Liam, funnily enough I’ve changed my mind about this a couple of times as making it FTR from the start does make it more of an issue. I have a couple of standbys (for pullouts or anyone not making weight) for the tournament and depending on what happens with pull outs over the next few weeks will dictate if their is a reserve fight or not. If so, the reserve fight will only come into play if someone can’t continue after the first round, as I don’t think its fair for someone to come through a reserve fight and possibly go straight into a final. If someone cannot continue into the final then the place will be offered the runnerup, as effectively they are physically in the strongest position to go through. In the worst case scenario and both fighters cannot continue, then we would rematch the other semi-final, or maybe hope Craig is at the show and has his gummy! LOL. The medical staff have already been informed that fights have not to be stopped for cuts that aren’t of a seriour nature or bleeding into the eye, so even if someone is cut, unless it is a bad one or in a bad place then they can come back out to fight in the next round.

Raj, the other fights will be announced when confirmed, can’t mention anything else in the mean time.