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The MMAAA is the biggest Amateur MMA event in Europe. 2 cages offering the very best of MMA talent from across the world. The prelim fight card is run the same as we run our Takedown live series of Tournaments. As such, this aspect of the event is open to any fighter from any gym. The main event is 4 x 8 man Grand Prix Tournaments. 4 weight divisions are contested to find the Takedown Grand Prix Champion of each year. This part of the event is restricted to 6 fighters/gyms who have qualified via the Takedown Live series with 2 fighters/gyms coming in the form of wild card entries chosen directly by the organisers. The Grand Prix will be contested under the intermediate rule set. Sanctioned by the Mixed Martial Arts Amateur Association (MMAAA), the event offer a comprehensive structure of levels for both first time competitors and elite amateurs. The safety of each fighter at any of the amateur levels contested remains of paramount importance and as such the tournament follows all conditions set by the MMAAA and used in the Live series. These include but are not restricted to;

Fighters matched by weight, age, Fight records (in MMA or any other combat discipline) and time spent training (in MMA or any other combat discipline)

Referees trained and briefed to err on the side of caution and stop bouts earlier than in semi pro or pro fights

Mandatory equipment to be worn each fighter includes gum shield, groin guard, approved 4 oz MMA gloves and approved shin/instep protectors

A full written list of rules for each level contested available to download direct from this website Each Grand Prix winner will receive a £250 prize money cheque for their gym and an assortment of equipment, supplements and clothing provided by the sponsors for themselves.

Each gym supporting the Takedown Grand Prix with fighters will receive a percentage of the ticket sales back to reinvest how they see fit into their own facility.

All participants receive a commemorative medal. Grand Prix winners will receive a large trophy and Takedown Championship Belt

Full dedicated medical team situated cage side with direct access to onsite medical tent/facilities and waiting ambulance

Weight class name 	Upper limit in pounds (lb) 	in kilograms (kg) Flyweight 	125 	56.7 Bantamweight 	135 	61.2 Featherweight 	145 	65.8 Lightweight 	155 	70.3 Welterweight 	170 	77.1 Middleweight 	185 	83.9 Light Heavyweight 	205 	93.0 Heavyweight 	265 	120.2 Super Heavyweight 	No weight limit

2008 results

Flyweight					round	mehtod Gerard Parten		Won vs	Ellis Cha		1	tko Rolf Humbertson		Won vs	Wiley Linebaugh		2	draw Lino Walts		Won vs	Wayne Rhodus		2	points Bradford Neilsen	Won vs	Howard Manross		2	draw Wilson Bou		Won vs	Jarrod Cutright		1	submission Arnulfo Gerdes		Won vs	Wilmer Dagostino	2	points

Bantamweight

Edison Ipock		Won vs	Aubrey Cavalier		2	points Florentino Kibler	Won vs	Kirby Juckett		2	submission Clyde Screen		Won vs	Gabriel Schrum		1	submission Jeffery Hedden		Won vs	Anthony Villalon	2	draw Harold Glymph		Won vs	Avery Slawson		2	points Lamar Holsapple		Won vs	Rene Laxton		2	points Pat Heyward		Won vs	Efrain Lemus		2	points Norberto Purdue		Won vs	Hubert Collison		1	submission Donnie Ellsworth	Won vs	Gilberto Foraker	2	draw Clarence Mak		Won vs	Kirk Hodgin		2	draw Colton Tietjen		Won vs	Whitney Beaudoin	1	submission Abdul Ransom		Won vs	Romeo Du		2	points Ben Schoenberg		Won vs	Isreal Hendricks	2	points Derek Kaup		Won vs	Dalton Tasker		2	points

Featherweight Wyatt Kohlmeier		Won vs	Wm Lowry		1	tko Felton Borgmann		Won vs	Agustin Bullins		2	draw Cornell Begin		Won vs	Major Landi		2	points Gerry Henrich		Won vs	Britt Rae		2	draw Barton Mercure		Won vs	Steven Godby		1	submission Brad Leiser		Won vs	Lewis Done		2	points Dave Scates		Won vs	Maurice Mcnair		2	points Orville Vanderhoff	Won vs	Luis Hellickson		2	submission Kenton Chesney		Won vs	Carlos Petri		1	submission

Lightweight

Ali Frizzell		Won vs	Nathaniel Melendy	2	draw Marquis Betton		Won vs	Emil Rustad		2	points Mitch Citizen		Won vs	Vicente Shenkel		2	points Normand Hyche		Won vs	Lou Winrow		2	points Ross Levingston		Won vs	Eliseo Febus		1	submission Quincy Couvillion	Won vs	Brent Schuld		2	draw Chad Cabell		Won vs	Marc Neptune		2	draw Paul Durham		Won vs	Grant Johnson		2	Points Rudolph Dearth		Won vs	Edmond Carreiro		2	points Winford Byfield		Won vs	Kevin Mijangos		2	points Emery Reulet		Won vs	Booker Sanson		2	points

Welterweight

Norbert Geist		Won vs	Adrian Macrae		1	tko Emerson Holahan		Won vs	Dino Kromer		2	draw Clint Emmert		Won vs	Fabian Tripoli		2	points Elbert Shoults		Won vs	Willy Grazier		2	draw Alvaro Lynch		Won vs	Hosea Munsch		1	submission Branden Walkins		Won vs	Cletus Shambo		2	points Wilford Roach		Won vs	Milton Camargo		2	points Dwight Dimartino	Won vs	Jerold Mcgahey		2	submission Zackary Han		Won vs	Micah Mcveigh		1	submission Roy Takacs		Won vs	Danilo Zuk		2	draw Mohammad Bookman	Won vs	Sheldon Reulet		2	points Monty Honey		Won vs	Filiberto Zigler	2	points

Middleweight

Albert Mcmorran		Won vs	Eddy Spanbauer		2	points Simon Pollak		Won vs	Walter Hodgkinson	1	submission Filiberto Belknap	Won vs	Earle Harlow	       2	draw Chi Corkery		Won vs	Wendell Fleitas		2	draw Arlen Yeadon		Won vs	Santos Licea		1	submission King Stthomas		Won vs	Bernie Baptista		2	points Len Depasquale		Won vs	Justin Cray		2	points Shirley Tinajero	Won vs	Cesar Poon		2	points

Light Heavyweight

Cornell Feldstein	Won vs	Kraig Curtsinger	1	tko Louie Dipietro		Won vs	Lynwood Deras		2	draw Stevie Schloss		Won vs	Ernest Gidney		2	points Sidney Holdren		Won vs	Harlan Gaffney		2	draw Darrell Novy		Won vs	Royal Byham		1	submission Ward Muraoka		Won vs	Abraham Byerley		2	points Ronny Knudtson		Won vs	Logan Melillo		2	points Erich Soares		Won vs	Cordell Works		2	submission Bradly Schindler	Won vs	Jay Rivet		1	submission Lyle Snellgrove		Won vs	Earl Barnhart		2	draw Rickey Heidler		Won vs	Willy Fritch		2	points Wesley Niemeyer		Won vs	Brett Amen		2	points Chung Unruh		Won vs	Edward Schoonover	2	points Carmine Loera		Won vs	Gil Rustad		1	submission Reuben Gracia		Won vs	Emil Larusso		2	draw Seth Mckinzie		Won vs	Clifford Chatman	2	draw

Heavyweight

Hosea Overton		Won vs	Herb Blosser		1	submission Mickey Boye		Won vs	Dalton Pulido		2	points Pasquale Glisson	Won vs	Jordon Millard	       2	points Aubrey Bibee		Won vs	Jame Bunce		2	points