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GAMMA#386 Review

Global Association of MMA, Fight Organization, London
Company profile by Mentor Guru Corleone

GAMMA #386: COLE versus MACHIKO REVIEW written by Furious Styles

APRIL 5, 2014 WOMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON (92,373 ATTENDANCE)

Greetings ladies and gents, I hope all of you are well. We witnessed a tremendous night of fights that left numerous Londoners hitting social media sites and talking up a storm in pubs all around the City! There were two unanimous decisions, two submissions, one majority draw, and five knockouts or technical knockouts! Grab a comfortable seat, settle in, relax...and let's get down to business!

MAIN EVENT WELTERWEIGHT EVENT: “BLACK WATER” COLE RIVER (25-2-1) of THE LEGION OF PAIN versus MACHI “MURRAY” MACHIKO (26-12-1)

This was a tremendous battle between two solid mixed martial artists and River brought an outstanding career record into this battle. Both men have had numerous battles so they knew what they were getting into, but experience can only go so far in battle. A man's heart, skills, ability and game plan define what occurs once the fighters lock horns.
River's game plan was to keep the fight in close quarters where he could use his world class Muay Thai ability to do some damage, and he was able to do exactly that in Round 1. A nasty right elbow cut Machiko above his left eye and it stunned him momentarily. Not long after being cut, Machiko was able to break the clinch and allow himself to throw his educated fists, but it was River who was the sharper, more effective fighter at distance and he managed to once again lock Machiko into a tight clinch to end the opening round.

Round 2 was far more even between these two warriors because Machiko was able to keep the fight at distance for the majority of the round, and he was able to be far more effective. The odd part was Machiko initiated the first clinch of the round and it was River who broke it, a bit of a reversal of plan. Both warriors blasted each other with strong, brutal kicks to the body and head and each man showed the effects of that damage, but it was Machiko who looked worse for wear.
River made sure Round 3 was kept nice and tight where he was most comfortable and that's exactly what occurred, much to the chagrin of Machiko. Machiko seemed resigned to the fact that he was going to have a hard time breaking the clinch and did his best to land effective punches, but River was just too steady in the clinch and took the round.

The 4th Round was more of the same with the clinching action and again, it was a bit surprising that Machiko initiated another clinch after successfully breaking out of one earlier in the round. Stubbornness perhaps but it did not pay off for him. Round 5 was spent at striking distance for the first half and both men landed beautiful strikes, then Rivers locked in a clinch to close out the fight and take it by UNANIMOUS DECISION. This also earned Fight of the Night honors.

MAIN EVENT MIDDLEWEIGHT EVENT: “KRAVEN THE HUNTER” SERGEI KRAVINOFF 10-3) of CONVICTED INC. versus “KING OF THE SEVEN SEAS” ARTHUR CURRY (35-16) of the LEGION OF DOOM

The man with the cool Monk robes, Kravinoff, came into this fight locked, loaded and focused. Skillfully speaking, these men were quite even but obviously that didn't matter once the bell rang. Kravinoff showed off his BJJ abilities when this fight went to the ground, which didn't take long. Once it did, Kravinoff was a house of fire and the multitude of submission attempts was overwhelming for Curry and thus, he got locked into an armbar and was forced to tap out! Kravinoff earned the SUBMISSION VICTORY, the Submission of the Night award and now awaits his next opponent.

MAIN EVENT SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT EVENT: “STORM” ANTONIO CARLOS FERREIRA (20-5) of CONVICTED INC. versus GABRIEL GZREL (28-12)

Fight fans were treated to a hard-hitting, bloody and brutal affair, and they absolutely loved it! Both men displayed excellent standup fighting skills as punishing blows were landed. Gzrel locked Ferreira into a clinch and that seemed to help slow down the momentum that Ferreira was building. Grzel caught Ferreira off guard with a very fast left knee that floored Ferreira! He was able to defend himself from being finished and got back to his feet. A cut on the bridge of Ferreira's nose opened up as the knee found its mark.

Grzel managed to lock Ferreira into another clinch but this time, Ferreira was able to defend himself much better and even broke the clinch after a short amount of time. Both fighters measured one another and it was Ferreira who managed to catch Gzrel by surprise and leveled him with a cheek-warping right cross that opened a cut above Gzrel's left eye and sent him stumbling against the cage! Gzrel gathered himself, fought back and took the fight to the ground to finish out the round.

Round 2 was a straight up toe-to-toe fight and it was exciting! Showing off world class skills and tremendous defensive abilities, the crowd witnessed excellence of all types. Unfortunately a low knee to the bean bag landed and Grzel crumpled like anyone nailed in the groin would! Grzel was able to get himself together and the fight continued. Ferreira landed a nasty right head kick shortly afterward that opened the cut on Grzel even more and hurt him in the process!

Ferreira stepped up the pace when he saw Grzel slow down and eventually landed a, well, quite honestly a powerful bitch slap and it was enough to rock Grzel! Ferreira then measured Grzel and unleashed a ferocious left head kick that turned out Grzel's lights! Ferreira earned the KNOCKOUT VICTORY and earned the KO of the Night award as well!

