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Kendo Castaneda Remains Undefeated
DEONTAY WILDER AND TYSON FURY FIGHT TO SPLIT-DECISION DRAW IN EPIC BATTLE ON SHOWTIME PPV® FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES
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LOS ANGELES (Dicembre. 1, 2018) – Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury fought to a split-decision draw on SHOWTIME PPV® on Saturday night from STAPLES Center in arguably one of the best heavyweight fights in years.
After controlling the WBC World Championship fight early, Furia (27-0-1, 19 KO) miraculously overcame two knockdowns by Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KO) – including one in round 12 – in the improbable draw. I giudici hanno segnato l'incontro 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113.
“I think with the two knockdowns I definitely won the fight,” said Wilder, who has recorded a knockdown in each of his 41 pro fights and was defending his WBC belt for the eighth time since 2015. “We poured our hearts out tonight. We’re both warriors, but with those two drops I think I won the fight.”
Fury saw it differently, stating that he gave it everything he had.
“We’re on away soil, I got knocked down twice, but I still believe I won that fight,” said England’s Fury, whose amazing comeback continues following a two and a half-year absence from the sport from drug and alcohol addiction and mental health issues. “I hope I did you all proud after nearly three years out of the ring. I was never going to be knocked down tonight. I showed good heart to get up. I came here tonight and I fought my heart out.”
It was an electrifying night with an attendance announced at 17,698 fan, which included Hollywood stars and fight fans like former Lakers greats Shaquille O’Neal, Jerry West, former NFL stars Michael Strahan and Michael Irvin, and boxing legends Evander Holyfield and Floyd Mayweather.
Furia, who out-landed Wilder 84-71 generale, was caught by a short right hand by Wilder just behind the left ear to drop Fury for the third time in his career in the ninth round. Then in the 12th, a Wilder right hand and left hook combination sent the 6-foot-9 Fury down again, hitting his head on the canvas. Di nuovo, he managed to stand up and referee Jack Reiss let him continue to fight.
“Boxing is always the theater of the unexpected, and that’s what we had tonight,” SHOWTIME expert analyst Al Bernstein said.
Bernstein said seeing Fury get up and continue to fight after the brutal knockdown was “one of the most astonishing things I’ve ever seen in the boxing ring.”
Lo storico e commentatore di boxe SHOWTIME Steve Farhood ha fatto controllare a Fury i primi round e i round vincenti di Fury 3-8, e alla fine ha segnato la lotta, 115-111.
A causa di una clausola di rivincita, a entrambi i combattenti è stato chiesto se vorrebbero farlo di nuovo. "Mi piacerebbe che fosse la mia prossima battaglia,"Disse Wilder. "Perchè no? Diamo ai fan quello che vogliono vedere. È stata una grande lotta e facciamolo di nuovo. Non mi importa dove lo facciamo. "
"Al cento per cento faremo la rivincita,"Ha detto Fury, combattendo nel primo incontro pay-per-view titolo dei pesi massimi in America da allora 2002. “Siamo due grandi campioni. Io e quest'uomo siamo i due migliori pesi massimi del pianeta. "
Wilder ha detto che è uscito lento e ha sferrato i pugni. “I didn’t sit still. I was too hesitant. I started overthrowing the right hand and I just couldn’t adjust.”
Furia, fighting for the third time this year with 26-year-old trainer Ben Davison in his corner, also had former boxing great Ricky Hatton and seven-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach in his corner.
In the lead-up fight to Wilder-Fury, “Swift” Jarrett Hurd (23-0, 16 KO) defended his 154-pound IBF and WBA world title belts with a fourth-round knockout against United Kingdom’s James Welborn (24-7, 7 KO), who was fighting for the first time on American soil.
Welborn was the aggressor in the first minute of the fourth round, sending Hurd to the ropes with punch after punch to the body and head. Suddenly realizing he might be in trouble, Hurd of Accokeek, Md., countered back from sudden adversity in dramatic fashion and sent Welborn back-tracking before a devastating body punch sent him to one knee. He was counted out at 1:55 by referee Lou Moret, who was officiating the final fight of his 30-plus year career.
