LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
НА ЧЕТВРТАК, АПРИЛ 20
Undefeated welterweights Daniel Rodriguez and Joel Champion face off
Unbeaten Alesha Zappitella faces Stephanie Alba
in women’s atomweight matchup
Tickets for “Combate 13” on sale now
ЊУ ЈОРК - Април 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (ММА) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ариз. о Четвртак, Април 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 п.м. И).
Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 фунти) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Даниел Родригуез (3-0) и Јоел Шампион (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 фунти) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).
У Хеавивеигхт (135 фунти) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ариз. will collide with knockout artist Рики "Тхе Галлеро" Палациос (7-1) Мисије, Тексас.
“We have a fantastic lineup of fights assembled, and we are excited about bringing the Combate Americas live television series to Arizona for the first time ever,", Рекао је Схватка Америка директор Кембел Мекларен.
По цени од $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).
6-фоот-1, 29-годишњи Родригес, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Combate Americas, has notched all three of his professional wins to date inside of two rounds. In his last effort on Јануар 21, the Alhambra, Калиф. resident scored a second round (3:55) ТКО (ударци) о Christian Gonzalez.
Also 6-foot-1 and 29 година, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, Он је постигао први круг (4:13) knockout on Chris Collins.
Zappitella is a 4-foot-11, 22-year-old resident of Brighton, Michigan and decorated amateur wrestler, who is coming off an extraordinary victory in Sanya, China on Фебруар 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 фунти), two weight classes above Zappitella’s natural fighting weight.
The 4-foot-11, 34-year-old Alba of Houston, Texas will look to return to the win column after suffering a split decision defeat at the hands of old rival Paulina “Firefox” Granados at “Combate 5” last Мај 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.
У другој акцији, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) ће се састати Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) у велтер.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (Т.)КО или покоравање, while Perez of Tucson, 5-нога-9, 28-годишњакиња, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) подношење (позади-Накед Цхоке) задобити Anthony Wray октобар 1, 2016.
Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Фла., Ренди Стеинке (17-10) of Payson, Ариз. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Ерицк Санчез (7-3) оф Сацраменто, Цалиф., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) Феникса, Ариз.
The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres “The Bullet” Quintana at Combate 11 о Фебруар 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, цомбате Америцас кавез.
Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (позади-Накед Цхоке) од Josue Rodriguez у 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (ударци) од Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Јануар 28.
Natividad turned professional after amassing a perfect amateur record of 6-0. Five of his amateur victories came by way of TKO or submission.
The “Combate 13” preliminary bout card will also feature two flyweight matchups – the first between Arturo Guzman (0-1) of Tucson and Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, Тексас, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Јр. (1-1) од Темпе, Ариз.
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In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Петак, Април 21, у 11 п.м. ЦТ. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.
Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card
Bantamweight Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. Рицки Палациос
Средња категорија Цо-Маин Евент:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi
Хеавивеигхт: Irwin Rivera vs. Кевин Нативити
Велтер категорија: Бени Мадрид вс. Цхад Диетмеиер
Велтер категорија: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Јоел Шампион
Атомвеигхт: Alesha Zappitella vs. Стефани Алба
Веома лака ствар: Erick Sanchez vs. Ренди Стеинке
Велтер категорија: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Фливеигхт: Justin Rascon vs. Хозе, Palencia, Јр.
Фливеигхт: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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