Bobby Chacon vs. David Sotello ~ "The Riot at The Forum"

[Bill Paxtom]

Scorecards after 9-Rounds

* Referee - Chuck Hassett ...... 8-3 {Bobby Chacon}
* Judge - Lou Filippo ............. 6-3 {Bobby Chacon}
* Judge - Richard Steele ........ 6-2 {Bobby Chacon}

Coming out for Round 10 > all that Bobby Chacon had to do was survive, to win.

In the corner, Joe Ponce {Manager for Bobby Chacon} told his fighter to move, and
keep circling to the left and away from David Sotello's left-hook.

And that if Sotello gets in close, grab him and hold on until the Referee has to 'rip'
your arms off him.

Round 10

At the Bell >

Bobby came out of his Corner, and 'foolishly' moved to Center-Ring to trade.

The Mexican - David Sotello came out 'winging', and immediately went to attack-mode.

In the corner, Manager - Joe Ponce was 'screaming' at Bobby >
"Move Bobby, move. 'Fucking' move. Get away from him."

But Bobby 'instinctively' went to fighting, and started to trade with the 'still aggressive'
Mexican.

Both traded punches for the first {20-Seconds}, and then >

Sotello landed a good 'looping right-hand' to the head, and Bobby wobbled backwards
to the back-left Corner at the {0:25 Mark}.

Sotello moved in fast with a 'barrage-of-punches' to the head and body, as Bobby sagged into
the Ring-Post.

Then Sotello shot in a left-hook to the face, and Bobby's knee's buckled. Chacon was in 'serious'
trouble at the {0:40 Mark}.

The David Sotello supporters were now in a 'frency' screaming .... 'May-Hee-Co'.

Referee - Chuck Hassett took a good look at Chacon at the {0:50 Mark}, but made no move.

The 'clumsy-punching' Sotello continued to 'whack away', and at the {1:20 Mark} he caught
Bobby with a 'slashing right-hook' to the left-eye, opening up the cut more as blood flowed
down Bobby's left-cheek.

[Bill Paxtom]

Scorecards after 9-Rounds

* Referee - Chuck Hassett ...... 8-3 {Bobby Chacon}
* Judge - Lou Filippo ............. 6-3 {Bobby Chacon}
* Judge - Richard Steele ........ 6-2 {Bobby Chacon}

Coming out for Round 10 > all that Bobby Chacon had to do was survive, to win.

In the corner, Joe Ponce {Manager for Bobby Chacon} told his fighter to move, and
keep circling to the left and away from David Sotello's left-hook.

And that if Sotello gets in close, grab him and hold on until the Referee has to 'rip'
your arms off him.

Round 10

At the Bell >

Bobby came out of his Corner, and 'foolishly' moved to Center-Ring to trade.

The Mexican - David Sotello came out 'winging', and immediately went to attack-mode.

In the corner, Manager - Joe Ponce was 'screaming' at Bobby >
"Move Bobby, move. 'Fucking' move. Get away from him."

But Bobby 'instinctively' went to fighting, and started to trade with the 'still aggressive'
Mexican.

Both traded punches for the first {20-Seconds}, and then >

Sotello landed a good 'looping right-hand' to the head, and Bobby wobbled backwards
to the back-left Corner at the {0:25 Mark}.

Sotello moved in fast with a 'barrage-of-punches' to the head and body, as Bobby sagged into
the Ring-Post.

Then Sotello shot in a left-hook to the face, and Bobby's knee's buckled. Chacon was in 'serious'
trouble at the {0:40 Mark}.

The David Sotello supporters were now in a 'frency' screaming .... 'May-Hee-Co'.

Referee - Chuck Hassett took a good look at Chacon at the {0:50 Mark}, but made no move.

The 'clumsy-punching' Sotello continued to 'whack away', and at the {1:20 Mark} he caught
Bobby with a 'slashing right-hook' to the left-eye, opening up the cut more as blood flowed
down Bobby's left-cheek.

Bobby was 'rocked', but he was able to get off the Ropes, and moved out sideways to
Center-Ring at the {1:30 Mark}.

Sotello then came 'barreling-in' head-first, and drove his head into Bobby's chest, sending
Chacon flying backwards across the Ring and into the right-side Ropes.

Bobby immediately covered up, as Sotello came in with winging-hooks to the head. Bobby
was able to 'roll-with-the-punches', and looked to be able to withstand the onslaught while
pinned on the Ropes.

But Sotello slammed in a 'thunderous' right-hook to the head at the {2:05 Mark}, and Bobby
was visibly shaken.

The Forum crowd was now 'going crazy'.

At the {2:10 Mark}, 'a shaken' Chacon slide to his right, and moved over to the back-center
Ring area as Sotello continued to wing wildly.

There, Bobby tried to fight back. Then both fighters 'slugged' it out with a deafening noise
from the crowd inside The Forum smothering over the Ring.

