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 GAMMA #381 - DUNOWEVIL versus IVEY POST EVENT SUMMARY written by Furious Styles
MARCH 15, 2014 WOMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON
Greetings and salutations fight fans, this is Furious Styles live outside of the Wombley Stadium where an exciting evening of MMA action finished just a short time ago! The ninety-three thousand plus fans are still buzzing about what they saw earlier tonight! One thing is for certain, and that's the fact I'm glad I'm a manager and a columnist, because if I were trying to make a living by guessing the outcome of such great fights, I would lose my job rather quickly.
Sheesh, what a brutal night for me in terms of trying to predict the winners! All right good folks, get settled in, grab some food and a drink, put your thinking caps on...and let's get down to business!
MAIN EVENT: LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT – “HELLBENT” ROGER DUNOWEVIL (26-12) OF THE LEGION OF PAIN versus PHIL IVEY (41-16) OF GRABTHE.INFO
The night kicked off with a bang between two proven Light Heavyweights when “Hellbent” Roger Dunowevil and Phil Ivey locked horns! With a great amount of MMA experience between the two, this match definitely became a cat-and-mouse situation as both warriors looked for the right opportunity to strike and do so as quickly as possible!
Right from the beginning this match looked as if it would be a kicking contest! Dunowevil landed two solid kicks to Ivey's head and in return, Ivey kicked Dunowevil on his head. Dunowevil partially blocked the kick but the impact caused a cut to open over Dunowevil's left eye, an indication of Ivey's kicking strength. After more positioning, Ivey took the fight to the ground. Once on the ground, neither fighter really wanted it to stay there initially and that even prompted the referee to ask for more action from the two.
After more failed attempt by both men to either stand or gain dominant position, the referee stood them up. Both fighters then traded strikes that didn't do much to the other until Ivey unleashed another nasty head kick that rung Dunowevil's bell! Dunowevil gathered himself quickly and it helped that Ivey waved him back to his feet. Dunowevil tried his best to land strikes, but he was seriously dazed by that kick and his striking was ineffective because his balance was completely off!
Ivey took Dunowevil back to the ground when he saw his opportunity and he took complete advantage of the situation. Working diligently to gain full mount, Ivey finally locked that in and once he did, he began to rain down the punches and elbows, hurting Dunowevil and causing him to try and hold on as best as he could. Ivey was relentless with the ground-and-pound attack and just overwhelmed Dunowevil! The referee jumped in to stop the fight and Ivey earned the KNOCKOUT VICTORY BY STRIKES! Phil Ivey finds himself back in the win column and will next battle Jesse Custer on April 12! This is TWO LOSSES IN A ROW for Dunowevil so I'm sure he's a little frustrated.
WINNER: PHIL IVEY BY KO (STRIKES), 4:57 OF ROUND 1
Furious Styles' Prediction: Dunowevil by TKO (Strikes) in Round 2
Result: Waaaaay off!
MAIN CARD WELTERWEIGHT EVENT: VLADIK FEDOTOV (30-15-12) of THE LEGION OF DOOM versus “RUSTY” RUSS RUTGER (33-15-1) of the FINNFIGHTERS
The first round between these veterans was primarily a clinch dance which neither fighter really had a major advantage in, though not everyone will agree with that assessment. Prior to taking the fight into the clinch, Fedotov was the more effective puncher, a bit of a surprise to some as his boxing abilities are not renowned. Rutger is known as an Elite level boxer and many, myself included, expected him to have a major advantage when it came to punching and technical boxing skills.
Fedotov was able to land clean punches while in the clinch but they weren't damaging strikes by any means, but he was scoring points on the judges' cards and sometimes that's enough. Eventually Rutger was able to pull guard and take the fight to the ground, where he felt he had the advantage, but after a failed attempt at a submission, Fedotov saw his chance to stand back up and he did exactly that, outmaneuvering Rutger in doing so.
After more trading of strikes, misses and positioning, Fedotov finished the round by again putting Rutger into a clinch, but the round ended soon after. Round 2 proved to be even more of a clinch dance with both fighters struggling to gain any serious upper hand over one another. Both men were becoming frustrated with their inability to land clean strikes that caused a lot of damage but they maintained their focus and looked to score points.
Rutger took the fight to the ground near the end of the round and controlled the action from that point, even with the failed guillotine attempt, and took the points for that round. Heading into Round 3, both fighters were urged by their cornermen to step up the pace and take the final round any way they can, because the fight was too close to call.
