Saturday, March, 14th 2020 RAGED UK MMA will be hosting their 12th event at the Oasis Leisure Centre, in Swindon.
With the success of the last event, you can live stream the action, free, on Facebook page ‘Craziest Sports Fights’ if you cannot make the event in person.
Firmly putting Swindon on the map as a ‘fight town for mixed martial arts’ the promotion has gone from strength to strength with athletes competing from all over the UK.
Not only content with being one of the South West’s most prominent MMA events. Striving to make sure fighter safety comes first, the promotion has added in some new weight categories to bridge the gap between divisions, ensuring that all competitors compete at a weight more suitable for them.
“Adding new weight divisions opens up a more extensive range of fights for matchmaking; however, more importantly, is fighter safety.
“I’ve seen a few injuries along with fighters becoming dehydrated after cutting a lot of weight so as a promotion we are trying to make things safer,” said Gary Turland.
With a card of 13 fights, including five professional bouts and 4 title fights the event is stacked from top to bottom.
Limited tickets are still available from www.raged.uk or at the venue itself which will incur a surcharge of £5 each for paying on the door. (cash accepted on the door).
Ticket prices: Standard £25 (£5 extra on the door)
Cageside £40 (£5 extra on the door)
Doors open 5.45pm first fight 6.00pm
Oasis Leisure Centre, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1EP
Under 18’s must be accompanied by a guardian and only allowed in the balcony area
Meltdown Fighting Championships 3 returned to Bristol on Saturday, 15th June, 2019 to a sold out crowd.
With 26 bouts on the card, the Bristol crowd were in for a spectacular show from start to finish. Opening up the event were seven cadet bouts who were all competing for the first time, ages ranged from 7 years old to 17 years old. If you wanted a glimpse of future stars, this was definitely the place to see them. Followed by four Novice bouts before turning to the stacked Main Card consisting of fifteen bouts.
After such a successful event the promotion have already set the date for their next event, which will consist of an afternoon for all cadets to showcase their skills, and the evening will be for the amateurs and professionals. Two shows in one day for one price on Saturday November, 2nd, 2019 at Yate Sports Centre, Bristol.
*Photo Credit – Flynn Guard Photography
MELTDOWN FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 3 FULL RESULTS
Pro fights
JAMES AMOS Def CRAIG BALE via verbal submission TKO 4:43 round one
CHRIS ASTLEY Def MATTHEW THOMAS via RNC 1:14 round one
ADAM WEBB Def CRAIG ALLEN via Armbar 1:21 round one
MATT FIGLAK Def PATRICK BLIGHT via Guillotine :58 round one
Amateur Fights
KRYZTOFF GAGALA Def HENRIJS BURKA via TKO (GnP) 2:30 round one
LIAM NASH Def AAERION ORME via Anaconda choke 2:29 round two
LIAM SHOTBOLT Def ARAMANDS GRUZNOVS via head arm choke 1:14 round three
DAYLE MCCRAE Def KACPER ZDUNCZYK via Unanimous Decision
LIAM MCKINTOSH Def ELLIOT TAYLOR via TKO (GnP) 1:39 round two
GREG WILLIAMS Def RAFAL NEUBURG via RNC 1:18 round one
KIERAN WILLIAMS Def JORDAN PETERSON via Unanimous Decision
RAFAL BARNUS Def CHARLIE CLARKE via forearm choke 1:31 round one
LUKASZ PIERSCINSKI Def JORDAN WALTERS via D’Arce choke :48 round one
JORDAN LITTLE Def JORDAN TAYLOR via Unanimous Decision
LUKE NEWLAND Def JASON FOWLER-HILL via Unanimous Decision
Novice Fights
JODIE POINTER Def DANIELLE LANE via Unanimous Decision
JERUM AGBUDE Def ROBERT VIZITU via TKO 1:59 round two
RYAN SOUTHERN Def LUKASZ KUTKO via Unanimous Decision
KACPER KOCIA Def DINO OLISCHUK via Unanimous Decision K1 bout
Cadet (junior) Fights
KLORENCE DEDJA Def BLAKE PLACKETT via Unanimous Decision
MAX FEENEY Def PHILLIP BOWLAND via Unanimous Decision
LOUIE WHAYMAN Def ARCHIE TUCKER via Unanimous decision
AARON SUTHERLAND Def JAMES LINDSEY via RNC :23 round one
TORIN RIDDOCH Def DANNY MITCHELL via Armbar :59 round two
JAYDEN PRICE Def JACK BOWLAND via Armbar :41 round one
NICOLA KRAWCZYK Def KIRSTY GAYNOR via RNC 1:33 round one
Raged UK MMA has been going from strength to strength and is back for their eighth instalment this Saturday, May 26th at The M.E.C.A, Swindon.
