PRIDE & GLORY Glory Days
August 7th 2004
Eldon Leisure, Newcastle-Upon-Tyn

LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

FEMALE BOUT / Fight 1: Natalie Kendal. UK vs Emma Whyte. UK
Serving Soldier Emma Whyte is a vastly experienced Blackbelt in Judo, and an' absolute cardio machine. Natalie Kendal is a student of Paul Murphy, who is keen to prove she has what it takes. These two girls met before, with Emma winning by decision after a long hard fight. This time Natalie is keen to show that that win was a fluke, and teach Emma that she has the skills and fighting spirit. Emma although giving away a lot of weight in this match is determined to maintain her unbeaten record.

UNDERCARD / Fight 2 u70kg: Stu Stothard ENG vs Dan Taylor ENG
This match is between two First Time Pro-Fighters in the u70kg Division. Local fighter Stu Stottard was matched to fight at Pride & Glory II, but unfortunately was forced to withdraw on medical advice, and is now ready to go to war. Dan from North Yorkshire is a member of Team Shotai Kai and comes from a background in Submission Grappling and Taekwondo. This again, promises to be an excellent match.

Fight 3 / u84kg: Aaran Barrow. ENG vs Sandy Geddes. SCO
Sandy is a serving Paratrooper with a reputation as a true warrior who will fight anyone. With a strong background in boxing and kickboxing, Sandy has won several titles, and has just returned from the Fairtex Camp in Thailand, where he has brushing up on his skills with Thailand's top instructors. Aaron is also a strong boxer with a reputation for having fists of iron, having disposed of both of his opponents at previous Pride & Glory events under a flurry of heavy hands. These two fighters fought before at an event in the North East, with Sandy coming out on top, and now Aaron is set to try to avenge this defeat. With both of these fighters excellent stand-up skills and fighting spirit, this promises to be a war!

UK vs UKRAINE

Fight 4 / u65kg: Billy Saul. UK vs Oleg Gorbatyk. Ukraine
Billy Saul fights out of the Total Martial Arts Academy in Leadgate, Co. Durham. Billy is a very experienced Thai Boxer, who has a MMA record of 2 - 0 - 0.
Oleg Gorgatiuk from the Ukraine comes from a full contact Karate background, and was the Kiev Full contact Karate Champion in 2000.
This promises to be a war with both fighters keen to trade from the start.

Fight 5 / u65kg: Pete Tiarks UK vs Kurilenko Valentin Ukraine
Following his win over a very aggressive fighter Kim Phillips at Pride & Glory II, Pete Tiarks returns to this event facing Ukrainian Cossack fighting Champion and Full Contact Karate fighting Champion. Kurilenko Valentin is only 18 years old, but has already beaten some of the best fighters in the Ukraine, and now has his sights set on the international circuit, and aims to take Pete's scalp to add to his collection. This promises to be an all action fight from the sounding of the bell.

Fight 6 / u77kg: Abdul Mohamed. UK vs Michael Rosokhatiy. Ukraine
Following his defeat at Pride & Glory II at the hands of Kasha Mohamed, Abdul has taken his training to new levels in preparation for this fight with this tough unbeaten Ukrainian hardman and Cossack Free-fighting champion. Both these fighters have proven grappling records, and this promises to be a very technical, hard fought battle.

Fight 7 / u77kg: Gavin Bradley. UK vs Volodimyr Sorocka. Ukraine
Yet another top match made by the Team @ Pride & Glory. Gav Bradley is well known in the North East as a tough and aggressive fighter, and in this match he will need all his skills as he takes on another top fighter from Ukraine.

Fight 8 / u77kg: Dave Metcalf. UK vs Volodimyr Papusha. Ukraine
Dave Metcalf has a reputation as being an outstanding grappler who also likes to bang! In this fight he faces his toughest fight so far in his fighting career as he takes on another tough and skilled Cossack fighter from Ukraine. Following his confident defeat of Joe 'Speedy' Gonzales at Pride & Glory II, can Dave do it again in front of his home crowd?

Fight 9 / u84kg: Michael Holmes. UK vs Gergiy Nikiforets. Ukraine
Michael 'Rocky' Holmes fighting from the Total Martial Arts Academy in Leadgate, Consett, will be making his second appearance at Pride & Glory after beating Chris Hill convincingly at Pride & Glory II. Michael is a very aggressive fighter and G 'n' P is his forte. Gergiy Nikiforets is of Cossack decent, and like his the Cossacks before him, he is a true warrior, with a record of 3 - 0 - 0.

Fight 10 u84kg: Hussan Muradi. UK vs Volodimyr Shermarov. Ukraine
The very aggressive and skilled Hassan faces his biggest challenge yet when facing this tough Ukrainian, who has a record of 7 - 0 - 0. This very anticipated fight is already being talked about with people already saying that this will be the fight of the night

Fight 11 u93kg: Paul Mathews. UK vs Dymyto Vashchenko. Ukraine
Paul Mathews comes to Pride & Glory for a second time after his very convincing win over Neil Hall at Pride & Glory I. Paul is a strong grappler who likes to bang, and loves to win! Dymyto Vashchenko from the Ukraine is predominantly a stand-up fighter who has a record of winning his fights by KO. These two heavy weights with KO power promise to make sure this is an explosive fight. Both these fighters have Knockout punches, so dont blink!

Fight 12 / o93kg: Andy Bridges. UK vs Vitaliy Mikheev. Ukraine
Due to problems with getting a passport, Andy's original opponent has been forced to withdraw from the event, but the Team manager from Team Perservit has immediately found a replacement fighter of a very high standard. Vitaliy Mikheev has a background in Cossack Free fighting and several striking arts, and has a reputation for knocking people out. This promises to be a total war with Bridges and Mikheev going at it from the sound of the bell.


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