On a Saturday nights the main options are dwindled down to dinner at an over crowded restaurant, getting wasted downtown and hitting on fat chicks, going to Camino hitting on hot girls getting rejected and then getting beat up by bouncers, a good old fashion house party with 19 yr olds or attend an over crowded theatre where people bring crying babies.
These options makes it easy for someone like me to stay in and watch 6 episodes of Breaking Bad on a Saturday night.
Lucky for me this weekend 559fights saved me from that routine, and I brought along my boy 50 to the events because well 50 never says no to fights and I promised him hot ring girls.
On October 6 the concord based Mix Martial Arts promotion hooked it up with over 10 fights at the Dome for the low price of $25. It was a packed house with a good crowd and the fights were diverse and entertaining.
The Dome is nice venue to hold such an event because it provides general admission and anywhere one sits is very close the action.
In some cases it seemed like the promotion pitted a legit up and coming fighter versus a guy who, well out of respect for his skill, was not as legit. Either way it was good work for the up an comer and a reality check for the other guy.
Some of the highlights of the night:
Submission of the Night went to Holt Felkins with the Arm Bar.
The kid was looking for the submission early on , and he almost got it in the middle of the first round but his opponent narrowly escaped. He finally was able to submit his opponent with a few seconds left in the first round.
I might be biased but the fight of the night went to Albert "Silver Dollar" Arreola who pummeled his opponent 3 inches inches in front of my face which was pretty cool to see. Sadly the lighting and their dark silhouettes didn't allow to take better pictures.
Side note, I was not going to be the guy who ruins a fight by using Flash in front of a fighter. Even though it was a split second decision I realized I did not want to be in the bottom of that ground and pound by Albert if I fucked up his fights so I stayed away from the flash. Besides I fucking hate Flash.
The Domination of the night is awarded to Josh Powell who tee'd off on his opponents head till the referee mercifully stopped it 33 seconds into the fight. It was similar to the Camino bouncers teeing off on a drunk Mexican in the Parking lot before being stopped by their co workers in fear of a lawsuit. Josh was pumped and wanted some more.
The Prospects of the night in my eyes were Albert Arreola and Marcel Cyprian.
Ive never heard of the guy but there was a lot of buzz around the arena for Arreola when he set foot in the octagon.
People were saying he is undefeated and a great wrestler and he proved it using his wrestling to slam take down his opponent. But he also proved to be an effective fighter in the ground and pound. I guess they are saying he will fight in Tulare on October 27, and if it wasn't for the outrageously high gas prices I would go see him fight.
Marcel Cyprian fought a very contested fight and it seemed that he was evenly matched, but the kid showed heart and determination by coming out on top of some dangerous situations. He is well rounded both in striking and in the ground game made and treated us to a very entertaining fight and came out on top with the decision.
All in all the event was a good change of pace out here in Bakersfield and I hope that 559fights come back soon. People out here love this kind of stuff so I was saddened to only hear about it the day of. With a little more promotion the Dome could get more packed and the fights could get filled with adrenaline.
Oh yeah their DJ is top notch he kept the atmosphere alive and provided some sick entrance music.
For more info go to 559fights.com and you can e-mail me at JonSalcedo83@gmail.com or follow me on Twitter @Jonsalcedo83
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