PALACE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPhttp://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/Copyright PALACE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPsNewsBy Jeremy Luchau - The PFC LEMOORE, CA — The Palace Fighting Championship’s middleweight division has been in shook up in recent weeks, as new champion Santa Rosa’s Nate Loughran (8-0) is headed to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. But the PFC has also added some tough middleweights, such as North Highland’s Jaime Jara (18-5) and Brazil’s Leopoldo Serao (14-7). Both will make their PFC debuts on July 18 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino at PFC 9’s “The Return”. “Serao is sort of an unknown commodity in the U.S. He’s very talented, trains with the Fairtex camp in the Bay area and is a legit Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. Leopoldo Serao definitely brings a dangerous infusion of talent to the PFC middleweight division,” PFC President Christian Printup said. “He’s an aggressive striker and he’s a legitimate threat to anyone at 185 on any given night. He may not be the most well-known guy out there but he’s been in the ring with much bigger guys like Ninja Rua and Assuerio Silva and fought internationally for the most part.” Serao will take on a very tough Roseville middleweight Dan Molina (10-8). “Dan Molina will be standing across the ring from Leopoldo on July 18 and Dan is a very tough and well-skilled fighter. He’s a WEC and IFL veteran. He’s legit. This is a good test for Leopoldo. If he gets through Molina, there are some very interesting matchups there for him in the PFC.” Matchups that could include Jara or former PFC champ Visalia’s Kenny Ento (9-4). “My fighting style is Luta Livre, which is submission fighting. I come to the U.S. from Cluba De Luta in Brazil. Here in the United States I fight for Cluba De Luta and Fairtex,” Serao said. “The PFC is a great show, and I am happy to be fighting here. I am looking to impress the fans and earn a title.” Molina was on a 4-fight win streak until a recent loss in April to Cory Devela (9-2). “I do not know much about my opponent . I have seen him fight a little bit in the IFL. He is tough, and it should be a good fighter. I want to make the fans happy, so I will try to win by knockout,” Serao said. Serao last fought in the IFL in February, losing by decision to Oregon’s Josh Haynes (9-10). Serao’s loss to Haynes was his second in a row. As the UFC put together a card for July 19 to counter the inaugural Affliction show, it affected the PFC in several ways, as Indiana heavyweight Jake O’Brien (10-1) was scheduled to fight Sacramento’s Jeromy Freitag (6-6), but that fight is now canceled, as O’Brien is slated to compete in the UFC now. The initial PFC 9 card also had a scheduled PFC World Welterweight title fight, pitting Bakersfield’s Bryan Travers (10-1) and Porterville’s Morris Aldaco (6-0), but Aldaco had to pull out because of an injury and the fight has been moved to September. PFC World Light Heavyweight champ Brazil’s Jorge Oliveira (3-2-1) was scheduled for a rematch with Arroyo Grande’s Glover Teixeira (6-2), but Teixeira had to pull out and Isaiah Larson (5-2) will fill in. “Obviously we were looking forward to Jorge defending versus Glover, the rematch. Glover however had to travel back to Brazil and the timing of everything precluded him from being here for the fight. In this game you never anticipate a change in opponents, especially in a title fight, but a change should never surprise a promoter either,” Printup said. “I think in Isaiah Larson we found a great opponent. This guy is coming down from heavyweight; he’s 5-2 as a professional competing in the Midwest circuit. He has a strong wrestling pedigree and likes to stand and bang. It’s going to be a war. It’s Jorge’s first defense. It’s Isaiah’s shot at a championship and I expect both guys to bring it and the fans will be in for a treat on July 18.” Tickets can be purchased at tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-2277. Tickets can also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino Gift Shop. Weighins will be held on Thursday, July 17 at 4 p.m. at the Den Sports Bar located on the third floor of the Palace. Fans are encouraged to attend. On Friday doors open at 5:30 p.m. and fights start at 6:30. The fights will be held out doors for the first time in PFC history. In other bouts: — North Highland