November 13th 2009 - 2nd day of Competition

Posted 19:55

Ryan Jay Silver Medalist at World Championships lost 1-0 to Iran

Posted 19:30

Ryan Jay - Junior U55kg

The 1st round saw Ryan against a Bengal opponent and Ryan counter attacked his opponent drawing him in where he pounced with a series of Gyakusuki and front punches to secure a 5-0 win.

The 2nd round had Ryan against a Korean opponent. This time the fight was a lot closer with Ryan leaving it very late to score snatching the win with a Gyak punch with 2 seconds left on the clock.

Ryan saw out his 3rd round Slovakian opponent with a 3-0 win after taking the fight into extra time. Ryan scored the first point but gave away a penalty point to tie the match forcing the extra minute of fighting time. However, Ryan stepped it up a gear and scored with a Chudan Mawashigeri kick to take a 2 point lead. Another point to Ryan from a warning to his opponent saw him through with a 3-0 win.

The 4th round quarter-final saw Ryan have an edgy encounter with his Spanish opponent with both fighters not taking any chances in the opening minute of the fight. With 17 seconds left Ryan scored the winning Gyak punch to knock out his opponent.

The 5th round semi-final saw bith Ryan and his Japanese opponent under pressure not to give anything away. It was Ryan who went 1 point down which forced him to step it up a gear and strangely with 17 seconds left on the clock again he scored to tie the scores. Another minute of extra time ensued but Ryan came out on top with a 2-1 victory to see him into the final.

Jay Kirton - Junior U61kg.

It was an early exit for Jay losing 2-0 to his Tunisian opponent in extra time in the opening round in this nail biter of a fight. Jay equalised his 1-0 deficit with 3 seconds left on the clock taking the fight into extra time.

The 1 minute of extra time saw Jay caught twice by his opponent who picked up 2 points and held on to the lead as Jay chased him down but to no avail.

Gavin Bailey - Junior U68kg

It was touch-and-go for a while for Gavin as he fell behind early on to his Welsh opponent. Gavin left it late to respond and within the last 10 seconds he scored 2 Gyakusuki punches in quick succession to take the lead. A final point from another Gyak punch on the buzzer gave Gavin the win.

It was a touch 2nd round fight for Gavin against his French opponent. Gavin was 1-0 down within the first 30 seconds but two successive contact warnings from his French opponent gave Givin a point to tie the scores 1-1. However, towards the end a 50/50 Gyakusuki punch exchange went to the French and even though Gavin threw everything at his opponent he just couldn’t score anymore points.

Gavin did make repechage as his opponent booked his place in the finals. Gavin was pitted against a Danish opponent who came out strong. He managed to score 3 Gyakusuki punches against Gavin leaving Gavin desperately trrying for a big score, but that came from the Dane as he finished the fight off with a 3 point Jodan Mawashigeri kick leaving Gavin with a 6-0 defeat.

Alex Sell - Junior U76kg.

After receiving a 1sr round bye, it was Alex versus Palestine with Alex winning 8-0. A series of sharp Gyakusuki punches throughout the fight, coupled with a 2 extra points from his opponent for contact and holding saw Alex through to the next round before the 2 minutes fighting time had expired . Although the score-line looked flattering the fight was al ot harder than it seemed.

The 3rd round saw Alex against the big, gangly opponent from Azerbaijan who looked a good foot taller. Alex took the lead early on scoring with a Gyak punch but 2 successive contact warnings meant a point to his opponent and levelled the score1-1. With 30 seconds left his opponent scored with his own Gyak punch but was himself penalised for holding with 3 seconds on the clock once again levelling the score to 2-2. Extra time ensued but neither fighter broke the deadlock with the decision now going to the judges. Even though Alex did most of the chasing throughout the fight, the flags went 2-2 but crucially the ref’s vote carried the decision against Alex.

Stephanie Thorndick - Junior U53kg.

Steph had a good fight against her Slovakian opponent with both fighting hard. Both got an preliminary contact warning before Steph scored with a Gyakusuki punch to take the lead. As he opponent attacked to equal the score, Steph defended well keeping her opponent at bay by blocking and counter punching to see the fight through.

Steph had Italy in the 2nd round with the tall Italian scoring very early on in the fight with an over-the-top punch. Steph managed to reply within a few seconds to level the fight up once again. It took Steph the rest of the fight to finally score just before the end to finish off her opponent winning 2-1.

The 3rd round saw Steph against a South African opponent with Steph coming out firing scoring almost instantly. However, mid way through the fight her opponent tied the score 1-1 following a Gyak punch. Her opponent scores once again just before the end and try as she might, Steph just couldn’t rely ending the medal hopes.

Posted 15:30

Ryan Jay in final of -55Kgs - he beat Japan to get to final

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Emma Lucraft – Female Junior Kata. 36 in category, pool 1.

Disappointment for Emma as she bowed out early in the competition. After receiving a 1st round bye, Emma was up against an opponent from Peru. Emma performed Bassai-Dai in this second of the compulsory Katas whilst her opponent performed Kanku-Dai. Flags went 4-1 against Emma.

Although her opponent made it all the was to the semi-final, she lost out to USA ended Emma’s repechage chances. Tough luck as Emma’s Kata looked really strong and sharp but this just wasn’t going to be her day.

Jack Dixon – Male Junior Kata. 44 in category, pool 2.

After the current European bronze medallist, Jack, received a 1st round bye, Jack performed his best choice compulsory Kata in the 2nd round against his Croatian opponent. Croatia always produce strong Karateka and Jack had a tough job but performed it admirably beating his opponent 5-0.

Jack’s 3rd round Kata, Kanku-Sho, however didn’t have the same effect against his Annan performing Turkish opponent. Flags went 4-1 against Jack leaving Jack a few rounds short of medalling this time.

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