BAMMA 9
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| BAMMA 9: Watson vs Marshman | ||||
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| Promotion | British Association of Mixed Martial Arts | |||
| Date | March 24, 2012 | |||
| Venue | National Indoor Arena (NIA) | |||
| City | Birmingham, England | |||
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BAMMA 9: Watson vs Marshman was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) on March 24, 2012, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
Background
Marshman became the first Welsh mixed martial artist to headline a major MMA event.[1]
This event was due to be held on 11th February 2012 at the LG Arena in Birmingham but was moved to 24th March 2012 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham due to unforeseen circumstances.
Nate Marquardt was due to headline the main event however this is no longer the case since he mutually cancelled his BAMMA contract.[2]
BAMMA 9 aired on a week's delay on Extreme Sports Channel in the UK (Channel 419 on Sky and Channel 527 on Virgin).[3]
Sam Hooker and Rus Smith were expected to fight on the card, however due to injuries they were replaced by Luke Barnatt and Lewis Long respectively.[4]
Official Fight Card
Main Card
- World Middleweight Title Bout:
Tom Watson vs Jack Marshman
- Watson defeated Marshman via TKO (punches and elbows) at 4:50 of round 2.
- Lightweight Bout: Jason Ball vs Colin Fletcher
- Fletcher defeated Ball via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Light Heavyweight Bout :
Przemyslaw Mysiala vs 
Jason Jones
- Jones defeated Mysiala via TKO (cuts) at 3:51 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Mark Tucker vs Tom Breese
- Breese defeated Tucker via TKO (knees) at 1:40 of round 2.
Preliminary Card
- Middleweight Bout: Andrew Punshon vs
Patrick Vallee
- Vallee defeated Punshon via submission (armbar) at 2:16 of round 2.
- Welterweight Bout: Leeroy Barnes vs
Matt Ewin
- Barnes defeated Ewin via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:57 of round 2.
- Lightweight Bout:
Antanas Jazbutis vs Dale Hardiman
- Hardiman defeated Jazbutis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
- Heavyweight Bout: Mark Godbeer vs
Catalin Zmarandescu
- Godbeer defeated Zmarandescu via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of round 1.
- Middleweight Bout: Lee Johnson vs Luke Barnatt
- Barnatt defeated Johnson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:36 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Rab Truesdale vs Sam Mensah
- Truesdale defeated Mensah via TKO (elbows) at 4:32 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: David Round vs
Jake Murphy
- Murphy defeated Round via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:40 of round 2.
References
- ^ "Serving paratrooper Jack Marshman gets BAMMA world title shot". Mirror.co.uk. 2012-03-17.
- ^ "Nate Marquardt Talks Fight with Paul Daley, Free Agency and BAMMA". bleacherreport.com. 2011-10-14.
- ^ "BAMMA 9 will air on Extreme Sports Channel in the UK". ProMMANow.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "BAMMA 9 - BARNATT & LONG IN; HOOKER & SMITH OUT". Zimbio.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
External links
- "Pictures: BAMMA 9," Sherdog.com (26 March 2012).