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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF 10-BOUT MMA CARD FOR HISTORIC SOUTH AMERICA DEBUT IN LIMA, PERU ON FRIDAY, Tej zaum yuav 31


‘COMBATE PERU,’ THE BIGGEST MMA EVENT IN PERU HISTORY,
AIRS LIVE ON UNIVISION, UDN AND DAZN
FROM COLISEO MANUEL BONILLA

Daim pib RAU MUAG KHOOM TAM SIM NO

LOS ANGELES – May 20, 2019 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a 10-bout fight card, including a new main event, for its much-anticipated debut in South America with the largest-scale Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Peru history, at Coliseo Manuel Bonilla in the capital city of Lima, on Friday, Tej zaum 31.

‘Combate Peru’ airs live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and UDN (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m.PT), and in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT).

The flagship show will mark Combate Americas’ entry into a third country and second continent with its aggressively expanding live television event series.

Luv nqi los ntawm 88 soles, tickets for ‘Combate Peru’ are on sale atCombateAmericas.com/Peru.

In the new lightweight (155 phaus) ntsiab kev tshwm sim, previously announced, undefeated Daniel “Golden Boy” Zellhuber (6-0) will collide with fellow unbeaten, nce lub hnub qub Gian Franco Cortez (4-0).

The 19-year-old Zellhuber of Mexico City, Mexico was originally slated to faceRolando Bedoya (11-1), but Bedoya has since withdrawn from the commitment.

Fighting out of Lima, the 22-year-old Cortez is coming off a spectacular, thawj round (1:35) LEEJ TWG (punches) ntawm Steven Muñoz on Lub peb hlis ntuj 23.

Cortez made his professional debut on October 7, 2017, scoring a knockout onBenji Ayala cia li 15 seconds into the first round of action.

Also announced today was a new bantamweight (135 phaus) matchup between undefeated David “The Black Spartan” Martinez (3-0) of Mexico City andWilliam Sanchez (0-0) of Lima.

Sanchez will make his professional debut after a nearly untarnished, 5-1 run as an amateur.

Martinez was originally slated to face 2017 “COPA COMBATE” tournament competitor Kevin “El Frio” Moreyra (4-2) of Lima before Moreyra’s camp determined he would no longer be able to make the contracted weight of the bout.

Moreyra will move up to the next weight class, featherweight (145 phaus), and will square off with Bruno “Jacunda” Pereira (10-6-1) of Lima via Macapa, Amapa, Brazil in a ‘Combate Peru’ preliminary card bout.

In other preliminary card action announced today, fellow Lima competitors Yuri Valenzuela (12-6-1) thiab Vicente Vargas (10-4) will face off at bantamweight, while unbeaten upstarts Jose Alberto Ochoa (2-0) of Lima and Omar Torres (2-0) of Arequipa, Peru will battle each other in a flyweight (125 phaus) yi.

The previously announced co-main event between Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (14-4-2) Lima and Pablo Villaseca (14-5) of Santiago, Chile will be contested at a catchweight of 150 phaus.

COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE PERU


LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
Daniel Zellhuber vs. Gian Franco Cortez

CATCHWEIGHT (150 LBS.) CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Marlon Gonzales vs. Pablo Villaseca

FEATURED STRAWWEIGHT BOUT:
Alitzel Mariscal vs. Maria Paola Buzaglo

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Vera vs. Eduardo Torres
Bantamweight: Renzo Mendez vs. Andres Ayala
Featherweight: Kevin Moreyra vs. Bruno Pereira
Bantamweight: Yuri Valenzuela vs. Vicente Vargas
Catchweight (120 phaus): Jennifer Gonzalez vs. Dana Zighelboim Grau
Bantamweight: David Martinez vs. William Sanchez
Flyweight: Jose Alberto Ochoa vs. Omar Torres

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND TWO LINEUP CHANGES FOR “COPA COMBATE” ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN, $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, California. RAU Friday, Dec. 7

JOEY RUQUET REPLACES GASTON REYNO, DANIEL REQUEIJO TO REPRESENT SPAIN IN PLACE OF ZEBENZUI RUIZ

FRESNO – December 3, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced two changes to the lineup for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the yearthe “COPA COMBATE” one-night, yim-txiv neej, $100,000 grand prize Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) featherweight (145 phaus) showdown – as well as the tournament brackets for the event that takes place at Save Mart Center on Friday, Dec. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” extravaganza airs live in its entirety in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT).

 

Originally slated for action in a previously announced tournament alternate bout, 26-xyoo-laus Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Las Vegas, Nev., USA and representing Puerto Rico, has been entered into the main draw of the eight-man tournament where he will replace Uruguay’s Gaston “Tonga” Reyno(7-2, 2 NC), who has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to staph infection.

 

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Daniel “El Gallego” Requeijo (14-6) will represent Spain in place of previously announced Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2), after Ruiz was unable to secure a visa to enter the U.S.

 

The 34-year-old Requeijo, who hails from Spain’s Las Palmas, Canary Islands, boasts a near-93 percent finish rate, earning 13 ntawm nws 14 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

 

Also announced today were the official tournament brackets for the “COPA COMBATE” tournament affair.

 

On one side of the draw, or “Group A,” Requeijo will square off with Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile, thaum lub sij hawm Alejandro “Gallito” Flores(13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico will battle undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Colombia.

