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KYLO CRUZ VS JAMES HEITZ

Heirtz’s right uppercut snapped back Cruz’s head 45 seconds into the first round. A right hand by Cruz buzzed Heirtz with 42 seconds left in the opening round.

Cruz defended himself well in those second three minutes as well.

Cruz continued his assault on Heirtz throughout a one-sided second round in which he landed several flush right hands that made Heirtz retreat. Heirtz tried to fend off Cruz with his jab, but he was mostly unsuccessful.

Cruz backed Heirtz into the ropes early in the third round, where Heirtz traded with him. Cruz kept pressuring Heirtz in the third round, but he didn’t land as many shots on him as Cruz did during the second round.

Heirtz snapped back Cruz’s head with a hard, right uppercut with just under a minute to go in the fourth round.

Heirtz started the fourth round strong, as he landed body and head shots on Cruz in the center of the ring. Cruz soon backed Heirtz toward the ropes again, and he began landing as Heirtz tried to cover up.

A right uppercut by Heirtz snapped back Cruz’s head early in the fifth round. Cruz connected with various power punches later in the fifth, as they traded from the inside at times.

Cruz made Heirtz pay with a right hand after Heirtz missed with a right uppercut early in the sixth round. With just over a minute remaining in the sixth, Cruz drilled Heirtz with a right hand that backed him into the ropes, and followed with three more hard, right hands.

An aggressive Cruz landed several hard shots in the first half of the seventh round. Heirtz connected with two hard, overhand rights and a right uppercut later in the seventh, but Cruz maintained control and continued to out-land Heirtz, particularly when Heirtz backed into the ropes.

Heirtz and Cruz each landed hard right hands in the center of the ring toward the end of the eighth round. Heirtz did a better job of avoiding the ropes in those three minutes.

The start of the ninth Cruz pressured a fading Heirtz in that round.

Heirtz connected with two hard right hands in the opening minute of the final round. Cruz took those punches well, though, and continued landing right hands on the retreating Heirtz. The outcome was obvious, barring Heirtz finally hurting Cruz with a punch.

Winner: Kylo Cruz Via Unanimous decision

KUZMA DMITRIEV VS FERNANDO VERA

Vera landed several straight left hands in the first half of the opening round. Dmitriev briefly switched to a southpaw stance to counteract Vera’s success.

A right hook by Vera connected with just under a minute to go in the second round. Vera lunged and landed another right hand just before the second round concluded.

Vera caught Dmitriev with a right hook and then a straight left hand in the final minute of the third round. Another straight left by Vera stung Dmitriev later in the third.

A left uppercut by Vera snapped back Dmitriev’s head just before the midway mark of the fourth round. That shot made Dmitriev move away from Vera.

Vera quickly caught Dmitriev with a right hook approximately 45 seconds into the fifth round. Dmitriev continued trying to attack Vera from a southpaw stance, but he had little success in those three minutes.

Vera stung Dmitriev with a right hook early in the sixth round. Dmitriev connected with a hard left to Vera’s body with about a minute remaining in the sixth round.

Dmitriev kept coming forward and had some success in the seventh round. His left cross caught Vera cleanly with about 35 seconds remaining in the seventh round.

Vera’s straight left backed up Dmitriev with 30 seconds to go in the eighth round. Dmitriev landed a right-left combination to Vera’s body toward the end of the eighth round.

A left by Vera moved Dmitriev into the ropes with two minutes left in the ninth round. The referee temporarily stopped the action with 1:31 to go in the ninth round so that the tape on Dmitriev’s right glove could be fixed. Vera landed various power punches in the final minute of the ninth round.

Dmitriev clearly needed a knockout to win in the final round, but he couldn’t catch Vera with a flush shot to change the course of their fight.

Winner: Fernando Vera via Unanimous decision


GIANNA HOWARD VS SALLY HORNER

An overhand by Howard buckled Horner’s legs with 28 seconds to go in the first round. Howard followed up with another flush right that impacted Horner.

A right by Howard landed to the top of Horner’s head just after the halfway point of the second round. A right-left combination by Howard late in the second round caught Horner as well.

By the third round, Howard hammered away at a mostly defenseless Horner. A straight left by Howard staggered Horner with 1:15 to go in the third. Horner retreated, but Howard followed her and landed numerous flush punches to his head. Eventually, The ref had seen enough and stopped their one-sided bout.

Winner: Gianna Howard via TKO round three

KYLE HEARN JR VS PRINCE MATTISSE

A hard, overhand right hand by Hearn Jr drilled Mattisse, who was bent over, and sent him to the canvas with just over a minute remaining in the opening round. A stunned Mattisse got to his feet before the referee counted to 10 and seemingly wanted to continue. The referee still stopped the fight.

