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GAMMA 27 - CHOSEN ONES
Fight recaps

PRELIMINARY BOUTS
Manoel Cabral '4-0' vs. Ian Linderman '7-2'
After being tentative in the first round with erratic striking, Cabral took control with his great BJJ before finishing the fight with a kneebar with less than two minutes to go in the third round.

Carl Ratcliffe '16-5' vs. Matsuta Satou '16-8'
Ratcliffe made a demonstration of his strong Muay Thai by ending thefight early with a big knee to the face from the Muay Thai clinch. A definitive KO of the night candidate.

Julio Correa '7-0' vs. Steve Mason '5-1'
The bigger Mason established his jab early, but Correa showed his great boxing skills as he was able to time his opponent's jab and gauge the distance. With less than two minutes to go in the first round, Correa dodged a jab and countered with a great right hand that knocked Mason down and out. This might just overtake the last fight for KO of the night.

Callum Henson '18-7' vs. Woody Fierstein '10-2'
Henson took the first two rounds with commanding accuracy with his punches and kicks from the standup. However, Fierstein was finally able to take his opponent down in the third round and ground-and-pound him until the referee had to stop the bout. Fierstein defeated Henson by TKO in a great fight, ending a very solid preliminary card.

MAIN CARD
Tank Manu'a '17-5' vs. Christopher Sharp '34-12'
Tank Manu'a didn't have the best of showings in his first Heavyweight fight of the year. Sharp, in his first GAMMA fight, dominated on his feet and on the ground, on his way to an easy second round TKO win.

Osmosis Benn '15-0' vs. Linfield Ballard '20-8'
There were rumblings backstage that Ballard wasn't coming into this fight 100% mentally prepared, maybe concerned about being on the same card as his brother. It showed in the cage as Benn shot for an early takedown and pounded his way to a late first round TKO victory.

Ashley Ballard '10-0' vs. Thomas Smith '11-1'
The submission fighter Thomas Smith went for a takedown midway into the first round to establish his ground game, but he was caught with a counter right hand that hit him flush and sent him down. Ballard saw this as a golden opportunity and pounced on Smith looking to finish him by raining down with punches. The winner by TKO was Ashley Ballard three minutes into the first round.

CO-MAIN EVENT
Rufus Stephens '16-1' vs. Darin Blookd '13-4'
The co-main event was as anti-climatic as it could have been. After a very solid night with no poor fight, "The Strategist" Rufus Stephens showed he prefered an ugly win to a solid show. The Greco-Roman wrestler controlled Blood for three rounds on his way to a boring Unanimous Decision.

MAIN EVENT
Khru Duangjan '12-1' vs. Mike Watson '9-0'
It has been a while since a main event has had such a split crowd with both fighters having around half of the supporters. Fans are on the edge of their seats expecting an explosive fight. From the sound of the first bell, both fighters met in the middle of the cage and a wild exchange of punches began. Thirty seconds in, Watson hit a great right cross to win another exchange, knocking Duangjan down. The Thai boxer quickly got up and went at it again. Duangjan then found himself on his back, and Watson was able to pound Duangjan for the rest of the round. It was a domination for Watson in the first round, a possible 10-8 score. In the second round, both fighters put out some legitimate attacks from the stand-up. Midway into the round, Duangjan pinned Watson against the cage and was able to unload a vicious right hand that sent Watson down. Duangjang immediately started pounding away on Watson, looking to finish him off while Watson was barely able to offer any defence. A fantastic TKO victory by "The Bringer of Pain" in the second round.

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GAMMA 27 - CHOSEN ONES
Saturday, June 26th 1998
4,413 - Boston, Massachusetts
202,581 buys on PPV

PRELIM - Manoel Cabral (5-0) beat Ian Linderman (7-3) by Submission (Kneebar) in 3:07 of round 3 (AVERAGE)
PRELIM - Carl Ratcliffe (17-5) beat Matsuta Satou (16-9) by KO (Knee) in 1:21 of round 1 (GOOD)
PRELIM - Julio Correa (8-0) [#8 HW] beat Steve Mason (5-2) by KO (Punch) in 3:41 of round 1 (GREAT)
PRELIM - Woody Fierstein (11-2) beat Callum Henson (18-8) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:04 of round 3 (GREAT)
Christopher Sharp (35-12) [#10 HW] beat Tank Manu'a (17-6) by TKO (Strikes) in 1:59 of round 2 (GOOD)
Osmosis Benn (16-0) [#4 LHW] beat Linfield Ballard (20-9) [#9 LHW] by TKO (Strikes) in 4:46 of round 1 (GOOD)
Ashley Ballard (11-0) [#8 MW] beat Thomas Smith (11-2) [#9 MW] by TKO (Strikes) in 2:52 of round 1 (GREAT)
Rufus Stephens (17-1) [#3 WW] beat Darin Blood (13-5) [#5 WW] by Unanimous Decision [30-27; 30-27; 30-27] (VERY POOR)
Khru Duangjan (13-1) beat Mike Watson (9-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:34 of round 2 (FANTASTIC)

Fight of the Night: Khru Duangjan vs. Mike Watson
KO of the Night: Julio Correa
Submission of the Night: Manoel Cabral

Critical Success: Great
Commercial Success: Good

Tank Manu'a has suffered a neck injury and will be out for two months.

