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Cagewarriors 8 Line-up Update "Brutal Force"
September 18, 2004 The Octagon Centre Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TQ, UK Doors Open 6pm – Event Starts 7pm
A Special Thanks goes out to the good folks over at Cagewarriors.com and Mr. Ian Dean for keeping us all updated on the UK MMA scene and for the following article and pictures:
Again, due to circumstances beyond our control, the Cagewarriors 8 card has undergone two last minute changes.
Andy Melia (who has 10 years experience in kickboxing and is a veteran of “Pride and Glory 1” and of the “'Goshin Ryu' MMA Championships” in the North East of England) replaces the injured Lee Doski. Melia now takes on the vastly experienced Paul Jenkins, who will be eager to fight due to his opponent pulling out at the last minute in London this past Saturday.
Also Chris Rice (who won by corner stoppage against David Brown at “UK Storm” in the Midlands on September 4th and holds a win at “Grapple and Strike 7" against the extremely talented submission specialist Denis Kelly from the Carlson Gracie Team in London) steps up to take on Ian Jones. Jones made his debut at Cagewarriors 6 in style by dismantling tough paratrooper Sandy Geddes in an awesome display of Muay Thai which sent the crowd wild and left UK MMA observers wanting more.
Both these fights should be stand-up wars featuring local fighters which will entertain the crowd at the Octagon Centre in Sheffield, this September 18th.
Also don’t forget the main event which features an international superfight between the UFC Veteran Gerald “The Finishing Machine” Strebendt and the up and coming UK star Paul “Semtex” Daley. Strebendt will have his mentor Eddie Bravo in his corner he tries to break Daley’s unbeaten record in 2004, which has seen 7 wins in MMA and Kickboxing competitions. See http://www.cagewarriors.com/page.asp?ID=430 for more details on this great fight.
The CWFC Heavyweight Championship is also on the line as the defending champion Tengiz Tedoradze looks to extend his scintillating form to 10 straight wins, when he takes on the one punch knockout specialist Craig Amer. Finally, the first CWFC Bantamweight Title is up for grabs as Paul McVeigh and Chin Weerasinghe battle it out in a re-match of their Cagewarriors 3 classic, which saw McVeigh narrowly take the CWFC Featherweight title home on points. This time, they have dropped a weight class but will be turning up the heat as both men feel they have a point to prove.
We also have other surprises lined up for fans that cannot make it to Cagewarriors 8. And due to the ongoing demand for accurate and in-depth play by play analysis, we will be conducting a direct play by play service with pictures via a laptop at ringside. This will mean more in-depth information being relayed to fans back home, along with pictures to give some insight into what happened in each fight.
This further underlines our intentions of being the innovators of the UK MMA scene and also responds to the feedback we received from our last major play by play coverage at Cage Rage 8, which was via sms text message.
Also, Eddie "The Twister" Bravo will be coming to Cagewarriors 8, direct from his Seminar at the CWFC fight Team HQ. Eddie will be in the corner of Gerald Strebendt when he takes on Paul Daley in our main event.
For Ticket and Travel information on this great event go to cagewarriors.com or contact the ticket hotline +44(0)7881 552525. The CWFC will also debut its brand new 32ft octagon at this event and has actor & director Lyndsay Honey aka “Ben Dover” as the celebrity guest MC at Cagewarriors 8.
new 32 ft. cage
Fight Card All bouts to be held using Professional NSAC/CWFC MMA Rules, consisting of three, 5 minute rounds (3x5) for non-title bouts and five, 5 minute rounds (5x5) for Title fights. Cage Kickboxing fights will use CWFC Cage Kickboxing Rules and be contested over three, 3 minute rounds (3x3). Card Subject to Change.
Main Event- International Superfight (Welterweight) Gerald “The Finishing Machine” Strebendt (8-5-0) vs. Paul “Semtex” Daley (3-2-0 in MMA)
CWFC Heavyweight Title Tengiz Tedoradze (Champion) (10-2-0) vs. Craig Amer (5-1-0)
Vacant CWFC Bantamweight title Paul McVeigh (3-2-0) vs. Chin Weerasinghe (3-6-1)
Mark “Spenna” Spencer (3-2-0) vs. Ollie Ellis (2-2-1)
Welterweight Bout Paul “Hands of Stone” Jenkins (23-18-3) vs. Andy Melia
Middleweight Bout Ian Jones (1-0-0) vs. Chris Rice (2-0-0)
Light-Heavyweight Bout Tom Blackledge (1-2-1 with 1 No contest) vs. Neil Hall (0-1-0)
Middleweight (Cage Kickboxing) Bout Dan Hardy (Debut in Cage Kickboxing/ 1-1-0 in MMA) vs. Ressa Moradi (0-1-0)
PRESS RELEASE BY: Ian Dean and Cagewarriors.com The Cagewarriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) brand is one of the UK’s leading professional mixed martial arts events. Owned and operated by Dougie Truman under his “Shield Promotions” banner, the CWFC has been established since the summer of 2002 and holds 4 events per calendar year. As well as having its own official fight team ’The Northern Cartel’ the CWFC also runs its own website http://www.cagewarriors.com which contains information about the CWFC, its rules and regulations, merchandise, DVD’s and also boasts an in-depth UK and World MMA news website and forum. For more information (or to report errors and omissions) please e-mail the CWFC News/Media Manager Ian Dean at
- From Ian Dean and Cagewarrirors.com with a little editing from us (color, some highlights, de-highlighting, etc...)
Card subject to change
(9/16/04)
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