This weekend 4 SMTC fighters are fighting in Borås, Sweden
Mark Timm (smtc) vs Niklas Carlsson (Fightgym Borås) 60kg
Chris Polley (smtc) vs Thomas Sandberg (Fightgym Borås) 65kg
Stevie Paterson (smtc) vs William Schafferer (Fightgym Borås) 71kg
Barry Denholm (smtc) vs Frank Hofstetter (Fightgym Borås) 75kg
These fights are all A-class and Barry's is full rules.
More details can be found on www.nightofgladiators.se
ann, the guy steve pattersons fightin, is that the same guy that sean beat at meadowbank?
The guy Sean fought was Mattias Karlson.
William Schafferer, who Stevie is fighting, is the guy Chris Polley fought at Meadowbank (Chris won that fight)
ally do you know chris's record coz surely a win here should see him in among the uk rankings (think hes only been beat once, off a thai in sweden).
mark got beat on points.
chris won 2nd rnd stoppage (i think)
steve got beat on points
barry got stopped on acut in the 2nd (i think)
Just got home, LONG day!
Marks fight was really close, they matched each other strike for strike, Niklas was just that bit stronger in the clinch and took the fight on points. Niklas immediately came down to the dressing room to say 'thats one each now, we'll have to have a third!'
Chris won on points, but put Thomas down for an 8 count in the second (or maybe it was the third). This was my fight of the night, with Chris throwing loads of nice jumping knees in every round, I think Chris probably took every round, but Thomas was strong and kicked well, and was always dangerous.
Stevies was another cracker, and judging by the reception probably the crowds favourite fight of the night! You always get an absolute war when Stevie fights and this was no exception, both guys dished out, and took, some absolute bombs, and both had to dig deep a number of times to even things out. The fight was so close I expected a draw, but William took it by what could only have been 1 round. Stevie was cheered all the way back from the ring and had a crazy swedish biker gang slapping him on the back as he passed!
Barrys fight was only ever going to go one way ... however, unfortunately it went the other! Barry dropped Frank with the first kick he threw, and during the 45 secondds of action that we got Barry just looked way to strong for Frank and I was already expecting a stoppage, however Frank got in a nice short range elbow in during the clinch and opened up a nasty gash on Barrys forehead. The doctor was called and there was no way he would let the fight continue.
I've got to say that the way we were treated by everyone we met was unbelievable, people spoke to us like they had been or frends all our lives, and lots of people went out of their way to make sure we wanted for nothing.
A massive thanks to everyone involved for having us over and making the weekend so good. A special thanks to Frank for organising it, and also to Ali, who was the unsung hero of the weekend, for ferrying us all over Borås, and over-filling his car, then getting done by the police for having too many of us in the back.
I'll post a couple of pics later and we look forward to having some of the guys over to our next show.
Well done SMTC. Leading the way and keeping it real.
What? It's just a scratch ...
Doctor trying to save Barry's good looks ...
It's Barry Potter!
taken from www.andreas-sandberg.se/images/thai/
taken from www.andreas-sandberg.se/images/thai/
taken from www.andreas-sandberg.se/images/thai/
taken from www.andreas-sandberg.se/images/thai/
taken from www.andreas-sandberg.se/images/thai/
taken from www.andreas-sandberg.se/images/thai/
taken from www.andreas-sandberg.se/images/thai/
Ally, is there any way I can download the pics from that site to my desktop or is it specificaly designed so you you can't take them?
It's specifically designed so you can't take them!
Didn't Frank offer to get us high quality copies of any we wanted though?
just hit print screen and paste them into paint
that 1 of chris throwin the right is cracker
Cheers thaisoon - where is print screen?
Ally, I thought maybe these were the ones that weren't taken by Franks' snapper.
Yup, I'd say that one of Chris with the spray is prob the best - fantastic shot - or maybe one of the (many) flying knee ones. PETER PAN! : )
surely he must get recognition in the rankings now
Mark,
the 'Print screen' button is usually above 'backspace' or at the top of your number pad. It should automatically go into your cut and paste file, then you can use it in Word etc. The only thing is, as the name suggests it prints the whole screen so you'll have to crop the image loads.
If these pictures weren't taken by Frank's snapper, I'll get Ann to speak to the photographer and try to sort something out.
I can nick whichever ones you want Mark and I'll email you them. Do you just want all the ones with you in?
rofl i love this blatent disregard for copyright use macromedia product to edit pics after remove watermarks blend in copyright, make fake scottish £20 notes etc.
PS loving the wheres print screen comment, reminds me of homer simpson...
press any key to continue...
"wheres the 'any' key.
There isnt any 'any' key!
To be fair, we have been offered hi-res versions of these by the promoter, we're just impatient!
Yeah Ally, I was going to ask for them all, but being as we should be getting them off Frank at some point anyway, just the ones with me in will do, cheers.
For those liking the "print screen" question, you'll no doubt be heartened to know that even after directions, it took 10 minutes to find. And then it didn't work.
"Mmmmm......interweb"
Hey Mark, just go right-click with your mouse on the picture and select "save picture as", then you can save it to your desktop or wherever.
Sarah (masseuse extraordinaire ;p)
Typical bloody scots. Good work guys and some crackin photos. Heard all the fights we good. Maybe Chris might get some big fights in the UK now, as he seems to be on a roll.
well done guys. bloody hell mark mate you keep yourself busy dont ya! sounds like you had a good fight. chat to you on the weekend mate, tried to find you after your fight on skens show to buy you a beer or a coke as there wasn't any beer on offer lol, but your hard to track down. p.s great photographs.
Hi Dean, we had to leave Sken's early, but I'll catch you at the weekend.
How's it going Sarah? Bet that early flight back was fun. Remeber, I've still got an IOU with your name on it for one massage ; )
Dan you scruffy b*stard, how's the big trip going?
It was a truly dire journey - I didn't get to sleep until 16.30 on Sunday after having been up since 09.30 on Saturday - what a mess :)
And I'm very glad you haven't forgotten about that IOU, I certainly haven't ;p See you soon, and good luck for the next fight! x
Mark, good luck for the weekend. Don't forget to pack your celebratory bottle of rosé
What are you trying to suggest, that I drink gay, pink wine?
(...indignant manly grunts...)
Kick ass at the weekend mate.
I've got your pics off that site for you.
Show the other guy your pink wine to lull him into a false sense of security!
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