The date is set: 7th November 2009. The venue is the impressive Hilton Treetops in Aberdeen. We are attempting to make our event similar to the look of the Japanese ‘Dream’ tournaments; but not the pro rules! We have tried to make this a tournament that both fighters and spectators will come back to again and again. A lot of time (and money!) has been spent on location, purses and trophies.
HILTON TREETOPS ABERDEEN
The Honour MMA will only feature ‘A’ Class (semi-pro), ‘B’ class (amatuer) and ‘C’ class (grappling). There are slight differences to the standards most fighters know. A lot of moves we consider ‘career enders’; such as heel hooks, are banned. We work from the premise that every fighter has work on Monday! In ‘B’ class kicks to the head; when standing, are allowed , but, as is the norm, knee and hand strikes are not. The head kicks encourage good guards that will be needed in ‘A’ Class, plus it takes a bit of skill to knock someone down with a head kick.
This is a pre-event shot of the insider of the Cedar Hall where the tournament will be hosted. The photo shows the entrance stage in the rear, the screen in front of the tables is where the centre of the ring will be. It will seat over 500 and large rooms have been set aside for changing and warming up.
The trophies are not plastic! The gold coloured metal cups are mounted on heavy marble bases and will be engraved with the result, event, sponsor (where applicable) and date. The centre piece is the Japanese kanji for ‘Honour’ and specially made for the tournament. Trust us; either trophy will look the business and something you will proudly show off!
As well as these stunning trophies, we believe the purses are decent as well: A Class fight: Winner £140, Runner Up £100 B Class fight: Winner £100, Runner Up £70 C Class fight: Winner £80 and Runner Up £50
But there’s more! The Hilton has generously offered fighters and coaches a bargain deal, £40 for bed and breakfast, which they boast is ‘the best breakfast in Scotland!’ Contact us if you wish to take advance of this is seriously good deal.
Venue details: Hilton Aberdeen Treetops Hotel 161 Springfield Road Aberdeen AB15 7AQ, United Kingdom
The Honour MMA Tournament returns to the prestigious Hilton Treetops Hotel for the second installment of Scottish Action.
The first event was a resounding success, and we aim to make this one even better!
The current fightcard;
‘A Class’ Semi-Pro
John Black (Team Jigoku) vs Dean Kryton (Edge MMA) – 70kg Irek Tomczyk (Team Jigoku) vs Keith Bennett (UKM) – 95kg Carlos Dunbar (SBG Aberdeen) vs Scott Edmondson (Urban Disturbance) – 85kg Steve Clark (Team Unity) vs Brian Exan (Xtreme MMA) – 66kg Greg Scott (Team Jigoku) vs Matt Feeney (UKM) – 85kg Marius Jakubenas (Team Jigoku) vs Shaun Taylor (Lycan Fight Team) – 77kg Nathan Wickham (Team Jigoku) vs Neil Methven (Xtreme MMA) – 68kg Stanislaw Swiecicki (Team Jigoku) vs Steven Ray (Edge MMA) – 77kg Andrew Smart (Xtreme MMA) vs Bart Romazeric (Lycan Fight Team) – 77kg Pawel Rudeik (Team Jigoku) vs Richard Smith (Fusion MMA) – 80kg
‘B Class’ Amateur
Davis White (Team Jigoku) vs Graeme Black (Lycan Fight Team) – 80kg Samuel Scott (Team Jigoku) vs Tom Morrison (Lycan Fight Team) – 68kg tbc vs Jordan Davidson (Dogs of Anarchy) – 68kg
Tickets are on sale now. Contact team_jigoku@hotmail.com for more details or call 07798 911 460
UCS Promotions extends it’s thanks to all the fighters, coaches, judges, timekeeper and Honour staff that made our second tournament such a great success (and of course Rosie Banks – huge thank you). The event was greatly helped by the wonderful appreciation of the 650+ crowd that cheered on the fighters! Greg ‘the MMA MC’ Houston was brilliant as usual! Steve and Dave from Team Unity were amazing, stepping up to help with the refereeing. And a big thanks to the girls from ‘Number 7′, who added a touch of glamour and style to the event. Martin Marlborough Shihan and his Taiko Drummers were stunning and the crowd loved the breaking techniques, plenty of ‘Oh’s’ and ‘Ah’s’ as boards and breeze blocks were smashed! A huge thanks to Perth Kyokushinkai – Osu! And last but not least Dr. Mike, without whom this event would not have happened – we are indebted.
RESULTS FOLLOW SOON – HERE’S THE PHOTOS: Photos by Lorna Evans
UCS Promotions Ltd again extends it’s thanks to all the fighters, coaches, judges, timekeeper and Honour staff that made our third tournament such a great success. The event was greatly helped by the wonderful appreciation of the crowd that cheered on the fighters! Greg ‘the MMA MC’ Houston was brilliant as usual! A big thanks to the girls from ‘Number 7′, who as always, added a touch of glamour and style to the event. It was their hard work that raised the money for the MacMillian Cancer Support – a big thanks girls! To team Recruitment for sponsoring the Andy Massie Memorial Trophy, it was wonderful to see his family there to see Andrew Kaisi (Team Jigoku) be the first to win the trophy that is now a mainstay of Honour. Also thanks to Kevin Birse Joinery Services Ltd and Specialist Firecoat Systems for sponsoring fights. Nikita Kozhemyaka won the Jon Bluming Kokoro ‘Best Spirit’ Award (how did he get out of that arm bar?).
QUICK VIEW RESULTS:
John McDade (Team Jigoku) vs James Douglas (Highland Fight Team) Winner: McDade, Triangle – 2nd Round
Darryl Leslie (Team Jigoku) vs Dean Begg (Team Unity) Winner: Begg, Naked Rear Strangle – 1st Round
Darren Blocksidge (Team Jigoku) vs Craig Harrower (Team Unity) Winner: Harrower, Prone Guillotine – 2nd Round
Jacek Grodzki (Team Jigoku) vs Nick Wright (Elgin MMA) Winner: Grodzki, TKO – 3rd Round
Andrew Kaisi (Team Jigoku) vs Michael Logie (Highland Fight Team) Winner: Kaisi, TKO – 2nd Round
Kenny Holmes (Headhunters MMA) vs Bart Romazeric (Team Lycan) Winner: Romazeric, TKO – 1st Round (Holmes cut)
Samuel Scott (Team Jigoku) vs William Cabrera (Elgin MMA) Winner: Cabrera, Opponent could not fight. A huge thanks to William for agreeing to give a young 18 year old Team Jigoku fighter James Meen a chance to fight in the ring in an exhibition match.
Greg Scott (Team Jigoku) vs Mark Richards (Urban Disturbance) Winner: Richards, Unanimous Decision.
Nikita Kozhemyaka (Team Jigoku) vs Darren Gilchrist (Fighters Hive) Winner: Gilchrist, Choke – 2nd Round.
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