North prevailed against south in the all-California main event of Combate Americas “Road to the Championship 3,” as Sacramento featherweight Erick Sanchez put on an impressive showing against local favorite Mike Segura.
The fight topped an eight-bout bill on Monday at Exchange LA, a night club in the former Los Angeles Stock Exchange building.
A left hook to the jaw floored Segura only three seconds into the opening round, but the lanky Subfighter MMA representative regained his wits and struggled to reclaim guard as Sanchez attacked from above. Sanchez was relentless and gave his opponent no space to escape, attaching himself to Segura’s back in a scramble and applying a deep rear-naked choke to coax a tap after only 50 seconds.