MMA League Dublin 09 Results

mark.leonard

2009 is in the bag! The biggest year in the League's history is over and it finished on a high note today in Dublin. Some fantastic fights, camaraderie, exultation, disappointment, controversy, excitement filled the three rings of the League today in equal parts, though it may seem somewhat self serving for me to say it, the League is the best way to start in MMA competition, to enjoy the hell out of it and not have to risk getting hurt while you do it. Once again I found myself wishing that the League existed when I started competing.

The League will be back in 2010, bigger and better than ever; We have a few ideas on how the Official Irish MMA League can get even stronger and provide better benefit to those taking part. More on that in the weeks to come.

The Finals system proved to be a good idea, though my implementation of it led to the latest start of any League yet, before I announce the League champions let me thank a few people who richly deserve it and without whom today just wouldn't have worked.

Colm for architecting this final round, and whose support is a constant blessing.
Tim for reffing an entire ring faster than I could ref mine!
Owen for jumping in to help ref barely having to be asked.
Dave Jones for help greasing the wheels at St. Andrews and with Gillian made setting up and running so easy for us today.
Richard Gorey for ushering for Tim and being at least partly responsible for that ring finishing so fast.
Now without further ado -
The Champions
Rookie 60kg: Stephen Walsh - Spartan MMA Northside
Rookie 65kg: Ivan Pencak - Spartan MMA Northside
Rookie 70kg: Lukasz Latka - Berserkers Team Naas
Rookie 75kg: John Murphy - Total Submission Fighting
Rookie 80kg: Robert Orlovsky - Combat Sports Centre
Rookie 85kg: Hugh Minnock - Warriors Ennis
Rookie 90kg: Mariusz Grzywinski - Berserkers Team Naas
Rookie 95kg: Artur Bockowski - Berserkers Team Naas
Rookie 95kg+: Zukowski Krzysztof - Berserkers Team Naas

Teen 60kg: Eric Pigott - Spartan MMA Northside
Teen 65kg: Thomas Martin - Spartan MMA
Teen 70kg: Karl Redmond - SBG Ireland
Teen 80kg: Bobby Huxford - Point Blank
Teen 95kg+: David Bermudez - Wild Geese

Veteran 65kg: Eamon Cumberton - Spartan MMA Northside
Veteran 75kg: Vinny Di Ruscio - Fit To Fight
Veteran 85kg: Lukasz Skrajny -Total Submission Fighting


Any mistakes in any of the results, drop me a line and I will get it fixed. info [at] MMALeague [dot] com