middleweight Jaime Jara (18-5) vs. Orange Country’s Marcus Gaines (4-4). —Fresno featherweight Casey Olson (7-2) vs. Sacramento’s Tito Jones (4-1). —Lemoore welterweight Mickey Martinez (5-1-1) vs. Bakersfield’s Jack Morrison (0-2). —Hanford lightweight Jeremy Luchau (1-0) vs. Bakersfield’s Juan Lopez (1-3). —Lightweight Dominique Robinson (12-2-1) vs. Bakersfield’s Chuck Kim (6-6). —Las Vegas flyweight Ulysses Gomez (1-0) vs. Madera’s Anthony Perales (1-0). —Visalia lightweight Darren Crisp (4-2) vs. Porterville’s Joe Soto (1-0). —Lemoore welterweight Paul Gonzales (1-0) vs. Alfredo Mirelas (0-1). —Hanford featherweight Javier Cervantes (1-1) vs. Corcoran’s Alex Ortiz (0-0). For breaking PFC news go to www.palacefightingchampionship.com. You can also find other PFC and Palace information at http://www.tachipalace.com. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:35:30 +0000http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1serao-ready-to-make-pfc-debuth1/http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1serao-ready-to-make-pfc-debuth1/By Jeremy Luchau - The PFC LEMOORE, CA — Not very many fighters are willing to throw away a title shot. But then again, not many people are thinking the way Merced’s Phil Collins is. Palace Fighting Championship President Christian Printup announced Monday, June 7 that Collins will fight Visalia’s Doug Marshall at PFC 9 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino on July 18. Marshall (7-3) is the former World Extreme Cagefighting Light Heavyweight champion and will return to the Palace where he started his mixed martial arts career with a submission victory over Tulare’s Anthony Fuller (1-2) at WEC 8 in 2003. “I absolutely love this fight. Doug is the former WEC Light Heavyweight champion. He’s been in there with some of the best in the game. He’s an intimidating guy,” Printup said. “But in Phil Collins, here is a guy who has also fought tough competition, makes exciting fights and is not intimidated by anyone. He has nothing to lose.” With the exception of a shot at the PFC World Middleweight crown, which is currently held by Santa Rosa’s Nate Loughran (8-0). “Taking this fight, Phil has relinquished his No. 1 contender status,” said Printup, who had previously announced that Collins (6-3) and Loughran would fight in September. “This is a much bigger opportunity for me,” said Collins, who defeated Lemoore’s Mike Martinez (2-2) at PFC 7 in March to earn the No. 1 contender spot. “No disrespect to Nate, as he’s a great fighter. Nate’s already beat me, but if he’s walking around the Palace nobody knows who he is. If you see the ‘Rhino’, you know it’s the ‘Rhino’. Doug has been at the higher level and that’s what I want to get to. If I can beat him, then I think I can get there, too.” It’s also an opportunity for Marshall to make his return to the Palace and to his loyalist of fans. “I wanted to fight back at the Palace because of the Central Valley fans,” said Marshall, who lost his WEC title to Brian Stann (6-0) WEC 33 in March. “I love watching the PFC. There’s a lot of young hungry fighters and I love the blackjack table. The fans can expect the same thing they can always expect from me and that’s to serve up a Central Valley ass whopping.” Marshall was last in action in the Palace when he captured the WEC title in August of 2006 when he knocked out Lodune Sincaid (13-6). Ironically that was one of the last times an MMA event was held outside at the Palace, but Printup announced that PFC 9 in order to accommodate the fans would hold the event outdoors. Also as part of the 1-fight deal with Marshall, the PFC can’t air the fight on Comcast SportsNet. If fans want to catch Marshall in action, they’ll have to see it live. Two PFC World titles will be on the line at PFC 9, as Brazil’s Jorge Oliveira (3-2-1) defends his light heavyweight title against Arroyo Grande’s Glover Teixeira (6-2). And Bakersfield’s Bryan Travers (10-1) takes on Porterville’s Morris Aldaco (6-0) for the vacant PFC World Welterweight crown. Tickets can be purchased at tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-2277. Tickets can also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino Gift Shop. Weighins will be held on Thursday, July 17 at 4 p.m. at the Den Sports Bar located on the third floor of the Palace. Fans are encouraged to attend. On Friday doors open at 5:30 p.m. and fights start at 6:30. The fights will be held out doors for the first time