MAIN UNDERCARD MIDDLEWEIGHT EVENT: SEPP “SUB” MAIER (38-26-1) of the EVOLUTION FIGHT CLAN versus PAUL “ PRETTY BOY” POULTER (30-13-1) of the EVOLUTION FIGHT CLAN

An inter-Alliance battle between two very seasoned and respected veterans is what this battle was about. Neither warrior would be able to anything the other hasn't seen so this boiled down to sheer will power and determination. In Rounds 1 and 2, it was Maier's determination to control the fight on the ground and attempt to make Poulter tap that made a case for an argument for him winning the rounds. However, due to Poulter's defensive ability and avoiding being submitted that caused the judges to score the fight evenly.

Poulter fought well in the standup game and Maier could sense that, thus why he was so determined to take the fight to the ground and keep it there as best as possible. Round 3 was just about as even as the first two rounds and an argument could have been made either way, but in the end it was Maier who did enough to earn the nod in terms of points. However, due to Rounds 1 and 2 being dead even on the judges' cards then the end result was a MAJORITY DRAW! No bragging rights for either Clan member until the rematch which hopefully occurs soon.

UNDECARD SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT EVENT: POPS CAMA (14-5) of the STEEL PENN ALLIANCE versus “THE ASHIHARA MASTER” BALTHASAR OOSTEROOM (12-4) of the LEGION OF DOOM
In Round 1 it was Oosteroom who dropped Cama with a brain-shaking left kick that dropped him but to his credit, he was able to get back to his feet, gather himself and keep fighting! In Round 2 it was Cama's explosive right cross that put Oosteroom close to dream street then a crushing one-two combination put him out for the night! Cama earned the KNOCKOUT VICTORY!

UNDERCARD MIDDLEWEIGHT EVENT: “THE GENERAL” ULYSSES GRANT (13-6) versus ERIC “YOUNG HUNTER” LAWSON (22-14) of the LEGION OF DOOM

Grant cut Lawson with a right head kick that was partially blocked, so that is an indication of how much power was in the kick! Grant carried the momentum from that strike and eventually ended Lawson's night with a massive flurry of stinging rights and lefts that Lawson simply couldn't handle!

UNDERCARD WELTERWEIGHT EVENT: MAURICE “THE FARMER” McDONALD (32-17-1) of THE STEEL PENN ALLIANCE versus “THE ITALIAN DRAGON” JOE CALZAGHE 26-18-1)

McDonald was cut over his right eye by a snapping left jab from Calzaghe. McDonald was able to withstand that and the two went toe-to-toe, both at distance and in the clinch, providing a lot of ooh's and aah's from the crowd with various hard shots that landed for each fighter. In Round 3, McDonald was able to focus right in and snapped Calzaghe's head back with a dynamite right cross that sent him kissing canvas! Calzaghe got up and kept fighting but it was obvious he was hurting. McDonald eventually wore him down and finished the fight with a brutal right cross then a flurry of unforgiving punches!

UNDERCARD LIGHTWEIGHT EVENT: “THE SCARECROW” PABLO GARZA (11-6) verus KAMIL BURCZYNSKI (10-5) of the POLISH EAGLES' NEST

This was a solid fight that provided a good amount of back-and-forth action and also displayed various attempts at submissions that each man tried to both execute and defend against. At the end of Round 2, Garza sustained a cut on the bridge of his nose from ground-and-pound techniques from Burczysnki. That cut inspired Garza because in Round 3, he took the fight to the ground again and this time, he was able to lock in the armbar and Burczynski had no choice but to tap!

UNDERCARD FEATHERWEIGHT EVENT: SAMURAI JACK (22-9-1) of the LEGION OF DOOM versus THAKSIN “THE THAI MACHINE” YODSUWAN (16-10) of the LEGION OF DOOM

Yet another inter-Alliance battle that left nothing in the cage as both men fought hard against one another! Jack but Yodsuwan in the first round with a nasty right knee right on the nose! The remainder of the fight occurred between distance fighting and clinch dancing. Either way it was Jack who was the better man on that night and he was able to secure the UNANIMOUS DECISION!

UNDERCARD FEATHERWEIGHT EVENT: GORDON “THE CROWBAR” FREEMAN (15-4) versus “THE GLASWEGIAN NIGHTMARE” DOUG McDONALD (9-7-1) of EVOLUTION FIGHT CLAN

The final fight of the night was a standup war that had the first two rounds being hard to watch for some because there was pain and punishment doled out by both fighters! In Round 3, Freeman unleashed a thunderous overhand right that McDonald just wasn't ready for and it cost him both pain and blood as a nasty left gash opened over his left eye! Freeman saw that the damage was done and stepped up his level of aggression, wearing McDonald down enough to finish him with a textbook right hand, left hook combination that knocked McDonald out cold!
 
All right good people, that's my time and that concludes this review. As always I thank you very much for joining me and I hope you enjoyed the events as much as I. GAMMA will continue to work diligently to bring you the very best fights they possibly can, and will continually showcase young, up-and-coming talent often. Take care, be well, and I'll see you at the fights!


 

 

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