Sincaid, Smith Win in Palace Fighting Championship
LEMOORE, Calif., March 22 — Lodune Sincaid (Pictures) won by technical knockout over
Kenny Ento (Pictures) 2:09 in the second round Thursday
evening at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino.
This war was at a special-catch weight of 195 pounds. In round one Ento landed multiple elbows to the head of Sincaid while controlling his foe in a triangle. This caused referee Cecil Peoples to call for the doctors even though Sincaid was saying he was fine the whole time.
In the second round Sincaid came out and seemed to be shaking his ring rust off, securing a takedown. But Ento landed a few more elbows that made Sincaid look like he was trying out for a sequel to Carrie. Sincaid had problems with Ento's length passed to side then got the mount, causing Ento to give up his back.
Sincaid got the stoppage from punches. "I came out a little rusty in the first round. I haven't fought since August," Sincaid said.
Scott Smith defeated Visalia's Troy Miller (Pictures) in a middleweight bout by technical knockout in 1:06 of the first round. Miller's entrance to "You're the Best" from the famed Karate Kid soundtrack was his highlight of the night.
Smith seemed like he was late for his flight from Fresno to Vegas and made quick work of Miller with two huge elbows to the bridge of Miller's nose ending the fight.
"I want to be here for every show," Smith added. "And I want to fight for the 185-pound title here in July."
Wes Sims (Pictures) faced late replacement Van Palacio (Pictures) and fought to a No Contest in a heavyweight main event. Sims got the clinch early in the fight and bloodied Palacio's nose, only to get a few knees with one landing to the groin. Sims took some time to recover but seemed to be in serious pain and could not continue. The whole ordeal took 54 seconds.
In a lightweight battle, Shad Smith (Pictures) won the PFC lightweight championship with a submission victory over Poppies Martinez (Pictures) at 1:10 in the third round.
Martinez seemed to have the game plan of taking the fight to the ground but then finding himself in a guillotine choke. But Martinez showed patience and worked his way out to go for a heel hook out of a scramble.
Martinez controlled most of round two by having Smith's back most of the round. In the third period Martinez shot for a single-leg and got caught in a guillotine choke and was forced to tapout.
"I'm excited about having the belt and I can't wait to come back and defend it here in the PFC," Smith said.
In another catch-weight fight at 150 pounds Rani Yahya (Pictures) was able to get the submission victory over Louie Moreno (Pictures) by guillotine choke in just 23 seconds.
Yahya showed his great grappling skills and made quick work of Moreno for the victory. Even in defeat, Yahya showed why he has been fighting on some big cards over in Japan.
Shawn Bias (Pictures) defeated Giovanni Encarnacion in a 145-pound bout by submission in 1:04 in the first round. Bias showed his strong wrestling and grappling and sunk in the guillotine choke for the victory.
"I want to come back here and fight for the PFC featherweight title," Bias said. "I'd like to fight Randy Spence (Pictures) for the title."
Vince Lucero (Pictures) knocked out Mike Dexter (Pictures) in a heavyweight fight in 36 seconds of the first round. Lucero rocked Dexter with a knee and finished the fight with an uppercut in the corner. Lucero jumped back onto the winner's bus with this impressive victory.
In a middleweight bout, Richie Hightower knocked out Andy Maccarone (Pictures) with a big right elbow in 36 seconds in the first round. Maccarone was out on his feet after taking the blow as the ref stepped in before any more damage could be done.
Lamont Lister defeated local Rafael Del Real in a heavyweight contest by split decision. Lister was the aggressor in round one and landed some heavy shots. Real scored a takedown and mount early in round two and do some damage of his own. When all was said and done Lister got the close nod for the victory.
In a bantamweight fight, David Espinosa (Pictures) improved to 3-0 with a technical knockout of Ed Tomaselli (Pictures) in 1:52 in the first round. Espinosa was able to get the early takedown and pounded on the game Tomaselli. Tomaselli worked for a triangle but Espinosa's pounding was too much as the fight was stopped.
In a middleweight bout, Jimmy Dexter (Pictures) beat Eli Moreno by technical knockout at 1:18 in the first round. Most of the fight took place with Dexter working a triangle, eventually turning Moreno over and finishing with strikes.
Morris Aldaco (Pictures) defeated Doug Hunt (Pictures) by technical knockout in 2:17 in the third round.
Mike Cook (Mike Cook' class='LinkSilver'>Pictures) stopped Scott Wimmer in 17 seconds of the second round. The fight ended when Wimmer took a punch to the throat and could not continue.
Mike Martinez (Pictures) defeated Tommy Contreras by unanimous decision.
