Monte Carlo, Monaco (August 12, 2016)- Kazakhstan dominated the recent second annual World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Asian Championships, capturing top honors in five of seven weight classes, at the Hwasoon Culture and Sports Center in the Republic of South Korea.
Individual Kazak winners were bantamweight Azama Markabayev, tekau mā Ismail Geroyev, Welterweight Goyti Dazaev, taumahamaha te marama Eerkinbek Injel me te taumahamaha Mohmad Sulimanov. Ko te atu 2016 individual champions areKyrgyzstan lightweight Ilias Chyngyzbek Uulu and Uzbekistan middleweightNursulton Ruziboev.
Individual team competition was held in accordance with the “Official Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Competition, subject to WMMAA approval. Including revisions, additions and clarifications of certain clauses. Matches were held in accordance with the Olympic system including two third-places in each of the seven weight divisions.
Following Kazakhstan in the final team standings were, in order, South Korea and Kyrgyzstan. See below:
Final Team Standings
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total
Katatānga 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
Korea South 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 58
Kehitāna 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 49
Uzbekistan 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 32
Tajikistan 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 21
China 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 19
Team scoring was awarded by the maximum amount of points scored by individual team members on the following basis: 1st – 10, 2nd – 8, 3RD – 6, 4th – 5, 5th – 4, 6th – 3, 7th – 2, 8th – 1
2016 WMMAA ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL RESULTS
BANTAMWEIGHTS (134 ½ lbs. / -61.2 KG):
1. Azama Markabayev (Katatānga)
2. Alimarden Abdykaarov (Kehitāna)
3. Lee Jongkwan (Korea South)
3. Rustam Magdiev (Uzbekistan)
FEATHERWEIGHTS (145 Lbs. / -65.8 KG):
1. Ismail Geroyev (Katatānga)
2. Alisher Garibshoev (Tajikistan)
3. Kim Jongkwan (Korea South)
3. Yang Jihwan (Korea South)
LIGHTWEIGHTS (154 ½ lbs. / -70.3 KG):
1. Ilisas Chyngyzbek Uulu (Kehitāna)
2. Neimat Asadov (Katatānga)
3. Alihon Khasanov (Uzbekistan)
3. Jang Ikhwan (Korea South)
WELTERWEIGHTS (169 ½ lbs. / -77.1 KG):
1. Goyti Dazaev (Katatānga)
2. Mavlonzhon Balataev (Kehitāna)
3. Im Jin Yong (Korea South)
3. Jiang Tao (China)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (185 Lbs. / -84.0 KG):
1. Nursulton Ruziboev (Uzbekistan)
2. Baurzhan Kuanyshbayev (Katatānga)
3. Tologon Rakhmanberdi Uulu (Kehitāna)
3. Kim Yi Sak (Korea South)
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT (205 Lbs. / -93.0 KG):
1. Erkinbek Injel (Katatānga)
2. Kwak Yun Sub (Korea South)
3. Dilovar Nasyrov (Tajikistan)
3. Daniiar Zarylbek Uulu (Kehitāna)
HEAVYWEIGHTS (+205 Lbs. / +93.0 KG):
1. Mohmad Sulimanov (Katatānga)
2. Maksat Musabaev (Kehitāna)
3. Amin Ergashev (Uzbekistan)
4. Kim Changhee (Korea South)
All individual first-place winners were awarded special championship belts and medals, second and third-place finishers received a medal and certificate. Teams that finished among the top three in the final standings were awarded cups and certificates.
Schedule of Major 2016 MMA Events
E whitu. 14-16 – European MMA Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia
Oketopa. 7-9 – Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Chile
Oketopa. 20-21 – MMM Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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