MMA League Dublin - Results

mark.leonard

The MMA League is over for another year! A tremendous event, nicely juxtaposed with the next generation at the Junior Sub Wrestling championships. As always I need to say a big thanks to the many people that helped me out on Saturday, as we really couldn't have run it without you;
Colm O'Reilly for hosting the event
Jim McInerney and Clive Staunton for all their help on the day with registration and all the other little tasks that kept the day running so well
Shane Courtney for refereeing.
Ais and Sebastien for ushering and keeping the fights going without a break
Mick Leonard for his help and marketing
and last but not least all the fighters and coaches that made the trip to Dublin for the event. I hope to see you all back in Galway on March the 1st for the first round of 2008.
The results from Saturday are as follows

Conor Kelly Spartan MMA vs. Brian Coyle Milford Ju Jutsu Rookie 65kg Flyweight Brian Coyle
Mark Curry Gracie Barra NI vs. Johnny Kerins KO Martial Arts Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
Phil Molloy 3 Castles vs. Tony Keogh Waterford VT 70kg Lightweight Phil Molloy
Ramunas Verslovas Shootfighters vs. Philip McRory Rush MMA Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Ramunas Verslovas
Paul Hamill UCD MMA vs. Ian Ward SBG Rookie 80kg Welterweight Ian Ward
Sean Curran Omagh Karate vs. Stephen McKevitt Spartan MMA Rookie 85kg Middleweight Stephen McKevitt
Tom King SBG vs. Fearghal O'Liathain Spartan MMA 85kg Middleweight Draw
Johnny Crozier Antrim PCC vs. Bryan Gorman Donegal Shotokan Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Johnny Crozier
Mark Smyth SBG vs. David Dunk SBG Dublin 90kg Super Middleweight Draw
Darek Milecki Shootfighters vs. Stuart Gray Point Blank Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Darek Milecki
Paul Fox SBG Dublin vs. Brendan Graham UCD MMA Rookie 65kg Flyweight Paul Fox
John Paul S Top Pro MMA vs. Stephen Redmond KO Martial Arts Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
Phil Molloy 3 Castles vs. T.J. Davitt SBG Northside 70kg Lightweight T.J. Davitt
Myles Priece Top Pro MMA vs. Tony Divilly Celtic MMA Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Myles Priece
Robert Freeman Spartan MMA vs. Stephen Coll Milford Ju Jutsu Rookie 80kg Welterweight Stephen Coll
Philip Moore Celtic MMA vs. Niall Currid UCD MMA Rookie 85kg Middleweight Draw
Tom King SBG vs. Fearghal O'Liathain Spartan MMA 85kg Middleweight Tom King
Rafal Driedaido Shootfighters vs. Alan Phillips GRASP Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Alan Phillips
Mark Smyth SBG vs. David Dunk SBG Dublin 90kg Super Middleweight Draw
Gary Kealy Rush Fight Academy vs. Gary Bergin SBG Northside Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Gary Kealy
Gary Walsh KO Martial Arts vs. Eamonn Cumberton Spartan MMA Rookie 65kg Flyweight Eamonn Cumberton
Matt Boyle Fianna vs. Michael O'Neill Top Pro MMA Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
Dylan Costigan Three Castles vs. Tony Keogh Waterford VT 70kg Lightweight Dylan Costigan
Vinny Di Ruscio Top Pro MMA vs. John McGuigan KMMA Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Vinny Di Ruscio
Antoine Mobian Point Blank vs. Barry Ross UFR Gym Rookie 80kg Welterweight Draw
Duncan Deacon Three Castles vs. Niall Currid UCD MMA Rookie 85kg Middleweight Draw
Tim Halpin KO Martial Arts vs. Ray Dowd Top Pro MMA Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Tim Halpin
Darek Milecki Shootfighters vs. Gary Kealy Rush Fight Academy Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Darek Milecki
Ciaran Burke Celtic MMA vs. Conor McRory Sheran Muay Thai Rookie 65kg Flyweight Draw
John Paul S Top Pro MMA vs. Mark Curry Gracie Barra NI Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
Dylan Costigan Three Castles vs. T.J. Davitt SBG Northside 70kg Lightweight T.J. Davitt
Ramunas Verslovas Shootfighters vs. John McGuigan KMMA Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Ramunas Verslovas
Paul Hamill UCD MMA vs. Antoine Mobian Point Blank Rookie 80kg Welterweight Antoine Mobian
Igor Maslakov Three Castles vs. Sean Curran Omagh Karate Rookie 85kg Middleweight Igor Maslakov
Rafal Driedaido Shootfighters vs. Tim Halpin KO Martial Arts Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Rafal Driedaido
Stuart Gray Point Blank vs. Gary Bergin SBG Northside Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Stuart Gray
Enda Fenton Point Blank vs. Gary Walsh KO Martial Arts Rookie 65kg Flyweight Enda Fenton
Stephen Redmond KO Martial Arts vs. Michael O'Neill Top Pro MMA Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
Philip McRory Rush MMA vs. Myles Priece Top Pro MMA Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Myles Priece
Robert Freeman Spartan MMA vs. Ian Ward SBG Rookie 80kg Welterweight Ian Ward
Philip Moore Celtic MMA vs. Igor Maslakov Three Castles Rookie 85kg Middleweight Igor Maslakov
Johnny Crozier Antrim PCC vs. Alan Phillips GRASP Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Draw
Paul Fox SBG Dublin vs. Ciaran Burke Celtic MMA Rookie 65kg Flyweight Paul Fox
Johnny Kerins KO Martial Arts vs. Matt Boyle Fianna Rookie 70kg Lightweight Matt Boyle
Tony Divilly Celtic MMA vs. Vinny Di Ruscio Top Pro MMA Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Vinny Di Ruscio
Stephen Coll Milford Ju Jutsu vs. Barry Ross UFR Gym Rookie 80kg Welterweight Stephen Coll
Stephen McKevitt Spartan MMA vs. Duncan Deacon Three Castles Rookie 85kg Middleweight Duncan Deacon
Bryan Gorman Donegal Shotokan vs. Ray Dowd Top Pro MMA Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Ray Dowd
Conor Kelly Spartan MMA vs. Conor McRory Sheran Muay Thai Rookie 65kg Flyweight Draw
Brian Coyle Milford Ju Jutsu vs. Brendan Graham UCD MMA Rookie 65kg Flyweight Brian Coyle
Eamonn Cumberton Spartan MMA vs. Enda Fenton Point Blank Rookie 65kg Flyweight Eamonn Cumberton