mark.leonard

Results Ring 1

No# Matches Weight Category Winner Won By
0 Daniel Da Silva Pereira Wrestling Cow Gym vs. Ian O'Neill Top Pro Kilkenny Rookie 60kg Strawweight Ian O'Neill
1 kieran dolphin Fianna vs. Ross Glynn Next Generation 70kg Lightweight Ross Glynn
2 Lukasz Markiewicz Maynooth Shootfighters vs. Paul Brady Spartan MMA Northside Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Draw
3 David Bermudez wild geese vs. AARON CAHILL Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 95kg+ Heavyweight David Bermudez
4 Ian O'Neill Top Pro Kilkenny vs. Daniel Da Silva Pereira Wrestling Cow Gym Rookie 60kg Strawweight Ian O'Neill
5 Ross Glynn Next Generation vs. kieran dolphin Fianna 70kg Lightweight Ross Glynn
6 Mariusz Grzywinski Berserkers Team Naas vs. Wojciech Antczak Husaria Fight Team Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Mariusz Grzywinski
7 David Reilly SBG Ireland vs. Artur Bockowski Berserkers Team Naas Rookie 95kg Light Heavyweight Draw
8 Martin Dunne C.I.T mma vs. Owen O' Neill Maynooth Shootfighters Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Owen O' Neill
9 Shane Smith Laois Martial Arts vs. David Kiarie Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Draw
10 AARON CAHILL Spartan MMA vs. David Bermudez wild geese Rookie Teen 95kg+ Heavyweight David Bermudez
11 Lukasz Markiewicz Maynooth Shootfighters vs. Wojciech Antczak Husaria Fight Team Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Wojciech Antczak
12 mick skelly SBG Ireland vs. Damian Rogala BKS POLONIA BYDGOSZCZ Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Damian Rogala
13 David Duffy Spartan MMA Northside vs. Andy White SBG Ireland Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Andy White
14 Michael Murphy Total Submission Fighting vs. Richard Crosdale Spartan MMA Rookie 85kg Middleweight Draw
15 Mariusz Grzywinski Berserkers Team Naas vs. Paul Brady Spartan MMA Northside Rookie 90kg Super Middleweight Paul Brady
16 Darren Conroy Point Blank Gym vs. Gerard Cummins Spartan MMA Northside Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Darren Conroy
17 christopher downes Total Submission Fighting vs. Mihai Focsa Top Pro Kilkenny Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Mihai Focsa Inverted triangle
18 Kieran O`donnell Ging BJJ vs. Kealan Power rush fight academy Rookie 85kg Middleweight Kieran O`donnell
19 MAURICE O CONNELL SBG Ireland vs. Martin Dunne C.I.T mma Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Martin Dunne
20 Aaron Russell Spartan MMA Northside vs. Andy White SBG Ireland Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Andy White
21 Bartlomiej Czuba Total Submission Fighting vs. Eamonn Cumberton Spartan MMA Northside Rookie 85kg Middleweight Eamonn Cumberton
22 mick skelly SBG Ireland vs. Zukowski Krzysztof Berserkers Team Naas Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Zukowski Krzysztof
23 Davide Iannelli wild geese vs. Shane Smith Laois Martial Arts Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Draw
24 David Mcginty Point Blank Gym vs. Dean Barry Next Generation Arklow Rookie 85kg Middleweight Draw
25 Damian Rogala BKS POLONIA BYDGOSZCZ vs. Tony Corcoran SBG Ireland Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Damian Rogala No show
26 David Duffy Spartan MMA Northside vs. Thomas Martin Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Thomas Martin DQ
27 Lukasz Skrajny Total Submission Fighting vs. Eamonn Cumberton Spartan MMA Northside Rookie 85kg Middleweight Lukasz Skrajny Kimura
28 Darren Conroy Point Blank Gym vs. MAURICE O CONNELL SBG Ireland Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Darren Conroy No show
29 christopher downes Total Submission Fighting vs. Aaron Russell Spartan MMA Northside Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Aaron Russell TKO
30 Gary O` Sullivan Total Submission Fighting vs. David Mcginty Point Blank Gym Rookie 85kg Middleweight Draw
31 Gerard Cummins Spartan MMA Northside vs. Owen O' Neill Maynooth Shootfighters Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Owen O' Neill Triangle
32 David Kiarie Spartan MMA vs. Mihai Focsa Top Pro Kilkenny Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Mihai Focsa Armbar
33 Michael Murphy Total Submission Fighting vs. Kieran O`donnell Ging BJJ Rookie 85kg Middleweight Draw
34 Davide Iannelli wild geese vs. Liam Gosling Point Blank Gym Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Liam Gosling Armbar
35 Bartlomiej Czuba Total Submission Fighting vs. Richard Crosdale Spartan MMA Rookie 85kg Middleweight Richard Crosdale No show
36 Dean Barry Next Generation Arklow vs. Gary O` Sullivan Total Submission Fighting Rookie 85kg Middleweight Dean Barry Arm triangle
37 Lukasz Skrajny Total Submission Fighting vs. Kealan Power rush fight academy Rookie 85kg Middleweight Lukasz Skrajny Kimura

