Junior welterweight up-and-comer Cain Sandoval scored a sixth-round stoppage of Romero Duno in the primary occasion of a 360 Promotions card on the Chumash On line casino in Santa Ynez, California on Saturday. The five-bout card was reside streamed on UFC Battle Move.
Sandoval (14-0, 12 KOs) step by step beat the struggle out of Duno (26-5, 20 KOs) over 5 rounds of back-and-forth energy punching till placing the previous fringe contender down with a vicious proper to the physique in Spherical 6. The 28-year-old veteran from the Philippines struggled to get to his toes, however the punch took his wind, and he was counted out by referee Gerard White.
Sandoval dropped him!!! 🫨 #HFN pic.twitter.com/LXkzx4f5Ob
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) September 1, 2024
It was a hard-earned KO, however one which the 22-year-old Sacramento native wished after being taken the 10-round distance in his earlier two bouts.
“I labored on my protection within the gymnasium and it felt good to get the knockout,” mentioned Sandoval, who sported swollen left eye (the results of taking too many proper fingers) and fought via a bloody nostril and mouth. “I wished to knock him out earlier. I knew the physique pictures would work from watching his earlier fights.”
Sandoval’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, mentioned he’s seeking to place the boxer-puncher on an October present in Commerce, California, which might be the younger gun’s fourth bout of 2024.
Within the co-featured bout of the cardboard, junior middleweight fringe contender Sadriddin Akhmedov improved to 14-0 by scoring his twelfth knockout, overwhelming Antonio Todd within the opening spherical of a scheduled eight-round middleweight bout. Akhmedov, of Astana, Kazakhstan, landed a monster proper hand that dropped Todd (17-11, 9 KOs), a tricky and expert journeyman from Atlanta, then swarmed him alongside the ropes till referee Ivan Guillermo stepped in with the mercy stoppage at 2:31 of the spherical.
Akhmedov simply dominated!! #HFN pic.twitter.com/cTd2aqasfz
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) September 1, 2024
It was Akhmedov’s first bout underneath the 360 Promotions banner.
On the undercard, gentle heavyweight prospect Umar Dzambekov stopped Edward Ortiz within the fourth spherical of a scheduled eight-round bout. Dzambekov (9-0, 6 KOs) confronted a mirror picture in Ortiz, additionally a sensible southpaw technician, however he set the tempo and unloaded the more durable pictures from the opening bell. Ortiz (13-2-2, 5 KOs), a former U.S. nationwide champion from San Antonio, boxed effectively within the pocket in opposition to Dzambekov, a nine-time Austrian nationwide beginner champ, however the Russia-born lefty broke via with onerous hooks and crosses that lastly took their toll in Spherical 4.
Ortiz was dropped twice earlier than the bout was stopped. It was Dazmbekov’s first bout of 2024 after a busy 2023 that noticed him struggle six instances. The time without work apparently suited him effectively.
IT’S OVER!! #HFN pic.twitter.com/ilhrPf1fN4
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) September 1, 2024
Daniel Robles (9-3-1, 5 KOs), of Oxnard, California, outpointed sport journeyman Jonathan Almacen (7-12-3, 2 KOs), of Metro Manila, Philippines, in a aggressive and entertaining four-round featherweight bout, successful by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 (twice).
Angel Carrillo (3-0-1, 1 KO), of Oxnard, California, stopped cagey and unorthodox southpaw Josaphat Navarro (1-2-1), of Laguna Hills, California (by means of the Philippines) within the third spherical of a four-round junior featherweight bout. Carrillo, solely 19 years outdated, pressured and outworked Navarro till referee Gerard White had seen sufficient punishment.
