Cage Contender V

John Ferguson

Cage Contender V will take place on Sat 24th July 2010, National Basketball Arena, Dublin.

This show will be recorded for Setanta Sports Ireland and possibly one other uk based station. Match making will begin this week, so coaches wanting fighters on the card should let me know asap.

Mrs Lynch

This show I expect to be "Big" ear to the ground and I've heard the rumours spinning;)

I expect this to be a "showcase" goin to the capital city I want nothin but the best to be on display (I suspect Sentanta will be showin this). Ive been to Cage Rage Contenders in the South as well as local promotions but wot is gonna be delievered??? I expect a lot and as a fan we deserve it;)

Urs
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John Ferguson

We will bring you fights as we sign them..... As always let us know your fight predictions!!!


Bantamweight

Paul "The Red Bull" Cowzer (Rush) vs Rob "The Dog" Quinn (SBGi)



Light Heavyweight

Dave Reilly (SBGi) vs Will Heffernan (Informed Performance)


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John Ferguson

Welterweight

Liam Shannon (PCCB) vs Cathal "Colosus" Pendred (SBGi)


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Sid_Justice

Liam Shannon is going to be a beast at 77kg. Has he fought there before? I thought he was a LHW that dropped to MW

pablohoney87

Well cathal is already a huge 77kg. Very appropriately named colossus

Ryan Roddy

Liam would easily be the largest ww iv ever seen, also been in the game a long time so think he will take that fight

Also think Paul cowzer will win his fight

Mrs Lynch

Sid_Justice wrote: »

Liam Shannon is going to be a beast at 77kg. Has he fought there before? I thought he was a LHW that dropped to MW

Liam woz LHW but has dropped to 77kg;) He was meant to fight Richard Gorey in Newry at this weight but Gorey woz injured.

Cathal and Liam both physically big lads but I think both interested in makin this a technical fight and it should be cracker:cool:

Cowzer and Quinn will be interesting!!! Rab ambitious fighter (so much so on his debut he took two fights lol) and Paul is such talented all round fighter and every fight Ive watched him Ive never been disappointed.

Urs
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ollieo

Will this show be bringing back the four man tournament?

Anakin.S

ollieo wrote: »

Will this show be bringing back the four man tournament?

Originally it was an 8 man tournament, although only 6 fought on the night, they gave a 'golden ticket' to one of the defeated guys and he ended up winning the prize. Some guy from England won it I think he beat Mervyn Mulholland in the final.

I'd love to see it back but without the 'golden ticket'

Will Heffernan

Anakin.S wrote: »

Originally it was an 8 man tournament, although only 6 fought on the night, they gave a 'golden ticket' to one of the defeated guys and he ended up winning the prize. Some guy from England won it I think he beat Mervyn Mulholland in the final.

I'd love to see it back but without the 'golden ticket'

No. Don't get rid of the 'golden ticket'...I love the idea of pounding down all the chocolate bars in the arena hoping to find mine.

John Ferguson

Lightweight

Norman Parke (EFR) vs Tom Maguire (Tralee/SBG)


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racso1975

When do tickets go on sale for this?

John Ferguson

racso1975 wrote: »

When do tickets go on sale for this?

Tickets will go on sale on Monday!! from ticketmaster and all fighters on the show

The prices are:

€30 Tiered Seating (2300 available)
€37.50 Reserved Seating (240 available)
€45 Cageside (180 available)


VIP PACKAGE

• 3 Course meal in VIP lounge
• Private VIP Bar with all fights on widesreen TV
• Waitress service
• VIP Balcony seats
• VIP passes to afterparty
• Free event Program

Only €80 per person

Marty Mc

excellent card..well done

good luck to shando..an excellent fighter with excellent skills.

im sure he will make an impact at his new weight of 77kg..

Maguire v's Parkes has the potental to be huge!!

