Towler-Cook Added to BAMMA 12 Live on Fight Network

Fight Network Staff / February 5, 2013 - 11:08am

(January 5th.13) The UK's premier Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, is proud to announce a Heavyweight smash-up between Darren Towler and Callum Cook for the BAMMA 12 preliminaries, taking place at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena on Saturday 9th March 2013.

Tickets are on sale now from www.BAMMA.com, www.metroradioarena.co.uk and http://www.kililive.com/BAMMA

Newcastle's Darren 'Powerhouse' Towler steamrolls in from Team Machine with a history of 9 wins and 6 losses. Debuting with a 45 second KO in 2008, Towler has brought some phenomenal first round TKOs and Knock Outs to the UK circuit, where he has proved a popular name both on North East shows and at UCMMA in London. Towler is a on a five fight winning streak, after cutting through a string of British bruisers to culminate in his 48 second domination of Dayman Lake at the end of last year. 2012 saw Towler accumulate British Heavyweight titles at Made4 theCage, Supremacy FC and UCMMA.

Made4theCage stand-out, Callum 'Ready Steady' Cook, stands undefeated at 3-0-0. His debut professional bout saw him execute his gameplan in 17 seconds. His last fight saw him slice off milliseconds off that score, when he stopped Rob Bennet at 16 seconds into round 1 with punches finished with Ground n Pound. Cook has been itching for the step up to face tougher, more experienced opposition.

Callum 'Ready Steady' Cook said:

"Darren is a well-respected Heavyweight and has fought some of the best in the UK. It will be great to step in the cage for the UK's biggest show BAMMA!! It's a massive step up for me to fight Darren, and being the underdog just makes me more determined".

BAMMA's Managing Director, Ashley Bothwell, said:

"Hometown fighter Darren Towler is a favourite in the Northeast for his sheer knock out power and brings the noise wherever he fights. Callum Cook is upcoming talent who has walked through previous opponents and has his sights on tougher competition. Towler is currently ranked at #10 among UK Heavyweights so this fight provides an opportunity for Cook, who is hungry for the break. Towler better be ready!"

BAMMA 12 will be televised live on Fight Network in Canada.

Follow @DarrenTowler1 @calReadySteady and @BAMMAUK on Twitter.

BAMMA 12 FIGHT CARD

WITH MORE FIGHTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

WATCH BAMMA 'BOOM' PROMO:

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT

MATT VEACH VS. JIM WALLHEAD

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT

CURT WARBURTON VS. STEVIE RAY

BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE CONTENDERS FIGHT

BOLA OMOYELE VS. WAYNE MURRAY

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT

LUKE NEWMAN VS RYAN SCOPE

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

DARREN TOWLER VS CALLUM COOK

About BAMMA:

BAMMA (The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) is a premier European MMA organization that launched in June 2009 with the aim of delivering Mixed Martial Arts events that fully capture the entertainment and sporting prowess on display in the world's fastest growing sport. To achieve this aim, BAMMA brought together a team of skilled individuals with a wealth of combined experience across Television Production, Event Organisation and Mixed Martial Arts. BAMMA's combination of arena sized venues, stunning fight cards and exceptional production values has led to BAMMA's position as one of Europe's most recognisable MMA brands. With a highly experienced team each BAMMA event always delivers a highly anticipated and unique Mixed Martial Arts experience.

About Lonsdale:

Firmly established as the leading brand of fight sports equipment and clothing, Lonsdale is steeped in over 50 years of fight history. From humble London origins the Lonsdale brand quickly became the hallmark of both boxing and MMA champions throughout the world, with its legendary quality and authenticity.

It is no coincidence fights legends Tom 'Kong' Watson, Muhammad Ali, "Marvellous" Marvin Hagler, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton have all trained and fought in Lonsdale.

About Safe MMA

SAFE MMA is a not for profit organisation established to improve the safety of MMA fighters in the UK. Under the Safe MMA banner, the medical centre provides a secure, centralised and confidential database for fighter medical records; and coordinates affordable, standardised blood and medical tests for all registered fighters. Additionally, SAFE MMA members will have access to advice from leading world experts in sports medicine.

UK promotions Cage Warriors, BAMMA and UCMMA united to help found the project and have agreed that from 1st January 1013 all fighters on their cards must be registered to SAFE MMA and undergo annual medical tests and bi-annual blood tests. The promotions have agreed only to use fighters that are deemed medically safe to fight under the SAFE MMA (green light) system and not to use fighters that are suspended due to injuries, such as concussion, or who are overdue for blood tests, for example. Additionally, the promotions have pledged to have medical professionals carry out pre- and post-fight tests with all results to be submitted to the confidential medical database at 76 Harley St. Medical data will never be transmitted to anyone but SAFE MMA will be able to give a rapid and all-hours service to inform authorised promotions of who is medically safe to fight and who needs to be rechecked, at the time of enquiry. Visit www.safemma.co.uk for further information.