Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship: AOW - GIs vs Pros | ||||
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Information | ||||
Date | October 27, 2007 | |||
Venue | Grand Casino Tunica | |||
City | Tunica, Mississippi | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship: Art of War GIs vs Pros was the fifth mixed martial arts event by the mixed martial arts organization Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship. The event took place on Saturday, April 19, 2008 [1] at the Grand Casino Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi. [2] The card was air on Fox Sports Net (FSN). [3]
The fight card included James Damien Stelly and Ron Faircloth in the main event. [4] The show also featured a bout between Mike Wessel and Patrick Castillo. This card featured military (active or former) veterans pitted against MMA professionals. [5]
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | James Damien Stelly | def. | Ron Faircloth | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:44 | |
Heavyweight | Mike Wessel | def. | Patrick Castillo | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Andrew Chappelle | def. | Mike Bogner | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:06 | |
Heavyweight | Darrill Schoonover | def. | Chris Hawk | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:40 | |
Middleweight | David Brown | def. | John Meyer | TKO (Injury) | 1 | 4:40 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Welterweight | Keith Bach | def. | Justin Hamm | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:18 | |
Lightweight | Brian Foster | def. | Nuri Shaklr | Submission (Guilotine Choke) | 1 | 1:09 | |
Light Heavyweight | Tom Jones | def. | Chris Gates | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 0:46 | |
Light Heavyweight | Bill Collins | def. | Ryan McClain | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:03 |
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