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BYU 14: 5/9 - You had most of the main event right. The Duangjan/Watson fight was really a toss up, but I'm very happy it delivered (although this is a step back for Watson).

That was my first event with no championship fight, and this was not even that big of a main event to be honest. But I had a feeling those were two guys who would create an explosive main event, and that's what I wanted with no championship fight. Overall, I'm very happy with this card.

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JULY RANKINGS UPDATE

GAMMA HEAVYWEIGHT TOP 10 RANKINGS
1) [DNC] James Foster (33-4-1) (GAMMA Heavyweight Champion)
2) [+4] Tony McCall (33-10)
3) [+1] Leon Banks (32-10)
4) [-2] Raul Hughes (15-3)
5) [+3] Julio Correa (8-0)
6) [+4] Christopher Sharp (35-12)
7) [-3] Tim Boyer (24-4-2)
8) [-1] Gary Sampson (17-5)
9) [NEW] Russell McPhee (17-6)
10) [-1] Jeff Carlton (32-8)

GAMMA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TOP 10 RANKINGS
1) [DNC] Spencer Rubenstein (14-4) (GAMMA Light Heavyweight Champion)
2) [+1] Marlon John (13-0)
3) [+1] Osmosis Benn (16-0)
4) [NEW] Khru Duangjan (13-1)
5) [DNC] John Rivero (13-2)
6) [+1] Lawrence Herringbone (13-1)
7) [+1] Ken Peters (9-0)
8) [-6] Junior Patinkin (15-2)
9) [+1] Mark Cohen (34-7-1)
10) [-4] Anthony LeToussier (12-1)

GAMMA MIDDLEWEIGHT TOP 10 RANKINGS
1) [DNC] Matthew Dean (32-5) (GAMMA Middleweight Champion)
2) [DNC] Stuart Strange (17-2)
3) [+4] Buddy Garner (14-0)
4) [-1] Petey Mack (11-2)
5) [-1] Patrick Grenier (25-5)
6) [+2] Ashley Ballard (11-0)
7) [-2] Neil Napier (15-0)
8) [NEW] Patrick Thomas (17-4)
9) [NEW] Sutton Ripley (14-2)
10) [DNC] Dexter Darling (17-3-1)

GAMMA WELTERWEIGHT TOP 10 RANKINGS
1) [DNC] Julio Regueiro (21-0) (GAMMA Welterweight Champion)
2) [DNC] Nathan Chambers (17-1)
3) [DNC] Rufus Stephens (17-1)
4) [+2] Jack Humphreys (23-6)
5) [NEW] Syed Tan (15-2-1)
6) [-2] Jim Carpenter (50-9-2)
7) [-2] Darin Blood (13-5)
8) [DNC] Josh Aldarisio (15-2)
9) [NEW] Woody Fierstein (11-2)
10) [-1] Alan Kendall (12-4)

GAMMA LIGHTWEIGHT TOP 10 RANKINGS
1) [DNC] Sean Morrison (28-3) (GAMMA Lightweight Champion)
2) [DNC] Brandon Sugar (24-4)
3) [+1] Luke Hilton (8-0)
4) [+1] Yan Corbeil (11-3)
5) [+1] Truck Gleeson (21-5-1)
6) [+1] Bud Brockett (8-0)
7) [-3] Beau Gorshin (36-9)
8) [DNC] Moss Gilbert (6-0)
9) [NEW] Henry Baldwin (8-3)
10 [-3] Benoit Lavoie (9-1)

Maarten De Vries, Thomas Smith and Mac Fuller are going to move up from the Middleweight to the Light Heavyweight division for their next fight. David Allen will move down from the Welterweight to the Lightweight division for his next fight.

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The next three GAMMA pay-per-view events have been scheduled, and each of them will feature a championship fight.

GAMME 28 - Jump in the Fire will take place in the third week of July in Atlantic City. It will feature a main even Middleweight Championship fight between Matthew Dean (32-5) and Neil Napier (15-0). In his fourth defense, Dean is set to face what is seen as his biggest challenger yet. At 28 years old, Napier is just hitting his peak as a fighter and is considered one of the most naturally talented fighters of his generation. He takes a cerebral approach to every fights, scouting opponents carefully and creating finely-detailed gameplans. Napier is a world class striker with his Mok Gar Kung Fu, and displays great Judo. Interestingly, both fighters will prepare for the fight in the Animal House camp.

Also in the Middleweight division, the co-feature will be a fight between Patrick Grenier (25-5) and Phil Ball (12-5). Grenier is coming off a Submission of the Night at GAMMA 23, while Ball had a candidate for Fight of the Year at the same show. Jeff Carlton (32-8) and Truck Gleeson (21-5-1) will also be featured on the fight card in comeback fights after suffering important losses in their last fight.

GAMMA 29 - Practice What You Preach will take place in the 3rd week of August and will feature a Lightweight Championship fight between Sean Morrison (28-3) and Brandon Sugar (24-4). This will mark Morrison's seventh defense of the title, but it won't be his easiest. While Morrison usually tries and use his elite wrestling to win fights, Sugar is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt who has the ground ability to rivalize and the submission skills to end this fight.

