AFL Newport 15th March

[MMAlien]

Best amateur show i have been too, great venue great atmosphere!

[Nak-Muay]

Hope the show goes well, hopefully flying off to Thailand 27th March so be nice to see some people I train with before I go!!!

[MMAlien]

How long you going for marc?

[Nak-Muay]

6-12 months

MarC* =P

[Simon James]

Best amateur show i have been too, great venue great atmosphere!


a good show , shame its on the wrong night:D

[steve_langford]

Best amateur show i have been too, great venue great atmosphere!

WORD!!!

I will still be there supporting my boy Phil Faulkner

[MMAlien]

TTT for the AFL, just got off the phone to Mike, itts going to be a wicked show!

[wagon]

I may pop along to this. I was gonna go out and watch the rugny but this may be an alternative

[Darkside]

I may pop along to this. I was gonna go out and watch the rugny but this may be an alternative

if your going give me a buzz share a lift down

[Femme-ma]

Looking forward to this and to seeing you guys. :D

[Darkside]

Looking forward to this and to seeing you guys. :D

you coming down then rach? thats good, will be nice to see you again!!!

[kickboxingidiot1]

What is the fight card?
Hope Phil Gregory stays unbeaten ;)

[stapes360]

does this have a 4 man amateur tournament?

[theassasin]

does this have a 4 man amateur tournament?

ha ha ha stapes are you looking to buffer up your record again?;)

[stapes360]

ha ha ha stapes are you looking to buffer up your record again?;)

Ha Id just fight you if i wanted to do that !!!! ha ha!!!

I think this is the show with the 4 man tourney, im interested in watching it as iv done a bit of rolling with one of the guys in it and i think he's gonna win.

[theassasin]

Ha Id just fight you if i wanted to do that !!!! ha ha!!!


ouch! ha ha ha

[MMAlien]

yeah there is a 4 man tourny at the upcomign AFL!

[Femme-ma]

yeah there is a 4 man tourny at the upcomign AFL!

Who's in the tourney?

[theassasin]

Who's in the tourney?

4 men hun.........

[stapes360]

If this is the one im thinking of i'd put money on Raj Bista for the win. Not gonna say how as i wouldnt want to give his game away.

[MMAlien]

Yip raj in in the tourny!

[Nak-Muay]

I think the match up is pretty harsh really...

Josh Ramage, Kevin Knight and Martin Evans are all amatures... both been training between 18 months and two years. Raj is a wrestling coach for Trojan / Hill Tribes and has been training for a very long time, I would question that match making.

However Josh Ramage and Kevin Knight are both very, very good fighters. I think Kevin and Martin will lose to Raj's wrestling, however I think Josh will be able to keep it on the feet and knock Raj out. I would say Kevin vs Raj is Raj winning, Martin vs Josh is Josh winning... Josh vs Raj is Josh winning by TKO...

However i still have big questions (as do many others) in regards to the match making... but there we go.

[wagon]

I think the match up is pretty harsh really...

Josh Ramage, Kevin Knight and Martin Evans are all amatures... both been training between 18 months and two years. Raj is a wrestling coach for Trojan / Hill Tribes and has been training for a very long time, I would question that match making.

However Josh Ramage and Kevin Knight are both very, very good fighters. I think Kevin and Martin will lose to Raj's wrestling, however I think Josh will be able to keep it on the feet and knock Raj out. I would say Kevin vs Raj is Raj winning, Martin vs Josh is Josh winning... Josh vs Raj is Josh winning by TKO...

However i still have big questions (as do many others) in regards to the match making... but there we go.

it's the competitors choice to fight matey.:D

[Femme-ma]

it's the competitors choice to fight matey.:D

Plus, despite the length of time training, they all have prettyequal experience in competing, which is a more important factor.

[wagon]

Plus, despite the length of time training, they all have prettyequal experience in competing, which is a more important factor.

I agree totally.

[Nak-Muay]

Well it is not me who has to live with the eventuallity that someone gets seriously hurt because they were miss-matched. Just my opinion anyway... everyone is entitled :)

[MMAlien]

Well it is not me who has to live with the eventuallity that someone gets seriously hurt because they were miss-matched. Just my opinion anyway... everyone is entitled :)

Its an amataur show with a good safety record. No one will get hurt. its not as if Raj a big roid freak with his sights set on killing his opponents. All fighters in the tourny agreed to fight, they know how good Raj is and they will go into the tourny confident that they can come out with a belt. No missmatches, all fighters have done well in previous AFL's and have established them selves as number one contenders!

[MMAlien]

I think maybe Aplin is bitter because both his losses are to fighters who are entering the tourny and he is gutted that he's not good enough to be included.

[Nak-Muay]

Whatever dick head. I am not bitter at all, they are all great guys, all very skilled and I believe all have a good future. I just think that when you have people like Paul Reed, Stapes, etc saying 'I have sparred Raj, he is good' you need to stop and think... why is this guy sparring with people of such high calibour, when Josh, Martin and Kevin are learning / being taught by people like this...

I have asked to rematch both Kevin and Martin, and I would like to fight Raj when I get back from Thailand next year. Although you try and piss me off Ricky because you're an ass kisser to certain people, I know on the day I wasn't good enough to beat either, which is why I am doing something about it and going to train full time in Thailand. I am glad I lost to both because it taught me something, it taught me I need to train seriously and that is what I'm going to do from now on.

