The fifth edition of UWC named “Undisputed” saw a packed public at Garons Leisure Center in Southend on Sea. Organisers Daniel and Alex Burzotta should be proud of what they do achieve in Essex by putting together such a successful show.
AMATEUR MMA - MIDDLEWEIGHT
Whitehead started the fight with some good body shots but was soon down to the ground to defend against a good grappler from Team Suregrip. During the second round, most of the fight occurred on the floor where Will Morley defeated Lee Whitehead via Submission (Armbar).
WELTERWEIGHT
John Brown defeated Stuart Davies via Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT (3X4 MINUTES)
Marco Motta defeated Nikolajus Cilkinas via Unanimous Decision after 3 rounds
WELTERWEIGHT
Lee Wieczorek defeated Kevin Porter via Submission (Omo Plata) after 2:30 of round 1
WELTERWEIGHT
Simeon Thoresen defeated Chas Jacquier via TKO (Strikes) after 3:04 of round 1
MIDDLEWEIGHT
A quick, efficient Lee Mayo started the fight at fast pace and defeated Fernando Saucedo via Submission (Strikes) after 0:24 of round 1
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
Arunas Andriuskevicius defeated Matteo Piran via TKO (Strikes) after 4:25 of Round 1
HEAVYWEIGHT
Ronnie Gill defeated Luke Blythe via Verbal Submission (Strikes) after 4:40 of round 1
WELTERWEIGHT
Matt Thorpe won over Claude Henrique via disqualification (illegal strikes to the back of the head).
(Thorpe was hit with an accidental elbow whilst in rear mount during round 1 and was unable to continue).
WELTERWEIGHT
John Hales defeated Denas Banevkgicius via Submission (Strikes) after 2:44 of round 1
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Newcomer Jamie Banks was welcomed like a star during his entrance in the cage. Surely the public was expecting some thunder: and it happened! Banks left not one single chance to Woods for defending himself and after and avalanche of punches, Lee Woods was stopped and left battered. Jamie Banks defeated Lee Woods via TKO (Strikes) after 0:14 of round 1
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
Under the tight scrutiny of Ian Freeman (who announced he was lacking a good lightweight fighter for the UK IFL team) Valentino Petrescu and Przemyslaw Mysiala went to war. Although Mysiala was an offensive fighter, he never was able to endanger Petrescu – with some effective jabs and kicks, Valentino Petrescu defeated Przemyslaw Mysiala via KO after 4:59 of round 1 and received a verbal accolade from Ian Freeman.
MAIN EVENT - HEAVYWEIGHT
Stavros Economou did not have an easy first round as Alfredo Achilli showed some offensive and good defensive techniques and took-down the “bear” several times to the ground. But Economou always fought back and finally defeated Alfredo Achilli via TKO (Strikes) after 2:16 of round 2.