Dopo la lotta, undefeated super welterweight Jermell Charlo entered the ring to challenge for Hurd’s coveted belts. “We definitely want Charlo,” Hurd told SHOWTIME Sports’ Jim Gray, saying the matchup would likely occur after one more fight. “I’m calling the shots. I’m No. 1 right now. When I say answer the phone, answer the phone. I got the date.”
Charlo shot back. “This is easy money. I like those belts – they look real good on you. He said he wants another fight. I’m ready now.”
Hurd, who unified the WBA and IBF belts by beating WBA champion Erislandy Lara in April in Las Vegas, was returning with a surgically repair left shoulder. He threw 118 colpi, more than half of the 220 punches he threw in the fight.
“I’m just coming off surgery so I wanted to see how I worked off the jab,” Hurd said. “I felt good I was working behind the jab I got caught on the ropes and got caught with some shots and said ‘that’s enough. He got enough TV time.’ I heard the crowd and I didn’t want to get brave. So I turned it up and got the knockdown.”
Former Wilder foe and heavyweight southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (30-1, 26 KO) returned to STAPLES Center for a second consecutive victory with a resounding 10th-round TKO against Travis “My Time” Kauffman (32-3, 23 KO) di Reading, Papà.
The 39-year-old Ortiz of Camaguey, Cuba, registered left-cross knockdowns in the sixth, eighth and 10th rounds before the final blow coming later in the 10th round against a gritty Kauffman. It was the 26th career stoppage for Ortiz, who lost to Wilder in a Fight of the Year candidate back in March.
The fight was officially called at 1:58 of the 10th round. "Sono un guerriero,” disse Ortiz. “Nothing contains me. We didn’t have to knock him out but we wanted to show everything we have in our repertoire, and we showed it tonight.”
Ortiz, who was warned twice for low blows, clipped Kauffman for a second time by a lethal left hand of Ortiz at 2:29 in occasione dell'ottavo round. But just like the first time he was send to canvas in the sixth round, Kauffman was able to get up and continue fighting.
The technically sound performance by Ortiz included 376 jab attempts to Kauffman’s 99 e sbarcandolo 66-7. That led to a 135-37 lead in total connects and a 69-30 margin in power connects against Kauffman, who SHOWTIME commentator Paulie Malignaggi called, “a stubborn guy who wouldn’t go away.”
“Of course I’ll fight the winner of this fight [Wilder-Fury],” disse Ortiz. “I want that second fight with Wilder. I want to fight anybody.”
In the pay-per-view telecast opener, Joe “The Juggernaut” Joyce (7-0, 7 KO) recorded a massive first-round knockout against Joe “The Future” Hanks (23-3, 15 KO). A rising heavyweight, Joyce, da Londra, Inghilterra, ended the fight officially after just 2:25 as he used a right jab to set up a near-perfect left hook sending Hanks to the canvas and down for the count.
Trained by noted trainer Abel Sanchez, Joyce told Gray he’s ready for anyone. “I want to get in some bigger fights,” said the former Olympic silver medal winner who recorded his fourth first-round KO. “I’ve been doing well so there is plenty more to come. All the support from back home in England, thanks for coming. I hope I put on something good to watch.”
It was the second win in the United States for Joyce, who also picked up the vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title. “I’m getting people out quickly,"Lui ha detto. “I’ve got a lot of experience, I’m just going to improve on my strength and my speed. I’ve heard comments that I’m slow but I seem to land the shots and get the job done.”
It was the third time during his career that Hanks, from Newark, N.J., has been knocked down by a left hook.
