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 On 2 May, 2015, the original GAMMA (Global Association of MMA) Organization, managed by the industrious Mentor Corleone (3503), presented the GAMMA#478 Curry v Cuenca event, for the viewing pleasure of MMA fans around the globe. This event, located at the LA Memorial Colossuseum in Los Angeles, is proudly sponsored by GREEN!160 based in Las Vegas
This event hosted a two Title fights at 205 pounds between Ted Stefans and Pierre Trudeaufor the Light Heavyweight Championship, and at 185 pounds between Ricard Cuenca and Arthur Curry for the Middleweight Championship. This action-packed event had 10 fights resulting in 5 knockouts, and 5 decisions (2 by split decision). Rabid Alien here to walk you through the gut-piles, and all the face-scratching hair-pulling details can be found at http://www.mmatycoon.com/orgeventpublic.php?EvID=828442
145 lbs fight between Danny White (229844) and Mike "Big Pimpin" Henderson (147392)
It was White with the clinches and takedowns and submission attempts, but Henderson had some good ground work as well, but it was more Henderson in the standup battle with an excellent kicking attack. In fact since Henderson landed 26 strikes in the standing versus White landing ONLY 6...and the ground strikes landed being the same...I question how the hell ANYONE could call this a "close" fight let alone score it in favor of White. Even if u counted the submission attempts it dont add up..add the takedowns...still dont add up....Naw Im saying it loudly...the FIX was in...
Results: The judges had a different view of the fight and scored it 29:28/28:29/29:28 in favor of your winner, by split decision... Danny White!
265+ lbs fight between Convicted Killer (187371) and Ayrton Pena Milani (126112)
Killer with first strike landed and Milani is kicking and missing. Milani is cut early but a right hand and Killer is wanting to clinch and is apparently becomes jeolous when Milani tries to clinch, so he counters with a head kick that drops Pena Milani to the mat but he scrambles away and gets to his feet. All this in the first minute. Killer likes the success with his kicks and continues kicking and lands a spinninmg back-kick NICE! And follows that up with a monster head kick from Killer and Pena Milani falls like a tree. BAM! hes down, he's out and its OVER! That was a SWEET knockout by Killer, and worthy of KO of the night award.
Results: After 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Convicted Killer!
170 lbs fight between "Dai tuong" Phan Tran Le (162219) and David "The Mink" Charles (150927)
Charles comes out swinging with combinations and Le is working the body and trying to find the range. Le is liking the clinch and is doing pretty good striking from it, but Charles is also doing well with the clinch and they spend a lot of time in the clinch. But its in the standing when Le unloads a perfect head kick, dropping Charles like a sack of...SAND and jumps on him and forces the referee to step in...
Results: After 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phan Tran Le!
205 lbs fight between Jaako Meritähti (226114) and Paul "PJ" Jones (104531)
Jones swings and misses and Meritähti counters and hits...Jones is cut on the 2nd strike of the fight...NOT good. Jones with a takedown and working submissions AND Gnp both, which comes as no surprise with him being an elite ground fighter and a Red belt in BJJ. Just before the end of the round, Jones has taken Meritähti's back but Meritähti is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt until the bell dings. Round 2, Both men throw a punch to start, but its Jones wanting a takedown too obviously, and Meritähti is defending nicely. Jones is tricky however and sets it up with a feint and gets his takedown, but Meritähti manages to sweep and reverse him, which is probably right were tricky Jones was wanting to be... Jones is trying to improve position and control Meritähti too much and bores the referee who stands them up. Jones immediately gets a takedown and tries a couple submission attempts before the end of the round. Round 3, Both men start out swinging again, but surprisingly enough its Jones who is landing the shots. Meritähti has started throwing head kicks and is stuffing Jones's takedown attempts, 1, 2, 3, 4, and timing the predictable takedown attempt nicely, Meritähti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle and rocks Jones. Then he follows it up with an poverhand right and drops Jones. Mount and finish. Nicely done Meritähti !!!
Results: After 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaako Meritähti!
185 lbs fight between Ava "Q" Noel (181965) and "The Cannibal" Karl Denke (63718)
It musta been a bit frustrating for Denke when out of 4 takedown attempts he only got 2 and was totally unable to land any GnP while on the ground...and of the 7 clinch attempts, Denke managed to clinch only twice and instantly Noel would break free... But other than that it was a reasonably good fight. Noel simply outscored Denke with a ratio of 3 Denke strikes landed, to 4 Noel strikes landed.
Results: The judges see the fight slightly different at 30:27/30:28/30:27 in favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ava Noel!
