King of the Cage – KOTC: “Chosen Few” Results and Photos of the Night
KOTC Chosen Few
This past Saturday, July 8, I was up in Rio Rancho, N.M. shooting photos for my third King of the Cage (KOTC) event of 2017.
Even though four of the top fights had fallen off the card in the 48 hours prior to it’s start, fortunately the rest of the fights were on point with three of the 11 bouts going to decision.
Chris Brown of JacksonWink MMA pro debut fell of the card due to his opponent not making weight, as well as the main event featuring the 14-1, three-belt KOTC champion Juan Archuleta out of Joe Stevenson’s Cobra Kai Gym.
Out of those three decisions, the split decision win by Nikko Nathon over Sterling Peak was an all out brawl and in my opinion the fight of the night. But on that I figured I’d drop a few photos for you all and show ya some of that KOTC awesomeness you missed out on!!
KING OF THE CAGE
“CHOSEN FEW” RESULTS
SANTA ANA STAR CENTER
RIO RANCHO, NM
7/8/17
Bout #1 (Amateur)
Weight class: 215 lbs
Eduardo Silva VS Aaron Montano
Winner: Eduardo Silva voa TKO at 1:53 of round 1
Bout #2 (Amateur)
Weight class: 145 lbs
Ray Vaiza VS Chase Emener
Winner: Chase Emener via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:04 of round 1
Bout #3 (Amateur)
Weight class: 135 lbs
Alex Jones VS Ronald Smith
Winner: Alex Jones via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:27 of round 2
Bout #4 (Amateur)
Weight class: 145 lbs
Tyrel Wisdom VS Sam Martin
Winner: Tyrel Wisdom via Submission (Armbar) at 2:45 of round 1
Bout #5 (Amateur)
Weight class: 125 lbs
Chris Cortez VS Francisco Dominguez
Winner: Chris Cortez via TKO at 0:23 of round 3
Bout #6 (Amateur)
Weight class: 165 lbs
Nikko Nathan VS Sterling Peak
Winner: Chris Cortez via Split Decision after three, 3:00 rounds
Bout #7 (Professional)
Weight class: 105 lbs
Kelly Vilarino VS Jayme Hinshaw
Winner: Jayme Hinshaw via Unanimous Decision after three, 5:00 rounds
Bout #8 (Professional)
Weight class: 145 lbs
Derek Perez VS Jon Sparks
Winner: Jon Sparks via TKO at 4:04 of round 1
Bout #9 (Professional)
Weight class: 155 lbs
Isaac Barnes VS Sherwin Price
Winner: Sherwin Price via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at of round 1
Bout #10 (Professional)
Weight class: 125 lbs
Joey Trevino VS Ricky Esquibel
Winner: Ricky Esquibel via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:21 of round 1
Bout #11 (Professional)
Weight class: 135 lbs
Paco Castillo VS Tim Sossa
Winner: Tim Sosa via KO at 0:11 of round 1
Bout #12 (Professional)
Weight class: 145 lbs
Esias Gordo VS Jess Martinez
Winner: Jess Martinez via Unanimous Decision after three, 5:00 rounds
