Underway in the mile-high city….the spiritual and physical birthplace of the UFC back in November, 1993.
A bizarre 47-second contest between James Te Huna and Ricardo Romero to open the night. To the uninitiated, it resembled one man looking for his glasses on the floor in the dark – Romero – while Te Huna swatted flies around his knees. To those who follow the mad mix of styles, Romero wanted a ground fight, while Te Huna wanted to let his hands go. He did, knocking Romero down with a right uppercut and then finishing him by boxing the New Jersey man around the ears.
Brilliant fight between Takeya Misugaki and Cole Escovedo. It lasted thirty seconds short of ten minutes, the Japanese fighter bringing a brutal finish with sharp, accurate left-right combinations, and right uppercuts, sending Escovedo to the ground. Bravery from Escovedo, clinical stuff from Misugaki. Escovedo suffered from not releasing from the Thai clinch. It was almost impossible to separate the pair in the first round. Arguably 10-10. Both bowed together in the Octagon after the contest. Moving end; great sportsmanship.
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