Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship: Art of War 1 | ||||
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Promotion | Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship | |||
Date | February 10, 2007 | |||
Venue | American Airlines Center | |||
City | Dallas, Texas | |||
Attendance | 6,000 [1] | |||
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Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship: Art of War 1 was the inaugural mixed martial arts event by the mixed martial arts organization Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship. The event took place on Saturday, March 9, 2007 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The card aired on HDTV.
The fight card included Pedro Rizzo and Justin Eilers in the main event. The show also featured a bout between Carlo Prater and Anthony Lapsley. Hosted by Tommy Habeeb
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Pedro Rizzo | def. | Justin Eilers | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Carlo Prator | def. | Anthony Lapsley | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Alex Andrade | def. | Klas Akesson | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:15 | |
Lightweight | Yuki Inoue | def. | Jason Maxwell | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight Heavyweight | James Damien Stelly | def. | Mike Shepard | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 3:43 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Middleweight | Eric Schambari | def. | Christian Smith | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:12 | |
Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | def. | Kennth Rosfot-Nees | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:12 | |
Heavyweight | Justin Wren | def. | Justin Howard | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:32 | |
Lightweight | Sonny Nielsen | def. | Armando Valadez | KO (knee to the body) | 1 | 1:16 | |
Heavyweight | Tom East | def. | Brian Russell | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:51 |
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