Brawlin N' Nawlins Results!
by Damien St.Pierre
Brawlin N' Nawlins was not just a clever name… It was exactly what it was billed to be. Last Saturday night at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, Louisiana Will "Kid Fire" McIntyre (40-4-1) reached the 40 win plateau and captured the IBA Americas light heavyweight title in the process.
Will ran into a slight road block on his way to the title called Zane "The Train" Marks (17-4). Zane came out on fire looking to end the night early and that sent that crowd of over 2,000 people into frenzy. McIntyre started settling down in the 4th round as Marks seemed to fade, but every time McIntyre flurried Marks would come back to keep the fight close.
Round 6 saw McIntyre credited with a knockdown when Marks' upper body went through the top and second rope (which was not secured with a rope divider). In round 7 McIntyre was also credited with a knockdown when Marks went thought the top and second rope again, although this time McIntyre scored a blow while Marks' upper body hung off the second rope.
The final rounds saw both fighter exchange vicious shots. After the final bell the judge's scorecards read 114-113, 115-111 and 114-112. The fighters were treated to a standing ovation before the cards were read.
Promoter Les Bonano stated "I knew the fight was a 50/50 bout but had no right to expect such a great match." When asked about the match.
A rematch is in the works.
In the featured bout of the night Chalmette, Louisiana native Gary "Southern Pride" Bergeron (9-2) pounded out a 6 round unanimous decision over the very game Miguel Alfaro (3-3) of Laurel, Mississippi by way of El Salvador. Bergeron put Alfaro down in the opening stanza. Alfaro had a good second round and was able to keep Bergeron off, but the quicker Bergeron had already started investing into body work.
Bergeron was able to control the pace of the bout and had Alfaro out on a few occasions, but could not end it. Scorecards read 60-53, 59-54, 59-54.
Rayne, Louisiana lightweight Mason Menard (2-0) continued to impress as he "bombed out" the usually durable Mario Lacey (7-18) of Mobile, Alabama. Menard dropped Lacey 3 times in route to a 2nd round TKO victory. Referee was Kenny Licata.
In a match up of a prison guard against a former prisoner. Donaldsonville, Louisiana native Hasan "The Destroyer" Henderson (2-0) got the second win of his professional career when former prison guard Wade Gilbert of Arkansas (1-2) could not continue after he dislocated his shoulder just 51 seconds into the 1st round.. Henderson reportedly had 43 "prison" bouts before he turned pro last month.
The opening bout of the night saw heavyweight Bobby O'Bannon (3-0, 3KO's) keep his knockout streak in tact when he knocked out "Downtown" Nick Brown (0-1) who was making his pro debut. The time of knockout was 1:34 of the very 1st round.
4 MMA bouts also entertained the crowd.
Promoter: The Fight Guys, LLC |
