Combate Americas 10 Results: Invicta FC Vet Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc Competes
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Gustavo Lopez def. Steve Swanson by submission via guillotine choke (2:34, R1)
Lizbeth Lopez Silva def. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc by submission via rear naked choke (3:07, R1)
Mark De La Rosa def. Ivan Hernandez Flores by submission via arm triangle choke (3:11, R2)
Joey Ruquet def. Jose Ceja by submission via rear naked choke (1:47, R2)
Rafa Garcia def. Raul Najera Ocampo by submission via heel hook (1:04, R1)
Marco Antonio Elpidio def. Rodrigo Vargas by split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
Enrique Barragan def. Kevin Garcia by TKO via strikes (0:48, R2)
Round By Round Recap
Kevin Garcia vs. Enrique Barragan
Round One: The round begins with Barragan attacking Garcia with punching combinations, Garcia hits a swinging Barragan with a counter right hook. Garcia scores a takedown on Barragan and he gets the full guard, Garcia transitions to side control on Barragan. Barragan eventually traps Garcia in his full guard again, Barragan tries attacking Garcia with strikes while on his back. Garcia starts attacking Barragan with some ground and pound, Garcia postures up and he allows Barragan to stand up as well. Garcia scores another takedown on a kicking Barragan and he gets side control, Barragan sweeps Garcia and both fighters get back to their feet. Garcia scores another takedown on Barragan and he gets the full guard as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Garcia
Round Two: The round begins with Garcia quickly nailing Barragan with a left hook followed by a right, Barragan scores a takedown on garcia after landing a left hook. Barragan transitions to back control on Garcia, Barragan nails Garcia with a ton of ground and pound until the referee jumps in.
Official Result: Enrique Barragan def. Kevin Garcia by TKO via strikes (0:48, R2)
Rafa Garcia vs. Raul Najera Ocampo
Round One: The round begins with Ocampo attacking Garcia with some leg kicks, both fighters crack each other with left hooks. Garcia scores a takedown on Ocampo and he gets the half guard, Garcia rolls for a knee bar and he switches to a heel hook to force a tap out.
Official Result: Rafa Garcia def. Raul Najera Ocampo by submission via heel hook (1:04, R1)
Rodrigo Vargas vs. Marco Antonio Elpidio
Round One: The round begins with Vargas attacking Elpidio with a high kick, Elpidio attacks Vargas with some leg kicks. Vargas backs Elpidio into the cage wall with a combination before scoring a takedown, Elpidio scrambles to his feet and Vargas holds him against the cage wall. Elpidio breaks free to attack Vargas with a high kick, Vargas then cracks Elpidio with a left hook to the face. Vargas starts catching Elpidio with some leg kicks of his own, Vargas goes for the takedown and Elpidio cracks him with a knee strike. Vargas again holds Elpidio against the cage wall while looking for a takedown, the fighters separate and Elpidio nails Vargas with a right. Elpidio then cracks a ducking Vargas with a straight left, Vargas looks for the takedown and Elpidio stuffs him. Vargas then cracks Elpidio with a two punch combination as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Vargas
Round Two: The round begins with Vargas attacking Elpidio with a high kick, Elpidio goes back to nailing Vargas with leg kicks. Vargas backs up Elpidio after landing a right hook, Elpidio charges forward while attacking Vargas with a combination. Elpidio scores a takedown on Vargas and he gets the half guard, Vargas wall walks to his feet and Elpidio drags him back to the ground. Elpidio postures up and Vargas scrambles to his feet as well, Vargas catches Elpidio with leg kicks as well. Vargas nails a swinging Elpidio with a counter right hook, Vargas nails Elpidio with a switch kick as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Vargas (Overall Score: 20-18 for Vargas)
Round Three: The round begins with Elpidio attacking Vargas with some leg kicks, Vargas nails a swinging Elpidio with a counter left hook. Vargas attacks a backing Elpidio with a punching combination, Elpidio then decides to just hold Vargas against the cage wall. The fighters separate and Elpidio scores a takedown on Vargas, Vargas sweeps Elpidio and both fighters are back to their feet. Elpidio attacks Vargas with a flying knee strike attempt, Elpidio scores a takedown on Vargas and he gets the half guard. Elpidio starts attacking Vargas with some ground and pound, Elpidio postures up and he kicks away at the legs of a downed Vargas. Vargas eventually gets back to his feet and Elpidio scores one more takedown as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Elpidio (Final Score: 29-28 for Vargas)
Official Result: Marco Antonio Elpidio def. Rodrigo Vargas by split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