in PFC history. In other bouts: —Indiana heavyweight Jake O’Brien (10-1) vs. Sacramento’s Jeromy Freitag (6-6). — North Highland middleweight Jaime Jara (18-5) vs. Orange Country’s Marcus Gaines (4-4). —Fresno featherweight Casey Olson (7-2) vs. Sacramento’s Tito Jones (4-1). —Brazil middleweight Leopoldo Serao (14-7) vs. Roseville’s Dan Molina (10-8). —Los Angeles light heavyweight Ricardo Barros (2-1) vs. San Luis Obispo’s “Irish” Abe Baxter (5-2-1). —Lemoore welterweight Mickey Martinez (5-1-1) vs. Bakersfield’s Jack Morrison (0-2). —Hanford lightweight Jeremy Luchau (1-0) vs. Bakersfield’s Juan Lopez (1-3). —Lightweight Dominique Robinson (2-2) vs. Bakersfield’s Chuck Kim (6-6). —Las Vegas flyweight Ulysses Gomez (1-0) vs. Rancho Cordova’s Andrew Martinez (0-1). —Visalia lightweight Darren Crisp (4-2) vs. Porterville’s Joe Soto (1-0). —Lemoore welterweight Paul Gonzales (1-0) vs. TBA. —Hanford featherweight Javier Cervantes (1-1) vs. Corcoran’s Alex Ortiz (0-0). For breaking PFC news go to www.palacefightingchampionship.com. You can also find other PFC and Palace information at http://www.tachipalace.com. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:47:27 +0000http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1rhino-returns-to-lemoore-to-face-the-painh1/http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1rhino-returns-to-lemoore-to-face-the-painh1/By Jeremy Luchau - The PFC LEMOORE, CA — It should be a clash of styles both fighting and personalities when Fresno’s Casey Olson and Sacramento’s Tito Jones take the ring on July 18 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore for Palace Fighting Championship 9. The Fresno mixed martial artist brings a 7-2 record to the table and is known for his powerful wrestling background and brutal ground-and-pound. Meanwhile, Jones (4-1) will probably be the more athletic and energetic fighter in the ring. Whatever style prevails, PFC President Christian Printup believes it just might be one of the best featherweight fights the PFC has ever put together. “I think it will be one of the most anticipated featherweight fights we’ve ever had,” Printup said. “I think it’s one of the best match ups we could possibly have made and whoever wins this fight moves up the ladder and one step closer to a title shot.” Olson has competed in the PFC four times, winning three of his last four fights. He most recently made his 145-pound debut, dropping from 155 to defeat Lemoore’s Sergio Quinones (2-2) on May 8. “The transition was not as bad as I thought it would be. But I worked very hard to get there. I did everything right, training, diet, resting my body etc... I felt good,” Olson said. “I don’t know anything about Tito. I know he trains with Urijah , so he has the best in the world at our weight class going with him everyday. His standup seems to be pretty good.” Pretty good might be an understatement, as Jones delivered one of the best knockouts in PFC history at PFC 7.5 in April, flattening Bakersfield’s Fernando Arreola (3-5-1) with a head kick. “I know that Casey Olson is a good wrestler, but we will be engaged in much more than a wrestling match and you don’t win a fight by pinning someone. I know he is a hard worker and so am I that makes me look forward to this match. I can’t wait,” Jones said. “No disrespect to Casey, but this is just how I see every fight in my head… annihilation.” This showdown is sure to shake up the 145-pound division, which also features PFC World Featherweight champ Fresno’s Jorge Evangelista (7-2-1) and former champs Dos Palos’ Art Arciniega (6-2) and game veteran Oroville’s Shawn Bias (12-6). “I think the division is an awesome division in the PFC, since being here in Cali and knowing about the PFC, the landscape at 145 pounds has changed several times, which means there is stiff and tough competition,” Jones said. “Also now that the PFC is bringing guys in from everywhere you have to always be on your toes, there’s no time to relax or become content because you never know what or who is around the next corner.” Olson also has a take on the division. “It’s an awesome division. It just keeps getting tougher and tougher. Every fight now is a war. I’m excited to see what’s going to happen,” Olson said. “You know, I never think about what’s next for me. The title shot will come when it’s supposed to come. Jorge Evangelista is a good friend of mine and a training partner when I’m in Fresno, so I don’t plan on