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On November the 28th after a seminar with BJJ Black Belt John Will, Lockdown grappling coach Jonathan Bares was promoted to Purple Belt. Jonny is only one of two BJJ Purple Belts in Wellington and the promotion brings another dimension to the Lockdown Coaching team. Congrats Jonny.
Jonny is pictured below with his grappling coach GSW’s Geoff Grant

~~ RESULTS ~~

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FIGHT ONE : MMA – 3 x 3 MIN
Mathew Colquhoun (68 KG) Mana MMA – Wairoa VS Johnny Bares (68 KG) LockDown MMA – Porirua
WINNER : Johnny Via Guillotine – ROUND 1

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FIGHT TWO : MMA – 3 x 3 MIN
John Duncan (76 KG) Mana MMA – Wairoa VS Mike Edmonds (75 KG) StrikeForce MMA – Auckland
WINNER : Mike via ArmBar – ROUND 1

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FIGHT THREE : MMA – 3 x 3 MIN
Brett Corbet (82 KG) MMAC – Palmerston North VS James Griffiths (80 KG) Arte Suave – Tauranga
WINNER : James vis Choke – ROUND 3

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FIGHT FOUR : MMA – 3 x 3 MIN
Jacob Curran (75 KG) MMAC – Palmerston North VS Rua Druce (75 KG) VUW – Wellington
WINNER : Rua via Ref Stoppage (G & P) – ROUND 1

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FIGHT FIVE : MODIFIED THAI RULES – 3 x 2 MIN
Jason Nicolson (100 KG) MMAC – Palmerston North VS Scott Simpson (105 KG) Alpha – Porirua
WINNER : Jason via Points Decision

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FIGHT SIX : MMA – 3 x 3 MIN
Lee Niania (90 KG) Mana MMA – Wairoa VS John Erskine (88 KG) Valhalla – Christchurch
WINNER : John via Ref Stoppage – ROUND 2

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FIGHT SEVEN : MMA – 3 x 3 MIN – INTERNATIONAL FIGHT
Phil Lai (66 KG) Team Chaos – Melbourne VS Leroy Colquhoun (68 KG) Alpha – Porirua
WINNER : Leroy via Ref Stoppage (G & P) – ROUND 2

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FIGHT EIGHT : MMA 3 x 3 MIN
B J Bland (69 KG) MMAC – Palmerston North VS Richard Barnett (70 KG) Arte Suave – Tauranga
WINNER : Richard via Corner Stoppage (Cuts) – ROUND 2

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FIGHT NINE : MMA 3 x 3 MIN
Hemi Tahuri (65 KG) Mana MMA – Wairoa VS Jerry Norris (68 KG) Gracie Barra – Paraparaumu
WINNER : Jerry via Ref Stoppage (G & P) ROUND 2

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FIGHT TEN : MMA 3 x 3 MIN
Leamy Tato (105 KG) Alpha – Porirua VS Kaota Puna (105 KG) StrikeForce – Auckland
WINNER : Kaota via Armbar – ROUND 2

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FIGHT ELEVEN : 5 x 3 MIN – INTERNATIONAL FIGHT ~*~ MAIN EVENT ~*~
Denis Kelly (70 KG) Team Chaos – Melbourne VS Eugene Hynson (70 KG) Gracie Barra – Paraparaumu
WINNER : Eugene via Split Points Decision

Well what an awesome night! Fantastic crowd fantastic fights and awesome atmosphere. We’ll give you a full run down after the night wears off, but for now here is a quick rundown of the results.
For a full rundown of the night check this article on Rogue Magazine (www.roguemag.com)

Douglas Higgins (SMAC)	VS	Shea Wheeler (Octagon Combat Center)	Winner: Douglas Higgins Via Split Decision
Jerry Norris (Gracie Barra)	VS	James Minson (Valhalla)	Winner: Jerry Norris – Arm Bar – Round 2
Renata Karauria (Mana MMA)	VS	Lee Perry (Zero Tolerance)	Winner: Lee Perry – Ref Stoppage – Round 1
BJ Bland (MMAC)	VS	Tim Fairweather (Zero Tolerance)	Winner: Tim Fairweather – Split decision
Simon Done (Gracie Barra)	VS	Andrew Dearsely (Valhalla)	Winner: Andrew Dearsley – Triangle / Armbar – Round 1
Thomas Stevens (Mana MMA)	VS	Gerald Nepia (Strike Force MMA)	Winner: Gerald Nepia – Ref stoppage – Round 3
Girish Rae (S.I.S.I)	VS	Daniel Digby (Twin Cities)	Winner: Daniel Digby – Arm Bar – Round 1
Tim Stewart (S.I.S.I)	VS	John Erskine (Valhalla)	Winner: John Erskine – Ref Stoppage – Round 3
Jason Solomon (Balance Free Style)	VS	Gareth Burke (Twin Cities)	Winner: Gareth Burke – Ref Stoppage – Round 1
Matt ?NO-TAP OUT? Toa (Team Hammer Head)	VS	Sam ?STRIKER? Brown (Strike Force)	Winner: Sam ?STRIKER? Brown – Split decision
Eugene Hynson (Gracie Barra)	VS	Neil Swailes	Winner: Eugene Hynson – Ref Stoppage – Round 3

The TV3 news crew came down to the gym and filmed Gareth, Rex and Alex for about 90mins for a small promotional piece that was shown on Thursday night news show. You can view a video of it on their website (www.tv3.co.nz)