Cage Rage 18

Cage Rage 18: Battleground was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 30, 2006 at the Wembley Arena in London, England.^[1] The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.

In the main event, Ian Freeman took on Mark Epstein for the Cage Rage British Light Heavyweight Championship. Also, British Heavyweight Champion Rob Broughton fought Robert "Buzz" Berry, World Lightweight Champ Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro faced off against Abdul Mohamed, British Welterweight Champion Paul Daley met Sol Gilbert, and Brad Pickett looked to defend his British Featherweight title against Robbie Olivier.^[2]

Results

• Middleweight bout: Zelg Galešić vs. James Nicholl

Galešić defeated Nicholl via TKO (stomp and punches) at 2:02 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout: Alex Cook vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam

Foupa-Pokam defeated Cook via submission (armbar) at 4:45 of round 1.

• British Featherweight Championship: Robbie Olivier vs. Brad Pickett (c)

Olivier defeated Pickett via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:03 of round 3 to become the new Cage Rage British Featherweight Champion.

• British Welterweight Championship: Paul Daley (c) vs. Sol Gilbert

Daley defeated Gilbert via KO (punches) at 2:59 of round 2 to retain the Cage Rage British Welterweight Championship.

• Super Heavyweight bout: Mark Buchanan vs. Alexandru Lungu

Lungu defeated Buchanan via submission (Kimura) at 1:55 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout: Mostapha Al-turk vs. Sentoryu

Al-turk defeated Sentoryu via TKO (punches) at 0:56 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Tony Fryklund vs. Alex Reid

Fryklund defeated Reid via submission (heel hook) at 1:32 of round 1.

• World Lightweight Championship: Abdul Mohamed vs. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro (c)

Ribeiro defeated Mohamed via submission (Kimura) at 4:27 of round 1 to retain the Cage Rage World Lightweight Championship.

• British Heavyweight Championship: Robert Berry vs. Rob Broughton (c)

Broughton defeated Berry via TKO (punches) at 3:33 of round 1 to retain the Cage Rage British Heavyweight Championship.

• Heavyweight bout: Dave Legeno vs. Kimo Leopoldo

Legeno defeated Leopoldo via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:21 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Murilo "Ninja" Rua vs. Mark Weir

Rua defeated Weir via submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:15 of round 2.

• British Light Heavyweight Championship: Mark Epstein (c) vs. Ian Freeman

Freeman defeated Epstein via unanimous decision to become the new Cage Rage British Light Heavyweight Champion.

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