I look forward to coming back in one years time and making you eat your words Ricky... now, go train and how about instead of critisizing people you get in the cage and actually fight? I'm back in January if you loose enough weight (stop drinking / eating shit) and it shouldn't be a problem for you seeing as 'I'm not good enough' for people in the AFL :)

I'll even follow your dodgy match making and fight you at 70KG seeing as your 'slimming world' diet is going so well... so there's your motivation :) I hate 'calling people out' on forums, but your such a cocky critic that I feel I need to because otherwise you think you have a higher status which is not the case. I don't care if someone has lost 20 fights and tells me I suck, but I do care about someone having had no fights and telling me I'm not good enough... So step up Ricky...

MMA Alien:

well training in MMA and Muay Thai is fun, but i cant wait to get in the ring/cage and have my own fights and kick some ass, being such a short ass as i am and weighing so much its very hard trying to find myself an opponent to beat up!

You got one :)

[Nak-Muay]

P.S. I appologise for bring this into the AFL thread, will continue this by PM with Ricky directly.

I hope the show goes well, my experiences with The AFL have been relatively positive. Obviously this time round I feel I was mis-matched against a guy much bigger than myself. However my last two fights have been pretty fair and I was treated well when I arrived. In terms of fans it is a very well put on show enjoyable to all and with high production quality. I wish Mike Swanbo all the best with the show and hope all the fighters have a good night in Newport.

[MMAlien]

My first call out, woo im famous!

[Nak-Muay]

No.. you just like to think you are :) Anyway, PM, don't wanna trash this thread.

[MMAlien]

No, keep the thread on top, its good for the AFL!

[Darkside]

No, keep the thread on top, its good for the AFL!

What he said!!!

[Duchman]

I think maybe Aplin is bitter because both his losses are to fighters who are entering the tourny and he is gutted that he's not good enough to be included.

What a proffesional you are....

[Reedy]

Its an amataur show with a good safety record. No one will get hurt. its not as if Raj a big roid freak with his sights set on killing his opponents. All fighters in the tourny agreed to fight, they know how good Raj is and they will go into the tourny confident that they can come out with a belt. No missmatches, all fighters have done well in previous AFL's and have established them selves as number one contenders!

You cant have 4 no 1 contenders lol. Raj is very good, and will take some stopping. Buts its up to the guys competeing if they want to enter or not.

[payner]

Angrrr Management will be there, we are once again pleased to supply the Cage to Mike & the team for this one.
See you there.

[MMAlien]

You cant have 4 no 1 contenders lol. Raj is very good, and will take some stopping. Buts its up to the guys competeing if they want to enter or not.

Hence the reason for a four man tourny, all four fighters deserve to be in contention for the title.

[wagon]

class Rickster v apauling. I'm still laughing at Aplins digs on the diet mate. I must say Aplin you are a very funny man:D

[Predator]

Aplin you seem like a nice guy but u dont talk much sense sometimes.

I Train with professionals fighters almost everyday. Been training for almost 5 years but only ever competed MMA at a amateur level.

Does that mean that when i want to fight again i should jump straight into pro?

But the funny thing is alot of people would say yes and thats whats wrong with UK MMA

[MMAlien]

Aplin you seem like a nice guy but u dont talk much sense sometimes.

I Train with professionals fighters almost everyday. Been training for almost 5 years but only ever competed MMA at a amateur level.

Does that mean that when i want to fight again i should jump straight into pro?

But the funny thing is alot of people would say yes and thats whats wrong with UK MMA

be carefull he might offer you out next!

[Predator]

be carefull he might offer you out next!

I dont care. Im nails :)

[wagon]

Aplin you seem like a nice guy but u dont talk much sense sometimes.

I Train with professionals fighters almost everyday. Been training for almost 5 years but only ever competed MMA at a amateur level.

Does that mean that when i want to fight again i should jump straight into pro?

But the funny thing is alot of people would say yes and thats whats wrong with UK MMA

I agree again! I'm pretty much the same, trained for a few years here and there. With Mike Swambos Hilltribes (AFL founder) for a while, SSJJ, Muay thai and BJJ. Fought in gi (recently) and no gi and amateur mma and thats it due to work and family commitments I can't spend the time to dedicate to fight pro rules so what do I do sit on my arse just encase someone (like Aplin) doesn't think it's right.

by the way I am also nails (no really I am):D

[Sam@Hilltribes]

you're not nails Neil - you're a big girl!

Aplin - poor show offering someone out on a forum mate, thought you had a bit more class than that

As for Raj, yes he's damn good, but only because he's had good coaching, good training partners ;) and works his ass off. He's an amateur fighter at the end of the day (he only has 2 fights ffs) and, in my opinion, any of the guys he's potentially fighting can beat him - none of them are chumps by any stretch of the imagination.

I know where my money i going to be though!

continuing with the AFL theme though, how good is Nick Mcfadden vs Stuart Tyrie going to be??? seriously looking forward to that one.

