Cage Rage 25: 'Bring it on' predictions and quick preview
by James Iannotti on Mar 8, 2008 1:00 PM EST
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Ken Shamrock (26-12-2) will return to mixed martial arts (MMA) competition tonight against Robert "Buzz" Berry (11-7) at 10:30 p.m. on the Showtime premium cable network.
"Bring It On" is being put on by Cage Rage and EliteXC from the Webley Arena in London, England.
The 44-year-old's last fight was an overwhelming third straight loss to ex-UFC champion, Tito Ortiz, in 2006. Ortiz made the "World's Most Dangerous Man" look over the hill and forced the UFC Hall of Famer into retirement.
Or so we thought.
Here's his thoughts on tonight's fight:
"Competition. The minute you stop, your whole life changes and it's the thrill of competition that has kept me going. When you're done as an athlete, you have to know it, and I don't know it yet."
Shamrock apparently hasn't lost his desire to compete and now gets the opportunity with EliteXC to accomplish things he wasn't able to earlier in his career.
He'll be able to fight along side his son, Ryan, who is an up-and-coming 135 pounder and will also make his EliteXC debut tonight in a fight against Girogio Andrews.
And he'll also have the possibility to fight his brother Frank. That is a fight both Shamrocks have wanted for some time and a fight that has already been talked about since Ken's return.
In addition, a fight against Kimbo Slice has also been discussed and is one that would be a big opportunity for Shamrock at this point.
In short, there's a lot of buzz (no pun intended) surrounding his return, but Shamrock will have to prove he's still capable of competing at a professional level if he wants to be taken seriously.
If his last few fights are any indication to what's left in his tank, it could prove to be a long road for Shamrock -- one that starts tonight as he enters a hostile English crowd that will no doubt be supporting the hometown fighter.
Heres Buzz's thoughts:
"I have a lot of respect for Ken Shamrock, but when it is fight time and the first bell rings, it's time to explode. I have to stay within myself; my strength is that I am an all around fighter and my power is my (main) strength."
Prediction: Buzz Berry 2nd round TKO (strikes)
There are several other bouts slated for the main card tonight on Showtime that are worth a mention. Let's go through them real quick one-by-one.
Masakazu Imanari (13-5-1) vs. Jean Silva (15-7-3)
Silva is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter who trains with the Chute Boxe camp. He's taken Taknori Gomi to a decision and has a win over Paul Daley.
Imanari also has a very good ground game and has been in the there with some decent competition himself. He lost a split decision to Marcus Aurelio and submitted jiu jitsu black belt Jorge Gurgel in the first round. He's won seven of his last eight fights. This should be a high paced ground war.
Prediction: Silva in a razor close decision. (Should be fight of the night)
Gary Turner (4-0-1) vs. Mustapha Al Turk (4-3)
Both are English fighters and like to bang. They'll be looking to put on a show for the home crowd.
Prediction: Turner 1st round TKO (strikes)
Tom Watson (4-3) vs. Pierre Guillet (10-7)
Two more English fighters. Guillet should be a little bigger and is well versed on the ground. He is coming off two losses and Watson is a tough guy, but I think size will be a factor and he'll get caught with some kind of submission.
Prediction: Guillet 2nd round rear naked choke.
There's not really any huge names on the card unless you count Shamrock as one, but it's still always fun to watch guys trying to make a name for themselves.
It should be an interesting night and we know the English fans are always loud. Hopefully, that will feed the fighters some extra adrenaline and we'll see some highlights.
For more details and the complete fight card click here.
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Never heard of Robert Berry, but if Shamrock loses this fight, he might as well quit, especially if it’s a beatdown. i.e. Tito Ortiz
by c-war on Mar 8, 2008 1:05 PM EST reply actions
Shamrock better win so we can get Shamrock vs Kimbo on MMAs debut to primetime network television.
by EazyEismydad on Mar 8, 2008 1:09 PM EST reply actions
shamrocks opponent looks like hes about 5 years younger than him lol… battle of the “over the hills”
by brendan on Mar 8, 2008 1:21 PM EST reply actions
WOW to big old farts. A has been and a never was – Ha. Good thing it’s a free fight!!!
by JTK5 on Mar 8, 2008 1:35 PM EST reply actions
o my god! they killed kenny! do we really want to see him get beat up again? the othere guy always has a highlight reel of ken . n i damn sure don’t want to see him and frank fight! in my opinion thats kind of bizarre.
lol @ poll on sherdog… sick people out there..
Would you like to see Ken Shamrock fight Kimbo Slice?
