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 GAMMA #384: WATTS versus ETTISH 3 Review by Furious Styles
MARCH 28, 2014 LOS ANGELES COLISEUM LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Greetings ladies and gents, I hope all of you are well and had a great weekend. We had another tremendous night of mixed martial arts action that literally rocked Los Angeles! Well, I know there was an earthquake followed up by various aftershocks, but I'll claim that it was the action GAMMA brought to you so that's just the way it is. Settle in, relax, and let's get down to business!
MAIN CARD MIDDLEWEIGHT EVENT: EJNAR THORSEN (16-3) of THE LEGION OF PAIN versus JOSE ROZEMBLIT (22-7)
In Round 1, Rozemblit's ability to take the fight to the ground repeatedly pushed him ahead on the score cards. Thorsen was more effective in the standup game in my opinion, and I believe Rozemblit sensed that, thus why he worked so diligently to keep the fight on the canvas. In Round 2, It was more of the same and Rozenblit tried very hard to submit Thorsen, but Thosen was very comfortable in his defense in the guard and rode out the storm. Thorsen made Round 3 a clinching battle for a while and was doing all right for himself, but Rozemblit managed to keep Thorsen at bay once Thorsen stuffed a takedown and the fight went back to fighting at a distance. Rozemblit earned the victory by UNANIMOUS DECISION.
Winner: Rozemblit by Unanimous Decision
Furious Styles' Prediction: Thorsen by KO (Strikes) in Round 2
Results: Strike one!
MAIN CARD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT: “THE CHOSEN ONE” USAIN WATTS (39-17) versus “COQUETTISH” FRED ETTISH (29-17) of CONVICTED INC.
in the opening round, both fighters let their battle plans be known. Ettish wanted to keep the fight standing and in the clinch, while Watts wanted to take the fight to the ground and keep it there. The action was back and forth but the score was swayed when Watts moved aggressively towards Ettish and caught a snapping right uppercut for his trouble that opened a cut on the bridge of his nose! Watts caught Ettish off guard in the second round when he took the fight to the ground and very aggressively tried to end it via submission!
Round 3 was a standup display by Ettish as he settled in and was very effective in both the distant striking as well as the clinch battle. Round 4 could have gone either way in my opinion. Watts was able to take the action to the ground but Ettish's defense prevented Watts from doing a lot of damage and that frustrated Watts. That defense also caused the judges to give Ettish the vital points on the judges' cards. Ettish finished strong in the deciding round by keeping the fight standing and in the clinch sporadically as well. Ettish earned the win and became the NEW MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION! This was also the FIGHT of the NIGHT!
Winner: Ettish by Unanimous Decision
Furious Styles' Prediction: Ettish by TKO (Strikes) in Round 3
Results: Correct winner; incorrect method of victory (Halfway is all right I guess)
MAIN CARD WELTERWEIGHT MATCH: “COCAINE IS HULLAVA DRUG” RICK JAMES (16-8-1) of THE LEGION OF DOOM versus “THE SANDMAN” HOLDEN GRACIE (29-11-1) OF GRABTHE.INFO
The first round was a standup war that had both fighters show a good amount of aggression, but it was Gracie who was the more effective fighter and that allowed him to pull ahead on points. Gracie dominated Round 2 as well despite James blasting his left temple with a right head kick. Gracie partially blocked it but it was strong enough to open a cut above Gracie's left eye that didn't seem to bother him at all. Round 3 was all Gracie, plain and simple, and he won the fight by UNANIMOUS DECISION.
Winner: Gracie by Unanimous Decision
Furious Styles' Prediction: Gracie by Unanimous Decision
Results: Boom baby, right on the button!
