We’re live at the Sheraton Uptown for King of the Cage “Evolution”, a stacked 12 fight card that is topped by Nicco Montano making her pro debut against Hobb’s Stacy Sigala.
Nicco Montano is a member of the New Mexico Wildbunch/ Fit NHB, who went undefeated, 5-0 with 5 1st round stoppages as an amateur. Sigala who won her pro debut via unanimous decision will be looking to rebound from consecutive submission losses.
Amateur
135: Michael Andrews vs. Sherwin Price
Summary: Bit leg kick from Price. They clinch it the ground with Price on top, Andrews sweeps, Price sweeps escapes an armbar lands a few punches atkes the back and sink in the choke for the tap.
Winner- Sherwin Price via submission (rear nake choke) 1:33 Rd 1
135: Pedro Hernandez vs. Jonah Archuleta
Summary: Hernandez with a big kick to the body then clinched and slam Archeluta landing in side control, moved to mount, Archultea gave up his back then managed to regain his half guard ending the 1st. Rd 2 Hernandez charges to the inside clinches with Archultea’s back on the cage gets the take-down with a inside trip. Hernandez eventually got the mount again as the 2nd ended. 3rd Hernandez ducks a Archuketa right hook and scores a take-down. Not much action ref with a stand up. Archuleta misses a few high kicks. Hernandez clinches score take-down off cage.
Winner- Pedro Hernandez via (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) unanimous decision
155: Bradlee MacDonnell vs. Jeff Greene
Summary: MacDonnell rushes in Green with a take-down off a head an arm trip. Greene to mount and droping elbows. MacDonnell trying to buck. Greene late in the 1st get the stoppage tahnks to ground and pound, a mix of punches and elbows.
Winner- Jeff Greene TKO (strikes) 2:39 Rd 1
135: Eslas Gordo vs. Shawn Montoya
Summary: Rd 1They exchange outside leg kicks. Montoya misses a superman punch.They clinch Montoya lifts and slams Gordro.Girdo rols to his stomach. Montoya front face lock light punches to the face keen to the body and Gordo stands. Rd 2 both men land 2 leg kicks, Montya misses superman punch, Gordo clinches knees to the body back an forth. Montoya with a signle leg take-own. Scramble Gordo has Montoy’s leg eats a punch and they’re back in the clinch. Gordo threatening with a guillotine choke as the round ends. Rd 3 fists fly Montoya back Gordo to the cage scores the take-down and pops is head out of a guillotine then slams his way out of an armbar nd into a triangle choke and the round ends that way.
Winner- Eslas Gordo via (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
145: Rudy Aguilar vs. Kasey Yates
Summary: Rd 1 Yates blitzs in with punches and lands a kick to the body. Aguilar with 3 kicks to the body and then gets inside scoring a double leg take down moves to side control and ends the fight with a kimura.
Winner- Rudy Aguilar via submission (kimura) 1:26 Rd 1
125: Nekah Dmitrlyeva vs. Alme Flores
Summary: Rd1 Jab by Dmitrlyeva they clinch Flores hits the trip, Dmitrlyeva scrambles to top, Dmitrlyeva slips Flores back to her feet Dmitrlyeva throws Flores they scramble back to standing and Dmitrlyeva with big knees adn another take-down. Dmitrlyeva drops down fro a leg lock in the last 10 seconds. Rd 2 Flores moves forward they clinch, Flores hits a throw, Dmitrlyeva takes the back, goes for an armbar, Flores escapes akes Dmitrlyeva back and get the tap with and RNC.
Winner- Alme Flores via submission (rear naked choke) 1:11 Rd 2
125: Jacob Bonmefoux vs. Roberto Nater
Summary: Rd 1 Bonmefoux pops Nater’s head back. Nater in on a take-own, They scramble back to standing. Nater with another take-down, Bonmefoux sweeps. Nater with 2 right hands rushes in take Bonmefoux down. Natersurvies two deep armbars. Rd 2. Exchange of ront kicks. Bonmefoux hurts Nater with a glanding right to the noseand jumps on a guillotine, Nater pops his head out. Nater completes a to side conrtol and gets caught with an armbar.
Winner- Jacob Bonmfoux via submission (armbar) 1:41 Rd 2
135: Jorrel Sparenberg vs. Jesse Tafoya
Summary: Rd 1 Tafoya with front kicks, oblquie kicks, 2 big left hooks and scores the knock down with a straight right. Sparenberg clinches, Tafoya hits a judo throw. Sparenberg survies a tirangle and two armbar attempts. Sparenberg clinches they hit the ground again, Sparenberg on top and this time the armbar from Tafoya finds the tap.
Winner- Jesse Tafoya via submission (armbar) 2:49 Rd 1
Pro
145: Derek Perez vs. Evan Delong
Summary: Rd 1 ead kick two big right from Perez, Delong in on the clinch Perez jumps on a guillotine and has full guard, it takes a long while , Delong pos his dead out, they scramble and Delong sinks in a standing Guillotine choke for the tap.
Winner- Evan Delong via submission ( standing neck crank) 1:39 R1
185: Anthony Rozema vs. Cesar Zamarippa
Summary: Rd 1 Haymakers being thown on both sides Zamarippa lands with an outsideleg kick then clips Rozema with a left. Rozema powers inisde with a combination, grabs the thia clinch blasts away with elbows. Zamarippa fies back with hooks. Rozema with right hands and elbows in the clinch. They get space Rozema with a jumping knee. Zamarripa puts Rozema on the cage . Rozema drops down scores the take-down. Rozema gets off. Rozema with right hands in the clinch. Zamarripa with the take-down almost has the back. Rozema is exhasuted, hands down eating punches but survies to the bell. Zamarrippa bleeding from nose nd mouth. Rd 2 Zamarripa left kick Rozema striaght left. Rozema steps in with a striaght left gets clinched up and eats rapid fire right uppercuts. Zamarripa lands a straight right then gets in on a single leg. They’ore now hand fighting n the clinch with dirty boxing. Zamarripa with rights Rozema with lefts. Rozema Jab, high kick, tries it twice Zamarippa with the take-down. Rozema sprawls and get the get the stoppage raining down punches from the front headlock position,
Winner- Anthony Rozema via TKO (strikes) 3:23 Rd 2
Main Event- 135: Stacy Sigala vs. Nicco Montano
Summary: Rd 1 Montano with an outsie leg kick, front kick, left hook they then collide swinging. Motano with a body and the trip they hit the ground. Sigala scrambles to all fours and back to her feet. Montano pulls down on the head and snaps a take-down Sugala runs through. Sigala witht the take-down and back out. Montano in the clinch Sigala drops to her butt Montano has the back. Montano droping lefts while Sigaka is flatened out and the ref jumps in.
Winner- Nicco Montano via TKO (punches) 4:15 Rd 1
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