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 Dynasty MMA week in Review 5/22
What a week it was for Dynasty as we saw the crowning of two new Champions and a fond farewell to one of the Legends of the brand. Yet another three-event weekend that was kicked off with DMMA 194 which took place at a sold out LA Memorial Colosseum in Los Angeles. The following day we landed in Europe for back-to-back events in Amsterdams 209 arena and then Wombley Arena in London for DMMA 195 and 196. Three big events, three HUGE Title fights headlining each of them what more can a fan ask for?
DMMA 194
Let's start by wishing the best to the Most Dominant DMMA Light Heavyweight champion of all time Camaras Account who was shocked in the DMMA 194 Main Event by the rising phenom that is Borowa Gora. Gora is now the first ever DC product to become DMMA Champion and DC champion. I don't know if Account was overlooking this fight as he sets his sights on greener pastures, but man did Gora come out with the look of murder in his eyes as he put Account down just seconds into the fight. He landed a thunderous body shot that was followed up with a nice left-right combo sending the DMMA champ crashing to the mat, which also opened up a gnarly cut on him. Gora waved his foe back to his feet instantly and both fighters began to do some work. The next two minutes of action was back and forth with both men scoring on the feet. As we near the 3-minute mark though Gora began to find his grove with a nice leg kick and then a jab to the head of Camara which was followed by a earth shattering Right hand that drops Account one more time. Gora knowing this may be the end decided to finish him off this time and he did so with more furious powers shots until the ref pulled him off.
result Borowa Gora def Camaras Account via TKO (Strikes) Round 1 at 2:45
Again, let's give it up for the former champ, a round of applause and a tip of the hat for a fantastic DMMA career. Good luck in the future and who knows maybe one day we will see a return, the door is always open. The All-time DMMA Knock Out leader and potential DMMA Hall of Famer Camra's "Fourth Multi" Account
As for the new champ his first title defense is almost finalized, and it looks like the former Heavyweight champ Hjallis Kalske who is now a perfect 3-0 at his new home of 205 pounds will step up to the plate for the challenge!
the DMMA 194 card had a few fights that one may consider an upset the Co-Main event for one as DMMA vet Ghengis Khan took out a newcomer to the Super Heavyweight division in former Bellicose champ Isopaa Mfer in Dominant fashion at that. Khan finished him off with a late 3rd round TKO stoppage but was well ahead on the score cards leading up to the finish. This was a setback for Mfer who looked to be a scary threat to the division with his rapidly improving ground game. Khan nullified his ground submissions though enroute to the finish.
result Ghengis Khan def Isopaa Mfer via TKO (Strikes) Round 3 at 2:43
Ghengis will meet Ahjo Kuomanen in a #1 contender fight next at DMMA 203. Koumanen is a crafty BJJ Black belt with both Submissions and Knock Out abilities on the ground. Tough task but don't sleep on this Mad fuckin Mongolian again!
Mfer is ready to wipe the taste of the L out of his mouth and has already signed on to fight Julio Christ who is also Hungary for the W, they will meet at DMMA 202
Sheikh Mahmut collected his 5th straight (T)KO victory over former Light Heavyweight champ Constantin Niculescu with a vicious one punch KO off a counter. Mahmut had Niculescu in big trouble early on with a uppercut, but the Romanian shook it off somehow and secured a takedown shortly after. Constantin struggled to land his punches on the ground though and the fight was eventually returned to the feet by a ref standup. Mahmuts Counter finish came at the greatest time ever to finish a fight at the 4 minutes and 20 seconds mark in the very first round.
Result Sheikh Mahmut def Constantin Niculescu via KO (Punch) Round 1 at 4:20
Sheikh has his next fight offer in negotiations currently but is expected to have his biggest fight of his career as he inches closer to a title fight.
Back to the drawing board for Niculescu who has had some ups and downs at his new weight class of Heavyweight but the Count or Cluj Napoca will be out looking for another victim to feast on soon enough,
other results
Salomon Mukunzi def Iner Raledran via Unanimous Decision
Ramone Rocksaw def Apollo Rocky via TKO (Strikes) Round 1 4:59
Oscar Blaydes def Koba Dvalishvili via Unanimous Decision
Patrick Murphy def Eyvind Skallagrimsson via Unanimous Decision
Kill Shot Jackson def Edd Norton via Unanimous Decision
Carter Williams def Eric Ries via Split Decision
Lou Gotch def Aleksander Kazimierz via Split Decision
DMMA 196
DMMA 196 was live from the 209 Arena in Amsterdam's 209 Arena and headlined by the "Steakhouse" man himself Macca Outback as he looked for Title defense #6. The young Ukrainian challenger Zachary Klimenko though had other plans.