Earlier in the night on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Adonis Stevenson’s five-and-a-half year reign as the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion of the World ended as Oleksandr Gvozdyk dethroned boxing’s longest reigning champion with a devastating 11th round knockout from Videotron Center in Quebec City. VIDEO: https://s.sho.com/2BMNZIx. Saturday’s one-fight telecast from Quebec City will replay on Monday, Dicembre 3 a 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®. La Showtime Boxing: SPECIAL EDITION streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports social platforms and is archived on the SHO Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page.
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Ortíz, Santiago e Lopez dominante in Porto Rico
‘Fresh Productions Boxing’ ha dimostrato che i suoi giovani pugili ha le competenze per battere gli avversari che hanno vinto titoli mondiali.
Dal Pedro ‘Perucho’ Cepeda Ballpark nella città di Cataño, Puerto Rico, Jonathan ‘Bum Bum’ López (5-0, 3 KO) da Puerto Rico, ha segnato una vittoria decisione unanime sulla ex interim WBA campione del mondo e il titolo mondiale sfidante José ‘Torito’ Rodríguez (32-8, 19 KO) del Messico, in un sei round lotta in programma nella divisione dei pesi gallo (118 libbre).
Rodriguez è stato spogliato di un punto al primo turno perché dietro i colpi di testa. I tre giudici ha segnato 60-53 per il portoricano Lopez, che ha avuto una brillante carriera amatoriale (226-12) che comprende una medaglia di bronzo ai Campionati del mondo di pugilato della gioventù a Kiev, la Cintura d'oro in Ecuador, ed è stato campione nazionale di Puerto Rico per sette anni consecutivi.
In un altro grande lotta, campione WBC FECARBOX leggero Alfredo ‘Ojo’ Santiago (11-0, 3 KO), un nativo della Repubblica Dominicana e con sede a Fajardo, Puerto Rico, dominato da decisione unanime l'ex Campione del Mondo WBA Jonathan Victor Barros (41-7-1, 22 KO) di Argentina. I tre giudici ha segnato 99-91.
Barros ha vittorie contro l'ex campione del mondo Celestino Caballero e gli ex contendenti mondo Miguel romana e Satoshi Hosono. L'argentino ha anche affrontato pugili del calibro di Yuriorkis Gamboa, Mikey Garcia, Lee Selby e Miguel Berchelt.
Da parte sua, 'Eye’ Santiago ha notevoli vittorie contro l'ex contendente mondo Jayson Velez e l'ex olimpionico messicano Arturo Santos Reyes.
jr piuma di Porto Rico (122 lbs) sensazione, Abimael 'Mani di pietra / Mani di pietra’ Ortiz (7-0-1, 4 KO) sconfitto messicano Alexis ‘Beaver’ Santiago (21-7-1, 8 KO) con decisione unanime in un match di 10 round. I giudici ha segnato 100-90 (2x) e 99-91.
In altre lotte:
Pesi leggeri Steven Ruidiaz (4-0, 4 KO) di Canovanas vinto per mezzo di 3rd-turno KO a Angel ‘Memito’ Lopez (6-2, 6 KO) di Caguas.
In lotta emozionante nella divisione dei pesi mosca, Gesù “Chiquito” Soler (10-1-1, 5 KO) di Arecibo, sconfitto Oscar Marrero (5-2, 3 KO) di Luquillo con decisione unanime. I giudici ha segnato 78-76, 78-74 e 77-75.
Jr. welterweights, Emmanuel Morales (8-3, 5 KO) di Cidra sconfitto Adrián Martínez (2-2, 2 KO) di San Lorenzo da 3rd-turno TKO.
Pesi leggeri, Christian Barreto (1-0, 1 KO) di Arecibo sconfitto per KO tecnico al quarto turno Michael Estrada (0-3) di Fajardo, e jr FEATHERWEIGHT Christian Lebrón (1-0) di Fajardo, sconfitto Jonathan di La Paz (0-7) per KO tecnico nel secondo turno al 122 libbre.
OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK DETHRONES ADONIS STEVENSON TO CAPTURE WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME®
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QUEBEC CITY (Dicembre 1, 2018) – Adonis Stevenson’s five-and-a-half-year reign as the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion is over. Oleksandr Gvozdyk dethroned boxing’s longest reigning champion with a devastating 11th round knockout Saturday in Quebec City in a Showtime Boxing: EDIZIONE SPECIALE telecast that immediately preceded the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury SHOWTIME PPV.
Gvozdyk (16-0, 13 KO) used a powerful multi-punch combination in the penultimate round to put the back-and-forth bout out of question. The former Olympic bronze medalist and amateur teammate of fellow Ukrainians Vasyl Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk was impressive throughout the entire fight. He executed trainer Teddy Atlas’ game plan to perfection and was the busier of the two fighters. Stevenson (29-2-1, 24 KO), who was making his 10th difesa del titolo, was able to land his signature left hand on several occasions, most notably in the tenth round, but never did enough to truly trouble his opponent.
“This win means everything to me. I’ve trained my whole life for this and tonight all of the hard work was worth it,” said Gvozdyk, who was the mandatory challenger for Stevenson. “Having Teddy [Atlas] in my corner was a huge help. He knew exactly what to say to me. We trained so well for this fight and I knew I was going to get the knockout.
“Adonis was a great champion but it’s my time now. He got me with a good shot in the 10th round but I handled it and finished him. Ora, I just want to rest before I discuss my next step. I definitely want to stay at 175 libbre. "
Stevenson was transported to a local hospital as precautionary measure and was unavailable for comment following the fight.
Saturday’s one-fight telecast from Quebec City will replay on Monday, Dicembre 3 a 10 p.m. ET / PT su Showtime Extreme e sarà disponibile su Showtime QUALSIASI MOMENTO® e SHOWTIME On Demand®. La Showtime Boxing: SPECIAL EDITION streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports social platforms and is archived on the SHO Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analyst. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
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RISULTATI piena lotta & FOTO Bellator 211 & Bellator KICKBOXING 11
Bellator 211: Sakara vs.. Kauppinen Risultati:
Kent Kauppinen (11-4) def. Alessio Sakara (23-13, 2 NC) e via KO 1:10 di turno 1
Domingos Barros (6-0) def. Hesdy Gerges (0-1) via TKO al 2:53 di turno 1
Pedro Carvalho (9-3) def. Luca Vitali (11-5) via sub. (ghigliottina) a 0:43 di turno 1
Alen Amedovski (8-0) def. Ibrahim Mane (7-2) e via KO 0:12 di turno 1
Kiefer Crosbie (5-0) def. Orlando D’Ambrosio (7-4) tramite decisione unanime (30-27 x3)
Giorgio Donati (15-4-1) def. Nemanja Milakovic (5-4) e via KO 0:20 di turno 1
Andrea Fusi (7-4) def. Walter Pugliesi (4-1) via split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
Bellator Kickboxing 11 foto qui
Bellator Kickboxing 11: Varga vs. Cangelosi Risultati:
Gabriel Varga (17-6) def. Shan Cangelosi (34-10-1) e via KO 2:42 di turno 1 mantenere il campionato
Raymond Daniels (35-3) def. Zakaria Laaouatni (10-4) via decisione a maggioranza (29-28 x2, 29-29)
Yuri Bessmertny (42-19-2) def. Karim Ghajji (99-16-1) tramite decisione unanime (30-26, 29-27 x2)
Gabriele Casella (20-2-1) def. Dani Traore (21-4) tramite decisione unanime (30-27, 29-28 x2)
Younes Rahmouni (14-4-1) def. tiziano Campus (15-5-1) via decisione a maggioranza (29-28 x2, 28-28)
Christian Zahe (58-24-7) def. Samuel Toscano (28-12-3) a 2:20 di turno 1