 

On the other side of the draw, or “Group B,” Ruquet will collide with Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) ntawm Buenos Aires, Argentina, thaum lub sij hawm Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., USA will face fellow prolific star Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Peru.

 

The winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group A will meet in semifinal stage action, while the winners of each quarterfinal stage bout in Group B will do likewise.

 

The two semifinal stage fight winners will face off in the championship showdown with the $100,000 grand prize at stake.

 

Replacing Ruquet in one the two tournament alternate bouts will be Vicente “Chento” Enriquez Marquez (5-5) of Barcelona, Spain. Enriquez Marquez will take on Ruquet’s original, tournament alternate bout opponent "Siab phem" Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.

 

Announced today as an addition to the “COPA COMBATE” event preliminary bout card was a flyweight (125 phaus) tilt between Paul Elizondo (1-0) of Fresno and Nathan Napolitano (0-0) ntawm Salinas, California. TEB CHAWS USA.

 

Luv nqi los ntawm $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 p.m. PT on December 7, thiab cov thawj ua ntej bout yuav pib thaum 6 p.m.

UPDATED “COPA COMBATE” UPDATED FIGHT CARD:

PRELIMINARY BOUT CARD:

 

Flyweight: Paul Elizondo vs. Nathan Napolitano
Welterweight: Evan Solorio vs. Jimmy Molina
Middleweight: Albert Gonzales vs. James Porter

FEATURED FLYWEIGHT BOUT:

 

Corina Herrera vs. Maria Paula Buzaglo

“COPA COMBATE” FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS:

 

Pablo Sabori vs. Michael Irizarry
Rudy Morales vs. Vicente Marquez Enriquez

“COPA COMBATE” FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT QUARTERNAL STAGE BOUTS:

 

Group A:

 

Daniel Requeijo vs. Pablo Villaseca
Joey Ruquet vs. Bruno Cannetti

 

Group B

 

Alejandro Flores vs. John Bedoya
Andres Quintana vs. Marlon Gonzales

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE BOUTS FOR ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN $100,000 GRAND PRIZE SHOWDOWN AT SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, California. RAU Friday, Dec. 7

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA, AIRS LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK

TSEEM:
FEATURED WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT CONTEST PITS
MARIA BUZAGLO VS. CORINA HERRERA

TICKETS FOR “COPA COMBATE” ON SALE NOW

NEW YORK – November 27, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a pair of “alternate” bouts for its much-anticipated, biggest event of the year – the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament that will award its featherweight (145 phaus) winner of three consecutive bouts a $100,000 grand prize at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. on Friday, Dec. 7.

 

The second annual “COPA COMBATE” tournament airs live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), and marks the first time in history that California State will sanction a one-night, eight-man MMA tournament.

 

In one of two tournament alternate bouts announced today, Michael Irizarry (9-2) ntawm San Juan, Puerto Rico will take on Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-5) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico, and in the second alternate bout, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (6-1) ntawm Las Vegas, Nev., USA will face off with” Ruthless” Rudy Morales (5-6) of Las Vegas via Guatemala City, Guatemala.

 

Should any of the winners of the four quarterfinal stage tournament bouts be unable to re-enter La Jaula, the Combate Americas competition cage, for his semifinal stage bout due to injury sustained in quarterfinal stage action, one of the two tournament alternate bout winners will replace the injured competitor in the semifinal stage of the tournament.

 

Also announced today was a featured women’s strawweight (115 phaus) contest between unbeaten Maria Buzaglo (1-0) of Lima, Peru and relentless battler Corina Herrera (3-4-1) of Porterville, California., TEB CHAWS USA.

 

The “COPA COMBATE” tournament field features eight previously announced fighters, representing eight different countries: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(15-2) of Roswell, N.M., TEB CHAWS USA; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, Uruguay; thiab Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain; Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) ntawm Buenos Aires, Argentina; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Colombia; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Peru.

 

The tournament brackets and quarterfinal stage tournament matchups will be announced this week.

 

In “COPA COMBATE” preliminary bout action announced today, local police officer Evan “Pitbull” Solorio (3-2) of Fresno will face off with Jimmy “Mamba” Molina (0-0) ntawm Spokane, Ntxuav., USA in a welterweight (170 phaus) contest.

 

In a battle of two professional debut competitors, Albert Gonzales (0-0) of Fresno will collide with James Porter (0-0) ntawm Fresno.

 

Luv nqi los ntawm $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 p.m. PT on December 7, thiab cov thawj ua ntej bout yuav pib thaum 6 p.m.

 

 

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COMBATE AMERICAS UNVEILS THE LARGEST WINNER’S TROPHY IN SPORTS, COMPLETES ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT FIELD WITH FOUR NEW FEATHERWEIGHT ENTRANTS WHO WILL BATTLE FOR $100,000 GRAND PRIZE

(Pictured from left to right below): “COPA COMBATEtournament fighters Andres Quintana (TEB CHAWS USA), Gaston Reyno (Uruguay) and Alejandro Flores (Mexico) were on hand today for the 2018 “COPA COMBATEkick-off press conference that took place at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, California. in promotion of the event that takes place on Friday, Dec. 7. At the press conference, the tournament winner’s cup (pictured below) – the largest trophy in sportswas unveiled, and the names of the remainder of the 145-pouund fighters that will complete the tournament field, were revealed.

