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Cage Rage Fighter Ross Mason On Life Support

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From MMAfighting.com:

Cage Rage fighter Ross "The Boss" Mason was taken to intensive care Friday after he was mysteriousy found lying on the street with head injuries.
According to Cage Warriors matchmaker Ian Dean, Mason initially died while rushed to the Alexandra Hospital but was resuscitated at the hospital.

Investigations are underway as to why the 32-year-old was left on the street in critical condition.

Mason was coming off a decision victory over Scott Jensen at Cage Rage 28.

FightTicker.com sends prayers and best wishes to Ross Mason and his family in this difficult time.

(Photo courtesy of ProElite.com .)

Cage Rage 28 results and analysis

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Here are the full results from Cage Rage 28 which took place at The Troxy in London, England on Saturday:

James McSweeney def. Roman Webber via TKO - Round 1, 0:10
Brad Pickett def. Anastas Jazbutis via TKO - Round 3, 2:01
Robbie Olivier def. Leigh Remedios via unanimous decision
John Philips def. Jake Bostwick via submission - Round 1, 2:47
Ross Mason def. Scott Jansen via unanimous decision
John Hathaway def. Jack Mason via TKO - Round 1, 2:41
Alberto Minau def. Steve Elliot via submission (RNC) - Round 1, 2:55
Michael Pastou def. Nigel Whitear via DQ (illegal elbow) - Round 1, 1:18
Steven Hopwood def. Neil Turner via submission (RNC) - Round 2, 1:45
Jermaine Facey def. Scott Rogan via submission (armbar) - Round 1, 4:54
Wesley Johnson def. Matt Smith via submission (triangle choke) - Round 1, 0:44
Ashley Pollard def. Ben Smith via submission (kimura) at - Round 1, 4:34

Full results courtesy of MMAFrenzy.com.

I watched the televised portion of the card and thought it was a great evening of fights.

Brad Pickett continues to be on a roll. He has now won his last five fights and is definitely a performer. His entrances are classic and his fights never allow for a boring moment. He is definitely deserving of a title shot against Robbie Olivier.

John Hathaway is a stud. He dominated Ross Mason for the entire fight. Hathaway has some sick power. Make sure you remember his name, because at 10-0 he will probably be Stateside before we know it. Here is video of their fight:


McSweeney will probably be fighting for the newly-vacated Cage Rage heavyweight title. A champion will have to be decided, since former champ Mustafa Al-Turk signed with the UFC.That knee that McSweeney finished Roman Webber with was textbook and even though the fight only lasted 10 seconds, Webber looked like he had gone 10 minutes.

Cage Rage heavyweight champ signs with the UFC

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From FiveOuncesofPain.com:

Published reports indicate that current Cage Rage British heavyweight champion Mustafa Al-Turk has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC. Al-Turk is 6-3 overall with all six of his victories coming inside of the British Cage Rage promotion. Al-Turk is riding a two fight win streak and holds a victory over former UFC and PRIDE veteran Mark Kerr as well as PRIDE veteran Henry Miller.

Al-Turk will be vacating his Cage Rage British heavyweight title to fight in the UFC and early speculation points to a debut against American Kickboxing Academy phenom Cain Velasquez at UFC 92 on December 27 in Las Vegas.

I don't know much about Al-Turk but he better be ready because he is going to have his hands full if he faces Velasquez. Regardless, this is great news for the UFC since as little as 6 months ago their HW division looked weak but with the additions of Al-Turk, Velasquez, Shane Carwin and the return of Randy Couture to go along with the emergence of Brock Lesnar things are looking up for that division.

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