Fedotov did his best to keep the fight on its feet while Rutger did his best to take it to the ground. Fedotov began the round the way he wanted it and was able to keep it standing for a while, but he wasn't able to take full advantage of that fact and eventually it was Rutger who swayed the action in his favor by taking it to the ground.
Rutger was able to land some ground-and-pound but overall, he put more dents into the mat than into Fedotov's body or face, and Fedotov managed to get out of the ground attack and once again bring the fight to its feet.
Rutger moved too smoothly and quickly for Fedotov and he wasn't able to take advantage of the fight being in the standup again. Rutger eventually positioned himself to take Fedotov down again and the fight finished on the ground where Rutger won comfortably. Rutger puts himself back in the positive side of the win / loss column while Fedotov has a THREE FIGHT WINNING STREAK SNAPPED!
WINNER: RUSS RUTGER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION
Furious Styles' Prediction: Rutger by Majority Decision
Result: Correct winner; incorrect manner of winning
MAIN CARD WELTERWEIGHT EVENT: “KASCHEY” ARTEM BESSMERTIN (15-6) of THE STEEL PENN ALLIANCE versus “EL GUAPO” TAZ RUTTEN (27-9-1) of CONVICTED INC.
A classic battle took place between these two as both are highly skilled and accomplished! Rutten made it apparent that he felt he could win this fight on the ground but he was in for one hell of a fight in trying to get that done! Rutten initially wound up in control once he took the fight to the ground, but beautiful work and a lighting fast buck and reversal by Bessmertin turned the situation around very quickly!
Bessmertin managed to take Rutten's back and in doing so, he controlled the action on the ground while landing very timely punches to the sides of Rutten's head and dug some hard punches into his ribs as well. Bessmertin even landed a resounding left hook to Rutten's jaw but Rutten didn't even blink. You could probably hit him in the jaw with a sledgehammer and that wouldn't phase him! Rutten finally managed to get things turned around and wound up in Bessmertin's guard, but he had no time to do much else as the round came to an end.
The second round began with a fine display of defense by both fighters, as well as the ability to land very accurate punches, solid kicks, and also the ability to absorb strikes and keep on coming! It seemed to me that Rutten was getting the better of the standup portion of the second round because he was able to land a few strong strikes, particularly a leg kick that threw Bessmertin off balance momentarily. Bessmertin even absorbed a beautiful spinning back kick from Rutten! However, Bessmertin was able to manage to again take the fight to the ground.
Both men struggled to gain the upper hand on the ground and eventually the referee made them stand due to a lack of action on the ground. After trading misses and sporadic hits, Bessmertin once again took the fight to the ground and the round finished there. It was a very close round in my opinion and many in attendance seemed to agree with that.
The final round was mainly spent on the ground and that meant Bessmertin was in control. Rutten was able to land some ground-and-pound, but the strikes were sporadic. Both fighters managed to sneak an elbow through their opponent's guard, but neither of them were cut open from it so the damage was minimal. Once the final round came to an end, Bessmertin felt confident that he had won the fight, so he was happy that his assumption was correct. He fights his way back into the W column and will battle Adolf Ellenberger on April 13 for his next fight! For Rutten, this is his SECOND LOSS IN A ROW!
WINNER: ARTEM BESSMERTIN BY UNANIMOUS DECISION
Furious Styles' Prediction: Rutten by TKO (Strikes) in the 3rd round
Result: Waaaaaaaay off, once again
UNDER CARD MAIN EVENT: AUGUSTE GRIMM (14-4) of TEAM OUTKAST versus “THE LION” NICK SHIELDS (15-4) of GRABTHE.INFO FOR THE FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
This fight was exciting for the entire five rounds and I'm surprised neither fighter ran out of steam in such an intense fight for such a long period of time! The fight featured martial arts action from all perspetives, be it standing, on the ground, submission attempts, ground-and-pound...everything. Both warriors definitely had their individual moments during this fight, but when one looked like he may possibly end it, the opponent managed to stay out of trouble and push the fight onward!
It wasn't until the third round where Grimm was cut open by a sharp right jab from Shields that sliced Grimm over his right eye. Fortunately for him the blood flowed to the outside of the eye and didn't slow him down in the least. Grimm maintained a high level of energy and output, making it easy for the judges to award him the UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY! This fight was also deemed FIGHT OF THE NIGHT, so congratulations to both men for putting on one hell of a show!
Grimm has now WON TWO FIGHTS IN A ROW and will battle Ein Stein on April 12! Shields has a TWO FIGHT WIN STREAK SNAPPED so he will look to bounce back from this latest setback when he battles Willy Wonka on April 13!