[Bill Paxtom]

Scorecards after 9-Rounds

* Referee - Chuck Hassett ...... 8-3 {Bobby Chacon}
* Judge - Lou Filippo ............. 6-3 {Bobby Chacon}
* Judge - Richard Steele ........ 6-2 {Bobby Chacon}

Coming out for Round 10 > all that Bobby Chacon had to do was survive, to win.

In the corner, Joe Ponce {Manager for Bobby Chacon} told his fighter to move, and
keep circling to the left and away from David Sotello's left-hook.

And that if Sotello gets in close, grab him and hold on until the Referee has to 'rip'
your arms off him.

Round 10

At the Bell >

Bobby came out of his Corner, and 'foolishly' moved to Center-Ring to trade.

The Mexican - David Sotello came out 'winging', and immediately went to attack-mode.

In the corner, Manager - Joe Ponce was 'screaming' at Bobby >
"Move Bobby, move. 'Fucking' move. Get away from him."

But Bobby 'instinctively' went to fighting, and started to trade with the 'still aggressive'
Mexican.

Both traded punches for the first {20-Seconds}, and then >

Sotello landed a good 'looping right-hand' to the head, and Bobby wobbled backwards
to the back-left Corner at the {0:25 Mark}.

Sotello moved in fast with a 'barrage-of-punches' to the head and body, as Bobby sagged into
the Ring-Post.

Then Sotello shot in a left-hook to the face, and Bobby's knee's buckled. Chacon was in 'serious'
trouble at the {0:40 Mark}.

The David Sotello supporters were now in a 'frency' screaming .... 'May-Hee-Co'.

Referee - Chuck Hassett took a good look at Chacon at the {0:50 Mark}, but made no move.

The 'clumsy-punching' Sotello continued to 'whack away', and at the {1:10 Mark} he caught
Bobby with a 'slashing right-hook' to the left-eye, opening up the cut more as blood flowed
down Bobby's left-cheek.

Bobby was 'rocked', but he was able to get off the Ropes, and moved out sideways to
Center-Ring at the {1:20 Mark}.

Sotello then came 'barreling-in' head-first, and drove his head into Bobby's chest, sending
Chacon flying backwards across the Ring and into the right-side Ropes.

Bobby immediately covered up, as Sotello came in with winging-hooks to the head. Bobby
was able to 'roll-with-the-punches', and looked to be able to withstand the onslaught while
pinned on the Ropes.

But Sotello slammed in a 'thunderous' right-hook to the head at the {1:40 Mark}, and Bobby
was visibly shaken.

The Forum crowd was now 'going crazy'.

At the {1:50 Mark}, 'a shaken' Chacon slide to his right, and moved over to the back-center
Ring area as Sotello continued to wing wildly.

There, Bobby 'instinctively' tried to fight back. Then both fighters 'slugged' it out with a deafening
noise from the The Forum crowd as the noise reverberated over the Ring.

The Controversial Ending

While both were slugging away for 15-Seconds, David Sotrello caught Bobby with a solid right-hand
to the left-eye area at the {2:08 Mark}. The punch sent blood spattering, and Bobby was 'stunned'.

Sotello then 'rained' a series of blows into Chacon who's legs buckled as he reeled backwards
to the left-side Ring area.

Referee - Chuck Hassett moved in, and it looked like he was going to 'stop-the-action', when
David Sotello unloaded with an over-hand right to the head, and then caught Bobby with a
'picture-perfect' left-hook to the chin.

Bobby was literally 'pole-axed' to the canvas, as his legs kicked out behind him, and he fell
face-first into the canvas at the {2:17 Mark}.

The Forum crowd exploded with roars, and the Sotello supporters rushed from their seats to
Ringside screaming ..... 'May-Hee-Co' - May-Hee-Co'.

As Bobby Chacon lay on the canvas, Referee - Chuck Hassett took an extremely long time
directing David Sotello over to a 'Neural-Corner'.

By the time the Referee got back to Chacon {who was still laying face-first in the canvas}, nearly
6-Seconds had past, as the noise inside the Ring area was deafening.

Then Referee - Chuck Hassett 'slow-counted' from {1}. While Hassett was counting > David Sotello was in
the Neutral-Corner with his hands raised up in the air, while bouncing up and down thinking that
he won by a Knockout.

At this moment, several of the Mexican-supporters of David Sotello rushed into the Ring and swarmed
their Hero while cheering wildly.

It was a frenzy inside the Ring, as the Officials could not stop the charge.

In the meantime, Referee - Chuck Hassett was still counting {very slowly} as Bobby Chacon somehow
managed to get up at the {Referee's} '9-Count', at the {2:35 Mark}.

There was still 25-Seconds left on the Time Clock, but there was so many people inside the Ring, nobody
knew what happened, as nobody could hear.