mark.leonard

Results Ring 2
No# Matches Weight Category Winner Won By
0 Ryan Curtis Spartan MMA Northside vs. graham griffiths Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 55kg Bantamweight Ryan Curtis Armbar
1 Eoin Glynn Next Generation vs. ryan blake Spartan MMA Northside Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight Eoin Glynn Armbar
2 Eoin Quinn Waterford Vale Tudo vs. Grant Carroll Informed Performance Rookie 65kg Flyweight Grant Carroll Armbar
3 john o hara Fianna vs. Keith Fullam Celtic MMA Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight john o hara Armbar
4 patrick quinn Celtic MMA vs. Eliah Rowen Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 55kg Bantamweight Draw
5 Paul Rudzinskas Celtic MMA vs. Noah Rowen Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight Draw
6 Connor mc Kenna Evolve vs. alan kavanagh wild geese Rookie 65kg Flyweight Draw
7 Declan Phelan Ging Jiu Jitsu vs. Kamil Czarniecki Berserkers Team Naas Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Draw
8 stephen kenny Spartan MMA vs. Ryan Curtis Spartan MMA Northside Rookie Teen 55kg Bantamweight Ryan Curtis Armbar
9 Shane Cosgrave Total Submission Fighting vs. Karl Redmond SBG Ireland Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight Karl Redmond Armbar
10 Jarlath mc Guigan Evolve vs. Paul Mc Carron Monaghan MMA Rookie 65kg Flyweight Jarlath mc Guigan Armbar
11 karl holmes Total Submission Fighting vs. Sean Conroy Point Blank Gym Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Draw
12 patrick quinn Celtic MMA vs. graham griffiths Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 55kg Bantamweight graham griffiths RNC
13 Kevin Bowles Total Submission Fighting vs. darragh f. kirwan Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight darragh f. kirwan Armbar
14 Mark Hamill UCD MMA vs. Ivan Pencak Spartan MMA Northside Rookie 65kg Flyweight Draw
15 Thomas Ryan Spartan MMA Northside vs. Tony Byrne Informed Performance Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Draw
16 Eliah Rowen Spartan MMA vs. stephen kenny Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 55kg Bantamweight Draw
17 Christopher Kearns Mountmellic vs. Tyrone Quinn Mullingar Grappling Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight Tyrone Quinn Triangle
18 Eoin Quinn Waterford Vale Tudo vs. Paul Mc Carron Monaghan MMA Rookie 65kg Flyweight Draw
19 Eoghean Hennessy Spartan MMA vs. mark kearns SBG Ireland Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight mark kearns DQ
20 Eoin Glynn Next Generation vs. Tyrone Quinn Mullingar Grappling Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight Draw
21 John Timmons Spartan MMA Northside vs. Jarlath mc Guigan Evolve Rookie 65kg Flyweight John Timmons Arm triangle
22 Denis Reynor Celtic MMA vs. Ben Moore Top Pro Kilkenny Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Denis Reynor Kimura
23 Paul Rudzinskas Celtic MMA vs. darragh f. kirwan Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight darragh f. kirwan Armbar
24 Connor mc Kenna Evolve vs. Grant Carroll Informed Performance Rookie 65kg Flyweight Grant Carroll Armbar
25 Romas Raguckas monaghan vs. Jamie O Sullivan Total Submission Fighting Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Romas Raguckas Triangle
26 ryan blake Spartan MMA Northside vs. Christopher Kearns Mountmellic Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight Christopher Kearns Leg scissors
27 alan kavanagh wild geese vs. Mark Hamill UCD MMA Rookie 65kg Flyweight Mark Hamill RNC
28 Mark Curry GRACIE BARRA NI vs. Tony Smith Maynooth Shootfighters Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Mark Curry Armbar
29 Shane Cosgrave Total Submission Fighting vs. Noah Rowen Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight Noah Rowen Trianlge
30 Darryl O Callaghan body works gym vs. Keith Fullam Celtic MMA Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Darryl O Callaghan Triangle
31 Kevin Bowles Total Submission Fighting vs. Karl Redmond SBG Ireland Rookie Teen 70kg Lightweight Karl Redmond Front naked Jim
32 Ollie O`neill Point Blank Gym vs. Mark Curry GRACIE BARRA NI Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Mark Curry Armbar
33 john o hara Fianna vs. Kamil Czarniecki Berserkers Team Naas Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight john o hara Armbar
34 Declan Phelan Ging Jiu Jitsu vs. mark kearns SBG Ireland Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Declan Phelan No show
35 karl holmes Total Submission Fighting vs. Tony Byrne Informed Performance Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight karl holmes Front choke
36 Sean Conroy Point Blank Gym vs. John Murphy Total Submission Fighting Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight John Murphy No show
37 Thomas Ryan Spartan MMA Northside vs. Jamie O Sullivan Total Submission Fighting Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Jamie O Sullivan No show
38 Eoghean Hennessy Spartan MMA vs. Ben Moore Top Pro Kilkenny Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Eoghean Hennessy TKO
39 Denis Reynor Celtic MMA vs. Tony Smith Maynooth Shootfighters Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Denis Reynor RNC
40 Romas Raguckas monaghan vs. Darryl O Callaghan body works gym Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight Darryl O Callaghan RNC

