CES MMA tonight at Foxwoods

by Brian Woodman Jr. on 11/15/13

CES will be holding its second MMA show in Connecticut tonight at Foxwoods (see our events listing for more details). The Massachusetts-based organization, which also presents boxing shows, previously hold an event at the casino about three years ago. Please note that the professional record statistics in this entry were provided by CES.

There will be a familiar face on the card for those who attended the Bellator show at Mohegan Sun on September 7. Heavyweight Josh "Freight Train" Diekman (13-5) of Groton, who defeated Parker Porter of Southington on the undercard, will fight Chris Guillen (13-15) of Fort Worth, Texas.

 

The event will also feature ADCC and Bellator Veteran Blair Tugman (5-3), who will fight Eugene Barrett (3-6) of Toledo, Ohio in a bantamweight bout.

Another Connecticut fighter, Meriden-based light-heavyweight Willie Brown Jr., will fight Chazz Dowell of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dowell will make his professional debut tonight.

Other professional fights on the card include; Chuck O'Neil (11-6) and Chris Woodall (12-4) in a welterweight bout; Thomas Egan and Harley Beekman (4-2) in a middleweight bout; Dan Cormier (1-3) and Marvin Malonado in a flyweight bout; and James Murrin and Douglas Monteiro in a featherweight fight. Malonado, Murrin and Monteiro will make their professional debuts tonight.

Amatuer fights include; Kyle Bochniak (3-1) and Brian Allard (2-2) in a welterweight bout; Mike Piacentini (0-1) and Dashawn Robinson (1-1) in a bantamweight bout; Claudio Rene (1-0) and Jose Quinones (3-1) in a welterweight bout; and Ryan Pompeii and Romulado de Frietas in a welterweight bout. CES listed Pompeii and de Freitas as 0-0.

More information on CES may be found at http://www.cesboxing.com/.