Petey Mack (11-2) will face Stuart Strange (17-2) in a first contender fight in the Middleweight division in the co-feature. Both fighters are enjoying winning streaks and are reaching their primes as Mixed Martial Artists. The event will also feature a first fight for Josh Aldarisio (15-2) since his loss in a Welterweight World Title fight with Julio Regueiro.

Finally, GAMMA 30 - Regueiro/Chambers will take place in the second week of September in San Antonio, Texas. The event will feature the much anticipated Welterweight Championship fight where "Spanish Silk" Julio Regueiro (21-0) will defend his title against the cocky "Black Superman" Nathan Chambers (17-1). Usually very gracious in his interviews, Regueiro called out Chambers after his last fight because he didn't appreciate Chambers' big mouth. It promises to be an exciting battle between two of the best fighters in MMA on the ground.

Buddy Garner (14-0) will face Dexter Darling (17-3-1) in a Middleweight fight in the co-main event. Garner is still undefeated, while Darling is looking to come back from a defeat against Stuart Strange in his last fight. In what might be an effort to appeal to the Latin American crowd, Puerto Rican fighter John Rivero (13-2) and Cuban wrestler Guillermo Morales (8-0-1) will also be featured on the card in two different Light Heavyweight fights.

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Young Guns - Fighting the World
Friday, July 3rd 1998
1,582 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast live on National Pride TV

Efren Luat (4-0) beat Sahan Ozbek (1-2) by Unanimous Decision [29-28; 30-27; 30-27] (AVERAGE)
Logan Bluffer (2-0) beat Silvio Leite (3-1) by Unanimous Decision [29-28; 29-28; 29-28] (AVERAGE)
Nuno Valentino (4-0) beat Cesar Granda (4-3) by Unanimous Decision [30-27; 30-27; 30-27] (DECENT)
Ethan Sutton (6-0) beat Stian Agdenstein (2-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:09 of round 2 (DECENT)

Fight of the Night: Ethan Sutton vs. Stian Agdenstein
KO of the Night: Ethan Sutton
Submission of the Night: -

Critical Success: Decent
Commercial Success: Decent

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GAMMA 28 - JUMP IN THE FIRE
Live on July 18th 1998 from the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey


Neil Napier (15-0) vs. Matthew Dean [c] (32-5) for the GAMMA Middleweight Title



Matthew Dean [c] '32-5' (170lbs) vs. Neil Napier '15-0' (170lbs) for the GAMMA Middleweight Title
Patrick Grenier '25-5' (185lbs) vs. Phil Ball '12-5' (185lbs)
Leon Banks '32-10' (226lbs) vs. Jeff Carlton '32-8' (256lbs)
Yan Corbeil '11-3' (155lbs) vs. Truck Gleeson '21-5-1' (155lbs)
Kendall Tracey '8-2' (205lbs) vs. Mark Cohen '34-7-1' (205lbs)
Duke Aiona '13-4' (238lbs) vs. Wilson Franklyn '6-1' (246lbs) (PRELIM)
Alan Kendall '12-4' () vs. Tyler Lass '5-1' () (PRELIM)
Delroy Rhodes '7-0' (170lbs) vs. Peter Bracewell '20-7' (170lbs) (PRELIM)
Sylvester Collins '4-0' (260lbs) vs. Frank Sheedy '20-10' (257lbs) (PRELIM)

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GAMMA 28 - JUMP IN THE FIRE
Fight recaps

PRELIMINARY BOUTS
Sylvester Collins '4-0' vs. Frank Sheedy '20-10'
After being put on his back and controlled in the first round, Sylvester Collins came back to win the second and third round with improved striking ability. The final results was an underwhelming 29-28 unanimous decision for Collins.

Delroy Rhodes '7-0' vs. Peter Bracewell '20-7'
Peter Bracewell isn't making a case for coming back in a GAMMA cage any time soon. Like it has been the case so much in the recent years, he was involved in another very subpar fight. Rhodes was the more active fighter, but Bracewell was much more accurate and effective in a unorthodox stand up fight. The end result was a split decision victory for Rhodes and a very poor show.

Duke Aiona '13-4' vs. Wilson Franklyn '6-1'
Wilson Franklyn completely dominated Duke Aiona in this Heavyweight fight. May it be on his feet or with his ground and pound, Franklyn took care of Aiona before finishing him with a barrage of strikes from the mount with less than two minutes to go in the third round.

Alan Kendall '12-4' vs. Tyler Lass '5-1'
After a slow first round, Kendall put on a good performance in the second. He knocked Lass down with a solid head kick, tried two unsucessful submissions and landed a few big strikes from the ground. The third round was also very slow with both tired fighters working the clinch and landing very few strikes. The decision is met with a chorus of boos: 29-28 Lass, 30-27 Kendall, 29-28 Lass.

MAIN CARD
Kendall Tracey '8-2' vs. Mark Cohen '34-7-1'
Each fighter arguably took one of the first two rounds with a takedown and solid top control. In the third round, Tracey was the player who had the takedown and controlled with little action until he started pounding away on Cohen with less than a minute to go for the TKO victory.

