PFC: Best of Both Worlds
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PFC: Best of Both Worlds was a mixed martial arts
event held by the Palace Fighting Championship
(PFC) on February 6, 2009 in Lemoore, CA.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by the Palace Fighting Championship
Palace Fighting Championship
Palace Fighting Championship was a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States that was created in 2007 by Christian Printup...
(PFC) on February 6, 2009 in Lemoore, CA.
Fight Card
- Featherweight bout:
Joe Morales vs. Joey Cabezas
- Morales defeated Cabezas via split decision.
- Featherwight bout: Chad MendesChad MendesChad Edward Mendes is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-High school:Mendes finished 8th in the state of California , wrestling for Hanford High School. In 2002, he finished 5th at 114 lbs. and in 2003, he finished third at 121 lbs...
vs. Leland Gridley
- Featherwight bout:
- Mendes defeated Gridley via TKO (punches) at 1:58 of round 2.
- Heavyweight bout: Rick CheekRick Cheek"Savage" Rick Cheek is an American Super Heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist, from Santa Rosa, California. He's former IKF and WKA North American Super Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and former United States Air Force boxing champion.- Biography & career:Cheek started training...
vs. Mike HayesMike HayesMichael "Mike" Hayes is an English businessman, best known as the president and CEO of SEGA Europe and SEGA of America .-Early Career:...
- Heavyweight bout:
- Hayes defeated Cheek via submission (punches) at 1:01 of round 2.
- Heavyweight bout: Brandon Cash vs. Steve Gavin
- Heavyweight bout:
- Cash defeated Gavin via TKO (punches) at 0:26 of round 1.
- Female bout: Erin ToughillErin ToughillErin Young Toughill is a mixed martial artist and former boxer.She began kickboxing at the age of 18 and started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu soon after....
vs. Karen WilliamsKaren WilliamsKaren Williams is an American concert and opera soprano. In 1985 she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; making her stage debut at the Metropolitan Opera later that year as Serena in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. She sang that role at the Met again in 1989-1990...
- Female bout:
- Toughill defeated Williams via TKO (punches) at 2:06 of round 1.
- Flyweight bout: Ulysses GomezUlysses GomezUlysses Gomez is a Mexican American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Gomez has mostly fought in PFC and Tachi Palace Fights and is also known for his grappling career....
vs. David Suarez
- Flyweight bout:
- Gomez defeated Suarez via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:45 of round 1.
- Flyweight bout: Ben Nguyen vs. Alexis VilaAlexis Vila|-|Loss|align=center|11-1|Eduardo Dantas|Decision |Bellator 59||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Final|-|Win|align=center|11-0|Marcos Galvão|Decision...
- Flyweight bout:
- Vila defeated Nguyen via KO (punch) at 0:34 of round 2.