The European based British Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) held it’s latest event last night (March 24, 2012) at the National Indoor Arena in Brimingham, England.
The eleven-bout card was headlined by a middleweight title bout between champ Tom ‘Kong’ Watson (15-4) and previously undefeated Welsh fighter Jack ‘Hammer’ Marshman (10-1). Despite some strong support for Marshamn from his fellow British soldiers, Watson was able to score the bigger strikes in the first, despite walking away with a cut above his eye.
In the second, it was much the same as both men looked for the one punch finish. ‘Kong’ would land a spinning elbow, stunning the ‘Hammer’ before taking him to the mat to finish the fight with some ground-and-pound. The referee would stop the match at 4:50 of the second round giving Watson his third win and third straight title defense.
The remaining ‘Quick Results’ for the BAMMA 9 card is as follows:
World Middleweight title bout: Tom Watson def. Jack Marshman via TKO (Punches) – R2 @ 4:50
Lightweight bout: Colin Fletcher def. Jason Ball via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light heavyweight bout: Jason Jones def. Przemyslaw Mysiala via TKO (cuts) – R1 @ 3:51
Lightweight bout: Jake Murphy def. David Round via Submission (Rear-Naked choke) – R2 @ 1:40
Middleweight bout: Patrick Vallee def. Andrew Punshon via Submission (Armbar) – R2 @ 2:16
Welterweight bout: Tom Breese def. Mark Tucker via TKO (Knees) – R2 @ 1:30
Lightweight bout: Dale Hardiman def. Antanas Jazbutis via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight bout: Leeroy Barnes def. Matt Ewin via Submission (Guillotine choke) – R1 @ 4:57
Light heavyweight bout: Rab Truesdale def. Sam Mensah via TKO (Strikes) – R1 @ 4:32
Heavyweight bout: Marc Godbeer def. Catalin Zmarandescu via TKO (Corner Retirement) – R1 @ 5:00
Middleweight bout: Luke Barnatt def. Lee Johnson via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 2:36