COMBATE AMERICAS’ BIGGEST MMA EVENT OF 2018
“COPA COMBATE”
MARKS FIRST ONE-NIGHT, EIGHT-MAN TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA

LIVE ON DAZN, UNIVISION AND UNIVISION DEPORTES NETWORK
FROM SAVE MART CENTER IN FRESNO, California. RAU Friday, Dec. 7

BRUNO CANNETTI (ARGENTINA), PABLO VILLASECA (CHILE),
JOHN BEDOYA (Colombia) AND MARLON GONZALES (PERU)
COMPLETE THE “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT FIELD

 

FRESNO – November 8, 2018 – Combate Americas today unveiled at a news conference at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno, California., a massive winner’s cup trophy, and announced the final four featherweight (145 phaus) contestants for its much-anticipated, “COPA COMBATE,” one-night Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament extravaganza featuring eight fighters, representing eight different countries, battling it out for a $100,000 grand prize, at Save Mart Center in Fresno on Friday, Dec. 7.

 

The previously announced, second annual “COPA COMBATE” event will air live in English in the U.S. and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), and live on television in Spanish in the U.S. on both Univision (12 a.m. ET / PT) and Univision Deportes Network (UDN) (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT).

 

 

The winner of the tournament will have persevered through three fights in one night to claim the grand prize check and the trophy.

 

 

The “COPA COMBATE” winner’s trophy unveiled today stands over 4 and a half feet tall, and is nearly 2 feet wide at its widest point. Custom made by U.K.-based CA Models, the makers of the Viking-style headdress that music superstar Madonna wore during her 2012 NFL SuperBowl halftime performance, the gold-colored trophy, valued at $100,000, is constructed from high-tech composite plastics used in Formula 1 racing and aerospace.

 

 

Announced today as the four fighters who will complete the “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man tournament field were Bruno “Aquiles” Cannetti (7-5) ntawm Buenos Aires, Argentina; Latin American MMA pioneer Pablo “El Gallo” Villaseca (13-4) of Santiago, Chile; undefeated John “Ronin” Bedoya (6-0) of Bogota, Colombia; and powerhouse Marlon “Deriko Siete” Gonzales (13-3-2, 1 NC) of Lima, Peru.

 

 

Cannetti is the 29-year-old, younger brother of MMA superstar Guido “Ninja” Cannetti, and is riding a three-fight winning streak.

 

Combate Americas’ La Jaula model Alyshia Barragan with theCOPA COMBATEwinner’s trophy

 

 

Villaseca is a 31-year-old, battle-tested veteran who has competed on three different continentsNorth America, South America and Europe – and who has earned 10 ntawm nws 13 professional victories via (T)KO los yog cuav.

 

 

Bedoya was a contestant on Qhov kawg Fighter: Latin America reality television series. The 27-year-old has scored three of his six professional victories by way of submission.

 

 

The 26-year-old Gonzales is the number one ranked featherweight fighter in Peru. He is coming off a thunderous, thawj round (3:34) LEEJ TWG (punches) ntawm Mariano Rocca on Lub yim hli ntuj 18.

 

 

The four “COPA COMBATE” tournament entrants announced today join the four previously announced entrantsAndres “The Bullet” Quintana (15-2) of Roswell, N.M., TEB CHAWS USA; Alejandro “Gallito” Flores (13-1) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Gaston “Tonga” Reyno (8-2, 2 NC) of Montevideo, Uruguay; thiab Zebenzui “El Niño Roca” Ruiz (7-2) of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain.

 

 

The official “COPA COMBATE” tournament brackets with quarterfinal stage matchups for the one night, eight-man tournament will be announced soon.

 

 

Luv nqi los ntawm $30, tickets for “COPA COMBATE” are on sale online at CombateAmericas.com/Tickets and at Ticketmaster.com, as well as at the Save Mart Center box office.

 

 

Doors at Save Mart Center will open for the event at 5 p.m. PT on December 7, thiab cov thawj ua ntej bout yuav pib thaum 6 p.m.

 

 

Combate Americas also announced today that it has partnered with Jimenez Grappling Academy, an Exeter-based non-profit organization focused on utilizing martial arts classes to create family and community-oriented programs. As part of the local partnership, MMA superstar JuliannaThe Venezuelan VixenPeña will join fellow Combate Americas commentator and multiple-time WWE Heavyweight Champion, Alberto El Patrón, formerly known as Alberto Del Rio, to offer an MMA seminar to Jimenez’s students on Wednesday, Dec. 5, two days before the “COPA COMBATE” affair.

Josh Thomson Nres Pablo VILLASECA HAUV 'BELLATOR 147’ HEADLINER

 

COMPLETE MAIN CARD FOTO XAIV NO

 

San Jose, XWS LI. (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 4, 2015) - Josh Thomson tus (22-8, 1 NC) ib tug tov martial arts lus dab neeg nyob rau hauv San Jose thiab nws “Bellator 147” effort against a young and promising prospect by the name of Pablo Villaseca (10-2) yuav tsuas ntxiv rau nws cov hauj lwm tus zaj dab neeg.