fighting him unless we have to. My title shot will come sooner or later. I’m not worried about it. As long as I can put on a good fight for the fans and keep winning, that’s all I care about for now.” Two PFC World titles will be on the line at PFC 9, as Brazil’s Jorge Oliveira (3-2-1) defends his light heavyweight title against Arroyo Grande’s Glover Teixeira (6-2). And Bakersfield’s Bryan Travers (10-1) takes on Porterville’s Morris Aldaco (6-0) for the vacant PFC World Welterweight crown. Tickets will go on sale Saturday June 7 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-2277. Tickets can also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino Gift Shop. Weighins will be held on Thursday, July 17 at 4 p.m. at the Den Sports Bar located on the third floor of the Palace. Fans are encouraged to attend. On Friday doors open at 5:30 p.m. and fights start at 6:30. The fights will be held out doors for the first time in PFC history. Printup also announced the signing of Brazil middleweight Leopoldo Serao (14-7) to a multi-fight contract. Serao, a native of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, is expected to make his PFC debut in September. “Leopoldo Serao is a significant signing for us. He’s a very dangerous and versatile middleweight. He’s fought Ninja Rua and Assuerio Silva among others. He’s a hard nosed, dynamic, elite level jiu-jitsu player and this signing makes our middleweight division very deep. ” In other bouts: —Indiana heavyweight Jake O’Brien (10-1) vs. Sacramento’s Jeromy Freitag (6-6). — North Highland middleweight Jaime Jara (18-5) vs. Orange Country’s Marcus Gaines (4-4). —Los Angeles light heavyweight Ricardo Barros (2-1) vs. San Luis Obispo’s “Irish” Abe Baxter (5-2-1). —Lemoore welterweight Mickey Martinez (5-1-1) vs. Bakersfield’s Jack Morrison (0-2). —Hanford lightweight Jeremy Luchau (1-0) vs. Bakersfield’s Juan Lopez (1-3). —Lightweight Dominique Robinson (2-2) vs. Bakersfield’s Chuck Kim (6-6). —Las Vegas flyweight Ulysses Gomez (1-0) vs. Rancho Cordova’s Andrew Martinez (0-1). —Visalia lightweight Darren Crisp (4-2) vs. Porterville’s Joe Soto (1-0). —Lemoore welterweight Paul Gonzales (1-0) vs. TBA. —Hanford featherweight Javier Cervantes (1-1) vs. Corcoran’s Alex Ortiz (0-0). For breaking PFC news go to www.palacefightingchampionship.com. You can also find other PFC and Palace information at http://www.tachipalace.com. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:34:33 +0000http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1jones-and-olson-clash-at-pfc-9h1/http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1jones-and-olson-clash-at-pfc-9h1/By Jeremy Luchau - The PFC LEMOORE, Ca. — There is a reason why Jaime Jara opted to compete in the Palace Fighting Championship. The North Highland’s mixed martial artist says he wants to fight good middleweights. “That’s what we have in the PFC… we’ve got some tough middleweights,” PFC President Christian Printup said. “Jara is right there at the top of the list with our champion Nate Loughran, Kenny Ento, Phil Collins and Justin Levens is still under contract with us and we’re on the verge of signing a veteran Brazilian middleweight who will definitely add more depth to the division.” Jara (18-5) will make his highly anticipated PFC debut on Friday July 18 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino at PFC 9. He is scheduled to face Orange County’s Marcus Gaines (4-4). “There are some good fighters in the PFC and if I’m fighting good fighters, then that’s going to make a good fight for the fans,” said Jara, who is the current Pure Combat Middleweight champ and former Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight and Welterweight champion. “My goals in the PFC are to get the hardware,” Jara added. “I want the strap.” Jara is expected to challenge Santa Rosa’s Loughran (8-0) for the title if Loughran makes it past Merced’s Collins (6-3) in a PFC event in September at the Palace in Lemoore. “Our middleweight division is very, very strong,” Printup added. “I think it’s going to keep getting stronger, too. We are very excited to have Jara now. I honestly believe that he is one of the toughest 185-pound fighters in the country. I think that he could compete with anyone and be competitive and we are very excited to have him under an exclusive contract.” Jara recently captured the Pure Combat title by defeating Lodi’s Steve Heath (9-5) on May 9. “I don’t know anything about