Martin Walker

fightie wrote: »

Lightweight

Norman Parke (EFR) vs Tom Maguire (Tralee/SBG)


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Fight of the year right here!! Mark my words!!

John Ferguson

Bantamweight

Paul "The Red Bull" Cowzer (Rush) vs Rob "The Dog" Quinn (SBGi)


Light Heavyweight

Dave O'Reilly (SBGi) vs Will Heffernan (Informed Performance)


Welterweight

Liam Shannon (PCCB) vs Cathal "Colosus" Pendred (SBGi)


Lightweight

Norman Parke (EFR) vs Tom Maguire (Tralee/SBG)

mikey1

Hey
I see you are now linking other peoples shows to your own cage contenders website, is this a new tactic in order to corner the market!!
http://www.fight.ie/index.php?option=com_fightnews&task=show_news_details&nid=972&country=ie

EnjoyChoke

fightie wrote: »

Bantamweight

Paul "The Red Bull" Cowzer (Rush) vs Rob "The Dog" Quinn (SBGi)


Light Heavyweight

Dave O'Reilly (SBGi) vs Will Heffernan (Informed Performance)


Welterweight

Liam Shannon (PCCB) vs Cathal "Colosus" Pendred (SBGi)


Lightweight

Norman Parke (EFR) vs Tom Maguire (Tralee/SBG)

I tip my hat to the matchmaker on this.
Looking forward to the big dogs throwing down, two powerful individuals there. Someone is going to get sparked!

John Ferguson

Cage Contender Lightweight Title Fight

Champion: Martin "The Heat" Begley (Antrimm MMA) vs "Magic" Myles Price (KTP)



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da-bres

fightie wrote: »

Cage Contender Lightweight Title Fight

Champion: Martin "The Heat" Begley (Antrimm MMA) vs "Magic" Myles Price (KTP)



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SWEET!

John Ferguson

mikey1 wrote: »

Hey
I see you are now linking other peoples shows to your own cage contenders website, is this a new tactic in order to corner the market!!
http://www.fight.ie/index.php?option=com_fightnews&task=show_news_details&nid=972&country=ie

Hi Mikey

The link you have given is quite clearly to www.fight.ie and not the Cage Contender website which is www.cagecontender.net

Whilst my company does indeed own both websites in question they run as seperate businesses. www.fight.ie is for all in Irish MMA to use, since it's launch it has always had an events listing, as well as club listings and lots more. And on that point next week will see fight.ie include a full social network (simlar to facebook etc)

Hopefully this clears the issue up..... And no it's not a tactic to corner the market

Martin Walker

Hope i get to see this show. Shaping up to be a sweet nights action!

mikey1

fightie wrote: »

agecontender.net"]http://www.fight.ie/index.php?option=com_fightnews&task=show_news_details&nid=972&country=ie[/URL]

Hi Mikey

The link you have given is quite clearly to www.fight.ie and not the Cage Contender website which is www.cagecontender.net

Whilst my company does indeed own both websites in question they run as seperate businesses. www.fight.ie is for all in Irish MMA to use, since it's launch it has always had an events listing, as well as club listings and lots more. And on that point next week will see fight.ie include a full social network (simlar to facebook etc)

Hopefully this clears the issue up..... And no it's not a tactic to corner the market [/QUOTE]

Hey
I totally understand that.
Its the picture of myles' event, when clicked it is a link to your cage contenders website which I found to be quite funny
Thats why i was havin the craic about, is it a tactic to corner the market comment!

John Ferguson

mikey1 wrote: »

Its the picture of myles' event, when clicked it is a link to your cage contenders website which I found to be quite funny
Thats why i was havin the craic about, is it a tactic to corner the market comment!

LOL.... now i see

I forgot to change the link!!! it is now changed

John Ferguson

Welterweight

John Ging (Tuatha de danann) vs Przemek Mucha (IP)





UNDERCARD

Lightweight

Aron Wallace (Ryano) vs Ciaran Cook (SBGi)

Chewabacca

fightie wrote: »

Cage Contender Lightweight Title Fight

Champion: Martin "The Heat" Begley (Antrimm MMA) vs "Magic" Myles Price (KTP)



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Now thats a fight!