(9992 Votes)
Yes, very interested
38%
I guess, but I wouldn’t pay for it
41%
This fight does nothing for me
21%
by kama kaze on Mar 8, 2008 2:00 PM EST reply actions
When will Kimbo fight somebody under 40 that won’t take a dive?
by mike on Mar 8, 2008 2:01 PM EST reply actions
SHAMROCK VS. KIMBO WOULD BE QUITE THE THE EVENT. THAT IS, IF SHAMROCK CAN BEAT THIS JAMBRONI.
PERSONALLY, SHAMROCK SHOULD HAVE HUNG HIS GLOVES YEARS AGO.
by kavedaddy on Mar 8, 2008 2:18 PM EST reply actions
good to see u giving predictions on smaller orgs, let these young wippersnappers know who to look out for
by keystone on Mar 8, 2008 2:21 PM EST reply actions
Shamrock will stomp down this guy….and next he will fight Kimbo
by UFCPreview.com on Mar 8, 2008 2:34 PM EST reply actions
Ryan Shamrock loses 1st round TKO stoppage due to a broken hand.
by TabascoSAUCE on Mar 8, 2008 2:49 PM EST reply actions
I don’t have any facts to back this up, but I could see Ken taking this fight to help jumpstart his sons career. What better way to get your son his first televised fight than to agree to put your name on the card.
by BadVibes on Mar 8, 2008 3:02 PM EST reply actions
Ryan Shamrock loses 1st round TKO stoppage due to a broken hand.
Im glad I picked the other guy to defeat Ryan Shamrock.
War Berry
by "Mr. NC-17" on Mar 8, 2008 3:17 PM EST reply actions
Ryan Shamrock loses 1st round TKO stoppage due to a broken hand.
how do you know this, l what site are you on.?
by belfort_fan on Mar 8, 2008 3:23 PM EST reply actions
I’m no Shamrock fan, but I gotta hand it to the guy for climbing back into the cage. Hope he acquits himself well, win or lose…
by BigRedOne on Mar 8, 2008 3:38 PM EST reply actions
The article says they’re fighting in Elite XC. It’s Cage Rage.
by Luke on Mar 8, 2008 3:52 PM EST reply actions
Luke, EliteXC owns Cage Rage, on showtime it says Elite XC not Cage Rage
by Zane on Mar 8, 2008 4:34 PM EST reply actions
The whole event is on MMA-TV on TVU PLayer atm
by Call_Me_David on Mar 8, 2008 5:14 PM EST reply actions
I predict no matter what happens Fedor does not fight Couture. LOL. And it just seems like everything in MMA evolves around that fight.
by Kevin on Mar 8, 2008 5:29 PM EST reply actions
I like Ken. He’s always been an admirable fighter.
But his time is long gone.
I’ll be rooting for him, but I don’t expect him to even scrape a decision
by Nicole on Mar 8, 2008 5:50 PM EST reply actions
Shamrock just got knocked out. he fails
You have no idea how hard I am laughing… I just saw that over on the devil’s website and oh man, Shamrock tried to stand with a striker!!! LOL!!!! oh man… Shamrock got busted right in the temple and fell faster than Babalu’s fighting career.
Oh man, Ken Shamrock… what a joke.
by "Mr. NC-17" on Mar 8, 2008 5:57 PM EST reply actions
what weight class would kimbo and shamrock fight at? does shamrock walk around in the 230’s?
by bradpittfightclub on Mar 8, 2008 7:39 PM EST reply actions
Where can I find video of Kenny getting his ass beat by this robert guy?
by MikeGN on Mar 8, 2008 8:25 PM EST reply actions
is ken tryna kill himself??
he showed nuthin against tito. he’s washed up
by kAiNOA PilAGO on Mar 8, 2008 9:13 PM EST reply actions
Luke, EliteXC owns Cage Rage, on showtime it says Elite XC not Cage Rage
Samething For The Fightnetwork (canada)
by Sour Diesel on Mar 8, 2008 9:29 PM EST reply actions
Its up on yotube right now….sad…very sad…retire Ken!
by GREASER57 on Mar 8, 2008 9:49 PM EST reply actions
Its up on yotube right now….sad…very sad…retire Ken!
God, why do these dumbfuc@# keep ruining there legend?
by NewGuyTheGunMan on Mar 8, 2008 10:45 PM EST reply actions
Berry just punished him into retirement again. Is shammy a can now. I think so. wow.
by Belly of fury on Mar 8, 2008 11:11 PM EST reply actions
It’s already all over the internet lol thats funny shit. Not a good night for the Shamrock family.
by Toms Bombs on Mar 8, 2008 11:15 PM EST reply actions
Wow lol that’s too good. Other than a failed take down attempt, he just stood there and tried to block. He looked truely scared. lol Ohhhh Good times.
