Sydney, Australia - CFC 21 will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Friday, May 18 LIVE on GFL.tv. It’s the second round of The Cage Fighting Championship 2012 season, showcasing the toughest pound for pound fighters as Australia’s 2 best Heavyweights take on two of the biggest names in MMA, the event will be headlined with a Welterweight World Title.

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Note: Broadcast will only be available to countries OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA due to existing Australian broadcast deals.

In the first heavyweight showdown veteran UFC and Pride FC Veteran Soa “The Hulk” Palelei will take on the 2005 K1 Grand Prix Champion and former NFL player Bob “The Beast” Sapp. Palelei who already stands at a huge 6’4 inches tall will take on the even bigger frame of the 6’5″ Bob Sapp who also walks around at 155kg. Palelei has Stopped his last 5 opponents via K.O/T.K.O, This fight will truly be the clash of the titans.

In the second heavyweight showdown “Big” Jim Yorke takes on Jeff “The Snowman” Monson. Yorke is on a four fight win streak which was kicked off by his win on CFC 14 against American Brandon Cash, he is also a Sengoku Fight league veteran so has some deep international experience behind him. Monson is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a two-timeAbu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Champion and fought for the UFC Heavyweight title, with 57 professional fights under his belt including matches against Fedor Emelianenko  and Australian Anthony Perosh, Monson will be Big Jim’s toughest opponent to date.

The Main Event will Feature a Welter Weight World Title as 2 x champion Jesse Juarez (USA) takes on top Australian Contender ‘the Young Gun’ Robert Whittaker. Juarez both won and defended his CFC world title in gruelling fashion with two close decision wins, Robert Whittaker has proven unstoppable in his charge for the title adding a recent K.O victory to his CFC undefeated record to cement his position as the No1 contender.

The Undercard features the top local and interstate fighters on the Australian scene including: Manny Rodriguez Vs Dave Verges, Kian ‘Carnage’ Pham Vs Shabe Kafo, Theo Tsakirakis Vs Jon Leven and Corey ‘Major’ Nelson Vs ‘Diamond’ Dan Pauling plus much more.

The entertainment hits a new high at the live event with Aussie heavy rock band ‘My secret Circus’ performing their CFC inspired song “Rock the Cage” live.

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The entertainment hits a new high at the CFC 21 live event with Aussie heavy rock band ‘My Secret Circus’ performing their CFC inspired song “Rock the Cage” live. My Secret Circus have had their songs used by M.F.C (Maximum Fighting Championship) in Canada, Billabong, Rip Curl, Foxtel, Triple M, Max’s Muscle TV, AFL , Channel 9 and a heap more so they were the perfect choice to do a CFC inspired song. So make sure you get your tickets to CFC21 which will be our BIGGEST show ever in every department and experience the great atmosphere of one of our live events.

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Cage Fighting Championship is happy to announce that it has joined forces with Go Fight Live (GFL) to facilitate the online broadcasts of past and future CFC shows. Go Fight Live specializes in online streaming of combat sports so the decision made perfect sense. This new deal will not only allow all archived CFC shows to be accessed and viewed online to the international audience but will also give the opportunity for us to stream our events future live across the globe.

To celebrate this deal, CFC are offering CFC 18 for FREE and CFC 19 for a low price of USD$9.99 via Go Fight Live. You can view the complete shows in high quality video by accessing the direct links below.

View CFC 18: Juarez vs Rodriguez here - FREE

View CFC 19: Falciroli vs Honstein here - USD$9.99

Cage Fighting Championship continues in 2012 with the second event which will be held in Sydney on May 18th at the Homebush State Sports Centre at Sydney Olympic Park. The main events will showcase a heavyweight showdown between the two best Australian heavyweights up against two very decorated fighters from the United States.

In the first heavyweight showdown “Big” Jim Yorke takes on Jeff “The Snowman” Monson. Yorke is on a four fight win streak which was kicked off by his win on CFC 14 against American Brandon Cash. He is also a Sengoku veteran so has some deep international experience behind him. Monson is a two time ADCC World Champion, has fought in the UFC, Strikeforce and M-1 and with 57 professional fights under his belt, will be Big Jim’s biggest opponent to date.

In the second heavyweight showdown Soa “The Hulk” Palelei will take on the 2005 K1 Grand Prix Champion in Bob “The Beast” Sapp. Palelei who already stands at a huge 6’4 inches tall will take on the even bigger frame of the 6’5″ Bob Sapp who also walks around much heavier than The Hulk. This fight will truly be the clash of the titans.

CFC 21 will also feature a full undercard featuring many of the top fighters from Australia and abroad. More matchups will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets will be available from Ticket Direct soon.

