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Lords of the Ring, Bojanglez Niteclub, Guildford 24th February 2002
Event Report by Jesse Saunders This was the first joint venture for Gary Turner and Jesse Saunders and as it turned out, was an incredible success. Under the name of Lords of the Ring, the tournament attracted an amazing amount of attention, probably, in part due to the fact that Guildford has not had anything like this for a very long time. The venue was Bojanglez Nite Club, which was full to it’s capacity of 750, with another 200 plus queuing outside who unfortunately did not get in to see the top quality Thai and kickboxing. The sponsors of the show were EAS, MET-Rx, Maximus Gym (Now the New Budokan Gym) in Frimley and GNC in Guildford. 1. The first fight of the evening was between Imran Shah from KO Gym and Mohindoor Paul from East Area Thai, a full Thai fight at 56kg. In the first round, Shah came out the more aggressor, catching Paul with some good low kicks and punches. In the clinch, both fighters showed good technique. The second round started how the first had finished, with both fighters showing some good clinch work. Shah caught Paul with a left jab, right low kick combination. Paul retaliated with a good right hand flush on the jaw which Shah took very well. In the third, Paul was starting to look the more tired of the two. Shah was starting to get the upper hand in the clinch although one knee to the back of Paul, resulted in Shah getting a stern telling off from the ref. Winner
: Imran Shah - Points.
2.
The second fight was a local fight, pitting to friends into a war of attrition. Lenny
Lamport from Aldershot and Brian
Heron from Farnborough. This was a Full Kickboxing fight at 84kg. Heron landed with the first punch he through, landing flush on Lamports jaw. A ferocious exchange followed with both men landing good shots. Heron put Lamport on the canvas right on the bell, but no count was issued. If the crowd thought the first round was exciting, the second was even more so. Lamport catching Heron midway through the round with some fast hand leg combinations. In the third, Lamport
caught Heron with a left hook which opened up a cut above the right eye. The
Doctor was called and he decided that Heron could not continue. This was a sad
end to an exciting contest and the crowd showed their support for both fighters. Winner : Lenny Lamport – RSF 3rd
3.
The third fight pitted Jason Young from
East Area Thai against Gavin Churchman
from Woking Thai, competing at 70kg. The crowd were really wild for this one, seeing as Churchman was the local lad. In the first round, Churchman landed with some good punches. Midway through the fight, Young caught Churchman with some good combinations. The end of the round saw some good clinch work from both fighters. In the second, Churchman caught Young with a 1-2 which had him rocked. Churchman pushed home his advantage, showing some strong low kick work. The third some both
fighters very tired, with most of the round being fought in the clinch. Both
fighters showed excellent heart and determination right through to the final
bell. Winner : Churchman-
Points
4.
The Fourth fight was between Ferhat Kalay
from KO Gym and Creig Viney from Siam
Eagles. This was fought at 64kg. In the first, Kalay came out very fast, throwing lots of punches, trying to overwhelm Viney. A left hook, straight right sent Viney to the canvas in which he did well to get up from. It was all Kalay who looked like he good finish it in this round. A left low kick put Viney to the canvas again as the bell sounded. The crowd were applauding Vineys courage as he went back to the corner. In the second, Viney came out strong, sending Kalay to the canvas with a hard low kick. Both fighters showed good clinch work, with Kalay coming out the stronger. Kalay put Viney to the canvas three times with three consecutive low kicks at the end of the round. In the third, Kalay caught Viney with a hard right hand. Viney covered up as Kalay rained punches down on him until the referee jumped in to save Viney from any more punishment. Winner : Ferhat Kalay- TKO 3rd
5.
The Fifth fight was between Katie Carr
from Farnborough and Clare Burton
from Basingstoke at 62kg. From the opening
bell, it was pretty obvious this was a bit of a mismatch, with Burton throwing
very hard and sharp punches. Carr to her credit, tried to fight back with some
good low kicks but they just seemed to have no effect on Burton. Every punch
that Burton threw was connecting. Carrs corner very sensibly threw in the towel
with the round no more than a minute old. Winner : Clare Burton- TKO 1st
6.
