Saturday night at the Renaissance Sports Complex in Valley View Ohio, MMA pioneer Dan Bobish traded in his gloves for a suit as he presented the first, in a series of shows, entitled Ultimate Cage Battles. The capacity crowd was treated to a exciting evening of amateur and professional MMA coupled with the appearance of celebrity guests that thrilled the fans. UFC Legend Mark Coleman was in attendance along with UFC fighter Wes Sims. Coleman was a 1992 Olympian, UFC 10 and UFC 11 Tournament Champion, 2000 Pride Fighting Championships Open Division, and 3 time UFC world champion & was the first ever UFC Heavyweight Champion of the World. Coleman was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at UFC 82. The broadcast team entertained the crowd throughout the night as Bobish hired Cleveland radio personalities Marty Allen and Paul Rado who served as the blow by blow and color commentators. George Michael Phillips served as the evening’s ring announcer.
Results
Donte Adams def. Rubin Mendez
Paul Freeman def. Victor Crenshaw
Brain Forgue def. Nate Hurst
Gino DeGiulio def. Don Kintz
Kyle Booth def. Tyler Bess
Mike Stoker def. Ryan Clark
Chris Wright DRAW Larry DeGiulio
Brandon Inskeep def. Justin Goodall
William Penn def. Bill Clifford
Matt Traylor def. Evan DeLong
Nate Jolly def. Ryan Bixler
Ryan Lang def. Noe Quintania
Rob Wince def. Kyle Gibbons
In the spirit of sportsmanship, following the main event, Kyle Gibbons presented Rob Wince with a check for $500 to the Cayden Wince Memorial Scholarship fund. An emotional Wince accepted the check as the two fighters embraced to a standing ovation showing that once the final bell rings the rivalry ends and the brotherhood begins. Bobish announced that the next show will be September 11, 2010 at the Renaissance Sports Complex with a tribute to the troops theme.