mark.leonard

Results Ring 3
No# Matches Weight Category Winner Won By
0 Colm O'Leary Fianna vs. Michael Cunningham Point Blank Gym Rookie 70kg Lightweight Michael Cunningham Groin shot TKO
1 james waters Total Submission Fighting vs. Graeme Ward Spartan MMA Rookie Teen 80kg Welterweight james waters Armbar
2 Johnathon Osborne Celtic MMA vs. Gavin Kelly Evolve Rookie 70kg Lightweight Gavin Kelly Head shot
3 Gary Mannion Point Blank Gym vs. Robert Orlovsky Combat Sports Centre Rookie 80kg Welterweight Robert Orlovsky Guillotine
4 Bobby Huxford Point Blank vs. matthew keany Evolve Rookie Teen 80kg Welterweight Bobby Huxford Armbar
5 Stephen O Neill Next Generation vs. Richie Smullen Wrestling Cow Gym Rookie 70kg Lightweight Stephen O Neill TKO strikes
6 John Foley C.I.T mma vs. Ian Ward SBG Ireland Rookie 80kg Welterweight Ian Ward Kimura
7 Arminas Krytajevas Monaghan MMA vs. james waters Total Submission Fighting Rookie Teen 80kg Welterweight Draw
8 Levi Kehoe Total Submission Fighting vs. Brian Breslin Hercules Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
9 Justin Doyle Fianna vs. Gary Keenan Monaghan MMA Rookie 80kg Welterweight Justin Doyle Front choke
10 Shaun Burke Spartan MMA Northside vs. patrick hutch Spartan MMA Northside Rookie Teen 60kg Strawweight patrick hutch Front choke
11 Graeme Ward Spartan MMA vs. Bobby Huxford Point Blank Rookie Teen 80kg Welterweight Bobby Huxford Armbar
12 Brian Moore Total Submission Fighting vs. Lukasz Latka Berserkers Team Naas Rookie 70kg Lightweight Lukasz Latka Armbar
13 Lukasz Piekielnik Berserkers Team Naas vs. Michael Skrajny Wexford MMA Rookie 80kg Welterweight Michael Skrajny Guillotine
14 Stephen Walsh Spartan MMA Northside vs. patrick hutch Spartan MMA Northside Rookie Teen 60kg Strawweight Stephen Walsh Guillotine
15 Arminas Krytajevas Monaghan MMA vs. matthew keany Evolve Rookie Teen 80kg Welterweight Draw
16 Bogusz Pochylski Husaria Fight Team vs. Alan Mannion Point Blank Gym Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
17 Gary Wolfe Spartan MMA Northside vs. Gary O`donnell Waterford Vale Tudo Rookie 80kg Welterweight Gary O`donnell Triangle
18 Shaun Burke Spartan MMA Northside vs. Stephen Walsh Spartan MMA Northside Rookie Teen 60kg Strawweight Stephen Walsh Armbar
19 Eddie Kavanagh Next Generation Arklow vs. Aaron Cullen rush fight academy Rookie 70kg Lightweight Aaron Cullen Armbar
20 Peter Queally Waterford Vale Tudo vs. Phillip Allen Mullingar Grappling Rookie 80kg Welterweight Phillip Allen RNC
21 Tone Keane Waterford Vale Tudo vs. Paulius Skersonas Monaghan MMA Rookie 70kg Lightweight Tone Keane Guillotine
22 Aaron Mcgrath Mullingar Grappling vs. John Foley C.I.T mma Rookie 80kg Welterweight Aaron Mcgrath Strikes
23 Colm O'Leary Fianna vs. Richie Smullen Wrestling Cow Gym Rookie 70kg Lightweight Richie Smullen Guillotine
24 Justin Doyle Fianna vs. Ian Ward SBG Ireland Rookie 80kg Welterweight Ian Ward Guillotine
25 Johnathon Osborne Celtic MMA vs. Levi Kehoe Total Submission Fighting Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
26 Lukasz Piekielnik Berserkers Team Naas vs. Peter Queally Waterford Vale Tudo Rookie 80kg Welterweight Draw
27 Stephen O Neill Next Generation vs. Alan Mannion Point Blank Gym Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
28 Michal Lazicki Berserkers Team Naas vs. Gary Wolfe Spartan MMA Northside Rookie 80kg Welterweight Draw
29 Brian Moore Total Submission Fighting vs. Bogusz Pochylski Husaria Fight Team Rookie 70kg Lightweight Bogusz Pochylski No show
30 Michael Skrajny Wexford MMA vs. Phillip Allen Mullingar Grappling Rookie 80kg Welterweight Michael Skrajny Armbar
31 Lukasz Latka Berserkers Team Naas vs. Aaron Cullen rush fight academy Rookie 70kg Lightweight Aaron Cullen No show
32 Gary O`donnell Waterford Vale Tudo vs. Gary Keenan Monaghan MMA Rookie 80kg Welterweight Gary O`donnell Armbar
33 Gavin Kelly Evolve vs. Eddie Kavanagh Next Generation Arklow Rookie 70kg Lightweight Gavin Kelly Something
34 Aaron Mcgrath Mullingar Grappling vs. Gary Mannion Point Blank Gym Rookie 80kg Welterweight Gary Mannion Armbar
35 Tone Keane Waterford Vale Tudo vs. Michael Cunningham Point Blank Gym Rookie 70kg Lightweight Draw
36 Paulius Skersonas Monaghan MMA vs. Brian Breslin Hercules Rookie 70kg Lightweight Paulius Skersonas Guillotine

