LION FIGHT 11

BY JOHN MASTALIR jmastalir@yahoo.com

AN EVENT !

RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM LAST NIGHTS EVENT !

THIS...... KICK BOXING IN A RING DOWN TOWN LAS VEGAS FREMONT STREET BETWEEN THE D AND THE FOUR QUEENS...THIRD STREET STAGE...WHAT A HOOT !

AN EVENT !

LAS VEGAS LAST TWO MAYORS..... OSCAR AND CAROLYN GOODMAN ON HAND TO PRESENT A PROCLAMTION TO PROMOTER SCOT KENT FOR THE FIRST FIGHT DOWN TOWN UNDER THE CANOPY....ACTUALLY THE FIRST MUAY THAI FIGHT.....THERE WAS BOXING HERE ON 5 JUNE 2001 FRANS BOTHA AND DAVID JUSTICE  ( I WAS AT THE EVENT).

ANYWAY A 10 BOUT CARD (3 WOMENS MATCHES) HARDLY ANY COMPETITIVE OR EXCITING BUT IT WAS AN EVENT AND 1200 PAID TO SEE IT ALONG WITH LOTS OF WALKING FREELOADERS.

LOTS OF DEAD TIME...LIKE THE QUALITY OF THE FIGHTS IT EVIDENTALLY CANNOT BE AVOIDED.

I SAW A GIRL SELLING BEER OUT OF A BACKPACK INTO CUPS....WHAT  ? ? ?....SHE TRIED TO SELL ONE TO THE OLDEST FAN OF THE EVENT WHO HAS YET TO INDULGE AFTER 68 YEARS....SHE WAS POLITE..IT WAS A HOOT...THE THINGS YOU SEE....AGAIN I WAS THE OLDEST AMONGEST THE PATRONAGE.

3 AMATEUR BOUTS...7 PROFESSIONAL HARDLY ANY WERE INTERESTING....NEAR THE END 140 POUNDERS KEVIN ROSS AND TETSUYA YAMATO HEADLINED A GOOD SCRAP WITH ROSS GETTING THE CALL.....PROS GO 5 FIVE MINUTE ROUNDS...THEY KICK....THEY SLUG...THEY HOLD..FORTUNATELY THEY DO NOT JUMP ON EACH OTHER AFTER THEY ARE DOWN.

INTERESTING TO SEE A MATCH WHERE NEITHER FIGHTER HAS A FIGHT AND IN THE NEXT ONE ..............MALAIPET SASIPRAPA HAD 176 FIGHTS.....WHAT ?   HE WON IN ONE MINUTE 52 SECONDS.......HUH ?

WE ENJOYED IT ......I HEARD BAGPIPES AND THINKING IT WAS A FIGHTER ENTRANCE I GOT EXCITED...ALTHO IT TURNED OUT TO BE RECORDED MUSIC....THEY DID REPLAYS AND VIDEO ON THE OVERHEAD CANOPY...

AN EVENT !

SO GLAD LAS VEGAS OFFERS THIS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THEY DO....THATS WHY WE REMAIN THE BEST CITY OF THEM ALL.

NOT MUCH PRESS....AXS TV HAD IT....LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINMENT NEWS HAD JOHN MASTALIR...GARY TURNER AND FRANK ARNOLD REPORTING ON THIS EVENT...WE MISS NOTHING.

AN EVENT !

WITH LION FIGHT 11 THEY ARE TRYING TO MIMIC OR CATCH UP TO UFC (WHATEVER THAT IS ) IN NUMBERING THEIR EVENTS.

LOOKING FORWARD TO LION FIGHT 12.

THANK YOU.

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