Titan FC 17: Lashley vs. Ott was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Titan Fighting Championships

Titan Fighting Championships

Titan Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotion based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It made its debut on July 11, 2011. On January 28, 2011 Titan Fighting Championships made its debut on HDNet with their best card yet, featuring Tim Sylvia vs. Abe Wagner in the main event at Titan...

 on Friday, March 25, 2011 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

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. The event was aired on HDNet

HDNet

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Background

It was first time that Bobby Lashley competed in a mixed martial arts bout near his original home. Currently fighting out of Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

, Lashley was born in Junction City, Kansas

Junction City, Kansas

Junction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 23,353. Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby...

, where his parents still reside. He also attended Missouri Valley College

Missouri Valley College

Missouri Valley College is a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church . The campus is in Marshall, Missouri.The college was founded in 1889 and supports 27 academic majors and an enrollment close to 1,800 students...

, where he would go on to claim three national college amateur wrestling championships.

Lashley was originally scheduled to fight James Jack in the main event. Instead, Lashley square offed against one time Bellator

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

 competetor John Ott.

Main card

• Heavyweight bout:   Bobby Lashley vs.   John Ott
  John Ott (fighter)
  John Ott is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Ott fought in local events before signing with Bellator Fighting Championships in 2010. Currently he fights for Titan Fighting Championships. He is known for his heart and determination.-MMA career:Ott began fighting locally in 2006...
  
  

Lashley defeated Ott via Unanimous Decision (29-27, 30-27, 29-27).

• Heavyweight bout:   Abe Wagner
  Abe Wagner
  Abraham Wagner is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Early Life:...
  
   vs.   Aaron Rosa
  Aaron Rosa
  Aaron Isaac Rosa is a Mexican American mixed martial artist. He previously fought at Heavyweight and currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...
  
  

Rosa defeated Wagner via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 0:35 of Round 2.

• Middleweight bout:   Phil Baroni
  Phil Baroni
  Philip George Baroni is an American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 14–14–0. Baroni has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he holds a record of 3–7–0. Also he has fought in the PRIDE FC where he holds a record of 4–2–0...
  
   vs.   Nick Nolte

Baroni defeated Nolte via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28).

• Catchweight (150lb) bout:   Eric Marriott vs.   Willian de Souza

Marriott defeated DeSouza via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Catchweight (160lb) bout:   Aaron Derrow vs.   Alonzo Martinez

Martinez defeated Derrow via Majority Decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28).

• Catchweight (160lb) bout:   James Krause
  James Krause (fighter)
  James Krause is an American mixed martial artist. A veteran of WEC's lightweight division, he suffered his first loss in his WEC debut against Donald Cerrone at WEC 41...
  
   vs.   Nathan Schut

Krause defeated Schut via TKO (Head Kick And Strikes) at 0:41 of Round 1.

• Catchweight (140lb) bout:   Anthony Gutierrez vs.   Jon Hollis

Gutierrez defeated Hollis via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 4:40 of Round 1.

Preliminary Card

• Welterweight bout:   Isidro Gonzalez vs.   Travis Sveum

Gonzalez defeated Sveum via TKO (Punches) at 0:51 of round 1

• Bantamweight bout:   Laura Marcusse vs.   Emily Reed

Marcusse defeated Reed via submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 1:51 of round 2.

• Middleweight bout:   Marques Johnson vs.   Cody Sherwood

Johnson defeated Sherwood via submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:48 of round 1.