Darren Crisp (Pictures) finished Scott Brommage in lightweight fight. Crisp showed his crisp striking skills, as he was able to overwhelm Brommage with combinations and then put an end to the night with a huge head kick for the victory.
This war was at a special-catch weight of 195 pounds. In round one Ento landed multiple elbows to the head of Sincaid while controlling his foe in a triangle. This caused referee Cecil Peoples to call for the doctors even though Sincaid was saying he was fine the whole time.
In the second round Sincaid came out and seemed to be shaking his ring rust off, securing a takedown. But Ento landed a few more elbows that made Sincaid look like he was trying out for a sequel to Carrie. Sincaid had problems with Ento's length passed to side then got the mount, causing Ento to give up his back.
Sincaid got the stoppage from punches. "I came out a little rusty in the first round. I haven't fought since August," Sincaid said.
Scott Smith defeated Visalia's Troy Miller (Pictures) in a middleweight bout by technical knockout in 1:06 of the first round. Miller's entrance to "You're the Best" from the famed Karate Kid soundtrack was his highlight of the night.
Smith seemed like he was late for his flight from Fresno to Vegas and made quick work of Miller with two huge elbows to the bridge of Miller's nose ending the fight.
"I want to be here for every show," Smith added. "And I want to fight for the 185-pound title here in July."
Wes Sims (Pictures) faced late replacement Van Palacio (Pictures) and fought to a No Contest in a heavyweight main event. Sims got the clinch early in the fight and bloodied Palacio's nose, only to get a few knees with one landing to the groin. Sims took some time to recover but seemed to be in serious pain and could not continue. The whole ordeal took 54 seconds.
In a lightweight battle, Shad Smith (Pictures) won the PFC lightweight championship with a submission victory over Poppies Martinez (Pictures) at 1:10 in the third round.
Martinez seemed to have the game plan of taking the fight to the ground but then finding himself in a guillotine choke. But Martinez showed patience and worked his way out to go for a heel hook out of a scramble.
Martinez controlled most of round two by having Smith's back most of the round. In the third period Martinez shot for a single-leg and got caught in a guillotine choke and was forced to tapout.
"I'm excited about having the belt and I can't wait to come back and defend it here in the PFC," Smith said.
In another catch-weight fight at 150 pounds Rani Yahya (Pictures) was able to get the submission victory over Louie Moreno (Pictures) by guillotine choke in just 23 seconds.
Yahya showed his great grappling skills and made quick work of Moreno for the victory. Even in defeat, Yahya showed why he has been fighting on some big cards over in Japan.
Shawn Bias (Pictures) defeated Giovanni Encarnacion in a 145-pound bout by submission in 1:04 in the first round. Bias showed his strong wrestling and grappling and sunk in the guillotine choke for the victory.
"I want to come back here and fight for the PFC featherweight title," Bias said. "I'd like to fight Randy Spence (Pictures) for the title."
Vince Lucero (Pictures) knocked out Mike Dexter (Pictures) in a heavyweight fight in 36 seconds of the first round. Lucero rocked Dexter with a knee and finished the fight with an uppercut in the corner. Lucero jumped back onto the winner's bus with this impressive victory.
In a middleweight bout, Richie Hightower knocked out Andy Maccarone (Pictures) with a big right elbow in 36 seconds in the first round. Maccarone was out on his feet after taking the blow as the ref stepped in before any more damage could be done.
Lamont Lister defeated local Rafael Del Real in a heavyweight contest by split decision. Lister was the aggressor in round one and landed some heavy shots. Real scored a takedown and mount early in round two and do some damage of his own. When all was said and done Lister got the close nod for the victory.
In a bantamweight fight, David Espinosa (Pictures) improved to 3-0 with a technical knockout of Ed Tomaselli (Pictures) in 1:52 in the first round. Espinosa was able to get the early takedown and pounded on the game Tomaselli. Tomaselli worked for a triangle but Espinosa's pounding was too much as the fight was stopped.
In a middleweight bout, Jimmy Dexter (Pictures) beat Eli Moreno by technical knockout at 1:18 in the first round. Most of the fight took place with Dexter working a triangle, eventually turning Moreno over and finishing with strikes.
Morris Aldaco (Pictures) defeated Doug Hunt (Pictures) by technical knockout in 2:17 in the third round.
Mike Cook (Mike Cook' class='LinkSilver'>Pictures) stopped Scott Wimmer in 17 seconds of the second round. The fight ended when Wimmer took a punch to the throat and could not continue.
Mike Martinez (Pictures) defeated Tommy Contreras by unanimous decision.
Darren Crisp (Pictures) finished Scott Brommage in lightweight fight. Crisp showed his crisp striking skills, as he was able to overwhelm Brommage with combinations and then put an end to the night with a huge head kick for the victory.
