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Ultimate Impact Championship 17 – Full Results

Ultimate Impact Championship returned for their seventeenth event at GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester on Saturday, July 2, to a very warm and welcome crowd.

With a fightcard boasting of 11 MMA bouts and 1 K1 bout the night promised to deliver and that it did.

Full Results

PRO

Jamie Sexton DEF Chris Astley via KO :29 seconds round 1

Richard Williams DEF Brett Hassett via Standing D’arce Choke 3:38 round 1

Amateur

Craig Rawlins DEF Michael Corston via Unanimous Decision

Bradley Wills DEF Josh Ozanne via Armbar 2:39 round 3

Ben Hughes DEF Toddy Porter via KO 1:10 round 1

Peter Robson DEF Matt Page via RNC 2:27 round 1

Callum Gilbert DEF James Price via Unanimous Decision

Jo Doyle DEF Michelle Nash via Unanimous Decision

Tony Mills DEF Damien Friker via TKO :40 seconds round 1

Jack Eglin DEF Shea Evans via Unanimous Decision

Novice Exhibition bouts (2 x 3 mins)

Ryan Mayes DEF Tom Godber via Unanimous Decision

Oban Eliot DEF Nat Pohl via Unanimous Decision

Results courtesy of South West Media

Ultimate Impact Championship 17 returns Saturday July 2nd at GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester

Ultimate Impact Championships returns for their seventeenth event held at GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester this Saturday, July 2, with what promises to be another fantastic event for the local based promotion.

With a fightcard boasting of 11 MMA bouts and 1 K1 bout the night promises to be non stop action from the first bout.

Headlining the event will be Jamie Sexton who faces Chris Astley and the co-main event is Brett Hassett who faces Richard Williams.

Also on the amateur portion of the card will be Swindon’s Craig Rawlins who faces Michael Corston.

Here is the fightcard as it stands.

Pro

Jamie Sexton v Chris Astley 80kg

Brett Hassett v Richard Williams 70kg

Amateur

Michael Corston v Craig Rawlins 77kg

Bradley Wills v Josh Ozanne 77kg

Ben Hughes v Toddy Porter 75kg K1 Ammy (10oz glove and Shiguards)

Peter Robson v Matt Page 84kg

James Price v Callum Gilbert 74kg

Michelle Nash v Jo Doyle 66kg

Damien Friker v Tony Mills 70kg

Jack Eglin v Shea Evans 59kg Ammy (Shinguards)

Undercard Novice Exhibition fights (2 x 3min rounds)

Tom Godber v Ryan Mayes 62kg (2 round Exhibition, Shinguards)

Nat Pohl v Oban Elliot 70kg (2 round exhibition, Shinguards)

Tickets are available online:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ultimate-impact-17-tickets-18405012889?aff=erelexpmlt

Standard Ticket – £25.00 + booking fee

Cageside VIP Ticket – £35.00 + booking fee

VIP Table Seat – £45.00 + booking fee

VIP Table 8 – £360 + booking fee

Tickets available on the door:

Doors Open 4.30pm first bout 5.30pm

Where: GL1 Leisure Centre – Bruton Way, Gloucester, GL1 1DT

RAGED UK 3 MMA Quick Results -‘Brunnen Strikes Gold’

RAGED UK MMA 3 took place this Saturday, February 27th at MECA, Swindon which hosted a fight card of five amateur MMA bouts along with five professional MMA bouts. Although it was headlined by Swindon’s Phil Wells and Alex Brunnen, it also contained the addition of the first ever female bout on the card between Bristol’s L.J Adams and Kent’s Emma Delaney, both of whom are former Cage Warrior athletes themselves.

With the RAGED first title belt on the line, it was to be SVT’s Alex Brunnen’s night who won GOLD in the lightweight contest against Bristol’s Guy Lewis with a 36 second TKO.

Full Fight Results

Pro Fights

Alex Brunnen Def Guy Lewis Via TKO 36 seconds round 1

**New Raged UK Lightweight Title Belt Holder**

Kenton Kauppinen Def Brad Watchorn Via TKO (leg srikes) round 1

Phil Wells Def Shane Riley Via RNC 48 seconds round 1

L.J. Adams Def Emma Delaney Via TKO round 1

Krystian Gowik Def Jordan Patey Via KO round 2

Amateur Fights

Chris Bucksey Def Tom Enstone Via Majority Decision

Aaron Laleye Def Dean Hart Via Unanimous Decision

Mateusz Ginter Def Matt Thorn Via TKO (GnP) round 1

Lewis Hawkins Def Oliver Harry Campbell Via TKO (GnP) round 1

Dale Thompson Def Freddie Allen Via Unanimous Decision

*Thank you to Leigh Remedios for the information on the Fight Results

*Photo Credit – point 5 photography

IMMAF European Championships Day 3 Official Results

It’s day three at the IMMAF European Championships at Walsall in Birmingham and it promised to be another day stacked full of great competition.

