Punch
Drunk Promotions & the Snoqualmie Casino presented
another sold-out Rumble on the Ridge Saturday Mar 5th
inside the ballroom at the casino. A total of 11 fights
took place, 5 of them pro bouts. Strikeforce fighter,
Lyle "Fancy Pants" Beerbohm, was cageside acting
as the commentator alongside Jeff "The Fish"
Aaron, for broadcast on FSN Northwest (soon to be Root
Sports).
In
the main event, Twin Dragon's Justin "Psycho"
Larsson got a KO victory when he caught CJ Marsh 2 minutes
into the 1st round with a shot that sent Marsh to the
canvas. Larsson rushed in and quickly forced ref Ryan
Hoisington to step in and stop the contest, handing Marsh
the loss in his pro debut. Larsson, who took the fight on
a couple days notice, gets his 2nd KO win in 2 consecutive
weekends.
Robert
Morrison and Ryan Hayes met once before in an amateur
title fight in 2009 that Morrison won via TKO after 4
rounds. In the rematch between these now pro fighters, both
stood and traded
kicks and punches throughout the bout, with it never once
even hinting at going to the ground. In the end, the
judges saw it correctly for Morrison who was able to
outpoint Hayes in all three rounds.
In
other pro action, Charon Spain battled Roy Bradshaw for
nearly two rounds before securing an arm triangle to
finish the fight and move to 6-2. Sam Sicilia goes to 2-0
after spoiling Marc Fosyth's pro debut with a 2nd round
Rear Naked Choke.
Ian
Williams won his pro debut by way of a 1st rd submission
of David Quinton. Six amateur bouts were on the undercard,
including the amateur 135 lb title bout won by Shane Friesz
over Chris Wheaton via TKO by strikes midway through the
5th round.
Rumble
on the Ridge 18 will be held May 14th. More info at SnoCasino.com.
Bout 1 - Amateur 160 lb A-Class MMA
Jason Childress (Ali'i Warriors Fight Club) def Paul Begnaud (Ind)
Bout 3 - Amateur 205 lb A-Class MMA
Matt Butkovich (Iron Lion) def
Josh Callis (Ind) by Arm Triangle @ 1:04 Rd 2
Bout 4 - Amateur 190 lb MMA
Johnny Reonal (White Buffalo Warriors) def Thomas Turner (Ind)
by
TKO @ 2:22 Rd 1
Bout 5 - Amateur 155 lb MMA
Mike Thomas (Full Circle Fight Club)
def Tony Sanchez (NW Elite)
by
Unanimous Decision (All judges 30-27)
Bout 6 - Amateur 135 lb MMA Championship
Shane Friesz (Combat Sports & Fitness) def
Chris Wheaton (Lotus Club/Rough House Renton) by TKO @ 1:49 Rd 5
Bout 7 - Pro 155 lb MMA
Charon Spain (F-1 Fight Team) def Roy Bradshaw (Ind) by Arm Triangle @
4:08 Rd 2
Bout 8 - Pro 155 lb MMA
Sam Sicilia (Sikjitsu) def Marc Forsyth (Academy of Brian Johnson)
by
Rear Naked Choke @ 4:07 Rd 2
Bout 9 - Pro 156 lb MMA
Ian Williams (Combat Sports & Fitness) def
David Quinton (Curt's Ultimate Fitness & Team Crawford) by
Guillotine Choke @ 1:45 Rd 1
Bout 10 - Pro 205 lb MMA
Robert Morrison (Lotus Club/Rough House Renton) def Ryan Hayes (Base
Fitmass)
by
Unanimous Decision (All judges 30-27)
Bout 11 - Pro 170 lb MMA
Justin Larsson (Twin Dragons) def CJ Marsh (White Buffalo Warriors)