Cage Rage 28: VIP was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 20, 2008 at The Troxy in London

London

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, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It was televised on Nuts TV

Nuts TV

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 in the United Kingdom, and would be the last event promoted by Cage Rage before the company went bankrupt.

It featured Leigh Remedios

Leigh Remedios

Leigh "Bulldog" Remedios is an English mixed martial artist.-Mixed martial arts career:Leigh has previously competed in the featherweight division and was at one time considered #1 in the UK. Leigh retired following his victory at FX3 - Battle of Britain against Sami Berik on October 15, 2005...

' return to the cage for the first time in nearly three years, taking on Robbie Olivier

Robbie Olivier

Robbie Olivier is an English professional mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the featherweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Oliver has spent almost his entire career in England, most notably for Cage Rage and BAMMA....

 for the Cage Rage British Featherweight title, and the debut of musician Wesley "2Play" Johnson, who would be facing Matt Smith. A number of other fights, including Che Mills

Che Mills

Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:...

 vs Ross Pointon

Ross Pointon

Ross Pointon is an English mixed martial artist who holds a record of 6 wins and 12 losses. He was a competitor in season three of The Ultimate Fighter, fighting in the Light Heavyweight division after premiering in the Middleweight division under Ken Shamrock...

 and Piotr Kuśmierz vs James Thompson

James Thompson (fighter)

James Thompson is an English mixed martial artist. He fights as a heavyweight and has appeared in such promotions as Elite Xtreme Combat , Pride Fighting Championship, and Cage Rage. He is known for rushing his opponents at the start of the bout.-Biography:James Thompson grew up in Rochdale,...

, were also set to be on the card originally but were called off for various reasons.

Results

• Heavyweight bout:   Ashley Pollard vs.   Ben Smith

Pollard defeated Smith via submission (Kimura) at 4:34 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:   Wesley Johnson vs.   Matt Smith

Johnson defeated Smith via submission (triangle choke) at 0:44 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout:   Jamaine Facey vs.   Scott Rogan

Facey defeated Rogan via submission (armbar) at 4:54 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout:   Steven Hopwood vs.   Neil Turner

Hopwood defeated Turner via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:45 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout:   Michael Pastou vs.   Nigel Whitear

Pastou defeated Whitear via disqualification (illegal elbow) at 1:18 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:   Steven Elliott vs.   Alberto Mina

Mina defeated Elliott via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:25 round 1.

• Middleweight bout:   John Hathaway
  John Hathaway
  John Hathaway is an English mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the welterweight division. He made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut by defeating Tom Egan at UFC 93 and holds notable Octagon victories over Rick Story, Paul Taylor and Diego Sanchez...
  
   vs.   Jack Mason

Hathaway defeated Mason via submission (punches) at 2:41 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:   Scott Jansen vs.   Ross Mason

Mason defeated Jansen via unanimous decision.

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Jake Bostwick vs.   John Phillips
  John Phillips (fighter)
  John Phillips is a Welsh mixed martial artist, who fights at middleweight. He is a veteran of British MMA, having fought in Cage Rage and BAMMA.-Background:...
  
  

Phillips defeated Bostwick via submission (punches) at 2:46 round 2.

• Featherweight bout: Antanas Jazbutis vs.   Brad Pickett
  Brad Pickett
  Brad Pickett is an English mixed martial artist and the former Cage Rage British Featherweight champion and Ultimate Challenge MMA Featherweight Champion. He currently competes as a Bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
  
  

Pickett defeated Jazbutis via KO (punch to the body) at 2:01 of round 3.

• British Featherweight Championship:   Robbie Olivier
  Robbie Olivier
  Robbie Olivier is an English professional mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the featherweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Oliver has spent almost his entire career in England, most notably for Cage Rage and BAMMA....
  
   (c) vs.   Leigh Remedios
  Leigh Remedios
  Leigh "Bulldog" Remedios is an English mixed martial artist.-Mixed martial arts career:Leigh has previously competed in the featherweight division and was at one time considered #1 in the UK. Leigh retired following his victory at FX3 - Battle of Britain against Sami Berik on October 15, 2005...
  
  

Olivier defeated Remidios via unanimous decision to retain the Cage Rage British Featherweight Championship.

• Heavyweight bout:   James McSweeney
  James McSweeney
  James Adam McSweeney is an English mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Biography:...
  
   vs.   Roman Webber

McSweeney defeated Webber via KO (knee) at 0:10 of round 1.