Team UK had 7 athletes competing today and went 3-4 overall, which will also see both flyweights Jake Bond and Warren Mason face each other in the final.

Here are the official results from day 3.

Day Three #RingOne

155lb Women’s – Leah McCourt (Northern Ireland) def. Sini Koivunen (Finland) via Submission (Armbar) Round 3 – 2:12

155lb Women’s – Mia Isola (Finland) BYE over Aurore Quintin (Frannce) due to missed weight

115lb Women’s – Aleksandra Toncheva (Bulgaria) def. Amy Omara (United Kingdom) via Decision (Unanimous)

115lb Women’s – Raluca Dinescu (Romania) def. Lyudmila Sadirina (Azerbaijan) via Decision (Unanimous)

125lb Women’s – Anja Saxmark (Sweden) def. Inka Auvinen (Finland) via Decision (Unanimous)

125lb Women’s – Sunna Rannveig (Iceland) def. Michaela Dostalova (Czech Republic) via TKO (ground strikes) Round 1 – 2:48

125lb Men’s: Jake Bond (United Kingdom) def. Hussain Haki Mahdi (Bahrain) via Submission (rear naked choke) Round 3 – 1:22

125lb Men’s – Warren Mason (United Kingdom) def. David Forgarty (Ireland) via Decision (Unanimous)

145lb Men’s – Joel Moya Schondorff (Sweden) def. Connor Hitchens (United Kingdom) via Decision (Unanimous)

145lb Men’s: Ross McCorriston (Northern Ireland) def. Ante Ageneby (Sweden) via Decision (Split)

265lb Men’s: Irman Smajic (Sweden) def. Petur Oskarsson (Iceland) via Submission (standing guillotine) Round 1 – 1:56

265lb Men’s: Daniel Galabarov (Bulgaria) def. Ryan Spillane (Ireland) via Submission (Kimura) Round 2 – 1:49

155lb Men’s – Jack Shore (United Kingdom) def. Thomas Martin (Ireland) via Submission (Armbar) Round 1 – 2:15

155lb Men’s – Geir Kare Cemsoylu (Norway) def. Lee Hammond (Ireland) via TKO (Ground strikes) Round 3 – 2:24

Day 3 #RING2

205: Balaze Kiss (Hungary) def. Dillon Murphey (Ireland) via submission (arm-bar), round 2 (0:35).

170: Dorian Dermendzhiev (Bulgaria) def. Jorden Indsetviken (Norway) via submission (Guillotine), round1 (2:16).

170: Bjarki Palsson (Iceland) def. Hardeep Rai (United Kingdom) via TKO, round 2 (1:59)

135: Gabriella Ringblom (Sweden) def. Camilla Mannes (Norway) via unanimous decision.

135: Varpru Rinne (Finland) def. Eloise Picard (Canada) via unanimous decision

145: Cornelia Holm (Sweden) def. Caline Provost (France) via submission (Americana), round 1 (1:59)

145: Sanna Merta (Finland) def. Julia Dorny (Germany) via submission (arm-bar) round 3 (1:58)

135: Marco Zannetti (Italy) def. Alexis Guilleux (France) via submission (Guillotine Choke), round 1 (2:55)

135: Abdul Hussein (Finland) def. Renato Vidovic (Sweden) via unanimous decision

185: Rostem Akman (Sweden) def. James Duckett (United Kingdom) via unanimous decision

185: Marius Hakonsev (Norway) def. Astenio Lucchesini (Italy) via submission (Triangle Choke), round 3 (2:58)

Results courtesy of IMMAF

UK AMATEUR TEAM NAMED FOR THE 2015 IMMAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The United Kingdom Mixed Martial Arts Federation (UKMMAF) is proud to announce the UK team selected to compete in the 2015 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA at UFC® International Fight Week, in Las Vegas from 6th – 11th July.

Hosted by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation, the Championships are to be held on the renowned Las Vegas Strip as part of the world’s largest one week combat sports festival.

The event finals are to take place at the UFC Fan Expo® at the Sands Expo and Convention Center and the tournament will be broadcast on UFC FIGHT PASS.

The UK team was selected from eligible applicants through an open application process, that included regional tryouts and a final selective squad training weekend.

