BAMMA 15 - Fight Card Updates

[keithlewis]

Murrie vs. Edwards Set for British Title at BAMMA 15


Europe's flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, is proud to announce a British Welterweight title fight to the BAMMA 15 card, as Leon 'Rocky' Edwards challenges reigning champion, Wayne Murrie. BAMMA 15 takes place at the Copper Box in London's Olympic Park on 5th April.

Fighting out of Doncaster's Ludus Magnus, Wayne 'The Caveman' Murrie boasts a record of 17-5-1 and the BAMMA British Welterweight belt. BAMMA 13 saw Murrie win the championship against Michael Johnson via Rear Naked Choke in just 3:23, gaining him his 13th 1st round victory. 59% of his wins have come via Submission and 29% by TKO/ KO, while Murrie has also proved he can go the distance against some of the best. Murrie comes from decorated Thai-boxing background.

Rising talent Leon 'Rocky' Edwards has never been beaten. With a professional MMA record of 5-1-0 achieved since 2011 and an Amateur record of 7-0-0, Edwards' sole loss came via disqualification for an illegal knee. Edwards debuted at BAMMA for BAMMA 11 with a victory over Jonathan Bilton via TKO, just 1:11 in to round 2. He then clinched a Submission win at BAMMA 13 when he defeated Adam Bousif via Arm-Triangle choke. Edwards returned for BAMMA 14 where he notably devastated striker Wendle Lewis at 1:20 into the 1st round. With a 60% KO/TKO victory rate, Rocky Edwards has been cited among British talent to watch in 2014 by Fighters Only magazine. Edwards fights out of Birmingham's UTC.

[keithlewis]

BAMMA 15 Adds Besharte vs Saadeh and Roberts vs George


Europe's flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, has added two preliminary match ups to BAMMA 15, which takes place at the Copper Box in London's Olympic Park on 5th April. Mahmood Besharate meets Rany Saadeh at Flyweight, while Dyson Roberts meets Jefferson George at Lightweight. Tickets are on sale from £25 at http://www.kililive.com/artists/Bamma


MAHMOOD BESHARATE VS. RANY SAADEH [FLYWEIGHT BOUT]

Mahmood 'Persian Pride' Besharate is undefeated with a professional MMA record of 5-0-0 and was also unbeaten at Amateur level. His victories have come via TKO, Submission and Decision. Besharate originates from Iran but now lives and trains between Nottingham and Leicester with Team Rough House and Leicester Shootfighters. Besharate made his BAMMA debut at BAMMA 12 against Steven Gardener to clinch a victory via Unanimous Decision; and at BAMMA 14 he also beat Joe Laurence over the distance. A Muay Thai veteran with 15 years of Taekwondo behind him, Besharate reached 4th Dan level in Taekwondo and a earned a silver medal at International level. He also holds a British title in K1. Besharate is a member of the Army Reserve with Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry.

Germany's Rany Saadeh is exclusively signed to BAMMA and fights out of IMAG fight team in Berlin. He holds a professional MMA record of 5-1-0 with victories by TKO and Submission, the majority gained within the first 2 rounds. Having studied karate since the age of 5, Saadeh began training in MMA at 14 and turned professional at 18, following a few bouts at Amateur level. The 20 year old made an impression in the UK, when he stepped in to win the Made 4 the Cage British Flyweight title at just 5 days notice. Saadeh debuted at BAMMA for BAMMA 13 where he defeated Danny Missin via TKO in the 2nd round.


DYSON ROBERTS VS. JEFFERSON GEORGE [LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT]

Dyson Roberts started fighting professionally in MMA on Cage Rage. 4 of his 5 victories have been attained in the 1st round, 2 via TKO (strikes) and 2 via Submission to strikes, the fastest of which came in just 12 seconds. All his finishes have been accomplished within the first 2 rounds. Roberts debuted at BAMMA against Jeremy Petley at BAMMA 10, to lose by Rear Naked Choke. Fighting out of London's Team Titan, Roberts carries an MMA record of 5-3.

Jefferson George also known as 'Shadow Demon Blaximus' fights out of Morefire Icon Jiu Jitsu Team in Luton. All his victories to date have come by way of Submission. George is renowned for his Thai-boxing, BJJ and powerful athleticism. George defeated Marius Marzec at BAMMA 13 by Rear Naked Choke at the close of Round 2. BAMMA 14 saw the fighter suffer a loss to Tim Wilde due to a cut above the eye that caused a frustrating early Doctor's Stoppage. George holds a professional MMA record of 3-2.

@persianpridemma @DEMONBLAXIMUS @DysonRobertsMMA @RanyMMA


BAMMA 15 FIGHT CARD SO FAR [10.3.14] WITH MORE FIGHTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
OLI THOMPSON VS. GRIZM SELMANI

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
COLIN FLETCHER VS. TONY HERVEY

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
WAYNE MURRIE VS. LEON EDWARDS

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
RYAN SCOPE VS. ALI ARISH

FLYWEIGHT BOUT
RANY SAADEH VS. MAHMOOD BESHARATE

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
DYSON ROBERTS VS. JEFFERSON GEORGE

[keithlewis]

Jack Grant Replaces Dyson Roberts at BAMMA 15 on April 5


Jack Grant replaces Dyson Roberts for the preliminaries at BAMMA 15, following a reported injury by Roberts. Grant steps in against Jefferson George in a Lightweight bout for the event held by Europe's flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion at the Copper Box Arena on 5th April. Tickets are on sale from £25 at http://www.kililive.com/artists/Bamma

JACK GRANT VS. JEFFERSON GEORGE [LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT]

Jack Grant holds a professional record of 6-0-0. The fight not listed on Sherdog is a recent victory scored at OMMAC 20 on 1st March, where he defeated replacement Abi El Kalphi via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in Round 2 in just 2:44. (Sources: http://www.yourmma.tv/news/details.asp/ ... -20-678460). Grant's prior outing saw him KO Jason Ball within 38 seconds, to tally his number of 1st round victories up to 5. Other wins have come via TKO and Submission. Jack Grant fights out of the Fight Ministry in Grimsby.

Jefferson George also known as 'Shadow Demon Blaximus' fights out of Morefire Icon Jiu Jitsu Team in Luton. All his victories to date have come by way of Submission. George is renowned for his Thai-boxing, BJJ and powerful athleticism. George defeated Marius Marzec at BAMMA 13 by Rear Naked Choke at the close of Round 2. BAMMA 14 saw the fighter suffer a loss to Tim Wilde due to a cut above the eye that caused a frustrating early Doctor's Stoppage. George holds a professional MMA record of 3-2.

Follow @jackgrantmma and @DEMONBLAXIMUS on Twitter

[keithlewis]

De-Vant vs. McLeman Set for British Title Fight at BAMMA 15


Europe's flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, is proud to announce a BAMMA Lonsdale British Middleweight title fight to the BAMMA 15 card, as Harry McLeman prepares to face Andy De-Vent. BAMMA 15 takes place at the Copper Box in London's Olympic Park on 5th April. Tickets are on sale from £25 at http://www.kililive.com/artists/Bamma

Andy 'Lion Paw' De-Vent holds a 10-8-0 professional MMA record, scored against solid competition since 2010. The 35 year old is now on a 4 fight winning streak and is undefeated at Middleweight (7-0-0). De-Vent's last outing earned him a first round TKO victory over Andrew Punshon and the Pro British Middleweight title at Made 4 the Cage. Another recent victory came against De-Vent's long time nemesis, Avi Jack, in a rematch rectifying an earlier career loss. Originally coming from a Thai boxing background, De-Vent now trains at his own Lions Paw MMA in Manchester. 40% of De-Vent's wins have been attained by KO/ TKO and 40% via Submission. De-Vent is known for his heavy hands and his refusal to back down.

BAMMA is also proud to announce that Andy De-Vent has signed exclusively to BAMMA for a four fight deal.

Harry 'Mad Mac' McLeman holds a professional record of 6-2-0, following his latest performance against Matt Howard at BAMMA 14 where he won on the judges' score cards. The Plymouth fighter first fought at BAMMA fresh off a memorable first round victory over Sam Mensah via Rear Naked Choke: Stepping in as a late Catchweight replacement for Scott Askham at BAMMA 12, the debut was to bring his first career loss. BAMMA 13 saw McLeman return to form as he clinched a Guillotine victory over Team Rough House's Matt Hallam, which led to his exclusive signing to BAMMA ahead of BAMMA 14. McLeman comes from an army boxing background and is competitive on the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu circuit. He trains out of Danny MacMillan's MacMillan Martial Arts Academy.

Andy De Vent is sponsored by Complementary Medical Therapy Ltd , Gladiator Fightwear, Flatline Fight Company, Achieve Capital Ltd, Gamefight BJJ and ASW.

Harry McLeman is sponsored by Discount MMA and British Fighter.