Winner: Kyle Hearn Jr Via TKO round one



BILLIE HORN VS ROBIN BLACK

Black offered little offense or movement, allowing Horn to power his way inside in round one. Right hands and heavy left hooks landed establishing his dominance almost immediately from the opening bell.

Black continued to bear the brunt of Horn’s offensive attack in round two. She managed a couple of jabs to the body, but leaving herself exposed just long enough to catch a right hand which bloodied her nose.

Horn continued to punish Black in round three, though not always without repercussion. A heavy jab by Horn set up his right hand, which he landed in succession as Black did her best to duck and cover at close quarters.

The most drama to come of the round was when Horn was warned at length by The ref for spinning Black around and hitting him while defenseless. Horn offered the counterpoint that he was waiting for the veteran ring official to call for a break in the action, with the sequence limited to a warning.

Horn saw a knockout well within sight in round four, picking up the pace. Black grew worse for the wear as the round moved along, absorbing a left hook to the body and then fighting off the ropes as Horn unloaded with straight rights and left hooks upstairs.

The ringside doctor was summoned by the referee in between rounds four and five, over concern that Black was taking too much punishment. The sequence was met with a smile from Black, who insisted she was ready to come out for more.

To her credit, round five was the best of the fight to that point for Black, who didn’t quite win it outright but managed to have her say during several exchanges. Horn was still in control but forced to work a little hard and through a small cut atop his left cheekbone to win the exchanges.

Horn returned to basics in round six, sticking his jab in the face of Black who sought to counter with poking right hands to the body. Black did just enough to make it out of the round, taking Horn deeper than he’s ever been in a prize fight

Entering round seven for the first time in his career, Horn fought as if it were round one. A right hand and left hook had Black wobbly, proving to be the beginning of the end. Horn unloaded, punishing Black at every turn and on his way to scoring the bout’s lone knockdown. Black bought some time by literally tackling Horn to the canvas, drawing a tongue-lashing from The ref for the infraction. Horn went right back on the attack, pounding on a near defenseless Black for the remainder of the round. Black made it to the bell, but not to his corner as The ref decided she was done for the night.

Winner: Billie Horn via TKO round seven

SHAY LYNCH VS HADER CORTEZ

Cortez’s right hand to the body backed Lynch into the ropes with about 1:20 to go in the opening round. Lynch snapped back Cortez’s head with multiple jabs in the final minute of the first round.

Cortez knocked Lynch off balance with a counter left hook about 55 seconds into the second round. Lynch landed a short right hand with just under a minute remaining in the second.

Lynch boxed well throughout the third round. He landed a left-right combination toward the end of that round.

Lynch backed up Cortez by landing a right hand with 25 seconds remaining in the fourth round. Earlier in the fourth, Lynch blasted Cortez with a left hook to the body before coming up top and catching Cortez with another left hook.

Lynch couldn’t capitalize on hurting Cortez because the bell rang to end the fifth round just as Weeks brought Lynch and Cortez together again.

A left hook by Lynch made Cortez stumble backward and sent him to the seat of his trunks with 17 seconds to go in the fifth round. A stunned Cortez answered The refs count at eight.

With just under a minute to go in the sixth round, Lynch landed a right uppercut and followed it up with a left hook.

Cortez regularly pressed the action in the seventh and eighth rounds, but he didn’t land many clean blows because Lynch moved out of his punching range.

The ref deducted a point from Cortez 31 seconds into the ninth round for a low blow. With Cortez backed into the ropes, Lynch landed a left hook about 1:10 into the ninth round.

The beginning of the end came when Lynch hurt Cortez with a left hook to Cortez’s temple that made Cortez stumble with 1:28 to go in the 10th round. A short, left hook then sent Cortez to the canvas for the second time in their fight with 59 seconds remaining in the fight. Cortez got up by the time The ref count reached eight, but just a few seconds later Lynch blasted a vulnerable Cortez with a right that knocked him down for the third time in their fight. Once Cortez fell into the ropes, the ref waved an end to what had become a completely one-sided fight.

Winner: Shay Lynch via KO round ten

SHEYANNE SUCCESSFUL VS VALENTINA DE ROSSI

Successful and De Rossi were game for the challenge of headlining the show, though only one fighter delivered. De Rossi took a patient approach at fight’s start, as her scouting report suggests that Successful tends to tire late. It cost her dearly.

De Rossi had her say early in the fight, connecting with right hands upstairs. Successful remained poised, connecting with jabs and right hands of her own as De Rossi began to show signs of worse for the wear. A right uppercut at center ring had De Rossi on wobbly legs, with Successful sensing an early stoppage well within sight.