MEET THE 2015 TEAM

Name: Amy Omara – Women’s Strawweight: -52.2 kg (115 lbs)

Age: 26

Hometown: Stockport, Cheshire

Gym: 12 Gauge MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 3-0-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts: kick-boxing, No-Gi grappling

Fighting Style: MMA

Name: Connor Hitchens – Men’s Flyweight: -56.7 kg (125 lbs)

Fight name: Chopsticks

Age: 18

Hometown: Preston

Gym: Reps MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 9-0-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts: wrestling, No-Gi grappling, Amateur boxing

Fighting Style: striker/ grappler

Twitter: @ConnorHitchens1

Name: Carl Burton – Bantamweight: -61.2 kg (135 lbs)

Fight name: Honeybadger

Age: 28

Hometown: Macclesfield

Gym: 12 Gauge MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 7-2-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts: Contestant in the 2014 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA

Fighting Style: grappler

Twitter: @carl86burt

Name: Aidan James – Men’s Featherweight: -65.8 kg (145 lbs)

Age: 20

Hometown: Swansea, Wales.

Gym: Chris Rees Academy

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 6-1-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts: Made 4 the Cage Amateur Title (135lbs)

Fighting Style: mixed/ orthodox

Twitter: @AidanJamesMMA

Name: Ross Gallagher Lightweight: -70.3 kg (155 lbs)

Fight Name: The Boss

Age: 28

Hometown: Corby

Gym: Siam MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 14-5

Name: Jake Constantinou Welterweight: -77.1 kg (170 lbs)

Age: 24

Hometown: Leicester

Gym: Leicester MMA Academy

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 7-2-0

Other combat sports experience/ titles/ belts:

MMA C-Class 12-3, Submission Wrestling, Amateur K1 – 2-0, RINGS UK Team Member (J-MMA)
ISKA and Battle Arena English National Lightweight Champion (A Class)
ISKA Northern Area Lightweight Champion (A Class)
ISKA England Squad member (C Class)
2x ISKA English National Gold Medalist (C Class)
Clash UK Gold Medalist (C Class)
Submission Wrestling
IBJJF International Open Silver Medalist (Blue Belt)
Grapple Nation Gold Medalist
Ground Control Gold Medalist
GoToTheGround Gold Medalist

Fighting Style: submission wrestling and boxing

Twitter: @JakeTinou

Name: James Duckett Middleweight: -83.9 kg (185 lbs)

Age: 24

Hometown: Manchester

Gym: Predators MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 9-3

Fighting Style: boxing

Name: Steve Steward Light Heavyweight: -93.0 kg (205 lbs)

Age: 33

Hometown: Peterborough

Gym: Fightstar MMA

Verified Amateur MMA Record: 4-2

Twitter: @Steve_Fightstar

For more information about the IMMAF World Championships visit: http://www.immaf.org/championship-2015/

For more information about the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation visit: http://www.immaf.org/

Follow @UKMMAF on Twitter or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ukmmaf

Main Photo Credits Official Photographer: D.Lowry/ Odin Photography

Photo Credit of James Duckett from his Facebook

ABOUT THE UKMMAF

The United Kingdom Mixed Martial Arts Federation (UKMMAF) is a Non-Profit Organisation registered as a Limited company by guarantee. The purpose of UKMMAF is to further the development and recognition of the sport of mixed martial arts in the UNITED KINGDOM, enabling Amateur National Competitions, education of coaches and officials, supporting affiliated member clubs and regulation of sanctioned events, ensuring the highest safety standards for all those involved in MMA. The current board of directors is an interim board put in place to govern the UKMMAF until the first general assembly and the UKMMAF will operate as a democratic organisation where its affiliated members will get an equal say through their elected representatives.

The UKMMAF has been accepted by the IMMAF as the National Federation for the UK (Observational membership) and under the guidance and support of The National Federation Establishment Committee we are working towards full membership.

The UKMMAF works with Safe MMA as its independent medical subcommittee. For further information see http://www.ukmmaf.org/Home.html

ABOUT THE IMMAF

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation is the international democratic governing body for the sport of MMA, representing MMA worldwide towards all stakeholders – athletes, coaches, referees, governments, athletic commissions, sports confederations, international organizations, professional promoters and more. Founded from within the MMAcommunity for the MMA community, the purpose of the IMMAF is to protect and further the development and recognition of the sport of MMA on all levels, enabling international competition through the organization of non-profit, democratic national federations.

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Last Chance to Apply for IMMAF Pan American Championships of Amateur MMA

Don’t miss out on the last opportunity to apply for the IMMAF Pan American Championships of Amateur MMA. Apply here: http://bit.ly/1CIwnUR

Due to challenges posed by local authorities, the event was recently moved back to 24th to 26th April in Toronto. The Canadian Combat Alliance has carried out incredible work to enable the event to go ahead.

