Te Huna, Mizugaki gets KO wins on UFC 135 Facebook prelims
Escovedo, a lanky 135 pounder known for his guard play tried a flying guard triangle attempt at one point and…
Escovedo, a lanky 135 pounder known for his guard play tried a flying guard triangle attempt at one point and aggressively forced the Thai plum. Turns out that’s not an effective strategy against Mizugaki, who responded by working over Escovedo with a bludgeoning all-over body massage. The more Mizugaki battered him from the clinch, the more desperately Escovedo held onto the clinch.
That didn’t turn out well for Escovedo as the cumulative toll caught up with him and pulled him to the ground in the second round. Once Cole was stunned, the Japanese fighter went for the kill.
It didn’t take long for Te Huna to show he wanted to stay in the UFC and would be more than happy to send Romero to the unemployment line. As soon as Romero shot in, Te Huna caught him ducking into a beautifully thrown uppercut. The blow staggered Romero and he dropped down to grab Te Huna’s ankle with the momentum of a bag of cat litter hitting the floor of a suburban mom’s SUV.
Romero lasted another little bit, but a second uppercut on a second failed shot send Romero to the land of Nod. Te Huna followed up with some ground and pound but it was superfluous and the fight was stopped at 0:47 of the first round.
Ricardo Romero Vs. James Tehuna
Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)
James Te Huna def. Ricardo Romero via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:47
Cole “The Apache Kid” Escovedo Vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)
Takeya Mizugaki def. Cole Escovedo via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:30
Eddie Yagin Vs. Junior “Junior” Assuncao
Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)
Junior Assuncao def. Eddie Yagin via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)