The 2021 IMMAF World Championships has come to an end in the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Sixteen amateur Champions were crowned as the Senior Finals concluded the competition. The rescheduled tournament was hosted by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu and MMA Federation, with backing from the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and in partnership with Palms Sports.
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In today’s opening fight, a new Atomweight World Champion was crowned as Ireland’s Nadine Abbott Bissett won via Unanimous Decision. Her bout with Finland’s Jenna Horto was non-stop action from the off, but it was the Irish fighter’s grappling that gave her the edge.
A three-time world champion was crowned for the very first time as Kazakhstan’s Bagdat Zhubanysh put on a mesmerizing performance to create IMMAF history. His fight with RMMAU athlete Farkhod Rakhmonaliev was gruelling at times and technical, but it was a clear win for the ever dominant Zhubanysh.
The Women’s Featherweight final was a lopsided victory for Bahrain’s Sabrina De Sousa. Extending her sensational run with a striking clinic against Norway’s Cecilie Bolander, De Sousa was untroubled on her way to victory cancelling out her opponent in the grappling department. The undefeated fighter is now the most decorated Women’s Athlete in IMMAF history, consecutively winning two World Championships and one European Open Championship.
Pound for pound number one, Ramazan Gitinov of Bahrain added yet another medal to his collection by winning his second World Championship. He defeated Tajikistan’s Jovidon Mahmudov in a closely contested fight.
Over at Middleweight, we were treated to a spectacular performance from New Zealand’s Fergus Jenkins. Prior to the fight, the New Zealand team performed a pre-match Haka. The breakthrough talent then topped off his debut competition by defeating RMMAU’s Iusup Magomedov over three rounds.
Bahrain’s Rasul Magomedov achieved his third gold medal in 6 months by defeating RMMAU’s Shamil Kurmagomedov via Split Decision. Magomedov only made his IMMAF debut at the 2021 European Open Championships, where he won gold. He followed this up with another gold medal at the World Cup. Today’s win completes a clean sweep in IMMAF‘s 2021 Championships.
Closing off the event, a new Super Heavyweight champion was crowned following Bahrain’s Pasha Kharkhachaev’s exit from the competition. RMMAU’s Shamsutdin Makhmudov was crowned champion following a TKO victory.
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MEDALLISTS – SENIORS
F: Atomweight 47.6 kg (105 lbs)
Gold Nadine Abbott Bissett (Ireland)
Silver Jenna Horto (Finland)
Bronze Yana Markova (Russia)
Bronze Vridhi Kumari (India)
F: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs)
Gold Aieza Ramos Bertolso (Bahrain)
Silver Josefine Modig (Sweden)
Bronze Fabiola Silva (Bahrain)
Bronze Altynay Mergenbay (Kazakhstan)
F: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs)
Gold Beatriz Consuli Diniz (Bahrain)
Silver Giulliany Perea (Brazil)
Bronze Paulina Wisniewska (Poland)
Bronze Alexandra Mitina (RMMAU)
F: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs)
Gold Nina Nikolija Milosevic (Sweden)
Silver Raiane Vinuto Guimaraes (Bahrain)
Bronze Tatiana Postarnakova (RMMAU)
Bronze Josiane Oliveira (Brazil)
F: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs)
Gold Sabrina Laurentina De Sousa (Bahrain)
Silver Cecilie Bolander (Norway)
Bronze Michelle Montague (New Zealand)
Bronze Zhansaya Yermagambetova (Kazakhstan)
F: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs)
Gold Olga Lagodnaya (RMMAU)
Silver Aizhan Abdykadyr (Kazakhstan)
Bronze Mel Webster (New Zealand)
Bronze Yrsa Sandin (Sweden)
M: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs)
Gold Bagdat Zhubanysh (Kazakhstan)
Silver Farkhod Rakhmonaliev (RMMAU)
Bronze Kurban Omarov (RMMAU)
Bronze Yerulan Kabdulov (Kazakhstan)
M: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs)
Gold Bektur Zhenishbek Uulu (RMMAU)
Silver Dastan Zhakypbekov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze Rafael Calderon Coria (Spain)
Bronze Ibragim Kartoev (RMMAU)
M: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs)
