CARISMA Town vs. Gown 2013 – the results

TG2010We had a great show on Saturday 16 February at the CARISMA Town vs. Gown Kickboxing 2013; I was particularly proud to see the variety of experiences and ages in the show that all contributed to a great result.  Here is the summary of fights and club scores:

ARUKBC: 0 win, 3 loss: 3 points
CARISMA: 7 win, 6 loss: 27 points (winners)
CUKBS: 6 win, 7 loss: 25 points

And here the list of all fights with respective winner:

Club Fighter Club Fighter Winner
CA Yiwen Hon vs. CA Natasha Taylor Natasha
CA Ksenia Titorenko vs. CU Maeve Doherty Ksenia
CA Saniya Patil vs. CA Penka Petrova Penka
CU Tim Williamson vs. CU Kostas Ziovas Tim
CU Naz Paudyhal vs. AR Andy Martin Naz
CU Charlie Samson vs. AR Pavel Solomein Charlie
CU Raz Jabary vs. CA Simone Masiero Raz
CU Samuel Dahan vs. CA Alex Kaus Alex
CU Isaac Elliott vs. CA Theo Morton Theo
CU Joe Bates vs. CU Anton Marusenko Joe
CU Matt Clarkson vs. CA Alexey Kravets Alexey
CU Alex Elliott vs. CA Felix Schmitten Felix
AR Yasmeen Mansour vs. CU Francesca Benzi Francesca

Many of the fighters entering this competition had just a few months of experience as they joined their respective clubs in September or October 2012.  All fights were well balanced and a few of the athletes have surprised us with performance beyond their usual standards.  It takes a lot of courage to train, get ready and step into a ring for the first time so a big well done to everybody fighting in this edition of Town vs. Gown, particularly those at their first experience.  Videos and pictures to follow.

Competition in Bury St.Edmunds December 2012 – the results

Another good result for CARISMA at the CKA competition in Bury St.Edmunds yesterday:

  • Phil Richardson managed to easily control his opponent throughout the three rounds and secured a clear victory.
  • Alan Brand found a shorter and aggressive opponent that neatly won the first round. Alan managed to ramp up his strategy and aggressiveness scoring with a few kicks  and increasing pressure from his upper body recovering the situation and winning.
  • Felix Schmitten, in a rematch with the same opponent, lost this time by a small and nearly arguable fraction.
  •  Simone Masiero, at his first fight, lost against a much taller and aggressive opponent; however he managed to fend off many of his attacks and, given a bit more experience he could have turn the result in his favour.

Once more a demonstration that hard work and preparation is paying back and any determined person can actually learn how to fight and to win.