[Nak-Muay]

Aplin - poor show offering someone out on a forum mate, thought you had a bit more class than that

Nahhhh, I just don't appriciate being told 'Im not good enough' by someone who doesn't fight, never had a fight and says stupid things on the Internet like 'It is hard for me to get a fight' when there are so many threads asking for fighters. Not to mention the jibes I have recieved from Ricky over since my first fight in April, I generally just don't like the guy and I have always been told one of my biggest down falls in the cage is I'm too nice, I don't show aggression... So maybe fighting someone I don't like can help me out a bit.

Just as an update Ricky accepted the match, so I look forward to it. Granted it won't be until January / February when I get back from Thailand, however I look forward to testing my Muay Thai skills I pick up on Rickys face. As I said before, I feel Ricky hides behind his notepad and ass kisses his way into promotions, so it is good that he is proving me wrong by stepping up... Fair play to him and I won't say another bad word against him up until we fight... last night I went a little over the line by swearing at him and going OTT on the abuse, however I felt a bit let down that he insulted my abilities and called me bitter.

Look forward to punching you in the face Ricky ;) Start training... lose some weight and lets put on a good show :)


Aplin you seem like a nice guy but u dont talk much sense sometimes.

I Train with professionals fighters almost everyday. Been training for almost 5 years but only ever competed MMA at a amateur level.

Does that mean that when i want to fight again i should jump straight into pro?

But the funny thing is alot of people would say yes and thats whats wrong with UK MMA

I understand what you are saying and I am not saying Raj should fight pro at all. What I am saying is more emphasis should be on 'match making', I recently competed at Fahred Ali's show in Sheffield and EVERY match has been carefully set up be experience, weight, time training, etc. The same thing goes for Quannom (sp) type shows, they are all about fighting based on level, rather than fight experience. Fight experience is just one part of the puzzle...

However it seems that in Amature MMA TOO OFTEN it is set upon how many MMA fights someone has had. For example is it fair someone who has trained MMA for 12 months fights someone who has kickboxed 9 years? Even if both have only had 1 MMA fight each for example. I would say no because they are likely to have their head kicked off, however it happens...

Again though, just my opinion and I am not a promotor, just a fan. I see amature MMA as a learning process and I think to learn people need to fight without the risk of getting hurt or put in matches against someone they are expected to lose against. However I can see your points about if they wanna fight let them fight... just sometimes fighters need protecting against themselves... :P

[iandean]

matchmaking at the bottom end of the scale is notoriously tricky if you want to do it correct, as fighters have no form. A quick KO makes the matchmaker look bad if it is very one sided.

Yet an ineffective clash of styles send people to sleep. Without form, comments from others in the scene or indication on how fighters will react in a fight or flight atmosphere....it is hard to matchmake.

[Nak-Muay]

matchmaking at the bottom end of the scale is notoriously tricky if you want to do it correct, as fighters have no form. A quick KO makes the matchmaker look bad if it is very one sided.

Yet an ineffective clash of styles send people to sleep. Without form, comments from others in the scene or indication on how fighters will react in a fight or flight atmosphere....it is hard to matchmake.

Certainly, which is why I have so much respect for people like Fahred Ali (KBidiot) and Quannum, you look at those matches and they are ALL brilliantly set up. Kainer2 I can't comment on CW as I havn't seen your ammature fights. Anyway, we shall see what happens... as I have said, I think Josh Ramage will supprise a lot of people and take this one. But I think the plan was to have Raj destroy the lot of them and take the title... which is wrong. Again, opinions though and mine may well be wrong. I appologise for being baited... I dislike petty forum arguments, esspecially when it spoils a thread. However I am glad I've got a match I've wanted for ages ;)

[david5]

I dont care. Im nails :)

he is actually nails, fucking sandbagger :p

[iandean]

even at the entry level pro scene...you suffer from the same issues

[Ozzie]

I think the match up is pretty harsh really...

Josh Ramage, Kevin Knight and Martin Evans are all amatures... both been training between 18 months and two years. Raj is a wrestling coach for Trojan / Hill Tribes and has been training for a very long time, I would question that match making.

However Josh Ramage and Kevin Knight are both very, very good fighters. I think Kevin and Martin will lose to Raj's wrestling, however I think Josh will be able to keep it on the feet and knock Raj out. I would say Kevin vs Raj is Raj winning, Martin vs Josh is Josh winning... Josh vs Raj is Josh winning by TKO...

However i still have big questions (as do many others) in regards to the match making... but there we go.

Aplin you are wrong. Raj is not the Wrestling coach at Trojan,Saeed Esmaili is the wrestling coach, and Raj assists him when he cannot teach.

In the order of things, at Trojan Raj is just the same as all the other fighters who come to learn, he is just someone who is training with a view to going pro.

His prominence in the team is because he has done a lot to develop an amateur element to the Trojan package and does a lot of behind the scenes stuff to support the team. But in terms of instructing staff, he has never taught the team and merely seeks to develop his skills like the other fighters. Also why have you stated that the three guys matched in the tourney against Raj are Amateurs? Are you not aware that Raj has never fought pro, and if you are then why do you mention it? The matching is fair and I think the fights will be exciting.

[MMAlien]

Aplin you are wrong. Raj is not the Wrestling coach at Trojan,Saeed Esmaili is the wrestling coach, and Raj assists him when he cannot teach.