MAIN EVENT MIDDLEWEIGHT UNDERCARD MATCH: BILL BELTON (23-12-1) of the LEGION OF DOOM versus SAMPSA “MALICIOUS” SILOPOSKI (39-20-2) OF VALHALLA
The fans were treated to a standup confrontation for this match. Siloposki took Round 1 with more accurate strikes and better clinching positioning. Rounds 2 and 3 went to Belton as he bucked down, stepped up his level of energy, aggression and skill. Siliposki went on to win by UNANIMOUS DECISION
Winner: Belton by Unanimous Decision
Furious Styles' Prediction: Siloposki by TKO (Strikes) in Round 3
Results: He hits it hard...foul!
UNDER CARD SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT MATCH: DANTE “THE HURRICANE” SMITH (20-14) versus JOHN STAAL (36-13)
Staal opened up the crimson rivulets with his fists and finally his left elbow, which opened the cut to the point of flowing freely in the final round. The doctor determined the fight had to be stopped and Staal won by TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT.
Winner: Staal by TKO (Cut) in Round 3
Furious Styles' Prediction: Smith by KO (Punch) in Round 1
Results: About as accurate as my March Madness bracket! Just freakin' off!
UNDER CARD MIDDLEWEIGHT MATCH: “KOROSHIYA” ICHI LJIMA (17-11-1) versus “MASTEROFTHECUSTODIALARTS” THURGOOD JENKINS (14-6-1) of EVOLUTION FIGHT CLAN
Ljima was able to take this fight to the ground early and often, enabling him to cruise to the UNANIMOUS DECISION.
Winner: Ljima by Unanimous Decision
Furious Styles' Prediction: Jenkins by Unanimous Decision
Results: Incorrect fighter; correct method of victory (Does that count for anything?)
UNDER CARD SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT MATCH: TASOS IERONYMAKIS (9-3) versus "Хуй " TITUS OVEREEM (13-4) of TEAM OUTKAST
Ieronymakis just came out and handled Overeem, bottom line! In doing so, he earned the KO of the Night honors as well.
Winner: Ieronymakis by TKO (Strikes) in Round 1
Furious Styles' Prediction: Ieronmakis by KO (Head Kick) in Round 1
Results: Correct winner; incorrect method of victory; correct Round (Close enough, right?)
UNDER CARD WELTERWEIGHT EVENT: FILO BEDO (20-13-1) of GRABTHE.INFO versus MARSHALL NOIR (20-9-2) of LEGION OF DOOM
Noir aggressively took this fight to the ground and worked for the submission, finally locking in a Triangle Choke in the third round, earning the SUBMISSION VICTORY
Winner: Noir by Submission (Triangle Choke) in Round 3
Furious Styles' Prediction: Bedo by Unanimous Decision
Results: Just flat out wrong!
UNDER CARD MIDDLEWEIGHT EVENT: FRANK “MY WAY” SINATRA (33-18-4) versus TONY “TIGER” LAMOTTA (20-12) of CAVEMEN ASSASSINS CULT
Sinatra put this one away quickly and earned not only the Submission victory but also earned the Submission of the Night honors!
Winner: Sinatra by Submission (Armbar) in Round 1
Furious Styles' Prediction: Lamotta by TKO (Strikes) in Round 3
Results: Forget about it!
UNDER CARD MIDDLEWEIGHT MATCH: “THE DIVINE GUITARIST” JIMI HENDRIX (19-11) of THE BROKEN HALO PRIDE versus ELVIS “YOUNG FREAK” RONAN (16-10) of FIGHTER'S FIRST ALLIANCE
I guess Hendrix insulted Ronan's name and musical taste because they're both named after very famous musicians, obviously. Ronan played one hell of a tune in Round 1 that overwhelmed Hendrix! Ronan earned the KNOCKOUT victory in dominating fashion.
Winner: Ronan by KO (Punches) in Round 1
Furious Styles' Prediction: Hendrix by Unanimous Decision
Results: Oh man, when will the bleeding stop!?
All right you crazy kids, I'm going to end this here and watch more March Madness action! Hey, I'm a multifaceted individual who watches all types of sports and that's just the way it is. Too many great games to not watch, trust me. Thank you again for joining me for this summary of the great action and I'll see you next time.
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