CES is back with another show of mixed martial arts and this one is going to be a little bit different. They are hosting the event in Massachusetts in Beverly Mass at the North Shore Music Theatre. The venue is a gorgeous tiered seats and they plan on putting the cage on the stage to there should be no bad seats in the house. This one will be a mixed amateur and professional fights that will be on the card with a total of 11 fights. Of course the caliber of fighters on the card has not changed so you will get the same quality that you would expect from CES. Another thing to note is that this show will not be televised on AXS.TV. The doors will open at 6pm and the first fight starts at 7pm This Saturday, April 16th. Let me break down the main card in its entirety for you all.
The first half of the night is local amateurs going head to head to fight to hopefully be one of the top CES prospects in the future. I scraped together their records online and their teams so hopefully most of the information is correct.
145 AM Aaron Reverdes (0-0) vs. Joao Ramos (0-0 Dragon's Lair)
170 AM Maireni Hernandez (0-0) vs. Jon Ciampa (0-1 Connor's MMA)
145 AM Yardy Kim (0-0) vs. John Douma (2-1 Triforce MMA)
135 AM Mark Bordieri (0-0 Connor's MMA) vs. Nick O’Connell (0-0)
Now onto the main portion of the fight card which is all pro fight in which I will break down each fight.
155 PRO Devin Carrier (0-1 Lauzon MMA) vs. Wayne Ahlquist (1-2 LRVT)Now onto the main portion of the fight card which is all pro fight in which I will break down each fight.
In the first pro fight Devin Carrier will be taking on Wayne Ahlquist at 155 lbs. Carrier trains with Lauzon MMA and comes into this fight with an 0-1 record. He los this pro debut against Sean Nichols in a grueling battle for Cage Titans by decision. He has been training hard and is ready to lay it all out on the line for the W. His opponent is Wayne Ahlquist and he trains with Lake Region Valley Tudo. He comes into this fight with a 1-2 record with his 1 win by ko/tko against Tommy Venticinque at previous CES show. For his 2 losses, he lost 1 by decision and 1 by ko/tko to strikes. Both of these fighters are tough as nails and this one is going to be an awesome one.
155 PRO Lewis Corapi (Sityodtong 7-2) vs. Keenan Raymond (3-3)
Next up at 155 lbs Lewis Corapi will face off against Keenan Raymond. Corapi trains with Sityodtong and comes into this fight with a 7-2 record with 3 wins by ko/tko, 1 sub, 3 by decision. For his losses, he lost 1 by ko/tko and 1 by decision. His opponent is Keenan Raymond and he comes into this fight with a 3-3 record. He has 1 win by ko/tko, 1 win by sub and 1 win by decision. For his losses, he lost 2 by ko/tko and 1 loss by submission. Keenan is a tough opponent and needs a win bad to put him back above. 500. Corapi is as tough as they come and is no doubt looking to make quick work of Raymond. I see this one being a stand up war.
185 PRO Mike Rodriguez (2-1 Trifecta) vs. Buck Pineau (1-2 Team Irish)
At 185 lbs Mike Rodriguez will get the much awaited rematch between Buck Pineau. They fought as amateurs for the CFX title and Buck ended up winning in the 3rd round by submission. Now many, many fights later they are back to go head to head again. Rodriguez trains with Trifecta and comes into this fight with a 2-1 record with 2 wins by ko/tko. His sole pro loss came by way of decision to Pat McCrohan. His opponent is Buck Pineau and he trains out of Team Irish in Maine. Buck comes into this fight with an 1-2record with 2 by ko/tko and 1 win decision. Don't let his record fool you because Buck is one tough SOB. I love both of these fighters as I am huge fans of many of the fighters on this card but as a fight fan this fight is gonna be awesome.
155 PRO Josh LaBerge (9-5 Lauzon MMA) vs. Ran Weathers (18-21 Gracie Barra)
Josh LaBerge will face off against Ran Weathers at 155 lbs this Saturday. Laberge trains with Lauzon MMA and comes into this fight with a 9-5 record. In the win column, he has 4 wins by ko/tko, 1 by sub and 4 by decisions. For his losses, he has 4 by ko/tko and 1 by submission. Josh has fought for Bellator and Strikeforce in his pro career. His opponent is Ran Weathers and he trains with Gracie Barra. He comes into this fight with a record of 18-21 with 6 ko/tko, 9 sub, and 3 by decision. For his losses, he lost 2 ko/tko, 3 sub and 16 by decision. LaBerge is never in a boring fight and I expect this one to be another war.
265 PRO Tyler King (9-4 Connor's MMA) vs. Eric Bedard (Gillett's MMA 6-6 )
In a big heavyweight showdown Tyler King will take on Eric Bedard for the 3rd and most likely final showdown between these two guys. In the first fight, Tyler King won by ko/tko with a vicious knee from the clinch. In the second battle Bedard won by knockout in just a few minutes into the first round. Now they are ready to complete the trilogy! King trains with Connor's MMA and comes into this fight with a 9-4 record with 3 wins by ko/tko, 4 sub and 2 by decision. For his losses, he lost 2 by ko/tko and 2 by decision. Not to mention King has one of the most nastiest beards in MMA. His opponent is Eric Bedard and he trains Gillett's MMA and comes into this fight with a 6-6 record. In the win column, he has 4 by ko/tko and 2 by submission. For his losses, he lost 2 by ko/tko, 3 by sub and 1 by decision. As you can see the series is all 1-1 so we will have to see how the trilogy turns out.
135 PRO Rico DiSciullo (Sityodtong 5-0) vs. Jake Constant (6-9 Geyston's MMA)
At 135 lbs Rico Disciullo will take on Jake Constant. Rico trains with Sityodtong and comes into this fight with an undefeated record of 5-0. Out of his 5 wins, he has 2 by ko/tko and 3 by decision. Now Rico has had many opponent changes over the last several weeks and thankfully Constant has stepped up once again to fight Rico. In the first battle Rico won by tko due to a shoulder injury in the first round and a previous CES event. Jake comes into this fight with a 6-9 record out of Geyston's MMA. He has 2 wins by ko/tko, 3 by submission and 1 by decision. For his losses, he has 5 by ko/tko, 3 by submission and 1 by decision. Being a last minute replacement, many people will doubt Constant will win which may be true but he is out to prove us all wrong as we all will be rooting for our local favorite, Team Rico!
145 PRO Pedro Gonzalez (10-5 Redline MMA) vs. Andres Jeudi (Sityodtong 7-5)
In the main event Pedro Gonzalez will be taking on Andres Jeudi at 145 lbs. Pedro trains with Redline MMA and comes into this fight with a 10-5 record. Out of his 10 wins, he has 9 of them by submission and 1 by decision. For his losses, he 3 by sub and 2 by decisions. His opponent is Andres Jeudi and he trains with Sityodtong. Jeudi comes into this fight with a 7-5 record with 3 wins by ko/tko, 3 decision and 1 dq win. For his losses, he lost all 5 by decisions so you can see he has never been finished. I think this will be a great fight and for Jeudi to win he will want to keep this fight standing and work his striking. For Pedro to win this, he will want to get Jeudi onto his back and keep him down and work his magic.
There you have the breakdown of the fights for the show this Saturday at CES. Warchild, The Artist and I will be coming down to cover the show for you all and the fights are also available on GFL.tv for $17 for the stream if you want to watch at home. Well hope you all enjoyed the write up and hope to see you all at the cage.