WINNER: AUGUSTE GRIMM BY UNANIMOUS DECISION
Furious Styles' Prediction: Grimm retains his title with a Majority Decision
Result: Correct winner; incorrect manner of winning (though I was close)
UNDER CARD WELTERWEIGHT CONTEST
“Rampage” Adolf Ellenberger (15-4) of The Legion of Pain versus versus Maubee “Roots” Away (14-9) of The Goonies
Ellenberger earned KNOCKOOUT OF THE NIGHT honors and pushed his WIN STREAK TO FIVE IN A ROW with this victory while Away finds himself back in the L column! Ellenberger will square off against Artem Bessmertin on April 13 for his next battle!
WINNER: ADOLF ELLENBERGER BY KO (HEAD KICK) AT 1:35 OF ROUND 3
Furious Styles' Prediction: Ellenberger by KO (Head Kick) in the 2nd round
Result: Correct winner and correct method of winning; incorrect round
UNDER CARD SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT CONTEST
Thiago “Fiote” Tavares (13-6) of The Steel Penn Alliance versus Luke “Pig” Kilpatrick (16-5)
Kilpatrick earned this win and is back on the positive side of the Win / Loss column. Jim Janos is his next opponent on April 12! Tavares has now DROPPED THREE FIGHTS IN A ROW so I have a feeling his management team will sit down with him to figure out why he has been struggling as of late.
WINNER: LUKE KILPATRICK BY SPLIT DECISION
Furious Styles' Prediction: Tavares by TKO (Strikes) in the 2nd round
Result: Yet again just way off
UNDER CARD FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST
“Wonderboy” Chris Van De Kamp (13-9) of the Swedish Fighters Alliance versus “The Candyman” Willy Wonka (20-4) of the LEGION OF DOOM
Wonka submited his way back into the win column and earned SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT honors while doing so. On April 13, he will battle Nick Shields! Van De Kamp has his FOUR FIGHT WIN STREAK SNAPPED but will have the chance to turn things around against John Kimble on April 19!
WINNER: WILLY WONKA BY SUBMISSION (ARMBAR) AT 2:52 OF ROUND 1
Furious Styles' Prediction: Wonka by Unanimous Decision
Result: Correct winner; incorrect manner of victory
UNDER CARD LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST
Zack “Moonshine” Skyshriek (24-14-2) of The Legion of Pain versus Glen “Liver” Starner (19-11) of Valhalla
Skyshriek SNAPPED A TWO FIGHT LOSING STREAK and will look to carry that momentum to his next battle! Starner has now LOST THREE FIGHTS IN A ROW and is wanting to break out of the fight funk as soon as possible!
WINNER: ZACK SKYSHRIEK BY SPLIT DECISION
Furious Styles' Prediction: Skyshriek by Unanimous Decision
Result: Correct winner; incorrect method of victory
UNDER CARD SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT CONTEST
Lan “Aanallein” Mandragoran (18-8) of the LEGION OF DOOM versus Jeff Munster (32-16) of Hellraiser Inc.
Mandragoran overcomes a recent loss and is the positive side of things again! Munster and his management team decided to part ways after this loss, and the robot-ish looking fighter is now a Free Agent! He has DROPPED TWO FIGHTS IN A ROW, so if another manager decides to take him on, he should be wary of his recent struggles.
WINNER: LAN MANDRAGORAN (TKO) STRIKES AT 1:42 OF ROUND 1
Furious Styles' Prediction: Mandragoran by KO (Punch) in the 2nd round
Result: Correct winner; incorrect method of victory
UNDER CARD FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST
Ron “Bowes” Sieler (14-11) of the Fighters First Alliance versus John Kimble (12-8-1) of Team Outkast
Sieler picked up his THIRD VICTORY IN A ROW so the young man is rolling along quite well with that momentum! Kimble DROPS HIS SECOND FIGHT IN A ROW so he'll go back to the drawing board and do his best to figure out how to halt this losing streak!
WINNER: RON SIELER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION
Furious Styles' Prediction: Sieler by TKO (Strikes) in the 2nd round
Result: Correct winner; incorrect method of winning
As always I want to thank you for joining me for this Post Pay-Per-View Event! I hope all of you enjoyed these tremendous fights as much as I, and make sure you tune back in tomorrow as I conduct another review, this one being of GAMMA #382 – Custer versus Victorio! The fighters and staff thank you for another successful Pay-Per-View event because without the fans, it's just not possible. This is Furious Styles signing off, and I'll see you...at the fights!
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