Cage Rage 22

Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on July 14, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.

The event was headlined by Eric "Butterbean" Esch vs Cage Rage British Heavyweight Champion Tengiz Tedoradze in a non-title Super Heavyweight bout. Two title fights were also on the card as Paul Cahoon and Mark Epstein fought for the vacant Cage Rage British Light Heavyweight Championship, and Ronnie Mann took on Cage Rage British Featherweight Champion Robbie Olivier.

Results

  • Middleweight bout: Ed Smith vs. Tom Watson
Watson defeated Smith via unanimous decision.
  • Middleweight bout: Michael Johnson vs. Damien Riccio
Pointon defeated Bray via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:10 of round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: Dean Bray vs. Ross Pointon
Pointon defeated Bray via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:10 of round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: Ross Mason vs. Marius Žaromskis
Žaromskis defeated Mason via KO (flying knee) at 2:03 of round 3.
  • British Featherweight Championship: Ronnie Mann vs. Robbie Olivier (c)
Olivier defeated Mann via unanimous decision to retain the Cage Rage British Featherweight Championship.
  • Heavyweight bout: Mark Buchanan vs. James McSweeney
McSweeney defeated Buchanan via TKO (punches) at 1:30 of round 1.
  • British Light Heavyweight Championship: Paul Cahoon vs. Mark Epstein
Cahoon defeated Epstein via unanimous decision to become the new Cage Rage British Light Heavyweight Champion.
  • Heavyweight bout: Edson Draggo vs. Gary Turner
Turner defeated Draggo via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: Lee Hasdell vs. Mario Sperry
Sperry defeated Hasdell via submission (rear-[...] choke) at 1:39 of round 1.
  • Super Heavyweight bout: Neil Grove vs. James Thompson
Grove defeated Thompson via KO (punch) at 0:10 of round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Herb Dean vs. Dave Legeno
Legeno defeated Dean via TKO (eye injury) at 5:00 of round 1.
  • Super Heavyweight bout: Eric "Butterbean" Esch vs. Tengiz Tedoradze
Tedoradze defeated Esch via TKO (punches) at 4:26 of round 1.