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November 9, 2006 San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino 777 San Manuel Blvd. Highland, California |
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Mari’s Minute Full Rules Muay Thai Recap at The San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
On Thursday, November 9th, TheFightGame.tv had the pleasure of attending another great event put on by Dennis Warner & In Sync Productions, Inc along side the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino. This was the very first Muay Thai event held in the Inland Empire and at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino - and it met with great success. Notables in attendance included MMA legend Bas Rutten, PRIDE and WFA veteran Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and "Mr. International" himself - Shonie Carter to name just a few.
Bas Rutten & Mari Mari & Rampage Shone Carter & Mari
Fight 1: Nicholas Nguyen defeated Julien Lugo by unanimous decision after a 3 round battle. In the first round, Nguyen started the match with powerful knees to Lugo’s mid-section. Lugo complained to the referee (Cecil Peoples) about a low knee. I didn’t see it and neither did the referee who told Lugo to continue to fight. On to the second round, Lugo was able to connect and counter Nguyen with punches of his own. Lugo appeared more effective in this round but still behind. As the third round bell rang, both fighters came in slow with much more caution. Nguyen was able to connect with more frequency with a variety of knees, kicks & punches. His combination strikes gave him the lead - winning with score's of 29-28, 30-27 & 30-27.
Fight 2: Shane Del Rosario vs. Tyler Grear. As round one began, Del Rosario was the aggressor - pressing forward, throwing punches and connecting some clean power punches. Grear was able to block a few hits but took the majority thrown. Towards the end of the round, Grear came back with an impressive spinning back fist that stunned Del Rosario. Grear was able to connect with a few more punches towards the end of this round. He was able to even up a losing round. Early into round second round, Del Rosario was able to connect with more of the power punches that were effective in round one - taking Grear down for a referee 10 count - As Grear tried to beat the count, his knees didn’t let him get up in time. Del Rosario wins by knockout at 16 seconds of round two.
Fight 3 saw Ismael Gonzalez going against Neil Chatchaiyan. Both came out wanting to fight. Early in round one, Chatchaiyan connected with an elbow to face that took Gonzalez to the mat. Gonzalez was able to recover and beat the referee’s 10 count with no problem. Further in the round, as Gonzalez was backed into the ropes, Chatchaiyan connected another elbow right on what appeared to be Gonzalez’s neck area. Gonzalez went down, spitting out his mouth piece, trying to catch his breath. The referee started the 10 count and Gonzalez didn’t get up. It looked like he was having a hard time breathing. He was able catch his breath and started complaining to the referee and officials that it was an illegal hit to the throat. Referee counted Gonzalez out and declared Neil Chatchaiyan the winner by knockout at 2:40 of the first round.
Fight 4: This was a well anticipated fight - Two warriors in the ring who you know would give it their all - As Roxy “Balboa” Richardson walked down with the “Rocky” theme song, everyone had high expectations - You could see the determination in her face. Then came Christina Martin with Gwen Stafani’s “Hollaback Girl” song. You could just tell it was going to be a great battle. Round one begins and it's all Martin - connecting with high, low and mid-section kicks, followed up by punches galore. She didn’t lose focus. Martin was there to win. Round two - all Martin - pressing Richardson all the way. Getting her into the corner and punching away. Richardson did her best to block some punches but by round three, Martin made it seem easy. In all five rounds, Martin was the aggressor, connecting with her combination kicks and punches. I do give Richardson lots of credit though - She didn’t give up and stood her ground and showed a lot of heart - it just wasn’t her night. Congrats to Martin for an impressive win by unanimous decision - 50-45 on all three judges scorecards and who now is the Super lightweight Champion.