Headlining the event is Wales’ own Lew Long (15-5) who faces Sheffield’s Shaun Lomas (23-74) in a catchweight 80kg bout.
Also on the card is Swindon’s own Craig Rawlins (6-2) who will be defending his Amateur Welterweight belt for the first time against Wales’ Elliot Chilcott (6-2-1).
Full fight card
Amateur Fights:
Amateur Welterweight Title Bout
Craig Rawlins Vs Elliot Chilcott 77kg
Ruslan Vrabije vs Matthew Rahman 63kg
Jordan Miller vs Richard Lukas 66kg
Jamie Tungate vs Craig Trevorrow 80kg
Sami Bousri vs Day Gamble 70kg
Jesse Mccann vs TBC
Thomas Young vs Andy Bear 73kg
Dean Hart vs Kirk Heely 65kg
Nick Ballard vs Stephan Todman 80kg
Robert Kasparzak vs Chris Connolly 77kg
Luke Lubega vs Connor Elliott 77kg
Tom Enstone vs Reiss Jones 80kg
Nando Borralho vs Matt Davies 80kg
Pro Fights:
Chris Astley vs Will Ciarns 80kg
Lawrence Jordan Tracy vs Dom Colossus 73kg
Bernie Gomm vs Matthew Williams 75kg
Adam Webb vs Brad Watchorn 77kg
Paul Reed vs Tyler Thomas 77kg
Lew Long Vs Shaun Lomas 80kg
Doors open at 18.30 – till late
Tickets: Standard £25 available from any of the athletes or £30 on the door
V.I.P £40 available from any of the athletes or £50 on the door
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)
BAMMA 20 took place Saturday, April 25 from The Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham in which we saw the crowing of two world champions. Marcin Lazarz defeated Brett McDermott for the light heavyweight title, and Ed Arthur was crowned the bantamweight king with a rear-naked choke win over Alan Philpott.
Results
BAMMA 20 – No More Talk
BAMMA World Light-Heavyweight Championship
Marcin Lazarz def. Brett McDermott via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Lightweight: Andre Winner def. Colin Fletcher via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
BAMMA World Bantamweight Championship
Ed Arthur def. Alan Philpott via submission (rear-naked choke) 0:56 seconds Round 2
Flyweight: Chris Miah def. Daniel Barez via submission (Rear-naked choke) 1 min 46 secs Round 2
Bantamweight: Regis Sugden def. Ant Philips via TKO (punches) 3 mins 51 secs Round 1
Lightweight: Jack Grant def. Warren Kee via KO (punches) 1 min 04 secs Round 1
Lightweight: Rick Selvarajah def. Jefferson George via split decision (29-28, 29-28 28-29)
Lightweight: Chase Morton def. Wayne Drake via TKO (elbows) 4 mins 07 secs Round 1
Welterweight: Harry Marple def. Chris Astley via submission (Japanese neck tie) 1 min 41 secs Round 2
Featherweight: Aiden Lee def. Adam Jahovic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Amateur: Oliver Paske def. Arthur Jakub via submission (standing guillotine) 2 mins 18 secs Round 1
Chris Astley [2-2] will be making his BAMMA debut at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on Saturday April 25th facing Harry Marple [1-0].
Chris Astley photo by NJF Photography
The 29-year-old from Bristol, who trains out of arguably one of the best gyms in the South West ‘Trojan Free Fighters’, under the tutelage of owner/head coach Paul Sutherland for whom is an accomplished athlete within his own rights (ISKA Kickboxing Title Winner, Cage Warriors Lightweight Title, Ultimate Combat Lightweight Title and of course an Official UFC Judge), has only been training and competing in Mixed Martial Arts for three years and is still learning the trade.
