Following his fight with Neil Grove at Cage Rage 27, Robert “Buzz” Berry (13-8) has announced his retirement from active fighting. Berry suffered facial fractures during his second round TKO loss to Grove.

Berry is best known in the states for knocking out Ken Shamrock at Cage Rage 25.

“Just to let you all know I have had to retire. After my fight with Neil Grove I was taken to the hospital and had to have surgery on my face. They have had to put two plates in, one in my cheek bone and one on my eye socket. So that is it, over for me.

“Can I take this opportunity in congratulating Neil Grove on the fight and good luck in the future. Thank you to all my camp and other camps for their help over the years in getting me ready for fights. Thanks to all my fans in their support for me, it has always meant a lot. A real big thanks to John Close, he has been a diamond – we have been joined at the hip for a few years. Neil Wain has been a star for me and wish him all the best in his fight in the UFC. Thanks to the guys at Cage Rage for their part in my fighting and to anyone I have missed out: Thank you.”

Baroni keeped his cool and continued to celebrate his win. Phil Baroni classy? Anything can happen in MMA.

Cage Rage 27 – Phil Baroni defeats Scott Jansen by KO at 3:18 of R1.

Cage Rage 27 Quick Results

• Phil Baroni defeats Scott Jansen by KO at 3:18 of R1.
• Neil Grove defeats Robert Buzz Berry by TKO at 1:29 of R2.
• Mustapha Al Turk defeats James McSweeney by TKO at 2:06 of R1.
• Tom Watson defeats John Phillips by Unanimous Decision
• Stav Economou defeats Piotor Kusmierz by Unanimous Decision
• Robbie Olivier defeats Ashleigh Grimshaw by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:01 of R2.
• Brad Pickett defeats Cristian Binda by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:52 of R2.
• Aisling Daley defeats Eva Lisko by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:18 of R1.
• Jason Young defeats Francis Heagney by Unanimous Decision
• Wesley Brown defeats Mark Brown by TKO at 0:31 of R1.
• Jody Cottham defeats Umidjon Mavlyanov by submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:16 of R2
• Dave Vangasse defeats James Elson by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:43 of R3.

Cage Rage 26 “Extreme”
Saturday, May 10 at NEC Arena in Birmingham, England

Former The Ultimate Fighter contestant Ross Pointon pulled off the shocking win over Ross Mason via Heal Hook Submission.

Cage Rage 26 Results

James Zikic defeats Rodney Faverus by Submission (Armbar) at 0:25 of R3
Ross Pointon defeats Ross Mason by Submission (Heel Hook) at 1:36 of R1
Henrique Nogueira vs. Marc Goddard a Draw
Brad Pickett defeats Paul Reed by Unanimous Decision
Popek Rak defeats Kev Simms by TKO (Strikes) at 1:12 of R1
Chris Rice defeats Edgeleson Lue by TKO (Strikes) at 1:39 of R3
Harvey Harra defeats Gary Kelly by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:46 of R1

The Cage Rage official website has announced that Paul “Semtex” Daley has officially vacated the Cage Rage lightweight title. This news comes as a surprise since Daley was scheduled to defend his title at Cage Rage 26 on May 10th, before retiring.

This has come as a surprise to many of Paul’s fans, but he has openly said he will return but now needs some time to focus on other areas of his life. Everybody at Cage Rage would like to wish Paul Daley all the best in his new ventures and we look forward to seeing him back soon.

With Paul Daley vacating the title, the door has opened for two new contenders to throw down the gauntlet for the Cage Rage British welterweight title, phenomenal striker and veteran of some of the greatest Cage Rage wars, Marius Zaromskis will once again be strapping on his gloves to fight the very durable and hard hitting Che Mills. These two fighters met once before in an awesome battle at Cage Rage Contenders 2, where the fight ended via a big KO from a knee that Che Mills landed during a trade off of strikes. This one has war written all over it, so get yourself ready as the bombs begin to fly.

According to the FightNetwork, Cage Rage Welterweight champion Paul Daley (17-6-2) will honor his Pro Elite contract by defending his title at Cage Rage 26 on May 10 from the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England.

“I’ll be defending my world title belt on May10 at Cage Rage,” Daley said. “No opponent has been confirmed yet.”

Daley age 24, surprised the world when he announced his retirement from mixed martial arts, following his impressive victory at the ShoXC event on January 25.

