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Rumble in Rush Returns with BANG!
We are big fans of Rumble in Rush and the north Dublin promotion returns with another jam-packed card which takes place on September 3rd. The night will feature some interesting bouts with the full card details below. We are pretty pumped about seeing John Redmon bounce back agains Hnery Fadibe and elsewhere Darah Harte looks like being a war. Tickets will be available from Rush Fight Academy or check out boards.ie
The Search for Ireland's Best Grappler - Grapplepalooza 2011 Announced
There's no doubt that the Irish BJJ scene is thriving at the moment, established quality clubs can now be found in every corner of the country and the local scene can boast some of the finest coaches around. At competition level the standard has risen sharply also with last weekend's Munster BJJ Open was one of the best competitions held in the country to date. The event was headlined by a Black Belt Super Fight between John Kavanagh and Jorge Santos - a video of which we posted here. So with all that in place, the latest news from the Irish BJJ scene is will take things to a new level with the announcement of Grapplepalooza 2011.
The event will feature sixteen of the finest grapplers in the country competing for the title of Ireland's Best Grappler and a €1000 prize. The event to be held at the Kyuzo Gym in Glasnevin Dublin is set to be a NOGI event under IBJJF rules and will not doubt attract the best of the best from Ireland's elite grapplers. The super-tourney is set to take place in October and we can not wait!!!!
For more information check out their site here.
Get Excited Cage Contender X Full Card Announced.
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| No doubt this intensity will be carried into the cage on the night! |
CAGE CONTENDER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
"Rowdy" Owen Roddy (SBGi/Primal) v Benjamin "Son of Life" Davis (PBS)
CAGE CONTENDER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
Chris "The Killing" Fields (SBGi) v John "Wrecking Machine" Redmond (RFA)
BANTAMWEIGHT
TBC v Richie Edgeworth (Ryano)
WELTERWEIGHT
Rich "Sauza" Gorey (Pedro Bessa) v Kieran Davern (Tuatha de Dannan)
WELTERWEIGHT
Vlad Malko (Cork City Combat Sambo) v John Ging (Tuatha de Dannan)
LIGHTWEIGHT
Sebastian "Tiao" Torres (Team Torres) v Phillip Mulpeter (SBGi)
LIGHTWEIGHT
TBC v Peter Quelly (Waterford MMA)
LIGHTWEIGHT
Paul Hamill (Lucan) v Joe McColgan (Frames Tai Jutsu)
LIGHTWEIGHT
Stephen Coll (Rillion Gracie) v Kev Young (Krause MMA)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Jonathan "The Dragon" Dargan (SBGi) v Michael Kukowski (Cork City Combat Sambo)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Staz (Cork City Combat Sambo) v Dave Reilly (SBGi)
BANTAMWEIGHT
Darren Geasley (Boxing Clinic) v Fabio Viti (Lucan MMA)
BANTAMWEIGHT
Blaine O'Driscoll (Lucan) v Joe Roache (Spirit MMA)
WELTERWEIGHT
James McClarnon (PHK) v Oisin Coburn (Legends)
Celtic Gladiator II – Clash of the Giants – McGregor victorious.
Conor McGregor defeats Artur Sowinski via Second Round TKO
SBG Standout McGregor dominated Sowinski for most of the action and landed some decent shots on his Polish opponent, eventually dropping him in the second and winning by TKO. Another big step for the Crumlin man who now has some serious momentum behind him.
SBG Standout McGregor dominated Sowinski for most of the action and landed some decent shots on his Polish opponent, eventually dropping him in the second and winning by TKO. Another big step for the Crumlin man who now has some serious momentum behind him.
Mateusz Teodorczuk submits Kieran Davern via guillotine
Teodorczuk looked very comfortable and eventually got his hand raised via first round guillotine.
Lukas Cikotas defeats Idrissa Tamboura via RNC round 1
A very exciting fight got the crowd on their toes with Cikotas sinking in a rear naked following an impressive throw. Other results below.
A very exciting fight got the crowd on their toes with Cikotas sinking in a rear naked following an impressive throw. Other results below.
- Hugh Harris def. Justin Doyle – first round arm bar.
- Michael Devlin def. Mick Brennan – another round one arm bar.
- Kieran O'Donnell def. Mark Kearns - via TKO round 2.
- Zbigniew Hormanski def. Abou Saw - via Unamonous decision.
- Rachel Ryan v. Celine Magee - draw. Fight of the Night – awesome fight!
- John McCormack Jnr def. John Peter Elmo - via KO round 1. Blink and you missed it.
- Alan Kavanagh def. Barry Connolly - via Unamonous decision.
Fight Watch - Cage Contender X
Ireland's premier Mixed Martial Arts promotion Cage Contender return for the their tenth show as Cage Contender X rolls in to Tallaght's National Basketball. This promises to be another sell-out show for the Irish based production to be held July 23rd and will again be covered on national TV with Setanta Sports and Sky Sports on board.
The night itself will feature two championship bouts as "Rowdy" Owen Roddy from the SBGi club defends his Featherweight title against Benjamin "Son of Life" Davis from PBS (awesome nick-name there by the way). The second title up for grabs is a middleweight scrap between Chris Fields and John "wrecking machine" Redmond. A full list of the evenings' stacked card is available here with tickets available from Premier Sports.
More updates to follow...