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Ring of truth-well done
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29-07-2007 8:05am#1
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Needed that first round to knock the ring rust off.
A big thank you to Mark Leonard and everyone at Point Blank Submissions for welcoming me into the club and getting my fat ass back in shape and ready to fight!!
well done to John for putting on another great show, there was some great fights. Roddy was doing really well, no doubt he'll come back strong. Tom Egan looked very good too and that was a big performance from Martin to win the final. My money was on Tom all the way but was proven well wrong.0 -
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The ring girls.. Lads, for the love of jesus they weren't Miss Ireland contestants so give 'em a break. Personally I think they were good ol' crack, esp. the one with the big ass
Re. the crowd trouble. Its hard to say too much without it seeming to reflect on Owen Roddy. However this is a situation we've all been aware of, and it was always going to get worse before something was done about it. So now we're at the stage where Owen's ticket allocation has to be looked at. We simply can not risk another situation like last night.
Time to get rid of these fvcking dirty junkie scumbag ba$tards.0 -
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bella1 wrote::cool: thanks to all the sbgnorthside members who backed up the door staff,the head doorman thanked me for all your help,andy sbgn...
Maybe the next SBGn hoodies should read "SECURITY" accross the back.
Maybe the head doorman should be having a word with the national 'Hide and go-seek' champions of the SCR (his own security team!!).
But in fairness, the three lads who stuck it out were all sound and were quick to extend their gratitude for the dig out.
See you soon Andy.0 -
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Just want to add my congratulations to all involved in organising RoT the other night, great job. The fighters of course did themselves proud, and great to see such talent on display from the local lads.
I think we're all on the same wavelength regarding the retards who disrupted the show (again). Thank god we weren't stuck beside them like last time. It's a shame that Owen Roddy is being associated with these idiots, he's a classy fighter and doesn't need 'supporters' like that. Hopefully it'll be sorted for next time, it's the sort of image that the nay-sayers would jump upon to denounce MMA as thuggery. It'd only take one bad media report about the likes of this to tarnish all the hard work decent people do to build up the sport, especially as it starts to take off here. Well done to Ian in expressing what we were all thinking afterwards.
On the other, lighter issues...
Not so sure if the ring girls add much to the event, other than disrupting the red corner in between rounds. I guess they're harmless enough if that can be addressed.
Also, I'd like to hear people's thoughts on staging future fights in an octagon?
I reckon it's the best option for MMA, in terms of continuity and fighter-safety. Poor old Petraitis almost ended up among the trophies in the first fight. I think the frequent restarts break up the flow of the fights, giving a pressurised fighter an undeserved breather where it might otherwise have been a stoppage. I'm sure installation of a cage wouldn't be a problem logistically for the very capable RoT team!
Next time I think I'll have to wear me Irish jersey or bring a tricolour, so as not to be mistaken for a Lithuanian. My 3 mates were screaming for Petraitis in the opener, I was a little bit uncomfortable.
One of the lads was miffed that Erikas didn't emerge from the dressing-room afterwards, had to content himself with telling his cornermen how he should've fought Thomas Maguire!
I'd also like to know how many of us got clamped?! The fookers were out in force on the night, did the whole bloody street we were on. :rolleyes:
Counting down to next time....0 -
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dlofnep wrote:re: owen roddy
owen's a really nice guy.. he's always been genuinely sound anytime i've spoke to him and i don't think this is any of his fault.
Owen a nice guy !!! Don't know about that, he supports Liverpool doesn't he 0 -
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Mairt wrote:They were the same sh*theads on both occassions.
the first time it was one guy who was dealt with by the staff(clive ) . This time it was a good few people and they where dealt with too, and have now been banned. My point is that it was dealt with by the staff (the reason they where hired) and it was the FIRST REAL problem we have had. Its now sorted so can we all move on? 0 -
StrateBlastJim wrote:the first time it was one guy who was dealt with by the staff(clive ) . This time it was a good few people and they where dealt with too, and have now been banned. My point is that it was dealt with by the staff (the reason they where hired) and it was the FIRST REAL problem we have had. Its now sorted so can we all move on?
No offence, but i think you often have more of a problem than you realise. I was sitting beside Mairt at the ring of Truth that i attended and he may or may not remember myself and a friend needing to back people away from one of the corner men they were interfering with and also having to repeatedly ask people to stop blocking our view. One of them tried and intimidation tactic but backed down pretty quick when pressed to make good on his promise.
The simple fact is that it's not all about the quality of the fights in the ring, it's essential to have the crowd feel safe and welcome and i know that people in my group felt neither at the ROT they attended and have not gone since.
I know that i avoided them until their return to ring side, thinking the bigger venue would make for a better atmosphere but i am now glad that i did not attend.
Wether some SBG lads were there to help or not, it to me anyway a moot issue. They had no legal grounds to get involved and if something did kick off could simple have been viewed as being part of the incident by any media or anyone else involved.
Finally, people who were there have a right to comment on what happened and express there opinions on it. I know that after the ROT i attended i sent JK a pm just to outline my views as a fan and a customer and people had been saying since then that this element would be dealt with. Now we are hearing it again. I'm afraid for this fan it is a case of "believe it when i see it."0 -
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StrateBlastJim wrote:the first time it was one guy who was dealt with by the staff(clive ) . This time it was a good few people and they where dealt with too, and have now been banned. My point is that it was dealt with by the staff (the reason they where hired) and it was the FIRST REAL problem we have had. Its now sorted so can we all move on?
Actually it was the same bunch of lads. In fact the lad Clive threw out was the last one thrown out this time. This time he wrapped a bottle in a towel and separated himself from the gang, went over to the far corner of the ring, down from the fighters enterance. He threw his blue jacket over the towel to hide it for later.
And just to back up what Dragan said, I was sitting next time him at that event with a friend and my son. This was the first time the same group kicked off. The second I was sitting with a boards.ie member and had to shield my son from the ****.
And my point is, its been the same group from Ballymun everytime. And like you, I'd rather move on too.0 -
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