The Sixth fight was between Eddie Jackson
from Siam Eagles and Local fighter, Brett
Tefry
from Woking Thai. This match was at 74kg. In the first round, Jackson came out very fast, intent on quieting the Trefry crowd. Once in the clinch, Trefry showed some good knees. The action was looking quite even until Trefry landed a sharp 1-2 which had Jackson stunned. Trefry upped the tempo and sent Jackson to the canvas with a right hand flush on the chin. Jackson showed tremendous courage in getting up to his feet, but he did look a little unsteady. It was then all
Trefry as he rained punches on Jackson, but luckily for Jackson, the bell rang
to end the first round. When the fighters
came out for the second round, Jackson did not look like he had recovered from
the earlier round. Trefy was picking his shots and as Jackson was backing off in
to the corner, Trefry through in a jumping knee which hurt Jackson. Trefry then
through two more knees which caused the referee to stop the fight. Winner : Brett Trefry-TKO 2nd
7. The Seventh fight was between Clare Riley from Milton Keynes and Rachel Pullen from Raja Naresuan. The fight was at 56kg. This was a very exciting fight with both fighters showing tremendous skill, talent and bravery. In the first round,
it was obvious that Riley was good with her hands whilst Pullen preferred her
legs. Riley landed with some fast 1-2s and Pullen was countering with good
roundhouse kicks to the midsection. In the second round,
the action got faster, if that was possible! Both fighters landed good
combinations with Pullens legs catching Riley. Pullen was starting to look the
stronger, pushing Riley on to the backfoot. When the bell sounded for the end of
the round, the crowd showed there appreciation with thunderous applause. From the bell, Riley
came out strong, trying to push Pullen back. Half way through the round, Pullen
caught Riley with a left hook which stopped her in her tracks. With 30 seconds
to go, the fighters had a furious exchange right up to the bell. When the bell
rang, the crowd made the biggest cheer of the night, appreciating both fighters
courage. It was a very close
decision with Rachel Pullen edging it. Winner : Rachel
Pullen-Points
Both fighters came
out fast, Ivegbe putting Ellis down very early on with a right low kick. Ellis
came back with a sharp right hand to the chin, but Ivegbe took it well. The
fighters then got into a clinch with Ivegbe looking the stronger of the two. In the second round,
Ellis caught Ivegbe with a good right hand, but once in the clinch, Ivegbe took
control. Halfway through the round, Ivegbe put Ellis down with a knee to the
midsection. Ellis was up at the 8 count but was down again, this time from a
right low kick. In the third it was
obvious that Ellis was trying to knock Ivegbe out, but Ivegbe was too cool.
Making Ellis miss a lot and then putting him to the canvas with more low kicks.
Near the end of the round, Ellis caught Ivegbe with a good right hand but he
took it well. Winner : Conrad Ivegbe- Points
9.
The Ninth fight was for the BMTA British Lightwelter Weight Title between
Suleman Raja from Woking Thai
and Lakvinder Sekhon from
Raja Naresuan. The crowd were really up for this fight especially as Raja being the home fighter. At the opening bell, it was all action with Raja in his normal mood of enjoying a war. Sekhon tried to trade punches with Raja, but Raja was the better boxer, slipping everything he threw and then landing some very hard shots on the chin. With the round only 30 seconds old, Sekhon found himself on the canvas. He gamely got up at the count of 8 but it was only a matter of time. Raja just couldn’t
miss and after about a dozen unanswered punches, the referee put a stop to the
proceedings with Sekhon in no condition to defend himself. Winner and New BMTA British Lightwelter Weight Champion : Suleman Raja - TKO 1st
10. The last fight of the evening was the BMTA British Middle Weight Title between Richard Fenwick from Woking Thai and Phil McAlpine from Bromley Thai. These two had fought
early on in their careers with Fenwick winning a points decision. McAlpine
wanted to reverse that and so the scene was set for a good fight…. And boy,
did they deliver! The first round was
reasonably quiet with both fighters feeling each other out with quick left low
kicks and push kicks. Halfway through the round, Fenwick connected with a left
uppercut, straight right combination. In
the clinch, McAlpine managed to take Fenwick to the canvas a few times. In the second,
Fenwick upped the pace but was caught with a three punch combination. As
McAlpine pressed forward, Fenwick caught him with an overhand right that put
McAlpine to the canvas for an 8 count. Fenwick piled on the pressure but
McAlpine managed to survive the round. It looked like the
effects of the knockdown had worn off as McAlpine came out very strong with some
good combinations. When the fighters got into a clinch, McAlpine seemed to be
stronger and once again, managed to throw Fenwick to the canvas. Right at the
end of the round, Fenwick came back with a good 4 punch combination. As the fourth
started, McAlpine looked visibly tired. Fenwick started to increase the pace and
was catching McAlpine with 2 or 3 punch combinations followed by some good low
kick work. It was the fifth round and the crowd were on their feet. The two warriors touched gloves and it was obvious that there was a lot of respect from both fighters. Fenwick just seemed to be getting stronger as McAlpine was getting weaker. Fenwick was really enjoying himself and catching McAlpine with some hard looking middle kicks which were taking there toll. At the final bell,
both fighters knew who had won and the crowd knew that they had witnessed a
tremendous fight with both fighters showing good skills and lots of courage. Winner and New BMTA British Middle Weight Champion : Richard Fenwick - Points
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