Yan Corbeil '11-3' vs. Truck Gleeson '21-5-1'
After barely taking the first round with solid inside fighting, Gleeson made quick business of Corbeil in the second with a devastating right hand that knocked Corbeil out.

Leon Banks '32-10' vs. Jeff Carlton '32-8'
The fight barely started before it ended. Banks countered the first strike of the fight with a snap direct punch that knocked Carlton out cold.

CO-MAIN EVENT
Patrick Grenier '25-5' vs. Phil Ball '12-5'
From the get go, Phil Ball went for a huge head kick that was countered into a takedown by Grenier. After passing to side control with ease, Grenier locked a armbar and put pressure but Ball showed a lot of heart by surviving and getting his arm free. Grenier then mounted his opponent and pounded away with elbows, but Ball was able to protect himself. Ball tried shaking off Grenier, but the French Canadian kept his dominant position and started pounding away with authority until the referee stoppage.

MAIN EVENT
Matthew Dean [c] '32-5' vs. Neil Napier '15-0'
Both fighters looked very fit and focussed to start the fight, with Dean weighting in 6 pounds eavier on fight night. A minute into the fight, Napier executed a judo-throw by sweeping Dean with an outside leg trip. From his back, Dean did a very good job of preventing Napier from doing much and as a result the referee stood both fighters up with a minute to go in the round. The round ended after an unsuccessful takedown attempt by Napier and a clinch against the cage initiated by Dean.

Both fighters stood on their feet to start the second, exchanging some solid punches from the outside and then inflicting some punishment from the inside. Napier reversed a cage pin and set up a judo-style throw on Dean took take a dominant position on the ground in the champion's guard. Napier didn't initiate much from the top, but was able to remain in his position until the end of the round.

Dean once again muscled Napier against the cage at the start of the third round, and after some solid punches he went for a knee strike. Napier saw it coming and was able to reverse the position before throwing Dean for the third time in the fight. "The Anarchist" was still able to control the fight from his back, preventing Napier from any actions and doing some damage himself. Three rounds in, and it is a very close fight that could really be all over the place on the scorecards, but it has been very techincal with little for the fans in terms of enjoyment.

Dean came in with a left hand to start the fourth round, but was met with a couple of hard right hands on the counter. After boxing for half the round, Dean shot for a successful double leg take down. On top for the first time of the fight on a tired opponent, Dean was able to pass to side control and start pounding away on Napier. Napier defended well for a while, but after a while the referee had no choice but to stop the fight.

Matthew Dean retains the Middleweight title with a fourth round TKO. This is a very poor fight to end a card that was a letdown all-around.

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GAMMA 28 - JUMP IN THE FIRE
Saturday, July 18th 1998
4,606 - Atlantic City, New Jersey
203,940 buys on PPV

PRELIM - Sylvester Collins (5-0) beat Frank Sheedy (20-11) by Unanimous Decision [29-28; 29-28; 29-28] (POOR)
PRELIM - Delroy Rhodes (8-0) beat Peter Bracewell (20-8) by Split Decision [29-28; 28-29; 29-28] (VERY POOR)
PRELIM - Wilson Franklyn (7-1) beat Duke Aiona (13-5) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:32 of round 3 (DECENT)
PRELIM - Tyler Lass (6-1) beat Alan Kendall (12-5) by Split Decision [29-28; 27-30; 29-28] (AVERAGE)
Kendall Tracey (9-2) beat Mark Cohen (34-8-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 4:25 of round 3 (AVERAGE)
Truck Gleeson (22-5-1) beat Yan Corbeil (11-4) by KO (Punch) in 0:51 of round 2 (AVERAGE)
Leon Banks (33-10) beat Jeff Carlton (32-9) by KO (Punch) in 0:27 of round 1 (GOOD)
Patrick Grenier (26-5) beat Phil Ball (12-6) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:21 of round 1 (GOOD)
Matthew Dean (33-5) beat Neil Napier (15-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:53 of round 4 to retain the GAMMA Middleweight title (VERY POOR)

Fight of the Night: Leon Banks vs. Jeff Carlton
KO of the Night: Leon Banks
Submission of the Night: -

Critical Success: Average
Commercial Success: Great

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That card was such a huge letdown. Boring decisions, a fighter that gets a decision stealed from him and a main event that doesn't deliver. Dean and Napier are probably two of the most skilled fighters in our organisation, but their styles really made for a boring fight.

It's telling that the fight of the night lasted 30 seconds.

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Young Guns - Fighting the World
Friday, July 24th 1998
1,582 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast live on National Pride TV

Matthew Michael Kirby (2-0) beat Rens de Beus (1-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 2:14 of round 1 (GREAT)
Ragnar Gunnlaugsson (2-1) beat Gus Fitzpatrick (1-2) by Unanimous Decision [29-28; 29-28; 29-28] (GREAT)
Bill Brown (3-1) beat Tuck Durdell (2-2) by TKO (Strikes) in 4:11 of round 3 (AVERAGE)
Heiko Pander (3-0) beat Zac Bacall (1-2) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:37 of round 2 (GOOD)

Fight of the Night: Ragnar Gunnlaugsson vs. Gus Fitzpatrick
KO of the Night: Matthew Michael Kirby
Submission of the Night: -

Critical Success: Great
Commercial Success: Decent

Tuck Durdell will miss the next two months with a back injury. Frank Sheedy (20-11) has left GAMMA as his contract was not renewed following his loss to Sylvester Collins at GAMMA 28.

