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Full Contact Show Review

We promised you Knockout Entertainment
but even we couldn't have predicted this.
Five out of the seven full-Contact fights ending before the final bell with KO or TKO What a Fight Night - Great Fights and with Two Title to be fought for at the end of the show - the crowds were in for what was to become a memorable evening.
First in were Richard Barrett from Chongshin Do in the West Midlands and Dylan Bork from White Lotus Kickboxing club in Glos.

Richard Barrett (Chongshin Do - Midlands)
V Dylan Bork (White Lotus - Glos)

A Great fight with plenty of spirit to start the evening of - Richard Barrett commanded the fight early on and knocked his opponent down in each round to win in the third with a TKO.
Winner Richard Barrett TKO

Richard barrett walks away from Bork on the canvas

Bork Goes down for the third and final time

Richard Barrett (left) and Dylan Bork with thier trophies

Steve Ricketts (White Lotus- Glos)
V Gordon Brennan (Scotland)

Two more novice fighters taking the plunge in the ultimate test of nerve . A great start and a quick finish by the Scot winning within the first round with a Knockout.
Winner Gordon Brennan KO

Ricketts and Brennan Size each other up in a short and entertaining fight.

High Kicking action

Daniel Gavin (Isle Of White) V
Ben Vowels Chongshin Do (Midlands)

Two of the biggest fighters of the night step in the ring at 6'2" each - these guys can both pack a punch with Gavin and Vowels both hitting the canvas from big hits in the first round. Vowels came out well in the second but as they both landed a long big right to the head of each other it was Vowels who came of worse and was unable to continue. - Winner - Daniel Gavin TKO

"Big Ben" (Right) and Gavin about to lock horns
Both going down in the first round!

The moment when both men landed a big one and Daniel Gavin came out the victor

Ben Vowels (left) and Daniel Gavin with thier trophies

Tim Newman (Norfolk SCI)
V Arron Dovey (Chongshin Do - Midlands)

The first fight to go all the way for the three rounds. Both men put up a great show Dovey putting in more in the first round. But Newman slightly the heavier - used his weight advantage and took the last two rounds.
Winner Newman - Points

The two fighters bow and shake hands - such is the respect between fighters.

The first fight to be won on points !

Tim Newman lands a side kick

Arron Dovey (Left) & Tim Newman

Eric Axford (Scotland SCI)
V Mark Brewer(White Lotus -Glos)

This was the quickest fight of the night with the Scottish man Eric Axford showing why he is going to be a name in the kickboxing world - destroying his opponent within a minute - Too quick to get a photo!
Winner Eric Axford - KO

James Easton (Scotland SCI) V
Simon Peverly (Sunderland - Spartans)

The first of the more experiences fighters - and the pace and quality of the fight was superb. Both moving well and scoring points in the first round and it was going to take a little something special to finish it early. That something came in the second round when the Englishman put together a string of fierce blows to send the Scot on a long drive back to Glasgow battered and bruised.
Winner Simon Peverly KO.

Simon Peverley landing some big shots bringing the Big Scot down

Kim Raysford (Woking SCI) V
Michelle Gardiner (White Lotus - Glos)
Ladies SEMI Contact Title
A great fight with the winner going to Malta next year to fight for the World Title. With so much at stake the fight get a little heavy at times but both very experienced fighters kept the pressure up for five grueling round.
Winner Kim Raysford

Michelle Gardiner takes Kim to the corner and throws everything at her.

Even with seconds to go in the last round both fighters give it all.

The Main Event a Re- Match between Paul Grieves (3x English Champion) and Paul Taylor reining Champion.

Paul Taylor (Chongshin Do - Midlands) V
Paul Grieves (Sunderland Spartans)

MAAS British Cruiser Weight Title Fight

This proved as exciting as promised - both are 1st Class fighters with technique and skill to rival the Pro's.
This fight had the lot - fantastic kicking combinations hard hitting rallies - knockdowns and fight backs - The fight started Taylor's way as he threw some awesome high kicks that thundered against the guard of Grieves - warning him of the extremely powerful kicks of this young man.

Grieves the experienced fighter that he is kept on coming forward and both exchanged wonderful rallies of top class punches. The movement of these fighters a sight to be witnessed.
The first two rounds went Taylor's way - his kicks landing with a huge roar from the local crowd. Third round and Grieves starts to change gear coming in strong but the evasive maneuvers of Taylor made him difficult to catch with a big one. The fourth round - and a battle of power - both landing massive hits - enough to finish most fights - but not today , there was too much at stake. Grieves now coming back scensing he needed a KO to win. The Fifth round a scene from a rocky film with both wanting to show the crowd what they are made of - Big hits - great combinations brought the crowd to their feet. Then bang Grieves lands a good on to the chin of Taylor - he kneels and rolls - back up and taking some massive punishment from Grieves. Yet still the local man comes forward to the cheers of the crowd, taking it to the final bell.