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July 1, 2007

Richmond, VA; July 1, 2007 - UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk and UFC Champion/Ultimate 5 coach Jens Pulver are scheduled to attend the WKA North American Combat Sports Championships and Combat Sports Challenge 21 (CSC 21) evening Pro Fight Show. Both Sherk and Pulver will hold an MMA seminar on Friday, July 13, 2007 prior to day one of the two-day amateur tournament, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday July 14-15, 2007. Both will also be "special guests" at the pro fight show on Saturday evening. Combat Sports Challenge has established itself as one of the premiere fight shows in the east and CSC 21 is no exception, as it will feature an international card consisting of 6 professional MMA and Muay Thai bouts and an under card consisting of selected Amateur North American Title matches from the 2007 WKA North American Combat Sports Champions Tournament.

Jens Pulver recently completed a successful season as coach of the Ultimate Fighter 5's winning team. Although the match with Penn didn't go his way, Pulver hopes to learn from the experience as he moves down to the 145 lb class. Sean Sherk is busy preparing for his first title defense against Hermes Franca at UFC 73 on July 7th. Franca and his always distinctive dyed hair will put his 19-5 fight career on the line against the muscle shark's uncanny ability to take people down and control them once their down. Both of these great fighters will be opening up their training manuals and giving the participants the secrets to their success at a pre event seminar Friday evening (July 13, 2007) at the Combat Sports Center (www.CombatSportsCenter.com) in Richmond, VA.

On July 14-15 2007, the Combat Sports League sanctioned by the World Kickboxing Association USA will host a single elimination tournament to determine the best fighters in North America and to select members for the WKA US National team that will represent the U.S. at the 2007 WKA World Championships in Germany. As the WKA US Nationals have grown and WKA promoters have grown, it was a natural next step to expand the event into the North American Championships by adding our Canadian and Mexican neighbors.

The 2007 North Americans will feature the top amateurs vying for the WKA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE. This event will feature both "Open" and "Novice" Divisions in both MMA and Muay Thai. The "Novice" division consists of competitors with no more than three (3) wins in any combat sport (boxing, Muay Thai, MMA, Kickboxing) and the "Open" division consists of amateurs with over three (3) wins in any combat sport. The divisions will fight down to the semi final and final matches on Saturday and the finals will be held on Sunday. For more information on these divisions, go to http://www.wkausa.com/north_Americans/2007/. The US Grappling Organization will conduct the gi and no-gi grappling portion of North Americans and this year they will have a special team division. Four representatives from each team will face off .The matches will be no-gi, tournament format. Each team will be awarded 5 points for each grappler finishing in first place, 3 points for 2nd place, and 2 points for 3rd place. Additionally, each submission win will count for 2 points. The winning 4-man team from the Team Challenge will receive $1,000 CASH.... AND... 200 overall Team Points. For more information on these divisions go to http://www.usgrappling.us/.

This exciting tournament weekend will be highlighted with a professional fight show Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 7:30 pm. The show will feature top level professional MMA and Muay Thai matches, and special guests Sean Sherk and Jens Pulver. Combat Sports Challenge 21 (CSC 21) is produced by Sucker Punch Entertainment as part of Virginia's largest and longest running Fight Show. The fight card is stacked with fights from all over the world and throughout the US. CSC 21 tickets are available on line at http://www.combatsportschallenge.com/ticketing/index.php or at Combat Sports Center 804-754-2526 and Richmond area Hooter's Restaurants. Additional information about this event may be found on www.WKAUSA.com or www.CombatSportsChallenge.com. Card subject to change, no refunds or exchanges. The following are CSC Sponsors and Partners: Hooters Restaurant, Patrick KIA, Vitamin Shoppe, FUKAGI, Epperly and Follis Attorneys, Primetime Fight Gear, KWON (mat sponsor), National Guard, Y101 New Rock Radio and Combat Sports Center.

CSC 21 Professional Bout list

Professional Fights for July 14, 2007

1) PRO MMA 3 x 5 (170 lb)
Zach "The Power" Tower (The CELL, Holley NY) vs Levon Maynard (VA Beach, VA)

2) PRO MMA 3 x 5 (135 lb)
Nat McIntyre (Minneapolis, MN) vs Justin Ham (Willington, NC)

3) PRO PRESTIGE MUAY THAI MATCH 5 x 3 (78 kg/171.6 lb )
Shawn Yarborough (Las Vegas, Nevada) vs William "BeBe" Etzler (Sacramento, CA)

4) PRO MMA 3 x 5 WKA EASTERN REGIONAL TITLE DEFENSE(155 lb)
Dan Swift (Erie, PA) vs Anthony Morrison (Philadelphia, PA)

5) PRO INTERCONTINENTALPRESTIGE MUAY THAI 5 x 3 (70 kg/154 lb)
Twan Aarts (Holland) vs Mukai Maromo (Canada)

6) MMA 3 x 5 WKA EASTERN REGIONAL DEFENSE (145 lb)
Khristian Geraci (Team Rage, Pittsburg PA) vs Dwayne Shelton (Richmond, VA)

Preliminary card will consist of selected Amateur North American Title matches from the 2007 WKA North American Combat Sports Champions Tournament