Nestoras Batzelas

Nestoras Batzelas
Personal information
Full name Nestoras Batzelas
Nationality Greek
Born (1980-01-07) 7 January 1980
Larissa, Thessalia,
Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Style Freestyle
Club E.A. Larissa
Coach Konstantinos Avramis
Nestoras Batzelas
Other names Titan
Mixed martial arts record
Total 8
Wins 6
By knockout 3
By submission 3
By decision 0
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By submission 0
By decision 1
Draws 0
No contests 0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nestoras Batzelas (Greek: Νέστορας Μπατζέλας; born January 7, 1980 in Larissa, Thessalia) is a Greek MMA fighter and retired amateur freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.[1] Batzelas has been selected to the nation's Olympic wrestling team when Greece hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also trained as a member of the wrestling team for E.A. Larissa, under his personal coach Konstantinos Avramis.[2]

Batzelas qualified for the Greek squad in the men's super heavyweight class (120 kg), when Greece welcomed the world to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He filled up an entry by the International Federation of Association Wrestling and the Hellenic Olympic Committee, as Greece received an automatic berth for being the host nation.[2][3] He lost his opening match to 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Alexis Rodríguez of Cuba on technical superiority, but bounced back to dismantle Ukraine's Serhii Priadun with a 5–0 decision in front of the home crowd inside Ano Liossia Olympic Hall. Placing second in the prelim pool and thirteenth overall, Batzelas' performance fell short to put him further into the quarterfinals.[4][5]

Championships and accomplishments

MMA

Professional mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 6-2 Ioannis Arzoumanidis Decision (Unanimous) MMA Challenge Pro 2 [6] September 13, 2014 3 5:00 Thessaloniki, Greece For MMA Challenge Pro Heavyweight Championship.
Win 6-1 George Katsinopoulos TKO (Punches) No Limits 23 [7] May 11, 2014 3 Athens, Greece Wins No Limits Heavyweight Championship.
Loss 5-1 Ricco Rodriguez TKO (punches) Final Fight Championship 10 December 13, 2013 2 3:33 Skopje, Macedonia
Win 5-0 Julian Chilikov Submission (Guillotine Choke) GFC - Greek Fighting Championship 4 May 18, 2013 1 Larissa, Greece
Win 4-0 Emil Zahariev Submission (Heel Hook) No Limits 20 [8] December 1, 2012 1 Athens, Greece
Win 3-0 Emil Zahariev TKO (RTD) May 2012 1 5:00 Thessaloniki, Greece
Win 2-0 Borislav Balabanov TKO (Punches) Throwdown MMA Championship February 18, 2012 1 Greece
Win 1-0 Marian Rusu Submission (Punches) GFC - Greek Fighting Championship 2 June 4, 2011 1 3:27 Athens, Greece

Amateur mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-1 Allen Crowder TKO (Referee Stoppage) Battle In The South VI May 31, 2013 1 1:26 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States Fight was for the Heavyweight Title.

References

  1. ↑ "Nestoras Batzelas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 Με 18 παλαιστές στο ολυμπιακό ταπί της Αθήνας [18 wrestlers in the Olympic mat for Athens] (in Greek). To Vima. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Abbott, Gary (29 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Στον ημιτελικό ο Καρντάνοφ [Kardanov advances to semifinals] (in Greek). Nooz.gr. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Επική μάχη με νικητή τον Ιωάννη Αρζουμανίδη απέναντι στον Νέστωρα Μπατζέλα στο MMA Challenge Pro 2 ! (vid)(Greek)
  7. ↑ Ο Νέστορας Μπατζέλας διατήρησε το αήττητο σερί του στην Ελλάδα κόντρα στον Γιώργο Κατσινόπουλο (Greek)
  8. ↑ Νέστωρας Μπατζέλας: Το ήξερα ότι θα είναι εύκολο(Greek)
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