In the order of things, at Trojan Raj is just the same as all the other fighters who come to learn, he is just someone who is training with a view to going pro.

His prominence in the team is because he has done a lot to develop an amateur element to the Trojan package and does a lot of behind the scenes stuff to support the team. But in terms of instructing staff, he has never taught the team and merely seeks to develop his skills like the other fighters. Also why have you stated that the three guys matched in the tourney against Raj are Amateurs? Are you not aware that Raj has never fought pro, and if you are then why do you mention it? The matching is fair and I think the fights will be exciting.

Exactly. aplin you criticize me because i have never fought and yet i do fight reports. you express that because i have never fought i am not on a position to give my opinion. Atleast i do my research, just proves that you know shit and all you are is a noob!

[wagon]

[QUOTE=Sam@Hilltribes;143386]you're not nails Neil - you're a big girl!

right that's it wagon v Sam on the same bill:D :D

still got the gay red postman pat style car Sam??

[Nak-Muay]

Exactly. aplin you criticize me because i have never fought and yet i do fight reports. you express that because i have never fought i am not on a position to give my opinion. Atleast i do my research, just proves that you know shit and all you are is a noob!

Well like I said, I believe matches should be made fairly on skill level, not experience. Otherwise what stops me from not competing for the next 10 years but training 6 days a week and then fighting people with the same fight experience as myself? People will just get hurt, happens consistently in boxing.

[wagon]

Well like I said, I believe matches should be made fairly on skill level, not experience. Otherwise what stops me from not competing for the next 10 years but training 6 days a week and then fighting people with the same fight experience as myself? People will just get hurt, happens consistently in boxing.

It's the same everywhere mate, thats the way it is. A lot of subs grappling comps are under 2 years training over 2 years. So I could theoretically fight a BJJ blackbelt in subs wrestling but compete as a white belt in BJJ.

spitting your dummy out about it isn't really gonna make much difference

[boxingbrit]

This thread is hilarious

[Duchman]

as much as i agree with ian. please continue on marc aplin vs mmalien on the main forum.

[wagon]

as much as i agree with ian. please continue on marc aplin vs mmalien on the main forum.

will do mate

[kickboxingidiot1]

Nahhhh, I just don't appriciate being told 'Im not good enough' by someone who doesn't fight, never had a fight and says stupid things on the Internet like 'It is hard for me to get a fight' when there are so many threads asking for fighters. Not to mention the jibes I have recieved from Ricky over since my first fight in April, I generally just don't like the guy and I have always been told one of my biggest down falls in the cage is I'm too nice, I don't show aggression... So maybe fighting someone I don't like can help me out a bit.

Just as an update Ricky accepted the match, so I look forward to it. Granted it won't be until January / February when I get back from Thailand, however I look forward to testing my Muay Thai skills I pick up on Rickys face. As I said before, I feel Ricky hides behind his notepad and ass kisses his way into promotions, so it is good that he is proving me wrong by stepping up... Fair play to him and I won't say another bad word against him up until we fight... last night I went a little over the line by swearing at him and going OTT on the abuse, however I felt a bit let down that he insulted my abilities and called me bitter.

Look forward to punching you in the face Ricky ;) Start training... lose some weight and lets put on a good show :)



I understand what you are saying and I am not saying Raj should fight pro at all. What I am saying is more emphasis should be on 'match making', I recently competed at Fahred Ali's show in Sheffield and EVERY match has been carefully set up be experience, weight, time training, etc. The same thing goes for Quannom (sp) type shows, they are all about fighting based on level, rather than fight experience. Fight experience is just one part of the puzzle...

However it seems that in Amature MMA TOO OFTEN it is set upon how many MMA fights someone has had. For example is it fair someone who has trained MMA for 12 months fights someone who has kickboxed 9 years? Even if both have only had 1 MMA fight each for example. I would say no because they are likely to have their head kicked off, however it happens...

Again though, just my opinion and I am not a promotor, just a fan. I see amature MMA as a learning process and I think to learn people need to fight without the risk of getting hurt or put in matches against someone they are expected to lose against. However I can see your points about if they wanna fight let them fight... just sometimes fighters need protecting against themselves... :P

I am the one who promoted Aplins kickboxing fight and can vouch for the fact that he knows his way round the ring for a novice. The lad is a complete gentleman and should be shown respect for having the balls to get in the ring and fight kickboxing against one of my kickboxers and he gave himself a good showing.
Who is Ricky just out of curiosity and would he take a kickboxing fight? I would gladly put it on in November if both parties are up for it.

[MMAlien]

I am the one who promoted Aplins kickboxing fight and can vouch for the fact that he knows his way round the ring for a novice. The lad is a complete gentleman and should be shown respect for having the balls to get in the ring and fight kickboxing against one of my kickboxers and he gave himself a good showing.
Who is Ricky just out of curiosity and would he take a kickboxing fight? I would gladly put it on in November if both parties are up for it.

No, i dont like the no leg kick rule, as i have cracking leg kicks!

[kickboxingidiot1]

No, i dont like the no leg kick rule, as i have cracking leg kicks!

Au Contraire young man, most of our kickboxing fights include leg kicks.
Some include knees as well.