This fight was an all-out war as both of these warriors stood their ground in the 5 round Main Event title fight. The two fighters proved once again that those chins there rocking are built to go and not for show. the Challenger Klimenko got off to a great start clearly winning round 1 and then eaken out round 2 as well. The champion Outback though would show his determination tying the score with rounds 3 and 4 on the scorecards and with the fight all nodded up the two gladiators jumped off their stools for the final round mayhem. Round 5 really was a back-and-forth affair at its finest and very hard to call IMO, the judges though all agreed giving it to the challenger. The final scorecards read as follows Judge Saam Ante 47-48, Judge Paul Aken 47-48 and Judge Daniel Blasius 47-48 all for the winner and New Middleweight champion Zachary Klimenko!!!!
Result Zachary Klimenko def Macca Outback via Unanimous Decision
Outback is now firmly in control of the most Middleweight Title defenses with 5 straight, that remark I made a year ago about not being a true champ until you defend the belt must have struck a nerve for the three-time DMMA Middleweight champion. Outback is now on the hunt for #4, but he will first need to put away Klimenko's gym mate for a second time in Cooper Roos.
Klimenko on the other hand faces off with Arthur Menezes in his first title defense in just 9 days at DMMA 199. Klimenko should not take this fight lightly though as I'm sure he eyes a future rematch with Macca Outback, Menezes is a BJJ master with 25 submissions under his belt. Big props to the confident young Ukrainian, who now is the first Ukrainian DMMA champion not named Kersikov that is.
Donner Keil a teammate of the new champ and close sparring partner of Borowa Gora, notched another win in the same division as his mate of 205 pounds. Fresh of a decisive KO finish of Tris Kapula, Keil showed his class in the CO-Main event of DMMA 196 taking a Unanimous Decision over the big German Moritz Zimmerman. Moritz had all kinds of trouble keeping the fight on the mat and really gassed himself with his excessive Takedown attempts both form the outside and, in the clinch, going 7 for 44 overall. Just another day in the office for Keil who played defense the majority of the fight.
Result Donner Keil def Moritz Zimmerman via Unanimous Decision
Nothing is yet booked for Donner, but he is in line for a big step up in competition after this recent victory.
Moritz a true veteran of this DMMA Light Heavyweight Division jumps right back in the cage to meet the streaking Kill Shot Jackson at DMMA 204.
Also, on the card was an very important 145-pound contest that would decide the next Challenger for the Featherweight strap. Former Lightweight champ Aubrey Grant faced off with former Featherweight champ Dmitri Kersikov in 3 rounder. Aubrey capitalized on his reach and height advantage taken the first two rounds keeping the distance and out striking his opponent. Kersikov though closed that distance and kept the fight in the clinch for round 3, comfortably winning the round but he could not get the finish, which led to a Unanimous Decision verdict in favor of Aubrey Grant. The score is now tied 1-1 between these two formers champions and hopefully the rubber match will be for a belt? There is however a guy named Pinkman who may have something to say about it.
Result Aubrey Grant def Dmitri Kersikov via Unanimous Decision
For now, though Grant will look to once again try and conquer the champ-champ Jesse Pinkman. Aubrey has fell short on two occasions now as Pinkman looks to sweep the series 3 to nothing in what could ultimately be Grants final shot at Pinkman. This showdown will Headline DMMA 200 which is scheduled for June 3rd Live from the LA Memorial Colosseum. You don't want to miss this shindig BROTHER!
As for Kersikov he will lock horns with Bam Bam Joshy on June 17th next as he looks to get himself back in that title picture at 145.
other results
Bofur Widenose def Eric Distefano via Submission (Guillotine) Round 1 2:53
Hideki Nakamura def Terrance Graves via Unanimous Decision
Yakubu Okoroji def DeShawn Robinson via Unanimous Decision
Kwawi Mumba def Mark Antony via TKO (Strikes) Round 2 0:05
Gerrad Skolz def Omer Demirci via Unanimous Decision
Shu Fang Tzeng def Henny Bottles via Submission (RNC) Round 2 3:54
Emiliano Blackburn def Repus Revorg via Split Decision
DMMA 195
Closing out the weekends festivities we head back to the town DMMA was born in London, England for another night at Wombley Arena. Jesse Pinkman made his return to 145 to defend against the #1 challenger Bam Bam Joshy who was fresh off a three-fight win streak. While Jesse just closed out a successful stint at 155 with back-to-back title defenses at Lightweight over the likes of Motshan Bogachev and Anabolic Asteroid respectfully.
