CLEAN SWEEP!!

Big congrats to the Guys on their recent win on Man Of War III, was a great night for the Kokoro/Legends fight team, with 4 wins out of 4 fights!!

In a cracking show that saw submissions, K.O.s and only 1 fight goin the distance, as well as 5 titles being won, it was great to see the fighters do so well, and to see the amount of supporters from the clubs!!

From Kokoro we had Johnny Bowden, who finished with a slick triangle in less than a minute , against a strong and experienced Konrad Iwanowski, and Dylan Tuke, whos cage debut ended in a win, also by triangle!!

Dean Knight rounded out his hat-trick of fights against Dermot Byrne of RFA, with a first round finish, by (yet again) Triangle choke. While Alex Vieru went 3 rnds to clinch the decision in an exciting teen bout.

Also a big thanks to Jimmy Nolan, Sean Keogan, and Vic Grundy for the stirling job in the corners, and the backroom.

Cant wait for the next 1!!!! 

Hard work pays off. Period. Just a few days ago, Johnny wasn’t sure that he would be fighting at Ultimate Conflict V, following the withdrawl of his opponent. It’s testimony to his mindset though, that he stayed 100% focused on being prepared to fight, training with fingers crossed!

Fortunately for Johnny, Fra McCaffery found himself without an opponent too and a quick match up was arranged. Fra fights out of Progressive Combat Belfast, one of Ireland’s strongest camps, so we knew this was going to be a great fight.

McCaffery was bigger, stronger and very tough, but ultimately Bowden was the more skilled fighter on the night and dominated in all technical aspects of MMA (striking, clinch, takedowns, grappling) and scoring criteria (control, agression, effort to finish etc). After three rounds, each a display of rock solid technique, Bowden was awarded a well deserved win.

Congrats Johnny!

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Register your place now! Tickets will be on sale at Kokoro Gym in the next few days. If we’ve enough people coming up we’ll book a bus (then split the cost which won’t be much). If not, we’ll car share as with previous shows. Please register now if you’re looking to come up for the event.

JOHNNY BOWDEN (KOKORO) V JOHN REDMOND (RUSH)
KARL BRUINS (ELITE) V CATHAL PENDRED (KOKORO)
WILL BURDOCK (KOKORO) V PAUL BRENNAN (SUDDEN IMPACT)
SEBASTIAN TORRES (JIU-JITSU) V LEO BURDOCK (KOKORO)
SHANE THOMAS (KOKORO) V RICHIE IVORY (NEXT GENERATION)
JONNY ORIGAN (KOKORO) V GARETH LYONS (KYOUJIN)

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BUS:

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We’ve 10 Steves, 13 Johnnys, 4 Tommys, 6 Joshs and a goat….

1. Shane Thomas
2. Cathal Pendred
3. Leo Burdock
4. Johnny Bowden
5. Will Burdock
6. Colin Campbell
7. Thomas Nolan
8. Stephen Monnelly
9. Dr. John Dorian, MD, PhD, ABC, Nintendo Wii.
10. Eoin Kerins
11. Kieran Phoenix
12. Ronan Keenan
13. Bernard McDonnell
14. Seamus Cassells
15. Jonny Origan
16. Jo Preuss
17. Josh C.
18.
19.
20.

CAR:
1. TJ Hooker
2. Cian Ruane
3. James Flanagan
4.

We’re really looking forward to this matchup and it’s one we’d pay to see. Johnny is well prepared and he’ll need to be. His opponent, John Redmond of Rush, comes from a gym with a solid boxing background. So, we’re guessing fireworks will be on display.

4th October 2008
Ultimate Conflict 2: Card to Date

A CLASS: Shane Thomas (Kokoro MMA) v. Richie Ivory (Next Generation)
C CLASS: Will Burdock (Kokoro MMA) v. Paul Brennan (Sudden Impact)
C CLASS: Cathal Pendred (Kokoro MMA) v. Karl Bruins (Elite)
C CLASS: Leo Burdock (Kokoro MMA) v. Sebastian Torres (Dog Pound)
C CLASS: Johnny Bowden (Kokoro MMA) v. John Redmond (Rush)

John Redmond is 1-0-0 at the moment with match or two between now and the fight.
Johnny Bowden is 0-0-0 and making his debut.

Bombs away….!