A NUMBER OF Irish MMA’s best prospects were in action last night as the 3 Arena hosted Bamma’s first ever Irish event.
In the main event, 22-year-old Frenchman Tom ‘Fire Kid’ DuQuesnoy retained his featherweight title — defeating Manchester’s Brendan Loughnane by split decision.
Earlier in the night, middleweight Paul Byrne, who has recently moved from Drogheda to join up with coach John Kavanagh at SBG, remained unbeaten after winning his sixth consecutive fight. Byrne caught Conor Cooke with a ferocious head kick in the first round.
There was bad news for his team-mate as Christopher Jacquelin submitted Chris Fields with a triangle in the second round.
Elsewhere, SBG’s Sinead Kavanagh, a five-time national boxing champion, was hugely impressive as she took just 15 seconds to stop Hatice Ozyurt in her first professional bout.
Ballymena’s Alan Philpott claimed a split decision win over Regis Sugden, while Limerick fighter Catherine Costigan tapped out in the first round after Celine Haga put her in an armbar.
Bamma 22 results
- Tom DuQuesnoy def Brendan Loughnane via decision (split) after 3 rounds
- Chistopher Jacquelin def Chris Fields via submission (tap out) in Round 2
- Alan Philpott def Regis Sugden via decision (split) after 3 rounds
- Celine Haga def Catherine Costigan via submission (verbal) in Round 1
- Jack McGann def Jack Grant via TKO (strikes) in Round 1
- Paul Byrne def Conor Cooke via TKO (strikes) in Round 1
- Marc Diakiese def Rick Selvarajah via KO in Round 1
- Kane Mousah def Myles Price via unanimous decision after 3 rounds
- Sinead Kavanagh def Hatice Ozyurt via TKO (strikes) in Round 1
- Frans Mlambo def Darren O’Gorman via TKO (strikes) in Round 1
- Lukasz Parobiec def Jonathan Dargan via TKO (strikes) in Round 1
- Rhys McKee def John Redmond via submission (tap out) in Round 1
- Dylan Tuke def Adam Caffrey via submission (tap out) in Round 1
- Paul Craig def Karl Moore via submission (tap out) in Round 2
- Tim Wilde def Stephen Coll via majority decision after 3 rounds
- Mark Andrew def Sean Tobin via submission (tap out) in Round 3
- Patrick Wixted def Conor Dillon via TKO (strikes) in Round 2
- Alexandre Liete def Gerrard Gilmore via submission (tap out) in Round 2
- Keith Coady def Arnaud Dos Santos via TKO (doctor stoppage) in Round 1
Massive respect to Rhys McKee, stepped in on short notice, professional debut at a weight class 15 pounds above his natural one and submits a guy with the experience of John Redmond
I never heard of him before I found out he was fighting John. Fair play to him he’s going places. ..
By all accounts the crowd got lairy towards the end – throwing bottles into the octagon with some several scraps breaking out in & outside the arena. Don’t know how accurate these reports are tho?
Was there myself. People who threw the bottles where from an English crowd not happy with the decision. Also seen a bit of a pushing match. That was from the English crowd too. That’s all I seen but I’m sure there was more.
David Haye wouldn’t last too long in the Octagon!!
Soft!
I think our English visitors in attendance at BAMMA last night should lay off the sauce and behave themselves otherwise I just wish they wouldn’t come back again. Good night all round. Dragged on too long though trying to meet TV scheduling..
Sinéad Kavanagh looks the part and that’s two losses in a row for Chris Fields. The UFC is getting further and further away from him.
Supporters of one of the fighters mentioned above behaved disgracefully and made everyone sitting around them feel uncomfortable with their carry on.
They are different sports, Hayes