Cage Contender on Setanta Sports Ireland tonight

John Ferguson

Cage Contender will have it first showing tonight at 21:30 on Setanta Sports Ireland. This 1 hour show will feature the 3 fights they have chosen from last weekends Cage Contender IV pro card. The other 3 fights will now also be shown in a second show next week.

Please take the time to tune in and get others to tune in. The better the ratings the better chance of getting more shows on and making Irish MMA more mainstream.

We hope you enjoy the show and look forward to your feed back:)

SuperWoody101

Can't wait guys, will let you know what I thought tomorrow.

SuperWoody101

SuperWoody101 wrote: »

Can't wait guys, will let you know what I thought tomorrow.

BTW.... do you know what the 3 fights will be?

Minstrel27

Pity I don't get Setanta Sports.

ollieo

If your an eircom broadband customer you can watch setanta sports online for free here http://sports.eircom.net/setanta/

YouSavedMyLife

Nice, ill be tuning into this...

chopperbyrne

Is this the first time an Irish Promotion has had proper television coverage outside of a documentary piece?

pcbefr

Any way of us lads up north getting to watch it?? Any websites for us?

Sid_Justice

Do you know have UPC or Sky up there?

John Ferguson

pcbefr wrote: »

Any way of us lads up north getting to watch it?? Any websites for us?

it's easy, I've just signed up. Ring the number on screen, give them your details and they switch it on. It's a 2 month contract at £10 per month

_oveless

SuperWoody101 wrote: »

BTW.... do you know what the 3 fights will be?

I'd like to know that too, is it the last 3 fights?

John Ferguson

_oveless wrote: »

I'd like to know that too, is it the last 3 fights?

Yes that is correct

gloryutd

"Pen is not a virge ....."

How small is the cage btw =/

Sid_Justice

Good fight. Good commentary.

Is Barry Joe Rogan and Stuart Mike Goldberg? Is Mike Goldberg a rugby commentator too?

Sid_Justice

What a gentleman Cathal Prendred is.

Sid_Justice

Slick submission by Damien Rooney

Sid_Justice

Good show cage guys.

Barry.Oglesby

I missed it due to being at the fights last night. What did people think?

Kieran81

i thought it was a good show , great fights with no little skillage on display, intelligent commentry, holds up well compared to any of the uk events , could have a couple of replays in between rounds next time round maybe , outside of that couldn't have asked for anymore

SuperWoody101

My hat goes off to all at Cage Contender. 3 great fights. I was very happy with what I saw and can't wait to make the trip up to Dublin for Cage Contender 5.

rafther

would love to get a look at this any links to watch/download it?

dont have eircom broadband for free setanta

thanks

Nanoc

anyone know if this has been archived online with Setanta? had a look in their "UFC" sports section but no joy, just a load of TUF's

Taxipete29

Throw in a few replays and its spot on.#

Hats off to ya Barry, the commentary was very good.

baz123

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

I missed it due to being at the fights last night. What did people think?

it was excellent. a very good repesintation of Irish mma,it featured 3 awesome fights and some very tasty commentary ha ha. roll on July

Barry.Oglesby

Thanks folks I've been cringeing with every text I've got. Apparently I dropped a couple of clangers but it was recorded totally live and we scripted nothing so there was bound to be a couple of things we couldn't quite see well enough to call right.

Hopefully it went off well and by all accounts people enjoyed it. It helps that there was really good fights on the card.

Anakin.S

It was good on saturday but I'm glad I went on the night

Fromvert

Will it be repeated?

cletus

thoroughly enjoyed it, had all the kids from my school watching to, trying to keep the ratings up

thought the fights were excellent, commentary was very good too. Given how much Barry Oglesby looks like Baz Rutten, I was hoping to hear him shouyt for a liver shot:D. some turnaround in the first fight. Very slick armbar in the third.

On a related note, does anybody here know if Rob Quinn is from Portlaoise?

Pauleta

Fromvert wrote: »

Will it be repeated?

Had a look through the listings and couldnt see it. I missed it myself

Kieran81

On a related note, does anybody here know if Rob Quinn is from Portlaoise?[/QUOTE]
he is indeed

LavaLamp

Anyone know what happened to this weeks show - it's not coming up on Setanta's listing (unless I'm looking in the wrong place!) was looking forward to seeing it as well.....