This card is quickly becoming the best irish fight card I've ever seen. Can't wait!

John Ferguson

We are pleased to announce that one of the most talented semi pro fighters ever produced in Ireland will be making his Pro debut at Cage Contender V. Only 4 days after his return from HIT SQUAD USA Belfast's Joe "Kid Chaos" Clarke will take to the octagon with unbeaten Dubliner Paddy Holohan.


Bantamweight

Joe "Kid Chaos" Clarke (PCCB) vs Paddy Holohan (SBGi)

da-bres

fightie wrote: »

Welterweight

John Ging (Tuatha de danann) vs Przemek Mucha (IP)

John Ging is a beast! gonna be an unreal night!

John Ferguson

Cage Contender Lightweight Title Fight

Champion: Martin "The Heat" Begley (Antrimm MMA) vs "Magic" Myles Price (KTP)


Cage Contender Welterweight Title Fight

Liam Shannon (PCCB) vs Cathal "The Punisher" Pendred (SBGi)


Bantamweight

Paul "The Red Bull" Cowzer (Rush) vs Rob "The Dog" Quinn (SBGi)


Light Heavyweight

Dave O'Reilly (SBGi) vs Will Heffernan (Informed Performance)



Lightweight

Norman Parke (EFR) vs Tom Maguire (Tralee/SBG)


Welterweight

John Ging (Tuatha de danann) vs Przemek Mucha (IP)


Bantamweight

Joe "Kid Chaos" Clarke (PCCB) vs Paddy "The Hooligan" Holohan (SBGi)





SEMI PRO UNDERCARD

Lightweight

Aron Wallace (Ryano) vs Ciaran Cook (SBGi)

racso1975

what time do you expect tickets to go on sale at?

John Ferguson

racso1975 wrote: »

what time do you expect tickets to go on sale at?

Tickets will be on sale from 9am Friday 21st May

Will Heffernan

fightie wrote: »

Tickets will be on sale from 9am Friday 21st May

Good stuff...plenty of people looking forward to seeing me get the living daylights kicked and punched out of me before being knocked out or submitted could probably the fill the arena with just those.

John Ferguson

Flyweight

Neil "2 Tap" Seery (Ryano) vs Jeremy Palmer (South Coast Submissions)

Sid_Justice

pablohoney87 wrote: »

Well cathal is already a huge 77kg. Very appropriately named colossus

I totally agree, Cathal is a UFC sized WW. I grappled with both last year (i think, or maybe the year before for Liam) and I felt Liam was stronger and heavier, which he was, cos I think he was at LHW.

I think it's going to be a beast of a fight, I think Liam is the bigger guy but with the cut he'll have to go through (presumably anyway), I think the strength,power and conditioning may be even on the night.

I think the Cowzer/Quinn fight is another one with potential for fire works. Again I'd reckon Cowzer will have a size advantage, I think Cowzer and McCoombe are similar sized and both dwarf the rest at this weight. Hopefully this will be an opportunity for us to see the two boxers let their hands go.

John Ferguson

Cage Contender Lightweight Title Fight

Champion: Martin "The Heat" Begley (Antrimm MMA) vs "Magic" Myles Price (KTP)


Cage Contender Welterweight Title Fight

Liam Shannon (PCCB) vs Cathal "The Punisher" Pendred (SBGi)


Bantamweight

Paul "The Red Bull" Cowzer (Rush) vs Rob "The Dog" Quinn (SBGi)


Light Heavyweight

Dave O'Reilly (SBGi) vs Will Heffernan (Informed Performance)



Lightweight

Norman Parke (EFR) vs Tom Maguire (Tralee/SBG)


Welterweight

John Ging (Tuatha de danann) vs Przemek Mucha (IP)


Bantamweight

Joe "Kid Chaos" Clarke (PCCB) vs Paddy "The Hooligan" Holohan (SBGi)


Flyweight

Neil "2 Tap" Seery (Ryano) vs Jeremy Palmer (South Coast Submissions)





SEMI PRO UNDERCARD

Lightweight

Aron Wallace (Ryano) vs Ciaran Cook (SBGi)


Welterweight

Oisin Conroy (Shootfighters) vs James Heelan (SBGi)

wedgelington

where can i buy tickets ? and how much will they be ?