mark.leonard

Results Finals
No# Matches Weight Category Winner Won By
0 John Timmons Spartan MMA Northside vs. Ivan Pencak Spartan MMA Northside Rookie 65kg Flyweight Ivan Pencak NC
1 Ollie O`neill Point Blank Gym vs. John Murphy Total Submission Fighting Rookie 75kg Super Lightweight John Murphy DQ
2 Robert Orlovsky Combat Sports Centre vs. Michal Lazicki Berserkers Team Naas Rookie 80kg Welterweight Robert Orlovsky UD
3 Kamil Dudek Berserkers Team Naas vs. Dermot Hand Spartan MMA Northside Rookie 85kg Middleweight Kamil Dudek Kimura
4 Artur Bockowski Berserkers Team Naas vs. David Reilly SBG Ireland Rookie 95kg Light Heavyweight Artur Bockowski UD
5 Zukowski Krzysztof Berserkers Team Naas vs. Tony Corcoran SBG Ireland Rookie 95kg+ Heavyweight Zukowski Krzysztof Kimura
6 Nistor Tural Spartan MMA Northside vs. Kevin Bowles Spartan MMA Northside Rookie Teen 60kg Strawweight Kevin Bowles Armbar
7 Thomas Martin Spartan MMA vs. Liam Gosling Point Blank Gym Rookie Teen 65kg Flyweight Thomas Martin Armbar
8 Dermot Hand Spartan MMA Northside vs. Hugh Minnock Warriors Ennis Rookie 85kg Middleweight Hugh Minnock NC
9 Kevin Bowles Spartan MMA Northside vs. Eric Pigott Spartan MMA Northside Rookie Teen 60kg Strawweight Eric Pigott UD
10 Hugh Minnock Warriors Ennis vs. Kamil Dudek Berserkers Team Naas Rookie 85kg Middleweight Hugh Minnock SD
11 Nistor Tural Spartan MMA Northside vs. Eric Pigott Spartan MMA Northside Rookie Teen 60kg Strawweight Nistor Tural DQ

mark.leonard

Hughminnock wrote: »

Hi Mark.

You have Dermot Hand in as Champion 85kg Middle Weight Rookie devision. Should that not be me.

You are right Hugh, my bad. I have fixed it now, sorry about that.

Roper

Grant Carroll beat Eoin Quinn by anaconda, not by armbar.

declanp

declan phelan here. in ring 2, fight 7, i won by armbar. it wasnt a draw. could you correct this please. thanks

Professey Chin

Roper wrote: »

Grant Carroll beat Eoin Quinn by anaconda, not by armbar.

Yep.Definately an anaconda.
And it felt like a very tight one at that :pac:

bjj-fighter

I think out of all the competitions Ive been at and participated in over the years the MMA League has definatly been my favourite,this is due to the nature of the event(a very enjoyable and valuable way to start your MMA career) and the professional way its run.Its also great to see the amount of Teenagers competing.So thanks to all involved

Heres my 4 fights from the league this year,enjoy!:D:

Kilkenny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55wVLam2WyQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ckSiwCFZnY

Dublin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbleG5dfTds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePT_6etC2iM

Jason Mc

Yeah I said to mark before I can only see the teen section getting bigger and bigger.