John Ferguson

LavaLamp wrote: »

Anyone know what happened to this weeks show - it's not coming up on Setanta's listing (unless I'm looking in the wrong place!) was looking forward to seeing it as well.....

There was a short production delay. They now have the footage and will give us a TX date on Tuesday. They have also agreed to re-show the first show, with the replays and stuff that people have been asking for.

You can now watch Cage Contender online in the video section of www.fight.ie we have Cage Contender 2 on there and will be adding the rest over the next few days

Minstrel27

fightie wrote: »

You can now watch Cage Contender online in the video section of www.fight.ie we have Cage Contender 2 on there and will be adding the rest over the next few days

Ecellent news for those of us without Setanta.

LavaLamp

fightie wrote: »

There was a short production delay. They now have the footage and will give us a TX date on Tuesday. They have also agreed to re-show the first show, with the replays and stuff that people have been asking for.

Awesome!! Will be great to have some replays as well - nice work

seansul

watched on setanta,and just before end of 1st round begley has price in a choke,and price lifts hand of begleys left leg and taps the right....he taps out..look and see if iam right.

Magic M

Are you actually for real!:mad: theirs not a hope that i taped he didn't even have a secure guillotine in I certainly would not tap to a weak submission hold like that iv e been in way worse situations! ill leave it at that and let everyone else prove you wrong aswell bro there was thousands that watched that fight now and not one has seen that hmmmmmmm let me see because it didnt happen if i taped id admit it and give all the credit to begly.

Also i havent examined that stupid claim closley yet but I do remember after the bell went i taped once for him to let me go he mightn't of heard the bell which does happen and for a friendly/sportsman like jester i gave him a tap to conclude the round which was already over! that is very very clear.

stevemc01

Magic M wrote: »

Are you actually for real!:mad: theirs not a hope that i taped he didn't even have a secure guillotine in I certainly would not tap to a weak submission hold like that iv e been in way worse situations! ill leave it at that and let everyone else prove you wrong aswell bro there was thousands that watched that fight now and not one has seen that hmmmmmmm let me see because it didnt happen if i taped id admit it and give all the credit to begly.

Also i havent examined that stupid claim closley yet but I do remember after the bell went i taped once for him to let me go he mightn't of heard the bell which does happen and for a friendly/sportsman like jester i gave him a tap to conclude the round which was already over! that is very very clear.

you even post in a kilkenny accent

stevemc01

I've had a look at the first round earlier this evening again, at the 10 second mark of round 1. (DVR's are the best invention in the world)

With about 15 seconds left in the round this is what happens:-

Barry is talking about Begley defending a takedown, whilst Begley seems to be trying a standing arm in guillotine whilst sprawling back against the cage. Just before the 10 second clapper Myles takes his left hand off the inside of Begleys left leg and taps the outside of Begleys right leg (at the knee) twice. At the exact same moment Begley releases the hold and fishes for an underhook with his right hand.

Now I'm not accusing anyone of anything and only Myles will truely know the answer, but I've looked at this about 25 times, I even put my glasses on, it looks like Myles tapped out.

kk storm

seansul wrote: »

watched on setanta,and just before end of 1st round begley has price in a choke,and price lifts hand of begleys left leg and taps the right....he taps out..look and see if iam right.

watch it again 2sec before the fight is stopped by the ref "THATS A TAP OUT"

Paul Cummins

Barry.Oglesby

Easy answer-

Martin Begley has been around long enough to know not to let go until the referee seperates you. If he thought Myles was tapping, he would have pulled harder.

stevemc01

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Easy answer-

Martin Begley has been around long enough to know not to let go until the referee seperates you. If he thought Myles was tapping, he would have pulled harder.

I understand what you are saying 100% Barry, but to be honest from looking at the dvd, it seems as if he didn't notice the alleged tap, just as it happened he switched from the guillotine to fish for an underhook with his right arm. I put in the DVD last night just out of interest after reading "seansuls" post and Myle's reply to it yesterday. Theres definitely something, I blame the commentators