Millennium MMA

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A WMMA2 Diary by Clarity

1998 In Review: UK Edition

The year 1998 was the year of Bill and Monica, when an American president was impeached for only the second time in history. It was also the year of major strides forward and tragic setbacks in the Northern Ireland peace process, the near-meltdown of the world economy and widespread devastation caused by the power of nature.

The omens for peace in Northern Ireland did not look good as 1998 dawned. Talks were meant to be going on, but the dominant theme was a wave of killings sparked by the murder of loyalist leader Billy Wright in the Maze prison over Christmas. Such was the mood that on New Year's Day 1998, the Primate of the Church of Ireland, Dr Robin Eames, was moved to predict "dark days ahead" for the province.

No solution was in sight and the violence was, if anything, getting worse.

The climax of the marching season - the celebration of the Battle of the Boyne - was approaching. Then, on the night of 11-12 July, there was an arson attack on a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim. Three brothers aged between 8 and 11 - Jason, Mark and Richard Quinn - were killed. Ironically, although their mother was Catholic, the boys had been brought up as Protestants.

It was certainly a very uncomfortable economic year for much of the world, with currencies plunging in the Far East and Russia, Japan going into recession, large-scale job losses in the UK and stock markets seemingly charting new peaks and troughs every week.

And gradually moving centre stage was the Spirit of Christmas Future, the euro, an unknown quantity ready to roll out across most of Europe in the New Year.

And looming in the near future. the milennium

Health Chiefs preparing to deal with casualties from the millennium celebrations at Greenwich fear they may have to cope with mass suicides by members of cults anticipating the end of the world. Concerns that the turn of the millennium might induce a suicidal hysteria akin to that which swept medieval Europe at the start of the year 1000 have exercised minds.

John Avatar

'3 years ago i was there in London for the first ever British Cage Fighting show held by Jerome T McCallum, owner of BCF. I had been sent there by the website that i worked for to get the scoop on this new promotion that mixed boxing rules and mixed martial arts together. If your reading this, then chances are that you have stumbled onto the site in your time - Blurcat.com. Upon seeing the show i became hooked on a sport that previously i had viewed as just a job and watched with BCF with hopes they would explode. Unfortunately they never did as well as i hoped.

I watched them cling to the old 12 round boxing structure as their competitors streamlined the sport in quite the spectacle. BCF were going nowhere.

But what could you do...........

The only thing you can do i guess. I saved every penny i could (to the point of moving into a studio flat with a mate to save money), and began fleshing out my own MMA promotion.

As 1998 drew to a close, i had managed to get a few of the UK unemployed fighters to sign for me and i was so close to actually getting a show together. I just needed a name.. a hook. Something that will make people remember us. Using my web connections i looked up what the most searched for thing was on Yahoo.... Y2K

That was it.. The millennium. People searching about it would bring us up and it epitomized everything we stood for. It was fear of the unknown. The new millennium, the new sport.

Millennium MMA was born'

Contents:

1999
2KMMA 1: Singh Vs Goodbody (Jan 1999)
2KMMA 2: Wyman Vs Dong (Feb 1999)
2KMMA 3: Portman Vs Goodbody (March 1999)
2KMMA 4: Dozier Vs Rhett (May Wk1 1999)
2KMMA 5: Portman Vs Whelan (June Wk2 1999)
2KMMA 6: Goodbody Vs Rhett (July Wk3 1999)
2KMMA 7: Finality (August Wk4 1999)
2KMMA 8: Featherweight Showcase (October Wk1 1999)
2KMMA 9: Lightweight Showcase (November Wk2 1999)
2KMMA 10: Welterweight Showcase (December Wk3 1999)
End Of Year Awards

2000

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The Rules Of Millennium MMA:

2KMMA follows the Unified Rules Of Mixed Martial Arts Cage Fighting with the following sub rules:

• If no decision is achieved by the end of the fight, the judges decision is final.
• Non-Title rounds are 1x10 + 2x5 Minutes.
• Title rounds are 1x10 + 4x5 Minutes.
• Strikes to a downed opponent are legal.
• The referee can seperate the fighters if they are inactive.
• Closing guard while on the ground is legal.
• Knee strikes to the head of an opponent who is on the ground are illegal.
• Elbow strikes to the head are legal.
• Stomps to a downed opponent are illegal.

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January 1999:

'For Millennium MMA to succeed, i was gonna need some investors and i was hardly gonna go to the dragons for money. The decision was made to move away from being the owner to the president of 2KMMA and offer shares to anyone willing.Using my power at Blurcat.com, i put feelers out and got some enquiries from Lance Dekker, Jacek Kasprzyk and Eisaku Higashukuni - a texan, a pole and a japanese man. It seemed no one from the UK was willing to invest.