Ib tug ntim kev tshwm sim Center nyob rau San Jose State University lub tsev kawm ntawv pom tus “Lub Punk” siv ib plethora ntawm kev txawj ntse en txoj kev mus rau ib tug finish ntawm lub Chilean fighter. Referee Jason Herzog officially called a stop to the action at 3:59 ntawm ob thav duab, xa cov neeg kawm ntawv hauv lub hauv cov pejxeem ntxhov thiab thawb Thomson lub cim nyob rau hauv lub Bellator MMA banner mus 2-0.

Tom qab kev sib ntaus, Thomson made it clear that while a matchup against incumbent Bellator lightweight kingpin Yuav Brooks is enticing, nws yog hais txog lub kiv cua thiab feem coob ntawm cov kiv cua nws yog hnov ​​los ntawm xav kom nws mus tua “Hlau” Michael Chandler.

“Yuav Brooks yog ib tug zoo fighter txiv neej, thiab nws muaj txoj siv tawv,” Thomson hais tias. “Tab sis, hais txog ntawm lub kub nyob ib ncig ntawm nws lub duav, the fans want me to fight Michael Chandler and I fight for the fans.

Bellator President Scott Coker has said he foresees Thomson returning to action in early 2016, thiab tsis muaj kev sib ntaus teem rau Chandler los yog Brooks li sau, lwm marquee sib contest yuav tuaj mus rau fruition ntxov, es tsis tom qab. Saib cov finish no.

Weichel Yav toj txiav Karakhanyan, Hoping rau Ntsej muag Daniel Straus Rau Title

 

In the featherweight co-feature bout of the evening, Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) thiab Daniel Weichel (36-9) Unleashed nyuaj jabs thiab heev heev round lub tsev thoob plaws ib tug peb-round thriller. The difference was Weichel’s ability to use his pinpoint accuracy to pepper away at his jab, muab xaus rau Karakhanyan hmo. Nyob rau hauv lub kawg, “The Weasel” escaped with a split decision victory with scores of (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), and likely moved closer to another shot at the 145-pound champion. Watch the official decision no.

Anderson Outduels Freire Thaum Dua, Hauv lub Bellator MMA tawb

 

A lightweight rematch between Patricky Freire (14-7) thiab Derek Anderson (13-2, 1 NC) tuaj rau ib lub taub hau hmo no, nrog txiv neej trading lub cev blows thiab pib rau lub 15 feeb ntev ntawm lawv tsausmuag bout. Nyob rau hauv lub kawg, “Barbaric” took home a split decision victory with judgesscores of (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Lub chim qhab nia nws ob hauj lwm yeej Freire, tom qab yav tas los ua nws debut Bellator nyob rau hauv ib tug sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab kov yeej Freire ntawm "Bellator 98."Noj ib tug saib ib co highlights no.

Piccolotti Yeej ntshav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau Nuj Nqis ntawm Soto

 

Nyob rau hauv ib tug nruj nreem kam sib ntaus sib tua ntawm grappling kws txawj Adas Piccolot (7-0) thiab Mario Soto, (6-2) "Lub foob pob" tseem undefeated tom qab ib tug thib ob round rear-liab qab caj pas cuav. Piccolotti sliced ​​li Soto, qhib ib tug tseem ceeb txiav tshaj txoj cai qhov muag ntawm lub 29-xyoo-laus lub hnub yug me nyuam tub. Nrog cov ntshav squirting qhov txhia chaw, "Dr. Mario "twb yuam kom coj mus rhaub tawm ntawm 3:25 ntawm round ob. Ob leeg Northern California fighters coj nyob rau hauv ib tug loj contingent ntawm hometown cov kiv cua, tab sis nws yog tus Bay-cheeb tsam txiv leej tub, Piccolotti, tawm yeej nyob rau hauv lub kawg, ib yam khoom ntawm tsaws 86% ntawm nws ntaus ces muab pov tseg. Peep the gash on Soto’s head no.

Rogers Powers Yav tag los Zwicker nyob rau hauv 'Bellator 147' Opener

 

Thaum lub sij hawm qhib contest rau cov ntsia hlau loj, Brian Rogers (12-8) muab xaus rau ib tug ob-sib ntaus nplua nyob rau hauv nws debut ntawm lub teeb heavyweight, qhib hluav taws nrog vicious av-thiab-phaus cov txheej txheem, tov nyob rau hauv nrog relentless rauj ruaj ruaj, uas coj mus rau Virgil Zwicker (14-5-1) tapping tawm los ntawm caj npab-daim duab peb sab cuav ntawm 4:38 ntawm round ob. "Rezdog" tiv thaiv nco ntsoov thaum lub sij hawm nws lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub Bellator MMA tawb, txawm tiv ib tug uas tsis muaj tshuab ua ntej lawm nyob rau hauv lub contest; tab sis nyob rau hauv lub kawg, nws yog "B-Rog Lub Predator lub" Hmo ntuj. Saib cov yees duab highlights no.

