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Tuesday, 20 November 2007
thumbnailThe Cage Combat Fighting Championships descended on San Mateo for the first time on Saturday night. Previously held in Santa Rosa and Yuba City, the 5th CCFC event promoted by twin brothers Todd and Tully Middendorp featured nine fights, including two title fights for Bantamweight and Welterweight belts.


The main event showcased Cung Le trained Team USH fighter James Terry (5-0) against Oroville's Josh Hinkle (6-2) for the CCFC Welterweight title. Both competitors have Division 1 wrestling experience, and it showed early as Hinkle landed a throw and gained side control on Terry. A second throw by Hinkle at the end of the round drew a reaction from the crowd, and put Terry in a come-from-behind position for the rest of the fight. The action was a little more deliberate as each fighter made adjustments. The ref let an extended battle for ground position finish out the second round. In the third, Terry showed more mobility landing kicks and punches from the outside. Hinkle pushed Terry up against the cage towards the end of the fight, but could not finish effectively. James Terry earned a split decision win.

The second co-main event featured San Francisco Fight N Fitness fighter Darren Uyenoyama (2-1) vs Oakdale MMA's Rolando Velasco (4-0) for the Cage Combat Bantamweight title. Uyenoyama, the Ralph Gracie trained Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt, recently won a gold medal at the 2007 World Grappling Championships in Turkey. Darren Uyenoyama comes out with a high pace, landing several kicks before taking Velaso down to the mat. In the second round, both fighters trade punches from outside with Velasco getting the edge. Uyenoyama is not able to solve his opponent's stand up defense. Rolando Velaso lands more quality punches in the third round and earns the Bantamweight title by unanimous decision.

In the stands and in the corner for several of the fighters was PrideFC and UFC veteran Nick Diaz, the ultimate fighter reality show's Nathan Diaz, K1 and Strikeforce competitor Cung Le, Strikeforce's Josh Thomson, fresh off of a win over Adam Lynn at the Playboy Mansion, and Cesar Gracie Fight Team members Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez. Seen at the Fairgrounds, Charles Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy located at 3718 El Camino Real in San Mateo (650-638-0329), youth kickboxing and jiu-jitsu classes are available.

Other highlights of the evening include a dynamic opening fight between Jeremy Tavares and Evan Esguerra, Esguerra was more effective in the ground battle earning a unanimous decision win. Kyle Rideau of Daly City submitted Ricky Almondia with a rear naked choke. Ky Hollenbeck defeated San Mateo local John Preston with an armbar, despite Preston's valiant effort to remain in the fight. Dominique Robinson stops Zak Yngojo with a cut over the eye, but a with the loss of a speaker in front it was hard for fans to hear the decision. Not sure if this was the fight, but one victorious fighter taunted his opponent after a stoppage. He was then called cage-side for a verbal tongue lashing by California State Athletic Commission head Armando Garcia. Joey Armstrong stopped Francisco Soto after a barrage of punches, and also earns the title of the fighter with the most tattoos. Pacifica's Bobby Stack landed the biggest knee of the night in a clinch with Frank DiMartino.

source: http://www.sharkspage.com/2007_10_01_archive_history.html#5278913515127374527

 

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