International Assaut Gala

On Saturday, 1st December, Martin Ross and the Guildford Spectrum Savate Club hosted an International Savate "assaut" Gala. The event took place at Spectrum Leisure Complex, Parkway, Guildford. Ross is the senior Spectrum Club Instructor and National Director of Technique for the Great Britain Savate Federation.



"Weigh in's" for fighters where held at 4pm, with the first set of bouts starting at 5.30pm. Following 22 bouts, the event closed at 10.30pm with the presentation of certificates and medals."Bout of the night" was the fight between Michael Taylor of Guildford Spectrum and Paul Orlow of Germany. Both young men showed skill and control of a high level. The bout was judged as a draw, one judge giving it to Michael, one to Paul, and one declaring 'no decision'.

The full results were as follows:

 Name & Club  Weight  Pts  Pts  Weight  Name & Club
 Vincenzo Sgaramella (Cambridge)  Su Li  37  49  Su.Li  Thomas Pohl (Germany)
 Rachel Shore (Spectrum)  S. Feather  35  50  Li.Mid  Christina Belle (Germany)
 Jossie Elliss (Spectrum)  Bantam  43  40  Mouse  Jo Iawaki (London)
 James Antill (Spectrum)  Li.Mid  47  36  Li.Mid  Toby Holder (Orpington)
 Charlie Howes (Spectrum)  Li Mid  53  34  Mid  Tim Campbell (Cambridge)
 Rob Jones (Spectrum)  L.Heavy  37  41  L.Heavy  Tom Rivers (London)
 Bob Docherty (Spectrum)  Mid  37  41  L.Heavy  Vince Glouton (London)
 Mark Arnold (Spectrum)  L.Heavy  34  38  L.Heavy  Joseph Scholz (USA)
 Olivia Mitchell (Spectrum)  Bantam  33  44  Mid  Hannah Oberegge (Germany)
 Daniel Pearce (Spectrum)  Heavy  51  31  Heavy  J-P Sherley Price (Spectrum)
 Fiona Crozier (Spectrum)  Feather  51  32  Mouse  Jo Iawaki (London)
 Liam Elliott (Spectrum)  Su.Li.Mid  36  50  S. Feather  Thomas Pohl (Germany)
 Simon Watts (Spectrum)  L.Heavy  35  41  L.Heavy  Tom Rivers (London)
 Michael Taylor (Spectrum)  Su Li  37  37  Light  Paul Orlow (Germany)
 Danny Stokes (Spectrum)  Bantam  30  42  Li Mid  Vincenzo Sgaramella (Cambridge)
 Pete Sadler (Spectrum)  Su.Li.Mid  40 38    Mid  Tim Campbell (Cambridge)
 Richard Howes (Spectrum)  Su. Li.  47  33  L.Heavy  Vince Glouton (London)
 Rob Jones (Spectrum)  L.Heavy  34  54  L.Heavy  Joseph Scholz (USA)
 Bob Docherty (Spectrum)  Mid  36  47  Su.Li  Patrick Gavin (USA)
 Paul Barlow (Spectrum)  Su.Li.Mid  34  47  Su.Li  Thomas Pohl (Germany)
 *Rachel Shore (Spectrum)  Su. Feather  X X    Mid  Hannah Oberegge (Germany)
 Liam Elliott (Spectrum)  Su.Li.Mid  39  42  Light  Paul Orlow (Germany)

 Winners in green
*Declared a "non - contest" (unfortunate misfooting & fall causing KO for Hannah Oberegge)



Judges & Referees
GB - Ollie Batts, Julie Gabriel, Fred Rado, Richard Muggeridge, Rob Clark
Germany - Gerhard Schmitt
USA - Patrick Gavin & Joseph Scholz
France - Florent Lazare

Many thanks for the support given by:
Paramedic Team
Surrey Ambulance Service

Venue hire
Spectrum Leisure Complex

Ring Hire
Wayne Armstrong

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