Cementing his status a top contender in the junior welterweight division, ‘Sugar’ Cain Sandoval, (14-0, 12 KOs), of Sacramento, CA stopped veteran Ramiro Duno, (26-5, 20 KOs), of Miami, FL in the sixth round (1:59) as a sold-out crowd watched at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, CA and broadcast globally on UFC FIGHT PASS®.
Sandoval vs. Duno was the scheduled ten-round headliner of the Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions latest, nationally acclaimed Hollywood Fight Nights series.
Both fighters worked aggressively from the opening bell landing blistering power shots at a fast pace which continued through the action-packed first four rounds. Starting in the fifth round, Sandoval effectively imposed his will, creatively changing speeds and angles to push back Duno.
Using more effective aggressiveness, the 22-year-old Sandoval stopped Duno with a battering right hand body shot as the fight was called a halt in the sixth stanza.
Said the victorious Sandoval following the fight, “I worked on my defense in the gym and it felt good to get the knockout, I wanted to knock him out earlier. I knew the body shots would work from watching his previous fights."
Fighting for the first time in the United States, middleweight Sadriddin Akhmedov, (14-0, 12 KOs), of Almaty, Kazakhstan knocked out Antonio Todd, (17-11, 9 KOs), of Atlanta, GA in the first round of their scheduled eight rounder.
Starting very aggressively in the opening round Akhmedov sent Todd to the canvas with a huge right hand. Using his full arsenal to attack the Georgia native, Akhemdov earned the stoppage at 2:31 of the first stanza.
Fighting for the first time in nine months, light heavyweight powerhouse Umar Dzambekov, (9-0, 6 KOs), of Los Angeles, CA stopped Eddie Ortiz, (13-1-2, 5 KOs), of San Antonio, TX in the fourth round. Following a fast-paced first round, the southpaw Dzambekov took control of the action in the following two rounds. The end would come in the fourth round as Dzambekov would stun Ortiz with a battering right hand to the head closing the show at the :54 second mark.
Danny Robles, (9-3-1, 5 KOs), of Oxnard, CA won a spirited four round decision over the game Jonathan Almacen, (7-12-3, 2 KOs), of Manila, Philippines in their featherweight battle.
Scores were 40-36, 39-37 and 39-37.
In the Hollywood Fight Nights opener, Angel Carrillo, (3-1, 2 KOs), of Oxnard, CA stopped Josh Navarro, (1-2-1), in the third round of their scheduled junior featherweight four rounder. Time of the stoppage was 2:30.
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