Legacy's MMA stars at Martial Combat

The videos of all fights from Martial Combat 7 and 8 are now available to watch. It took a long time, but they were worth waiting for.

Ole's three round battle against Nicolas Lecomte, Vaughn's demolition of Korean Hellboy and Nick's ferocious ground and pound victory against Victor Wang, as well as Alex Niu's defeat at the hands of Vuyisile Colossa can all be found here.

Southeast Asia MMA and Martial Combat have also published a couple of articles about two of Legacy's MMA fighters:

Malik Mawlayi - A History of Violence

Isamu Himura

A hat-trick of victories for Legacy Gym at Martial Combat 7 and 8

Nick 'Hooligan' Mellor scored an impressive victory over Canadian Victor Wang at last night's Martial Combat 7 event, in Singapore. Nick started the fight strongly, landing some good strikes, before taking his opponent to the ground. Wang was active off his back, but Nick managed to pass his guard before both fighters returned to their feet. Nick finished the round in a dominant position, looking for a rear naked choke. The second round followed a similar pattern, with Nick taking Wang to the ground once again. He escaped a tight submission attempt by Wang, before mounting him and forcing the referee to stop the fight with some savage ground and pound.

The Legacy boys have obviously been working hard on their ground and pound skills, as Vaughn 'Blud' Anderson also secured a victory by ground and pound TKO in the second round of his first Martial Combat event. His fight against Korean 'Hellboy' Hyoung Woo Kim was a more one-sided affair. Vaughn's striking power and wealth of experience on the ground easily won him the first round. In the second round, he looked determined to end the bout. He stepped up the pace of his strikes and finished his opponent on the ground, in brutal fashion.

Ole 'Iron Fist' Laursen completed the hat-trick of victories for Legacy Gym, winning a close-fought decision over American Nicolas Leconte. We have no other details about this fight as it just finished a few minutes ago.

 On a final note, Alex Niu, who trained at Legacy recently, suffered a defeat at the hands of rising star and muay thai world champion Vuisile Colossa. Alex fought hard and secured a couple of takedowns, but was overpowered by his opponent's superior striking in the second round.

Photos courtesy of Brett L via his iPhone. More pictures, links to videos and other details of the fights will be posted as soon as they become available.

Legacy represents at Martial Combat 7 and 8

Legacy Gym is sending four fighters to the upcoming Martial Combat event in Singapore. On 18 August 2010, Nick "Hooligan" Mellor will face off against muay thai specialist Victor Wang, current CMTA Western Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion, in a tough bout at 84kg. On the same card, Alex Niu, who has recently returned to China after spending a month training at Legacy, will fight Contender Asia finalist and current WLF world thai boxing champion Vuysile "The Cheetah" Colossa.

The following night, 19 August 2010, Martial Combat superbout lightweight champion and Legacy Gym owner Ole "Iron Fist" Laursen will take on American BJJ fighter Nicolas Leconte. Current grappling coach at Legacy and Art of War veteran, Vaughn "Blud" Anderson, from Canada, will make his Martial Combat debut against Korean "Hellboy" Hyoung Woo Kim. 

Legacy Gym is proud to be so well represented at such a prestigious event and wishes the boys all the best in their upcoming fights. Keep training hard. WAR!!