The first round of the Amateur league took place 5th of June 2013 as sensei Anthony Joaquin celebrated his 20th anniversary. Three fighters from the MMA Team Gibraltar took part in the fights :
Simon Thoo ( 75 kg )
Joseph Williams ( 75 kg )
Leeroy Ruiz ( 65.5 kg )

Fights took place against our Spanish neighbors from the cai club algeciras. All three fights where draws and the 1 x 5 min round was completed in all bouts .    

league standings are as followed : 
                                              
                                       Points
Simon Thoo                         1
Joseph Williams                   1
Leeroy Ruiz                         1

Reminder:

On Friday 29 th March, part of MMA team Gibraltar And the Gibraltar Ju Jitsu Academy ( GJJI ) will be leaving to to a course in Tangeers, Morocco.This course mainly consists of Ju Jitsu and ground fighting, But MMA will be officailly introduced there too.

 Fighters and their weights will soon be posted.

 ( No points will be awarded for the league )

For general chat and information you can find us on our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/360016314030246/

Amateur Rules

Rules:

League amateur rules don’t allow headshots while standing or headshots to the head on the floor. Three points will be awarded for a win, and one point for a draw, if there is no clear winner at the end of the bout; the bout will be a draw, even if one fighter is more dominant in the stand up or ground.  

Match duration: All amateur matches will be one round of five minutes:Each fighter may have between 1 and 4 fights on the given day. Fighters will be matched according to entries, and nearest weight match in their respective weight category
 
Match Area: Match will be a matted floor, a ring or a cage.

Compulsory safety equipment: Gum shield, Groin guard. Shin guard.

 

Gloves:

MMA 4oz gloves for amateur rules. No crape hand wraps allowed.

Ways to win:

By KO, TKO, forcing opponent to submit or to quit, or corner men throw towel in. Referee stoppage or disqualifying your opponent.

Standing:

All strikes with hands, feet, elbows and knees, no elbows or knees to the head. All strikes to the body. All kicks and knees to the legs body allowed. No northsouth downward elbow strikes.

Restarts:

If fighters are inactive, the referee can restart the fighters either from the ground or from a standing position

Illegal techniques:

No upward (vertical) knee strikes, which could strike the head of an opponent, only horizontal knee strikes to the body. No downward (North South direction) with elbows. No Thai oils to be used.

Warnings:
You will be given warnings if you disobey, carry out an illegal technique, deliberately fight outside the rules, try to injury your opponent, and disregard thereferee’s warnings. After three warnings from the referee you will be disqualified from the bout. The seriousness of your action may result in a 3 point deduction for your league table tally.