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25-08-2009 5:19am#1
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It's been six months since ANGRY ANDY has last stepped into a wrestling ring with Irish Whip Wrestling. With a budding career in radio on the horizon as co-host of the 'Anger Management Therapy' show on 92.5 Phoenix FM and iTunes...the 21-year old hung up his wrestling boots (at least temporarily) after 3 years in the business.
However, recently he has pledged to become a 'New Man' and has partaken in such activities as Sky-Diving and Ab Sailing. He will also be learning Hip-Hop Dancing in association with Just Dance in the coming weeks.
These will just serve as a back-drop to his current and most daunting challenge. As now ANDY looks to emulate the success of former WWE Champion and current UFC Champion, Brock Lesnar...with the only difference being that he hopes to do so in the small matter of four days...
Because this Monday 7th September, ANDY will be participating in his first-ever MMA fight in association with MARTIAL ARTS INC (www.martialartsinc.com).
MAI have ran gyms across Dublin for nearly 10 years now, teaching both kickboxing and mixed martial arts. Their head trainer, Robbie Devane, is currently training for his 2nd professional fight in Canada with UFC Welterweight Champion, GEORGE ST PIERRE, among others.
ANDY will have four days of intensive training with kick-boxing black belt MAI coach, Keith Quinn, to get ready for a showdown with one of the Dublin 15 gym's top up-and-coming trainees. He will also hook-up with former wrestling trainer, THE BALLYMUN BRUISER (who has been training in MMA for over a year now) in an effort to get any advice possible. And we'll be recording this every single step of the way.
We'll also be updating via the 'Anger Management Therapy' Facebook page, which you can add by clicking the below link:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Anger-Management-Therapy/109086116397?ref=nf
Plus Keith Quinn and Bruiser will be appearing on Sunday night's show at 10pm on 92.5 Phoenix FM to give ANDY some last minute advice and pre-fight analysis.
The resulting video of ANDY'S training, along with the fight in its entirety, will be available to view on YouTube and via the AMT Facebook from Wednesday onwards. Trust me folks, this is not to be missed...
For info on Martial Arts Inc and the nearest MMA gym to you, check out www.martialartsinc.com.0 -
Andy has just posted a blog about his first two day's training:
I don’t normally do blogs. Then again I don’t normally do MMA fights either, so I’m guessing I’m expanding horizons by the day in the quest of becoming a new man.
When Rick first told me about my fight on Wednesday, I wasn’t exactly thrilled about it. I loved wrestling, but that’s a completely different field to what I am preparing myself for now. I’ve only gotten into MMA recently with the arrival of Brock Lesnar to be totally honest with you. I had never set foot in to an MMA gym before last night, but the set up in MAI (www.martialartsinc.com) was unbelievable.
Martial Arts Inc's Dublin 15 studio
It felt good to be back into a ring again, but seeing the boxing bags, mirrors and all the trophies surrounding the ring made me realise that I was not at home. That I was in somebody else’s garden: around dedicated people who seemed to live and breathe the sport. Although I am a follower of MMA, I am no expert, only a fan and a complete novice to the sport. I knew that I had to give everything in each session to stand any chance in the fight on Monday night.
My first training session involved basic strikes. The repetition of each leg kick reminded me of training back in my pro-wrestling days. It also reminded me the my quad strain was not 100% healed. Despite me getting back to football training on Tuesday with no hitch, the world of MMA brought me back to the physicality of my time in wrestling. I hadn't experienced anything like it in months. After a couple of kicking drills, my quad felt as if it was going to give way again so I had to take a break. Hopefully it holds up on Monday (though you won't hear me using it as an excuse if I lose). Thankfully we moved on the punches from there before learning about clinching and knee strikes.
I was enjoying the class but it was hard. I came to the realisation that there was a lot for me to take in in such a short space of time. But I feel I’m definitely learning and after the private session with my trainer, Keith Quinn, I felt more confident that I could actually pull off an upset come Monday night.
However, my confidence then took a bruising as I participated in the full class straight afterwards. As I watched the guys grapple with each other, it was clearly obvious that, no matter who my opponent would be, he would be far superior to me on all fronts.
We learned some cool submissions in the class and I was fortunate enough to have an old friend from my wrestling, the Ballymun Bruiser, as my training partner, also giving me advice that he had learned during his MMA training. Having Bruiser beside me definitely brought back fond memories of him training me in the past.
Andy's former wrestling trainer, Ballymun Bruiser, now helping him learn the ropes in MMA.
When the class ended, I realised that I may have stumbled onto a new passion. I truly enjoyed the class and could not wait until this morning's session. But before I left, I was introduced the man I will be fighting on Monday night. He did indeed stand out in the training, but my main focus right now is getting as much as I can out of the next session. I will have more than enough time to think about the fight on Monday.
In my second training session, I learned more about take downs and some more ground submissions, including the arm bar which reminded of Chuck Norris applying it in ‘Walker, Texas Ranger.’ Yep, couldn’t help but sneak a Chuck Norris reference in there.
I was happy that I was able to remember the techniques of what I had learned the previous night and apply them in another enjoyable session. My trainer, Keith has been a great help thus far, going through each move that he feels will help me. Time is certainly not on my side.
Maybe I am over my head on this one. But I’ve been a follower of MMA, UFC in particular, long enough to know that upsets can and do happen. One mistake can lose a fight. I haven’t wrestled properly in over a year, and my opponent will be far more experienced than me. But when I think about it, I feel no pressure at all. Maybe it’s because I’m taking this in a step by step process to prepare for the fight. But the real reason I feel so calm is that there's no expectations. Are four days truly enough to pull off a win, no matter how well I’ve be taught?
My opponent will know this and with all his peers watching, he’ll damn sure be thinking about it. He’ll want to show that you can’t just have a few training classes and beat someone who has been doing it a lot longer.
Make no mistake about it, I am not going out to lose. I hate losing in anything. I know that I am the big time underdog and I would have it no other way. If I go into the fight with the mindset that he is better than me, and that I haven’t got a chance, then the fight is as good as over. I will give everything I got and ya never know what can happen in the fight.
Wish me luck.
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Since it's a story about two pro-wrestlers in Ireland...I figured it would be of interest to those wanting to read about Irish pro-wrestling...
Mods can feel free to move it though. Up to them.
mods plural
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im fine with it here, maybe the MMA boys would be interested too but thats not my concern0 -
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