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Imeacht Main: Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados
Co-Príomh-Imeacht: Andres “The Bullet” Quintana vs. Rey "An Trodaí" Trujillo
Níos mó: “Froggy” Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez
NUA-EABHRAC - Deireadh Fómhair 27, 2017 – TS-1 Promotions announced today that it will bring the Combate Americas live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) television series to the state of Texas for the first time ever with a stacked, 12-bout event at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Dé hAoine, Nollaig. 1.
Tickets for “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” are on sale atTicketmaster.com.
“TS-1 Promotions is thrilled to debut the incredibly fast-growing Combate Americas live television event series in the great state of Texas,” said TS-1 Promotions CEO Greg Bloom. “We are going to deliver to fans a memorable night of MMA action featuring some of the fastest rising stars in the sport, including several of San Antonio’s hottest, young prospects.”
In the women’s atomweight (105 punt) main event and long-awaited grudge match, Eddie Bravo protégé Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (6-4) Beidh cearnach amach le Paulina “Firefox” Granados (4-2).
In a featherweight (145 punt) comh-príomh imeacht, Andres “The Bullet” Quintana(12-2) will face off with fellow, hard-hitting knockout artist Rey "An Trodaí" Trujillo (21-19).
Elsewhere on the fight card, Jose “Froggy” Estrada (4-1) Beidh cearnach amach le Jesse Vasquez (2-3) in another featherweight contest.
Additional bouts for the “TS-1 Promotions Presents: Combate 19” event will be announced soon.
Kyra Batara vs. Paulina Granados
The 23-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev., a former high school cheerleader turned grappling expert, is coming off a stellar, an dara babhta (3:46) submission of 12-time Spanish national judo champion Vanesa Rico at “Combate Clasico” in Miami, Fla. ar Iúil 27.
Go dtí seo, Batara is unbeaten in Combate Americas television action, winning all four of her bouts – three by way of submission.
Granados is a 29-year-old native of Corpus Christi, Texas, now fighting out of San Diego, Calif. where she trains with a handful of the world’s top fighters.
Granados will look to notch her third straight victory on December 1.
Andres Quintana vs. Rey Trujillo
Quintana is a heavy-handed, 26-year-old rising star fighting out of Roswell, N.M. He is aiming for his third consecutive victory after earning back-to-back unanimous decisions over Urijah Faber cosanta Erick Sanchez and Mexican contender Tobhach Saul Marroquin ar Feabhra 16 and June 30, faoi seach.
Nine of Quintana’s twelve career wins, go dtí seo, tar éis teacht ar mhodh (T)KO.
The 35-year-old Trujillo of Houston, Texas is a battle-tested, eight-year veteran of professional MMA.
A known finisher, Trujillo has earned 16 de chuid 21 career wins via (T)KO nó aighneacht.
Jose Estrada vs. Jesse Vasquez
The 26-year-old Estrada’s return to action comes on the heels of a successful debut at featherweight on Meán Fómhair 15 when the Fillmore, Calif. resident stopped Izic Fernandez with a series of vicious strikes on the ground in the first round (3:59) de cath.
One of the sport’s top, young prospects, Estrada has already produced memorable, highlight reel-worthy moments, defeating his first three professional adversaries inside of one round.
Fighting out of Dallas, Texas, the 28-year-old Vasquez will look to rebound from two straight defeats.
Vasquez was victorious in his first two professional starts, defeating Josh Nealytrí chéad bhabhta (3:57) aighneacht (chúl-naked choke) Deireadh Fómhair 2, 2015, and finishing Joshua Hunter via third round (2:01) WHO (punches) Feabhra 27, 2016.
