Hanford Photographer -- Apolinar Fonseca Photography » mixed martial arts http://fonsecaphotos.com Editorial, Action Sports and Portrait photographer based out of Hanford, California Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:45:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Tachi Palace Fights 9 The Contenders http://fonsecaphotos.com/h-blog/tachi-palace-fights-9-the-contenders/ http://fonsecaphotos.com/h-blog/tachi-palace-fights-9-the-contenders/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 18:28:01 +0000 Apolinar Fonseca http://fonsecaphotos.com/?p=4099



Click here to see full gallery.

The TPF 9 results:

1 Alex Perez Jesus Castro TKO (Punches) 1 1:56
2 Kenny Ento James Chaney TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 1:53
3 Brad McDonald Jesse Bowen Decision (Split) 3 3:00
4 Cody Gibson Walel Watson TKO (Punches and Elbows) 2 4:09
5 Art Arciniega Josh Herrick Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 1:08
6 Chidi Njokuani Alan Jouban KO (Kick to the Body) 3 1:27
7 Farkhad Sharipov Tommy Vargas Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
8 Jorge Lopez Waachiim Spiritwolf Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
9 Mamoru Yamaguchi Kevin Dunsmoor KO (Punch) 2 4:03
10 Gerald Harris Anthony Ruiz Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
11 Fabricio Camoes Efrain Escudero Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
12 Isaac DeJesus Russ Miura TKO (Punches) 1 2:52
13 Ian McCall Dustin Ortiz Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
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Here are some of my favorite pictures from TPF 5 Star and Strikes held at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino. For more images from the mixed martial arts event check out the galleries.

Results for TPF 5 Stars and Strikes:

  • Rob McCullough def. Isaac de Jesus by TKO (strikes) Rd 1 (4:31)
  • David Mitchell def. Poppies Martinez by submission (triangle choke) Rd 1 (1:32)
  • John Alessio def. War Machine by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 3 (2:24)
  • Michael McDonald def. Cole Escovedo by knockout (punches) Rd 2 (1:12)
  • Gabe Ruediger def. Lenny Lovato by TKO (strikes) (3:25) Rd 1
  • Dominque Robinson def. David Kaplan by TKO (strikes) Rd 3 (:57)
  • Stephen Abas def. Joe de la Cruz by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • David Bollea def. Cody Gibson by submission (Bollea arm-lock) Rd 2 (:31)
  • Drew Bittner def. Francisco Loredo by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino celebrated Cinco de Mayo with its its first outdoor MMA event of 2010 as they hosted Tachi Palace Fights: Cinco De Mayhem. Above are  pictures from the 11 fight bout card. For more go to the Cinco de Mayhem Tachi Palace Fights 4 gallery.

Here are the fight results:

1 Romulo Melo Chase Hackett Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2 Mark Matthews Mickey Martinez No Contest 0
3 Russ Muira Jesse Bowen Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 0:58
4 Stephen Abas Sam Stevens-Milo Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
5 Darrell Montague Jeremy Bolt KO (Kick) 3 2:21
6 Phil Collins Morris Hidalgo Submission (Heel Hook) 1 2:25
7 Alexander Crispim Enoch Wilson Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
8 David Mitchell Tim McKenzie Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 1:10
9 Casey Olson Shawn Klarcyk Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
10 Poppies Martinez Darren Crisp Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 2:46
11 Ulysses Gomez Luis Gonzalez Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00

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The Tachi Palace Fights held another round of exciting mixed martial arts action at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino. For its third installment, TPF held 13 cagefights, two of which were championships, in front of a sell out venue.

Results {via www.sherdog.com}:

1 Nader Maghribi Joshua Miranda Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2 Mike Guidry Rafael del Real Submission (Punches) 1 0:18
3 Art Becerra Colt Toombs Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
4 David Bollea Tim Denham Submission (Armbar) 1 1:48
5 Zoila Frausto Jessica Rakoczy Submission (Armbar) 2 1:17
6 Anthony Figueroa Philip Perez Technical Draw 1 1:03
7 Phil Collins Mike Arellano Submission (Armbar) 1 3:10
8 Gabby Solorio Sergio Quinones Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
9 Gabe Ruediger Dominique Robinson Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 4:49
10 Michael McDonald Manny Tapia TKO (Punches) 1 4:31
11 Issac de Jesus Nam Phan TKO (Punches) 1 2:55
12 Anthony Ruiz Hector Ramirez Decision (Split) 3 5:00
13 Cole Escovedo Jeff Bedard Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 2:31
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This month started bang, well actually a brawl, as Tachi Palace Fights held its second event with Gladiator Challenge promotions. It proved to be an exciting night at the Tachi Palace Casino and Hotel. I was able to see my first ever choke out in a live match.

Results [via Sherdog.com]:

1 Cody Gibson Ray Cervera Decision (Split) 3 5:00
2 Romulo Melo Cody Canterbury Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 2:17
3 Jesse Bowen Shawn Klarcyk TKO (Punches) 1 2:08
4 David Mitchell Bobby Green Submission (Toe Hold) 1 0:54
5 Cyrille Diabate Rob Smith Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:47
6 Ulysses Gomez Chino Nicolas Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 4:31
7 Diego Saraiva Eddie Yagin TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 3:07
8 Anthony Ruiz Xavier Foupa-Pokam Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
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Mixed martial arts made its return to the The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino under the newly formed Tachi Palace Fights. The debut event entitled “Most Wanted” used a five-minute rounds cage fighting.

The results for TPF 1: Most Wanted were:

  • Chad Mendes def. Mike Joy via unanimous decision
  • David Mitchell def. War Machine via split decision
  • Joe Soto def. Mike Christensen via submission (gogoplata) — Round 1, 2:06
  • Poppies Martinez def. Sergio Salcido via submission (guillotine) — Round 2, 3:21
  • Ulysess Gomez def. Martin Sandoval via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 2, 0:36
  • Leopoldo Serao def. Phil Collins via split decision
  • Michelle Ould def. Jessica Rakoczy via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 1:30
  • Mike McDonald def. Carlos Garces via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:01
  • Francisco Loredo def. Chris Tangonan via split decision
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