The Fighting News Reports : MSC 1 at Miccosukee Gaming & Casino Sold Out Crowd

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MSC1 Begins a New Sports Era

by Mike Feinberg The Fighting News Reporter

The Fighting News attended an interesting and unique sports venue Saturday night. The debut of Mixed Striking Championship took place at the Miccosukee Gaming and Casino in Miami.

As all fight venues have their hiccups, it was no surprise to see a couple at the feature debut of a brand new venue down here in South Florida. The fact that the mishaps didn’t overwhelm the night is a testament to how well MSC was able to prepare for the event. No one in the crowd really knew what to expect with an event such as this, and I think many were pleasantly surprised. The venue promised non-stop action, and it certainly delivered.

The first fight of the night came to us in the amateur division. There wasn’t a tremendous amount of action, but it definitely wet our palettes for what was to come.

The judging for this sport is a bit bizarre, as scores are not announced after being tallied. This reporter agreed with all of the decisions during the night, with the exception of one. It appeared that Joey Rodriguez was robbed of a win when Murc Jones was awarded a decision.

Between the first and second bouts, a big fight broke out in the crowd. At least a dozen people were involved in this melee, which lasted several minutes. Security had a tough time breaking it up and one person was severely injured as a result.

The most interesting of the under-cards was Alan Arzeno KO’ing Whitney Waddell early in the first round. The fight started out a little shaky when Arzeno slammed Waddell hard to the canvas. Waddell needed time to regroup. After fighting resumed, Arzeno was able to put Waddell down twice within a minute with his superb striking ability. Arzeno looks as if he could take on all comers in the 170-pound division.

In the co-main event, it was basically a match-up of “The Cheater” v. “The Flopper”. Aaron Rajman did everything he could to break the rules while in the ring. He elbowed to the face, punched behind the head, and continuously disobeyed the referee’s instructions. A point was deducted in the 2nd round because of this behavior. At the same time, Sky Moiseichik really try to sell the flop to the referee. It seemed as if he was flopping every other minute during the fight.

The main bout brought lots of action. Now, these two guys came to fight! It was constant toe-to-toe action from the opening bell. Dave Gomez clearly won the first 3 rounds, but it was Gabriel Varona taking the 4th and final round with a strong showing. Just as it appeared that Varona was about to score the knockout, Gomez was saved by the bell and was successful in taking a decision. The bout won the prize for the fight of the night.

In other under-card bouts, Vinney Pantaleone won by shutout decision, while Abraham Estadio won by TKO midway through Round 2.

I believe Wayne Bermudez and his team will re-evaluate the night and make some minor adjustments. After doing so, MSC will be that much better. One thing is for sure, after MSC1 made its mark in our area last night, it is now here to stay.