You go to a judo comp or kickboxing event and over half the competitors are junoirs.

As the sport grows the league is the place for them to start.

It was great to see them competing and pulling some nice moves, at the end of the day these will be the guys who will be representing our country in the future on the bigger stage hopefully.


Special mention goes out to the Hanson brothers... MMMMMhh Tap

TheMusashi

Rookie 60kg: Stephen Walsh - Spartan MMA Northside
Rookie 65kg: Ivan Pencak - Spartan MMA Northside
Rookie 70kg: Lukasz Latka - Berserkers Team Naas
Rookie 75kg: John Murphy - Total Submission Fighting
Rookie 80kg: Robert Orlovsky - Combat Sports Centre
Rookie 85kg: Hugh Minnock - Warriors Ennis
Rookie 90kg: Mariusz Grzywinski - Berserkers Team Naas
Rookie 95kg: David Reilly - SBG
Rookie 95kg+: Tony Corcoran - SBG & Zukowski Krzysztof - Berserkers Team Naas

Teen 60kg: Eric Pigott - Spartan MMA Northside
Teen 65kg: Thomas Martin - Spartan MMA
Teen 70kg: Karl Redmond - SBG Ireland
Teen 80kg: Bobby Huxford - Point Blank
Teen 95kg+: David Bermudez - Wild Geese

Veteran 65kg: Eamon Cumberton - Spartan MMA Northside
Veteran 75kg: Vinny Di Ruscio - Fit To Fight
Veteran 85kg: Lukasz Skrajny -Total Submission Fighting

As taken from: http://mmaleagueco.web133.discountasp.net/Default.aspx

mark.leonard

Mushashi - I started two separate threads, not including this one, which detailed the method by which the champions of the League would be decided this year. The league tables are to be used to decide who will fight in the finals and in the final round we hold those finals.

You are correct that the two SBG fighters hold the highest points tally overall, they lost their finals at the Dublin round on Saturday, thereby allowing the named fighters in my initial post above to take the divisions.

I hope this is now clear.

fn211

What's the point in having a league if the most consistent fighter is not the league winner at the end of the league. These guys pay money & turn up and fight at the various events round the country. This doesn't send out a very good signal to contestant of the league if the most consistent fighter can build up a points lead only to have it nullified at the last contest. All sounds a bit FIFA ish to me.

mark.leonard

fn211 wrote: »

What's the point in having a league if the most consistent fighter is not the league winner at the end of the league. These guys pay money & turn up and fight at the various events round the country. This doesn't send out a very good signal to contestant of the league if the most consistent fighter can build up a points lead only to have it nullified at the last contest. All sounds a bit FIFA ish to me.

Finalists were only made such if they were within 6 points of the winner.

I discussed this with a number of competitors as I was aware this was a departure from the spirit of a league competition, David Reilly in particular, and before the event I had no major objections.

Do feel free to complain now if something didn't turn out the way you liked however.

pablohoney87

I agree with the new format. Some guys might not be able to make all for rounds. Then a lesser fighter could take the league just cuz he got a couple extra draws. To be the best you gotta beat the best.:D

Jason Mc

I think the way it is at the moment is fair enough.

It adds a bit more excitement

I can however see your point but surely it should be the best fighter that wins.

What about a person new to MMA who only joined in half way through the year or could not make it to all leagues for whatever reason (work/family).

I wouldn't get too overworked about the whole thing

fn211

I competed in Galway only. It doesnt say anything about being within 6 points of the winner on the official Irish MMA league site.

http://mmaleagueco.web133.discountasp.net/Rules.aspx

But it does say on the very first line of the rules page.

"The event will consist of limited rules amateur MMA matches, where no head shots are allowed at all. Three points will be awarded for a win and one point for a draw, the competitor with the most points at the end of the season will be declared the winner."

mark.leonard

fn211 wrote: »

I competed in Galway only. It doesnt say anything about being within 6 points of the winner on the official Irish MMA league site.

http://mmaleagueco.web133.discountasp.net/Rules.aspx

But it does say on the very first line of the rules page.

