California Fight Syndicate teamed up with the California Association of Tactical Officers (CATO) to support the Fallen Officers Memorial Foundation on Wednesday night at the Double Tree Resort in Santa Barbara.
CFS’s latest mixed martial arts event – ?The Fallen? – was held in association with CATO?s annual tradeshow/expo at the Double Tree.
Here are the fight results. Photos by James Crosby below.
Fight 1
Victor Bryson vs. Gregorgio Sanchez
(3 round split descision draw)Fight 2
Kyle Smith def.?Anthony Topas
(Smith wins with 1st round arm bar)Fight 3
Josh Ruiz def.?Russell Dafoe
(Ruiz wins with tapout due to rear naked choke in the 3rd)Fight 4
Emil Sanchez def.?Joseph Bourdony
(Sanchez winner by stoppage TKO in the first round (ground and pound))Fight 5
Bren O Neal def.?Josh Passmore
(O Neal wins with Arm bar 1st round)
Russell Dafoe nearly connects with a Teep kick to the head of Josh Ruiz in the first of three rounds.
Kyle Smith is announced as the winner by submission in the first round. Smith improved to 3-2 and put on a mask reading ‘Ruckus 805’. (James Crosby Photos)
Victor Bryson (red) lands a left on Gregorio Santiago in the first round. Bryson and Santiago ended with a split decision draw after three rounds.
Bren O’Neal (red) slams Josh Passmore in the first round of their main event fight.
Emil Sanchez pounds the body of Joseph Bourdony as he advances for a take-down. Sanchez would emerge the victor in the first round after a TKO referee stoppage.
Kyle Smith (red) locks in an arm bar against Anthony Topas in the first round for the win.
Bren O Neal improves to 3-3 as “Big” John McCarthy raises his hand in victory after his first round arm bar.
Josh Ruiz (red) and Russell Dafoe trade punches in the third and final round. Ruiz eventually tapped out Dafoe with a rear naked choke in the round.
Emil Sanchez celebrates after knocking out Joseph Bourdony in the first round. Sanchez improved to 3-1.
