BAMMA 2
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BAMMA 2: OMER vs. REED was a mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts
BAMMA
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It is considered by many as the biggest MMA promotion in the country. It premièred on June 27, 2009 and was shown on the television channel Bravo...

 on February 13, 2010 at The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse is a Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England, which has been converted into a performing arts and concert venue. It was originally built in 1847 as a roundhouse , a circular building containing a railway turntable, but was only used for railway...

 in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The event was televised on Bravo in the United Kingdom.

Mark Adams was scheduled to fight Paul Reed in the main event for the vacant Featherweight Title. However, he was picked up an injury two weeks before the fight and was replaced by Germany's Alan Omer. Omer, himself, also admitted to having an injury but went ahead with the fight, nonetheless. Chris Stringer was also set up against AJ Wenn, but Wenn ended up fighting Ali McClean instead.

Preliminary card

  • Welterweight bout:   Charlie Leary vs.   Panayiotis Tsimonos
Leary defeated Tsimonos via TKO (punches) in round 2.
  • Welterweight bout:   Nathan Champ vs.   Stuart Rickman
Rickman defeated Champ via submission (rear-naked choke) in round 1.
  • Lightweight bout:   Peter Duncan vs.   Alexandre Izidro
    Alexandre Izidro
    Alexandre "Xandinho" Izidro is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He started to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at age 14 and got his black belt at 20. He is a member of Brazilian Top Team and competes in the Lightweight division...

Duncan defeated Izidro via unanimous decision.
  • Featherweight bout:   Phil Harris vs.   Steve McCombe
Harris defeated McCombe via unanimous decision.

Main card

  • Lightweight bout:   Ali McClean vs.   AJ Wenn
Draw.
  • Middleweight bout:   Mike Ling vs.   Russell Smith
Ling defeated Smith via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:47 of round 1.
  • Lightweight Championship:   Nathan Beer vs.   Rob Sinclair
Sinclair defeated Beer via TKO (punches) at 3:42 of round 1 to become the first BAMMA Lightweight Champion.
  • Welterweight bout:   Sam Elsdon vs.   Gunnar Nelson
    Gunnar Nelson (fighter)
    Gunnar Nelson is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.-Early life:...

Nelson defeated Elsdon via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:30 of round 1.
  • Featherweight Championship:   Alan Omer vs.   Paul Reed
    Paul Reed (fighter)
    Paul Reed is a Scottish mixed martial artist, who competes in the featherweight division. He is a veteran of British MMA, having fought in the Cage Rage Championships and the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts....

Omer defeated Reed via submission (triangle choke) at 2:10 of round 4 to become the first BAMMA Featherweight Champion.
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