David Cunliffe from Aycliffe made his Cage Warriors debut at the weekend fighting on the undercard of the biggest Mixed Martial Arts Show in Europe.
The event was held in Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on the 7th December and was one of the biggest MMA events held in the country to date.
David took a fight against an unbeaten opponent who was 5-0 against his own MMA record of 4-1. The fight was the first of the undercard which saw David start quickly using great footwork to close distance between him and his much taller opponent to land some heavy leg kicks.
David’s opponent, Jordan Cooper, threw several kicks to close distance before clinching up against the cage wall. David landed knees to Jordan’s head as Jordan made attempts at a flying triangle.
The fight went to the ground and Jordan rolled for a leg lock only to be caught by David’s fast heel hook causing Jordan to ‘tap out’ immediately.
David celebrated his victory only to be told the submission was illegal for semi professional bouts. The pair are now in talks to see if a rematch can be arranged for next year.
David would like to thank the Lab Gym, coaches and fellow Lab Rats for their help during training. A big thanks to Martin Wilby for his time and effort to get David to where he is today.
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