Bellator Kickboxing 11 Risultati preliminari di carte:
Sabir Temirkhnov (13-4) def. Matteo Costa (18-7-2) via TKO al 0:39 di turno 2
Giacomo Licheri (6-0) def. Filippo Solheid (43-18-8) via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
Matteo Di Luca (24-9-2) def. Giacomo D’Aquino (22-3-8) tramite decisione unanime (30-27 x2, 29-28)
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RISULTATI piena lotta & FOTO Bellator 210: NJOKUANI vs. SALTER
Bellator 210: Njokuani vs. Salter Principali risultati Scheda:
John Salter (16-4) sconfitto Chidi Njokuani (18-6, 1 NC) via presentazione (choke retro-naked) a 4:32 del primo round
David Rickels (20-5) sconfitto Guilherme Bomba (10-5) tramite decisione unanime (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Kristina Williams (3-1) sconfitto Ellen brown (4-2) tramite decisione unanime (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Juan Archuleta (21-1) sconfitto Jeremy Spoon (20-5) tramite decisione unanime (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)
Risultati preliminari di carte:
Costello Van Steenis (11-1) sconfitto Chris Honeycutt (11-3, 1 NC) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Jordan Young (10-0) sconfitto Anthony Ruiz (34-23) via presentazione (choke retro-naked) a 3:48 del primo round
Yamauchi up (23-4) sconfitto Daniel Weichel (39-11) via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
Joe Schilling (3-5) sconfitto Will Morris (4-1) via TKO (angolo arresto) a 5:00 del primo round
Shawn Bunch (8-3) sconfitto Joe Warren (15-8) per sottomissione verbale (punzoni) a 1:42 del primo round
Mike Shipman (12-1) sconfitto Scott Futrell (8-5) via presentazione (Anaconda choke) a 2:58 del primo round
Noad Tutto (13-4) sconfitto Brian Moore (11-7) tramite decisione unanime (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Rudy Schaffroth (6-0, 1 NC) sconfitto Vernon Lewis (6-4) via KO (pugno) a 2:51 del primo round
Adil Benjilany (5-1) sconfitto Daniel Carey (5-3) via TKO (punzoni) a :43 del secondo round
Hracho Darpinyan (17-8-2) e Gerald Harris (25-7-1) fight to a majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)
Si prega di visitare Bellator.com per maggiori informazioni.
Salamov Defends Championships with Unanimous Decision over Ghana’s Anim in Sochi, Russia
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Di Sabato, Dicembre 1, at the Galaktika Culture Centre in Sochi, Russia, Umar Salamov will defend his Eurasian Boxing Parliament and WBO International Light Heavyweight Championships when he faces once-beaten Emmanuel “Horse Power” Anim in an explosive 10-round showdown.
Salamov (22-1, 17 KO), from Alkhan-Kala, Russia, is currently ranked WBC #10, WBA #13, IBF #7 and WBO #10 al mondo. Anim (13-1-1, 11 KO), from Accra, Ghana, is a former Ghanaian Super Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion. The fight will also be televised live in Russia on Match TV.
“I take every fight seriously,” said Salamov. “My preparations have been excellent for this match. I scored a KO in all my wins this year and I’ll do it again on December 1.”
Salamov caught the boxing public’s eye in North America last June with a brutal one-punch knockout over respectable prospect Brian Howard. With top-10 rankings by every major sanctioning body, it’s a matter of time for the 24-year-old slugger.
“The light heavyweight division is one of the most talent-packed in boxing,” said Salamov’s promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “Umar is one of the best in the world and with an impressive victory on December 1, he will be one step closer to reaching his goal of becoming a world champion.”
Risultati di "Rumble at the Rock III" al Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casinò di Hollywood, Fla.
