A mixed martial arts event took place in Carlisle at the weekend.

Held at The Venue, mixed martial arts [MMA] fighters from Scotland and across the north of England took part, while Carlisle’s own former champion boxer Charlie Shepherd made a guest appearance.

Mike Tedham, of Vision MMA Combat UK, was the organiser with Gary Priestley beating Kevin O’Fee in the pro fight at the event.

Mike said: “To be honest, it went really, really well.

“I think we were a sell-out for the capacity of crowd we could have got in there. All the fights went smoothly and the whole event went smoothly, really.

“Two of my sons train with Charlie [Shepherd]. Connor, my oldest son, was going for the 70KG belt.

“And, because Charlie coaches him, we thought it would be right to invite him and he agreed to come which was brilliant.”

Between 400 to 500 spectators were estimated to have crammed into The Venue for the MMA show which happened on Saturday.

“Everybody came together,” Mike said. “They supported it really well.

“We at Vision MMA Combat UK didn’t get all the decisions we wanted, but all the fighters gave everything they have got and it was a good day.”

And more MMA events in Carlisle could be on the cards in the near future.

Mike added: “The feedback we have got from the other guys is they would like to do it again.”

If anyone is interested in finding out more about Vision MMA Combat UK, they can found on Facebook or, alternatively, Mike can be contacted on 07704 300631.

RESULTS

Pro fight: Gary Priestley. WON, 3 mins 3 Sec. Round One. By guillotine.

A Class: Jack Comby. WON (93kg Belt), 1 min 10 Sec. Round One. By R.N.Choke.

Sam Peel. WON, 1 min 58 sec. Round One. By T.K.O.

Kai Holmes. WON by unanimous decision. Boxing.

Connor Tedham. WON (70kg Belt), 59 sec. Round One. By R.N.Choke.

Stephen Humes. WON, 2 mins 39 sec. Round One. By R.N.Choke.

Chris Gregg. WON, 2 mins 41 sec. Round One. By R.N.Choke.

Reece Street. WON (61kg Belt), 1 min 29 sec. Round One. By K.O.

B Class: Lee Ferguson. WON, 2 mins 36 sec. Round One. By R.N.Choke.

C Class: Robert McStravock. WON by unanimous decision.

Guest appearance by Charlie Shepherd.

Referees: Patrick Carr and Kyle Wright.