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GForce · 10-01-2005, 09:36 AM

With KC's help, I've found a lot of stuff. Let's try and piece this all together...

Sunday Night Fights Results, July 18

WBC Cruiserweight: #2 Jean-Marc Mormeck vs #11 S.T. Gordon

The heavily favored Mormeck looked to outwork Gordon, who upset #6 seed Luis Andres Pineda before taking out #14 seed Thomas Hansvol, who had knocked #3 seed Luis Azille out of Gordon's path.

Closing in on 2 minutes of the first round, Mormeck sidesteps a Gordon left and lands a crushing right hand to counter. For the round's final minute, Mormeck smothered Gordon in the corner, but Mormeck couldn't but him down.

The two fought evenly for the next several rounds, Gordon relying very heavily on his hook, and Mormeck was able to counter effectively once Gordon's attack got too predictible.

Mormeck started to assume control in rounds 5 and 6, dodging or blocking most of Gordon's blows and landing far more shots of his own as Gordon's defenses wore down.

In the 7th, Gordon charged at Mormeck only to be spun around in Mormeck's corner and dropped with a savage combination to the head. Gordon was up at 9 only to be drilled with a hook that stunned Gordon, followed by a cross to put him down. Gordon rose at 8 this time, leaning back on the ropes and covering up. Mormeck charged and fired wildly, missing over and over before a pair of uppercuts found the mark and went unanswered. Referee Pat Russell jumped in to stop the bout and give Mormeck the 7th round TKO victory and a shot at the WBC Cruiserweight belt. He will fight the winner of #1 Vasily Jirov vs #5 Alexandre Gurov.

IBF Jr. Lightweight: #2 Alfredo Escalera vs #6 Cornelius Boza-Edwards

Stylistically, this bout looked to most boxing experts to be a slaughter waiting to happen. Escalera, an efficient boxer with solid defense battling the slugging, at times wild, Boza-Edwards. Boza might hurt him, they thought, but eventually, Escalera will just wait him out and wear him down, or be content to pick him apart for 10 rounds to go the distance.

The experts had it right. Boza-Edwards landed some stiff shots during the bout, but never strung together enough to where he could make things hard on Escalera.

PunchStat numbers has Escalera landing 50% of his punches compared with Boza-Edwards, who landed only 12%.

Escalera could have a wait ahead of him...Daniel Attah and Yodsanan Nanthachai will have a rematch of their draw, the winner taking on top seed Julio Cesar Chavez to fill the other half of the title fight.

The most intriguing part of the fight was the decision...Escalera took a majority victory, 99-91 on two cards but another scored evenly at 95-95. That card was from judge Larry O'Connell, who hails from England, which also happens to be where the Ugandan Boza-Edwards currently calls home.

Sources say FBA officials plan to talk with O'Connell, but declined to say specifics or if any punishment was being considered.

WBC Jr. Welterweight: #1 Bruno Arcari vs #4 Sharmba Mitchell

Arcari had breezed through his first two bouts, dismantling both Morris East and Diosbelys Hurtado in unanimous victories. Mitchell stopped Alfonzo Frazer in his opening matchup, but was arguably more impressive in his destruction of Juan Martin Coggi to advance to the semifinals. This night's main event wouldn't disappoint...at least the fight wouldn't.

Mitchell was the aggressor early, and Arcari was having a devil of a time landing despite throwing many more punches. Mitchell was sticking his jab and landing combinations at will it seemed for the first three rounds. Through 3 rounds, Mitchell had pitched a shutout.

Arcari awoke in the fourth, and quickly. A right cross shook Mitchell in the opening seconds, but Mitchell was able to evade and cover for the next minute and a half. Arcari doubled up with the hook later in the round, though, stunning Mitchell again, but despite a big scoring round, Arcari never got enough punches together to put Mitchell in danger.

Mitchell responded in the fifth, but Arcari still controlled the pace, and a double left to the body followed by an uppercut was a sweet combination that likely won him the round.

