Event Title: Cage of Fire 5: When Bulls Attack
Event Date: 27 January 2007
Event Venue: El Auditorio Municipal
Event Location: Tijuana
Date submitted: 31 January 2007
Submitted by: TheFightGame.tv
FIGHT RECAP
Fight 1 - Lightweight Bout
Enrique Briones (Entram Vale Todo Gym, Tijuana - Mex) wins a three round unanimous decision over Gabriel Palomares (MMAEns / Guardado, Ensenada - Mex)
Both fighters go to the center, Briones takes Palomares down with a double leg - right away Palomares starts working for a submission from the bottom - Palomares goes from arm bar to triangle - on a few occasions, it seemed like he had a good submission sunk in but Briones was able to hold on till the end of the round. Round 2 - Briones came out strong, able to take Palomares down and control the fight on the ground - he mounted Palomares and landed some short elbows and punches. Palomares just trying to defend. Round 3 - both fighters try their stand up skills - there was a couple of take down attempts but none were successful - both fighters able to land some strikes against each other but Briones landed the more damaging blows, which in the end, gave him the win.
Fight 2 - Middleweight Bout
Omar Jimenez (Lozano’s Vale Todo / Galindo’s Bull Pen, Tijuana - Mex) wins by first round TKO (strikes) over Xavier Godines (Freestyle MMA, Tijuana - Mex)
Fighters came out, Jimenez came in with a kick, Godines blocks - Jimenez came in with another high kick, Godines moves - now Godines moving around the ring trying to avoid Jimenez - they clinch and go to the floor where Jimenez gets the top position - Jimenez goes for a rear naked choke as Godines tries to move - Godines does a good job of defending the rear naked choke but turns around where he is greeted with some punches from the mount. Ref comes in and stops the fight.
Fight 3 - Middleweight Bout
Bryan Baker (Team Wildman, Victorville, CA) wins by submission (strikes) at 1:14 of the first round over Scott Rose (O. C. Muay Thai, Costa Mesa, CA)
Both came out striking with kicks and punches - Rose attempts a take down but Baker reverses and lands on top and starts the ground-and-pound. Rose tries to flip and reverse his position but Baker was a step ahead of him with a counter of his own - and controlling the position once again, Baker utilized the ground- and-pound giving Rose no other option but to tap.
Fight 4 - Bantamweight Bout
Antonio Duarte] (Entram Vale Todo Gym, Tijuana - Mex) wins by submission (guillotine choke) at :22 of the first round over Rick Screeton (Deth Ko Sin, San Diego, CA)
Duarte came in with a punch, Screeton ducks under and slams Duarte but unfortunately for Screeton, when he went for the slam, Duarte set up the guillotine choke and held it - even after he got slammed - and was able to apply more pressure on the ground which made Screeton tap.
Fight 5 - Welterweight Bout
Jeremy McHon (Galindo’s Bull Pen, San Diego, CA) wins by knockout (slam\strikes) at :41 of the first round over Edgar Medina (Entram Vale Todo Gym, Tijuana - Mex)
Medina came in with a punch, Mchon goes for a take down - Medina defends, finally Mchon gets the double leg and slams Medina hard - Medina's head bounces of the mat and gets knocked out - and as Mchon is coming in with some punches, the Ref stops the fight. Good stoppage by the Ref for being able to see the knocked out fighter.
Fight 6 - Welterweight Bout
Joao Cunha (Pit Bull Jiu-Jitsu / Ralph Gracie Team, Ocean Beach, CA) wins by submission (verbal to arm bar) at 2:30 of the second round over Toby Imada (Undisputed Team MMA, San Diego, CA)
Round 1 - Imada came out swinging but misses Cunha - they go to the mat where both show a great ability to scramble on the ground and avoid any trouble - fighters stand up, Cunha takes Imada down again, this time Cunha is able to get better positions as they scramble and again, both fighters get up with Cunha able to land some punches - fight goes back on the ground where Cunha is able to get top position and round ends.
Round 2 - Imada came out with punches but Cunha is able to take him down again - Imada tries to scramble but Cunha delivers a few punches to the face and is able to keep side position, then takes the arm and executes an arm bar.
Fight 7 - Heavyweight Bout
Ilario Castro (Holtville Fight Club, Holtville, CA) wins by knockout (punch) at :02 of the first round over Adolfo de la Torre (Entram Vale Todo Gym, Tijuana - Mex) Fighters came out and both deliver a punch (like the movie scene with Rocky and Apollo) but only one landed - Castro's left punch was the good one, which sent De La Torre down and out.
Fight 8 - COF Lightweight Championship (5 Rds)
Joey Alvarado (La Raza MMA / Machado BJJ, Los Angeles, CA) wins a five round unanimous decision over Kyle Olsen (KFSS / Team Frater, Ontario, CA) This one went the distance - Alvarado was able to control the pace and the positioning of the fight - when they stood up, Alvarado was able to out strike Olsen and when it went to the ground, Alvarado controlled the fight by better position and was able to strike and cause damage while on the ground - not a complete dominance as Olsen was able to move positions at times but Alvarado looked in control and much stronger.
Fight 9 - COF Middleweight Championship (5 Rds)
Ulises Cortez (I. V. Combat Grappling, El Centro, CA) wins by knockout (punch) at :14 of the first round over Virgilio Lozano (Lozano’s Vale Todo / Galindo’s Bull Pen, Tijuana - Mex)
Both fighters came out swinging some heavy leather - Cortez pushes forward with punches, Lozano against the cage, Cortez lands a knee to the face as he pulls the head down - Lozano lifts his head up and is caught by a hard straight right that knocked him out.