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GAMMA 29 - PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH
Live on Saturday August 15th 1998 from the Mandala Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas


Brandon Sugar (24-4) vs. Sean Morrison [c] (28-3) for the GAMMA Lightweight Title



Sean Morrison '28-3' (155lbs) vs. Brandon Sugar '24-4' (155lbs) for the GAMMA Lightweight Title
Petey Mack '11-2' (185lbs) vs. Stuart Strange '17-2' (185lbs)
Josh Aldarisio '15-2' (170lbs) vs. Jim Carpenter '50-9-2' (170lbs)
Tony McCall '33-10' (232lbs) vs. Gary Sampson '17-5' (251lbs)
Derek South '13-4' (205lbs) vs. Christian Mountfield '12-3' (205lbs)
Ken Peters '9-0' (205lbs) vs. Bill Cumming '27-12' (205lbs) (PRELIM)
Adam White '8-0' (185lbs) vs. Tora Mizwar '19-7' (185lbs) (PRELIM)
D.J. Diggle '4-0' (155lbs) vs. Laerte Portinari '14-7' (155lbs) (PRELIM)
Datuk Ong Ka Ting '6-0' (170lbs) vs. Drew Jenks '5-2' (170lbs) (PRELIM)

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GAMMA 29 - PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH
Fight recaps

PRELIMINARY BOUTS
Datuk Ong Ka Ting '6-0' vs. Drew Jenks '5-2'
After an unsuccessful attempt earlier in the fight, Datuk Ong Ka Ting was able to defeat Drew Jenks by submission with an Americana midway into the third round. A good showing by "The Savage".

D.J. Diggle '4-0' vs. Laerte Portinari '14-7'
In a heated exchange midway into the first round, a heavy right cross landed perfectly to knock Portinari out. A great KO for the young Muay Thai specialist.

Adam White '8-0' vs. Tora Mizwar '19-7'
In a good fight where the extensive abilities of MMA athletes was displayed, White was able to win the first two rounds on his way to a 29-28 unanimous decision on the judges scorecard. It was still a very close fight with good standup exchanges, ground striking and even a couple of submission attempts.

Ken Peters '9-0' vs. Bill Cumming '27-12'
In a battle of mustaches, Ken Peters showed that he is ready for the next step by quickly taking care of long time journeyman Bill Cumming. Peters took his opponent down before mounting him and pounding away for the TKO victory in three minutes.

MAIN CARD
Derek South '13-4' vs. Christian Mountfield '12-3'
The violent Derek South controlled the first round with impressive stand up ability, but Mountfield was finally able to get him on his back midway into the second round to establish his ground and pound. Mountfield was finally able to stop South three minutes into the second round with a TKO victory.

Tony McCall '33-10' vs. Gary Sampson '17-5'
The fight that many expected to be a borefest between two older heavyweights could turn out to be the best heavyweight fight of the year. The fight started very explosively with both fighters exchanging in the middle of the cage. A counter right hand combination put Sampson down and dazed midway into the first round, but "The Pit Bull" was able to quickly recover although he found himself on his back under his opponent for the rest of the round. Sampson used his experience with dirty boxing early in the second round before smothering McCall against the cage and hitting him with elbow strikes. Sampson got some great punches in during that second round, but McCall is known for one of the best chins in the sport, and he absorbed them all. After three minutes in a closer third round, Sampson surprised the world by knocking McCall down with a huge right cross. Feeling his opponent's weakness, Sampson pounded away until the referee stopped the fight. A fantastic fight, and a great TKO victory by Sampson with merely 30 seconds left.

Josh Aldarisio '15-2' vs. Jim Carpenter '50-9-2'
Adalrisio comes in the cage at 190lbs, he did a great job cutting weight but win or lose, this was going to be his last fight at welterweight. The fight itself was a big letdown with Carpenter showing pin-point accuracy in his striking, but Aldarisio grinding his way with 29-28 on all scorecards for a unanimous decision.

CO-MAIN EVENT
Petey Mack '11-2' vs. Stuart Strange '17-2'
After throwing a few errant jabs, Mack went for an early takedown. He was met with a resisting opponent who used his greco-roman wrestling to sprawl his way to a dominant position on the floor, taking Mack's back. Strange was quick to start pounding away on his defenseless opponent, gaining an impressively quick TKO victory in a minute and a half.

MAIN EVENT
Sean Morrison '28-3' vs. Brandon Sugar '24-4'
Many believe if someone is to beat Morrison in the current GAMMA Lightweight division, it is the highly dangerous Braziliand Jiu Jitsu black belt born in the Philippines : "Sugar Rush". The fight could particularly be interesting because many wonder if Morrison will decide to wrestle with someone who has the ground ability of Sugar. Morrison is coming into the cage heavier than his opponent though and should be stronger in there.

