Jamie Bates

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Jamie Bates
Born (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 32)
Durham, England[1]
NationalityEnglish
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAnnfield Plain, England
TeamMASAC Gym
Years active2011 - present
Kickboxing record
Total33
Wins26
By knockout3
Losses7
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: 29 February 2020

Jamie Bates (born 14 September 1989)[2] is an English welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Annfield Plain, County Durham, England. He is the Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014 tournament winner.

As of November 2021, Combat Press ranks him as the #8 welterweight kickboxer in the world.[3]

Kickboxing career[]

Early career[]

Jamie Bates grew up on the mats in his father's gym in region of Durham. Starting with karate at age 4, with his father as instructor, Bates eventually progressed to kickboxing.[4] He won a professional world title when he was 22.[5]

Superkombat Fighting Championship[]

Selected from the Superkombat World Tryouts from Middlesbrough, England, Bates had signed a multi-fight deal with the SUPERKOMBAT in 2014. On 24 May 2014, he was a participant in the Superkombat World Grand Prix series. Bates faced Flavius Boiciuc of Romania in the opening semifinals at Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014 held in Mamaia, Romania and won via unanimous decision. Coming as outsider, he later faced Miles Simson in the finals, pulling off upset with another unanimous decision over the Surinamese.[6]

In October, he lost a title eliminator to Yoann Kongolo at Superkombat World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination in Geneva, Switzerland. After dominating the fight, Bates eventually lost via a third round KO.[7] After losing to Kongolo, Bates would go on a 2-2 run, defeating Pavel Turuk and Kev Ward, but losing to Ciprian Șchiopu and Alim Nabiev.[8][9]

Glory[]

Bates signed with a two-fight contract with Glory in 2017. He made his promotional debut at Glory 40: Copenhagen against Richard Abraham. Bates won the fight by unanimous decision.[10] Bates was next scheduled to fight Eyevan Danenberg at Glory 49: Rotterdam.[11] Danenberg won the fight by unanimous decision.[12]

Bates bounced back from this loss with decision wins over Tommy King at Glory 54[13] and Vedat Hoduk at Glory 70.[14] On 29 February 2020, he made his fifth appearance inside the Glory ring when he took on the #2 ranked welterweight and former champion, Harut Grigorian, at Glory 75: Utrecht.[15] Jamies Bates defeated Grigorian via unanimous decision.[16]

Titles[]

  • 2014 Superkombat World Grand Prix II Light Heavyweight Tournament Championship
  • 2011 WKF Full Contact Light Cruiserweight Championship

Kickboxing record[]

Kickboxing record
26 wins (3 KOs), 7 losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2020-02-29 Win Armenia Harut Grigorian Glory 75: Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-10-26 Win Turkey Vedat Hoduk Glory 70: Lyon Lyon, France Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-06-02 Win England Tommy King Glory 54: Birmingham Birmingham, England Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-12-09 Loss Netherlands Eyevan Danenberg Glory 49: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-04-29 Win United States Richard Abraham Glory 40: Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-03-11 Win England Kev Ward Road to Glory UK Grantham, England Decision (unanimous) 3 2:00
2016-07-02 Loss Romania Ciprian Șchiopu Respect World Series 2 London, England TKO (retirement) 2 3:00
2016-02-27 Loss Azerbaijan Alim Nabiev ACB KB 5 Orel, Russia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-10-16 Win Belarus Pavel Turuk ACB KB 3: Grand Prix Final Sibiu, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-10-25 Loss Switzerland Yoann Kongolo Superkombat World Grand Prix 2014 Final Elimination Geneva, Switzerland KO (spinning back fist/right flying knee) 3 2:23
SUPERKOMBAT Light Heavyweight Championship Eliminator
2014-05-24 Win Netherlands Miles Simson Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014, Final Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014 Tournament Championship.
2014-05-24 Win Romania Flavius Boiciuc Superkombat World Grand Prix II 2014, Semi Finals Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-11-19 Win England Marlon Hunt Duel Fight Sports Newcastle, England Decision (unanimous) 12 2:00
Wins the WKF Full Contact Light Cruiserweight Championship.
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jamie Bates". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ Jamie Bates
  3. ^ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: November 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ Introducing: Jamie Bates
  5. ^ 'Glenn and I are cut from the same cloth': Jamie Bates interview
  6. ^ Videos and results: Superkombat WGP – Constanta
  7. ^ KONGOLO S'IMPOSE PAR KO AU SUPERKOMBAT
  8. ^ "Resultados y videos World Respect Series 2 Londres". spaceboxing.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ^ "(VIDEO) ACB KB: Pobjeda Alberta Krausa, šesti uzastopni poraz Sebastiana Ciobanua". croring.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Jamie Bates wins GLORY 40 debut against GLORY ranked #6, Richard Abraham!". muaythaiblog.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Eyevan Danenberg expects Jamie Bates to bring the fight to him". mmaplus.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. ^ "EYEVAN DANENBERG LOERT OP PLEK IN TOP 5 WELTERWEIGHT DIVISIE". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Glory 54: Jamie Bates talks relief at comeback win over Tommy King". mmaplus.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Bates back in win column after besting Hoduk". glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Jamie Bates to Face Welterweight #2 Harut Grigorian at GLORY 74 Utrecht in February". fightrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  16. ^ GLORY 75 RESULTS

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