In the end Lance Dekker was given ownership rights for 2KMMA because as he liked to say... 'By Gawd.. Im richer than you'

Lance topped up the 10K that i had saved with 40 of his own. The next day i began phoning the fighters....

'We're on. When can you be ready to fight'

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At the next 2KMMA Show:

2KMMA 1: Singh Vs Goodbody

Jesse Singh Vs Graham Goodbody
Kevin Portman Vs Reinhardt Rhett
Bob Dozier Vs Eugene Clough

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Singh Vs Goodbody
Saturday Wk4 January 1999
London

Bob Dozier vs Eugene Clough

The fight begins!
Dozier uses the jab.
Clough narrowly misses Dozier with an uppercut.
Dozier comes in closer to press the issue.
Dozier counters a punch by hitting a jab.
Backing out of range, Dozier circles tentatively.
Not letting up, Clough quickly steps in closer to attack Dozier.
Clough shoots in, looking for a takedown.
A good sprawl stops the takedown, and Clough is brought down to the mat in a loose front facelock.
Dozier fires away with punches, and Clough is stung by several big shots to the side of the head.
Dozier pounds away on Clough, landing several good shots to the side of the head in the process.
Breathing very hard, Bob Dozier is looking ragged.
Dozier pounds away with punches, hitting several big shots to the body and side of the head.
Dozier pounds away on the body and side of the head, Clough struggles to deal with them.
Dozier looks to unload with some big punches, but Clough gets back to his feet before too many land.
There's a short stalemate as both fighters advance and throw strikes, but neither hits.
Dozier steps back to avoid a flurry of punches.
Clough glances a right hand strike off the side of the left shoulder.
Dozier steps in closer to force the issue.
Bob Dozier seems to be fighting against exhaustion.
We go past the halfway point of this round.
They come together and throw strikes, both miss.
Clough catches an oncoming Dozier with a crisp jab.
There's a stalemate as both fighters throw strikes, but neither scores.
There's a stalemate as both fighters throw strikes but neither hits.
An exchange of strikes doesn't really lead to anything.
In close proximity from the strikes they threw, they fall into a messy clinch.
Clough throws a few close-range strikes, but Dozier smothers the shots and takes control of the grappling.
Dozier finds his dirty boxing smothered, and Clough gains the dominant position in the grapple.
Clough gets a couple of ineffective strikes in, but ultimately loses control of the grapple after being caught off-balance.
Dozier finds his dirty boxing smothered, and Clough gains the dominant position in the grapple.
The gas tank looks empty on Bob Dozier.
Clough throws a few close-range strikes, but Dozier smothers the shots and takes control of the grappling.
Eugene Clough doesn't look like he has much left in the tank.
We're into the final minute of the round.
Dozier gets a couple of ineffective strikes in, but ultimately loses control of the grapple after being caught off-balance.
Clough looks to get some strikes in, but Dozier seizes the moment and wrestles his way into control of the grapple.
The referee decides that there is a lack of progress being made and separates them.
Round one ends as time expires.

Round #2:

And here we go, round two!
Dozier counters a missed punch with a jab to the cheek.
Slowly moving in closer, a ragged-looking Dozier wants to wrestle Clough.
Clough ends up grappling for supremacy with Dozier.
Dozier is trying to push Clough so that his back is up against the cage.
Dozier achieves it, pinning Clough to the cage.
Dozier tries to dirty box Clough, but finds himself out-wrestled and turned around so that he is the one against the cage.
With the cage trapping Dozier, Clough looks to try and take him down.
Dozier digs in and manages to defend the takedown, but Clough does manage to get behind him.
We move into the second half of this round.
Grappling from behind, Clough attempts to wrestle Dozier to the ground.
Dozier keeps his composure, and Clough cannot get past his takedown defence.
From the looks of things, I don't think Eugene Clough has much energy left.
Clough tries to take Dozier down from behind.
Dozier digs in and manages to defend the takedown.
There's under a minute left in this round.
Having been stuck against the cage for a while without any progress, the referee brings them back to the center.
A tired Clough moves forward, looking for a takedown.
Dozier stuffs the takedown attempt.
Dozier snaps off a jab that catches Clough stepping in.
Round two is brought to an end as time runs out.

