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The year 2003 is the fifth year in the history of King of the Cage, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2003 King of the Cage held 11 events, KOTC 21: Invasion.
| 2003 in King of the Cage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| First date | February 21, 2003 | |||
| Last date | December 6, 2003 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 11 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 129 | |||
| Title fights | 15 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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| Title fights in 2003 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Jason Godsey | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:56 | KOTC 21: Invasion | [a] |
| Lightweight | Alberto Crane | def. | Javier Vazquez (c) | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | KOTC 21: Invasion | [b] |
| Super Heavyweight | Jimmy Ambriz (c) | def. | Johnathan Ivey | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 3:00 | KOTC 21: Invasion | [c] |
| Super Heavyweight | Eric Pele | def. | Dan Christison | TKO | 1 | 4:50 | KOTC 23: Sin City | [d] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jeremy Horn | def. | Vernon White (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | KOTC 23: Sin City | [e] |
| Welterweight | Ronald Jhun | def. | Shonie Carter | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | KOTC 23: Sin City | [f] |
| Lightweight | Thomas Schulte | def. | John Mahlow | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:41 | KOTC 24: Mayhem | [g] |
| Middleweight | Dean Lister (c) | def. | Brian Sleeman | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:14 | KOTC 25: Flaming Fury | [h] |
| Heavyweight | Bobby Hoffman (c) | def. | Paul Buentello | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | KOTC 27: Aftermath | [i] |
| Flyweight | Shawn Ramage | def. | Kevin Alliva | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:58 | KOTC 27: Aftermath | [j] |
| Welterweight | John Alessio | def. | Ronald Jhun (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | KOTC 29: Renegades | [k] |
| Middleweight | Dean Lister (c) | def. | James Lee | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | N/A | KOTC 29: Renegades | [l] |
| Heavyweight | Paul Buentello | def. | Bobby Hoffman (c) | Submission (Verbal) | 2 | N/A | KOTC 30: The Pinnacle | [m] |
| Lightweight | Joe Stevenson | def. | Thomas Schulte (c) | KO (Knee) | 1 | 3:29 | KOTC 30: The Pinnacle | [n] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jeremy Horn (c) | def. | Dean Lister | Decision (Majority) | 4 | 5:00 | KOTC 31: King of the Cage 31 | [o] |
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| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | KOTC 31: King of the Cage 31 | December 6, 2003 | Soboba Casino | San Jacinto, California |
| 30 | KOTC 30: The Pinnacle | November 12, 2003 | Pala Casino Spa Resort | Pala, California |
| 29 | KOTC 29: Renegades | September 5, 2003 | Soboba Casino | San Jacinto, California |
| 28 | KOTC 28: More Punishment | August 16, 2003 | N/A | Reno, Nevada |
| 27 | KOTC 27: Aftermath | August 10, 2003 | Saboba Casino | San Jacinto, California |
| 26 | KOTC 26: Gladiator Challenge | August 3, 2003 | Sky City Casino | Acoma, New Mexico |
| 25 | KOTC 25: Flaming Fury | June 29, 2003 | Soboba Casino | San Jacinto, California |
| 24 | KOTC 24: Mayhem | June 14, 2003 | N/A | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 23 | KOTC 23: Sin City | May 16, 2003 | Orleans Hotel Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 22 | KOTC 22: Steel Warrior | March 23, 2003 | Soboba Casino | San Jacinto, California |
| 21 | KOTC 21: Invasion | February 21, 2003 | Santa Ana Star Hotel & Casino | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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KOTC 21: Invasion[1] was an event held on February 21, 2003 at the Santa Ana Star Hotel & Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Jason Godsey | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:56 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Alberto Crane | def. | Javier Vazquez (c) | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Super Heavyweight | Jimmy Ambriz (c) | def. | Johnathan Ivey | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 3:00 | [c] |
| Shonie Carter | def. | Fernando Vasconcelos | TKO (Retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Joey Villasenor | def. | Tony Galindo | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Seth Petruzelli | def. | Brian Hawkins | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:21 | ||
| Bobby Hoffman | def. | Sam Sotello | Submission (Injury) | 2 | 0:23 | ||
| Diego Sanchez | def. | Jake Short | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:34 | ||
| Jason Godsey | def. | Chris Guillen | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:35 | ||
| Keith Jardine | def. | Allan Sullivan | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:56 | ||
| Thomas Schulte | def. | Frank Marquez | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 2:08 | ||
KOTC 22: Steel Warrior[2] was an event held on March 23, 2003 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Karo Parisyan | def. | Fernando Vasconcelos | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| John Cole | def. | Richard Solis | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Thomas Denny | def. | Justin Stanley | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:12 | ||
| Art Santore | def. | Joe Garcia | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:10 | ||
| Jason Lambert | def. | Jim Breech | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:35 | ||
| John De La O | def. | Joe Camacho | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 4:09 | ||
| Jason House | def. | Sost Infante | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:32 | ||
