CES MMA 41 recap

               

                            Matt The Mangler Bessette pushes his win streak to six straight and makes his first defense of the CES Featherweight Title he won in August, with a Third Round TKO (0:32) of Kevin Croom at CES MMA 41 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, RI. Bessette improves his record to 21-7 and the TKO marks his sixth consecutive early stoppage (4 Subs, 2 TKO). Following the victory, T

hirty-two year old, Bessette asked UFC President, Dana White to give him a shot to compete in the Octagon, during his post-fight interview.

                Fighting out of Columbia, MS. Kevin The Hard Hitting Hillbilly Croom drops to 17-8. Croom started tough, winning the opening round with constant forward pressure and top control. In the Second Round the pair exchanged leather, but Croom wound up bloodied and breathing heavy, spitting his mouthpiece for the second time in the fight. By round’s end he looked exhausted. Croom began the Third with a spinning-backfist that Bessette countered with a right hand that floored Croom. The Mangler unloaded, a flying knee and then kicks and punches until Referee, Kevin MacDonald finally stepped in to call the bout by TKO (3^rd 0:32). 

                          

10-2 Pat Walsh and 6-4 Kevin Haley competed in a new weight class, Cruiserweight Division 225lbs limit. There is a sixty pound difference between Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight and many have called for a cruiserweight division to be established for fighters in that lower HW range.

                Stoughton MA native, Walsh earned his second career win by Submission in the Second Round when he cinched a Guillotine-Choke as Haley shot in for a Double-Leg Takedown. The opening round saw Walsh land his own takedown and control his opponent with a shoulder lock. Walsh used the hold to pass into Side-Mount where he continued to work the Kimura until the end of the round. Haley tried to turn the tables on Walsh, attempting to take the UFC veteran down at the top of Round Two, but left his neck exposed, the tap came 0:23 in the 2^nd round.

               

Dinis Sweetbread Paiva improves his record to 9-6 with a Unanimous Decision over Albuqurque’s Jordan Espinosa in the Bantamweight Division. Paiva, from near-by East Providence, was a heavy crowd favorite, finding his striking range in the opening round. He twice sat Espinosa down and waived him back to his feet. In the Second Round, Espinosa landed a Head-Kick that sent Paiva to the canvas. Paiva scrambled back to his feet, and stalked Jordan as he countered on his bicycle. In the final round Paiva landed a Back-Fist that floored Espinosa again. Sweetbread kept the forward pressure for the remainder of the bout. In the only fight of the Main Card that went to decision, all three judge’s scored it 29-28 for Paiva.

               

Kody Nordby improves his record to 8-4, collecting his seventh win by Submission. Nordby faced La Grange, IL native, David Garcia in the Bantamweight Division. In the Second Round Nordby landed a three-strike-combo and finished with a Takedown. Once on the ground Kody jumped Garcia’s Guard and set up a Ten-Finger Guillotine-Choke. The Tap came at 4:20 in the middle frame, following the bout 5’4” Nordby announced he was moving down to the Flyweight Division (125Lbs).

Also fighting on the Main Card:

                                                                                Keith Bad Newz Bell improved his record to 8-9-1 with an Opening Round KO of Tyler King. Virginia’s Bell took the fight on two weeks’ notice, replacing an injured Juliano Coutinho and earning the upset in the Heavyweight Division.

                                                                                Undefeated, Carlos Candelario collects his fifth win and fourth by stoppage, a Second Round Rear-Naked-Choke sub of Miami’s Miquel Restrepo in a Flyweight bout.

                                                                                Heavyweight, Greg Ribz Rebello earns his twenty-first TKO/KO win and improves to 21-7, making quick work of Danyelle Williams in the opening frame.

Undercard fights:                                                                            

                                                                                Milford, Ma native Kris Moutinho landed a Head-kick on Ohio’s Jason Rine, just ten seconds into the contest. The KO was the first for Moutinho, the Bantamweight remains undefeated at 3-0.

                                                                                Connor Barry and Travis The Sauce Foster battled back and forth in a Lightweight scrap, in the end Barry came away with the Split Decision victory, earning his third win (3-0).

                                                                                Bantamweight, Richie Santiago improves to 3-0, winning by Sub due to an injury to Raymond Yanez 0:34 into the second round.

                                                                                Hector Sanchez charged straight into a Mike Rodriquez front kick. Rodriquez improves to 6-2 and gains some bragging rights earning the fastest KO in CES MMA history 0:07 (First Round) of their Light Heavyweight contest.

                                                                                In the Flyweight Division, David The Honey Baxter improved to 4-1, earning his second career win by sub. He apprehended Daniel The Hamburgler Cormier in a Second Round Triangle-Choke.

                                                                                In the evening’s first fight, Framingham’s Maria Rivera landed an Overhand-Right that floored Sarah Click, Rivera followed Click to the ground for more strikes before Referee, Dan Miragliotta pulled her off. Rivera wins her debut by First Round TKO.