Saturday 1st May 2010.

Wallace Sports Centre, Abbotts Road, Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. England.

U.M.A. British Open 'No Gi' Groundfighting Championships.


Results:

Junior Boys U35kg
1st Connor Fye - Salford MMA
2nd Shaun Bell - Andy Crittenden Martial Arts
3rd Jarrod Allsop - Andy Crittenden Martial Arts

Junior Boys U55kg
1st Sebastian Walker - Andy Crittenden Martial Arts
2nd Kyle Lawton - Bulldogs Judo Club
3rd Ross Cerenko - Andy Crittenden Martial Arts

Junior Girls Open Weight
1st Jodie Calow - Hybrid MMA
2nd Charlotte Walker - Independent
3rd Ellie Sexton - Andy Crittenden Martial Arts

Mens Novice: U65kg 
1st Satyan Mehta - Leicester Shootfighters
Shivan Mehta - Leicester Shootfighters
Tom Hall - Fighting Fit MMA

Mens Novice: U75kg 
1st James Smith - Wolfslair MMA
2nd Mark Walker - Gracie Barra Nuneaton
3rd Mathew Bonner - Wolfslair MMA
3rd William Potter - Hybrid MMA

Mens Novice: U85kg 
1st Richard Talbot - Hybrid MMA
2nd Benjamin Lucas - MMA Clinic
3rd Dan Cooper - Hybrid MMA
3rd Chris Paines Fighting Fit MMA

Mens Novice: U95kg 
1st Martin Thomas - Gracie Barra Nuneaton
2nd Connor Eaton - Combat Academy Hereford
3rd Jakub Kazmierczak - Sukata MMA
3rd David Slack - Independent

Mens Novice: O95kg 
1st Alex Bristow - Pure MMA
2nd Chris Hughes - Leicester Shootfighters
3rd Richard-Lamine Simmons - Pure MMA

Mens Advanced: U65kg 
1st Andre Hayes - Leceister Shootfighters
2nd Mark Taylor Sukata MMA
3rd Daniel Swan Leicester Shootfighters
3rd Jamie Molyneaux Leicester Shootfighters

Mens Advanced: U75kg 
1st Liam Corrigan - Leceister Shootfighters
2nd Rob Stevens - Gracie Barra Nuneaton
3rd Jeremy Kemp - Combat Academy Hereford
3rd Tom Drake - Hybrid MMA

Mens Advanced: U85kg 
1st Michael Dean - 4th Dimension MMA
2nd Stuart Barrs - Pure MMA
3rd Jacob Constantinou - Leicester Shootfighters

Mens Advanced: U95kg 
1st J.D. Hylton - Leicester Shootfighters
2nd Lee Whitehead - Salford MMA
3rd Dean Bradbury - Combat Academy Hereford

Mens Advanced: O95kg 
1st Chris Konieczny - Combat Academy Hereford
2nd Shaun Cheadle Pure MMA
3rd Mike Ravenscroft - RAMA MMA

Mens Masters
1st Stuart Barrs Pure MMA
2nd Carlos Fisher - Combat Base Bolton
3rd Steve Millward - Gracie Barra Nuneaton

Womens Open Weight
1st Caz Tweedy - Leicester Shootfighters
2nd L.J. Adams - Leicester Shootfighters
3rd Melanie Hartley - Andy Crittenden Martial Arts


U.M.A. British Open 'No Gi' Groundfighting 'Club Champions Cup' 2010

U.M.A. 'Club Champions Cup' Winners for 2010 are Leicester Shootfighters with 85 Points Total


1st = 85 Points Leicester Shootfighters
2nd = 42 Points Andy Crittenden Martial Arts
3rd = 29 Points Pure MMA
4th = 23 Points Sukata MMA
5th = 22 Points Hybrid MMA
6th = 19 Points Gracie Barra Nuneaton
7th = 16 Points Combat Academy Hereford
8th = 14 Points Bulldogs Judo Club
9th = 11 Points Wolfslair MMA
10th = 10 Points 4th Dimension MMA
11th = 4 Points Combat Base Bolton
11th = 4 Points MMA Clinic
12th = 2 Points Fighting Fit MMA
13th = 1 Point 3rd Hybrid MMA
13th = 1 Point Independent
13th = 1 Point RAMA MMA
14th = 0 Points Gracie Barra Mansfield
14th = 0 Points Gracie Barra Stoke
14th = 0 Points Marham Judo Kings Lynn
14th = 0 Points MMA Academy Liverpool
14th = 0 Points Next Generation Liverpool
14th = 0 Points Nova Vida BJJ Huddersfield
14th = 0 Points SJ-MMA Kent
14th = 0 Points SSJ Milton Keynes
14th = 0 Points West Oxon Submissions


All the Clubs, Fighters and Coach's who attended, supported and represented themselves at these Prestigious Championships, without you all  
this Great Championship Event would not be what it is today.

Thankyou to all the Spectators and Club Supports for attending and supporting your Club and Fighters on the Day.


A Massive and Big Thankyou to the Following Dedicated, Hardworking, Professional, Loyal Friends and Family who help, assist and make the  
U.M.A. Championship Events run so professionally and now without a doubt, one of the best Championship Events in the UK today:

Susan McSherry: Fighters and Coach Registration Officer
Connie Woolley: Spectator Registration Officer
Carlos Fisher: U.M.A. Area Referee
David Moore: U.M.A. Mat Referee
Steve Houchin: U.M.A. Mat Referee
Lee Whitehead: U.M.A Table Official
Ben Smedley: U.M.A. Table Official

Also a Big thanks goes out to Coach and Fighter: Darren Sherlock form Salford MMA, for his assistance and help when asked throughout the day.

Stoke City Council and the Wallace Sport and Education Centre, and the helpful Staff.

First Aid Support Medical Officer from E.M.S. Medics, Big Jim, who thankfully, just sat and watched without incident all day, but was always there if needed.

See you all again soon, all being well at the U.M.A.'s and the possibly U.K.'s Premier 'No Gi' Grappling Event, the U.M.A. British Open 'No Gi' Grappling Championships, on Saturday 4th December 2010.


Jim McSherry
U.M.A. Championships Organiser