"The event will consist of limited rules amateur MMA matches, where no head shots are allowed at all. Three points will be awarded for a win and one point for a draw, the competitor with the most points at the end of the season will be declared the winner."

I am not really sure what you are trying to gain by arguing about this to be honest. I freely admit that the site is out of date, I apologise. In my defence this forum has always been the go-to place for up to date info on what is happening with the league. So was that admission what you hoped for?

Do you want me to take the first place trophies off the guys who won them and the medals off the two second placed fighters you mentioned in the initial post, although they accepted them and didn't seem to have any issue with the way it all played out?

Do you want me to say that it would have been better to announce in January 2009 that this was how the League was going to play out? I would be happy to say that as well, because I wish I had the idea back then, but although I was toying with different ideas on how to make more of a big deal out of winning a division, the idea didn't germinate until late September early October. For the most part all people involved in the League were accepting of this change and saw it as a change for the better of those winning divisions.

Let me know what you want and I will see if I can accommodate you.

fn211

pablohoney87 wrote: »

I agree with the new format. Some guys might not be able to make all for rounds. Then a lesser fighter could take the league just cuz he got a couple extra draws. To be the best you gotta beat the best.:D

I was just looking at the results and both fighters had the same number of fights 8 the same number of wins 3 but the guy who was given the title had two losses and the other guy had one and they both had a win over each other.

mark.leonard

fn211 wrote: »

I was just looking at the results and both fighters had the same number of fights 8 the same number of wins 3 but the guy who was given the title had two losses and the other guy had one and they both had a win over each other.

Fair comment, and sometimes life is just like that. What happened at the finals is what happened and can't be changed, which returns me to my question of what you want?

declanp

Hi mark any chance i could get my result changed from league in dublin

Roper

I've been to a lot of tournaments and I've yet to see a perfect one. If you want to appreciate how professionally and efficiently the MMA League is run you should go see a TKD tournament that goes on from 8am-11pm sometime

I also agree the teens group is going to get massive.

mark.leonard

declanp wrote: »

Hi mark any chance i could get my result changed from league in dublin

Changed on the League Tables Declan, sorry about that!

Locomotion

"Colm O'Leary Fianna vs. Michael Cunningham Point Blank Gym
Rookie 70kg Lightweight Michael Cunningham Groin shot TKO"

Surely this should have been a DQ win for Colm O'Leary and not a 'TKO' for Michael Cunningham since the shot that ended the fight was a straight kick to the groin?

mark.leonard

Locomotion wrote: »

"Colm O'Leary Fianna vs. Michael Cunningham Point Blank Gym
Rookie 70kg Lightweight Michael Cunningham Groin shot TKO"

Surely this should have been a DQ win for Colm O'Leary and not a 'TKO' for Michael Cunningham since the shot that ended the fight was a straight kick to the groin?

I would go with the decision of whoever reffed the match, the ref also is in charge of adding the results.

Tim_Murphy

Locomotion wrote: »

"Colm O'Leary Fianna vs. Michael Cunningham Point Blank Gym
Rookie 70kg Lightweight Michael Cunningham Groin shot TKO"

Surely this should have been a DQ win for Colm O'Leary and not a 'TKO' for Michael Cunningham since the shot that ended the fight was a straight kick to the groin?

I was in Mikes corner for this fight. He was hurting his opponent with strikes and after a few shots his opponent went down. I couldn't see if it was a groin shot or not, but the ref (Colm O Reilly) said it was so the guy was given time to recover, he let the next two fights go ahead and then called the guys back in to fight again. Colm decided he didn't want to fight again so Mike got the win.

Locomotion

Tim_Murphy wrote: »

I was in Mikes corner for this fight. He was hurting his opponent with strikes and after a few shots his opponent went down. I couldn't see if it was a groin shot or not, but the ref (Colm O Reilly) said it was so the guy was given time to recover, he let the next two fights go ahead and then called the guys back in to fight again. Colm decided he didn't want to fight again so Mike got the win.

Ah that makes more sense. The result just looked quite strange. It's rare to see something like 'Griffin defeats Ortiz, Submission, Bullet Wound'

Richie_Gorey

Thanks for the thanks, I apologise I didn't record the win details. I didn't realise it was necessary until Tim pointed it out to me.

bjj-fighter

Any pics from the day?