CFFC 6 MMA EVENT SHAPING UP TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL
Posted on | September 27, 2007 | 3 Comments
CFFC set to take Atlantic City by Storm on October 12th
By: Rob “Chi-Cho’s” Toscano (RobertToscano@hotmail.com)
What a difference a year makes. Just last June, Cage Fury Fighting Championships was holding its inaugural event at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, in front of about 2,000 screaming fans. Fast forward a little more than one year later, and CFF6 is set to explode at The Trump Taj Mahal, in Atlantic City, NJ. The amount of talent on hand is staggering, punctuated by two title fights, as well as a few big names taking the plunge into their first MMA bout ever. October 12th promises to be a night of fights not soon forgotten.
Main Card:
Kimbo Slice vs. David “Tank” Abbott
Ricardo Almeida vs. Dennis Hallman
Derrick Panza vs. Duke Roufus
Devidas Taurosevicius vs. Chris Ligouri (NABC Lightweight Title Fight)
Jim Miller vs. Chris Brennan (CFFC Lightweight Title Fight)
Marcio “Pe de pano” Cruz vs. TBA
Undercard :
Mike Littlefield vs. Jose Rodriguez
Jarrid Palmer vs. John Doyle
Malachy Friedman vs. Anthony Morrison
Kimbo Slice vs. Tank Abbot
This fight has “Fireworks” written all over it. Internet superstar, turned Mixed Martial Artist, Kimbo Slice, returns for the second time in Cage Fury to prove that his first win was not a fluke. Kimbo looked far removed from his street fighting persona, which made him an internet legend, in his last fight where he dispatched former Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Ray Mercer, in under two minutes of the first round. He will be taking on Heavy-handed MMA legend David “Tank” Abbot who has amassed a record of 9 wins and thirteen loses spanning over his 12 year career. Tank looks to redeem himself as he has lost his last three fights in various organizations. However, Tank has proven time and time again that you should never count him out as he can end a fight with just one punch.
Ricardo Almeida vs. Dennis Hallman
Ricardo “Cachorrao” Almeida (8-2-0) is an accomplished Mixed Martial Artist as well as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under the legendary Renzo Gracie. Ricardo has fought for many MMA organizations including Pride, UFC, and Pancrase, taking on MMA stars such as Matt “The Law” Lindland, Andrei Semenov and Nate Marquardt along the way. This will be Almeida’s first fight since May of 2004. Almeida, on the comeback path, will be taking on Dennis “Superman” Hallman who sports an impressive record of 37 wins, 12 loses and 2 draws. Hallman’s fight record reads as a proverbial “Who’s who” of MMA fighters including former bouts with Matt Hughes, Jens Pulver, Caol Uno, and Frank Trigg, among others. This promises to be a superb match as both fighters have excellent ground skills, and both look to impress in their Cage Fury debuts.
Derrick Panza vs. Duke Roufus
This is one of the most intriguing matches on the card. Two legendary Kickboxers, stepping into the cage under the Cage Fury banner, for their first MMA fight. Duke Roufus, who has trained many top contenders in Kickboxing and MMA alike, is a Muay Thai Kickboxing prodigy who is also the Former ISKA, WKA, WAKO & IKF World Heavyweight Champion. Most of his 30-plus wins came via knockout before announcing his retirement from the ring back in 2002. Roufus takes on 3 time World Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion, Derrick Panza. Panza has made several forays into the world of Combat Sports, acquiring a record of 19-0 in Full Contact Kickboxing, a record of 7-0 in Boxing, as well as making several appearances in Chuck Norris’ World Combat League. This could be a proverbial “Striking Clinic” for all the Cage Fury fans to witness.