Round #3:

We are back underway!
A quick one-two combination from Clough only finds gloves.
Dozier doesn't let Clough settle, stepping in closer to impose himself.
Dozier, who is visibly tired, looks like he might want to get in close and wrestle with Clough.
Dozier can't get close enough to grapple, Clough keeps him away with strikes.
Eugene Clough looks exhausted.
Clough counters a flurry of punches by hitting a straight punch.
Clough glances a right hand strike off the side of the left shoulder.
Dozier quickly gets in closer, looking to attack.
Slowly moving in closer, a ragged-looking Dozier wants to wrestle Clough.
Clough uses his strikes to stop Dozier from getting close enough to grapple.
Clough narrowly misses Dozier with an uppercut.
The fight slows as Dozier sits back and allows Clough to circle.
We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.
Clough circles, looking for an opening.
Dozier doesn't press the issue, allowing Clough to circle.
Clough sneaks a glance at his corner.
Not letting up, Dozier quickly steps in closer to attack Clough.
Looking tired, Dozier comes in closer, attempting to wrestle with Clough.
Not keen on wrestling Dozier, Clough uses movement to keep out of reach.
We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.
Clough takes a jab to the cheek.
Dozier, who is visibly tired, looks like he might want to get in close and wrestle with Clough.
Clough is pulled into a grapple.
The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

Post Match:

The ring announcer is now giving the official decisions.

Judge #1 gives the result in favour of Dozier.
Judge #2 has Dozier as the winner.
Judge #3 has called it a victory for Dozier.

The winner, by unanimous decision, is Bob Dozier!

Official Result: 'Bulldozer' Bob Dozier defeats Eugene 'The Bear' Clough (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3).

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Kevin Portman vs Reinhardt Rhett

The co-main event is up next. 'Granite' Kevin Portman will take on 'Lights Out' Reinhardt Rhett in the 2KMMA Heavyweight division.

Round #1:

There's the opening bell!
There's a takedown attempt from Portman.
Rhett counters with a jab that catches Portman hard.
Rhett avoids a jab.
Rhett counters a missed punch with a nice punch.
Portman keeps Rhett from advancing with a crisp jab.
Rhett moves in quickly after a wayward punch and hits a clean punch.
Rhett uses a nice jab.
Portman shoots in, looking for a takedown.
Rhett is too quick, and manages to hit Portman with a good clean jab.
Portman counters a punch by hitting a crisp jab.
Portman switches stances, throws a speculative punch, then switches right back again.
Rhett seems to be waiting for Portman to make a move.
Portman throws a couple of jabs, then chooses to shoot in on Rhett.
Rhett sees the takedown coming and tries to move.
The takedown is unsuccessful, Rhett avoided Portman.
Rhett catches Portman with a solid jab.
We are now at the halfway point of the round.
Rhett avoids a flurry of punches.
Rhett uses a jab to sting Portman.
Backing out of range, Rhett circles tentatively.
Not letting up, Portman steps in closer to pressure Rhett into action.
Portman chooses to shoot in on Rhett.
Rhett tries to avoid the takedown.
Portman doesn't get the takedown, Rhett avoided it.
Rhett avoids a flurry of punches.
Rhett steps back to avoid a flurry of punches.
Rhett catches Portman moving in with a jab.
Both fighters come toe-to-toe and strike, but none of the strikes result in significant damage being done.
Rhett avoids a quick jab and hits a nice sequence of jabs.
We have one minute of the round remaining.
Rhett slips out of the way of a flurry of strikes.
Rhett slips out of the way of a flurry of strikes.
Rhett waits for Portman to step in, then hits a nice jab.
The time is up, and that's the end of round one.

Round #2:

And here we go, round two!
Portman explodes on Rhett with a barrage of big punches!
Portman hits a barrage of big punches on Rhett, trapping him against the cage!
Rhett is taking a lot of shots, the referee has no option but to leap in and stop the fight!

Post Match:

By TKO, the winner is Portman!

Official Result: 'Granite' Kevin Portman defeats 'Lights Out' Reinhardt Rhett (TKO in 0:49 of round 2).

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Jesse Singh vs Graham Goodbody

It's time for the main event of the evening! Jesse 'The Spartan' Singh battles Graham 'The Man Mountain' Goodbody in the 2KMMA Heavyweight division.

Round #1:

The fight begins!
Goodbody avoids a quick jab and hits a jab to the cheek.
Goodbody avoids a jab and scores with a clean jab.
Goodbody jabs Singh as he advances.
Singh steps in to attack but takes a stiff jab.
Singh catches Goodbody with a flurry of small strikes.
Goodbody counters a jab by hitting a solid punch.
Goodbody avoids a quick jab and hits a nice jab.
Goodbody counters a jab with a straight punch.
Singh throws a combination but doesn't do any damage.
Goodbody presses in closer to attack.
Goodbody uses a combination of three punches to get Singh to cover up, then shoots in looking for a takedown.
The takedown is stuffed, so Goodbody has to go to settle for pushing Singh up against the cage.
Singh is trapped against the cage and held there by Goodbody, with apparent ease, for over a minute.
We go past the halfway point of this round.
With Singh stuck against the cage, Goodbody tries to complete a takedown.
Goodbody does eventually get Singh to the ground, but almost got caught in a guillotine on the way down.
Goodbody looks to pass guard and get side control.
After a struggle, he gets to half guard.
Graham Goodbody doesn't look like he has much left in the tank.
Goodbody throws a few punches, but they appear to be more of a prelude to something bigger.
Goodbody blocks Singh as he tries a sweep from half guard.
Goodbody fires off a few punches as he catches his breath.
Singh tries a sweep from the bottom of half guard, but doesn't budge Goodbody.
Goodbody attempts to pass half guard.
Goodbody isn't able to pass from half guard thanks to the tenacious defence of Singh.
Goodbody blocks Singh as he tries a sweep from half guard.
The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.
In half guard, Goodbody begins working to get side control.
Singh comfortably blocks the attempt and keeps Goodbody in half guard.
Goodbody blocks Singh as he tries a sweep from half guard.
The time runs out on round one.

