Brazilian fighter training Luta Livre at Kaobon.

Franklin Jensen, a BJJ Black Belt and Luta Livre Brown Belt (under Marcelo Brigadeiro), is training Luta Livre everyday at Kaobon. The brazilian came to Liverpool to train Luta Livre for 2 months and is really impressed by the level of the Kaobon guys, "I could never imagine that the guys here would be in such a high level. It's crazy to think that Brigadeiro is here for only 9 months and the fighters are already so good" said the brazilian.

First Luta Livre Tournament in the UK.

Today was an historical day when the first ever Luta Livre tournament happened in the UK at Team Kaobon (Liverpool). Fighters from Team Kaobon, Golden Glory, SUFFA, Bolton Catch Wrestling and SKK Club just showed why Luta Livre is getting so popular in England. They performed great fights and impressed everyone with the technical level of the competition. Greg Severs with 7 victories by submission, Rob Sinclair that defeated Lee Chadwick in an awesome match, Mick Sinclair that won his two fights by guilhotine and Simon Ridgway that at only 14 years old went toe to toe with the big guys made the tournament even more exciting. A great day inded, when we've seen the first British Luta Livre's champions in action.

RESULTS:

Under 1 year experience, under 66 kg.

1-Rob Brothwood (Kaobon)
2-Simon Ridgway (Kaobon)
3- Emile Griffiths (Kaobon)

Under 1 year experience, under 77 kg.

1-Greg Severs (Kaobon)
2-Damian Martin (Kaobon)
3- Stephen Edmondson (Kaobon)

Under 1 year experience, under 88 kg.

1-Radoslav Gorny (Kaobon)
2-Remigiusv Gorny (Kaobon)
3- Steve Pajak (Kaobon)

Under 1 year experience, under 99 kg.

1-Abdul Omope (Kaobon)
2-Lee Willians (Kaobon)
3- Jamie Donolly (Golden Glory)

Under 1 year experience, Open Class.

1-Lee Willians (Kaobon)
2-Greg Severs (Kaobon)
3- Radoslav Gorny (Kaobon)

Over 1 year experience, under 66 kg.

1-Robert Molineaux (Kaobon)
2-Filip Swiatek (Kaobon)
3- Adam Ugorski (Kaobon)

Over 1 year experience, under 77 kg.

1-Mick Sinclair (SUFFA)
2-Neil Croston (Bolton Catch Wrestling)
3- Michael Groundy (Kaobon)

Over 1 year experience, under 88kg.

1-Rob Sinclair (SUFFA)
2-Lee Chadwick (Kaobon)

Over 1 year experience, under 99 kg.

1-Lee Chadwick (Kaobon)
2-Carl Noon (SUFFA)

Over 1 year experience, Open Class.

1-Michael Groundy(Kaobon)
2-Filip Swiatek (Kaobon)
3- Lee Chadwick (Kaobon)