Devidas Taurosevicius vs. Chris Ligouri
Devidas Taurosevicius (7-2-0) is a returning Cage Fury veteran, and current NABC Lightweight Champion, that sports a perfect record under the Cage Fury banner. His last loss was to UFC lightweight standout, Frank Edgar, back in August of 2006, but since then Devidas has been on a 4 fight win streak that he does not want to end. In order to keep his perfect Cage Fury record, Devidas must get past talented MMA fighter Chris Ligouri. Ligouri (7-5-0) is coming off a slick submission win at 55 seconds of round one against Dorian Price at CFFC 4. Chris, like Devidas, is also riding a four fight win streak and looks to continue that trend in this fight. One thing is for sure, one fighter will be handed his first loss in the last five fights come October 12th.
Jim Miller vs. Chris Brennan
Cage Fury Fighting Championships Lightweight Title holder, Jim Miller, comes into this fight sporting a professional record of 7 wins and 1 loss. Jim secured his title back in April of this year with a win over Al Buck, and went on to successfully retain his title with a win over Anthony Morrison two months later. Miller puts his CFFC Lightweight Title on the line when he faces off against Chris “The Westside Strangler” Brennan. Brennan (19-11-1) has steadily improved his fight record with 18 of his 19 wins coming via submission. Chris has been a constant figure in MMA competing in top organizations over the past 11 years, but this will be his first fight for CFFC.
Marcio (Pe de pano) Cruz vs. TBA
Marcio “Pe De Pano” Cruz, trained under the legendary Marco Ruas, has accumulated a record of 3 wins and 2 losses. His last win came via DQ of his opponent Rafael Feijao, after an illegal head kick in the 3rd round, back in June of this year. Cruz’s only two loses have been to MMA powerhouse’s Andrei Arlovski and Jeff Monson. Marcio’s most impressive win was over former UFC Heavyweight Title holder, Frank Mir, in February 2006 where Cruz unleashed a brutal Ground and Pound attack for which Mir had no answer for. Cruz’s opponent has not been named as of the writing of this article, however you can bet that “Pe De Pano” will be ready for anyone that steps in the cage with him.
Malachy Friedman vs. Anthony Morrison
Malachy Friedman (1-1-0) began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2006, at CFFC 1, winning his debut fight via guillotine choke over Brian Vanes in the second round. Friedman’s second fight took place at CFFC 2 against Al Buck. Despite coming out aggressive and almost finishing Buck with a rear naked choke, the fight was stopped when Al Buck unleashed a furious display of ground and pound at 3:40 of the 1st round. Anthony Morrison (6-3-0) is a familiar face to CFFC fans, as he has fought in every CFFC event except CFFC 3. Morrison will be fighting once again on his home turf as he fights out of Joe Diamond’s Atlantic City Mixed Martial Arts Academy. Morrison has been compared to a smaller version of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, and even stole a page out of Rampage’s book when he slammed Spencer Paige at CFFC 4.
Jarred Palmer vs. John Doyle
Jarred Palmer (3-0-0) training out of CNYMMA, looks to keep his perfect record intact as he faces off against John Doyle (4-1-0). Jarred is known as a heavy handed striker, with two of his three wins coming via TKO, and his third via submission due to strikes. John Doyle has fought for several organizations such as Extreme Challenge and Combat in the Cage, but this will be his first time stepping up as a fighter for Cage Fury. John’s only loss was to Hector Urbina at Extreme Challenge 74 due to a choke, but since then, has won his last two fights.
Mike Littlefield vs. Jose Rodriguez
Mike Littlefield (5-2-0) returns to Cage Fury after being stopped by Tamden McCrory at CFFC 2. Littlefield is one of the founding members of the “Boneyard” in Boston, MA, and will be stepping into the cage to face Jose Rodriguez. Rodriguez (3-8-0) trains out of the Rhino Fight Team in Brick, NJ. Rodriguez’s last fight was a tough decision loss to Dan Miller at CFFC4. With both fighters coming off a loss, expect both to come out looking for redemption.
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 6: Heavy Hands, will take place on October 12th at Trump’s Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ. Tickets are on sale soon. All bouts are live and subject to change.