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GAMMA 23 - GLORY ROAD
Fight recaps

PRELIMINARY BOUTS
Steve Mason '5-0' vs. Wilson Franklyn '5-1'
Franklyn was the more active fighter from the get-go, landing a few power punches. Mason was rocked by a huge punch that knocked him down less than two minutes into the first round, and the referee stopped the bout as Franklyn was landing at will on his downed opponent.

Phil Ball '11-5' vs. Tyler Lass '5-0'
Phil Ball took a lot of criticism for showing up overweight, but his preliminary fight with Tyler Lass might be a candidate for fight of the year. Lass dominated the first two rounds on the ground, passing guard and even going for a submission but to no avail. In the third round, both fighters started trading power shots standing up and Ball caught Lass with a solid strike that knocked him down. The referee stopped the bout at 2 minutes of round 3 as Ball handed Lass his first career loss by TKO.

Ken Peters '8-0' vs. Ricky Heath '13-4'
Peters showed his great wrestling skill as he took Heath down and passed his guard for the mount. It took two and a half minute before Peters' dominant ground-and-pound forced the referee to stop the fight.

Luke Hilton '7-0' vs. Laerte Portinari '14-6'
Hilton kept his undefeated streak going by taking care of Portinari in the final preliminary fight. Portinari didn't offer much of an opposition as Hilton made it out of the bout pretty much without getting hit. The results was a TKO midway into the first round.

MAIN CARD
Khru Duangjan '11-1' vs. Duke Aiona '13-3'
Khru Duangjan really made a name for himself in his first bout with GAMMA. He knocked Duke Aiona out cold toward the end of the first round of their fight with a vicious punch in what was a fantastic brawl.

Carl Ratcliffe '16-4' vs. Patrick Grenier '24-5'
After three unsuccessful tries, Patrick Grenier finally won by submission with an armbar on Ratcliffe with ten seconds to go in their fight. It was a one way fight, but it seems Grenier didn't want to go to a decision.

John Rivero '12-2' vs. Linfield Ballard '20-7'
Ballard was winning the fight midway into round 2 with solid a solid stand-up game and vicious kicks. That's when Rivero caught his arm and beat him by submission with an armbar.

CO-MAIN EVENT
Raul Hughes '14-2' vs. Jeff Carlton '32-7'
In the shortest fight of the night, Raul Hughes only threw power shots at Jeff Carlton and landed with authority. He won by TKO a minute and a half into round 1.

MAIN EVENT: GAMMA LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Sean Morrison '27-3' [c] vs. Truck Gleeson '21-4-1'
The main event went exactly as expected. Gleeson had a nice showing for most of the first round, staying on his feet and dominating the stand up game with a solid mix of punches and kicks. Around three and a half minutes in, Morrison shot for the takedown and from then on, he put a clinic on Gleeson. He passed his guard without much problem and punched him from the mount until the referee stopped the bout with 10 seconds to go in the round.