my next opponent and it doesn’t matter” Jara said. “I see the fight playing out violently.” Jara, who graduated from Rio Linda High in 1987, was a runner up at the California State wrestling tournament. He is widely respected as one of the toughest middleweights in the state. “I think that Jara will be one of the more colorful fighters that we have,” Printup said. “He’s never had a boring fight and I think that he will be an instant fan favorite here in the Valley.” Two PFC World titles will be on the line at PFC 9, as Brazil’s Jorge Oliveira (3-2-1) defends his light heavyweight title against Arroyo Grande’s Glover Teixeira (6-2). The Oliveira and Teixeira bout will be a rematch from when Teixeira made PFC history and knocked out Oliveira with one punch in just 5 seconds at PFC 6 in January. “I think this time it will be a much different fight,” Printup said. “Either way, whoever wins, we are going to have one of the top 205 pounders in the world wearing our belt.” Also, Bakersfield’s Bryan Travers (10-1) takes on Porterville’s Morris Aldaco (6-0) for the vacant PFC World Welterweight crown. Tickets will go on sale Saturday June 7 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-2277. Tickets can also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino Gift Shop. Weighins will be held on Thursday, July 17 at 4 p.m. at the Den Sports Bar located on the third floor of the Palace. Fans are encouraged to attend. On Friday doors open at 5:30 p.m. and fights start at 6:30. The fights will be held out doors for the first time in PFC history. In other bouts: —Indiana heavyweight Jake O’Brien (10-1) vs. Sacramento’s Jeromy Freitag (6-6). —Fresno featherweight Casey Olson (7-2) vs. Sacramento’s Tito Jones (4-1). —Los Angeles light heavyweight Ricardo Barros (2-1) vs. TBA. —Lemoore welterweight Mickey Martinez (5-1-1) vs. Bakersfield’s Jack Morrison (0-2). —Hanford lightweight Jeremy Luchau (1-0) vs. Bakersfield’s Juan Lopez (1-3). —Lightweight Dominique Robinson (2-2) vs. Bakersfield’s Chuck Kim (6-6). —Las Vegas flyweight Ulysses Gomez (1-0) vs. Rancho Cordova’s Andrew Martinez (0-1). —Visalia lightweight Darren Crisp (4-2) vs. TBA. —Lemoore welterweight Paul Gonzales (1-0) vs. TBA. —Hanford featherweight Javier Cervantes (1-1) vs. Corcoran’s Alex Ortiz (0-0). For breaking PFC news go to www.palacefightingchampionship.com. You can also find other PFC and Palace information at http://www.tachipalace.com. Wed, 28 May 2008 22:46:23 +0000http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1jara-eager-to-enter-pfc-ringh1/http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1jara-eager-to-enter-pfc-ringh1/By Jeremy Luchau - The PFC LEMOORE, Ca. — It might have been the greatest 10 seconds in Palace Fighting Championship history. Featherweights Jorge Evangelista and Art Arciniega stood toe-to-toe throwing punches with the PFC World title on the line in the fifth and final round on May 8 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino. “It was a war in there,” said Fresno’s Evangelista, who edged former champ Arciniega of Oakdale by unanimous decision. “I just wanted to show the fans a good fight. It’s not about winning, it’s about showing the fans that you’re a warrior.” It could have been a huge mistake for Evangelista, who was easily ahead on the scorecards, to entice Arciniega (6-2) to slug it out in the final round. Evangelista (7-2-1) controlled much of the fight, scoring in the early rounds with devastating knees and in the middle rounds with stiff leg kicks. “I wanted to take his legs from him and reduce his power and you could see that in the last round he didn’t have the same power,” Evangelista said. “It feels good to have the belt, but I’m more happy with the showing and the respect that I earned tonight.” Eleven other fighters earned much respect at PFC 8’s “A night of Champions”, which Comcast SportsNet TV announcer Andre Covington renamed “A night of the Challenger” midway through the show. Three champions were dethroned and Porterville’s Shawn Klarcyk won the PFC World Bantamweight interim title by submitting Oregon’s Jason Georgianna. Santa Rosa’s Nate Loughran (8-0) submitted Visalia’s Kenny Ento (9-4) in 2:30 of the second round of a middleweight title fight. Loughran looked spectacular throughout the contest, pressed the action and submitted the ground specialist with a rear-naked choke. “I didn’t really feel like I was a lot stronger than him like people keep