The most recent Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event took place in Sydney, and Australia seems to have overtaken a couple of countries, including England, on the ZUFFA list of priorities. Matchmakers are well aware that as they move into new territories they need to find local talent and that means that they will have their eye on any up and coming fighters in these areas.

One mixed martial artist in Australia who seems to be well and truly on the right track is 22 year-old Ben Wall. He is unbeaten in seven MMA fights with a 6-0-1 record and is coming off a big win at Cage Fighting Championship, the continent’s most prestigious promotion.

He has come up the hard way, facing reputable fighters like Nick Honstein, Robert Lisita and Shane Wundenburg and cannot be accused of passing his record or of taking easy fights.

With such a strong record at such a young age the sky seems to be the limit for this young man and he has every chance of following in the footsteps of Australian based fighters George Sotiropoulos and Bernardo Magalhaes by making his way into the UFC.

He spoke exclusively to MMAmania.com about his ambitions as a fighter and the state of Australian MMA.

When did you start learning martial arts and why?

I was always good at sports when I was growing up and I pick up new sports quite quickly. I was good at them but I never really enjoyed them as much as I thought I should, I liked playing all sports but I didn’t ‘love’ them. I believe you have to love what you do to reach your full potential. I had done a bit of wrestling and other martial arts when I was a teenager but not too seriously until I started MMA when I was 19 and I knew it was the sport for me and from then on I put everything into it.

Where do you train and who are your training partners?

The main two places I train at are Advance Martial Arts and Team Gamebred in Brisbane. My main training partners at these places are Brendan O’Reilly, Simon Clough, Matt Cooper and Jarret Owen. I really like to travel around and train with different people, I work on my boxing with Jimmy Shannon and I love going up to the Sunshine Coast to train with Ryan Dunstan, I really enjoy training with him, he’s a great fighter and a great coach with a lot of experience. I fight out of Advance Martial Arts.

Do you have a full time job?

No I don’t work full time, there would be no time to train. I work part time and I am a university student however I have taken this semester off uni and will be able to focus on MMA even more.

Who is the toughest opponent you have ever faced in your career?

It’s hard to say who my toughest opponent has been, I haven’t really been in danger in a fight yet. Rob Lisita, Nick Honstein and Shane Wundenberg are all tough guys.

Are you hoping to fight for a major league international promotion in the future?

Yes, One FC have said they are keen to have me on future events and would definitely like to see me on the card. I hope to be on the card for One FC 4 which is hopefully not too far away and I will fight anyone they want to give me.

Are there any fighters in Australia at your weight you particularly want to fight?

Not really I just want to fight the best guys. I would like to fight for the CFC Lightweight title and if Trekko (Bernardo Magalhaes) comes back to defend it I would like to fight him or else I will just fight whoever. I would like that title though and I want to fight Bernardo because he is the best in Australia and he has the title, as far as I know he just had a one fight contract with the UFC and I’m not sure if he will be offered another fight with them. I have a feeling he will be back to defend his CFC title but if not and the title is vacated then I wish him all the best and I would be happy to fight anyone else for the title.

You fought four times in five months in 2011 and then took six months off, was there a reason for that?

I injured my elbow in my win against Nick Honstein and this meant that I had to pull out of my fights against Jai Bradney and Greg Atzori and take a few months off. My fight against Rob Lisita was my next fight after this.

Do you know when your next fight will be?

At the moment I do not know when my next fight will be.

How popular is MMA in Australia?

MMA is not a huge sport in Australia yet but the future looks bright, it is growing bigger every day and gaining a lot more interest.

Are you hoping to stay just as active in 2012?

Yes, I hope to have four or five fights in 2012.

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When I look at an up and coming prospect I tend to take into consideration three factors; their record, their age and the strength of opposition they have faced. Ben Wall is very young, has an outstanding record and has consistently beaten more experienced fighters with more wins than him.

It’s probably too early for him to start pushing for a UFC contract but Sotiropoulos was already in his 30s when he got the call so time is well and truly on Wall’s side. If he can continue to hold his own against the top fighters on the highly competitive Australian scene it is only a matter of time before he breaks out and becomes an international star.

By James Goyder
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Australia’s most established promotion, Cage Fighting Championships, put on it’s 20th card on the Gold Coast last night. Famous Australian fighters such as James Te Huna, Bernardo Magalhaes, Kyle Noke and Hector Lombard are all CFC veterans and a few up and coming stars were in action at the Southport Sharks Club.