It looks like Pro Elite has elected to have Daley defend his Cage Rage title instead of fighting on the co-promoted EliteXC-Strikeforce card, in which he was scheduled.

“America has the biggest market right now,” Daley said. “The fans and promoters treat me well. In Cage Rage, it’s different; egos get in the way. But it’s work, and you don’t always get [along] with your boss all the time.”

It was a bad night in London if you are a Shamrock. Ken Shamrock was dismantled by Robert “Buzz” Berry in the first round of tonights Cage Rage event.

Also Ken Shamrocks son Ryan Shamrock broke his hand and was forced to give up the TKO loss, making his MMA record 1-1.

MAIN CARD

• Robert “Buzz” Berry vs. Ken Shamrock
  Result: Robert Berry defeats Ken Shamrock by KO (Punches) at 3:26 of R1.
• Jean Silva vs. Masakazu Imanari
  Result: Masakazu Imanari defeats Jean Silva by Submission (Heel Hook) at 2:30 of R1.
• Rob Broughton vs. Neil Grove
  Result: Rob Broughton defeats Neil Grove Unanimous Decision
• Pierre Guillet vs.Tom Watson
  Result: Tom Watson defeats Pierre Guillet by TKO (Strikes) at 2:05 of R1.
• Mustapha Alturk vs. Gary Turner
  Result: Mustapha al Turk defeats Gary Turner by Submission (Strikes) at 3:19 of R1.
• Ivan Serati vs. Roman Webber
  Result: Ivan Serati defeats Roman Webber by TKO (Strikes) at 0:48 of R1.
• Henrique Santana vs. Micheal Johnson
  Result: Henrique Santana defeats Michael Johnson Unanimous Decision.
• Aisling Daly vs. Aysen Berik
  Result: Aisling Daly defeats Aysen Berik by TKO (Strikes) at 1:49 of R1.
• Giorgio Andrews vs. Ryan Shamrock
  Result: Giorgio Andrews defeats Ryan Shamrock by TKO (Doctor Stoppage Broken Hand)
• John Hathaway vs. Marvin Arnold
  Result: John Hathaway defeats Marvin Arnold by TKO (Strikes) at 1:32 of R1.
• Jake Bostwick vs. John Phillips
  Result: John Phillips defeats Jake Bostwick by TKO (Strikes) at 4:10 of R1.

Kens KO

March 8, 2008
Wembley Arena in London, England
Airs on SHOWTIME via Tape Delay at 10:30 pm ET/PT

Making their Pro Elite debut is father and son duo Ken and Ryan Shamrock. UFC veteran Ken Shamrock will take on Robert “Buzz” Berry in the Cage Rage 25 main event. MMAJunkie has confirmed trough a source close to Shamrock that if he wins this fight, their is a strong possibility that a fight between Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock will headline the first ever EliteXC event to be broadcast on CBS.

MAIN CARD

Robert “Buzz” Berry vs. Ken Shamrock
Jean Silva vs. Masakazu Imanari
Rob Broughton vs. Neil Grove
Pierre Guillet vs.Tom Watson
Mustapha Alturk vs. Gary Turner
Ivan Serati vs. Roman Webber
Henrique Santana vs. Micheal Johnson
Aisling Daly vs. Aysen Berik
Giorgio Andrews vs. Ryan Shamrock
John Hathaway vs. Marvin Arnold
Jake Bostwick vs. John Phillips

Paul Daley, welterweight Cage Rage Champion and standout Pro Elite fighter has announced on the Cage Worriers message-boards, that he will be retiring following his fight at March 29 EliteXC-Strikeforce co-promoted event featuring Cung Le vs. Frank Shamrock.

Daley who impressed at the latest ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series” event in Atlantic City, N.J., knocking out Sammy Morgan with a fierce elbow in the first round.

Here is the message:

This is for the fighters, fans, promoters and trolls alike.

As of now i will be stepping down as Cage Rage Champion (British and world), FX-3 Champion and KOTR champion. I vacate all these titles. Futher more i consider my self retired (from all MMA/Thai boxing) as of March 29th. March 29th i will fullfill my contracted commitment for Pro Elite, against a yet un named opponent.

No speculation, No futher annonucments, once i’ve found the path i originally set out on in the Martial Arts, i may return to this SPORT, Maybe 6months-Maybe 6 years, who knows.

Who will be the next welterweight CRC champ. FX-3 champ????…

Thanks