John Ferguson

wedgelington wrote: »

where can i buy tickets ? and how much will they be ?

tickets from ticketmaster or any fighter on the show

wedgelington

on ticketmaster it says tickets are'nt available yet

racso1975

tickets on sale now just bougt 2 cage side ones

Will Heffernan

racso1975 wrote: »

tickets on sale now just bougt 2 cage side ones

Good stuff...I'll try not to bleed on you

racso1975

Cheers i'd appreciate that Best of luck to you hopefully you wont bleed to much

Will Heffernan

racso1975 wrote: »

Cheers i'd appreciate that Best of luck to you hopefully you wont bleed to much

I am really old...so there's a good chance I could die of natural causes before the fight even comes around which will save you from being bled on.

kid chaos

Any changes to the card?

John Ferguson

fightie wrote: »

tickets from ticketmaster or any fighter on the show

I can also confirm that from Friday tickets will be available over the counter in all branches of The Grafton Barber

John Ferguson

After watching both these guys in 2 first class matches last weekend in Waterford I think this will be a great fight!!!

Welterweight

Phillip Mulpeter (SBGi) vs Dean Barry (Next Gen)

John Ferguson

Hotel

The offical hotel for Cage Contender V will be the Osprey Hotel, Naas


This is where the weigh in, press interviews etc will take place. Anyone wanting to book a room at the hotel ring the hotel and tell them you are with Cage Contender. We have worked out a discount rate with them, so make sure you say your with Cage Contender

After party

The Offical Cage Contender afterparty will be hosted at TIME night club. Passes will be given to all fighters and coaches, tickets will be available for anyone else. It is a 3am bar and then our hotel is in the same complex (Residents Bar:D)


Weigh in

Weigh ins will be at 12:00 on Friday the 23rd July in The Osprey Hotel. REMEMBER: Cage Contender dont give weight allowance (i.e 77kg means 77kg)

Officals

Mr Peter Lavery
Mr David Jones
Mr Aidan Marron
Mr Declan Larkin

MC

Richie Moore

Commentators for TV/DVD

Stuart McQuitty
Barry Oglesby


DOORS WILL BE AT 18:00 AND THE FIRST FIGHT WILL BE IN THE ARENA AT 19:00 SHARP. THE SEMI PRO UNDERCARD WILL RUN FIRST, THERE WILL BE A 15 MINUTE BREAK THEN THE PRO CARD WILL RUN AND BE FILMED AS IF LIVE FOR SETANTA SPORTS IRELAND. FEEL FREE TO BRING BANNERS ETC TO SUPPORT YOUR FIGHTERS
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John Ferguson

CAGE CONTENDER have now teamed up with Boyle Sports to offer odds and Betting on our shows. This will be available online and in all Boyle Sports branches. I do believe this is a first in Irish MMA. Odds will be out early next week!!

Clive

fightie wrote: »

Cage Contender dont give weight allowance (i.e 77kg means 77kg)

Is your welterweight category actually 77kg even?

John Ferguson

Clive wrote: »

Is your welterweight category actually 77kg even?

Yeah Clive thats correct

John

Anakin.S

I think its great that you are not giving fighters an unfair advantage by letting them not make the weight.

I was really impressed by the stance you took at the last Cage Contender by canceling a fight because a fighter 'couldn't be bothered' to make the weight.