We have :
Full contact = shiny pants with boots and all kicks above belt.
Low kick= Shorts and low kicks allowed
Oriental rules= Shorts with low kicks and knees. (K-1 style basically)

We also have different levels for the Low kick or the K-1

Novice= 3x1.5 mins with leather shinpads on

C Class= 3x2 mins (shinpads optional)

B Class = 3x3 mins , No pads. Knees to the head in the K-1 style are allowed.

Please let me know i love forum fights

[MMAlien]

Au Contraire young man, most of our kickboxing fights include leg kicks.
Some include knees as well.

We have :
Full contact = shiny pants with boots and all kicks above belt.
Low kick= Shorts and low kicks allowed
Oriental rules= Shorts with low kicks and knees. (K-1 style basically)

We also have different levels for the Low kick or the K-1

Novice= 3x1.5 mins with leather shinpads on

C Class= 3x2 mins (shinpads optional)

B Class = 3x3 mins , No pads. Knees to the head in the K-1 style are allowed.

Please let me know i love forum fights

i would prefere MMA tbh, but you can ask my thai manager lee power!

[kickboxingidiot1]

i would prefere MMA tbh, but you can ask my thai manager lee power!

I know Lee power very well, he was at my last show with the welsh team.Whats your name?

[ReaperBabe]

This thread has gone seriously off track :rolleyes:

AFL rawks too!

[MMAlien]

Ricky Wright, i was going to come up and support the boys, but something came up!

[MMAlien]

This thread has gone seriously off track :rolleyes:

AFL rawks too!

Your right, just soke to Mike Swambo this morning and the event has sold out its currant capacity and will be putting more seats on, its going to be packed out!

[Nak-Muay]

It is leg kicks... :S

Thanks for the compliments Fahred... Ricky is a guy who writes about fighting.

[MMAlien]

It is leg kicks... :S

Thanks for the compliments Fahred... Ricky is a guy who writes about fighting.

Aplin is a guy who has a go at promotions for putting on missmatches when he aint got a clue about promoting!

[Sam@Hilltribes]

Aplin - talking about mismatches.......... you have at least 4 fights that I know of, yet you've just offered out a complete novice (no offence meant Ricky, just referring to the fact you've had no fights)

Seems to me that someone of your experience, having fought the caliber of opponent you have would be completely mismatatched against a guy with only 1 interclub Thai boxing match and no MMA experience whatsoever.

I'm not trying to rile you Marc (don't want to get offered out!) I've met you a few times and think you're a nice guy, not to mention I've seen your fights and think you've got heart (I've said as much in your defence before), but I don't think what you're insinuating about The AFL is fair - you were well treated both times you fought up in Newport. Mike is a hard working guy who loves this sport and puts on quality shows with reat fights - anything but mismatches!

Neil - lets get it on mate. I'm more than happy to fight you.............




..................if you can make 70kg :P

[MMAlien]

None taken sam, as it is true. i agree with the rest of your post too. Mike and the AFL do not deserve all this negative feedback from a guy who had been given a great opportunity by mike and and the hard working staff at the AFL. dont bite the hnd that feeds you!

[MMAlien]

By the way Sam, are you fighting on the weekend?

[kevin87]

cage warriors should have a smack talk forum! can wait for the AFL Saturday now, it is going to be a good. :)

[Sam@Hilltribes]

Was scheduled to but had to pull out due to a shoulder injury :( not training at the moment so have no way to get the frustrations out - hence participating in internet forum bitch fests lol!

So is this fight with Aplin going ahead then Ricky? who's putting it on?

[kevin87]

sorry to hear about your injury sam. who was you ment to fight?

[Sam@Hilltribes]

Jamie Jones from Gloucester - luckily Mike found another fight for him, was feeling bad about pulling out because he no doubt trained real hard.

Wishing him all the best for saturday - hopefully we'll be able to fightlater in the year :)

[Femme-ma]

Are you coming to the event Sam?

[MMAlien]

ttt for the AFL!

[wagon]

:D

Neil - lets get it on mate. I'm more than happy to fight you.............




..................if you can make 70kg :P

fuck me I'd have to cut my legs off to get down to 70kg!! Thought I was gonna die in getting down to 82.3kg for BJJ. I was about 93KG before i cut out the take aways and started running more. It's salad and cardio for fun now mate.:D

pop down to Pedro Bessas on a Monday if you fancy a roll good bunch of lads and lassess. I'll even lend you a gi

[steve_langford]

Cant wait til saturday!

Phil vs Alex is gonna be off the hook!

So is the 4man tourney and nick vs Stuart!

Shame circumstances mean I aint fighting and wont be cornering but hell Im still gonna be there shouting for my boy's Phil and John

oh and the John vs Gavin rematch should be cool as well (could someone PLEASE remind Gav its AM though :P)

WOOP WOOP THE AFL AND SWAMBO :)

[MMAlien]

Cant wait til saturday!

Phil vs Alex is gonna be off the hook!

So is the 4man tourney and nick vs Stuart!

Shame circumstances mean I aint fighting and wont be cornering but hell Im still gonna be there shouting for my boy's Phil and John

oh and the John vs Gavin rematch should be cool as well (could someone PLEASE remind Gav its AM though :P)

WOOP WOOP THE AFL AND SWAMBO :)

Dont forget the car park brawl!

