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Skip to contentHomeSportsGolden Glory Mixed Martial Arts Academy owner calls win ‘great news’Tricia WeelPreviousNext/ExpandPreviousNextA South Surrey mixed martial arts academy member won the top prize at a fight event in Langley Friday night.Alireza Jadidi won the Kickboxing Grand Prix – and the $5,000 prize that came with it – at Mamba Fight League 13 held at Langley Events Centre on Sept. 29.The grand prix at the 13-card fight featured four international combatants who squared off in a pair of semi-final bouts earlier in the evening, with Jadidi defeating Ireland’s Lee Walton in one fight in a unanimous decision while Germany’s Phil Engeroff won in a split decision over Kuchlong Kuchlong in the other. In the final, Jadidi won again by unanimous decision over Engeroff to take home the prize.The Golden Glory Martial Arts Academy member was fighting under the supervision of gym owner and head instructor Mostafa Sabeti, who was happy with Jadidi’s efforts.“We are so proud of Alireza!” he said in an email. “This is great news for all of our beloved community in South Surrey (and) White Rock, to have such a talented ﬁghter and ﬁght team right here in our community.”The Friday event was one of the biggest ﬁght promotions in B.C., he noted. Nearly 3,000 people attended to watch the ﬁghters.“We are hoping to see more younger people join our ﬁght team to create a healthy and conﬁdent community,” Sabeti said. “We believe martial arts make everyone stronger and more conﬁdent and this will, in turn, help to improve their quality of life and bring them more joy and happiness.”READ ALSO: South Surrey martial arts academy athletes to compete in Kung Fu championshipThe other main events saw Jag Bhullar defeat Brian Crowe by submission in the third round in the heavyweight pro mixed martial arts category while Buneet Bisla won by unanimous decision over Bryan Pintor in the pro boxing 175-pound division with the fight going the full six rounds.Other winners on the night included:Mixed Martial ArtsDinote Hurtado defeated Arjot Gill with a first-round technical knockout in the 190-pound novice division; Austin Batra won by submission over Caleb Ermine in the 155-pound division in the pro category; and Ashley Watkins won by technical knockout in the first round over Sonia Blade in the 115-pound advanced category.KickboxingIn the pro kickboxing category, Dmytro Savytskyi defeated Milad Baranghari in the 155-pound division; Sasha Tadayoni won by technical knockout over Odai Abozraiq in the 155-pound division, and Amir Ghassemi defeated Justin Cheng by technical knockout in the 155-pound division.For the novice division, Reece Anderson defeated Michael Perkins in the 160-pound weight class by unanimous decision, and Rizwan Qureshi won by unanimous decision over Kanwarsher Randhawa in the 215-pound category.– with files from Langley Advance TimesI’m a lifelong writer, and worked as a journalist in community newspapers for more than a decade, from White Rock to Parksville and Qualicum Beach, to Abbotsford and Surrey, from 2001-2012Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. We ask that you be respectful of others and their points of view, refrain from personal attacks and stay on topic. To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our&nbsp;Community Guidelines.More from Today in B.C. &gt;

Skip to contentHomeSportsGolden Glory Mixed Martial Arts Academy owner calls win ‘great news’Tricia WeelPreviousNext/ExpandPreviousNextA South Surrey mixed martial arts academy member won the top prize at a fight event in Langley Friday night.Alireza Jadidi won the Kickboxing Grand Prix – and the $5,000 prize that came with it – at Mamba Fight League 13 held at Langley Events Centre on Sept. 29.The grand prix at the 13-card fight featured four international combatants who squared off in a pair of semi-final bouts earlier in the evening, with Jadidi defeating Ireland’s Lee Walton in one...

South Surrey-based MMA fighter wins top prize at major Langley event

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