King Of The Mat III (KOTM)

Today was the last tournament to be held at Kaobon this year already having done two KOTM events the third was sure to be even better. As Marcelo is set to return to Brazil after his world tour for winter he would of been happy with the outcome of the event alot of gold medals being placed around Kaobon Luta Livre fighters.

The event was quieter than previous competitions however, the talent on show was much improved and it was evident in the rolls from flying armbars to a crazy amount of heel hooks which emphasised how well Marcelo teaches his students as Luta Livre is known for its foot locks. Thanks to everybody who competed keep training hard and see you at the next competition.





Results pending:

Luta Livre family expands

Today was another day for Luta Livre to expand its family as Marcelo Brigadeiro hosted another grading at Team Kaobon, before leaving on his tour of the world and returning home to Brazil. Another historic day was made adding to the rise of Luta Livre which has always been in the shadows of Brazilian Ju Jitsu however, it is becoming more and more popular amongst martial artists and Brazilian Ju Jitsu players have a lot more respect for the martial art these days.

The grading consisted of rolls using just technique and then Marcelo talked about the history of Luta Livre and Marcelo's story of how his life has been affected by Luta Livre.

A lot of different ability was graded ranging from white belts all the way to the highest at purple. Grading was scored on ability, attitude and commitment and knowledge.

Marcelo said he was proud of everybody involved and wanted to keep spreading the word of Luta Livre, stating everybody who is graded has a role to play in spreading the word. Well done to everybody who involved keep training hard and showing what Luta Livre is all about.

OMMAC 7 'This is Kaobon'

OMMAC 7 was billed with some top fighters and match ups and it didn't disappoint, Two titles on the line and alot of local fighters competing. OMMAC 7 saw four Kaobon fighters in action, three fights finished within the first round and one during the second. Lightweight Mark Glover fought against 10-15 Martin Begley of Belfast winning via armbar in the second round improving his record to 4-1. Greg Severs won his first Professional fight winning inside the first round way of ground and pound against Swansea independent fighter Craig Allen. Uche Ihiekwe also won impressively improving his record to 2-0 in his professional career with a flying knee in the first Deivydas Rehenbergas. Also impressing was Mark Scanlon improving his record to 7-0 winning within ten seconds with a head kick. Speaking after the show Marcelo said I am very proud of my guy`s performance tonight......We not only won fights, because this any gym can do....we showed everyone what a complete team is......Just a different standard from all the others, this is Kaobon......Well done guys!!



Results below:

Amateur 3 X 3

1. 66kg Dean Garnett (next Generation) Defeated Brett Heally (coventry Mafia) Via Unanimous Decision

2. 84kg Danny Roberts (next Generation) Defeated James Thomas (swansea Team Mayhem) By Tap To Ground And Pound At 1:26 Of Round 1

Pro 3 X 5

3. 77kg Lucasz Les (wolfslair) Defeated Darius Kuncevicius (antanas Gym Lithuania) By Guillotine At 0:25 Of Round 1

4. 70kg Greg Severs (kaobon) Defeated Craig Allen (swansea Mayhem) By Tap To Ground And Pound At 1.45 Of Round 1

5. 70kg Uche Ihiekwe (kaobon) Defeated Deivydas Rehenbergas (antanas Gym Lithuania) Via Referee Stoppage At 0:41 Of Round 1

6. 84kg Aurillijus Kerpe (antanas Gym Lithuania) Defeated Jay Caren (wolfslair) Via Referee Stoppage At 5:00 Of Round 2

7 77kg Mark Scanlon (kaobon) Defeated Michael Reid (gracie Barra Ni) Via Ko (head Kick) At 0:10 Of Round 1

8. 61kg James Doolan (dinky Ninjas) Defeated Leigh Remidios (vt Jiu Jitsu) Via Referee Stoppage At 0:40 Of Round 2

9. 84kg Alex Makhonin (lancaster And Morecambe Mma) Defeated Denniston Sutherland (hybrid Fight Team) Via Unanimous Decision

10. 70kg Mark Glover (kaobon) Defeated Martin Begley (antrim Mma) By Armbar At 4:05 Of Round 2

11 70kg Mick Bowman (wolfslair) Defeated Phil Flyn (predator Mma Gym) By Referee Stoppage At 3:08 Of Round 2

Luta Livre Seminar

The last seminar of the year is to take place at Team Kaobon on the 10th of October, to book your place contact Marcelo on his email marcelobrigadeirorft@gmail.com or if you have facebook leave him a message. Limited places are available so if you are interested in attending and learning some new moves book your place as soon as possible or you could miss out.


