Naville Defeats Ledbetter photos
January 18, 2009 by Sensei
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Guillotine escape

Opening exchange

Seated triangle

Stopping the takedown

Kam closes the gap

Ground and pound
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by Cam McHargue from mixedmartialarts.com:
And I just want to congratulate Lil’ Kam on his victory. That was a huge win. He worked hard for it and earned it over a very, very tough opponent. I want to thank Kam for letting me be a small part of it. Stephen has always shown the utmost respect and is a great and talented kid. If he had been fighting anyone else that night I would have been rooting for him. I can say that I was very disappointed with some of the things I witnessed directly after that fight but the fight itself was awesome and was a great display of wrestling skill by both guys…. both guys who are solid wrestlers but came to fight and to finish. That’s what makes MMA exciting.
my reply:
Cam,
You are too modest. Thank you for being a HUGE part of helping Kam decide to take this fight and preparing Kam for victory!!!!
I have much respect for you.
thanks,
james
And thanks, James! The feeling is totally mutual!!! Big things in 2009!!!!!!
I know what you mean about being disappointed after the fight. I was in that section and Stephen Ledbetter’s family was out of control. They could not handle the fact that Kam had friends, family, and fans cheering him on as well. Their response to his loss was unacceptable!
What were they doing? I mean what could they say? He was beaten.
Before your fight started, his family found out that someone setting near them was rooting for Kam. They started shouting at the individual well before the fight started. From what I observed, this individual was not provoking them and really didn’t respond to their hateful rants. As soon as the referee stopped the fight, one of his family members (I think he was his brother) threw a beer at the individual rooting for the other fighter. Unfortunately, he was a bad aim and hit another lady in the head and that’s what started the scuffle. I quickly left the area so I’m not sure what happened after that.
That’s absolutely crazy irresponsible behavior.
It was a great fight. Ive seen both Kam and Stephen fight before and new Kam was gonna give him a run for his money. I was happy to see Kam win. Congrats!