ICNZ MMA 2010
Wow, 2010 is coming to a close.
It has been a busy year for ICNZ MMA. Growing from strength to strength in 2010 we were able to bring you…
- 4 full ICNZ MMA shows, including 1 in Palmerston North.
- Officiation and rulings supplied for Shuriken, King Of The Doors and NZDF.
- Over 80 fights!
- Relocation to the new home of the Industry of Combat at The North Shore Events Centre.
- Contender 2, featuring close to 100 grapplers fighting off in round-robin competition.
- Referee’s Seminar.
- Inducted the late Michael Gent to the ICNZ MMA Hall Of Fame.
2010 also allowed us to crown three new champions.
On ICNZ 11, Doug ‘Dynamite’ Higgins beat Adam ‘Soldier’ Calver by KO to win the Industry Of Combat NZ Featherweight Title.
On ICNZ 12, Kate Aroa beat Deney Hayward in arguably the fight of the year to win the Industry Of Combat NZ Female Middleweight Title. On the same night in a closely contested bout between Gareth ‘Irish’ Burke and Forrest Goodwin , Forrest took the judges decision to capture the Industry Of Combat Male Middleweight Title.
Also at ICNZ 12 we were able to watch ICNZ Welterweight champion take the win by rear naked choke over Australian Leigh Allwood in the grabaseat International Superfight.
There were also some very hotly contested amateur bouts at both A and B-Class really showcasing the rising skill level of NZ Mixed Martial Artists. A few standouts for me at the amateur ranks were..
Kingi Williams vs Nick Daly
Brayden Goldring vs Gareth Carter
Jay Johnson vs Bjorn Reirerson
Jason Solomon vs Lewis Rigney
Keep an eye on the ICNZ MMA facebook page as we will be running an online poll soon to see what your favourite Industry Of Combat matchup for 2010 was.
None of this would have been possible without your support, and the support of our sponsors…
- grabaseat
- NZMMA.tv
- Supplements.co.nz
- NZBoxer
- MMAGear
- Pride Security
- Bodyfit Physiotherapy
- SinBin Sportsbar
Looking forward to 2011 now we would like to announce the following prospective dates.
- February 5 – Shuriken MMA show
- March 5 – ICNZ 13 (Fighter entries open January 17th)
- May 15 – Contender 3 (Fila Grappling Event)
- June 25 – ICNZ 14
- August ? – Contender 4 (Fila Grappling Event)
- September 3 – ICNZ 15
Date yet to be announced for a Judges Course which will be January/February 2011.
Keep your eyes peeled for the new range of ICNZ MMA – (Aotearoa Fighter) MMA fight shorts available for sale on our site and at NZMMA.tv retail store very soon.
Remember to sign up for the newsletter at www.ICNZMMA.co.nz to get all the latest news and updates on registration and entry details.
The Team at Industry of Combat wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday period.
See you in 2011!!!
Neil & Melodie