A few seconds after the opening bell, Sugar shot for a takedown but Morrison defended well. Sugar was still able to push his opponent up against the cage, but he left his head exposed and Morrison was able to push on it for leverage. Showing his strenght, Morrison was able to put Sugar on all fours and to roll him to side control. Following on the movement, Morrison started firing away with hammering elbows, delivering punishment to his opponent. The referee jumped in to stop the fight, a dominating performance by "The Man With No Nickname" to retain his GAMMA Lightweight Title in a minute and a half.

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GAMMA 29 - PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH
Saturday, August 15th 1998
4,370 - Las Vegas, Nevada
205,423 buys on PPV

PRELIM - Datuk Ong Ka Ting (7-0) beat Drew Jenks (5-3) by Submission (Americana) in 2:47 of round 3 (GOOD)
PRELIM - D.J. Diggle (5-0) beat Laerte Portinari (14-8) by KO (Punch) in 2:10 of round 1 (GREAT)
PRELIM - Adam White (9-0) beat Tora Mizwar (19-8) by Unanimous Decision [29-28; 29-28; 29-28] (GOOD)
PRELIM - Ken Peters (10-0) beat Bill Cumming (27-13) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:06 of round 1 (GREAT)
Christian Mountfield (13-3) beat Derek South (13-5) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:19 of round 2 (GREAT)
Gary Sampson (18-5) beat Tony McCall (33-11) by TKO (Strikes) in 4:33 of round 3 (FANTASTIC)
Josh Aldarisio (16-2) beat Jim Carpenter (50-10-2) by Unanimous Decision [29-28; 29-28; 29-28] (VERY POOR)
Stuart Strange (18-2) beat Petey Mack (11-3) by TKO (Strikes) in 1:32 of round 1 (GOOD)
Sean Morrison (29-3) beat Brandon Sugar (24-5) by TKO (Strikes) in 1:34 of round 1 to retain the GAMMA Lightweight title (GOOD)

Fight of the Night: Gary Sampson vs. Tony McCall
KO of the Night: D.J. Diggle
Submission of the Night: Datuk Ong Ka Ting

Critical Success: Great
Commercial Success: Decent

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Young Guns - Fighting the World
Friday, August 28th 1998
3,428 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast live on National Pride TV

MacGregor Dare (2-1) beat Adrian Swall (3-2) by KO (Punch) in 0:51 of round 2 (GOOD)
Jon Silvers (7-1) beat Wink Deschanel (2-1) by Unanimous Decision [29-28; 29-28; 29-28] (AVERAGE)
Kei Maki (5-0) beat Gene Oakley (2-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 2:40 of round 3 (GOOD)
Ozzy Bintley (3-0) beat Reynolds Baer (5-1) by TKO (Strikes) in 4:20 of round 2 (DECENT)

Fight of the Night: MacGregor Dare vs. Adrian Swall
KO of the Night: MacGregor Dare
Submission of the Night: -

Critical Success: Good
Commercial Success: Good

MacGregor Dare suffered an elbow injury and should be out for two months. It has been announced that Spencer Rubenstein (14-4) will defend his Light Heavyweight Title against Marlon John (13-0) at GAMMA 31 - Elimination in Cleveland. The event will take place at the beginning of October. GAMMA 32 - Battle Hymn will take place in Hawaii a month later and will not feature any championship fight.

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GAMMA announced today that the company will be gradually adding a Featherweight division to its promotion. The division will feature fights at 145lbs. The company has already hired around 40 new fighters for the lower weight classes and has done a re-aligment of some of its fighters. Starting on GAMMA 31, all events will now feature two additional preliminary bouts in the Lightweight or Featherweight division in a move to really establish the lower weight classes. The Featherweight title is not expected to be handed out before the end of the year.

Rumours are the company is also in negotiation with XCC Featherweight Champion Easton Frye (15-4) as well as Anthony Ray Shenkman (16-3) and Shuler Eigenberg (11-3). GAMMA could also be looking into buying out XCC to have control on the Featherweight division in North America.

FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145lbs)
*Ang Dong (1-0)
*Arturo Diaz (8-1)
*Ashihei Bando (2-0)
Benoit Lavoie (9-1)
*Bobby Castillo (6-0)
Brandon Sugar (24-5)
Brian Claremont (5-1)
Britt Dickering (3-1)
*Chan Wan Wah (7-1)
*Duey Rickert (6-2)
*Freddy Lomax (2-0)
*Gerrit Dudok (5-0)
*Gonkuro Miyagi (3-0)
*Graeme Spark (5-0)
Heiko Pander (3-0)
*Hovhannes Javakhyan (4-0)
Ian Linderman (7-3)
*Ivano Ancic (2-0)
*Jan Ilic (2-0)
*Jay Dorridge (6-0)
*Jeff Lee (7-1)
*Jinzaburo Iseki (10-6)
*Josuke Hino (4-0)
Kei Maki (5-0)
*Kyril Alyabyev (3-0)
*Liam O'Donnell (6-2)
*Louie Sullivan (3-0)
*Markus Waller (3-0)
Nicolas Breton (10-4)
*Paco del Rio (7-1)
*Pim Pim Gwon (1-0)
*Reijiro Yanagimoto (4-1)
*Ruben Ericsson (8-2-1)
*Sebastiao Nebaco (10-6-1)
*Taizoh Chung Man (15-6)
*Tyler Aidi (5-0)
Yagi Jokichi (5-0)

