Cagewarriors Fighting Championships: Ultimate Force

The Cagewarriors Fighting Championships Prepare To Unleash "Ultimate Force" At The Xscape Centre In Castleford England This April 30th Highlights of this card include the top Lightweight contender Dave “The big bad wolf” Roche (3-0-0) facing off against the experienced BJJ Black Belt Kazeka Muniz (3-1-0) from the Wolfslair gym near Liverpool. Roche is the definition of the modern crossed trained athlete and will be looking to add to his impressive first round submission wins at Cagewarriors 7 and at Cagefighting Championships 3 by claiming the scalp of Muniz. However Muniz is a world class BJJ player who has trained extensively in Muay Thai and other disciplines too. This contest has all the ingredients to be another classic Cagewarriors confrontation as both men look to increase their title opportunities with a win at “Ultimate Force”.

Also confirmed for “Ultimate Force” is a Welterweight clash between Mohamed 'Sako' Kacha (5-1-0) of the French Top Team and Matt “12 Gauge” Thorpe (4-3-0) from the CWFC Pro fight team, the Northern Cartel. Kacha is already the UKMMAC Welterweight World Champion and is a powerful KO puncher who holds impressive first round wins over the likes of Paul “Hands of Stone” Jenkins, Alex De Souza and a TKO win over the current Cagewarriors Welterweight champion Abdul Mohamed.

Matt Thorpe is a tall, rangy and versatile athlete whose previous MMA victories have all come by submission. But Thorpe has worked extensively on his game and even entered the UK-1 kickboxing circuit where he dominated an experienced Muay Thai veteran en route to a KO victory. Thorpe will be hoping for a repeat performance when he meets the explosive young Frenchman inside the CWFC 32ft Octagon on April 30th in Castleford.

Also confirmed is an intriguing contest between two submission specialists as the unbeaten Alex Owen (6-0-0) from Team Savage takes on the experienced ZST and Shootboxing Japan veteran Danny Batten (5-5-2). Owen, who was the 2002 and 2003 Combat Sports Lightweight Champion, has been tearing into the Featherweight division since his pro debut at Cagewarriors 6 last March. And in October Owen earned many plaudits when he submitted Craig Fallon (British Olympic Judo team member) in 90 seconds and then went on to end the unbeaten streak of Frederic Fernandez (brother of the CWFC champion Emmanuel Fernandez) at Cagewarriors 9 Xtreme Xmas in December.

Hs opponent Danny Batten has been on a sabbatical since his loss to the Cage Rage World Lightweight Champion Jean Silva at Cage Rage 3 (Nearly 2 years ago) in London. In his long career Batten has faced some of the best domestic fighters in the Lightweight division, and will be looking to show why he was seen as one of Britain’s top pound for pound fighters a few years ago, when he drops down a weight division and takes on the brash South West star at “Ultimate Force.” And with a possible title shot on the line for the winner, this is a fight neither man will want to lose.

Cagewarriors are also pleased to announce a double surprise as Cagewarriors “Ultimate Force” will not only see the first “Hybird San Shou” bout in the UK, but will also see the return of the UK veteran Andy Cooper from retirement, when he faces the JKD stylist Ray Burns. San Shou’s mix of flashy throws and strikes has been a huge success during K-1 shows in the USA, and the “Ultimate Force” team hopes that it will emulate the success that “Cage Kickboxing” has enjoyed since its inception. Will this be an interesting clash of styles or one experiment too many? On the 30th April we will find out.

Cagewarriors: Ultimate Force
Saturday 30th April
Xscape Centre, Castleford
Doors Open 6pm. Event starts 7pm

Current card - Card subject to change

Lightweight
Dave “The big bad wolf” Roche, (3-0-0) BJ J Purple Belt, SBG Ireland vs. Kazeka Muniz (3-1-0) BJJ Black Belt, Wolfslair gym, Widnes.

Welterweight
Mohamed 'Sako' Kacha (5-1-0) French Top Team vs. Matt “12 Gauge” Thorpe (4-3-0) Northern Cartel

Welterweight “Hybrid San Shou” bout (2x5 minute rounds Includes elbow strikes)
Andy Cooper (10-4-1 in MMA) Wakefield Submission vs. Ray Burns (3-1-0 in MMA) JKD stylist

Featherweight
Alex Owen (6-0-0) Team Savage vs. Danny Batten (5-5-2)

Middleweight
Ian "Mongoose" Jones (3-0-0) Wakefield Submission vs. Michael "Rocky" Holmes (4-2-0)

Under 73k “Catchweight bout”
Mark “Spenna” Spencer (3-3-0) Team Fulinkazan/Northern Cartel vs. Ollie Ellis (5-3-1) Team Savage.

(Under 74kg Catchweight Bout)
Gav Keane - Wakefield Submission vs. Sam Bradley - Gracie Barra Stockton


Directions – To get to the Xscape Centre leave the M62 at J32 and follow the brown tourism signs for Xscape/Freeport. Or go to http://www.xscape.co.uk/castleford/find/default.asp for more details.

Ticket Details
Standard ticket - £30
Ringside VIP table - £420
Ticket hotline - 07855 277681

For more information on this event please contact the Cagewarriors Ultimate Force promoter Paul Murphy at [email protected] or the CWFC News/Media Manager Ian Dean at [email protected]