The inaugural Irish Junior and Senior National Championships are in the books. The historic event marks IMMAA’s new format to decide the national team that gets sent to IMMAF events. Winners of the Senior categories for Women’s Flyweight and Bantamweight and Men’s Bantamweight through Heavyweight will earn a spot on Team Ireland for the upcoming MMA Super Cup.
“Irish Twins” Jamie and Nadine Abbott Bissett took home two gold medals each, both of them went up a division after there were no entries in their natural weight class.
Colin Meagher marked his return to the cage by defeating two highly touted prospects in his impressive run. The SBG Clonmel head coach suffered an injury in the first round of his final bout with Jordan Furey but bit down and showed incredible toughness to take home gold.
Kerry Ann Vernon and Sinéadh Ní Nualláin arguably put on the best fight of the tournament in a closely contested fight that was non-stop action. It was Cork’s Kerry Ann Vernon that emerged victorious to book her slot on the team heading to Bahrain.
Following three days of action, the full results for the event are as follows.
Friday – 18/02
Junior Male Flyweight Final & Bantamweight Round Robin 1/3:
Aaron Henry (Ryano HQ) def. Kian McCarton (SBG HQ) via Submission (Armbar), R1
Senior Male Featherweight Quarter-Finals
Keith Keogh (CMAC) def. Ronan Deegan (SBG Tullamore) via Submission (Imanari Choke), R1
Lewis Byrne (Ryano HQ) vs. Ruairi Burke (SBG HQ) – Byrne advanced after Burke failed a medical examination
Senior Male Lightweight Quarter-Finals
Solomon Simon (Ryano Waterford) vs. Sean McCullogh (SBG Clonmel) – Simon advanced after McCullogh withdrew
Jack Thorne (Next Gen) def. Craig Croly (SBG HQ) via Submission (Triangle Choke), R1
Frank Meagher (SBG Clonmel) def. Paddy Moran (Ryano HQ) via Submission (Armbar), R1
Andrew Barrett (SBG Tullamore) def. Aidan Fegan (SBG HQ) via KO/TKO (Ground & Pound), R1
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