by Toms Bombs on Mar 8, 2008 11:17 PM EST reply actions
cage rage was the worst event ive seen so far most of the fighters wer out of shape and if wher to com to the us .get ther asses kickt.ther fighters coudit stand a chance usa all the way sorry frank it looket fack and verry disapointing you may be to old but your still one of my faverate fitters of all times get better fights and more title fights thans jack
by jack morava on Mar 8, 2008 11:29 PM EST reply actions
Poor Ken. I know it was all about the money, but it was embarrassing to watch him keep insisting he could beat Tito. Now this. If he does fight Kimbo it better be a very big pay day for his sake. Something to leave to his wife and kids.
by Bob on Mar 8, 2008 11:43 PM EST reply actions
Did anyone watch that glancing right hand. It hit Ken’s right hand and just grazed his face. It was no solid shot at all. I am questioning the reality of the main event fights in the elitexc. You can almost bet Kimbo is going to go undefeated for a while. The first fight was a joke and this looked just like that without a tapout. There is no way that weak shot rocked Ken like that. Nore did that two second ground and pound before they called the fight. Oh well, done ranting.
by CCTX on Mar 9, 2008 12:40 AM EST reply actions
I think he just took the fight so no one can say Tito retired him.
by BLOodyMEss on Mar 9, 2008 12:45 AM EST reply actions
Shamrock better win so we can get Shamrock vs Kimbo on MMAs debut to primetime network television.
THere Ya Go’’’ that’s a fight I would want to see… just to see Ken get knocked out.
by THORAZINE on Mar 9, 2008 12:48 AM EST reply actions
looked like he was back in the w.w.e. iam calling DIVE
by just tired on Mar 9, 2008 1:23 AM EST reply actions
not a good showing form ken its at all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ushLX3OROYA&eurl=http://www.mma-analyst.com/post/VIDEO-Ken-Shamrock-vs-Robert-Buzz-Berry.aspx
by rawbt on Mar 9, 2008 3:29 AM EST reply actions
Funniest thing about the Shamrock fight is the interview with Ken after. He thought the fight was going to plan and that until he got caught, Berry was falling into his trap???
Ken you just got owned!
by MoonUK on Mar 9, 2008 6:27 AM EST reply actions
The whole card was pretty lackluster with the exception of the featherweight fight.
by Borocker on Mar 9, 2008 9:29 AM EDT reply actions
Pretty funny line by the announcer. “Shamrock goes down faster than a pint of Guiness at the local pub”. Not sure if that was exactly what he said but it was something like that.
by Iss-man on Mar 9, 2008 10:52 AM EDT reply actions
You have no idea how hard I am laughing… I just saw that over on the devil’s website and oh man, Shamrock tried to stand with a striker!!! LOL!!!! oh man… Shamrock got busted right in the temple and fell faster than Babalu’s fighting career.
Oh man, Ken Shamrock… what a joke.
faster than babalus fighting career, man u must not follow at all, hes had a long fighting career and still fights often
by keystone on Mar 9, 2008 10:55 AM EDT reply actions
Masakazu Imanari (13-5-1) vs. Jean Silva (15-7-3)
that was a decent fight – imanari seems quite a decent technicaly skilled fighter – even better considering silva has beaten semtex before.
by negativeben on Mar 9, 2008 11:28 AM EDT reply actions
Aside from Imanari looking like a stud on the floor, this card was some of the worst mma I have ever seen.
by Rex on Mar 9, 2008 11:32 AM EDT reply actions
The Shamrock fight was a joke. Ken needs to retire now before he gets killed in the cage.
And Ken vs. Kimbo?!?! That would be the stupidest match up in the world of MMA. Kimbo weighs what, 240lb? Ken may tip the scales at 215 – 220lb? He was outweighed in the fight with Buzz, not that it mattered. The way Ken has been fighting, Wayne Weems could give him trouble.
Ken is a 44 year old washed up LHW where as Kimbo is 10 years younger, in 10 times better shape and a real HW. I personally can’t stand Slice, but he would put Ken in a coma. The Shamrock “legacy” is over. I wish Frank would come to the UFC again for a farewell KO from Anderson Silva to write that in stone. Then both he and Ken can fade into obscurity where they belong.
by Judoka on Mar 9, 2008 2:10 PM EDT reply actions
If anyone wants to watch some live MMA from N.Ireland/Belfast its free on http://www.cagewars.co.uk/
Sorry about late notice it starts any time in the next hour. A mate of mine is fighting at the event, Lee Mckibbin!
Not UFC calibre but its free , look for the link to the free webcast on the home page. Peace
by ToeLock on Mar 9, 2008 2:29 PM EDT reply actions
Ken and his son both lost! Frank is a clown! Not a fan of that family, but Ken was a Legend, its a shame he is tarnishing his career, by taking all these fights, when he is clearly washed up. I hate to see this guy keep making a fool out of himself…. Please somebody MAKE IT STOP!
by john on Mar 9, 2008 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
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