Mitchell circled in the 6th, making more of an effort to stick and move on Arcari again, and he did it effectively. He wasn't landing as he had earlier, but Arcari was no longer landing his blows either. Mitchell was relying on his defense again, which opened the way for his attack in the first three rounds. Here, Arcari worked the body again when he could, but Mitchell appeared back in control.

It seemed even more that way in the 7th, when Mitchell picked Arcari apart from outside with a precision effort. A big uppercut wobbled Arcari and, when he finally got Mitchell to engage in tight late in the round, it was Mitchell who got the better of it.

The 8th was even and things looked comfortably in Mitchell's hands until an Arcari right cross slammed off the top of Mitchell's head midway through the 8th. From there, the round was Arcari's, working the body again and landing some solid shots in the final minute to take what was, all in all, a pretty even round.

Arcari went for broke in the 9th, hammering away, and an early 3-punch combo put Mitchell on his heels. Arcari stalked Mitchell, cornering him throughout the round, and this time Mitchell was having a hard time getting away. Arcari would rattle his cage several more times during the round, but was unable to get him down, Mitchell grabbing, clinching and doing all he could to make it through the assault.

In the 10th, Arcari got inside and was able to bull Mitchell, working the body and coming off that to land high. Mitchell would dance for much of the round, but his legs were betraying him, and Arcari was doing a better job of cutting off the angles. Arcari landed hard blows throughout the round, Mitchell not scoring a blow of significance until the final minute. Mitchell appeared comfortable the decision was his, the only way to explain his final round effort.

The cards were then announced as follows:

96-95, Mitchell

96-94, Arcari

95-95...

The bout was a draw. Arcari was stonefaced, likely thankful he would get another opportunity. Mitchell was visibly irate, feeling he had controlled the entire bout.

"The final two rounds were the only rounds he won all night," Mitchell said postfight. "How could anyone say it was a draw, and even more than that...how could anyone say he WON this fight?"

Disgusted, Mitchell left the ring. The two will do it again, likely in early September, the winner to face the winner of Kostya Tszyu/Monroe Brooks.