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Mark De La Rosa vs. Ivan Hernandez Flores
Round One: The round begins with Flores attacking De La Rosa with some leg kicks, Flores puts De La Rosa against the cage wall while landing a few knee strikes. De La Rosa starts attacking Flores with some knee strikes as well, De La Rosa spins Flores into the cage while landing more knee strikes. The fighters continue exchanging strikes while in the clinch, the fighters separate from each other and De La Rosa nails a swinging Flores with a counter left hook. Flores charges at De La Rosa while throwing a combination, De La Rosa backs up Flores after landing a pair of right hooks. De La Rosa scores a takedown on a swinging Flores. De La Rosa transitions to the side control position on Flores, Flores scrambles to get the fight standing as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for De La Rosa
Round Two: The round begins with Flores nailing a swinging De La Rosa with a counter right hook, De La Rosa scores a takedown on Flores and Flores pops back up to his feet. De La Rosa scores another takedown on Flores and he gets the full guard, De La Rosa transitions to the half guard on Flores. Flores scrambles back to his feet with De La Rosa holding onto him, De La Rosa scores yet another takedown on Flores and he gets back control. Flores scrambles to escape a choke and get on top of De La Rosa, De La Rosa sweeps Flores and he winds up getting full mount. De La Rosa transitions to back control and then back to full mount while landing strikes, De La Rosa locks in an arm triangle choke and a tap out follows.
Official Result: Mark De La Rosa def. Ivan Hernandez Flores by submission via arm triangle choke (3:11, R2)
Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
Round One: The round begins with Ceja attacking Ruquet with a side kick, Ruquet starts attacking Ceja with leg kicks. Ceja pops a kicking Ruquet with a counter right hook, Ruquet then kicks an incoming Ceja in the midsection. Ceja scores a takedown and Ruquet pops right back up to his feet, Ceja holds Ruquet against the cage wall while looking for a takedown. Ruquet attacks a taunting Ceja with a head kick that gets blocked, Ceja starts to swing away at Ruquet. Ruquet backs Ceja into the cage wall while landing knee strikes, Ruquet drags Ceja to the ground and he gains back control. Ceja scrambles to get the fight standing again, Ruquet then pops a swinging Ceja with a standing elbow strike. Ceja drops a swinging Ruquet with a counter left hook, Ruquet gets up and Ceja holds him against the cage wall. Ceja drags Ruquet to the ground and Ruquet spins to get top position, Ceja scrambles to his feet and Ruquet nails him with a striking combination as the round ends.
Fightful scores the round 10-9 for Ruquet
Round Two: The round begins with the fighters attacking each other with kicks, Ceja backs up Ruquet after landing a right. Ceja scores a takedown on Ruquet and he gets the open guard, Ruquet trips up a posturing Ceja to get top position and then back control. Ruquet locks in the rear naked choke and the tap out follows.
Official Result: Joey Ruquet def. Jose Ceja by submission via rear naked choke (1:47, R2)
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Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lizbeth Lopez Silva
Round One: The round begins with the fighters just swinging away at each other, Rivera-Calanoc starts nailing Silva with leg kicks. Rivera-Calanoc scores a takedown on Silva and both get right back to their feet, Silva catches Rivera-Calanoc with a right. Silva starts catching an incoming Rivera-Calanoc with a few lefts as well, Rivera-Calanoc nails a swinging Silva with a counter right to the midsection. Rivera-Calanoc holds Silva against the cage wall as the two exchange knee strikes, Rivera-Calanoc scores a takedown and both fighters get back up again. Silva jumps on the back of Rivera-Calanoc and drags her back to the ground, Silva locks Rivera-Calanoc in a rear naked choke and a tap out follows.
Official Result: Lizbeth Lopez Silva def. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc by submission via rear naked choke (3:07, R1)
Gustavo Lopez vs. Steve Swanson
Round One: The round begins with the fighters taking a few swings at each other, Lopez clinches with Swanson while looking for a takedown. The fighters break away from each other and Swanson attacks Lopez with leg kicks, Lopez catches a swinging Swanson with a counter right. Lopez rocks Swanson with a punching combination, Swanson catches a leaping Lopez with a right to the face. Lopez rocks Swanson with a few rights during a wild striking exchange, Lopez catches Swanson with a guillotine choke from out of nowhere to force a submission.
Official Result: Gustavo Lopez def. Steve Swanson by submission via guillotine choke (2:34, R1)