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Brampton MMA Athlete Wins the Championship Belt



John Roche, a Brampton resident and up and coming mixed martial arts (MMA) athlete, has taken the Ground and Pound Promotion (GPP) championship belt with a win over Nate Cooper, 1st round via the arm bar. This win takes Roche to an impressive 5-0 MMA record. This is a boon for not only Roche, but also for his coach Joey de Los Reyes of Mississauga'ss Kombat Arts Training Academy as well.



We are really pumped about John'ss win and his advancement in the MMA, says Coach Reyes. He is a very talented, driven athlete with a strong body and stronger will. He is making plans to go pro and with his 5-0 record and recent win, doors are really opening up for him. Yeah, he is that good.



Thirty year old Roche has been training at Kombat Arts (kombatarts.com) since January 2008 and competing since July 2008. Reyes has been his coach from the beginning and has taken this natural athlete under his wing, grooming him for MMA tournaments and beyond.



Joey de Los Reyes has been coaching MMA for 6 years. He started Kombat Arts Training Academy for 9 years ago and has had his fair share of exceptional students. From its humble beginnings in a tiny corner of Gold'ss Gym in Mississuaga in the late 90s, Kombat Arts has been a place for people to come an train whether they want to compete, lose weight, learn new skills or just feel better about themselves. Classes run the gamut from MMA to Muay Thai Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, Boxing, conditioning and more.



Now a 15,000 square foot facility with more than 700 members, 15 qualified instructors and 20 different martial arts programs, Kombat Arts has become an industry standard in training athletes for martial arts fighting and competing. It was with this expectation that John Roche first walked through those doors, an act that would set him on a road to the championship. That road has led Roche to a milestone in his career, winning the Championship Belt at the Ground and Pound, sponsored by Ground and Pound Promotions. In a realm of professionally trained MMA fighters and independently trained fighters, Roche held his own against some stiff competition. He emerged a victor.



As Roche makes plans to move forward in his fighting career, Reyes recalls those early days, I remember the first day John walked through that door. I knew right away that he had that 'sthing,'s that spark, that something special. But he has taken off and surpassed even my expectations. Now, less than a year after his first fight, we are training to DEFEND his championship belt. He is one step closer to going pro and for John it is more than just a dream or aspiration, it is really just a matter of time.



So we are keeping our eyes on this boy from Brampton; an athlete, a fighter, a champion.






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