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (155lbs)
Aaron McBroom (8-3)
Beau Gorshin (36-9)
*Bosco Curbeam (2-0)
Brian Carrier (15-8)
*Brian Hirst (4-1)
Bud Brockett (8-0)
*Carl Chenoweth (2-0)
Cesar Granda (4-3)
David Allen (14-3)
D.J. Diggle (5-0)
*Drauzio Simaan (5-1)
*Folke Dalen (2-0)
Gene Oakley (2-1)
*Gerardo Diez (5-0)
*Gerrard Kneeling (3-0)
*Goncalves Cassaro (2-0)
*Gonzalo Ramos (5-0)
*Grigory Kabalevsky (2-0)
*Helvecio Babenco (9-3)
Henry Baldwin (8-3)
*Hoshi Nagai (5-0)
*Hugo Cruz (5-0)
*Jose Gonzales (5-0)
Laerte Portinari (14-8)
*Lazaro Campos (4-0)
Luke Hilton (8-0)
Manoel Cabral (5-0)
*Marcio do Amor Lima (8-4)
*Marek Warzycha (6-4)
*Masato Wai (2-0)
Matt Horowitz (1-2)
Moss Gilbert (6-0)
*Motoki Hojo (16-4)
Nigel Collett (2-1)
*Nshan Ramazyan (3-1)
Nuno Valentino (4-0)
Patrik Pedersen (3-0)
*Ralph Concannon (1-0)
*Raymond Austin (4-0)
*Rogelio Quesada (6-0)
*Roy Arnett (4-0)
Sean Morrison (29-3)
*Sebastian Fernandez (7-1)
*Shizuya Nakae (25-11)
*Solomon Salas (7-0)
*Tarcisio Dantas (2-0)
*Tim Oldacres (2-0)
Truck Gleeson (22-5-1)
*Urlington Rogers (7-4)
*Xie Ming (22-4)
Yan Corbeil (11-4)
Zac Bacall (1-2)

*denotes fighters who have yet to fight in GAMMA

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GAMMA 30 - REGUEIRO/CHAMBERS
Live on Saturday September 12th 1998 from the Alamodome in San Antonio


Nathan Chambers (17-1) vs. Julio Regueiro [c] (21-0) for the GAMMA Welterweight Championship



Julio Regueiro '21-0' (170lbs) vs. Nathan Chambers '17-1' (170lbs) for the GAMMA Welterweight Title
Buddy Garner '14-0' (185lbs) vs. Dexter Darling '17-3-1' (185lbs)
John Rivero* '13-2' (207lbs) vs. Maarten De Vries '15-7' (205lbs)
Luke Hilton '8-0' (155lbs) vs. Beau Gorshin '36-9' (155lbs)
Syed Tan '15-2-1' (170lbs) vs. Bobby Brubaker '10-4' (170lbs)
Pai Cheng '4-0' (249lbs) vs. Randall Donnelly '12-6' (239lbs) (PRELIM)
Guillermo Morales '8-0-1' (205lbs) vs. Jerry Bogdonovich '5-1' (205lbs) (PRELIM)
Moss Gilbert '6-0' (155lbs) vs. Aaron McBroom '8-3' (155lbs) (PRELIM)
Nate MacReary '3-0' (246lbs) vs. Zsolt Hargitay '3-1' (265lbs) (PRELIM)

*John Rivero missed the weight and will have to give away half of his purse. This will be his last fight at Light Heavyweight.

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GAMMA 30 - REGUEIRO/CHAMBERS
Fight recaps

PRELIMINARY BOUTS
Nate MacReary '3-0' vs. Zsolt Hargitay '3-1'
MacReary took down Hargitay and controlled him for most of the first round before finishing him with a barrage of strikes. An impressive display by the Canadian.

Moss Gilbert '6-0' vs. Aaron McBroom '8-3'
The best way to describe the fight is to say that McBroom didn't show up to win. He looked tentative, and he paid for it as he got knocked out in the second round in a somewhat boring fight.

Guillermo Morales '8-0-1' vs. Jerry Bogdonovich '5-1'
Bogdonovich obviously didn't want to get to the ground, and he did a good job keeping Morales at distance early. It didn't last, and once he got to the ground, he was met with a dominating ground and pound that stopped the fight. A TKO victory for Morales who remains undefeated.

Pai Cheng '4-0' vs. Randall Donnelly '12-6'
It was an entertaining display by Cheng who tooled with an experienced journeyman. He took him down with ease, passed into a mount and pounded away until the referee stopped the fight two minutes into the first round.

MAIN CARD
Syed Tan '15-2-1' vs. Bobby Brubaker '10-4'
The fight in itself wasn't a borefest, but the expectations of a sure-fire knockout proved wrong. Both fighters remained on their feet for the entire three rounds despite landing some solid shots, but Brubaker's solid kicks might have helped him get the split decision.

