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Fans go wild for cage-fighting hardmen: PICTURES

Published date: 01 March 2011 | Published by: Paul Rickett



Cage fighters in action at Magna.

The fighters get to grips in the cage.

Stranglehold: one of the battlers gets a grip on his opponent.

Overpowered: this fighter finds himself on the canvas.

All-in fighting: even legs can be used against an opponent.

Battling: the battle hits the deck.

The man in black trunks presses home his advantage.

The fighters get to grips.

. . . and the bottom line is that the fans love it!

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IT'S brash and it’s brutal...and cage fighting has proved a massive hit in Rotherham.

The fast-rising sport made its bow at the Magna centre on Saturday night with local and national fighters battling it out in front of a sell-out 1,000 fans.

Said promoter Dave Coldwell: “It was a fantastic night and the fighters loved it - some of the more experienced guys said it was the best show they’d been involved it.”

Don’t miss Friday’s Advertiser with even bigger news for Rotherham fight fans.


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