Local MMA fighters to compete Saturday at The Dome
By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
Several Bakersfield fighters will be competing in a variety of classes in a amateur mixed martial arts fight card at The Dome on Saturday.
Josh Powell of Bakersfield (1-0) squares off in a battle of heavyweights against David Ferguson of Oakhurst (0-1) in the main event.
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Main Event
Heavyweights
Josh Powell, Bakersfield (1-0) vs. David Ferguson, Oakhurst (0-1).
Co-Main Event
Featherweights: Cameron Ramirez, Visalia (3-1) vs. Samuel Montiel, Bakersfield (0-2). Women's Flyweights: Alexis Chap, Bakersfield, (0-0) vs. Serina Soto, Delano (0-0). Lightweights: Alberto Arreola, Lemoore (3-0) vs. Charles Yatco, Bakersfield, (1-0).Middleweights: Tanner Marlow, Bakersfield (3-0) vs. Daniel Ortiz, Hanford (1-1). Welterweights: Bill Peck, Bakersfield (0-0) vs. Art Hernandez, Fresno (2-1). Bantamweights: Holt Felkins, Bakersfield (0-0) vs. Phillip Cedeno, Bakersfield (0-0). Light Heavyweights: Shaquil Gant, Taft (1-0) vs. Armando Avalos, Hanford (0-0). Bantamweights: Joey Martinez, Hanford (1-1) vs. Joey Absher, Exeter (0-0). Middleweights: Jacob Johnson, Taft (0-1) vs. Eric Huggins, Bakersfield, (0-0). Lightweights (150): Marcel Cyprian, Bakersfield, (0-1) vs. Ernesto Zamano, Delano (0-2). Lightweights: Kevin Rivera, Taft (0-1) vs. Derek Bailey, Farmersville (1-1). Featherweights (140): Ausencio Duran, Bakersfield, (0-0) vs. Tommy Thongseng, Visalia (0-1). Youth 95 Pounds: Austin Terry, Taft (0-1) vs. Miguel Angel Barraza, Madera (0-0). Youth 115 Pounds: Ricky Perez, Freesno (0-0) vs. Anthony Aguirre, Farmersville (0-0). Youth 135 Pounds: TBA vs. PJ Reyna, Oakhurst (0-0).
The co-main event will feature featherweights Samuel Montiel, Bakersfield (0-2) looking for his first win against Visalia's Cameron Ramirez (3-1).
Tickets range from $25 to $60 and can be purchased at Hooters, 4208 Rosedale Highway, or The Dome, 2201 V Street. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the first fight at 7.






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