Preliminary Card tau & Duab:

A.J. McKee (3-0) yeej JT Donaldson (1-1) ntawm knockout (hauv caug) ntawm 4:14 ntawm round ob SAIB TAG NO

Brandon Hester (3-0) yeej Idris Wasi (1-3) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-24, 30-25, 30-27)

Gabriel Carrasco (7-0) yeej Khomkrit Niimi (6-8) via technical knockout (lub luj tshib) ntawm 3:19 ntawm puag ncig ib

Nick Barnes (10-1) yeej James Terry (16-8) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 2:48 ntawm puag ncig ib

Erick Sanchez (6-2) defeated Thomas Diagne (5-5-1) via technical knockout (punches) ntawm 1:22 ntawm puag ncig peb

Yelemi Monaghan (9-3) yeej Alvin Cacdac (16-12) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bronson Mohika (1-1) yeej Jose Perez (1-1) defeated via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Adin Duenas (3-1) yeej Anthony Taylor (0-1) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 2:43 ntawm puag ncig ib

Anthony Ua (2-0) yeej Dustin Moore (0-1) ntawm kev knockout ntawm 2:05 ntawm puag ncig ib

RAWS NTAUB NTAWV 'BELLATOR MMA: KONGO VS. VOLKOV 'TAU & DUAB

TSEEM: BELLATOR MMA CIM QHIA Josh "kos" KOSCHECK RAU Multi-Sib ntaus DEAL

NYEM QHOV NO RAU BELLATOR 139 DUAB

 

MULVANE, Tej zaum. (Lub rau hli ntuj 26, 2015) - Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) ntaub ib tug loj array ntawm lub luj tshib ntaus rau defeat Alexander Volkov (24-6) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm Bellator MMA: "Kongo vs. Volkov "los ntawm Kansas Star Arena nyob rau hauv Mulvane, Tej zaum., on Friday.

Lub Frenchman yog relentless nrog nws takedown sim thiab "Drago" yog tsis tau siv nws ntev rau pawg ntseeg lawv tawm, siv ib tug zoo ntev ntawm lub heavyweight encounter rau nws rov qab.

Nrog lub yeej, Kongo pab txoj kev mus 4-2 nyob rau hauv lub Bellator MMA kaus, thaum Volkov tau tam sim no poob ob lub kev txiav txim siab.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Dave Rickels (16-3, 1 NC) yog seemingly en txoj kev mus rau ib tug spectacular stoppage ntawm John Alessio (35-17, 1 NC) tab sis ib qho kev mob-qhia hauv caug mus rau lub taub hau ntawm ib tug downed Alessio tau nyob rau hauv ib tug tsis muaj contest.

 

Lub 26-xyoo-laus Derby, Tej zaum. haiv neeg muaj lub qub ntiaj teb huab Cagefighting competitor wobbled tiv thaiv lub tawb, tab sis lub roar ntawm lub hometown kiv cua tej zaum tau clouded nws kev txiav txim siab, raws li Rickels txawb lub hauv caug thiab raws li ib tug tshwm sim referee Rob Hinds co tawm kev sib ntaus.

 

"Kansas, Kuv thiaj thov txim,"Rickels hais tias. "Lub sib ntaus twb mus raws nraim li kuv xav tau. Koj yuav pom kuv ua li no dua, tsuas yog tom ntej no lub sij hawm, Kuv yuav mus raws txoj cai tag kuv tus nrog sib ntaus. Kuv kneed nws nyob rau hauv lub taub hau, Kuv screwed li, Kuv yuav tau tso tseg thaum twg los tau thib ob, tiam sis kuv cia li xav mus tas nws. "

 

Nyob rau hauv dab tsi yuav undoubtedly mus raws li ib tug "knockout ntawm lub xyoo" tus neeg sib tw, Hisaki Kato (5-1) tiav lawm Joe Schilling (2-5) nrog ib tug thib ob-round Superman tshum rau impress nyob rau hauv nws Bellator MMA debut.

 

"Kuv ntseeg nyob rau hauv kuv tus kheej. Kuv paub tias kuv muaj tiag tiag hnyav ob txhais tes thiab nws coj ib tug loj kev txhaj tshuaj rau khob nws tawm,"Kato hais tias tom qab kev sib ntaus. "Kuv xav tias kuv puas tau ib txoj hauj lwm ntawm sawv cev Japanese MMA. Nws yog tsis tsuas hais txog grappling, peb kuj strikers li zoo. "

 

Kato showcased nws grappling thawj puag ncig, nullifying lub ntiaj teb no-chav kawm Muay Thaib ntawm Schilling rau hauv av. Tab sis tom qab ob peb txawm sib pauv mus qhib lub thib ob slate, Kato ntaus nrog ib tug zoo kawg nkaus tso punch uas xa cov neeg nyob rau hauv kev mus kawm ntawv rau hauv ib lub frenzy. Nws yog tsim nyog sau cia hais tias lub Japanese thoob ntiaj teb tau yeej tag nrho tsib ntawm nws fights los ntawm KO los yog TKO.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub qhib ntsiab card bout ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, Pat Curran (21-7) tau txais rov qab rau hauv lub yeej khiav nrog ib tug unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) kev txiav txim siab ntau tshaj ib tug kev ua si Emmanuel Sanchez (10-2).

 

Curran yog Ameslikas slated rau lub ntsej muag Yamauchi li, tiam sis ib tug raug mob tsim lub sij hawm rau cov Sanchez sau-nyob rau hauv nyob rau hauv luv luv daim ntawv ceeb toom. Lub ob featherweights tswj torrid pace nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm 15 feeb, tab sis peb txiav txim taw los ntawm lub Kansas commission tag nrho cov kav nyob rau hauv dej siab ntawm lub qub 145-phaus yeej.