mark.leonard

Some photos from the event can be found here

dasmoose

I somehow manage to evade every picture your cameraman takes yet again mark!

Conor McRory vs Ciaran Burke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGsrHl3MAF4

Conor McRory vs Conor Kelly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1dGnwUJUos

Mark Curry vs John Paul Soames
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z0JVu7uTrk

Roper

Couple of quick things.

Who are grasp?

And Jonny Kerins pulled out with injury and still managed to win his last fight against Matt Boyle.

mark.leonard

As always please inform me of any mistakes to the results! Thanks Roper.

Grasp are new entrants to the League this year. Their coach had an article in the 1st issue of Irish Fighter this year, you might remember it?

Im2Lazy

Just wanted to say thanks to Mark & all the guys for organising a great event.

It was my first time doing any MA competition, so it was a tough but enjoyable learning experience.

JohnMc1

Does anyone know the name of the MMA instructor at Kilkenny Top Pro? I've been meaning to try them but haven't been able to due to illness.

Roper

I think its run by one of the fighters Vincent DiRuscio, can't be 100% though. They're all solid lads and damn good strikers. That lad John Paul who trains with them is a lunatic and welcome in KO anytime!

JohnMc1

Thanks Roper. Hopefully one of the guys from KKTP will see this and clarify.

dasmoose

Roper wrote: »

I think its run by one of the fighters Vincent DiRuscio, can't be 100% though. They're all solid lads and damn good strikers. That lad John Paul who trains with them is a lunatic and welcome in KO anytime!

Haha yes John's a lovely guy but totally mental, he kept talking to me while we were fighting... nutter

dasmoose

Oh yes is there no award for best submission? I think it was eamon cumberton I saw get a beautiful omoplata, some lovely guard work there...

KiddieKrippler

john paul was great craic,i never seen a lad so happy not to lose:D.i think there is awards for best sub and fastest sub but i could be mixin it up with the sub champs/all valley

Im2Lazy

Yeah John Paul was a good laugh & sorry to steal your t-shirt logo Mark but he made my first time special, he punched like he was holding a hammer:eek:....my arms are bruised to bits.

But he was a good laugh, chatting to him after the fight & before his fight with Mark he was cracking me up saying...."I saw this guy(Mark) warm up earlier I'm DEAD!" No offence Mark but I was delighted for him to survive.

mark.leonard

there ar eusually Best/Fastest submission awards, but due to a breakdown in communications between Fighting Ireland, who sponsor these awards, and myself they weren't there on the day. Colm did sponsor a new MMA League t-shirt for the Fastest Submission as Gabriell McAteer of Milford Jiu Jitsu asked us for his student.

mark.leonard

JohnMc1 wrote: »

Does anyone know the name of the MMA instructor at Kilkenny Top Pro? I've been meaning to try them but haven't been able to due to illness.

I have Vinny's number you can PM me and I will share it with you. They are Top Pro Kickboxing Kilkenny now trying their hand at MMA. Vinny is probably one of the best FC Kickboxers at his weight and holds an Irish title I think, could be a bigger one UK/European, but I am not sure.

dunkamania

It was my first mmaleague, had a great experience. Cheers to the organizers and Mark Smyth for the fights. Big thanks to all the guys who cornered me.