Fight 5: Craig Buchanan wins over Peter Kaljevic by unanimous decision. All judges score the bout 40-36. A faster Buchanan took round one - connecting with his punches and kicks to the body. Kaljevic looked too cautious (slow). As round two began, we saw a little more movement from Kaljevic. He was pressing forward a little more, but most punches and kicks thrown didn’t connect. The strikes that did connect didn’t appear to have much power. Buchanan’s strikes appeared to be more effective. As round three began, Kaljevic began to connect a little more. This was an even round as Buchanan slowed down and just countered as Kaljevic connected most of his punches and put more pressure on Buchanan. Round four once again saw Buchanan dominate Kaljevic with his kicks and knees that had Kaljevic hurt. Buchanan showed lots of power and speed giving him the win.
Fight 6: Jared Lara (Colin Oyama in his corner) vs. Robert Carvajal (Malaipet in his corner). Two reputable teams going against each other - This was to be a good match up. As the fight started, it was easily determined who the crowd favorite was - Jared Lara. Lara didn’t disappoint his fans, standing his ground and fighting - He took the first two rounds with his punching power, keeping his distance and not letting Carvajal get close. Carvajal kissed the mat a couple of times yet no 10 count by the referee. No knock downs. In the third round, Carvajal came out punching and connecting but Lara was able to counter and connected with his own punches. Lara landed a nice uppercut that rocked Carvajal in the fourth round. Early in the fight, Carvajal was successful in connecting with spinning kicks but as he attempted them again in the fourth round, Lara was ready for them and Carvajal was unsuccessful. Overall, Lara overpowered Carvajal in all four rounds, but lots of props to Carvajal whom took this fight on a one week notice (per Malaipet).
Fight 7: "The One armed Bandit" Baxter Humby defeated George Morales by knockout in the first round. Early in the round, Morales complained about a low kick by Humby - Referee gave Morales time to recover. Rounds starts again with both fighters connecting strikes. Humby throws a combination of punches and elbows that sent Morales down - Morales was able to get up and recover. Towards the end of the round, once again using the same combination of punches and elbows, Humby successfully rocks Morales and once again Morales goes down. This time, Morales couldn’t get up. All the fans stand up and cheer for the winner by knockout at 2:59 of first round - Baxter "The One armed Bandit" Humby.
Fight 8: An impressive, solid win for Romie Adanza who wins a unanimous decision over Miguel Rosales - Judges scored the bout 30-25, 29-26 and 30-25. Adanza pressed forward all three rounds - There was no stopping this kid - connecting with knees and punches in round one. In round two, Adanza was able to knock Rosales down two times but Rosales was able to recover fine. Adanza ended the round with three to four consecutive flying kicks at the bell. As soon as the bell rang for round three, Rosales came out swinging - connecting with a right, left combination and kick to Adanza’s mid section that dropped him. Adanza was able to get right up and still continue pressing the fight. In the end, Adanza showed solid skills throughout the fight leading to his decision victory.
Fight 9: The nights main event saw Pong Cheawchan against Mohamed Etajiei. The fight was short. After a few exchanges, Cheawchan had Etajiei leaning on the ropes. It was quick, I didn’t even see it. An elbow by Cheawchan knocked Etajiei down and out. Etajiei nearly fell out of the ring. The referee stopped the fight after a 10 count and the Doctor rushed in to look at Etajiei - He was out for a few seconds but was able to recover and walk away. Cheawchan wins by knockout at 1:11 of the first round.
Congratulations to all of the winners and Dennis Warner, In Sync Productions, Inc and the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino for putting on another great show for all the fans - One fight after the other with no breaks worked for me as it gave me time to do some gambling in the casino;-)
Until next time, Mari
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Fight 1 - Nicholas Nguyen vs. Julien Lugo Fight 2 - Shane Del Rosario vs. Tyler Grear Fight 3 - Neil Chatchaiyan vs. Ismael Gonzalez Fight 4 - Christina Martin vs. Roxy Richardson Fight 5 - Craig Buchanan vs. Peter Kaljevic |
Fight 6 - Jared Lara vs. Robert Carvajal Fight 7 - Baxter Humby vs. George Morales Fight 8 - Romie Adanza vs. Miguel Rosales Fight 9 - Pong Cheawchan vs. Mohamed Ettajiri Misc. |
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