[steve_langford]

Dont forget the car park brawl!

leave it Ricky

wait til he get's back from Thailand

Just enjoy the AFL , have a laugh , share some man hug's and be merry :)

[MMAlien]

leave it Ricky

wait til he get's back from Thailand

Just enjoy the AFL , have a laugh , share some man hug's and be merry :)

That said, i dont want to give the AFL a bad name. *man hugs*

[steve_langford]

That said, i dont want to give the AFL a bad name. *man hugs*

good lad

now if you would be kind enough to PM me your AFL predictions :)

[Nak-Muay]

Good luck to the fighters tomorrow. As I have said before it is a very good show and I wish Mike and the show the best of luck... I spoke to Mike for a good 30 minutes on the phone today lots of arguing and swearing ;)

However I think his point was fair, I shouldn't have publically said what I said, I should have phoned him. I emailed and text him a few times (mainly as I am at work) and at night I train. But he said he gets too many texts and emails to reply... And I hope my point of 'I wanted to know who I was fighting' was also valid.

So I appologise for bringing my opinions into a public forum before talking from Mike. It sounds like a lot of shit stirring was going on (people telling me what Mike had said and people telling Mike what I had said) behind the scenes that people didn't see.

I wish the show the best of luck and as I have already said, I think Mike is a good guy, and I don't nessecerilly agree with some of the match ups. HOWEVER it is not my decision to make and I am sure other people have opinions but have shut up and not mentioned them...

Good luck everyone tomorrow, put on a good show... Gonna learn to keep my opinions to myself a bit more I think ;)

[steve_langford]

Its going to be AWESOME

[Death wish]

is Phil Gregory fighting

[philofcynon1]

no mate im not fighting tomorrow...bit sucked off like:(

all the training leading up to the fight and then i fall over a kerb carrying my guitar amp and fuck my knee up!! fucking gonna go down and cheer the boys on and get steaming tho definately!! all this time not being able to drink:(im going to be in a state tomorrow...cant wait. does any1 know if nick is fighting stuart tyrie?? if so i cant wait to see that !!

[Nak-Muay]

Sorry to hear that phil... cheers for the directions the other day... we got to the bay in the end... skipped the gaybar though ;)

[steve_langford]

no mate im not fighting tomorrow...bit sucked off like:(

all the training leading up to the fight and then i fall over a kerb carrying my guitar amp and fuck my knee up!! fucking gonna go down and cheer the boys on and get steaming tho definately!! all this time not being able to drink:(im going to be in a state tomorrow...cant wait. does any1 know if nick is fighting stuart tyrie?? if so i cant wait to see that !!

yep he is as far as I know

gonna be a cracking night

[steve_langford]

TTT for what's gonna be a awesome show tonight!

good luck to all the fighter's/teams and may the best men win

Ricky , Rachel see you there dude's .......

[Death wish]

no mate im not fighting tomorrow...bit sucked off like:(

all the training leading up to the fight and then i fall over a kerb carrying my guitar amp and fuck my knee up!! fucking gonna go down and cheer the boys on and get steaming tho definately!! all this time not being able to drink:(im going to be in a state tomorrow...cant wait. does any1 know if nick is fighting stuart tyrie?? if so i cant wait to see that !!

shame mate would of come down ta watch ya ko some 1 mate

[steve_langford]

shame mate would of come down ta watch ya ko some 1 mate

I would still go if I was you dude

some great match ups ,a tournament! and title fights......gonna be class

[Death wish]

I would still go if I was you dude

some great match ups ,a tournament! and title fights......gonna be class

its a long way 4 me ta travel as live in newcastle met phil at a kickboxing show he is nut great stand up will make the next 1 herd loads ov good things and saw some fights on youtube

[steve_langford]

its a long way 4 me ta travel as live in newcastle met phil at a kickboxing show he is nut great stand up will make the next 1 herd loads ov good things and saw some fights on youtube

He is a great fighter! biggest heart Ive ever seen in person (if ya get what i mean :p)

His fight at the last AFL was immense.....seriously immense :cool:

[Death wish]

He is a great fighter! biggest heart Ive ever seen in person (if ya get what i mean :p)

His fight at the last AFL was immense.....seriously immense :cool:

he was taking 2 the crowd in his kickboxing fight asking them what he should do pure class

[Sam@Hilltribes]

What training phil you lazy bastard :P?

Sorry to hear about your injury mate - I'm sure the beer will console you though!

You can come and watch the fights from my office if you want, best seats in the house!

[Hywel Teague]

what time is 1st fight tonight?

[kevin87]

about 7 i think. :)

[Nak-Muay]

Good luck tonight Kevin, fight well :)

Good luck to Josh Ramage, hoping he brings the title back to Weston :)

[philofcynon1]

What training phil you lazy bastard :P?

Sorry to hear about your injury mate - I'm sure the beer will console you though!

You can come and watch the fights from my office if you want, best seats in the house!

yes mate ill bring up a few cans and we can all get bolloxed and shout some abuse from the box :D its a lot easier when ur watching isnt it?? im looking forward to pat fightin:) good luck to him and nick mcfadden vs stuart tyrie!!thats gonna be fight of the night cant wait for that!!

