Official Results

Minnesota's 'Elite 3' deliver damage in Extreme 58

June 11, 2004

The Medina Entertainment Center

Medina, Minnesota

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MEDINA, Minn. -- Sean Sherk and Travis Wiuff used bursts of power, while Dave Menne a steady,

longer attack. In the end, the top three fighters in Minnesota were all impressive winners at Extreme

Challenge 58 Friday at the Medina Entertainment Center. However, the story of the night was more how the

"visitors" performed against the fan favorites. "We brought in five guys from around the country and put them

up against top quality guys," said promoter Monte Cox. "And, they responded with two wins, a decision

loss and two game efforts... I couldn't have asked for more." 

-  Shannon Ritch of Phoenix shocked the crowd with an arm-bar victory over Daryl Guthmiller, who entered

    the bout with a 14-2 record.

- Melvin Guillard of New Orleans turned a tight match into a second-round TKO win over a tough Richie

  Miller.

- Todd Carney of Pittsburgh took all the punishment Menne could deliver and was still trying for a knockout

  as the 15-minute bout ended.

- Gerald Strebendt of North Bend, Ore., took the fight with Sherk on 3 days notice, spend almost a day

  travelling (plane trouble) and hung in close until a burst of punches from the top ended the bout at the

  4-minute mark.

- John Dixson of Biloxi, Miss., suffered a cut against Wiuff, then argued... successfully... with the doctor to

  allow the fight to continue before more punishment forced the doctor to halt the bout.

"There isn't one of those guys I wouldn't invite back in a heartbeat," Cox added. "I think a lot of fans are so

used to out-of-town fighters just being opponents... it's awesome to see them come and compete like this."

In another odds maker shocker, Mike Whitehead made short work of Karl Knothe, winning by neck crank

in the first round. Whitehead entered the bout with a 1-3 record, while Knothe was 19-0 fighting in smaller

shows.

Fight 1 

Ted Worthington wins by TKO (strikes) at 1:36 of the second round over Chad Sutton

Fight 2 

Ryan Antle wins by TKO (ref stoppage) at 2:11 of the first round over Cliff Saunders

Fight 3 

Melvin Guillard wins by TKO (ref stoppage) at 2:07 of the second round over Richie Miller

Fight 4 

Alex Ross wins by knockout at 2:36 of the first round over Jared Pautsch

Fight 5  

Travis Wiuff  wins by TKO (cut) at 2:33 of the first round over John Dixson 

Fight 6

Shannon Ritch wins by submission at 1:36 of the first round over Darryl Guthmiller

Fight 7 

Mike Whitehead wins by submission (neck crank) at 1:17 of the first round over Karl Knothe

Fight 8 

Dave Menne wins a three round unanimous decision over Todd Carney

Fight 9 

Sean Sherk wins by TKO (strikes) at 3:52 of the first round over Gerald Strebendt 

 - From Extreme Challenge with a little editing from us - color, highlights... (TheFightGame.tv would like to

   Thank Extreme Challenge for the Great Recap)

(6/12/04)