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Mixed Martial Arts matches to be held at the Clarksville Speedway

This Saturday, Jan. 16th 2010 at the Clarksville Speedway (1600 Needmore Rd), the SSF Submission Academy will be hosting the SSF Invitational. There are 15 fights on the card.* Three of which are title bouts.

The first is for the SSF 170 belt, currently held by Joel Cooper 6-1 of The Bull Pit in Jackson, TN. Cooper will be fighting Cedrick Scates 9-4 from Team Relentless out of Union City, TN. The second title bout is for the SSF 205 belt, currently uncontested. Maurice Tunstall 3-0 of SSF will be fighting John Boyd 4-0 from Lonestar MMA out of Tyler, TX.

The final title bout is between SSF’s own Thomas Campbell 16-2 versus Anthony Jones 9-3 out of The Bull Pit. Campbell currently holds the 145 SSF title, the 145 KYFC title and the 145 HooknShoot title. Campbell won the HooknShoot title November 28th in Evansville, IN by competing in an 8 man tournament. Campbell fought three times that night to take home the very prestigious HooknShoot title. Jones currently holds the Mid South’s MMA Championship 145 title and the JAMMA 145 title. Campbell vs. Jones is a SuperFight with both fighters putting up one of their titles. Campbell’s SSF title and Jones’s Mid South title will both be up for grabs along with a 145 SuperFight Champion belt and 6ft trophy. Winner takes all! Both Campbell and Jones are turning pro in 2010.

The other 12 fights* on the card are made up of Team SSF out of Clarksville, TN and Murray, KY; Team Rock of Camden, TN; Guardian MMA of Murfreesboro, TN; Team Relentless of Union City, TN; Music City MMA of Nashville, TN; and Cookeville MMA and Jiu Jitsu of Cookeville, TN.

The growing, dynamic sport of MMA is becoming a real powerhouse in Clarksville, TN. With 14 MMA events hosted by SSF in the Clarksville/Ft. Campbell area, local MMA events are a real crowd pleaser.

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* Fight card is subject to change.

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