Auckland MMA fans of Cage Fighting were entertained with ICNZ MMA‘s decision to promote their brand inside the cage for the first time.
In the main fights:
Strikeforce Canterbury’s Cole David was one of the head liner fighters for the evening and showed superstar potential by putting his opponent, Gareth Burke, into hospital with skull crushing blows to the head.
Gracie Barra’s Brandon Ropati fought Ground Control’s Richie Cooper and Ropati managed to get on top of Cooper and go “Boom Boom” on Richie’s head to finish the fight.
Kris Hohaia smoked his Wellington opponent Jason Solomon in the second round. And powerful striker Steve Warby made short work of his opponent, finishing him off only seconds after the start of the bout.
Todays UFC 127 show being held in Sydney, Australia, will include two Kiwi MMA fighters on the preliminary card. South Auckland’s former K-1 Champion, Mark Hunt, will face American wrestler Chris Tuchscherer and Maori Warrior, James Te Huna, will battle against Swedish MMA fighter Alexander Gustafsson.
UFC 127 will be shown live on Sky Box Office at 4pm, with free viewing of prelim fights beginning at 3pm
Main Event will feature former UFC World Lightweight and Welterweight Champion B.J. Penn facing up against highly ranked fighter Jon Fitch. Full UFC Fight Card
This Saturday night, Nov 27, at the YMCA Stadium in Auckland City is the return of Supremacy MMA. With 12 fights scheduled on the card this weekend, it should be an exciting night of fights for fans of cage fighting and MMA.
Fights to look out for are: Sam “the Striker” Brown defending his NZ Heavyweight title against “Tank Abbot lookalike” Marc Creedy. Roman Hunt versus Luke Jumeau should be a barnstormer match between two talented upandcomers.
And for the South Pacific title we have a grudge match between NZ’s “Hot” Rod McSwain and Aussie fighter Ian “the Hitman” Bone.
The main event grudge match stems from “Hot” Rod McSwain capturing an Australian title by winning a 4 man elimination tournament for the welterweight belt. McSwain was then stripped of his title, when he fought on another show, even though he wasn’t contracted by the previous promoter.
Ian Bone then won that same title by beating Tony Rossini.
Tickets are available now at Ticketek, NZ Martial Arts Supplies, NZ Boxer and Strikeforce Gym
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Auckland MMA fans of Cage Fighting were entertained with ICNZ MMA‘s decision to promote their brand inside the cage for the first time.
