Ludwig-Kamuzawa fight from ROF 28 airs tonight on HDNet

The first of two 90-minute Ring of Fire episodes, taped from last Friday's Ring of Fire 28: Evolution, premieres tonight on HDNet.

Tonight’s episode (Feb. 23rd) will revolve around Duane Ludwig and his fight against Shinya Kamuzawa, a newcomer from Pancrase.



Duane "Bang" Ludwig vs. Shinya Kamuzawa
Donald Cerrone vs. Ryan Roberts
Kamalu Keawe vs. Daniel Griffin
Aaron Trujillo vs. Roberto Nater
Alfredo Corona vs. Jeremy Malaterre
Kenneth Seegrist vs. Jason Smith
Vern Baca vs. Gerald Lavato



Next Friday’s episode (March 2nd) will follow around ROF Lightweight champion Alvin “Kid” Robinson for his featherweight fight against Olly Bradstreet.

Alvin Robinson vs. Olly Bradstreet
Eliot Marshall vs. Damir Mihajlovic
Andre Walker vs. Carpaccio Owens
Michelle Waterson vs. Andrea Miller
Eric Fagyas vs. Kevin Carter
Kenny May vs. Eric Buck

Ring of Fire: Evolution Part 1
Friday – Feb. 23rd 9:30 PM ET
Saturday – Feb. 24th 12:30 AM ET
Saturday – Feb. 24th 3:30 AM ET

Ring of Fire 28: Evolution Part 2
Friday – Mar. 2nd 9:30 PM ET
Saturday – Mar. 3rd 12:30 AM ET
Saturday – Mar. 3rd 3:30 AM ET

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LUDWIG AND ROBINSON LIGHT UP RING OF FIRE

Broomfield, Colo. – Local hero Duane “Bang” Ludwig headlined Ring of Fire 28 on Friday night as the promotion moved into it’s new home in Broomfield, Colo. at the brand-spanking-new Broomfield Events Center. A capacity crowd of some 5,000 fans packed the arena to see the top fighters in the region make a clean sweep.

Ludwig toyed with Japanese import Shinya Kumazawa en route to a surprising TKO finish not due to strikes, as one would expect from one of the most prolific strikers in mixed martial arts, but from a side choke that Kumazawa refused to tap from.



Sprawling out on Kumazawa’s early takedown attempts, Ludwig realized early that he was in no danger in this fight. “I really expected him to be a lot tougher,” said Ludwig after the fight. Ludwig continually landed brutal knees to the face and head while standing and continually gave up dominant positions on the ground, once sacrificing a rear naked choke attempt and another time giving up a reverse triangle from front mount, to stand the fight up and punish Kumazawa on the feet.

At one point, Ludwig shot on Kumazawa and following the takedown immediately stood up and turned to point to his cornerman, Nate Marquardt, as if to say “See, I was paying attention.” He then returned the fight to the mat and secured a side choke. Kumazawa, displaying the Samurai heart, refused to tap causing referee Adam Martinez to stop the bout towards the end of round 2.

Full Results
Duane Ludwig def Shinya Kumazawa via TKO (Side Choke) 4:32 R2
Alvin Robinson def Olly Bradstreet via RNC 1:47 R1
Donald Cerrone def Damir Mihajlovic via TKO (Strikes) 3:57 R1
Carpaccio Owens def Andre Walker via Sub (Strikes) 1:00 R3
Vern Baca def Gerald Lavato via TKO (Strikes) 2:26 R2
Michelle Waterson def Andrea Miller via Unanimous Decision
Kamalu Keawe def Daniel Griffin via TKO (Due to Damage) :27 R2
Eric Fagyas def Kevin Carter via Gillotine Choke 2:56 R1
Aaron Trujillo def Roberto Nater via TKO 1:08 R1
Jeremy Malaterre def Alfredo Corona via Unanimous Decision
Ken Seegrist def Jason McDonald via Sub (Strikes) :30 R1
Eric Buck def Kenny May via Armbar 1:25 R1

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GRACIE FIGHTER ROBINSON STEPS INTO RING OF FIRE

Friday’s Ring of Fire 28 event at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado, could be a big step forward in the developing career of local standout Alvin “Kid” Robinson.

In just two short years, Robinson has become one of the Colorado fight scene’s busiest and most successful lightweights. Going 7-1 in his pro career, Alvin has yet to make it to a decision, which is a testament to his exciting, aggressive style of fighting.

“I’m going to be cutting down to 145-lbs. to take on Olly [Oliver] Bradstreet from Utah,” said Alvin of Friday’s Ring of Fire fight. “The guy’s got a pretty tough record, 22-1 [overall] and I’m looking to forward to putting the second loss on his record.”

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