No Australian made it through to the final day of the the Amateur IMMAF world championships, however the team which was competing in IMMAF world championships for the first time, did have some impressive performances.
Queensland based Andrew Stanway will come home with a bronze medal. Stanway won three straight fights against opponents from Poland, France and New Zealand before ultimately going down in the semi-finals to American Dallas Jennings via a second round submission. The American will now face New Zealand fighter Byron Chivers in the final after Chivers scored an upset win against European IMMAF champion Rostem Akman on the other side of the bracket.
Chivers is one of two New Zealand fighters in the final with Brayden Graham set to compete against Irish fighter David Fogerty in the men’s flyweight division.
The finals are set to take place on Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of the UFC’s fight week festivities.
Results of the Australian/New Zealand competitors below.
Men’s Flyweight:
- Rd 1: Brayden Graham (NZL) def. Haga Rabekoto (FRA) via TKO, Rd 3, 2:38
- Rd 2: Brayden Graham (NZL) def. Micky Pereira (NIR) via Decision (Unanimous)
- Semi-Final: Brayden Graham (NZL) def. Josh Neale (GBR) via TKO, Rd 3, 0:38
Men’s Bantamweight:
- Rd 1: Abdul Hussein (FIN) def. Lath Stevens (NZL) via TKO, Rd 2
Men’s Featherweight:
- Rd 1: Matt McMeeking (NZ) def. Omer Kavakli (DEN) via TKO, Rd 2, 2:00
- Rd 2: Connor Hitchens (GBR) def. Matt McKeeking (NZL) via Submission (Triangle), Rd 1, 2:55
Men’s Lightweight:
- Rd 1: Eben Cox (AUS) def. Florian Kristof (HUN) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), Rd 1, 2:52
- Rd 1: Jay Jay Wilson (NZL) def. Eric Nolan (IRL) via Decision (Unanimous)
- Rd 1: Pieter Roefulf Roets (ZAF) def. Franklin Jarrett (NZL) via TKO, Rd 3, 2:15
- Rd 2: Eben Cox (AUS) def. Paul Butacu (ROU) via TKO (Injury), Rd 1
- Rd 2: Jay Jay Wilson (NZL) def. Gustavo Gomez (USA) via TKO, Rd 2, 1:32
- Rd 3: Przemyslaw Tokarz (POL) def. Jay Jay Wilson (NZL) via Decision (Unanimous)
- Rd 3: Pieter Roefulf Roets (ZAF) def. Eben Cox (AUS) via ??
Men’s Welterweight:
- Rd 1: Joseph Luciano (AUS) def. Florian Aberger (AUT) via Decision (Unanimous)
- Rd 2: Joseph Luciano (AUS) def. Henri Dimitri (FRA) via Decision (Unanimous)
- Rd 3: Will Starks (USA) def. Joseph Luciano (AUS) via TKO, Rd 3, 2:58
Men’s Middleweight:
- Rd 1: Andrew Stanway (AUS) def. Krystian Petrusiewicz (POL) via Decision (Unanimous)
- Rd 1: Jamie Cookson (NZL) def. Marius Hakonsen (NOR) via Decision (Unanimous)
- Rd 1: Byron Chivers (NZL) def. Diarmuid O’Buachalla (IRL) via TKO, Rd 1, 2:38
- Rd 2: Andrew Stanway (AUS) def. Imbula-Bofale Eloge (FRA) via Decision (Split)
- Rd 2: Jamie Cookson (NZL) def. Hani Alsardouk (LBN) via TKO, Rd 3, 1:33
- Rd 3: Andrew Stanway (AUS) def. Jamie Cookson (NZL) via Submission (Triangle Choke), Rd 3, 1:44
- Rd 3: Byron Chivers (NZL) def. Aaron Kennedy (NIR) via Decision (Split)
- Semi-Final: Byron Chivers (NZL) def. Rostem Akman (SWE) via TKO, Rd 1, 0:57
- Semi-Final: Dallas Jennings (USA) def. Andrew Stanway (AUS) via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), Rd 2, 0:43
Men’s Light-Heavyweight:
- Rd 1: Marc Lelievre (NZL) def. Doupona Dominic (AUT) via TKO, Rd 2, 2:15
- Rd 2: Matthew Sheehan (IRL) def. Marc Lelievre (NZL via Decision (Unanimous)
Men’s Heavyweight:
- Rd 1: Daniel Galabarov (BGR) def. Cameron Tukua (NZL) via Decision (Split)
Women’s Strawweight:
- Rd 1: Aleksandra Rola (POL) def. Brenda Tran (AUS) via Submission (Guillotine Choke), Rd 2, 1:28
- Semi-Final: Aleksandra Rola (POL) def. Sarah Archer (NZL) via Decision (Unanimous)
Women’s Flyweight:
- Rd 1: Jess Bradley (NZL) def. Ashley Hanock (USA) via TKO, Rd 1
- Semi-Final: Gabriella Ringblom (SWE) def. Jess Bradley (NZL) via Decision (Unanimous)
Women’s Bantamweight:
- Rd 1: Katarzyna Biegajlo (POL) def. Tuyet Nguyen (NZL) via TKO, Rd 1, 1:13
Women’s Featherweight
- Rd 1: Leah McCourt (NIR) def. Yvonne Chow (AUS) via Submission (Kimura), Rd 1, 1:14
