Sherdog.com will stream five undercard bouts live from Shark Fights 13 on Sept. 11 at the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas. The stream will begin at 7:00 p.m. CT.
The free webcast will include a lightweight title bout between champion
Douglas Evans and U.K. standout
Ronnie Mann, as well as an 145-pound tilt between WEC veterans
Marcus Hicks and
Karen Darabedyan.
Anchorage, Alaska’s Evans has posted four wins in his last five bouts and earned the Shark Fights title with a first-round heelhook submission over
Dustin Phillips at Shark Fights 9 in March.
The 23-year-old Mann has won two of his last three bouts for Sengoku in Japan, including a unanimous decision nod against
Shigeki Osawa at Sengoku “Eleventh Battle” last November.
Darabedyan saw a seven-fight win streak come to an end when he posted back-to-back submission losses against
Bart Palaszewski and
Will Kerr in the WEC. The 23-year-old Armenian fighter by way of Glendale, Calif., was a two-time state judo champion, though has been lauded for his striking prowess in bouts against former WEC lightweight champion
Rob McCullough and others.
Hicks, 34, who hails from Lewisville, Texas, notched three straight wins in the WEC in 2007 and 2008, including a first-round submission over
Ed Ratcliff. Hicks fought for the WEC lightweight title at WEC 35 in August 2008, falling to
Jamie Varner via first-round knockout. Most recently, Hicks submitted UFC 4 veteran
Anthony Macias in the first round at Supreme Warrior Championship 10 in April.
Shark Fights 13’s main event boasts a non-title light heavyweight bout between promotional champion
Trevor Prangley and former UFC staple
Keith Jardine, while 2001 U.S. judo champion Rameau Thierry Sokjoudou will meet Nebraskan striker
Houston Alexander at second billing. The five-fight main card will air live on pay-per-view on In Demand, Avail-TVN, Dish Network, Bell TV Canada, and Viewers Choice Canada. Additional information can be found at sharkfights.com.
Keith Jardine vs.
Trevor Prangley
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs.
Houston Alexander
Paul Daley vs.
Jorge Masvidal
Brock Larson vs.
Tarec Saffiedine
Joey Villasenor vs.
Drew McFedries
Ronnie Mann vs.
Douglas Evans
Paul Bradley vs.
Johnny Rees
Devin Cole vs.
Aaron Rosa
Karen Darabedyan vs.
Marcus Hicks
Pete Spratt vs.
Eric Davila
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