 

Tom qab kev sib ntaus, "Liaj Mike" cog lus mus ntxiv txhim kho rau nws khoom siv tes.

 

"Kuv yeej xav tau no yeej,"Curran hais tias. "Kuv xav ua nws tsaug rau stepping li nyob rau hauv peb lub lis piam daim ntawv ceeb toom thiab noj cov sib ntaus. Kuv yuav mus khaws los, Kuv muaj ib tug ntau los txhim kho thiab ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv. Kuv yuav mus lub taub hau rov qab mus rau lub gym thiab kom tau txais zoo dua. "

 

Josh Koscheck KOS NPE:

 

Bellator MMA tseem tshaj tawm lub kos npe rau ntawm Josh "Kos" Koscheck (17-10) to a multi-fight deal. Lub welterweight los txog rau lub Scott Coker-coj nce qib ntawm qhov kawg sib ntaus Championship (UFC) qhov uas nws amassed nws cov ntaub ntawv sib ntaus sib tua ib co ntawm cov feem ntau tseem ceeb nyob rau hauv lub npe welterweight division, xws li Georges St. Pierre thiab Matt Hughes.

 

Koscheck, yog ib tug qub Division I wrestling yeej uas tam sim no koom ib tug ultra-sib tw welterweight division, qhov twg ib tug rematch tiv thaiv Paul Daley yuav tau tuaj mus rau fruition.

 

Yam ua ntej tau:

Frederick Brown (3-1) nres Derek OHI (6-4) nrog punches nyob rau hauv lub Bellator 139 tsaus ntsiab kev tshwm sim. Cov kev knockout tuaj :29 vib nas this mus rau hauv thawj puag ncig.

Aaron Ely (5-2) ntaub nws slick grappling txawj xa Jeimeson Šaudiņš (8-5) nrog ib tug sawv guillotine zawm caj pas yog nyob rau tom 1:05 ntawm round ob. "Lub Cyborg" khwv tau tag nrho cov ntawm nws tsib yeej los ntawm txoj kev xa.

 

Cov leeg poj niam sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub Bellator 139 card tsis tu siab, raws li Bryanna Fissori (2-0) khwv tau ib unanimous 29-28 kev txiav txim siab yeej tiv thaiv Iona Razafiarison (2-1). Qhov txawv yog cov thib peb thiab zaum kawg ncej, nyob qhov twg "Tus liab Ranger" ruaj ib tug tag nrho lub roob thiab rained cia punches, nrhiav tus finish thiab tau txais cov kev pab ntawm cov ntseeg los ntawm lub tsev hais plaub.

Alex Huddleston (6-1) yog ua ib tug cwj pwm ntawm tag scraps thaum ntxov, xov nws tus nrog sib ntaus Javy Ayala (8-4) via rear-naked choke a mere 72-seconds after the opening bell sounded. Nrog lub yeej, "Lub shaved liab twm hawj" muaj ob tug thawj-round finishes nyob rau hauv nws ob tug sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub Bellator MMA banner.

 

Ua ntej Augusto Sakai (10-0) thiab Daniel Gallemore (4-3) yuav tau tawm lawv cov quav rau ib tug thib peb puag ncig, Gallemore lub ces kaum nres kev sib ntaus. Qhov chaw raws li txoj kev, "Loj Kansas" pib muaj teeb meem pom, muab Sakai lub yeej ntawm TKO thiab kev ceev cov Brazilian fighter cov ntaub ntawv unblemished mus pib nws txoj hauj lwm kev.

 

Bubba Jenkins (9-2) tau txais rov qab rau nws winning txoj kev tiv thaiv Joe Hma (19-10) on Friday hmo ntuj, xov lub Kansas-haiv neeg nrog punches ntawm 1:00 ntawm puag ncig ib. "Lub Highlight kas" kho kom 6-2 hauv lub Bellator MMA tawb.

 

Nws coj 15 nruj nreem contested feeb mus nrhiav ib tug khiav ntawm lightweights Pablo Villaseca (9-1) thiab Bobby Cooper (12-5). Nyob rau hauv lub kawg, ob txiav txim tau qhab nia sib ntaus nyob rau hauv dej siab ntawm tus txiv neej lawv hu "Super Duper,"Muab nws lub cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) yeej.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub qhib sib ntau sib tw ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, Gaston Reyno (4-0, 2 NC) ua ceev ua hauj lwm ntawm Greg Scott (3-4), tos tus cuav yeej tom qab xwb 1:17 ntawm featherweight txiav txim.

RAWS NTAUB NTAWV Weigh-HAUV TAU, DUAB THIAB COV NTAUB NTAWV LOS NTAWM "BELLATOR MMA: KONGO VS. VOLKOV "

MULVANE, Tej zaum. (Lub rau hli ntuj 25, 2015) - Nram qab no luj-ins ntawm Kansas Star Arena rau hnub Thursday, lub Bellator 139 ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) thiab Alexander Volkov (24-5) yuav mus rau raws li npaj tsawg tshaj li 24-teev tom qab.

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub headliner, "Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,"Uas airs nyob thiab free rau ntsia hlau loj ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB / 8 p.m. I, nta peb ntxiv yuav tsum saib lub ntsiab card bouts.

Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, tsev xeev hero David "Lub Caveman" Rickels (16-3) zoo rau muab tso rau ib tug xaus rau tam sim no los cuag Vajtswv streak ntawm John "Lub Ntuj" Alessio (35-17). Tsis tsuas yog Rickels exciting ib zaug nws nkag mus rau hauv tawb, tab sis nws yog nws walkouts uas tseem garner ntau xim

Lub ib txwm-exciting Joe Schilling (2-4) yuav mus ntxiv nws torrid pace nyob rau hauv 2015 thaum nws muaj raws li promotional newcomer Hisaki Kato (4-1). "Plooj Em 'Up" yog twb slated rau lwv thaum lub sij hawm lub kickboxing feem ntawm "Bellator: Dynamite "nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj.

Nyob rau hauv lub qhib televised bout ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, yav tas los Bellator Featherweight zus Pat Curran (20-7) yuav sim muab tso ib tag rau nws tam sim no ob-sib ntaus nplua thaum nws muaj raws li 24-xyoo-laus Emmanuel Sanchez (10-1) nyob rau hauv luv luv daim ntawv ceeb toom. "Liaj Mike" yog Ameslikas slated rau lub ntsej muag Yamauchi li, tiam sis ib tug raug mob derailed lub qaij.

NYEM QHOV NO RAU TXHUA Weigh-HAUV DUAB

Main Card (9 p.m. THIAB)

Bellator Heavyweight Main tshwm sim: Cheick Kongo (238.6) vs. Alexander Volkov (242)

 

Bellator Hnav sib ntaus: David Rickels (155.9) vs. John Alessio (155.4)

 

Bellator Middleweight sib ntaus: Joe Schilling (185.9) vs. Hisaki Kato (185.5)

Bellator Featherweight sib ntaus: Pat Curran (145.6) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (145.5)

 

Preliminary Card (6:45 p.m. THIAB)

 

Bellator Heavyweight sib ntaus: Derek OHI (264) vs. Frederick Brown (229.4)

 

Bellator Bantamweight sib ntaus: Jeimeson Šaudiņš (134.3) vs. Aaron Ely (134.7)

 

Bellator Featherweight sib ntaus: Iona Razafiarison (140.8) vs. Bryanna Fissori (144)

 

Bellator Heavyweight sib ntaus: Alex Huddleston (248.6) vs. Javy Ayala (263.9)

 

Bellator Heavyweight sib ntaus: Daniel Gallemore (264.9) vs. Augusto Sakai (263)

 

Bellator Featherweight sib ntaus: Bubba Jenkins (145.9) vs. Joe Hma (145.8)

 

Bellator Hnav sib ntaus: Bobby Cooper (155.9) vs. Pablo Villaseca (156)

 

Bellator Featherweight sib ntaus: Greg Scott (145.7) vs. Gaston Reyno (145)

Emmanuel Sanchez Replaces Injured Goiti Yamauchi; Plus Four Additional Preliminary Bouts Complete 13-Fight “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” Card On June 26

Raug Monica, California. (Lub rau hli ntuj 8, 2015) – With an unfortunate injury forcing the withdrawal of Yamauchi li, Emmanuel "El Matador" Sanchez (10-1) receives the call to step in against former featherweight champion Pat "Liaj Mike" Curran (20-7). With this change of opponent, and four newly announced matchups, "Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” on Lub rau hli ntuj 26 is now complete with 13 total scraps to sink your teeth into.

 

The additional fights include heavyweight bouts between Alex Huddleston (5-1) vs. Javy Ayala (8-3) thiab Derek OHI (5-4) vs. Frederick Brown (2-1) as well as featherweights Greg Scott (3-3) vs. Gaston Reyno (3-0) thiab lightweights Marcio Navarro (13-11) vs. Cody Carrillo (8-11).

 

"Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” is headlined by a heavyweight clash between French striking specialist Cheick “The Darkness” Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5). Qhov kev tshwm sim yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Lub rau hli ntuj 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Tej zaum.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. THIAB/ 8 p.m. I, thaum ntej bouts kwj rau Spike.com ntawm 7 p.m. THIAB/ 6 p.m. I. Daim pib rau “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” start at just $17 and are currently available at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Additional announced pairings on the SPIKE-televised card include lightweights Dave “The CavemanRickels (16-3) vs.John “lub Ntuj” Alessio (35-17) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em UpSchilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1).

 

The 24-year-old Sanchez is an explosive featherweight, fighting with Duke Roufus out of the famed Roufusport gym in Milwaukee. The two-time Bellator veteran has shined throughout his current six-fight winning streak, most recently scoring a first-round rear naked choke over Stephen Banaszak at Bellator 128 followed by a dominant unanimous decision over Costa Rican standout Alejandro Villalobos at Bellator 135 no yav dhau los peb hlis ntuj. Sanchez faces stiff competition in former featherweight kingpin Curran, who has been involved in some of the most memorable Bellator fights of all time.

 

Huddleston, 28, is a key training has won four consecutive tilts since dropping the first fight of his professional career in 2011. Uas nyuam qhuav, “The Shaved Gorilla” stopped Derek Bohl at Bellator 130. Standing opposite Huddleston inside the cage will be the 26-year-old Ayala, who is on a three-fight promotional winning streak of his own. The California native has stopped his last three foes before reaching the judges’ discretion.

