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Saturday, December 18, 2004 The Octagon Centre Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TQ, UK Doors Open 6pm – Event Starts 7pm
Special Thanks go out to Ian Dean and Cagewarriors.com for the following article:
After the usual setbacks and unfortunate pull outs, the Cagewarriors Fighting Championships is proud to announce the updated fight card for its December 18th event in Sheffield.
Sheffield, England (PRWEB) December 17, 2004 -- There have been several changes to the Cagewarriors 9: Xtreme Xmas card since the last CWFC Press Release. The changes start with the CWFC Welterweight Champion Abdul Mohamed confirming he will defend his title against Paul "Semtex" Daley, after working his way to a convincing judges decision victory last weekend in Wales.
Also, the CWFC Featherweight Champion Emmanuel Fernandez has pulled out of the card after being assaulted in France this past weekend. He is now replaced by the Shooto Europe veteran Tom Niinimäki 8-2-0. Niinimäki takes on Andres "Gigetto" Soares from the American Top Team in what should be a skilful submission showdown.
Also, with 48 hours to go, Dave Roche was also forced to pull out due to a death in the family which caused the CWFC to re-shuffle the fight card. As a result, Gesias “JZ” Calvancanti takes Dave Roche's place and takes on the UFC vet Gerald "The Finishing Machine" Strebendt for the vacant CWFC Lightweight Title this Saturday. Whilst Leigh Remedios answered an 11th hour SOS and subsequently
makes his CWFC Debut at CW 9
against the tough Turk Cengiz Dana from the Outsider Club in
Germany. Finally CWFC Promoter/Owner Dougie Truman has also confirmed that a traditional full rules BJJ superfight (with Gi) will take place within the 32ft CWFC Octagon at Cagewarriors 9: Xtreme Xmas.
Fight Card minute rounds (3x5) for non-title bouts and five, 5 minute rounds (5x5) for Title fights and will be held inside the 32ft custom made titanium CWFC octagon, which includes a built-in outer ring walkway and hydraulic
lifting catwalk.
Vacant CWFC Lightweight Title
Match vs.
Varqa Abyaneh (who is a skilful
and experienced Gi BJJ player.)
superfight and thanks to
Andy Roberts for taking this fight at such short notice. the Sheffield Octagon centre this December 18th. For Ticket and Travel information on this great event go to http://www.cagewarriors.com/cw9ticket.asp or contact the ticket hotline +44(0)7881 552 525. All VIP Tables for this great event are sold out and however standard tickets are still available and are priced at £25
standard.
http://www.cagewarriors.com/page.asp?ID=562.
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 will hold 6 events per calendar year starting in 2005. 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, 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 iandean@cagewarriors.com
- From Ian Dean and Cagewarriors.com (with a little editing from us, color, highlights, etc...)
Card subject to change (12/17/04)
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