The main event saw Priscus Fogagnolo putting his 6-1 record on the line against 9-3 Joe Muir in a light heavyweight contest. Fogagnolo’s only career loss came at the hands of Te Huna but this time he made no mistake finishing his opponent with ground and pound in the opening round.

Soa Palelei is rapidly establishing himself as Australia’s number one heavyweight and the CFC matchmakers decided that he was ready to take on a tough Japanese opponent. Shunsuke Inoue brought plenty of experience into the cage but the Australian showed why he is so highly rated by stopping the Deep veteran in round two, with the referee stepping in to intervene after a ground and pound onslaught.

Magalhaes made his UFC debut 10 days ago and there were a number of outstanding Australian lightweights on display at CFC 20. Jai Bradney was up against unbeaten American Eric Gerber in what had been expected to be a very close and competitive contest.

Bradney has faced some tough opponents throughout his career but was able to register win number 15 against the well rounded American with the most spectacular finish of the night, a head kick KO after just 80 seconds of the first round.

Ben Wall does not have as much experience as Bradney but the unbeaten 22 year old is regarded as one of the top 155 lb prospects in Australia with a 5-0-1 professional record. He was up against 7-3 Robert Lisita in a match which was extremely significant for the CFC lightweight division.

In the end it was Wall who prevailed to extend his unbeaten record to 6-0-1 and cement his status as a challenger for the lightweight belt which is currently held by Magalhaes, who is unlikely to defend it unless his UFC contract comes to an end.

In the evening’s other lightweight clash Greg Atzori improved to 10-2 with a TKO win over Josh Payne in the opening round while in the 205 lbs division Igor Lokteff improved his perfect professional record to 6-0 with a TKO win over Adam Sarkis and Dylan Andrews moved up to 14-4 after Steve Thomas was unable to continue at the end of round one.

Results:

Priscus Fogagnolo def. Joe Muir via TKO R1 ref stoppage.
Soa Palelei def. Shunsuke Inoue via TKO R2 ref stoppage
Jai Bradney def. Eric Gerber via KO head kick. 80s into first round.
Ben Wall def. Rob Lisita via unanimous decision.
Dylan Andrews def. Steve Thomas via TKO. Thomas unable to continue after R1
Greg Atzori def. Josh Payne R1 TKO ref stoppage
Igor Lokteff def. Adam Sarkis R1 TKO ref stoppage
Callum Lewis def. Guy Hennequin via RNC R1

Thanks to James Goyder for the pics.

The Cage Fighting Championship 2012 season Kicks off February 24 at the Southport Sharks Club, Gold Coast.

Headlining the fight night will be a Light Heavyweights battle, Priscus ‘Tassie Devil’ Fogagnolo’ takes on Joe ‘the Massacre’ Muir and international Heavyweight bout; Soa “The Hulk” Palelei takes on Inoue Shunske.  The event includes, Queensland’s toughest pound for pound fighters; ‘the Tooth Fairy’ Jai Bradney, Dylan ‘the Villain” Andrews, Ben Wall, and Chris ‘Igor’ Lokteff as they take on top interstate and international fighters.

There has been a void to fill in the Aussie LHW division. Now with the return of Priscus ‘the Tassie Devil’ Fogagnolo’(6-0) and rising star Joe “The Massacre” Muir(9-3), we have the best 2 fighters in the Australian LHW circuit.

Heavyweight sensation, a veteran of Pride and UFC; Soa ‘The Hulk” Palelei(14-3) is making his intentions known that he wants the CFC heavyweight title and will face off against Pancrase and Deep FC veteran tough Japanese opponent Shunsuke Inoue(12-6) in his Journey to the top.

The Tooth Fairy, Jai Bradney(13-7-1) and American Eric Gerber(4-0) will meet centre cage, Bradney keen to make a statement in this bout after a loss in his last outing against veteran Antonio McKee.

Undefeated Queenslander Ben “Manimal” Wall(5-0-1)  makes his CFC Debut against former number 1 lightweight contender “Ruthless” Robert Lisita(5-3).

Dylan “the Villian” Andrews(13-4) returns to CFC to take on Steve “the Dentist” Thomas(6-3-1). Andrews said “i am ready to fight anyone” after returning from the USA TUFF trials, agreeing to fight  in a light heavyweight bout against Thomas who suffered a Debut loss on CFC 19 against Sam ‘Striker’ Brown.

The Undercard features the top local and interstate fighters on the Australian scene, see battles between ‘Qld’s Greg Atzori(9-2) takes on NSW Josh Payne(7-6), Qld’s Chris ‘Igor’ Lokteff(5-0) vs NSW Adam Sarkis(1-2) and Sunshine coasts Callum Lewis takes(4-1) vs Guy Hennequin(2-3).

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