| Adam Lynn | def. | Tadarius Thomas | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:37 | ||
| Louie Vaith | def. | Robert Dowell | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:48 | ||
| Wes Combs | def. | Dale McDonald | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 1:40 | ||
| Raul Delgado | vs. | Timothy Mendoza | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Louis Jablonski | def. | David Ortiz | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:18 | ||
| Daniel Ortiz | def. | Mike Cardova | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:55 | ||
| Tony Bonello | def. | T Bone | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:39 | ||
| Steve Renaud | def. | Brent Wooten | TKO (Elbows) | 2 | 2:32 | ||
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KOTC 23: Sin City[3] was an event held on May 16, 2003 at the Orleans Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Super Heavyweight | Eric Pele | def. | Dan Christison | TKO | 1 | 4:50 | [a] |
| Dan Severn | def. | Cory Timmerman | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Light Heavyweight | Jeremy Horn | def. | Vernon White (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Ronald Jhun | def. | Shonie Carter | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Joe Stevenson | def. | Thomas Denny | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:15 | ||
| Art Santore | def. | Joe Crilly | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 4:45 | ||
| Diego Sanchez | def. | Michael Guymon | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:57 | ||
| Bryan Pardoe | def. | Brent Stevens | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:56 | ||
| Bobby Gamboa | def. | Dave Rivas | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
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KOTC 24: Mayhem[4] was an event held on June 14, 2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Dan Severn | def. | Dan Christison | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Lightweight | Thomas Schulte | def. | John Mahlow | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:41 | [a] |
| Joey Villasenor | def. | Joe Merit | TKO | 1 | 4:06 | ||
| Paul Rodriguez | def. | Adam Durant | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:29 | ||
| Keith Jardine | def. | George Allen | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Diego Sanchez | def. | Rene Kronvold | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:39 | ||
| Santino Defranco | def. | Josh Pacheco | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:39 | ||
| Jimmy Westfall | def. | Eric McElroy | Submission (Strikes) | 1 | 1:49 | ||
| Mike Mendoza | def. | Victor Hernandez | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:49 | ||
| Fletcher Sievers | def. | Tyrell McElroy | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:58 | ||
KOTC 25: Flaming Fury[5] was an event held on June 29, 2003 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Dean Lister (c) | def. | Brian Sleeman | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:14 | [a] |
| Gustavo Machado | def. | Nate Quarry | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Jason Lambert | def. | Brian Foster | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Greg Mayer | def. | Jamal Perkins | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:38 | ||
| Thomas Denny | def. | Kyle Brees | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Randy Velarde | def. | Marcus Santos | TKO (Knee Injury) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Jeff Newton | def. | Allan Sullivan | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 2 | 4:06 | ||
| Shad Smith | def. | Louie Vaith | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:53 | ||
| Wes Combs | def. | Raul Delgado | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:23 | ||
| Alex Richard | def. | Auggie Garcia | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 2:08 | ||
| Chad Davis | def. | Kevin Cook | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Buck Meredith | def. | Harris Sarmiento | Submission (Punches) | 2 | 3:41 | ||
| Baki Baki | def. | Kauai Kupihea | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:22 | ||
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KOTC 26: Gladiator Challenge[6] was an event held on August 3, 2003 at the Sky City Casino in Acoma, New Mexico, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Diego Sanchez | def. | John Cronk | Submission (Kimura) | 2 | 1:30 | ||
| Kyle Seals | def. | Tyrell McElroy | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:42 | ||
| Carlos Condit | def. | David Lindemeyer | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:46 | ||
| Tait Fletcher | def. | Jimmy Westfall | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:10 | ||
| Renato Migliaccio | def. | Victor Hernandez | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:18 | ||
| Brian Schall | def. | Eric McElroy | Submission | 1 | N/A | ||
| Darrel Priddy | def. | Pat James | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Ben Schilsler | def. | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:29 | ||
| Andy Seals | def. | Dereck Keasley | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:46 | ||
| Ed Tomaselli | def. | Vinny Cano | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 0:42 | ||
| Yohan Perez | def. | Sammy Orona | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:58 | ||
| Ressen Messer | def. | Orlando Martinez | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:20 | ||
| Jason Tapia | def. | Jim Cox | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:00 | ||
KOTC 27: Aftermath[7] was an event held on August 10, 2003 at the Saboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Bobby Hoffman (c) | def. | Paul Buentello | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Joe Stevenson | def. | Marcus Cacella | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 4:21 | ||
