Josh Neer v.s. Drew Fickett
In the opening fight of the evening, Drew Fickett was able to make quick work of UFC newcomer Josh Neer by way of rear naked choke at only 1:35 of the first round. Neer was able to scramble back to his feet after a quick takedown by Fickett only to find his back taken by the Arizona wrestler, where he was able to secure a standing rear naked choke. Neer refused to tap, and as a result he was put to sleep early in an impressive fight by the 26 year old Fickett.

UFC Ultimate Fight Night

 Saturday, August 6^th, 2005

Undercard

Josh Neer v.s. Drew Fickett

In the opening fight of the evening, Drew Fickett was able to make quick work of UFC newcomer Josh Neer by way of rear naked choke at only 1:35 of the first round. Neer was able to scramble back to his feet after a quick takedown by Fickett only to find his back taken by the Arizona wrestler, where he was able to secure a standing rear naked choke. Neer refused to tap, and as a result he was put to sleep early in an impressive fight by the 26 year old Fickett.

Alex Karalexis v.s Kenny Florian  

Next up, Keny Forian and Alex Karalexis, two veterans of season 1 of the Ultimate Fighter, looked to put on a good show for the fans in attendance, as they were both willing to leave caution to the wind as both fighters came out swinging. Florian landed a nice kick to the body of Karalexis, which had the Irish fighter in trouble. However, Karalexis was able to weather the storm and make a comeback of his own by landing several unanswered blows to end the first round.

            In the second, Florian, wanting nothing more of Karalexis’ stand up, took the fight to the ground immediately, looking to pass. Karalexis was able to stand back up and looked to unload on Florian. Florian to his credit was able to hang in there and trade with Karalexis, and similar to his fight in season 1, Florian was able to land the same elbow that cut Chris Leben open to cut open Karalexis, putting a halt to the bout at 2:52 of the second round. The crowd was very disappointed, but I feel there is a rematch in the works.

Gideon Ray v.s Mike Swick  (1$ @ +100 fight goes past 3 minutes)-Loss

In the quickest fight of the night, Mike “Quick” Swick, was able to land a beautiful 3 punch combination to the face of Gideon Ray, getting the win by knockout at only 22 seconds of the first round. Along with his fight against Alex Schoenaur, this makes Swick’s last two fights over in only 42 seconds. Look for a PPV appearance by Swick in the near future. As for Ray, perhaps this is the last time he should step up n very short notice to fight.