In Cape Town! Not just in the movies!
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I had never been to a 'no rules' fight before and had recently found out that Mikey from Caprice was involved in the PFA (Pride Fighting Academy). Mike is one of the Caprice managers so I had known him for quite some time. It had never occurred to me that he led a double life.

At Caprice, Mike is there for anything that comes up and he does it better than anyone. He knows about the importance of tabasco sauce and he even possesses a telepathic connection to the Caprice regulars. I have, in the past, received an sms from Mikey out of the blue on a beautiful day saying, "Holding a table for you on the street. See you shortly". How did he know I was available? How did he know that I was up the road in the safe house gazing out over the Atlantic Ocean, wondering what to do? Because he's fucking good at his job, that's why.

But then I went to the no rules fight club in February and found out that Mikey is a hero, with a massive following in another world that I knew nothing about. He gave me some tickets and I went through with a crew. No one in the group had been to one of these no rules fights and there were a lot of questions that needed answering. The big question was, "Do they wear boxing gloves". Well, I will answer that question for you right now. Have a look at the guy in the picture below who is busy CLEANING the other guy on the floor. Have a look at his boxing glove. It's virtually nonexistent. This is mind blowing stuff, people. It simply has to be seen.

"What did you call me?"

There is an eerie silence when queuing up to enter the fight venue. The inconspicuous door is down a small alley next to Moulin Rouge in Cape Town (cnr. Riebeek and Loop). After walking up three flights of stairs to the third floor, we finally got our first look into the venue. The ring is in the middle and is surrounded by chairs and standing room. Plasma screens surround the venue and relay images of the crowd forming, before the fights begin.

There was a buzz in the air that cannot be put into words. There were completely normal people everywhere. Hot angels, cute couples, dangerous looking men and the odd celebrity all share in the excitement. We grabbed a couple of beers and waited.

Someone climbed into the ring and announced the fight lineup. For each fight he announced, the fighters entered one by one into the ring. There were close on ten fights lined up for us. People were getting excited. Whispers like, "Wait for that guy to fight. He is fucking lethal" started to circulate.

It turns out another friend of mine, Johan, was, unbeknown to me, also involved in no rules fighting. He was in the first fight and gave us a good introduction to the sport. The fight lasted a number of rounds and we realised that there really were no rules. This is hard core shit. And I tell you something else, chicks dig it. Honestly - the whole scene is something to behold.

The fights went on and I was told that Mikey's fight would be the last one. The time came and he was in the ring with his opponent. Mikey, from Caprice, was in the ring in a no rules fight. This was exciting stuff. But I had no idea that we were about to be treated to one of the PFA's quickest knockouts. The bell went and the two fighters danced around each other for a couple of second. And then it happened, Mikey faked a left jab and then brought the right round like a ton of bricks into the other guy's head.

BANG!!!!

OH MY GOD! He fucking cleaned the guy!

The guy was out cold! Good night, sweetheart! I had never seen anything like it before. My eyes were the size of dog's balls.

The entire room went ballistic, people were going mad! Mike was running around the ring jumping and screaming like a man possessed! I could not believe what I had just witnessed.

So when Mike told me that they had organised another fight for this weekend, I simply HAD to tell you about it. I also managed to get a copy of his fight where he put the guy to sleep.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD MIKEY
PUTTING HIS FRIEND TO SLEEP
Right click, then 'Save target as' (about 3Mb)

So do yourselves a favour and get involved. You have never experienced anything like this before. It simply has to be done.

Date: 30 September (Saturday)
 
Time: 16h30 for 17h00
 
Place: PFA Headquarters, 3rd floor Lido Building. Cnr Riebeek and Loop.
 
Price: R75 Regular Ticket or R150 reserved seating
 
Contact: Mike 082 660 2129 or Omar 082 3977574
 
AFTER PARTY AT CAPRICE

Pride Fighting WEBSITE - CLICK HERE

Seth Rotherham
Editor
2oceansvibe.com
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