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Titan Fighting Championship Results First Pro MMA in Kansas City
Memorial Hall Kansas City, Kansas
- Special Thanks go out to Anthony J. Sullivan for the results:
The Titan Fighting Championship, the first pro MMA in Kansas City, was held on Saturday night with over 3,000 exuberant fans in attendance - and among the notables in the crowd, Defensive End Jared Allen of the Kansas City Chiefs, former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and Ultimate Fighter 2 vet Brad Imes. Promoter extraordinaire Monte Cox served as timekeeper.
Amateur Bouts were three rounds (three minutes each round). Pro Bouts were three rounds (five minutes each round). All the pro bouts were refereed by Matt Hughes. Weight of the fighters (in lbs.) are in
parenthesis next to their
name. Chad Jay (185) wins by submission (rear naked choke) at :30 of the first round over Craig Welch (184) Jay improves his record to 3-2 while Welch goes to 2-2.
Fight 2 - Amateur Bout Bill Jones (187) wins by TKO (strikes) at :56 of the first round over Justin Shields
Fight 3 - Amateur Bout Adam Silcio (143) wins by submission (arm bar) at :56 of the second round over Dave Kelly (145) - This was a great fight - both men showed the warrior spirit - Silcio improves his record to 2-0 while Kelley goes to 2-1.
Fight 4 - Amateur Bout Ricky Ybarra (155) and Brock Kerry (145) battled to a draw - 28-28, 29-27 Ybarra, 29-28 Kerry
Fight 5 - Amateur Bout Sam Ortiz (135) wins by submission (arm bar) at 1:39 of the first round over Anthony Young (146) - Ortiz improves his record to 5-1.
Fight 6 - Pro Bout Chris Belshe (204) wins by TKO at :27 of the first round over Dan Wheatley (254) - Belshe wins his pro debut - Crowd was upset at the decision because it appeared to be a premature stoppage - Belshe took the mount and hit him with about three punches before the ref called it off.
Fight 7 - Pro Bout - 205 lb. Bout Alan Belcher wins by TKO (injury) at :37 of the first round over Ron Fields - "The Talent" Belcher improves his record to 4-1 while Fields announced record goes to 24-17 - Belcher went to slam Fields and Fields put his arm out to brace himself causing his arm to fracture at the elbow.
Fight 8 - Pro Bout Ben Uker (164) wins by first round submission (choke) over Wes White (163)
Fight 9 - Pro Bout Bobby Volker wins by TKO (strikes) at 4:47 of the first round over Kyle Bradley - Local favorite Volker goes to 1-0 (15-0 as an amateur) while Bradley moves to 7-3. This was an absolute slug fest as both men just stood there and traded bombs. Volker looked really good.
Fight 10 - Pro Bout Rob Kimmons (185) wins a unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) over Kenny Stevens - Local favorite Kimmons improves his record to 5-1 with his victory over Ultimate Fighter Season 2 participant Stevens - The entire building was in a frenzy during this bout - Kimmons was the obvious fan favorite at this event.
Fight 11 - Pro Bout Jay Hieron (178) wins by TKO (strikes) at :55 of the first round over Steve Schneider (169) - Heiron improves his record to 7-2 - Hieron came out and threw each strike with knockout intentions - Schneider was in over his head in this match.
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