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Steelfist Fight Night 4 was fast-paced and filled with nothing but knockouts and submissions.
The first fight of the Dec. 9 event set the expectation for the rest of the card when Moses Sohn had a spinning back kick that led to a guillotine choke. Sohn landed the amazing kick to the body only 30 seconds into the match, which dropped his opponent Tymen White and locked the choke in at :35 in the opening round.
The night was action-packed with seven submissions and four technical knockouts: not one fight went the distance. The main event of the night left Aaron Sawyer to battle against John Kafer. The fight was back and forth, with exchanges taking place on the ground and on the opponents' feet. Kafer ended up taking home the victory, as Sawyer couldn’t take the pace and punishment Kafer would enforce.
In other unarmed combat news, Dave Foley of Foley’s MMA in Ogden is hosting an Amateur Boxing event on Saturday. There will be 20 matches, with 13 gyms from Utah and surrounding states represented. Foley has been hosting these events since he opened his first gym in Ogden.
Foley’s MMA has 10 boxers participating, including children as young as 8 and weighing 50 pounds all the way up to adults. Foley has been a strong supporter of the next generation of unarmed combatants. Tickets can be purchased at the door; they are $12 for adults and $6 for children 6 and under. Foley’s MMA will also host the official USA Boxing tournament at the end of January.
Steelfist Fight Night 4 results:
Moses Sohn vs. Tymen White — Sohn wins by tapout to guillotine submission at 35 seconds into round 1.
Dustin Ashley vs. Ryan O'Meara — Ashley wins by rear naked choke at 3:24.
Weston Barnes vs. Tyson Green — Barnes wins by RNC at 1:53.
Asa Tuiaka vs. Allen Mafileo — Mafileo wins by RNC at 2:43 into round 1.
Lynn Schulz vs. Chris Romrell — Schulz submits Romrell with a guillotine choke at 35 seconds into round 2.
Chris Merritt vs. Nathan Grundvig — Merritt defeats Grundvig by TKO in round 1.
Jesse Clark vs. Travis Loveland — Clark wins by TKO at 38 seconds into round 1.
Josh Hayes vs. Kensei Sato — Fight canceled, as Josh Hayes left during the event.
Trevor Cook vs. Richard Urias — Urias defeats Cook by TKO at 4:25 into round 1.
Anthony Miller vs. Curtis Johnsen — Johnsen defeats Miller by triangle at 37 seconds into round 1.
Craig Ross vs. Pat Reeves — Ross wins via tapout to strikes at 4:25 into round 2.
Aaron Sawyer vs. John Kafer — Kafer wins by TKO in round 2.