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Ricardo "Hindu" Espinoza del Messico (21-2, 18 KO) ha sfruttato al massimo la sua apparizione in Telemundo nell'evento principale di “Rumble at the Rock III," stasera (Venerdì, Novembre. 30), all'Hard Rock Event Center del Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casinò di Hollywood, Fla., distruggendo Yeison Vargas precedentemente imbattuto (17-1, 12 KO) della Colombia in due turni
Dopo un primo round senza incidenti, Espinoza ha aperto in modo impressionante e ha lasciato cadere Vargas tre volte nel secondo. Nel processo, Espinoza, il WBO striato #2 contendente, preso un TKO 2 e il WBO Latino Bantamweight Championship. Non aveva mai lasciato la sua terra natale per combattere prima, Vargas sembrava impreparato al potere brutale degli uncini e delle mani destre di Espinoza. Il tempo era 1:19.
Nei 10 round welter co-main event, Prospettiva portoricana Derrieck Cuevas (19-0-1, 14 KO) ha segnato un'impressionante decisione unanime di 10 round su Miami via Barranquilla, Il veterano della Colombia Breidis “Khanqueror” Prescott (31-15, 22 KO).
Cuevas è un perfido perforatore. Prescott era giù nel primo round da un gancio sinistro tonante ed è stato salvato dalla campana da una rapida perdita KO. Ciò che è seguito nei successivi nove round è stata una clinica del 24enne sorprendentemente sfuggente Cuevas sul colpire, duro, e non essere colpito indietro.
Sempre un guerriero, il collaudato Prescott ha provato per l'intero combattimento, ma semplicemente non poteva raggiungere Cuevas con qualcosa di consequenziale. Cuevas sembra avere la merce per continuare a salire la scala di 147 libbre fino allo status di concorrente. I punteggi non sono stati annunciati.
Popolare Miami dei pesi massimi leggeri Ulysses Diaz (7-0, 6 KO) era troppo per Sonora, Fabian Valdez del Messico (3-5), come lo ha fermato in due turni di quattro previsti. "Il mostro" Diaz, uno dei preferiti dalla folla nel sud della Florida, ha battuto Valdez con le sue mazze con marchio di fabbrica, mandando lo sfortunato messicano a barcollare sul ring fino a quando il massacro non fu misericordiosamente sventolato 49 secondi. Valdez era giù da un corpo sparato nel primo round.
Miami leggero Manuel Correa (3-0, 2 KO) ha battuto un brutale unanime (40-36 x 3) decisione a quattro round su Dustin Arnold (6-2, 1 KO) di Coral Springs, Florida.
Mancando il potere di allontanare da lui i pugni inesorabilmente energizzati di Correa, Arnold ha fatto bene a sopravvivere all'assalto. Il suo viso però non sembrava così fortunato, mentre era ridotto a una maschera insanguinata durante la carneficina. Correa è un pitbull che vale la pena dare un'altra occhiata. Arnold normalmente capace dovrà migliorare il suo potere per competere con la ferocia del tipo che i combattenti come Correa possono generare.
I pesi welter di Miami Livan Navarro (10-0, 6 KO) ha segnato un divertente quarto turno ad eliminazione diretta (54 secondi) sul veterano colombiano Wilfrido Buelvas (19-11, 13 KO). La coppia di fannulloni ha scambiato fienili liberi dappertutto. Buelvas sembrava addirittura aver ferito Navarro nel secondo, ma, infine, Il potere superiore di Navarro ha preso il sopravvento e basta per il colombiano di Barranquilla.
Buelvas è andato giù due volte nel terzo round e altre due volte nel quarto round, l'ultima volta per il pieno 10 contare.
In un incontro super piuma da otto round, l'ex veterano di alto livello Mike "Machine Gun" Oliver (26-10-1, 8 KO) di Hartford ha mostrato i segni del tempo, mentre ha floppato due volte ed è uscito al primo turno contro l'imbattuto piuma di Miami Hairon "El Maja" Socarras (20-0-3, 12 KO). Quello che sarebbe stato uno scrap divertente qualche anno fa è stata più una triste esibizione quando Oliver è caduto dai due pugni che ha preso e ha deciso di lasciare dopo il secondo "atterramento". Il tempo era 50 secondi.
