Sunday, June 19, 2011

Fight Night!


Who in their right mind would want to mess with a crew of bad asses such as this!! Unfortunately there are many fools who tempt fate and although none of them would find any success, we all, fighters and fans alike, would fall victim to Mother Nature and horrific cage conditions. The setting was perfect, outdoors, cage was set up over home plate, Blue Claws stadium was not overcrowded, the view was great and the company of Codella supporters was awesome!
   The first match of the night was announced as a grappling match and everyone was surprised to see Joe competing instead of fighting. Turns out his opponent was over ten pounds underweight and could not or would not fight, not sure of the circumstances, but this seem to coincide with a loud rumbling felt and heard below the stadium seats. Apparently some Team Coach took to redecorating the Blue Claws locker room in disgust of said slight..but at the time of this writing the above incident has not been confirmed!! " Thiago" would win the match by straight armbar from the mount. Speaking of mount, I don't believe I've seen anyone get taken down and mounted as much his opponent was with the exception of Bubba the Grappling Dummy!! 
Amazing job, Joe! BTW, The Garv.com posted a recap of the fights and had the audacity to omit the clinic you displayed. I posted a comment on their site to add the results of the match. They responded with praise and a at-a-boy for you but no results. I tried brother!
Nick the Hammer...this is one bad m..dude! He was catching some serious shots and knees from his opponent in the first round. His opponent would get penalized one point for an illegal knee to the head in that round. Rounds two and three were fought mainly in the clinch against the cage, and while his opponent was tiring the Hammer was scoring with shots to the body and short, crisp, T-Rex uppercuts! The fight ended with a majority draw decision. The details are being worked on for a rematch between the two to settle the score. Nick showed a tremendous amount of heart in this fight, fighting back the entire time. You made us all very proud, brother!
  The remaining fights at the Asylum Ice Palace would eventually be cancelled, for fighter safety, due to the  slippery surface of the cage. As disappointed as Mike 2K was, it was probably for the best because your plan to keep it standing would have would have been seriously hampered. You'll get him next time brother. There are many of your teammates very eager to see you handle your business in the cage!!

While the night ended prematurely, the after party started early in the stands! Some fans felt they should get their moneys worth and put on their  bouts! There may have been more fights in the VIP section than in the actual cage!! The last song of the the night would be a piss poor rendition of  "Who Let The Dogs Out"  by the Lakewood P.D. K-9 Unit!! Until the next time, Peace!

1 comment:

  1. You're absolutely right, John: that is a picture of eight of the finest fighters Staten Island has to offer -- but also eight of its nicest guys too!

    And that cop got a back mount on that poor dog!

    -Mike M

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