I don’t know how we made it into seven of the pictures.:D



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Note to self, pick up one of those slimming rashguards for next time

JohnMc1

mark.leonard wrote: »

I have Vinny's number you can PM me and I will share it with you. They are Top Pro Kickboxing Kilkenny now trying their hand at MMA. Vinny is probably one of the best FC Kickboxers at his weight and holds an Irish title I think, could be a bigger one UK/European, but I am not sure.

Thanks Mark. i used to train at kilkenny Top Pro so I am familiar with some of the guys. I was curious who their MMA trainer was.

I'm going to have to make it to one of these events one of these days before I get too old.

mark.leonard

From talking to Vinny at the event I don't think he has a formal MMA trainer, the league is just a bit of fun for them, and their MMA training is just waht they pick up here and there, which to be honest is how Point Blank started way back when.

JohnMc1

mark.leonard wrote: »

From talking to Vinny at the event I don't think he has a formal MMA trainer, the league is just a bit of fun for them, and their MMA training is just waht they pick up here and there, which to be honest is how Point Blank started way back when.

Thanks again Mark. Supposedly they do have an MMA trainer now [supposedly the #1 Irish MMA fighter from what I was told]

Clive

Just to mention. if anyone lost an old skool SFUK t-shirt at the league, I have it.

I'll give it a wash an keep it until the new year, but if noboody has claimed it by then, well, it may find it's way into my wardrobe.

mark.leonard

JohnMc1 wrote: »

Thanks again Mark. Supposedly they do have an MMA trainer now [supposedly the #1 Irish MMA fighter from what I was told]

Interesting

mark.leonard

Just off the phone with Vincent there, they are all completely self taught, he does not have an MMA fighter training him or his guys.

Eire_freedom

mark.leonard wrote: »

Interesting

in top pro mma we have adam teaching the grappling( i can't spell his second name but he's in the 75kg catagory) and Miles price teaching the kick boxing. I think Paul cummins might start helping with the kick boxing aswell

JohnMc1

Eire_freedom wrote: »

in top pro mma we have adam( i can't spell his second name but he's in the 75kg catagory) teaching the grappling and Miles price teaching the kick boxing. I think Paul cummins might start helping with the kick boxing to

Wasn't Paul always helping out with the Kickboxing classes? I know Mike "Big Show" taught a couple of times too.

Eire_freedom

JohnMc1 wrote: »

Does anyone know the name of the MMA instructor at Kilkenny Top Pro? I've been meaning to try them but haven't been able to due to illness.

you can just drop up to euro gym at 2 on a saturday, thats when the few of us train together

Eire_freedom

JohnMc1 wrote: »

Wasn't Paul always helping out with the Kickboxing classes? I know Mike "Big Show" taught a couple of times too.

no the mma part started with just miles and adam, then i started with them, then a few others came along, then we went up to the dublin comp a few days after decidin on the name lol

Eire_freedom

mark.leonard wrote: »

there ar eusually Best/Fastest submission awards, but due to a breakdown in communications between Fighting Ireland, who sponsor these awards, and myself they weren't there on the day. Colm did sponsor a new MMA League t-shirt for the Fastest Submission as Gabriell McAteer of Milford Jiu Jitsu asked us for his student.

Just outta curiosity guys what was the fastest submission???? because I'm pretty sure mine would of been one of the quickest on the day???

mark.leonard

It was a guillotine...sort of in the opening seconds of the match

JohnMc1

Eire_freedom wrote: »

you can just drop up to euro gym at 2 on a saturday, thats when the few of us train together

I've been meaning to come for the last couple of weeks but haven't due to illness. Paul told me about them about a week or so ago.

Eire_freedom

mark.leonard wrote: »

It was a guillotine...sort of in the opening seconds of the match

against Bryan Gorman in the 46th match up or so???? Whoop that was me

Eire_freedom

JohnMc1 wrote: »

I've been meaning to come for the last couple of weeks but haven't due to illness. Paul told me about them about a week or so ago.

well come on up next sat if u can, the more the better, it's 10e for the 2 hours

JohnMc1

Eire_freedom wrote: »

well come on up next sat if u can, the more the better, it's 10e for the 2 hours

I'll do my best. What gear do I need? Paul pretty much gave me the run down on the class [time, rates]He didn't say what gear to bring.

Eire_freedom

JohnMc1 wrote: »

I'll do my best. What gear do I need? Paul pretty much gave me the run down on the class [time, rates]He didn't say what gear to bring.

just bring shorts and an old t shirt everything else is there

JohnMc1

Eire_freedom wrote: »

just bring shorts and an old t shirt everything else is there

Thanks. thought of bringing my cloth shinguards, handwraps and MMA gloves.

Eire_freedom

nah no need, ya can bring the gloves if ya want but we'll have some there

JohnMc1

Thanks Eire.