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Cage of Fire VII Results "COF Face Off"
June 23, 2007 "El Auditorio Municipal" (Tijuana Municipal Auditorium) Tijuana, Mexico
Fight 1 - Welterweight Bout Scott Catlin wins by TKO (strikes) at :25 of the first round over Sipanhya Koummalasy
Fight 2 - Welterweight Bout Warren James wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:27 of the first round over Xavier Mondragon
Fight 3 - Flyweight Bout Rafael Salomao wins by submission (triangle choke\elbows) at 2:47 of the first round over Maurice Eazel
Fight 4 - Lightweight Bout Shannon Gugerty wins by first round submission (rear naked choke) over Paris Ruiz
Fight 5 - Welterweight Bout Iuri Silva wins by second round submission (guillotine choke) over Nate Aye
Fight 6 - Middleweight Bout Virgilio Lozano wins by TKO (fighter retirement) at 2:16 of the second round over Bill Smallwood In the second round, the ref stood the fighters up after they were tied up on the ground and Smallwood told the ref he could not continue - Smallwood sat on the mat and had the doctor check his left leg - He looked to be in discomfort but was able to walk out of the cage.
Fight 7 - Lightweight Bout Mauro Salomao wins by first round submission (arm bar) over Jeff Willingham
Fight 8 - Heavyweight Bout Antonio Velarde wins by second round TKO (knee\strikes) over Adolfo De La Torre
Fight 9 - Middleweight Bout Mike Seal wins by first round TKO (fighter retirement) over Marcos Rodriquez After Seal landed some knees, they separated and Rodriquez motioned he could not continue (possible broken nose).
Fight 10 - COF Bantamweight Championship (vacant) Brandon Gushiken wins by disqualification at 4:40 of the second round over Gerardo Morales - Morales was DQ'd for an illegal knee to the head. Gushiken wins title. An immediate rematch was ordered at the next Cage of Fire.
Fight 11 - COF Lightweight Championship Daniel Morales wins by submission (verbal from elbows) at 3:17 of the first round over Joey Alvarado - Morales wins title from Alvarado.
*** Special Note (Special Thanks go out to Team Cotas for this information): On Sunday, via telephone, Brandon Gushiken decided not to accept the COF Bantamweight title in his controversial disqualification win over Gerardo Morales. In recognition of the closeness of the bout and out of respect for his opponent, Gushiken has accepted the mandated rematch at the next Cage of Fire. Henceforth, the COF Bantamweight title has been ruled vacant - KRO1 Promociones (Cage of Fire promoters)
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