left roundhouse kick to the body. She's been accused of being one dimensional and it shows here, not likely to turn things around as she's also starting to breathe a little heavier. Nanami misses another right hook and gets countered with a right hand, Maehata has her number and probably a guaranteed win if this goes to the judges, will she risk a clean finish or play it safe? There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands, Nanami is limping noticeably from all the kicks but with fourty seconds left on the clock, will Maehata be able to exploit it? Nanami misses a right hook and gets countered with a left jab and a head kick that is fortunately off-target. Nanami misses a right hook and leaves herself open to be countered with a low kick to the lead leg, time runs out and that round is over, and so is the fight. Official Result: Hanae Maehata defeats Kaoru Nanami via Unanimous Decision [Decent] Featherweight ‘Black Belt’ Jay Dorridge (#6 CR, 0-0, 9-2) vs Jefferson ‘The Hitman’ Mndawe (#8 CR, 0-0, 7-0) Jay Dorridge steps into the cage as the big favorite to win. Betting odds have been on point so far, but the opening fight defied them so let's see how this one goes. The fight begins, Mndawe fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits Dorridge with a straight right. A jab is wide from Mndawe, but then he hits a nice straight right that lands hard. He's been the aggressor right out the gates, keeping his distance from Dorridge who's known for his judo trips and feared Rear Naked Choke. Mndawe lands one of three quick punches and then lands a low kick to the legs. Attacking with a quick flurry, Mndawe lands three of three punches and then scores with a massive right head kick! Dorridge collapses, that shot knocked him out! Official Result: Jefferson 'The Hitman' Mndawe defeats 'Black Belt' Jay Dorridge via Knock Out (Kick) [Good] KO of the Night Light Heavyweight Jon ‘Quick’ Silvers (#5 CR, 0-0, 12-1) vs ‘The Street Fighter’ Leon Banks (#6 CR, 0-0, 32-15) We can expect a stand and bang here, Banks may have weighed in the same as Silvers yesterday, but he clearly has a significant size advantage now. Still, betting odds favor Silvers. It's been a crazy night though, especially with how the previous fight went, so anything feels possible! Banks ignores the offer of a touch of gloves as they come together and strike. Silvers hits a left hand, Banks lands a right jab but misses a left hook. Several shots go wide, until Silvers scores with a left hook. Banks is quick to answer and nails a vicious left cross! Silvers goes down hard, he's out! Official Result: 'The Street Fighter' Leon Banks defeats Jon 'Quick' Silvers via Knock Out (Punch) [Good] Women’s Featherweight title match Vasya Kaczmarek (#1 CR, 0-0, 6-0) vs Sue Eccleston (#2 CR, 0-0, 7-3) The undefeated Kaczmarek is the big favorite here, but 35 year old Eccleston might just have enough fire left in her to go out with a bang as champion before retiring. Let's see how this plays out. The fight begins and the fighters touch gloves. They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging, so Kaczmarek steps in and grapples with her opponent. She tries to pick Eccleston up for a slam and the Englishwoman has no answers, she gets lifted up and planted down! Kaczmarek ends up in guard. Time slips away as Kaczmarek successfully keeps Eccleston stuck against the ground, then begins trying to pass guard and get a better position. She passes, but only to half guard. The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left, she's clearly not smothering Eccleston for points but can she ecke out a submission in time? Kaczmarek keeps her opponent guessing with a few quick strikes, Eccleston tries to move from half guard to full guard, but Kaczmarek doesn't allow it. Wait, Kaczmarek unloads with big right hands and Eccleston is struggling to cope! Ah, not enough time left on the clock. A dominant performance still, feels like Kaczmarek's victory is just a matter of when, not if. There's the bell for the start of the round, Kaczmarek picks up from where she left and immediately shoots in for a takedown. She has the takedown and gets side control from it, looking to get a mount. She is too good for Eccleston, and gets the mount as she fires away. Eccleston is eating powerful shot after powerful shot! The referee has no option but to leap in and stop the fight! Official Result: Vasya Kaczmarek defeats Sue Eccleston via TKO (Strikes)[Great] Fight of the Night Post-fight interview: "I am beyond thrilled. This is one of the best nights of my entire career!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 DUMMA 5: Lundie vs da Cunha Sunday, Week 4 of May 2002, Southern Australia, Australia Quote News: DUMMA lost fighters Adrian Swall, Andoni Olano, Evan Pizzaro and Pai Cheng who signed exclusive contracts with ALPHA-1 Preliminary matches - Ryan ‘The Gold Standard’ Fenniman beat ‘The Bruiser from Belfast’ Liam O’Donnell via Unanimous Decision [Good] - Toni Dietrich beat Carina Costa via TKO (Strikes) [Good] - Bart ‘Throwdown’ Diggs beat Craig Hulme via Split Decision [Average] - Nate Dawes beat Ramin Rostami via Unanimous Decision [Poor} - Titi Stringer beat Owen Williams via TKO (Strikes) [Good] - ‘Mighty’ Mort Slingsby beat Norman ‘Conquest’ MacAskill via Unanimous Decision [Average] Welterweight ‘The Unbreakable’ Gideon Navarro (#14 CR, 0-0, 7-0) vs ‘Cannonball” Bruno Epps (#21, 0-1, 11-8) Round one begins and Epps appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Navarro took the initiative first. He can't connect with a jab, but then catches Epps with a right hook to the body, a jab and then he hits a nice straight right that lands hard. That last shot may have done some damage, Epps is backing off and looks totally dazed! Epps regains his senses just in time to dodge a vicious overhand right. Navarro closes the distance, obviously looking to strike. He lands a left jab, but Epps dodges the leg kick that follows. Another jab misses, but Navarro then catches Epps with a crunching right hook. More set-up strikes go wide, but Navarro then hits a nice straight right that lands hard. He’s taken his opponent by storm and after a straight right, he shoots on Epps and has the takedown! Epps pulls guard and Navarro begins working to pass to side control, making it to half guard before the timer runs out. Navarro looks very happy with that first round. He is certainly living up to position as being the heavy favourite to win this fight. It's going to be a real uphill struggle for Epps from this point onward. And here we go, round two! Epps aggressively moves in and grapples with Navarro. He tries to muscle Navarro up against the cage and after some struggling, manages to control Epps up against the cage. They exchange short punches to the body for about a minute, leaving one more for the end of the round. Navarro then drops down and wraps his arms around his opponent's legs, looking to try and take them down but Epps blocks the takedown by grabbing the cage! He gets given a verbal warning from the referee for that piece of cheating, while Navarro goes for it again and executes a great inside leg trip. Navarro keeps Epps guessing with a few quick strikes but can’t cause any serious damage before time runs out on round two. There's the bell for the start of the final round and Navarro immediately comes in, looking for a takedown. It is successful and gets side control from it, working to get a mount. Navarro takes the back instead, Epps rolled over rather than get mounted but it backfires, Navarro starts unloading with massive rights and Epps is getting pasted! The referee is forced to jump in and stop the fight! Official Result: 'The Unbreakable' Gideon Navarro defeats 'Cannonball' Bruno Epps via TKO (Strikes) [Good] Women’s Flyweight Tatjana Vinnick (#13 CR, 0-0, 7-0) vs Shannon ‘The Rash’ Palmer (#16 CR, 0-0, 7-2) Round one begins and Vinick rather obviously ignores the offer to touch gloves to begin. She comes forward, willing to take a few shots as long as she can get close enough to wrestle. She is met by Palmer with a jab that goes wide and a good right hook. Vinick gets hold of Palmer without taking too much damage though and tries to muscle her up against the cage. Palmer ends up backed against the cage, trapped against the cage and Vinick hits her with a quick elbow, a knee strike to the ribs from the clinch and a glancing elbow strike. A knee to the thigh is avoided when Palmer uses wrestling to prevent it, allowing her to land a few quick punches to the side of the head. With one minute remaining in the round, Vinick smothers Palmer against the cage. She hits her with a knee strike to the ribs, but there's otherwise no progress made and the referee separates the two fighters. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Vinick hits a left hand. Palmer misses a jab but scores with a right hook. Breathing hard, Vinick clinches to try and buy some recovery time as she tries to push Palmer up against the cage but can't do it, Palmer gets a more dominant position in the grapple instead and tries to sweep the leg for a takedown. The trip doesn't work, Vinick blocks it and then takes control of the grapple but the bell rings and time is out. Round two begins and the two fighters trade blows for a bit. Palmer misses a big right hand, putting her off balance and allowing Vinick to attack with a left jab and a right cross. Nothing else gets through for about a minute, until Vinick scores a right hook and Palmer lands a one-two in response, then dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect right at the halfway point of the round.It’s Vinick this time who loses balance when she misses a big right hand and Palmer sees a chance for a jab but the follow up right hook is ducked. With one minute of the round remaining, Vinick counters a right hand with a quick left jab and a right hook, then decides to shoot, but Palmer simply took the initiative first. Her jab goes wide, but then she catches Vinick with a right hook and time runs out. We go into the final round with everything still to fight for! Lots of back and forth striking, Palmer hits a left hand while Vinick finds a way past her opponent's guard to land a sharp one-two. She then slips past a right hook and counters with a left hook of her own. Palmer throws two quick punches wide and Vinick exploits that to grab her. Using her wrestling skills, Vinick pushes Palmer up against the cage and in control, passes an elbow to the face from the clinch. Things are heating up with just a minute left to go as Palmer takes a knee strike just above the hip. Exhaustion sets in though and the rest of the fight sees the two women grinding it out with some smothering and sharp short punches until the bell rings. Official Result: Tatjana Vinick defeats Shannon 'The Rash' Palmer via Unanimous Decision [Decent] Post-fight interview: “This was a tough challenge for me