Round #2:

And here we go, round two!
Singh attacks Goodbody with a series of quick jabs.
Singh does some damage with a barrage of big punches on Goodbody!
Singh hits a jab.
Goodbody chooses to move forward and try to take Singh down.
Singh sees the takedown coming and tries to move.
Singh avoids the takedown attempt.
Goodbody uses the jab.
Singh uses a nice jab.
We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.
Singh stings Goodbody with a series of quick punches.
Singh hits a barrage of big punches on Goodbody and knocks him down!
Almost immediately Goodbody has shaken it off and is ready for Singh.
In comes Singh looking to get some form of ground control.
Singh dives in, but Goodbody pushes him away and starts to scramble.
The scramble fails to secure either fighter a dominant position, and they both end up standing.
We have one minute of the round remaining.
Singh steps in and unloads with a nice sequence of jabs.
Singh uses a nice jab.
A ragged-looking Goodbody is having problems keeping his hands raised to offer a solid guard.
Singh moves in and uses a flurry of quick punches to sting Goodbody.
Round two ends as time expires.

Round #3:

There's the bell for the start of the round!
Looking tired, Goodbody comes in closer, attempting to wrestle with Singh.
Singh ends up grappling for supremacy with Goodbody.
Goodbody tries to wrestle Singh backward and up against the cage.
He does so, and now has Singh pinned to the cage.
Graham Goodbody looks very, very tired.
Goodbody looks for a trip takedown.
Singh will not go down, he blocks the takedown and eventually turns it so that Goodbody is backed against the cage.
Goodbody waits for Singh to try some dirty boxing, then quickly uses wrestling to turn him around so that he now has his back to the cage.
Goodbody attempts to wrestle Singh to the ground.
Singh does his best to grab a guillotine, but Goodbody fights it off and succeeds with the takedown.
Jesse Singh is looking really tired.
Graham Goodbody looks like he is almost out on his feet with exhaustion.
Goodbody begins trying to pass guard and get a better position.
Singh comfortably blocks the attempt and keeps Goodbody in guard.
Goodbody blocks Singh as he tries to get enough separation to scramble up.
We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.
Goodbody keeps Singh guessing with a few quick strikes.
Goodbody attempts to pass guard and gain a better position.
He can't quite manage to get past guard on this attempt.
Singh reaches up and tries to lock Goodbody in a guillotine.
Goodbody pulls free before the guillotine can be applied.
There's under a minute left in this round.
Goodbody throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.
Goodbody tries to pass the guard.
Singh is ready for the attempt though, and keeps Goodbody firmly in guard.
The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

Post Match:

The judges have given their decisions, which are about to be announced.

Judge #1 has given Goodbody the win.
Judge #2: Goodbody.
Judge #3: Singh.

Graham 'The Man Mountain' Goodbody wins by split decision!

Official Result: Graham 'The Man Mountain' Goodbody defeats Jesse 'The Spartan' Singh (Split Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

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Quick Results:
'Bulldozer' Bob Dozier defeats Eugene 'The Bear' Clough (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3).
'Granite' Kevin Portman defeats 'Lights Out' Reinhardt Rhett (TKO in 0:49 of round 2).
Graham 'The Man Mountain' Goodbody defeats Jesse 'The Spartan' Singh (Split Decision in 5:00 of round 3).

Rising Millennium MMA
As Blurcat readers will know, here on the site we have a patented rating system that allows us to rank all the different MMA promotions by size, using things like attendance levels, mainstream visibility, etc. After their recent performances, Millennium MMA have risen to the status of Low Level Regional. Congratulations to them on their recent successes.

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At the next 2KMMA Show:

2KMMA 2: Wyman Vs Dong

Brad 'Dead Eye' Wyman Vs Ang 'Ding' Dong
Bart 'Throwdown' Diggs Vs 'The Irish Warrior' Conor Houghton
Affonso 'The Cyborg' Villar Vs 'The Chunky Monkey' Allen LeFleur
Ahmed Mohamed Farag Vs Avery 'Red' Gleason