Monte Carlo, ਮੋਨੈਕੋ (ਅਗਸਤ 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, featherweight Ismail Geroyev, welterweight Goyti Dazaev, ਚਾਨਣ ਨੂੰ Heavyweight Eerkinbek Injel ਅਤੇ Heavyweight Mohmad Sulimanov. ਹੋਰ 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
ਕਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 66
ਦੱਖਣ ਕੋਰੀਆ 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 58
ਕਿਰਗਿਸਤਾਨ 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 49
Uzbekistan 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 32
ਤਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 21
ਚੀਨ 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: 1ਸ੍ਟ੍ਰੀਟ – 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 ਕੇਜੀ):
1. Azama Markabayev (ਕਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)
2. Alimarden Abdykaarov (ਕਿਰਗਿਸਤਾਨ)
3. Lee Jongkwan (ਦੱਖਣ ਕੋਰੀਆ)
3. Rustam Magdiev (Uzbekistan)
FEATHERWEIGHTS (145 LBS. / -65.8 ਕੇਜੀ):
1. Ismail Geroyev (ਕਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)
2. Alisher Garibshoev (ਤਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)
3. Kim Jongkwan (ਦੱਖਣ ਕੋਰੀਆ)
3. Yang Jihwan (ਦੱਖਣ ਕੋਰੀਆ)
LIGHTWEIGHTS (154 ½ LBS. / -70.3 ਕੇਜੀ):
1. Ilisas Chyngyzbek Uulu (ਕਿਰਗਿਸਤਾਨ)
2. Neimat Asadov (ਕਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)
3. Alihon Khasanov (Uzbekistan)
3. Jang Ikhwan (ਦੱਖਣ ਕੋਰੀਆ)
WELTERWEIGHTS (169 ½ LBS. / -77.1 ਕੇਜੀ):
1. Goyti Dazaev (ਕਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)
2. Mavlonzhon Balataev (ਕਿਰਗਿਸਤਾਨ)
3. Im Jin Yong (ਦੱਖਣ ਕੋਰੀਆ)
3. Jiang Tao (ਚੀਨ)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS (185 LBS. / -84.0 ਕੇਜੀ):
1. Nursulton Ruziboev (Uzbekistan)
2. Baurzhan Kuanyshbayev (ਕਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)
3. Tologon Rakhmanberdi Uulu (ਕਿਰਗਿਸਤਾਨ)
3. Kim Yi Sak (ਦੱਖਣ ਕੋਰੀਆ)
ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਖੇਡੇਗੀ (205 LBS. / -93.0 ਕੇਜੀ):
1. Erkinbek Injel (ਕਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)
2. Kwak Yun Sub (ਦੱਖਣ ਕੋਰੀਆ)
3. Dilovar Nasyrov (ਤਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)
3. Daniiar Zarylbek Uulu (ਕਿਰਗਿਸਤਾਨ)
ਖੇਡੇਗੀ (+205 LBS. / +93.0 ਕੇਜੀ):
1. Mohmad Sulimanov (ਕਜ਼ਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)
2. Maksat Musabaev (ਕਿਰਗਿਸਤਾਨ)
3. Amin Ergashev (Uzbekistan)
4. Kim Changhee (ਦੱਖਣ ਕੋਰੀਆ)
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
ਸੱਤ. 14-16 – European MMA Championships in Tbilisi, ਜਾਰਜੀਆ
ਅਕਤੂਬਰ. 7-9 – Inaugural Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Chile
ਅਕਤੂਬਰ. 20-21 – MMM Championships in Saint Petersburg, ਰੂਸ
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