10th Legion II - Paul Doherty and Simon Liste update

10th Legion II

Iron Wolves London - Paul Doherty had his first fight in the cage. He won the fight very well with a key lock in the second round. Paul worked his Wing Chun power punches and strong clinch. Great fight for Paul, he really showcased his skills. All that time being smashed in training paid off! lol Well done!!!!

Simon Liste lost his Semi Pro fight via a decision. Simon looked strong for the fight and in good shape. He was never in any trouble at all, but did not put the game plan into action. Its been a long time since Simon as been in the ring / cage and he was not focused on his game once he entered the cage. From watching the fight he learned a lot and is looking to be back to show us what we know he can do. Martial arts is about learning and developing. So, I am very proud of Simon as he has come a long way in the martial arts from when he first started. I would have never thought he would be testing himself in the cage. He is a winner already!





Paul - After big win




Simon in the red shorts landing a great body shot!

10th Legion II - Keighley Iron Wolves update

10th Legion II

Head Coach of Keighley Iron Wolves - Duane Harper, was very happy with his guys as was I. They put on some great fights at 10th Legion II.

James Beveridge won his fight by Majority Decision - he was very close to getting a submission, but his opponent was very tough. Great fight.

Kieron Coxon had a draw, with a very tough full on fight. First round was a non stop in the clinch. Kieron had full control of the fight in the second with also some very close submission attacks. Both fighters put on a great fight.

Laurence Neale had a 3 round war, which he lost on decision. He had his opponents back in the first round and looked to have the finish. His opponent Jake Tear was tough as nails held out to escape. Laurence burned himself out a bit in the first and had to pay for in the 3 round where his gas started to run out. All in all a great fight. I am sure Laurence will be back in the gym and ready for the 21st Feb show with the tank full and ready to go!

Well done guys!!

10th Legion II - Newcastle Team Update

I am just catching up with updates from our last few fights! More to come in the next few days. But first an update from Alex Wright - Newcastle Branch on his guys at 10th Legion II. I must say I am very proud of all our guys!
Alan

Danny and Tristan, Cyclone Fighters

Firstly well done to both Danny and Tristan who both fought really well against good skilled opponents.

Danny out struck and out clinched his guy repeatedly backing him up against the cage and eventually forcing him to pull guard in an MMA fight which is generally seen as a no no unless you are a real Jiu Jitsu expert. After pretty much dominating the first round Danny got caught in a triangle and although he battled his way out expended far too much energy doing so. The second round started the same way with Danny out clinching his man and taking him to the cage however the Caged Steel fighter had seen his method to get to the floor in the first round and again pulled guard taking the fight to where he was obviously more skilled. Danny was gased and didn’t defend as well as he did in the first eventually succombing to a keylock from the mount.

No what ifs or what could have been, he fought a good opponent who had obviously been doing Jiu Jitsu for sometime and had already fought 3 times.

Tristan totally dominated his fight both standing up, in the clinch and on the ground winning round one convincingly after fighting out a couple of early guillotine attempts. We’d worked hard on keeping the fight in Tristans range and early on he did this very well. His Chinese Boxing kick catches were awesome running his much taller opponent to the ground on several occasions.

To say the result in the second round was unlucky is maybe not completely true as Tristan made one error and got caught with a very well timed head kick but few of you will realise he actually choked the guy unconcious in round2 via a guillotine and managed to wake the lad up by bashing him accidentally!! I was screaming the corner down to the referee that the guy was out but by the time he stood them up it was too late. Tristan showed how good he actually is last night and with a little experience I think he’s going to do really well in MMA, allot of the guys from my old team were really impressed with our fighters ability which shows we are doing something right. believe me they’d tell me if we weren’t.

Tristans opponent Luke Dalton looked like the makings of a good fighter with a good team in Manvers Fight Factory behind him, his Muay Thai looked sharp and found his range in the second round. Disappointing for our team especially as both guys put in excellent performances however thats MMA and results can turn on a knife edge. We could have had ten fights with those performances and won them all!
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Alex Wright - Head of Newcastle Iron Wolves / Cyclone Team

Training with Crezio de Souza

In the martial arts you hope to develop and grow within the arts you practice. But even more than that, I have found that what makes the real difference is the friendships you make on your path. With your teachers, students and training partners many interesting and life changing relationship can develop. As always, even if you have a positive outlook in this area, you will have people burn you. In my experience this only serves to cause your core group to become stronger and in some way for you to recognize real people. Peter Irving is one of those real guys.

Pete and I have been training together for quite a few years now. He is a tough as nails MMA fighter. Pete’s teacher is a BJJ legend - Crezio de Souza, who is one of the original pioneers of modern MMA. I have heard a lot about Crezio from my Pete but also my BJJ teacher, World Champion Leo Negao.

Leo had often talked to me about Crezio with great respect. So it was great news to hear that Crezio would be coming over to the UK each year now. I jumped at the chance to train with him. It was very interesting training with Crezio and gaining from his vast experience. Rolling with Crezio was a learning experience that I can’t wait to repeat! I can see why Pete really connected with his style and old school mentality.