Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship: Art of War 3 | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship | |||
Date | September 1, 2007 | |||
Venue | American Airlines Center | |||
City | Dallas, Texas | |||
Attendance | 8,000 [1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship: Art of War 3 was the third mixed martial arts event by the mixed martial arts organization Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship. The event took place on Saturday, September 1, 2007 [2] at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. [3] The card aired on AXS TV (formerly HDNet). The television broadcast was produced by Allan Colton, Dustin Hodge, and John Jones. [4]
The fight card included Pedro Rizzo and Jeff Monson in the main event. [5] The show also featured a bout between Jorge Santiago and Jeremy Horn. [6]
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Pedro Rizzo | def. | Jeff Monson | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 2:40 | |
Welterweight | Jorge Santiago | def. | Jeremy Horn | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:02 | |
Heavyweight | Ron Waterman | def. | Mario Rinaldi | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:39 | |
Light Heavyweight | Alex Andrade | def. | Fabiano Capoani | TKO (Strikes) | 2 | 2:20 | |
Welterweight | Carlo Prater | def. | Keith Wisnieski | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Heavyweight | Lanc Stefanac | def. | Franita Gathings | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 1:07 | |
Lightweight | Jason Maxwell | def. | Thomas Schulte | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Luis Cane | def. | James Damien Stelly | KO (Knee) | 1 | 2:45 | |
Lightweight | Cristiano Marcello | def. | Hector Munoz | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:58 | |
Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | def. | Keyon Mike Jackson | KO (Knee) | 1 | 2:14 |
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