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Cage Warriors Return To Sheffield With "Showdown" On September 16th
September 16, 2006 Octagon Centre Sheffield, UK Doors Open 5.30pm First Bout at 6.30pm
- Special Thanks go out to Ian Dean and Cagewarriors.com for the following information & pictures:
The Cage Warriors Fighting Championships returns to Sheffield on the 16th of September with a brand new show entitled "Showdown." This new show will take place at the Octagon Centre which was the site of Sheffield 's first Mixed Martial Arts show back in September 2004.
Warrior Promotions (the same group who run the successful CW "Strike Force" shows in Coventry) hope to take MMA in Sheffield and Yorkshire to a new level with this new "Cage Warriors: Showdown" event and to start things off with a bang they have signed a Cage Warriors Lightweight World Title Bout between regaining Champion Alexandre "Xandinho" Izidro and Franco "Ortega" de Leonardis from Germany. Izidro makes his 3rd defense of his Title he won against Jani Lax last October. Izidro also has an extra incentive to defeat the talented German all rounder as he will win the CWFC Title outright if he is victorious.
Izidro de Leonardis Hardy
The show also features former Cage Warriors Welterweight World Champion Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy take on the experienced Northern Cartel member Danny "The Smiling Assassin" Rushton in the main event of the evening. Other features bouts see the return of Ian “M-16” Butlin to Cage Warriors as he takes on the unbeaten Phil Raeburn, whilst Matt Ewin faces the Dutch based Brazilian Thiago "Jambo" Goncalves, and finally the other featured bout see Matt “12 Gauge” Thorpe return from injury to face Peter "Yamatodamashii" Angerer.
This 11 bout card also features a mix of UK and European talent battling it out inside the 32ft CWFC Octagonal Cage. More information on this show is below or contact the CW team at andylillis@cagewarriors.com or iandean@cagewarriors.com.
Cage Warriors: Showdown Octagon Centre, Sheffield , UK Saturday 16th September 2006 Doors Open 5.30pm - First Bout at 6.30pm
All bouts will be held under full Professional MMA Rules over 3x5 minute unless stated. Fightcard not in
order and is subject to
change. Champion Alexandre Izidro (5-4, Ze Marcello Total Dojo) vs. Franco de Leonardis (9-1-1, GTT)
Fight 2 - Welterweight Bout Dan Hardy (11-5-0-1nc, Rough House Gym) vs. Danny Rushton (4-4-0-1nc, Northern Cartel)
Fight 3 - Welterweight Bout Matt Thorpe (5-4, Northern Cartel) vs. Peter Angerer (10-8, German Top Team)
Fight 4 - Lightweight Bout Ian Butlin (4-4, Northern Cartel) vs. Phil Raeburn (2-0, House of Pain Wales)
Fight 5 - Middleweight Bout Thiago Goncalves (6-2, European Pro Team, Holland) vs. Matt Ewin (14-7-1 1nc, Range Fighting)
Fight 6 - Middleweight Bout Karl Amoussou (1-0-1, Team Amoussou, France) vs. TBA
Fight 7 - Lightweight Bout Mick Sinclair (1-0, Wolfslair Academy/Bisping Total Fighting) vs. Paul Cooper (1-1, Wakefield Submission)
Fight 8 - Middleweight Bout Marcelo Salazar (2-1-1, European Pro Team, Holland) vs. Tom Watson (2-0, Gorilla Academy)
B Class Pro Fights All B Class Pro Fights will be held over 2x5 minute rounds under the old "CW Quest" rules in-which elbow strikes (Both standing and on the floor) and Heel Hooks are not permitted.
Fight 9 - Middleweight Bout Matt Hasland (Pro Debut, Tap or Snap/Derby Shoot) vs. Chris Taylor (0-1, Wakefield Submission)
Fight 10 - Middleweight Bout Tamai Harding (Pro Debut, Rough House Gym) vs. Wesley Scarrett (Pro Debut, Neriagaru JJ, Wolverhampton)
Fight 11 - Lightweight Bout Kent Cooper (Pro Debut, Brian Aiken Martial Arts) vs. Spencer Dummer (Pro Debut, Akins Academy/Pedro Bessa JJ)
Ticket Information - Standard Tickets £25 in advance (£30 on the door) - VIP Table £400 (Seats 7, includes wine, Buffet and Waitress Service
Tickets are available by Calling +44 (0) 7957 644896
or at http://www.mmauniverse.com/events/SS3585
Also watch out for CW Showdown 2 on Sunday, the 19th of November which will feature an 8-man, number 1 contender Lightweight tournament and many more top UK and European clashes. For more information on this and other UK events go to www.cagewarriors.com.
- From Cagewarriors.com with a little editing from us (color, etc...)
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