Luke Hilton '8-0' vs. Beau Gorshin '36-9'
Gorshin took the first round by bringing his opponent to the mat and controlling him well, although there was little action. Hilton took the fight from then on, turning away the takedown attempts by his opponent and putting a solid performance from his feet on his way to a 29-28 unanimous decision.

John Rivero '13-2' vs. Maarten De Vries '15-7'
For the first two rounds, Rivero was not able to solve De Vries who was staying on his feet and landing at will with punches and kicks. In the third round, Rivero was finally able to put him down and although he was able to gain a dominant position, he couldn't finish the job. A 29-28 unanimous decision for De Vries.

CO-MAIN EVENT
Buddy Garner '14-0' vs. Dexter Darling '17-3-1'
The first round was slow with fighters trading until the three minute mark where Garner successfully shot for the takedown. He controlled Darling from the ground without much action. Two minutes into the second round, a left hand by Garner missed and Darling countered with a couple of hard left hands that shook the undefeated middleweight. Garner tried to keep him away with the jab but was met with two more left hands that knocked him down on his back, but still alert. From his back, Garner shot a few up kicks to keep his opponent away, but Darling timed himself well to dive in and smash Garner with a devastating left hand that knocked him out cold.

MAIN EVENT
Julio Regueiro '21-0' vs. Nathan Chambers '17-1'
Usually very quiet and respectful before fights, Regueiro has made it clear that he doesn't like Chambers' attitude and that he plans on making him eat his words. At the opposite, Chambers has been unnaturally quiet leading up to the fight.

Early in the first round, Chambers grappled with the champion and wrestled him up against the cage for a few minutes before the referee broke the action to send them back to the center of the ring. For the rest of the round, both fighters exchanged jabs and Regueiro has a missed takedown attempt.

Chambers tried to establish his jab early in the second round, but it was quickly timed by Regueiro who countered with a textbook right roundhouse kick right to the ribs that lead to a takedown attempt. Chambers is a good wrestler though and he was able to pull his opponent down on his knees in a sprawl. From then, Chambers started firing big punches and landing with authority. More big strikes landing, the referee giving the champion a longer opportunity to try and survive. And he does as Regueiro is able to get back on his feet. Regueiro looked unaffected as he threw a few strikes before going for another unsuccessful takedown attempt. Chambers wrestled him up against the cage for two more minutes to end a dominating second round.

The third round looked like déjà-vu all over again. Chambers blocked a take down and unloaded big strikes on Regueiro who barely survived to get back on his feet. The round continued to be at Chambers' advantage with another missed takedown and some dirty boxing and grappling.

The amount of punishment Regueiro has taken thus far is incredible, and it's a wonder he is still in this fight. His corner continues to push for him to go for the takedown, but so far it has been very dangerous. And once again, Reguerio went for an early takedown in the fourth round but Chambers was able to push him away. Regueiro tried to get to the inside to strike, and Chambers is getting slower from the exhaustion. Regueiro finally managed to drive in and perform a double leg takedown on his tiring opponent. And as quick as he got his opponent down, the champion locked in a guillotine that ended the fight to retain his title!

Both fighters were very gracious after the fight. "The Spanish Silk", showing much more pronounced signs of a long night in the cage in his beat up face, told Chambers a second fight is in order and that he couldn't wait to go at it again.

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GAMMA 30 - REGUEIRO/CHAMBERS
Saturday, September 12th 1998
9,393 - San Antonio, Texas
346,739 buys on PPV

PRELIM - Nate MacReary (4-0) beat Zsolt Hargitay (3-2) by TKO (Strikes) in 4:38 of round 1 (GREAT)
PRELIM - Moss Gilbert (7-0) beat Aaron McBroom (8-4) by KO (Punch) in 1:52 of round 2 (POOR)
PRELIM - Guillermo Morales (9-0-1) beat Jerry Bogdonovich (5-2) by TKO (Strikes) in 3:33 of round 1 (GOOD)
PRELIM - Pai Cheng (5-0) beat Randall Donnelly (12-7) by TKO (Strikes) in 2:39 of round 1 (GREAT)
Bobby Brubaker (11-4) beat Syed Tan (15-3-1) by Split Decision [29-28; 28-29; 29-28] (POOR)
Luke Hilton (9-0) beat Beau Gorshin (36-10) by Unanimous Decision [29-28; 29-28; 29-28] (AVERAGE)
Maarten De Vries (16-7) beat John Rivereo (13-3) by Unanimous Decision [29-28; 29-28; 29-28] (DECENT)
Dexter Darling (18-3-1) beat Buddy Garner (14-1) by KO (Punch) in 2:55 of round 2 (DECENT)
Julio Regueiro (22-0) beat Nathan Chambers (17-2) by Submission (Guillotine) in 2:30 of round 4 to retain the GAMMA Welterweight title (GOOD)

Fight of the Night: Nate MacReary vs. Zsolt Hargitay
KO of the Night: Dexter Darling
Submission of the Night: Julio Regueiro

Critical Success: Decent
Commercial Success: Great