“I used to play quite a lot of football and it is what I did all my life. I then fell out of love with the sport as the game was changing so I found a local MMA club in Bristol at the time (BCL – Bristol Combat Legion) for which I did a bit of boxing just for fitness. It was then I decided to do an Interclub at Trojan Free Fighters with no headshots. The adrenalin and the buzz from winning out weighed anything the football ever did and I clearly got the bug for the sport. At the end of the football season I hung up my boots and have never looked back. To this day I have never touched a football and went into MMA.”
Racking up an official amateur record of four wins and one defeat including winning the Throwdown 3 Welterweight Title against Chay Ingram, aptly named: Taste the Pain in June 2013, Chris then decided it was time to venture into the Pro ranks.
Wining his Pro debut he then took a huge step up in opponent, which is a testament to the fighter Chris has become in fighting rising welterweight athlete Adam Boussif [3-2 at the time], it was not to be Chris’s night. This by no means dampened Chris’s spirits or soul as he was straight back into fight camp and competed in two more scheduled fights before taking a long overdue break.
“Having had some time out and not having the pressure of fight camp I have enjoyed training more. I am now able to play with my technique and open my mind up more than what I was doing whilst in back to back fight camps. I am still in my early days of my fighting career, so with each fight I compete in, I am growing”.
Refreshed from last year, Chris is more than ever ready for his new challenge, which comes in the form of Harry Marple [1-0] for which he will be facing at BAMMA 20 on Saturday, April 25th at The Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham and he is looking forward to welcoming Harry to the Welterweight division.
Harry is stepping up from lightweight to welterweight. He is of similar build to myself, long and rangy. Regardless who you fight, every time you fight someone its a different fight and anything can happen. I respect him, I respect his record, but it’s not something I fear, it’s not something that enters my mindset, if anything, people may think I am the underdog which I am more than happy to accept and I am comfortable with. I am looking forward to Saturday night as I know I am confident wherever the fight goes”
Chris Astley – Team Trojan
Family is everything to Chris, literally and figuratively. After all, spending so much time at the gym it has become a second home, so making sure the gym he trains at is full of motivation, inspiring people to help push him through those hard days when he feels he does not want to be there is a tough ask of anybody. But at Trojan Free Fighters they know how to get the best out of all of their students, especially owner/head coach Paul Sutherland who has a unique way that he can connect to all his athletes on so many different levels and he is able to get the results that show many a time again.
“Paul has everyone’s respect before he even talks to you. He holds that respect within the gym and he looks after everyone, whether you are there to fight or whether it is your first time in the gym. He will hold that respect and in return will expect that respect back. Paul is a straight talking person if you need to work on something or if he is not happy with something he will tell you in the right way, if you’re doing well he will also tell you in a positive way. We have a good vibe in the gym which produces great attitudes, and a very good work ethic in the gym, and a great family atmosphere. It is my second home, my home from home. We are a family unit. A team. We are all quite close and look after one another”.
Being a regular on Ultimate Impact Events and also a fan favourite. I’m sure there will be a lot of noise in the Barclaycard Arena for the debut of Chris Astley and for all of his fans watching at home on SPIKE TV in the UK for which BAMMA 20 will be airing from 10pm and the live prelim stream on the Lonsdale Facebook page from 7pm.
Chris Astley at UIC by Seth Bates
Chris would like to give an honorable mention to Mario Saeed for whom has been by his side throughout his journey thus far, and been there through thick and thin with him.
And last by no means Chris would like to thank the following sponsors and supporters.
“Everyone at Trojan, All my Sparring partners, All my coaches, SCI-MAX, Marc Allen, Mario Saeed, The Boss – Paul Sutherland, Kate James my nutritionist, All my family and friends and BAMMA for giving me the opportunity to compete on their show”.
Side note: Chris Astley is not related to Rick Astley although he is ‘Never gonna give you up’ 🙂
You can keep up-to date with Chris by following him on his Twitter account here and Facebook page here.
Saturday, March, 14th 2020 RAGED UK MMA will be hosting their 12th event at the Oasis Leisure Centre, in Swindon.