| Jerry Vrbanovic | def. | Baki Baki | KO (Knees) | 1 | 1:32 | ||
| Antonio McKee | def. | Marcus Aurelio | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Keigo Kunihara | def. | Timothy Mendoza | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:07 | ||
| Manny Gamburyan | def. | Jorge Santiago | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:21 | ||
| Dave Rivas | def. | Steve Hallock | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Flyweight | Shawn Ramage | def. | Kevin Alliva | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:58 | [b] |
| Wes Combs | def. | Jonah Broad | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:41 | ||
| Andy Murad | def. | Saldana Clemente | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:25 | ||
| Matt McPherson | def. | Orion Gallagher | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:07 | ||
| Frankie Bollinger | def. | Robert Breslin | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:15 | ||
KOTC 28: More Punishment[8] was an event held on August 16, 2003 in Reno, Nevada, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Benji Radach | def. | Gustavo Machado | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:31 | ||
| Drew Fickett | def. | Dennis Hallman | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Joey Villasenor | def. | James Fanshier | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:26 | ||
| Art Santore | def. | Sean Gray | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 0:54 | ||
| Jason Coronado | def. | Rocky Batastini | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:24 | ||
| Bo Cantrell | def. | Rick Collup | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 0:13 | ||
| Jake Short | def. | Paul Purcell | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:51 | ||
| Casey Balkenbush | def. | Steve Renaud | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:51 | ||
| Khomkrit Niimi | def. | Dan Mann | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 3:04 | ||
KOTC 29: Renegades[9] was an event held on September 5, 2003 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | John Alessio | def. | Ronald Jhun (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Dean Lister (c) | def. | James Lee | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | N/A | [b] |
| Jeff Newton | def. | Dusty Arden | Submission (Choke) | 1 | N/A | ||
| Charlie Valencia | def. | Greg Mayer | Submission (Heel Hook) | 2 | 1:43 | ||
| Wes Combs | def. | Tony Petarra | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:22 | ||
| Joe Crilly | def. | Javier Casio | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:37 | ||
| Thomas Denny | def. | Jason Dolder | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:22 | ||
| Joe Camacho | def. | Juliano Prado | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:42 | ||
| Charles Bennett | def. | William Sriyapai | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Thomas Kenney | def. | Paul Cid | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:39 | ||
| Richard Solis | def. | Alex Richard | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 3:19 | ||
| Rick McCorkell | def. | Jason Dickson | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:07 | ||
| Buddy Clinton | def. | Mike Penalber | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 4:26 | ||
KOTC 30: The Pinnacle[10] was an event held on November 12, 2003 at the Pala Casino Spa Resort in Pala, California, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Paul Buentello | def. | Bobby Hoffman (c) | Submission (Verbal) | 2 | N/A | [a] |
| Lightweight | Joe Stevenson | def. | Thomas Schulte (c) | KO (Knee) | 1 | 3:29 | [b] |
| Thomas Denny | def. | Richard Solis | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 3:15 | ||
| Jeff Newton | def. | Joe Crilly | KO (Kick) | 1 | 2:05 | ||
| Tony Bonello | def. | Mansour Heidari | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:29 | ||
| Joey Villasenor | def. | Art Santore | TKO (Cut) | 2 | 0:31 | ||
| Wade Shipp | def. | Kengo Watanabe | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:42 | ||
| Keigo Kunihara | def. | Mike Bourke | Decision | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Kyle Brees | def. | John Cole | Submission (Reverse Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:28 | ||
| Ray Elbe | def. | Paul Silva | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:35 | ||
| Dale Breese | def. | Albert Hill | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
KOTC 31: King of the Cage 31[11] was an event held on December 6, 2003 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, California, United States.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jeremy Horn (c) | def. | Dean Lister | Decision (Majority) | 4 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Larry Landless | def. | Paul Castelloni | Submission (Exhaustion) | 1 | 2:58 | ||
| Harris Sarmiento | def. | Logan Layton | Submission (Strikes) | 1 | 3:08 | ||
| Jimmy Smith | def. | Matt Stansell | Decision | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Manny Reyes Jr. | def. | Jason Dickson | Submission | 1 | 0:55 | ||
| Shad Smith | def. | Victor Valenzuela | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| JJ Pugsley | def. | Brett Mackey | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 1:32 | ||
| Carlos Garcia | def. | David Gallegos | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Josh Gaskins | def. | Tony Llamas | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:35 | ||
| Mike Seal | def. | Michael Martin | TKO | 1 | 0:23 | ||
| Gus Enriquez | def. | Reggie Orr | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Manny Tapia | def. | Manuel Sawyze | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:07 | ||
| Caleb Williams | def. | Gary Ingram | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:34 | ||
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