Six of Poland's fighters won on day one of the IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, two lost and two advanced by walkover; the event runs from Nov. 1 to 7.
What we know
- The IMMAF World Championships run Nov. 1 to 7 in Tbilisi, Georgia, with nearly 700 fighters registered, the largest in IMMAF history.
- On Nov. 2, six Polish fighters won, two lost and two advanced by walkover.
- Szymon Sołowiej, Szymon Jaśkowiak, Aleksandra Geaidy and Krystian Jakowicz won by submission; Dominik Sitko and Krzysztof Kaleta won by unanimous decision.
- Paweł Smolnik and Paweł Grzeszczak lost by unanimous decision; Jan Kurowski and Mateusz Bocheński advanced by walkover.
- Thirteen Polish fighters compete next for quarterfinal places.
The IMMAF World Championships of amateur MMA are under way in Tbilisi, Georgia, from November 1 to 7. IMMAF calls it the biggest world championships in its history, with nearly 700 fighters registered.
On the first day of fights, November 2, six of Poland's representatives won, two lost, and two advanced when their opponents did not show up. Szymon Sołowiej beat Aseel Almutawa of Bahrain by submission in round two. Szymon Jaśkowiak submitted Luther Randell of England in round one, Aleksandra Geaidy submitted Pia-Marja Husu of Finland in round one, and Krystian Jakowicz submitted Marco Alejandro of Mexico in round one. Dominik Sitko and Krzysztof Kaleta won unanimous decisions.
Paweł Smolnik lost to Oliver Peterson of Denmark and Paweł Grzeszczak lost to Younes Ben El Mekki of France, both by unanimous decision. Jan Kurowski and Mateusz Bocheński advanced by walkover. Thirteen Polish fighters compete next for places in the quarterfinals.
On the first day of fights, November 2, six of Poland's representatives won, two lost, and two advanced when their opponents did not show up. Szymon Sołowiej beat Aseel Almutawa of Bahrain by submission in round two. Szymon Jaśkowiak submitted Luther Randell of England in round one, Aleksandra Geaidy submitted Pia-Marja Husu of Finland in round one, and Krystian Jakowicz submitted Marco Alejandro of Mexico in round one. Dominik Sitko and Krzysztof Kaleta won unanimous decisions.
Paweł Smolnik lost to Oliver Peterson of Denmark and Paweł Grzeszczak lost to Younes Ben El Mekki of France, both by unanimous decision. Jan Kurowski and Mateusz Bocheński advanced by walkover. Thirteen Polish fighters compete next for places in the quarterfinals.
- Summary
- Six of Poland's fighters won on day one of the IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, two lost and two advanced by walkover; the event runs from Nov. 1 to 7.
- Key points (one per line)
- The IMMAF World Championships run Nov. 1 to 7 in Tbilisi, Georgia, with nearly 700 fighters registered.
Poland's winners included Szymon Sołowiej and Szymon Jaśkowiak by submission and Dominik Sitko and Krzysztof Kaleta by decision.
Thirteen Polish fighters compete for places in the quarterfinals on the next day.
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