and I enjoy these kinds of fights that let me test myself. I think Toshie Nishina would present a tough enough challenge for a future fight, it’s certainly one I’m interested in trying.” Middleweight ‘The King of Memphis’ Wesley Sneep (#11 CR, 0-0, 7-0) vs Chaz Babish (#13 CR, 0-1, 12-6) Betting odds favour Sneep in this fight, but Babish doesn’t have the pressure of a debut and will want to bounce back from his loss last time he was in a DUMMA cage. We are underway, Babish lands a left jab but doesn't connect with a right hand. Sneep lands a one-two to get in range and he gets a single leg takedown! Babish pulls guard off it. Time slips away as Sneep successfully keeps Babish stuck against the ground and smothering him. Around the minute mark, Sneep gets past the guard with a certain degree of ease and gains side control but can he make something of it before time runs out? He fires away with punches, but Babish doesn't take any undue damage. He can’t move to guard though either, Sneep doesn't allow it. Bit more ground and pound, another failed attempt to get to guard and round one ends. And here we go, round two! Sneep lands a left hook, Babish finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two and more strikes are exchanged. No rush for a takedown this time, the blows continue flying both ways but no one lands a decisive one, nor does one man seem to have a distinct advantage over his opponent. Final round, the exchange of strikes continues for its first half, then Sneep shouts at his opponent, telling them to bring it on. Might be frustration on his part, might be playing head games with Babish. They engage in the center, Sneep misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Babish attacks with a jab and a right hook that is avoided at the last second as we enter the final minute of the round. More strikes back and forth, Sneep misses with a big right hand, allowing Babish to counter with a jab and a right cross that just misses as the timer runs out. Official Result: 'The King Of Memphis' Wesley Sneep defeats Chaz Babish via Split Decision [Decent] Post-fight interview: “Shout out to my crew at the Bear Pit, represent! I started my DUMMA run with a win, but that’s what I do baby, winning! 8-0 career record now, still undefeated, forever undefeated. Better find someone to face me ‘cause people be dodging me!” Lightweight Goncalves Cassaro (#11 CR, 0-0, 6-1) vs ‘The Player’ Doug Minnelli (#12 CR, 0-0, 6-1) We are underway, Minnelli can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then hits Cassaro with a body kick. More strikes are countered with a tentative jab from Cassaro, Minnelli lands a left jab but finds nothing but air with an ambitious big right. His confidence boosted, Minnelli moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes. He can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then scores with a right cross and then a right hand. Cassaro has been pressured into defence and even his attempted counter jab can’t land home. The Brazilian takes the hits, misses a right hook and gets countered with a right cross. We could be seeing a KO finish if this continues, especially if Minnelli has the power behind his punches or if Cassaro turns out to have a glass jaw. A vicious right hand goes wide though, Minnelli keeps the pressure while Cassaro can’t even land a counter, then eats a right hook before he’s saved by the bell. What a dominant performance from Minnelli, too bad he couldn’t get a quick decisive finish out of it. Round two begins, Cassaro knows he needs to make up for lost ground so he dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a clean right of his own. Minnelli is wobbly from that and Cassaro and comes in for the kill! Minnelli just covers up, too dazed to do anything but try and survive the next few seconds! Cassaro hits a straight right hand! Dazed, Minnelli continues to cover up. Minnelli steps back, wobbily, and is left semi-slumped against the cage. Somehow, he dodges a vicious overhand right. He looks badly dazed, that must have been pure instinct. Very good response on Minnelli’s part there, he could have lost the fight in an instant. Just goes to show what power Cassaro is packing behind his punches, especially the right. All he needs is a single opportunity to land that big killing blow. Minnelli circles back to the center, having gotten the time he needed to regain his wits somewhat and moves in closer, ready to attack. A jab hits home for him and then he lands a low kick to the legs. There's an exchange of strikes, Minnelli again pressuring Cassaro as we reach the halfway point of the round. Minnelli steps into the pocket, showing little fear of Cassaro. He’s keeping the pressure on, but he’s risking taking that one big hit! Neither man can land a decent hit though and Minnelli shows his great head movement skills as he dodges his opponent’s blows but is also starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy. The two fighters continue to trade blows, Cassaro misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Minnelli attacks with a left hook and the bell rings. Could have all ended in an instant there, but in terms of scoring it looks like Minnelli maintained the upper hand for this round as well. Cassaro needs a finish. Can he get that headshot? It's the final round and we are back underway! They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with. With Minnelli tired, he can’t keep pressuring Cassaro. Cassaro