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Matt Lindland and Randy Couture present SPORTFIGHT XVII SF 17 Brings Summer Hits To The Rose Garden August 5 - Tickets On Sale Now -
August 5, 2006 Rose Garden Portland, Oregon
- Special Thanks go out to Mr. Matt Lindland for the following:
WHO: Sportfight XVII - Hot Zone WHEN: Sat, Aug 5, 2006 - 7:30pm WHERE: Rose Quarter - Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon TICKETS: Tickets priced at $168, $84, $52, and $28 can be purchased at the Rose Quarter Box Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at all participating Safeway outlets, RoseQuarter.com or by calling (877) 789-ROSE (7673). Tickets also may be purchased at Team Quest Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness, 18206 SE Stark, Portland, or by calling (503) 661-4134.
WHAT: Bring in August with a BANG! Sportfight XVII Hot Zone will bring hard hits and fast-paced fights on Saturday, August 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Garden. Once again, Portland's own Olympic silver medalist and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star, Matt "The Law" Lindland and his partner, five-time UFC Champion Randy "The Natural" Couture, bring the Northwest another great night of unparalleled mixed martial arts fights.
Headlining the 17th action-packed installment of Sportfight is welterweight champion Chris "The Professor" Wilson as he looks to knock challenger and five-time UFC veteran Lavern Clark back into the first grade. Who will leave with the belt?
Then it's survival of the fittest as 170-pound soldier Tony Sanza, stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, and compatriot Lloyd Woodard of Great Falls, Montana, pit their 3-1-0 records in the ultimate form of hand-to- hand combat.
At the 155 category, hometown boy Ian "The Barn Owl" Loveland looks to notch another devastating victory as he and Vancouver's Trevor Burnell prepare to face off.
Next, Ryan "The Lion" Schultz roars back to the Sportfight ring to square off against former lightweight champion Cam "Mr. Smooth" Ward in a match to determine who will challenge reigning belt-holder John "Quick Guns" Gunderson.
Finally, get ready to tip the scales of pain as heavyweights Delon "The One" Williams and Terry "The African Assassin" Sokoudjou look to capture the knockout of the night!
Sportfight 17 Hot Zone fight card (not in fight order)
Fight 1 - Main Event: Welterweight Title Fight (170 lbs)
Chris Wilson,
Portland Oregon, (8-1) vs. Lavern Clark, Davenport, Iowa (20-14-1) Ryan Schultz, Estacada, Oregon (13-7-1) vs. Cam Ward, Beaverton, Oregon (7-1)
Fight 3 - 155 lb. Bout Ian Loveland, Portland, Oregon (10-3) vs. Trevor Burnell, Vancouver, W.A. (4-2)
Fight 4 - 170 lb. Bout Edward Nuno, Portland, OR. (6-2) vs. Tony Sanza, Fort Lewis, W.A. (3-1)
Fight 5 - HW lb. Bout Thierry Sokoudjou, Temecula, CA. (1-0) vs. Paul Wermecki, Boise, ID. (2-0)
Fight 6 - 185 lb. Bout JD Stanley vs. Jon Clift
Fight 7 - 185 lb. Bout Mike Dolce vs. Josh Burnham
Fight 8 - 205 lb. Bout John Krohn vs. Reno Buckstaber
Fight 9 - 205 lb. Bout Greg Thompson vs. Elli Peterson
Subject to change
- From Sportfight with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)
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