Wednesday, 12 March 2008

Cage Rage 25 recap

Well it was an interesting night, all told.


Shamrock went down, and internet fans screamed "dive!" I was twelve inches from where Shamrock lay, and he was pretty fucked up. Either he deserves an Oscar, or he has the world's weakest chin. I'm going with the latter.


Masakazu Imanari shredded Jean Silva's knee with a vicious inverted heel hook, but the highlight for me was his sick omoplata sweep from rubber guard. Eddie Bravo would be proud.

There were some cool matches, some dire matches, which is usual Cage Rage fare. They can blow you away one moment and leave you totally indifferent the next, but it was a successful show - their production is way better, and they did well on ticket sales, but I don't believe for a moment they sold the place out. I could see plenty of empty seats, although I'd guess it was around 90% full.


Their next show is in May, and will feature UK light heavweight Paul Cahoon defend his title against our long-time friend, Ian Freeman. This promises to be an eventful fight, so I'll definitely be ringside, camera in hand, ready to capture whatever happens. It will be brutal.

Keep checking the main news site and www.cagerage.tv for updates.

posted by Fighters Only Mag Editor at Wednesday, March 12, 2008 << Back To Main Page