The TPF 9 results:

click for full gallery of Tachi Palace Fights 8 – Images by Apolinar Fonseca

Here are some of my favorite pictures from TPF 8 All or Nothing held at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino. For more images from the mixed martial arts event check out the galleries.

TPF 8 results:

Above are some of my favorite pictures from ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights held at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino. For more images from the boxing matches check out the gallery.

Results of the figts:

• Beibut Shumenov (10-1). defended his WBA Light Heavyweight title by defeating Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 knockouts) in 12 rounds with a unanimous decision (117-109, 118-108, 118-108).
• Rico Ramos of Los Angeles (17-0) defended his North American Boxing Organization youth super bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Cuauhtemoc Vargas (15-4-1) of Mexico City in an eight-round fight.
• Stan Martyniouk (10-0) took a unanimous decision from Jonathan Bobadilla (4-3) in a four-round lightweight bout.
• Ravshan Hudaynazarov of Las Vegas (13-0) defeated Pavel Miranda (16-6-1) of Tijuana, Mexico, via TKO when referee Marcos Rosales wouldn’t let Miranda come out for the sixth round.
• Fresno’s Michael Ruiz Jr. (4-0) took a unanimous decision from Juan Tepoz of Santa Rosa (4-4-1) in a six-round bantamweight bout. Tepoz took a nine count in the fourth round.
• Gayrat Ahmedov of Las Vegas knocked out Dallas Vargas of Toledo, Ohio, at 2:43 of the first round of their scheduled 10-round light heavyweight bout.
• Former Olympian Shawn Estrada knocked down last-minute replacement Eddie Hunter (4-3-1) of Seattle three times in the first round before the referee stopped the super middleweight bout.

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)

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

The Tachi Palace Fights team has done another outstanding job in creating a poster for their upcoming Cinco de Mayhem show. Sometimes after taking headshots of  fighters at the weigh ins before a fight at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino I never get to see how they are used.  They even featured the ring girls in the poster.

UPDATE: I know have pictures of the Tachi Palace Fights 4 Cinco de Mayhem in my gallery archives and also a slide show on my blog

Tentative bout list of the Cinco de Mayhem show:

MAIN EVENT
Tachi Palace Fights World Flyweight Championship
Las Vegas, Nev.’s Ulysses Gomez (5-1) vs. Hanford, Calif.’s Luis Gonzales (2-1)

Lightweight Special Attraction
Lemoore, Calif.’s Poppies Martinez (17-6) vs. Visalia, Calif.’s Darren Crisp (7-5)

CO-MAIN EVENT
Tachi Palace Fights World Featherweight Championship
Fresno, Calif.’s Isaac De Jesus (9-1) vs. Fresno, Calif.’s Casey Olson (11-3)

Featherweight Special Attraction
San Diego, Calif.’s Eddie Yagin (13-4-1) vs. Beaverton, Ore.’s Enoch Wilson (13-6-1)

Tachi Palace Fights World Welterweight Championship
Santa Rosa, Calif.’s David Mitchell (9-0) vs. Lodi, Calif.’s Tim McKenzie (12-6)

Flyweights
Fresno, Calif.’s David Espinosa (7-2-1) vs. Chino, Calif.’s Darrell Montague (5-1)

Welterweights
Merced, Calif.’s Phil Collins (8-5) vs. Porterville, Calif.’s Morris Aldaco (6-0)

Featherweights
Fresno, Calif.’s Russ Miura (5-1) vs. Merced, Calif.’s Jesse Bowen (7-3)

Welterweights
Lemoore, Calif.’s Andrew Martinez (6-2-1) vs. Sacramento, Calif.’s Nikk Covert (3-4)

Lightweights
Oakland, Calif.’s Rumulo Melo (3-0) vs. Denver, Colo.’s Chase Hackett (3-0)

Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
Lemoore, Calif.
Tickets can be purchased at Find a Ticketing Solution at Tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-800-225-2277.
Tickets may also be purchased at the Tachi Palace Gift Shop.

Here are the quick results of the bouts:
WBC CABOFE Heavyweight Championship, 10 Rounds
Jason Gavern(8-7-3, 8 KOs) defeats Manuel Quezada(29-4, 18 KOs) in a split decision (95-94, 95-94. 94-95)

Light welterweights, 8 Rounds
Michael Dallas Jr.(13-0-1) knocks out Genaro Trazancos in 2:51 of the first round.

Bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Mike Ruiz won his pro debut, beating Lompoc’s Jose Luis Mares (0-3) by unanimous decision, 40-36.

Super bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Juan Tepoz (4-2-1) of Santa Rosa beat Jose Pacheco (2-16-6) of Guanajuato, Mexico by unanimous decision 40-36.

Super middleweights, 4 Rounds
Bakersfield’s Paul Mendez (4-1) beat Hollywood’s Tyrell Hendrix (4-1-1) by split decision (37-39, 39-37, 40-36)

Super bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Rufino Serrano (5-3) of Morelia, Mexico beat Pasadena’s Eder Peralta (1-2) by unanimous decision, winning 40-35.

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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}: