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First Ever MMA Fight Night River Rock
Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 01:41 | Comments OffA great fight night
River Rock Theater, inside River Rock Casino in Richmond on Saturday, January, 23 was host to the first ever MMA fight night inside the cage since the City of Vancouver agreed to sanction Pro Mixed Martial Arts Fight events on a two year trial basis. West Coast Promotions, together with River Rock Casino Resort put on this amateur fight night with all the preparations that a pro event would have.

Cage Night at the Rock
FightNews.com has awarded the team of Manny Sobral, Neil Pope, and Alister Brodie all of West Coast Promotions as the Promoter of the year. In recognition of their work putting on top level fight nights at The Rock and Red Robinson, calling them ‘… a real class act’. They are of course also the guys who run the North Burnaby Boxing Club.
Manny Sobral talked about the transition to MMA in an interview with boxingcinema.com: “It was an evolutionary decision on behalf of West Coast Promotions as we are in the combative sports promotion business. There is a lot of cross over between the fastest growing sport in N. America, MMA, and boxing so we felt it important to be promoting yet another very exciting avenue of sport.
There are people still wondering about the safety factor of Mixed Martial Arts. Fighters attended pre-fight medicals, and as pointed out ahead of the event in their press release, “…all the officials for the event have been trained and certified by either IPRO (International Professional Ring Officials) or C.O.M.M.A.N.D. (Certification of Officials for Mixed Martial Arts Development) training programs and have many years of experience in their respective fields.” Paramedics are also on hand for the duration of the event.
The first cage fight in greater Vancouver was a very well organised event. The River Rock Theatre had an enthusiastic full house.

MMA Cage
And like any event I have seen, trainers and fighters from gyms from various cities around BC and as far away as Alberta came together to make a great night. Fight of the night was awarded to the women’s MMA match between Wendy Roy and Sarah McLeod, which ended in a draw based on identical scores by all three judges. These two fighters fought a determined match until the end and demonstrated skill, strategy and surprises. MMA is all about the surprises, that is what the crowd has come to see.

Iman Rahmim of Versus21
An award was also handed out to Versus21 (disclaimer, where I train), by F.I.L.E.S News, for the best new martial arts gym in Vancouver.
MMA in a cage had a great debut in Vancouver’s Lower Mainland. UFC 115 is slated for June at GM place, and there are going to be more great fight nights to come in this town.
Photos
Link to full set on Flickr.com.

Fighers on the ground

Fighters in Guard

Coaches shouting directions

Card Girls Are Lovely

Fighter Wendy Roy

Fighters Sarah McLeod and Wendy Roy

Emilio Ditrocchio and Bazooka Joe

Fighters in Guard

Right Cross

Ground Work

Fighter Ready To Enter
Link to full set on Flickr.com.
Fight results
Fight Decisions published from West Coast Promotions, January 26, 2010.
Decision Winning Fighter def. Fighter TKO
Rear Naked ChokeKurtis Waterston def. Jacques Lizardo Tap Out
Rear Naked ChokeChris Anderson def. Abraham monte be Ramos Draw
‘Fight of the Night’Wendy Roy def. Sarah McLeod Tap Out
Arm BarEmilio Ditrocchio def. Bazooka Joe Tap Out
Rear Naked ChokeDia Grant def. Andrew Cheverie TKO
Round 1Nick Austin def. Rami Kadi Unanimous Decision Brendan Kornberger def. Nathan Swayze Tap Out
Rear Naked ChokeDia Grant def. Andrew Cheverie Walkover
Due to injuryHeidi Otterbein def. Tyme Hennenfent Walkover
Due to injuryHugh Rogers def. Byron Toutant TKO
Round 1Bastien Huveneers def. Kiarash Moghaddam Source: WestCoast Promotions, Press Release.

The Audience at River Rock
Other Sources of news for this event online:
Photos: MMA at the River Rock, Vancouver Sun.
MMA rolls into River Rock, Vancouver Sun.
Ground and Pound: Swinging Sisters Highlight MMA Event, Vancouver Sun.
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Honour Combat Championships Images 2
Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at 02:13 | Comments OffCategories: MMA EventsMore photos from my shots at Honour Combat Championships








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Honour Combat Championships Images 1
Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at 01:08 | Comments OffCategories: MMA EventsFirst in a series of photos for Honour Combat Championships at Edgewater Casino in Vancouver, 27 November 2009.










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What does it take to get a Black Belt?
Thursday, November 27th, 2008 at 02:57 | Comments OffCategories: Martial Arts Videos, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)I attended a special evening at Champions Academy of Martial Arts. Seven students tested to get their black belt. For were testing for low black, and three were testing to earn their black belt first degree.
What does it take to get a Black Belt? A lot of kicks, pushups, shadow boxing, katas, no-fear drops, rolls, flying kicks, breaking boards, more flying kicks, sparring, takedowns, and lots of sweat. Have a look at the photos of the event, and videos I posted to YouTube.
- Impress these people and you might get a black belt
Student Kata Movement



























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