UVC 20 results: Zachrich and Palmer take home first UVC pro titles

COLUMBUS, Oh. - It was hot and sticky inside the JD

Equipment Coliseum at the Ohio State Fair, but the fighters didn't

disappoint and left fans amazed once they hit the cage for "UVC 20: Clash at

the Coliseum." A raucous crowd was in attendance to support the best

fighters that the Buckeye State has to offer.

The UVC has its first professional champions, as Luke Zachrich and Lance

Palmer walked away with hard fought victories in the evening's main events.

Zachrich survived a grappling battle with Indiana's Nick Kraus in the

headliner, as the jiu-jitsu brown belt and Pan Am Games medalist

consistently used his grappling to reverse the former collegiate wrestler.

Kraus spent much of the fight fending off submission attempts from Zachrich,

and at the end of the fight all three judges scored it for the Columbus

native, making him the first professional middleweight champion in UVC

history.

Former four-time Ohio State All-American wrestler Lance Palmer stayed

unbeaten as a professional fighter, as the Team Alpha Male product used leg

kicks and timely wrestling to claim a unanimous decision over Columbus

native Jon Washington. Washington repeatedly switched to a Southpaw stance

to mirror Palmer, and Palmer used outside leg kicks to place a nasty welt on

the right thigh of "The Beast." Washington was aggressive in the first

round, even securing a takedown against the All-American, but Palmer

remained calm and eventually landed a takedown of his own in the third

round. All three judges scored the fight for Palmer, who becomes the first

professional featherweight champion in UVC history.

Longtime UVC veteran Jeremy Kitts made his return to Ohio's top

organization, and he picked up a rear naked choke in his first UVC

appearance since 2010. Kitts landed a straight left hand to drop Doug

Kulbis, and then locked in the submission to force the tap midway through

the first round.

The night's first professional bout featured a back-and-forth battle, but it

was Rob Hanna who was able to remain undefeated by forcing Nate Clark to

submit to strikes in the second round. Clark appeared to have the victory in

the bag with a rear naked choke early in the second round after dropping

Hanna, but the Dayton MMA product was able to recover to eventually make his

way to full mount to finish the victory.

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Full results from UVC 20:

Amateur Bouts

Winner

Loser

Method

Round

Time

Robbie Michaels (3-0)

DJ Weatherby (4-1)

Unan Dec

3

3:00

Don Germany (5-0)

Kyle Horton (2-2)

Sub (strikes)

2

2:16

James Dishong (7-2)

Curtis Thacker (2-3)

Sub (strikes)

1

1:16

De White (6-1)

Chris Goins (3-3)

Sub (RNC)

2

2:25

Ben Cook (9-0)*

James Pfeiffer (6-1)

Sub (guillotine)

2

0:31

Nick Brashear (4-0)+

Dave Morgan (4-2)

KO (punch)

2

2:44

Chico Bays (6-3) v Travis Soto (8-3)^ - No Contest (incidental foul) - Round

2

Muhammed Abdullah (9-4)#

Shane Holbert (6-2)

TKO (injury)

2

3:00

*for lightweight title

+for super heavyweight title

^for welterweight title

#for middleweight title

Pro Bouts

Winner

Loser

Method

Round

Time

Rob Hanna (2-0)

Nate Clark (1-1)

Sub (strikes)

2

1:10

Jeremy Kitts (3-3)

Doug Kulbis (3-4)

Sub (RNC)

1

2:30

Lance Palmer (4-0)*

Jon Washington (5-3)

Unan Dec

3

5:00

Luke Zachrich (11-2)^

Nick Kraus (6-2)

Unan Dec

3

5:00

*for featherweight title

^for middleweight title

About Ultimate Victory Challenge

Ultimate Victory Challenge, LLC is the premier promoter of mixed martial

arts (MMA) cage fights in Central Ohio. Founded in 2008, UVC operates under

direction of the progressive Ohio Athletic Commission and has held nearly 20

events to date. UVC has featured many of the area's top fighters, including

Luke Zachrich, Lance Palmer, Victor O'Donnell, Jon Washington, Matt Lanning,

and Julian Lane. UVC is a family-friendly MMA experience that puts fighters

first.