[Bill Paxtom]

~ Controversial Ending ~

#1 >
Referee - Chuck Hassett was ready to 'stop-the-bout' with Bobby Chacon out-on-his-feet,
and getting pummeled at the {2:15 Mark}.

#2 >
Referee - Chcuk Hassett was a 'tad-slow' calling a halt, and David Sotello unloaded with an
overhand right to Bobby's head, and then drilled Bobby with 'picture-perfect' left-hook to
the chin, which pole-axed Bobby into the canvas face-first.

#3 >
Bobby hit the canvas at the {2:17 Mark}.

#4 >
In the ensuing confusion {with the eruption of The Forum crowd of 7894} > Chuck Hassett
was late in directing David Sotello to the farthest Neutral-Corner {back-right Corner}.

#5 >
It took Chuck Hassett 6-Seconds to get David Sotello properly set in the corner, before
returning to Bobby Chacon on the canvas at the left-side Ring area.

#6 >
When Chuck Hassett got back to Bobby Chacon {who was still laying prone face-first in the canvas},
he mistakenly picked up the count at '1', and not '6'.

#7 >
By the time Chuck Hassett got to '4', the David Sotello supporters started to slide thru the
Ropes, and entered the Ring, along with his Sotello's cornermen.

#8 >
Technically, Bobby Chacon was 'Knocked Out', as he had been on the canvas for 10-Seconds.

#9 >
David Sotello had thought that he scored a 'dramatic' Knockout, and started jumping up-and-down
while he raised his hands in the air.

#10 >
While this was going on, Referee - Chuck Hassett was still counting over Bobby Chacon, unaware
of the chaos in the Ring.

#11 >
Bobby Chacon was slow in getting up, and just barely beat Chuck Hasset's 'slow' count of '10', as he rose
on unsteady pins.

#12 >
Chuck Hassett then grabbed Bobby's gloves, and then turned around to see everybody in the Ring.

#13 >
Chuck Hassett had 'assumed' that the Bell 'rang' ending Round 10, and ending the bout. But, there
was still 25-Seconds on the Time Clock.

#14 >
Chuck Hassett then walked Bobby Chacon back over to his corner.

#15 >
Across the Ring, the David Sotello 'supporters' then lifted up their fighter, and walked him around
the Ring while cheering ..... 'May-Hee-Co'.

[Bill Paxtom]

"The Riot at The Forum"

After Referee - Chuck Hassett returned Bobby Chacon to his corner, there was still
25-Seconds left on the Time-Clock.

But there was chaos in the Ring, with all of David Sotello's supporters swarming their
Hero and walking him around the Ring.

The Boxing Officials knew there was 'dilemma', as they knew that they could never
re-start Round 10 at the {2:35 Mark}.

The David Sotello Camp was under the impression that the Referee had either called the
bout over, or had counted out Bobby Chacon, as he was on the canvas for well more than
10-Seconds.

As the Commission Officials discussed the matter at Ringside for approximately 3-Minutes,
the Ring was now swarming with at least 30 supporters of the Mexican - David Sotello, and
with another 150 or so behind his corner in the front row seats cheering 'May-Hee-Co'.

Then......'The Announcement'

The Ring Announcer then took the microphone, as the Time-Keeper at Ringside rang the
Bell loudly 8-Times.

Ring Announcer >
"Due to the over-flow into the Ring and loud noise, the Referee was unable to determine
the exact time of Round 10. The Referee thought that the Bell had rung, and he was under
the impression that the Round was over, ending the bout."

"According to the Referee, the fighter {Bobby Chacon} rose off the canvas and got to his feet
just before the '10-Count' was called. The fighter {Bobby Chacon} was 'not' counted out."

~ The Forum crowd boo's loudly with disapproval. ~

"Since we cannot proceed and complete the last 25-Seconds, we are forced to go to the
Scorecards."

~ The Forum crowd erupts with boo's. ~

The David Sotello corner all throw their hands up, and wave at the Ring Announcer while yelling >
"Bullshit, Bullshit."

~ Then........... The Scorecards ~

Ring Announcer >

"We have the Judges Decision."

* The Referee scores it 8 to 5.
* Judge - Lou Filippo scores it 6 to 5.
* And Judge - Richard Steele scores it 6 to 4.

"The winner by Unanimous Decision .......... Bobby Chacon."

Then, all 'Hell' breaks loose, and the Mexican contingent rampage out-of-control, and throw debris into the Ring,
including Whiskey bottles, shoes and coins.

They start chanting ....... "Fuck You" ~ "Bullshit" ~ "May-Hee-Co"

Ir-regardless of the Decision, the Mexican supporters pick up their fighter and 'parade' him around the Ring
while The Forum crowd cheer for the Mexican boxer.

A 'still dazed' Bobby Chacon is lead from the Ring by his Team, and they bring him back to his dressing room.

The 'Riot' goes on for 15-Minutes before order is restored.