[philofcynon1]

He is a great fighter! biggest heart Ive ever seen in person (if ya get what i mean :p)

His fight at the last AFL was immense.....seriously immense :cool:

cheers steve the last 1 was a bit of a bloodbath wasnt it lol looking forward to the show today tho cant wait to get down there and shout some good advice out to the boys( rip his fucking head off) !! hahahaha if only i knew what i was talking about lol

[Nak-Muay]

Steve, Phil, etc can you post results when you get home? :)

[Nak-Muay]

Quick Couple of results I was texted

4 man tournement

Semi-Final:

Raj vs Martin Evans - Raj
Kevin Knight vs Josh Ramage - Josh by DQ (Kevin punched him whilst grounded)

Final:

Raj vs Josh Ramage - Raj by VERY close decision

[Nak-Muay]

I hear the match with josh and Raj could have gone either way and Josh fought like a true warrior... Well done Josh, really proud of you mate.

I see Josh being one of the top in his weight class one day in the future, I have never trained with someone who puts so much heart and determination into every training session, sparring session and even technique work.

You'll come back from this mate and you'll get a much bigger title one day in the future :)

[steve_langford]

The show was great as usual

Cant remember the full results.....

Phil faulkner vs Alex Ward (phil armbar rd1)

John Ashley vs Gavin Gwyn (Gavin TKO rd1)

Nick Macfadden vs Stuart Tyrie (stuart Ko rd1)

Raj Bista vs Martin Evans (raj decision)

Kevin Knight vs Josh Ramage ( josh DQ)

Raj Bista vs Josh Ramage (Raj decision)

scott clist vs nigel simmons (scott KO)

thats all I can remember at the minute lol

It was a great show , lots of great fights and very well run.

shout out to Raj's Warrior Kaste , they done very very well and it was cool to see Ronnie Mann and Italo from Trojan cornering them.

[philofcynon1]

awesome fights last night fair play:) well done to all the hilltribes boys although not all succesfull...was an amazing show...stuart tyrie is a fucking beast!!iv never seen any1 go at nick mcfadden like that!!i was surprised by that result:(

[steve_langford]

awesome fights last night fair play:) well done to all the hilltribes boys although not all succesfull...was an amazing show...stuart tyrie is a fucking beast!!iv never seen any1 go at nick mcfadden like that!!i was surprised by that result:(

That was unreal! Stuart was relentless!

I was like..............'fxxx me!!!'

[philofcynon1]

yes i was thinking the same....if youve ever sparred with nick you got appreciate that every time you attack him youre going to get hit back every time but he didnt have an answer for stuart.....i was like FUCK ME aswell!!cant wait to see stuart fight again....u fighting in june??

[steve_langford]

I really dont know yet mate ????
I see how im feeling in a month or so (mentaly)

My last loss had a big effect on my feelings towards competing , plus some other 'little' things that have gone on recently

[philofcynon1]

to be honest iv never had that feeling in mma or kickboxing but i can imagine losing does ur head in a bit.....come on mate u got to scrap again!!im gonna train my bollox off for the next 1 !!

[steve_langford]

to be honest iv never had that feeling in mma or kickboxing but i can imagine losing does ur head in a bit.....come on mate u got to scrap again!!im gonna train my bollox off for the next 1 !!

look forward to seeing it mate!

Ill give it ago but aint promising nothing :p

[Hywel Teague]

Full results (thanks to Rachel for recording them for me!)

Matt Page def Chris Corefield via decision
Raj Bista def Martin Evans via decision
Josh Ramage def Kevin Knight via DQ
Mike Simms def Jamie Jones via Decision
Naim Alwen def Gulliver Bristow via Amrbar 1.28 Rd2
Percy Dean def Carl James via KO 0.17 Rd1
Brad Wheeler def Pat Davies via Kimura 2.41 Rd1
Scot Clist def Nigel Simmons via KO 0.09 Rd1
Lee Brace def Mark Idzikowski via Sub (RNC) 0.55 Rd2
Nathan Beer def Costa Doru via Decision
Raj Bista def Josh Ramage via Decision
Phil Faulkner def Alex Ward via Sub (Armbar) 1.20 Rd1
Gavin Gwyn def John Ashley via TKO 2.29 Rd1
Stuart Tyrie def Nick McFadden via TKO (Cut) 0.30 Rd1
Tom Winstanley def John Culley via Technical Submission (RNC) 1.32 Rd1


In brief, great event, excellent all-round standard from the fighters. The amateur scene in South Wales is very slick. Some of the young lads fighting on this show have real potential to great things on the larger pro stage at a later tie. I'l def be keeping my eyes on a few of them.

[payner]

A truly Grrreat night, well organised, officiated & ran, well done to all at the AFL Team, another fantastic event.
Looking forward to your next event on June 28th, again at Newport, for those of you that have not been, go, have a look, you will go again!
Chris

[steve_langford]

Full results (thanks to Rachel for recording them for me!)

