Armed man caused panic at amateur MMA event. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Spectators present at the 'Bamboo Room', in Florida (USA), who watched the Rize Fighting Championship, experienced moments of terror last weekend. During an amateur MMA event, an armed man terrorized the audience by shooting during the show. The images were released by the former UFC, Hector Lombard.
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“This guy just shot his gun in the middle of an amateur MMA fight. The shameful, pathetic and cowardly behavior ruined a great night of confrontations”, wrote Hector, on his Instagram account.
In the images (see below), it is possible to see a man in a red shirt, who seems to be irritated by some situation. When asked to sit down, the individual draws his gun and fires a shot into the air. Immediately, some people tried to restrain the spectator.
According to MMA fighting, police were requested at the scene. After an analysis of the environment, it was confirmed that no one was hit by the shot. Some people, however, suffered minor injuries after the confusion and were treated by the local Fire Department.
Also according to the North American website, the case investigator, Teri Barbera, stated that, to date, there have been no arrests for the incident. The team, however, is working to follow up on the case.
“We are speaking to witnesses and are trying to locate anyone who may have been involved in this. Fortunately, no one was hit by gunfire. There could be more accusations, of having killed someone. These are shots fired, which is a felony charge,” Teri said.
One of the partners of theBamboo Room', Darren Cummings, is willing to ban events of this nature in the future. The owner regretted the situation.
“I’m not sure we’re going to allow these events in our parking lot anymore,” Cummings said.
In an interview with the channel WBPF, from Florida, the president of Rize Fighting Championship, Armando Gonzalez, also regretted what happened. For the president, the situation tarnished a show, which, according to him, had a positive balance.
“It was a little scary for a lot of people, we were definitely in shock to see something like that happen. For an event that went so well to end like this is a bit frustrating. Let’s hope the authorities arrest this man”, he concluded.
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