Jessy Cruz, peso piuma di tutta l'azione Miami (15-7-1, 6 KO) ha continuato la sua serie di vittorie con un beatdown di quattro round del veterano messicano Isaias Martin Cardona (25-15, 17 KO). Cardona, un tipo da spettacolo, era in tondo, uno, tre e quattro. Dopo il quarto, le teste più sane hanno prevalso, e gli fu impedito di uscire per il quinto. Il verdetto ufficiale è stato un TKO 5 (0:01).
Miami attraverso i super medi Irosvani Duvergel di Cuba (5-0, 3 KO) è rimasto imbattuto facendo un rapido lavoro di Yendris Rodriguez Valdez di Miami (2-3, 2 KO) tramite TKO 1 (1:46). L'entusiasmante cubano era troppo forte per Valdez e dopo essere sceso da destra, L'angolo di Valdez ha segnalato la resa del loro uomo.
Una gara di quattro round dei pesi piuma si è conclusa presto quando Luis "Chucho" Melendez di Porto Rico (3-1, 2 KO) ha segnato un TKO 2 (2:13) oltre il debuttante locale Jonathan Conde. Dopo un primo round di routine, Melendez ha sconfitto Conde tre volte, il primo con un gancio sinistro e poi altre due con le grandi mani destre.
Nei quattro round di apertura dei pesi massimi tra due slugger di Miami, Hector "Pronto per la guerra" Hodge (3-3, 1 KO) ha rovinato il debutto pro di Jairus Gladney (0-1) per knockout alle 1:43 del secondo round. La coppia di uomini grandi si scambiarono colpi selvaggi fino a quando Hodge non trovò la paga con un mancino sinistro, lasciando cadere Gladney. Gladney si alzò ma non era in condizioni e un altro roundhouse lasciò le cose finite.
"Rumble at the Rock III" è stato presentato da Kris Lawrence e The Heavyweight Factory, in associazione con Tuto Zabala di All Star Boxing.
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EMMANUEL SANCHEZ HEADLINES BELLATOR’S RETURN TO WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT ON MARCH 22 AGAINST ASHLEIGH GRIMSHAW IN FEATHERWEIGHT CLASH
LOS ANGELES - Following his exciting back-and-forth championship bout at Bellator 209 all'inizio di questo mese, Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) quickly returns to featherweight action on Friday, Marzo 22 at WinStar World Casino and Resort against one of Bellator’s newest European signings, Ashleigh Grimshaw (20-10-1, 3 NC).
L'evento sarà trasmesso in diretta e gratis su Paramount Network all'indirizzo 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, as well as DAZN.com, mentre l'azione preliminare streaming su Bellator.com e globalmente sulla Bellator Mobile App. Biglietti are on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Ulteriori attacchi saranno annunciati nelle prossime settimane.
The 28-year-old, nicknamed “El Matador,” will serve as Bellator’s headliner for the second consecutive time in his 13th fight with the promotion. A homegrown fighter from the famed Roufusport MMA Academy in Milwaukee has defeated a who’s who of 145-pounders including former champions Daniel Straus e Marcos Galvao, as well as standouts Sam Sicilia, Justin Lawrence and Georgi Karakhanyan. Ora, Sanchez looks to immediately put himself back into contender status with a tough test on March 22.
Based out of London, Ashleigh “The White Wolf” Grimshaw has competed professionally since 2003, amassing more than 30 professional bouts across the European MMA scene. Unbeaten in his last four contests, Grimshaw has finished his opponent 18 times in his 20 vittorie. Ora, set for his promotional debut with Bellator, the 36-year-old will be looking to make noise in a division currently championed by Patricio "Pitbull" Freire.
aggiornato Bellator: Sanchez vs. Grimshaw carta di lotta:
Featherweight Main Event Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) vs. Ashleigh Grimshaw (20-10-1, 3 NC)
*Carta soggetta a cambiamento
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