The “Pan American AMMA Championships” will follow a tournament format and the event includes open contests for Amateur Mixed Martial Arts, youth and adult submission grappling, adult Brazilian jiu jitsu and karate. In addition, fans can enjoy traditional Muay Thai and kickboxing matches featured at the event.

IMMAF Pan American Championships of Amateur MMA

The Amateur MMA competition spans a three day period and is open to attendance from Pan American Nations. Amateur MMA competitors eliminated in the preliminaries on 24th April may participate in the BJJ or Muay Thai Championships on Saturday 25th April; and Amateur MMA Competitors eliminated on 24th April or 25th April may participate in the ISSGF Submission Grappling or Kickboxing Championships on 26th April. Finals for the IMMAF Pan American Championships of Amateur MMA will take place on Sunday evening (26th April) in the form of a carded show.

The contests are open invitationals, so that non-member countries from the American continents are welcomed to discover IMMAF and its worldwide Amateur MMA movement. Individual athletes from the American continent are also warmly invited to apply.

Now taking place on 24th to 26th April in Toronto
Open Invitational Tournament. Apply here: http://bit.ly/1CIwnUR

The event launches IMMAF’s wider global program of Amateur MMA competitions. The Americas have been pivotal in the evolution of the sport of MMA. The region is also renowned for producing high calibre talent, which will make this first annual tournament particularly compelling ahead of the 2015 IMMAF World Championships in July.

The IMMAF Pan Americans will also see the piloting of the www.splitdraw.com tournament management system that will be used for the 2015 IMMAF World Championships at UFC® International Fight Week in Las Vegas in July.

IMMAF CEO Densign White said:

“The Canadian Combat Alliance has managed to keep faith and worked incredibly hard to make this inaugural event happen in spite of great obstacles. We hope that this event will be the first of many more to come over the years, as the IMMAF family expands its footprint in the Americas. We encourage all MMA athletes that are able to, to make the journey to support this historical event by taking part.”

To register for the IMMAF Pan American AMMA Championships, please visit: http://www.panamma.com/index.php/registration2
For information about the Canadian Combat Alliance visit:http://www.canadiancombat.com/
For information about the United States Mixed Martial Arts Federation (UMMAF) visit: http://usammakif.org/

IMMAF SIGNS WITH UFC FIGHT PASS

IMMAF

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) and UFC are pleased to announce that UFCFIGHTPASS.com, the UFC’s digital streaming service, has the 2014 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA available on demand here: http://www.ufc.tv/category/immaf

IMMAF CEO, Densign White, said:

“We are thrilled to see the very first IMMAF World Championships find a digital home at UFC FIGHT PASS, making the bouts available to participants, supporters and MMA fans in over 150 countries and territories worldwide. It is an honor for upcoming Amateur athletes to have their matches broadcast on such a prestigious platform; and an accolade to the caliber of the competitors coming from variedly developed MMA communities from all corners of the globe. The championships marked a historic first for the sport and can now be relived digitally via UFC FIGHT PASS. We would like to thank all involved at UFC for this opportunity.”

UFC Fight Pass Logo

UFC Chief Content Officer Marshall Zelaznik said: “The inaugural IMMAF World Championships were a big hit at last year’s UFC International Fight Week and we’re excited to present these Amateur fights on UFC FIGHT PASS.”

The partnership will enable UFC FIGHT PASS members to check out the future stars that competed in first ever international, Amateur MMA championships to be held by a global, non-profit organization, between 30th June and 5th July 2014. Twenty-two countries were represented by teams from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The young athletes that competed in the 2014 IMMAF World Championships of Amateur MMA will now join some the sport’s biggest stars featured in the libraries of PRIDE FC, Strikeforce, WEC, Invicta FC, WFA, EliteXC, Affliction Entertainment and the UFC on UFCFIGHTPASS.com.

About IMMAF

The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation is the international democratic body for the sport of MMA, representing MMA worldwide towards all stakeholders – athletes, coaches, referees, governments, athletic commissions, sports confederations, international organizations, professional promoters and more. Founded from within the MMA community for the MMA community, the purpose of the IMMAF is to protect and further the development and recognition of the sport of MMA on all levels, enabling international competition through the organization of non-profit, democratic national federations. www.immaf.org

About UFC FIGHT PASS

UFC FIGHT PASS, the UFC’s digital streaming service, is available now at UFCFIGHTPASS.com on personal computers, Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, Chromecast, Android, Samsung, LG Smart TV and Roku. Subscriptions are $9.99 month to month, $8.99 per month for six months or $7.99 per month for a one-year subscription. For more information visit www.ufcfightpass.com

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