Gold Shakhban Gapizov (RMMAU)
Silver Oskar Jaskari (Sweden)
Bronze Yevgeni Shinkarevsky (Israel)
Bronze Ismail Khan (Pakistan)
M: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs)
Gold Bekzat Zhassiya (Kazakhstan)
Silver Juan Izquierdo (Spain)
Bronze Bakhtiyor Husainov (Tajikistan)
Bronze Kurban Zainukov (RMMAU)
M: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs)
Gold Kurban Idrisov (Bahrain)
Silver Salamat Isbulaev (RMMAU)
Bronze Marko Sarasjarvi (Finland)
Bronze Neimat Assadov (Kazakhstan)
M: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs)
Gold Ramazan Gitinov (Bahrain)
Silver Jovidon Mahmudov (Tajikistan)
Bronze Bogdan Pshebelskiy (Kazakhstan)
Bronze Abdyla Aliev (RMMAU)
M: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs)
Gold Fergus Jenkins (New Zealand)
Silver Iusup Magomedov (RMMAU)
Bronze Paul Buckley (Ireland)
Bronze Sultan Omarov (Bahrain)
M: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs)
Gold Dzhamal Medzhidov (RMMAU)
Silver Robin Enontekio (Sweden)
Bronze Magomed Shakhrudinov (RMMAU)
Bronze Dmytro Babynskyi (Ukraine)
M: Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs)
Gold Rasul Magomedov (Bahrain)
Silver Shamil Kuramagomedov (RMMAU)
Bronze Khalil Ibnukhazharov (RMMAU)
Bronze Tom Hoelemann (Germany)
M: Super Heavyweight 300 kg (661 lbs)
Bronze Pasha Kharkhachaev (Bahrain)
Bronze Ikhtiyor Khalmuradov (Uzbekistan)
SENIOR FINALS RESULTS: 29/01/2022
CAGE 1
Bout 1: Female F: Atomweight 47.6 kg (105 lbs) Nadine Abbott Bissett (Ireland) d e f Jenna Horto (Finland) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Bout 2: Male M: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Bagdat Zhubanysh (Kazakhstan) d e f Farkhod Rakhmonaliev (RMMAU) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 30-26, 29-28)
Bout 3: Female F: Strawweight 52.2 kg (115 lbs) Aieza Ramos Bertolso (Bahrain) d e f Josefine Modig (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Bout 4: Male M: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Bektur Zhenishbek Uulu (RMMAU) d e f Dastan Zhakypbekov (Kazakhstan) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bout 5: Female F: Flyweight 56.7 kg (125 lbs) Beatriz Consuli Diniz (Bahrain) d e f Giulliany Perea (Brazil) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Bout 6: Male M: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Shakhban Gapizov (RMMAU) d e f Oskar Jaskari (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bout 7: Female F: Bantamweight 61.2 kg (135 lbs) Nina Nikolija Milosevic (Sweden) d e f Raiane Vinuto Guimaraes (Bahrain) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Bout 8: Male M: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Bekzat Zhassiya (Kazakhstan) d e f Juan Izquierdo (Spain) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Bout 9: Female F: Featherweight 65.8 kg (145 lbs) Sabrina Laurentina De Sousa (Bahrain) d e f Cecilie Bolander (Norway) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Bout 10: Male M: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Kurban Idrisov (Bahrain) d e f Salamat Isbulaev (RMMAU) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Bout 11: Female F: Lightweight 70.3 kg (155 lbs) Olga Lagodnaya (RMMAU) d e f Aizhan Abdykadyr (Kazakhstan) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Bout 12: Male M: Welterweight 77.1 kg (170 lbs) Ramazan Gitinov (Bahrain) d e f Jovidon Mahmudov (Tajikistan) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bout 13: Male M: Middleweight 83.9 kg (185 lbs) Fergus Jenkins (New Zealand) d e f Iusup Magomedov (RMMAU) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
Bout 14: Male M: Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205 lbs) Dzhamal Medzhidov (RMMAU) d e f Robin Enontekio (Sweden) via Unanimous Decision Round 3, 3:00 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bout 15: Male M: Heavyweight 120.2 kg (265 lbs) Rasul Magomedov (Bahrain) d e f Shamil Kuramagomedov (RMMAU) via Split Decision Round 3, 3:00 (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Bout 16: Male M: Super Heavyweight 300 kg (661 lbs) Shamsutdin Makhmudov (RMMAU) d e f Rassul Khatayev (Kazakhstan) via TKO Round 2, 2:44
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