Matt Page def Chris Corefield via decision
Raj Bista def Martin Evans via decision
Josh Ramage def Kevin Knight via DQ
Mike Simms def Jamie Jones via Decision
Naim Alwen def Gulliver Bristow via Amrbar 1.28 Rd2
Percy Dean def Carl James via KO 0.17 Rd1
Brad Wheeler def Pat Davies via Kimura 2.41 Rd1
Scot Clist def Nigel Simmons via KO 0.09 Rd1
Lee Brace def Mark Idzikowski via Sub (RNC) 0.55 Rd2
Nathan Beer def Costa Doru via Decision
Raj Bista def Josh Ramage via Decision
Phil Faulkner def Alex Ward via Sub (Armbar) 1.20 Rd1
Gavin Gwyn def John Ashley via TKO 2.29 Rd1
Stuart Tyrie def Nick McFadden via TKO (Cut) 0.30 Rd1
Tom Winstanley def John Culley via Technical Submission (RNC) 1.32 Rd1


In brief, great event, excellent all-round standard from the fighters. The amateur scene in South Wales is very slick. Some of the young lads fighting on this show have real potential to great things on the larger pro stage at a later tie. I'l def be keeping my eyes on a few of them.

It was good to see you the Hywel , hope you managed to get some cool photos

[Darkside]

im gutted i couldnt make it!!!!

[Xanthic]

Mike Simms def Jamie Jones via Decision
Percy Dean def Carl James via KO 0.17 Rd1

COME ON SBG!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!! :cool:

Im suprised Percy didnt win via leglock.

[MMAlien]

I know i say this after every AFL and its getting old, but the AFL get better and better with every show. the athmosphere was amazing last night. all the fights were entertaining. and to sell out a hall that size is a great achievement. The afl has to be THE BEST AMATEUR SHOW in the UK!

[MMAlien]

And come to think about it, its a lot better than a lot of pro shows in the UK too!

[boxingbrit]

It sounds like a good night. How many tickets were sold?

[Hywel Teague]

quite a lot. couldn't give you an exact number but I'd guess it was probabaly around 600 capacity or so. Amazing they did so well considering that Wales played for the Six Nations the same day. Nathan 'Nicky' Beer sold 250 odd tickets by himself, that was pretty good going

[boxingbrit]

Good stuff. With this and the AMMA show amateur MMA looks to be outselling Pro!

[BrAdErS]

any1 no who i would have 2 speak 2 2 get my fight or the event dvd or video wateva they do, cause it was recorded right?

[Nak-Muay]

Mike Swanbo usually has a DVD out about 6 weeks after the event. Is a fecking nightmare to get hold of it though I can tell you from experience :P

[steve_langford]

quite a lot. couldn't give you an exact number but I'd guess it was probabaly around 600 capacity or so. Amazing they did so well considering that Wales played for the Six Nations the same day. Nathan 'Nicky' Beer sold 250 odd tickets by himself, that was pretty good going


That was crazy support from his fan's! good fight aswell lol

[Hywel Teague]

not a report, but more some thoughts from the event over at my personal blog

will get a brief report up on FO's main website soon

http://notesfromringside.com/

[franco]

nick is still a beast

[franco]

war hilltribes

[Sam@Hilltribes]

Big up to all the boys who fought - what a night of entertainment! Sold some tickets to some friends who came along and had a great night - good job Mike & co!

Aplin - seems you were wrong about the tourney - mismatch it certainly wasn't! Josh gave an excellent account of himself in the (highly technical) final, it was easily the closest fight of the night. I personally would have liked to have seen another round. I'm sure Mike would like to give him a rematch - I for one think he deserves it and would love to see it.

As for Stuart Tyrie - I'm blown away! I train wth Nick regularly and the guy is an absolute machine, so that just shows the magnitude of Stuarts victory. That said (and I do think Tyrie has a great future in this sport) I would still like to see a rematch of this fight. Stuart caught Nick early on with a punch that rocked him and he was never given the chance to recover - I'm fairly certain that with a good game plan, and now knowing what to expect, Nick would have a good chance of beating Stuart.

The AFL Pool just seems to be getting deeper, and I think with shows like that the fighters who want to eventully turn pro are gaining invaluable experience, which I know was one of Mike's main objectives when he was thinking about putting together the first show back in caerphilly in 06. I will miss the next one in June but cannot wait until september when I will hopefully be back in the cage!

Well done again lads!!

[BrAdErS]

any sites got any pictures from the event? there was some gd fights that nite

[i got guillotined]

who do you fight out of braders?

[BrAdErS]

London why?

[i got guillotined]

i just wondered..i used to train up in southend n wondered if you had trained with anyone up there before but i just realised that although romford is in essex is closer to london.

anyway mike said to me he will post fights up on youtube because hes got copies that he done on digital camera..
official ones will take longer

[BrAdErS]

o right kl kl was u there saturday?

[i got guillotined]

yeh fought in the under 65 tourny

[i got guillotined]

A couple of AFL fights posted on youtube

type in the afl newport

[BrAdErS]

yh i watched a few mien not on there doubt it will b on there, i was a little erm unsportsman like after the fight

[i got guillotined]

lol@ when you leg kicked

[BrAdErS]

yh i fort he was cocky & disrespectful thats y i gave him the fingers after

[philofcynon1]

yh i fort he was cocky & disrespectful thats y i gave him the fingers after

did you geraint'pat'davies???from hilltribes???

[BrAdErS]

did you geraint'pat'davies???from hilltribes???

erm wat? that don't make sense?

[i got guillotined]

yh i think it was..trying to mug you off a bit