Follow @harrymadmac on Twitter


BAMMA 15 FIGHT CARD SO FAR:


HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
OLI THOMPSON VS. GRIZM SELMANI

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
COLIN FLETCHER VS. TONY HERVEY

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
WAYNE MURRIE VS. LEON EDWARDS

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
ANDY DE-VENT VS. HARRY MCLEMAN

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
RYAN SCOPE VS. ALI ARISH

FLYWEIGHT BOUT
RANY SAADEH VS. MAHMOOD BESHARATE

FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT
RICHARD EDWARDS VS. ANDY CRAVEN

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
JACK GRANT VS. JEFFERSON GEORGE

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
ALEX MONTAGNANI VS. NATHAN JONES

BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
NATHANIEL WOOD VS. ED ARTHUR

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
BENNY CARR VS. JACEK TOCZYDLOWSKI

FLYWEIGHT BOUT
MO LASLADJ VS. JOSH BANGERT

[keithlewis]

Duquesnoy vs. Violet Added to BAMMA 15


Europe's flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion is bringing a world title fight to the BAMMA 15 card as Tom Duquesnoy faces Teddy Violet in a battle for the BAMMA World Featherweight crown. BAMMA 15 takes place at the Copper Box in London's Olympic Park on 5th April. Tickets are on sale from £25 at http://www.kililive.com/artists/Bamma

BAMMA is also proud to announce that Tom Duquesnoy has signed to an exclusive four fight deal with BAMMA. Tom 'Fire Kid' Duquesnoy fights out of European Top Team in France and has fought across Europe. He now holds a record of 8-1-0, following his crushing defeat of James Saville via TKO at BAMMA 14. Duquesnoy, has finished two of his opponents within 36 seconds of the very first round, and has only seen the 3rd round once in his career so far.

At just 20 years old and known already for his devastating speed and aggression, Duquesnoy made his mark in the UK when he beat previously undefeated Scott Hunt via TKO in 34 seconds at Killacam. On scoring victory against Saville, Duquesnoy wasted no time in announcing that he had his sights set upon the BAMMA Featherweight title.

Fellow Frenchman, Teddy Violet fights out of Haute Tension and remains undefeated with a professional MMA record of 8-0. Violet has dominated all opposition on home promotion, '100% Fight'. The majority of his wins have come by chokes and 7 of his 8 fights have not made the 3rd round.

BAMMA's matchmaker, Jude Samuel said:

"Both fighters have a claim to the top ranking slot in their division: Besides crowning the BAMMA World Featherweight champion, this BAMMA 15 fight will also determine who is France's number 1 Featherweight."

A further change to the BAMMA 15 card takes place as Josh Bangert has been forced to withdraw injured from his opening preliminary match against Mo Lasladj.


BAMMA 15 FIGHT CARD [24.03.14]

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
OLI THOMPSON VS. GRIZM SELMANI

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
COLIN FLETCHER VS. TONY HERVEY

WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
TOM DUQUESNOY VS. TEDDY VIOLET

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
WAYNE MURRIE VS. LEON EDWARDS

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
ANDY DE-VENT VS. HARRY MCLEMAN

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
RYAN SCOPE VS. ALI ARISH

FLYWEIGHT BOUT
RANY SAADEH VS. MAHMOOD BESHARATE

FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT
RICHARD EDWARDS VS. ANDY CRAVEN

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
JACK GRANT VS. JEFFERSON GEORGE

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
ALEX MONTAGNANI VS. NATHAN JONES

BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
NATHANIEL WOOD VS. ED ARTHUR

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
BENNY CARR VS. JACEK TOCZYDLOWSKI

FLYWEIGHT BOUT
MO LASLADJ VS. TBC

[keithlewis]

Europe's flagship Mixed Martial Arts promotion presents BAMMA 15 at London's Copper Box Arena this Saturday 5th April live on Fight Network as the iconic Olympic Park re-opens to the public. Tickets are on sale from £25 at http://www.kililive.com/artists/Bamma


BAMMA 15 FIGHT CARD:


HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
OLI THOMPSON VS. [[GRIZM SELMANI

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
COLIN FLETCHER VS. TONY HERVEY

BAMMA WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
TOM DUQUESNOY VS. TEDDY VIOLET

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
WAYNE MURRIE VS. LEON EDWARDS

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
HARRY MCLEMAN VS. ANDY DE-VENT

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
RYAN SCOPE VS. ALI ARISH

FLYWEIGHT BOUT
RANY SAADEH VS. MAHMOOD BESHARATE

FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT
RICHARD EDWARDS VS. ANDY CRAVEN

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
JACK GRANT VS. JEFFERSON GEORGE

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
NATHAN JONES VS. ALEX MONTAGNANI

BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
NATHANIEL WOOD VS. ED ARTHUR

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
BENNY CARR VS. JACEK TOCZYDLOWSKI