saying,” said Loughran, who is a student of Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran David Terrell (6-2). “I think that people underestimate Kenny’s strength. He has a lot of leverage in the ring. But I think that I paced myself to go five rounds and he paced himself for two and I think he got a little tired.” Loughran didn’t look the least bit winded and looks like a one-man wrecking crew in the middleweight division, as he won his third fight in the PFC. “I just kept working his body and really never attempted anything to his head,” said Loughran, who dominated the first round, scoring a takedown early and got the better of the ground game. “The one thing that we noticed about Kenny is that he is really good at his boxing or kickboxing or he is really good at jiu-jitsu, but he has a hard time in the transitions from one sport to the next,” Loughran said. “We wanted to catch him in those transitions and take advantage.” Ento landed some solid leg kicks in the second round and took Loughran down, but Loughran was able to take Ento’s back and then sink the choke. “I’m excited to be the champ and I will fight anyone that my team or the PFC deems necessary,” Loughran said. In the main event, Bakersfield lightweight Brian Cobb (12-4) defeated Atlanta’s Diego Saraiva (11-7-1) by unanimous decision for the lightweight title. Cobb locked up his second belt, as he owns the Gladiator Challenge lightweight title. “I think that this belt kind of validates the other,” said Cobb, who dominated the fight with his top game, keeping Saraiva on his back and pounding out a win. “We don’t want mediocrity in this sport. We are always training to fight the best and I think Diego was by far one of my toughest opponents yet.” Saraiva was stuck on his back scrambling for submissions throughout the fight. But it was Cobb’s excellent wrestling and solid submission defense that prevailed. “I just wanted to fight smart and avoid his submissions,” Cobb said. “I’m comfortable on top.” Klarcyk (8-2) captured bantamweight interim title by submitting Oregon’s Jason Georgianna (7-3) at 57 seconds of the second round. Klarcyk exclusively and relentlessly attacked Georgiana's legs. “I saw a whole in his game where he didn't close his guard,” said Klarcyk who previously held the title before losing Oakdale champ Rolando Velasco. “I did exactly what we planned. I kept my distance, didn’t take any damage, got the takedown and submitted him.” The first round was action packed with several scrambles. Klarcyk took control in the second round, working a knee bar and then switching to a toehold to finish the fight. “He wasn’t tapping from the knee bar, so I switched to a toe hold and I heard the ankle pop and he tapped,” Klarcyk said. “I just want to thank my beautiful wife and tell her happy anniversary. We’re going on three years strong.” In other bouts: —Huron lightweight Sergio Cortez (4-3) defeated Lemoore’s Poppies Martinez (15-5), by referee stoppage due to injury with three seconds left in the first round. Martinez controlled the entire round, landing a solid leg kick before taking Cortez down, mounting him and sinking a tight guillotine choke. In a scramble Cortez worked out and Martinez’ rib was injured. —Oregon heavyweight Devin Cole (8-6) defeated Arizona’s Vince Lucero (18-14) by technical knockout in 1:17 of the first round. — Mexico lightweight Olaf Alfonso (7-8) knocked out Hesperia’s Chris Solomon (2-5) in 28 seconds of the first round. — Fresno featherweight Casey Olson (7-2) submitted Lemoore’s Sergio Quinones (3-2) in 46 seconds of the first round. — Sacramento lightweight Dustin Akabari (2-0) defeated Cody Canterbury (1-3) by technical knockout in 1:37 of the first round. — Oxnard light heavyweight Lodune Sincaid (13-6) submitted Tulare’s Rafael Del Real (5-9) in 1:03 of the first round. — Sacramento bantamweight Joseph Benavidez (5-0) submitted Los Angeles’ Maurice Eazel (3-7) in 1:02 of the first round. —Paradises lightweight Dan Russom (2-2) defeated Sacramento’s Thonglor Armatsena (1-1) by majority decision. For breaking PFC news go to www.palacefightingchampionship.com. You can also find other PFC and Palace information at http://www.tachipalace.com. Wed, 14 May 2008 11:44:50 +0000http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1three-belts-change-hands-at-pfc-8s-a-night-of-championsh1/http://www.palacefightingchampionship.com/sNews15/home/h1three-belts-change-hands-at-pfc-8s-a-night-of-championsh1/