GH

10-01-2005, 09:36 AM	#330
GForce Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,458 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	With KC's help, I've found a lot of stuff. Let's try and piece this all together... Sunday Night Fights Results, July 18 WBC Cruiserweight: #2 Jean-Marc Mormeck vs #11 S.T. Gordon The heavily favored Mormeck looked to outwork Gordon, who upset #6 seed Luis Andres Pineda before taking out #14 seed Thomas Hansvol, who had knocked #3 seed Luis Azille out of Gordon's path. Closing in on 2 minutes of the first round, Mormeck sidesteps a Gordon left and lands a crushing right hand to counter. For the round's final minute, Mormeck smothered Gordon in the corner, but Mormeck couldn't but him down. The two fought evenly for the next several rounds, Gordon relying very heavily on his hook, and Mormeck was able to counter effectively once Gordon's attack got too predictible. Mormeck started to assume control in rounds 5 and 6, dodging or blocking most of Gordon's blows and landing far more shots of his own as Gordon's defenses wore down. In the 7th, Gordon charged at Mormeck only to be spun around in Mormeck's corner and dropped with a savage combination to the head. Gordon was up at 9 only to be drilled with a hook that stunned Gordon, followed by a cross to put him down. Gordon rose at 8 this time, leaning back on the ropes and covering up. Mormeck charged and fired wildly, missing over and over before a pair of uppercuts found the mark and went unanswered. Referee Pat Russell jumped in to stop the bout and give Mormeck the 7th round TKO victory and a shot at the WBC Cruiserweight belt. He will fight the winner of #1 Vasily Jirov vs #5 Alexandre Gurov. IBF Jr. Lightweight: #2 Alfredo Escalera vs #6 Cornelius Boza-Edwards Stylistically, this bout looked to most boxing experts to be a slaughter waiting to happen. Escalera, an efficient boxer with solid defense battling the slugging, at times wild, Boza-Edwards. Boza might hurt him, they thought, but eventually, Escalera will just wait him out and wear him down, or be content to pick him apart for 10 rounds to go the distance. The experts had it right. Boza-Edwards landed some stiff shots during the bout, but never strung together enough to where he could make things hard on Escalera. PunchStat numbers has Escalera landing 50% of his punches compared with Boza-Edwards, who landed only 12%. Escalera could have a wait ahead of him...Daniel Attah and Yodsanan Nanthachai will have a rematch of their draw, the winner taking on top seed Julio Cesar Chavez to fill the other half of the title fight. The most intriguing part of the fight was the decision...Escalera took a majority victory, 99-91 on two cards but another scored evenly at 95-95. That card was from judge Larry O'Connell, who hails from England, which also happens to be where the Ugandan Boza-Edwards currently calls home. Sources say FBA officials plan to talk with O'Connell, but declined to say specifics or if any punishment was being considered. WBC Jr. Welterweight: #1 Bruno Arcari vs #4 Sharmba Mitchell Arcari had breezed through his first two bouts, dismantling both Morris East and Diosbelys Hurtado in unanimous victories. Mitchell stopped Alfonzo Frazer in his opening matchup, but was arguably more impressive in his destruction of Juan Martin Coggi to advance to the semifinals. This night's main event wouldn't disappoint...at least the fight wouldn't. Mitchell was the aggressor early, and Arcari was having a devil of a time landing despite throwing many more punches. Mitchell was sticking his jab and landing combinations at will it seemed for the first three rounds. Through 3 rounds, Mitchell had pitched a shutout. Arcari awoke in the fourth, and quickly. A right cross shook Mitchell in the opening seconds, but Mitchell was able to evade and cover for the next minute and a half. Arcari doubled up with the hook later in the round, though, stunning Mitchell again, but despite a big scoring round, Arcari never got enough punches together to put Mitchell in danger. Mitchell responded in the fifth, but Arcari still controlled the pace, and a double left to the body followed by an uppercut was a sweet combination that likely won him the round. Mitchell circled in the 6th, making more of an effort to stick and move on Arcari again, and he did it effectively. He wasn't landing as he had earlier, but Arcari was no longer landing his blows either. Mitchell was relying on his defense again, which opened the way for his attack in the first three rounds. Here, Arcari worked the body again when he could, but Mitchell appeared back in control. It seemed even more that way in the 7th, when Mitchell picked Arcari apart from outside with a precision effort. A big uppercut wobbled Arcari and, when he finally got Mitchell to engage in tight late in the round, it was Mitchell who got the better of it. The 8th was even and things looked comfortably in Mitchell's hands until an Arcari right cross slammed off the top of Mitchell's head midway through the 8th. From there, the round was Arcari's, working the body again and landing some solid shots in the final minute to take what was, all in all, a pretty even round. Arcari went for broke in the 9th, hammering away, and an early 3-punch combo put Mitchell on his heels. Arcari stalked Mitchell, cornering him throughout the round, and this time Mitchell was having a hard time getting away. Arcari would rattle his cage several more times during the round, but was unable to get him down, Mitchell grabbing, clinching and doing all he could to make it through the assault. In the 10th, Arcari got inside and was able to bull Mitchell, working the body and coming off that to land high. Mitchell would dance for much of the round, but his legs were betraying him, and Arcari was doing a better job of cutting off the angles. Arcari landed hard blows throughout the round, Mitchell not scoring a blow of significance until the final minute. Mitchell appeared comfortable the decision was his, the only way to explain his final round effort. The cards were then announced as follows: 96-95, Mitchell 96-94, Arcari 95-95... The bout was a draw. Arcari was stonefaced, likely thankful he would get another opportunity. Mitchell was visibly irate, feeling he had controlled the entire bout. "The final two rounds were the only rounds he won all night," Mitchell said postfight. "How could anyone say it was a draw, and even more than that...how could anyone say he WON this fight?" Disgusted, Mitchell left the ring. The two will do it again, likely in early September, the winner to face the winner of Kostya Tszyu/Monroe Brooks. GH