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Last nights event was a huge success for 9 fighters, while another 9 fighters were on the losing end, some came off worse than others. Join me, Michael Brakeley, for a recap of Last nights first event in GAMMA – The Kids of MMA’s history.
Shezzo “Habagat” Wicked vs. Lucas Bishop (265+)
I predicted a win for Bishop via submission. In the early goings of round 1 that’s how it looked as Bishop managed to secure the takedown at around 1:30 minutes into the round, he got into mount but didn’t attempt much ground striking but comfortably won the 1st round. Wicked then came out possessed in the second and third rounds and lit Bishop up with his superior striking showing 100% striking accuracy. He won the final two round for a unanimous decision but failed to put the durable Bishop away.
Result: Wicked wins via UD (29:28)
White Goodman vs. Diego “The Gladiator” Bustamante (265+)
This was a fantastic fight from start to finish, but it was Bustamante who came out victorious and put his name in the hat for a post fight bonus with devastating knees to finish the fight. The fight started with Goodman trying to kick at the legs of The Gladiator, then Bustamante got the fight where he shines, the clinch. He systematically broke Goodman down with knees to the body and to the head, dropping and rocking Goodman, but Goodman managed to survive. It slowed down a bit in the clinch towards the end of the round with stalling in the clinch and the referee separated and it started again with Goodman landing a couple of good shots. Bustamante won that round. Round two begins with Bustamante rushing for the clinch but Goodman managing to avoid it for a time, eventually Bustamante got the clinch and again trying with knees but Goodman was having none of it and broke the clinch. After a brief standup exchange Bustamante again again secured the clinch and a few big knees later he left Goodman lying on the floor after smshing his head to make the ref stop the fight.
Result: Bustamante via TKO(Knees) after 3:55 of round 2
Patrick “Hurricane” Hale vs. Brett “The Lil Pimp” Simmons (170)
This was an extremely one sided fight, with Simmons swinging the hammer. He secured takedown very early and proceeded to dole out punishment, he secured mount and and continued to punch and elbow forcing a stoppage. Hale with a poor showing as he literally tried nothing in that fight and The Lil Pimp showing a devastating ground game.
Result: Simmons via 1st rond TKO
Dave “Brown Dog” Brown vs. “The Scarred” Strong Belwas (265+)
The fight started with Belwas being the aggressor looking for body shots, but Brown showing a good counter game and countering with kicks. Eventually a head kick from hell landed by Brown knocked Belwas down but he amazingly managed to not be stone cold knocked out, Brown then positioned himself for a kimura on the still rocked Belwas and cranked until Belwas was forced to tap.
Result: Brown via 1st round Sub(Kimura)
Avro “The British Bomber” Lancaster vs. Raoul “The Ghost” De Muerta (205)
This was another good fight. The 1st round showed Lancaster outstriking De Muerta, until halfway through The Ghost scored a beautiful double leg into side control and tried to sink in a submission to no avail. It was a close round but with probably Lancaster getting the nod. The 2nd round started and finished standing and what a round it was as both fighters landing good shots but it was again probably Lancaster who won the round. The third round, up until the 3 minute mark it looked like Lancaster was going to win a decision but a combination from De Muerta dropped him, Lnacaster stood back up but his legs were not responding to him and De Muerta dropped him again but this time followed and pounded on him until the ref stepped in. A good showing for both men, De Muerta showed toughness to asorb as many strikes as he did and find a way to win, and Lancaster looked good until he got finished.
Prediction: De Muerta via 3rd round TKO(strikes)
Jonny “Hi Ha Huh” Bravo vs. BJ Gomez (265+)
The quickest fight of the night, Gomez secured a takedown, tries a flying punch but gets caught by Bravo with a triangle choke.
Result: Bravo via 1st round sub(Triangle)
Ernesto “Che” Guevara vs. Daario Naharis (205)
Guevara showed a smart strategy in the early goings by clinching and looking to take down the superior striker, however Naharis was consistently landing body shots and following up with head shots. Naharis then slowed Guevara down even more by denying his takedown attempts and eventually dropped him with a magnificent combo and then ushered him back to his feet and landed a massive shot and a follow up barrage to make the ref step in and declare a winner.
Result: Naharis via 1st round TKO(strikes)
Raoul “Paranoia” Duke vs. Smokey “The Bizarre One” Reaper (170)
Round one started and Duke showed that he wanted no part of Reaper’s stand up game and looked to clinch and take down. Not much happened in the first other than the clinching and takedown, rinsing and repeating, it worked for Duke. The second Duke tried more of the same, but Reaper landing more standing strikes and denying the takedowns of Duke. Going into the third it was one round a piece. Duke managed to get two takedowns in the third to secure the victory. It wasn’t a pretty fight but Duke showed a smart gameplan and Reaper showed holes in his game that need improving.
Result: Duke via UD(29:28)
Daniel Tolmer vs. Tuke Hong (170)
The main event, I had this down as a squash match, and it pretty much was. Tolmer however showed great promise. Hong lit him up standing but in the first round Tolmer managed to get a takedown, Hong however reversed position and got the back of Tolmer, managing to land a couple of good strikes. Round two, Hong again lit Tolmer up standing but couldn’t put him away, managing to defend the desperate takedowns of Tolmer. Round 3 was more of the same, with Tong landing at will, eventually he managed to rock Tolmer and force the ref to stop the fight. Great showing by Hong, but his next fight needs to be an opponent of his level. Tolmer showed great toughness in this fight.
Result: Hong by 3rd round TKO(strikes)
A successful first event for TKOMMA, with 7 out of 9 fights ending up in a finish and some great fights all around. These kids will be the stars of tomorrow and its great to be able to witness them and until next time,
Michael Brakeley
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