 

In the second added heavyweight feature, Bohl will seek his first win for the Southern California-based promotion. “Marshmallow” has won his first two bouts in 2015 on the regional circuit. Brown will have his second opportunity at success for Bellator against Bohl. The hometown fighter was finished by Daniel Gallemore at Bellator 113, which was his last time in action.

 

Undefeated at 3-0, Reyno will bring the tenacity he has shown on the independent MMA scene to the Bellator cage. “Tonga” has finished every fight he has been involved in and will look to make a mark on the featherweight division with his debut. Scott, a Whichita native, made his Bellator MMA debut in 2011 and has had a mixed bag of success.

 

Lastly, a pair of experienced lightweights will round out the preliminary portion of the card when Navarro and Carrillo tangle inside the steel mesh. Nrog 43 professional bouts between them, both veterans will attempt to string together some wins under the Bellator banner.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

Main Card (9 p.m. THIAB)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main tshwm sim: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Sib Feature sib ntaus: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator Featherweight Feature sib ntaus: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (10-1)

Bellator Middleweight Feature sib ntaus: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

Preliminary Card

Bellator Featherweight Prelim sib ntaus: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Hma (18-10)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim sib ntaus: Jeimeson Šaudiņš (8-4) vs. Aaron Ely (4-2)

Bellator Sib Prelim sib ntaus: Bobby Cooper (12-5) vs. Pablo Villaseca (9-0)

Bellator Heavyweight Prelim sib ntaus: Daniel Gallemore (4-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (7-0)

Bellator Female Featherweight Prelim Fight: Iona Razafiarison (2-0) vs. Bryanna Fissori (1-0)

Bellator Heavyweight Prelim sib ntaus: Alex Huddleston (5-1) vs. Javy Ayala (8-3)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim sib ntaus: Greg Scott (3-3) vs. Gaston Reyno (3-0)

Bellator Heavyweight Prelim sib ntaus: Derek OHI (5-4) vs. Frederick Brown (2-1)

Bellator Sib Prelim sib ntaus: Marcio Navarro (13-11) vs. Cody Carrillo (8-11)

Bellator Knocks Out Four Additional Preliminary Bouts for Kansas Card On June 26

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Raug Monica, California. (Lub rau hli ntuj 3, 2015) – With a complete four-fight main card already announced for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” on June 26, the promotion has turned its focus to the preliminary showcase with four new fights.

 

The newly announced bouts include bantamweights Jeimeson “The Minion” Saudino (8-4) vs. Aaron “The Cyborg” Ely (4-2), lightweights Bobby “Super Duper” Cooper (12-5) vs. Pablo Villaseca (9-0), as well as heavyweights Daniel “Big Kansas” Gallemore (4-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (7-0), and female featherweights Iona Razafiarison (2-0) thiab Bryanna “Pink Ranger” Fissori (1-0).

 

"Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” is headlined by a heavyweight clash between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5). Qhov kev tshwm sim yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Lub rau hli ntuj 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Tej zaum.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. THIAB/ 8 p.m. I, thaum ntej bouts kwj rau Spike.com ntawm 6:45 p.m. THIAB/ 5:45 p.m. I. Daim pib rau “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” start at just $17 and are currently available at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Additional announced pairings on the SPIKE-televised card include lightweights Dave “The CavemanRickels (16-3) vs.John “lub Ntuj” Alessio (35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi li (18-2) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em UpSchilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) on the event’s featured portion.

 

In a bantamweight battle between two Kansas natives, Wichita’s Saudino is a scrapper who has won half of his eight professional victories without the judge’s help. He looks to improve to nine wins against Leavenworth’s Ely, a ground game specialist who has earned all four professional victories by submission. This 135-pound bout will be a must-see showcase of Midwest MMA talent.

 

RFA and Titan FC veteran Cooper has already earned two victories in the Bellator cage and will look to make his fight at Bellator 139 three in a row. He goes up against Villaseca, a Chilean MMA prospect with an unblemished professional record at 9-0, with three knockouts and three submission finishes.

 

Emporia’s “Big Kansas” Gallemore is a heavyweight who’s hands have earned all four of his victories, three of which have taken place under the Bellator banner. He will meet the undefeated Sakai, a dangerous Brazilian striker who has finished six of seven of his opponents with either his fists or knees.

 

Iony Razafiarison is a coming off of a unanimous decision victory in her professional debut this past January, and will look to make an immediate impact in her first fight with the Bellator promotion. She will take on Bryanna Fissori, who also makes her promotional debut at Bellator 139 after winning her first career victory by knockout last October.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

Main Card (9 p.m. THIAB)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main tshwm sim: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Sib Feature sib ntaus: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator Featherweight Feature sib ntaus: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi li (18-2)

Bellator Middleweight Feature sib ntaus: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

Preliminary Card

Bellator Featherweight Prelim sib ntaus: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Hma (18-10)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim sib ntaus: Jeimeson Šaudiņš (8-4) vs. Aaron Ely (4-2)

Bellator Sib Prelim sib ntaus: Bobby Cooper (12-5) vs. Pablo Villaseca (9-0)

Bellator Heavyweight Prelim sib ntaus: Daniel Gallemore (4-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (7-0)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim sib ntaus: Iona Razafiarison (2-0) vs. Bryanna Fissori (1-0)