tries his luck but misses with a big right hand, allowing Minnelli to counter with a brace of jabs that are followed by a quick kick. Final sixty seconds of this round, Cassaro hits a left hand and Minnelli throws one of his own, then scores with a left kick to the body. Cassaro blocks a right cross and comes back with a left jab, but has a right hand taken on the gloves. Cassaro throws two quick punches but Minnelli has good movement despite his stamina failing him and avoids them as the fight comes to an end. Official Result: Goncalves Cassaro defeats 'The Player' Doug Minnelli via Unanimous Decision [Good] Light Heavyweight Gustavo Spagnol (#13 CR, 0-0, 6-1) vs Ranieri ‘Martelo’ Fernanda (#14 CR, 0-0, 9-2) Fernanda starts aggressively, looking for a takedown. Spagnol almost stops it but he’s left hopping on one leg while Fernanda holds the other. Unable to complete the takedown, Fernanda instead pushes Spagnol up against the cage and traps him there for a minute or so of dirty boxing. It soon becomes a stalemate as neither fighter risks leaving a crucial opening that the other can exploit and we move into the final sixty seconds of this round. With the fight having been stuck against the cage for a lengthy period of time, referee Brent Keith restarts them back in the center. Fernanda comes forward looking to force a striking exchange but eats two counter left hands. His own one-two goes wide and Spagnol again hits two counter lefts. Spagnol attempts to create an opening, but his big right hand misses as time expires on the opening round. We are back underway, Spagnol can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches Fernanda with a right hook. He throws two more lefts, but sees the following low kick get caught! Seizing his chance, Fernanda attempts a takedown; Spagnol can’t stop it and has to pull guard. Fernanda smothers Spagnol for the rest of the round, occasionally throwing a few quick strikes to keep his opponent guessing and that’s how it ends in round two, an unexciting one that draws a fair share of boos from the audience. It's the final round, the fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing. Fernanda seems like he has a takedown in mind, but Spagnol took the initiative first. He connects with a jab, but doesn't hit the leg kick follow-up. Spagnol misses with a big right hand, allowing Fernanda to counter with a right hook but neither man seems particularly shaken by the blow. Halfway point of round three and Spagnol hits Fernanda with a straight right. Fernanda responds with two quick jabs, but they had no power at all behind them. Spagnol connects with two left hands and then scores with a right cross that landed hard. He can't connect with a jab, but then hits a nice straight right. He’s probably not getting a knockout, but is content scoring clean points. Fernanda senses this isn’t a game that favours him and comes forward, willing to risk a few shots to close the distance. He seizes the chance and grabs Spagnol into a clinch, but he has less than ten seconds to go so it’s only pinning against the cage and the fight is over. Official Result: Ranieri 'Martelo' Fernanda defeats Gustavo Spagnol via Unanimous Decision [Average] Post-fight interview: “I had to work real hard for this win, Spagnol is one tough S.O.B. and I respect him for it.” Featherweight Tyler ‘Black Ops’ Aidi (#6 CR, 0-0, 8-0) vs Taizoh Chung Man (#7 CR, 0-1, 20-10) Chung Man comes into this match with an 8” reach advantage and all the betting odds in his favour, despite having lost his first DUMMA fight thus far. The two fighters touch gloves and Chung Man wants to grapple but is clearly wary of his opponent's striking. A jab lands from Aidi, but Chung Man evades a big right punch. Aidi smiles and moves in closer, looking to throw some strikes. He can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then lands a big right hand. If it works, don’t change it; the next big right goes wide, Chung Man lands a weak jab to keep distance and Aidi hits him with a fantastic right cross! He's down! Chung Man falls to the floor! Aidi moves in quickly, kneeling beside Chung Man and starting to hammer down with punches! Aidi pounds away, Chung Man is taking heavy shot after heavy shot! The referee pulls Aidi away, stopping the fight! Official Result: Tyler 'Black Ops' Aidi defeats Taizoh Chung Man via TKO (Strikes) in 1:37 of round 1 [Good] Fight of the Night DUMMA Heavyweight title match Collins Lundie (#2, 0-0, 14-5) vs Waly da Cunha (#5 CR, 0-0, 16-8) Lundie is the big favourite to win the title, but Aidi just defied all odds in the previous fight so anything is possible in the night’s main event! The fight begins and both fighters warily step in to strike. Lundie nails a right cross. da Cunha doesn't connect with a right hand. They’re both very cautious at the start, testing each other with feints and light jabs. da Cunha scores with a right hook. Lundie scores with a left hand but doesn't connect with a right hand. da Cunha appeared to be going to try and get in close, but Lundie took the initiative first; he can't connect with his set-up strikes, but he forces da Cunha to turtle up in defence, giving him space to hit a stunning right hook! da Cunha is out! It's all over! Official Result: Collins Lundie defeats Waly da Cunha via Knock Out (Punch) in 0:49 of round 1 [Good] KO of the Night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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