Check out his previous seminars:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXM96O7YMY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS8B5SQQ2B8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBGvSNoCnS8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSXOoVTz5-s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZAPTd5yiOI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSXOoVTz5-s

Don't miss out book your place now!

marcelobrigadeirorft@gmail.com

Leeds Seminar

Leeds got another dose of the Luta Livre virus this past weekend their final one before brig returns home in November, learning yet again some more impressive techniques to tap out their opponents. There seems to be no end to the amount of techniques in Marcelo's locker. Thank you to all those who attended keep spreading the virus.

II Luta Livre Competition

II Luta Livre tournament took place at Team Kaobon on the 19th of September and there was a lot of talent on the mat from many different gyms. Final tournament of the year will be on the 31st of October results are below, well done to all the participants.



UNDER 16 YEARS OLD , UNDER 55KG:

1- Paul Thomas Byrne (KAOBON)
2- Raphael Uchegbu (KAOBON)
3- Mason Degville (D-TECH)

UNDER 16 YEARS OLD , OVER 55KG:

1- Paddy Burns (KAOBON)
2- Eliot Jenkins (KAOBON)
3- Tarik Shewkat (KAOBON)

UNDER 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE , UNDER 66KG:

1- Dave Murphy (KAOBON)
2- Malhi Singh (D-TECH)
3- Lee Merrick (D-TECH)

UNDER 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE , UNDER 77KG:

1- Graham Dutton (KAOBON)
2- Anthony O'Connor (KAOBON)
3- John Lobster (KAOBON)

UNDER 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE , UNDER 88KG:

1- Luke Humphries (KAOBON)
2- Kristofer Kearney (KAOBON)
3- Ivan Drago (TEAM ASYLUM)

UNDER 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE , UNDER 99KG:

1- Tony Maloney (KAOBON)
2- MJ Hutchison (SCOTISH BUDO ASSOCIATION)
3- John Wade (GORILLA GYM)

UNDER 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE , OVER 99KG:

1- Louis Dr. Green (KAOBON)
2- Jake P. (GB BRAULIO ESTIMA)
3- Steve Mackenzie (D-TECH)

UNDER 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE , UNDER 66KG:

1- Adam Ugorski (KAOBON)
2- Colin Rigby (KAOBON)

UNDER 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE , UNDER 77KG:

1- Greg Severs (KAOBON)
2- Jake Burns (D-TECH)
3- Craig Kelly (CELLA DWELLERS)

UNDER 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE , UNDER 88KG:

1- Will Brokes (AKUREI MMA)
2- Jody Cheschire (D-TECH)
3- Anthony Frankland (AKUREI MMA)

UNDER 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE , OVER 99 KG:

1- Alex Bristol (PURE MMA)
2- Lee Williams (KAOBON)
3- Phill Clegg (GB BRAULIO ESTIMA)

OVER 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE , UNDER 66KG:

1- Dan Korbley (PURE MMA)
2- Adam Ugorski (KAOBON)

OVER 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE , UNDER 77KG:

1- Peter Richardson (KAOBON)
2- Stu Barrs (PURE MMA)
3- Lee Tyson (HYBRID MMA SCHOOL)

OPEN CLASS:

1- Tony Maloney (KAOBON)
2- Patrick Malkinson (HYBRID MMA SCHOOL)
3- Phill Clegg (GB BRAULIO ESTIMA)

SUPERFIGHT:

1- Shawn Cheadle (PURE MMA)
2- Danny Mitchell (TEAM ASYLUM)


TEAMS RANKING:

1- KAOBON
2- D-TECH
3- PURE MMA