205 lbs fight between Marko Torturo (54639) and "The Boy Who Lived" Harry Potter (83976)
It was the 1-dimension fighter versus the 2-dimension fighter with Potter throwing punches only and Torturo throwing the whole range of punches AND kicks at least in the standing. The clinch saw punches from both but no Muay Thai to be seen anywhere... Early in the 1st round, Torturo dropped Potter to a knee with a right hook but for most the fight it was kinda like watching a boring sparring match...and apparently Potter was as snoozable as I was because he was holding his hands low like there was no danger and BAM ! Torturo axe-kicked him and knocked that ass right the hell out.
Results: After 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marko Torturo!
170 lbs fight between Kris Hong (204017) and Alexander "Russian Vityaz" Povetkin (50112)
hong starts strong with a front kick that sends Povetkin stumbling back into the cage and for the next minute + its all Hong on the attack and Povetkin on the recieving. Eventually Povetkin throws a jab and then a leg kick...oh wow its Povetkin throwing strikes now...guess he just a REAL slow starter. Then halfway into the round Hong kicks Povetkin in the BALLS and the fight goes all the way to the bell with Hong attacking with a smorgasbord of strikes and Povetkin trying to counter and throwing combinations that usually miss. It wasn't really a beatdown...but I think Hong dont have to look far if he needs a sparring partner...
Results: All 3 judges see the fight the same at 27:30 in favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Hong!
170 lbs fight between Fernando "The Bull" Alves (142991) and "The Brown Norge" Jurmas Uusisto (138062)
Uusisto landed first strike but not much landed after that. Uusisto threw over 90 strikes and only 12 of them landed...not to mention the WEAK performance on clinches and takedowns with less than 15% success, and at this level you simply cannot compete like that. After the fight when i heard Uusisto was to retire I thought..."Yeah thats a smart move, nobody ever said Uusisto was stupid" So lets talk about Alves. Alves was quite simply impressive. Not only did he put a thumping on a previous Champion but he also landed an incredible 67% of his strikes and that is some top level striking!
Results: All 3 judges see the fight the same at 30:27 in favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Alves! Surprisingly even though he won the previous 2 fights...after this loss to Alves, Uusisto retired.
This was a TITLE fight at 205 lbs between Ted Stefans (182837) and "The Purple Stripe" Pierre Trudeau (113658) for the light heavyweight belt.
Both men liked fighting in the clinch but thankfully Trudeau was good at getting a clinch (with 8 out of 8) because Stefans couldn't get a clinch to save his soul (with 0 out of 4). Stefans was busy with his Muay Thai and used his knees nicely in the clinch and his kicks a bit more than Trudeau did in the standing war...but it was his over-abundance of punches in the clinch that would of won him the fight simply on scoring alone. But nobody comes to a TITLE fight to win on points and Stefans power was exposed several times during the fight. He cut Trudeau with a knee late in the 1st round and u rarely see a cut by knee. He also knocked Trudeau down in the middle of the 2nd round with a right hand, but it was an uppercut from the clinch that dropped Trudeau and allowed Stefans to finish him in the 4th round. Nice work champ !
Results: After 1:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Stefans! Ted Stefans retains his light heavyweight title! Stefans was awarded the "KO of the Night" award for this performance.
This was a TITLE fight at 185 lbs between Ricard "Basque Threat" Cuenca (163776) and "King of the Seven Seas" Arthur Curry (92326)
With so much controversy surrounding this fight I think it behooves us to look closely. There was no ground war. In the standing it was a somewhat close battle, with Curry landing 47 strikes to Cuenca's 58 strikes. Plus Cuenca had 5 clinches...but who scores a clinch as a point? Best I know...clinches are not scored. Some people dont even score takedowns... But regarding the clinch...it was an even closer battle with Curry landing 22 strikes and Cuenca landing 26. TOTAL strikes landed by Curry is 69 versus TOTAL strikes landed by Cuenca 84. Thats a reasonably CLOSE fight, and with no knockdowns or fireworks to mention...the fight stats easily show Cuenca with the win... Depending the manner the fight was fought, could affect the judging of some rounds and account for a difference of score...but we have one judge who saw the fight completely reversed of the stats and the other 2 judges and should be investigated in my opinion.
Results: The judges saw this fight differently with scores of 45:50/50:45 WHAT? and 48:49 in favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricard Cuenca! Ricard Cuenca is the new middleweight champion! Not often u see a Championship won by spilt decision...or a complete discrepancy in scores like this in a championship fight...I think we having corruption issues in the judges union.... But regardless of the other issues..it was a hellofa fight and earned the "Fight of the night" award.
An interesting evening that Im confident will result in an investigation and Im SURE will provide fight fans something to talk about for some time to come. GOODBYE !
Review By Rabid Alien (102643)
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