Undefeated super lightweight contender ‘Sugar’ Cain Sandoval (15-0, 13 KOs), of Sacramento, CA closed the show in style with a dominant performance and fourth round knockout of Mark Bernaldez, (25-7, 14 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez headlining on UFC Fight Pass.
Controlling the action from the opening bell, Sandoval used a piston-like jab in the first-round while unloading his full arsenal in the second stanza. The game Bernaldez did his best to counter the aggressive Sandoval, but in the fourth round the Filipino veteran was badly hurt from a body shot. Following up with a blistering right hand, the Freddie Roach trained Sandoval sent Bernaldez to the canvas as referee Rudy Barragan reached the count of ten at the :34 mark with the sold-out crowd standing and roaring their approval.
In the scheduled eight-round co-main event, super flyweight Cristopher Rios (11-2,7 KOs), of Los Angeles, CA won a majority decision over Daniel ‘Chucky’ Barrera, (8-1-1, 4 KOs), of Eastvale, CA in a hotly contested battle.
Barrera started strongly using his superior boxing skills to score while displaying a solid defense. Rios became more aggressive in the second round while Barrera attempted to counter punch with some success. The second half of the fight saw both combatants engaging in a non-stop battle with each seemingly throwing caution away, landing a multitude of power shots. Barrera closed strongly in the final round using his jab and movement to elude Rios’ power shots.
Following the fight, the judge’s scorecards read 76-76 and surprisingly two cards for Rios at 79-73.
Super welterweight contender Gor Yeritsyan, (20-1, 16 KOs), stopped Luis Hernandez Ramos, (23-7, 20 KOs), in the second round of their scheduled eight rounder. A barrage of punches dropped Ramos who valiantly beat the count, however the fight was stopped shortly thereafter at the time of 2:11. The exciting performance was the second straight knockout victory for Yeritsyan.
Women’s minimumweight Guadalupe Medina, (9-0, 2 KOs), of Maywood, CA stayed perfect with an eight round unanimous decision over Argentinian veteran Agustina Vasquez, (4-3-2). The always improving Medina used her superior skill set to control the pacing of the fight, upping the tempo with each round against the aggressive Vasquez. Scores at the end of the fight were 79-73 on all three judge’s scorecards.
Super featherweight fan favorite Abel Mejia, (7-0, 5 KOs), of Orange, CA continued to shine defeating Alfredo Diaz Minjarez, (9-12, 8 KOs), of Nayarit, Mexico over six rounds. Mejia controlled the action throughout, dropping Minjarez at the end of the fourth round. Shutout scores for Mejia were 60-53 on all three judge’s cards.
Opening the event, Alan Garcia, (15-1, 11 KOs), of Ulysses, KS won a six round unanimous decision over Juan Centeno, (8-19-4). Scores were 60-54 from all three judges.
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