Successful closed the show in style, connecting with another right uppercut as De Rossi was trapped in a corner. A right hand by Successful was followed by a left uppercut which sent De Rossi crashing to the canvas as a final right hand slammed home against her temple.

A mandatory count issued by the referee was interrupted upon the realization that De Rossi was done for the night.

Winner: Sheyanne Successful via KO Round one

ANTHONY AGUILA VS XABIER BELZACO

Aguila bopped his way through every punch throughout the fight, telegraphing his jab which Belzaco was able to time both through sight and sound. Belzaco played defense in the opening round, rather than seizing counter opportunities.

Round two saw a more deliberate attack from Aguila, who began to make his presence felt A left hook connected on the fleshy midsection of Belzaco. Action was slow in round three, though Aguila enjoyed the best sequence of the frame with a left hook over the top of a lazy right hand from Belzaco after dropping his guard.

Belzaco picked up the pace in round four, not always landing but managing to force Aguila on the defensive. The entire frame saw Belzaco come forward, while Aguila seemed to be in search of landing one punch at a time. The trend continued through round five before Aguila finally let his hands go a little more to start the second half of the fight.

The pace and tempo were still being controlled by Belzaco, though Aguila’s offense began to flow as the fight progressed. Belzaco continued to throw more but Aguila was by far the more efficient puncher, shooting his right hand when able to inch forward just enough to put his height and reach advantages to good use.

Belzaco paid the price for his ineffective aggression in round eight, as Aguila dropped a right hand over the top of his guard and directly on his chin. Belzaco wisely clinched out of harm’s way during the subsequent exchange before spitting out his mouthpiece after falling to the canvas as the two collided.

The sequence provided Aguila with plenty of confidence, coming out aggressive at the start of round nine. A left hand by Aguila pushed Belzaco to the ropes, with the Philly native’s offense dulled as he was reduced to one punch at a time. Aguila landed a left hook later in the round, which Belzaco rode out and sought to counter with a looping right hand that missed the mark.

The instructions issued in both corners were for their charges to go out and take the 10th and final round. Aguila obeyed that advice down to the letter, connecting with right hands, jabs and left hooks. Belzaco never wilted, but also couldn’t land anything of substance to turn the tide.

Winner: Anthony Aguila via unanimous decision

ANGELO BRASI VS FRA MCCULLOCH

Brasi landed five overhand rights in the first half of the first round, when a sluggish McCulloch started slow. Once McCulloch warmed up a little, he landed multiple right hands of his own.

Brasi went on the attack to start the second round, but McCulloch unloaded an array of head and body shots on him. Brasi landed a couple punches later in the second, but an aggressive McCulloch landed a thudding right to the body and a chopping right to the top of Brasi’s head that sent him to one knee. Brasi was able to get up and made it to the end of the second round.

McCulloch went after Brasi to start the third round, and the knockout artist dropped him twice in that round.

He sent Brasi to the canvas early in the third with a left hook to his jaw. A battered Brasi reached his feet and continued, but McCulloch blasted him with a right hand up top and a left hook to the body that sent Brasi to one knee again.

The Referee immediately stopped the bout, 57 seconds into the third round, once Brasi went down for the third time in the fight.

Winner: Fra McCulloch via KO round three

JOSE GARCIA VS IMANI MOMO’A

Both fighters got off to a quick start, with Momo’a arguably getting the upper hand. Garcia managed to land a few crisp right hands and a few body shots. Momo’a wouldn’t have a better round. Meanwhile, Garcia continually jabbed to the body.

In Rounds 2 and 3, Garcia began finding his groove. He found a home particularly for his overhand right. At one point he clocked Momo’a with a right hand, wobbling him. Garcia, kept up the fast pace, hotfooting after Momo’a as he retreated around the ring.

In Round 6, Garcia began mixing it up to the body. After landing a stinging one-two, Garcia landed a knifing left to Momo’a’s right flank. That seemed to subdue Momo’a, as Garcia teed off with four-punch combinations. The Mexican ended the round with a left hook-right hand combo.

Although Garcia was in complete control at this point, he couldn’t quite put on the finishing touches. Momo’a hung around, circling the ring, breathing from the mouth, and landing just often enough to keep Garcia honest. But make no mistake, Momo’a was in survival mode.

Kabyael continued to chip away in the late rounds. In Round 10, it appeared briefly as though Garcia might get the stoppage win. A barrage of punches had Momo’a stumbling around the ring like a wino on the Bowery. But he would survive to hear the final bell.

Winner: Jose Garcia by Unanimous Decision