Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship: Art of War 4 | ||||
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Date | October 27, 2007 | |||
Venue | Grand Casino Tunica | |||
City | Tunica, Mississippi | |||
Attendance | 5,000 | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship: Art of War 4 was the fourth mixed martial arts event by the mixed martial arts organization Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship. The event took place on Saturday, October 27, 2007 [1] at the Grand Casino Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi. [2] The card was distributed by American Television Distribution. [3]
The fight card included Mike Wessel and Matt Thomas in the main event. The show also featured a bout between Shane Carwin and Rex Richards. This was the first Art of War Undisputed Arena Fighting Championship outside of Texas and that did not air on AXS TV formally HDNet.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Mike Wesel | def. | Matt Thomas | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:42 | |
Heavyweight | Shane Carwin | def. | Rex Richards | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:24 | |
Light Heavyweight | Ron Faircloth | def. | Chris Hawk | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:57 | |
Welterweight | Andrew Chappelle | def. | Adriano Pereira | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 3:54 | |
Middleweight | Chris Gates | def. | Andy Uhrich | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:34 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Welterweight | David Brown | def. | David Hulett | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:18 | |
Lightweight | Keith Bach | def. | Mark Wiggins | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:32 | |
Light Heavyweight | Kyle Gibbons | def. | Mike Queen | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:58 |
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