Fight Night V Report Nov 2008

Fight Night 6 (Battle Royal)
Grimsby Evening Telegraph

The sixth instalment of the Real Contenders got underway on 16th May at the Beachcomber Starlight rooms at 7.30pm, to a full house. The event attracted competitors from all around the region and on the show were fighters from the following gym’s.  Kendoso Grimsby, Rick North Grimsby, Impact Sleaford, Lincoln Black Dragons Lincoln and Fudoshin Newark along with the host club Grimsby Martial Arts. There were also appearances by independent fighters who had trained themselves.
The first fight of the night was between a ring newcomer of Penny Laity (GMAA) versus a more experienced opponent Karen Bailey (Impact). Although Penny put up a great fight, in the end the result went to the stronger fighter, Karen(Impact), though she was stunned in the second round by a good 1-2 combination. As the night progressed, the atmosphere rose and the fighting intensified with good display put on by all the fighters, especially those that had not fought before. Even though loosing his maiden bout Elys Cowper(GMAA) put on a brave display but eventually lost to Sam McSpadden (Kendoso) who was the better fighter on the night. Nicky Horsewood (GMAA) came away with a great win over the talented Simon Yates(LBD) put his skill proved a little to much for his opponent. Nick Bass(Rick North Gym) put on an excellent display against James Johnson(LBD) and came away with a win. As did Steve Wright(Independent) who had a difficult battle with Chris Denford(Independent). Ben Tinsley(GMAA) started his fight brightly but eventually lost to Richard Bourne (Impact).
The 2 notable fights of the night were Emma Leam(GMAA) versus Gemma Marshall(Fudoshin) and Matthew Marrek(GMAA) versus Paul Mayfield(LBD). Emma’s opponent came into the ring with a similar record and the first 2 rounds were very close though Gemma’s strength was a little to much in the 3rd round and eventually came out the winner. Matthew has become a very capable fighter after his first few defeats and came into this fight full of confidence having won recently in Sheffield. His opponent was also a very capable , having fought for titles in the past and this showed in the opening round, pushing Matthew onto the back foot for most of the round. However things changed in the second round and Matthew started to turn on the pressure with a superb spinning hook kick that connected well on his opponents face. The third round was much the same though his opponent always looked dangerous and it was a very close win, going to Matthew(GMAA).
The Grimsby Martial Arts Academy would like to thank all the fighters and their coaches for taking part in the show, all the helpers, sponsors and to advise that the next show is planned for November 14th . Those wishing to train at the GMAA can goto www.gmaa.co.uk or drop into the club on Kent Street Grimsby Mon-Thur 6-8pm.

Full Results of the night :-

Blue Corner	Club	Red Corner	Club	Winner	by
Penny Laity	GMAA	Karen Bailey	Impact	Karen Bailey	Stoppage
Elys Cowper	GMAA	Sam McSpadden	Kendoso	Sam McSpadden	Points
James Davey	GMAA	Danny Plackett	Fudoshin	Danny Plackett	Points
Nicky Horsewood	GMAA	Simon Yates	LBD	Nicky Horsewood	Points
Karl Trice	Fudoshin	Zak Ward	Impact	Zak Ward	Points
Ben Tinsley	GMAA	Richard Bourne	Impact	Richard Bourne	Points
James Johnson	LBD	Nick Bass	Rick North	Nick Bass	Points
Emma Leam	GMAA	Gemma Marshall	Fudoshin	Gemma Marshall	Points
Matthew Marrek	GMAA	Paul Mayfield	LBD	Matthew Marrek	Points
Carl Briggs	GMAA	Callum Ranshaw	Fudoshin	Carl Briggs	Points
Chris Denford	Indy	Steve Wright	Indy	Steve Wright	Points
James Barnsley	GMAA	Ben Wells	Impact	Ben Wells	Stoppage
Danny Ling	GMAA	Sam Samara	Fudoshin	Sam Samara	Stoppage
Lee Wilson	GMAA	James Shepard	LBD	James Shepard	Points
Kristian Whyte	Indy	Paul Blake	Indy	Kristian Whyte	Points

 

 

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