Now the #1 p4p fighter on the DMMA roster, the champ-champ simply shut down Bam Bam, who was unable to get any kind of rhythm together on his feet. Pinkmans wrestling and grappling was on another level with a perfect 4 for 4 on takedown attempts and landing 25 of his 26 ground strikes. The big factor though for Jesse was his Submission attempts and not giving up on them. The BJJ red belt went pretty aggressive on sub attempts and ground strikes. After failing on his first 14 against the gritty challenger Joshy, number 15 was slickly timed and executed to perfection as he forces Bam Bam to tape at 1 minute and 23 seconds of round 4 via Armbar. This was Pinkman's 8th submission victory, and he was also awarded his 7th Submission of the night bonus. Im a little upset though as we didnt get the oppurtunity to see the champ-champ get rattled at least once, hes well known for waking up after getting cracked a few times.
Result Jesse Pinkman def Bam Bam Joshy via Submission (Armbar) Round 4 at 1:23
As stated, earlier Jesse will look for his second straight Title defense at 145 now as he tries to match his recent run at 155 against Aubrey Grant. This will also be Pinkman's 10th title fight in his last 11 fights.
Joshy is lined up to face former champ Dmitri Kersikov on the other hand. This one looks like a fun fight for the fans and ultimately the winner will be back on their mark and looking for a #1 contender fight next.
Leonardo Narushima made his promotional debut in electrifying fashion as he weathered the early storm of cagy veteran Pete Tyler. Both men drew blood early in the fight and it was Tyler who got the first Knockdown in the fight as he landed a pinpoint combination dropping the Newcomer just past the 1-minute mark. Leonardo survived though as Tyler struggled vastly to finish the fight on the ground. Round two was fairly close but Leonardo may have taken that one leaving it 1-1 possibly as we head into round 3. in the corners the cut men looked to be in a heated competition as they did their best to stop the blood filled water fountains spewing on these two monsters faces. The cut on Tyler though seemed to be the worse as it ultimately effected his performance which could have been contributed to Leonardo getting a late Knockdown via a beautiful counter Right hand. That right hand basically erupted a volcano of blood which covered the cage promptly bringing the doctor in who called the fight at 2 minutes and 34 seconds of the final round. This fight was awesome to watch but the outcome was very unfortunate. Hats off to both of these guys though for a spectacular performance. Very deserving of Fight of the Night but a close second.
Result Leonardo Narushima def Pete Tyler via TKO (Cut) Round 3 at 2:34
Leonardo may not have got the decisive victory he wanted but he made a huge statement in his debut fight here at DMMA, showcasing just how capable he is of rearranging people's faces. With that said he will be next in line for the Heavyweight Champion Devidas Vilkas who currently has a fight lined up with the Super Heavyweight champ Alastair Ubereem this upcoming weekend. Heavyweight has been a weak spot somewhat in terms of Star power here at Dynasty as of late, but with the addition of Leonardo and with former Champ Jason Hightower hell bent on revenge the future of this division is looking bright once again.
Big respect for Pete Tyler and very unfortunate for "The Piledriver" who is now 1-3 in his last 4 fights. All three losses being Ref stoppages due to cuts pity. Don't count him out though he is very capable of landed a few bombs and injecting himself right back in the thick of things at Heavyweight.
the rags to riches story of former welterweight title contender Benji Torres continues on as he has just collected the biggest win of his career now at Middleweight beating former 185-pound champ Ansis Kaupens in a close Decision. Both fighters had the same game plan keep this fight on the feet from the distance and end result it was a fun scrap for the London Faithful. Benji took the first round, and Kaupens came back and took round two. Both of those rounds could have gone either way IMO but give the little firecracker Torres his credit he came out there and took control of the fight comfortably winning round three and taking the Unanimous Decision.
Result Benji Torres def Ansis Kaupens via Unanimous Decision
Benji now finds himself in Negotiations for a potential #1 contender fight next, so we could see him get a shot at the Middleweight strap here at DMMA in the near future. Rags to riches at its finest! this guy started his career losing to Android Boxer for Christ's sake and just look at him now.
As for Kaupens he finds himself in a tough spot of just losing his second fight in a row, but his resume speaks for itself with wins over Macca Outback, Ray Luciano, Kazuma Kiryu and the list goes on.
Other Results
Sergej Kersikov def Rokken Roll via Unanimous Decision
Bleeding Spanner def Vincent McGuire via TKO (Strikes) round 2 1:54
Raminus Polus def Vasily Khrapov Jr via Submission (Armbar) Round 1 1:29
Boyko Kersikov def Papa Moosh Dambullah via TKO (Strikes) Round 1 1:46
Mengrire Krenakore def Brass Knuckles via Unanimous Decision
Paul Hunt def Kevin Mamar via Unanimous Decision
Jake Reaper def Bernie Sanders via Unanimous Decision
Coming up this weekend DMMA 197 and DMMA 198
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