Issue 005
July 2005
Cagewarriors held ‘Strike Force: UK vs France’ on Saturday June 21 at the Coventry Sky Dome. This event will unfortunately also be remembered for its unsavoury and unsportsmanlike conclusion. The French representatives dominated the show, claiming seven victories to the UK’s two. The trouble, however, came after the main heavyweight event when crowd favourite, Coventry’s own Barrington Patterson, lost to Marc Emmanuel via a TKO in the very first round. Thankfully nobody was seriously hurt as enraged and alcohol-fuelled fans threw objects into the octagon, as opposed to saluting the efforts of the two brave warriors, one of who was receiving medical attention.
However, despite the shameless post-show scenes the Cagewarriors team delivered a strong show. There were several title changes including Danny Batten overcoming Emmanuel Fernandez to capture the Cagewarriors Fighting Championships (CWFC) Featherweight title and Antonio Silva winning the CWFC Cagewarriors Super-heavyweight title from Marcus Tchinda via a TKO in the first round. The much disputed no-contest came in the Cagewarriors Middleweight title fight between Damien Riccio and the Champion Matt Ewin. Other results included victories for Mohamed El-Aouji, Bendy Casmir, Boris Jonstomp, David Baron, Gregory Bouchelaghem and Cyrille Diabaté.
Having been forced to drop the Ultimate Fight Club name due to legal issues promoter Farzin Malakfam presented the replacement, Fight Club UK: Battle Of The Gladiators, on May 28 in Sheffield. In the main event Hassan Muridi defeated Paul Jenkins in round one via a rear naked choke. Fellow Ian Freeman student Abdul Mohamed was victorious, winning via a TKO against Sami Berik. There were also wins for Robert ‘Buzz’ Berry, Gena Kachenka, Alex Sandro
and, in a woman’s bantamweight cage kickboxing clash, Julia Ingram triumphed over Bridie Murphy via a judges decision after an extra round.
Cage Rage returns on July 2 with ‘The Real Deal’ at the Wembley Conference Centre. Returning to the cage, Lee Murray will take on the much-travelled Daiju Takase in the main event. Sol ‘Zero Tolerance’ Gilbert will battle Mark ‘The Wizard’ Weir, and in an all-Brazilian clash Antonio ‘Big Foot’ de Silva collides with Ebenezer ‘Pitbull’ Braga. Victor Riberio, Mark Epstein, Matthias Ricco and UFC referee Herb Dean will also be action. For tickets and information call Wembley Box Office on 0870 060 0870. Alternatively you can book online at
www.cagerage.tv.
Cage Rage is of course currently airing on ITV’s ‘Men and Motors’ in a 15-part series. Tune in on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10pm to check out the very latest Cage Rage action.
Braulio Estima will host a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu seminar on Sunday July 3 at the Richmond Club in Hereford. Braulio is an ADCC European Champion, four-time Pan Am Champion, six-time Pernambuco State Champion and is an official Gracie Barra instructor. The seminar runs from 1–4.30pm and the cost is £25 for seniors and £10 for children. Places are limited and can be booked by contacting Dave Coles on 07770 768625 or e-mailing [email protected].
On July 16 Cagewarriors returns to the Coventry Sky Dome with Strike Force 2, an event with a ‘UK vs The world’ theme. After facing French competition at the inaugural Strike Force event the second show will challenge British fighters with even more competition coming from Europe and beyond.
Damien Riccio and CWFC champion Matt Ewin will battle once again in a CWFC Middleweight title clash, after their last bout in May ended controversially as a no-contest. Ross ‘The Gladiator’ Pointin will be in action, taking on Sweden’s Klas Akesson in a light-heavyweight match up. Leigh Remedios will fight the former CWFC Featherweight Champion Emmanuel Fernandez as both men look to return to winning ways. For more information visit www.cagewarriors.com and to book tickets call the VIP ticket hotline on 07881 552525 or the standard seating ticket hotline on 02476 630 693.
House of Pain presents Fight Night 3 on Friday July 24 at the Time & Envy nightclub, Swansea. Bruce Davis will take on Chris Rice for the UK Storm British Middleweight title with a further 13 bouts to be confirmed. Ollie Ellis, Sabrina Cohen, Kyle Davies, Jason Scott Howells and John Philips will all be in action. A small number of VIP tickets are still available. Standing and seated tickets are also available and can be purchased by calling 0871 2262885 or
01639 890474.
