2003 in King of the Cage

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
2002 in KOTC 2003 in King of the Cage 2004 in KOTC

Title fights

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]

1. For the King of the Cage Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.
3. For the King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship.
4. For the King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship.
5. For The King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Championship.
6. For the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship.
7. For the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.
8. For The King of the Cage Middleweight Championship.
9. For the King of the Cage Heavyweight Championship.
10. For the King of the Cage Flyweight Championship.
11. For the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship.
12. For The King of the Cage Middleweight Championship.
13. For the King of the Cage Heavyweight Championship.
14. For the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.
15. For The King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Championship.

Events list

Main article: List of KOTC events

#	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

KOTC 21: Invasion

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

1. For the King of the Cage Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.
3. For the King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship.

KOTC 22: Steel Warrior

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

KOTC 23: Sin City

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

1. For the King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship.
2. For The King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Championship.
3. For the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship.

KOTC 24: Mayhem

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

1. For the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.

KOTC 25: Flaming Fury

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

1. For The King of the Cage Middleweight Championship.

KOTC 26: Gladiator Challenge

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

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

1. For the King of the Cage Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the King of the Cage Flyweight Championship.

KOTC 28: More Punishment

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

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

1. For the King of the Cage Welterweight Championship.
2. For The King of the Cage Middleweight Championship.

KOTC 30: The Pinnacle

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

1. For the King of the Cage Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the King of the Cage Lightweight Championship.

KOTC 31: King of the Cage 31

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

1. For The King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Championship.

See also

• King of the Cage
• List of King of the Cage events
• List of King of the Cage champions