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08/01/2004 Archived Entry: "FIGHT NIGHT 46 RESULTS"
FIGHT NIGHT 46 RESULTS
Saturday July 31, 2004
The Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester, WA
(PRESS RELEASE)
Heavyweight, Scheduled 4 Rounds
Chauncy Welliver, Snoqualmie, WA (17-3-3)(8KO) 286 lbs vs. Christopher Brown (12-9-0)(11KO) 211 lbsWelliver defeated Christopher Brown in a 4 round unanimous decision.Welliver appeared to be outmatched judging on physique alone, but the Crowd loved his teddy bear style, and they chanted his name. Welliver lookedtired in the second round, even his lace up sneakers looked as though they were worn out, but he managed to get away from the ropes and laugh in the face of the muscular Brown, as he trotted to his corner for the thirdround. Welliver's blubber acted as a shock absorber as he took a pummeling from Brown, but the crowd's momentum kept him going. Even as he leanedagainst the ropes, he smiled a baby face grin as the cheering got louder.Brown pushed Welliver into the corner in the forth round, but Brown wastired, and slow. Welliver ended the round strong with a hit to Brown'shead, and the judges sided with the Baby Face.
Welterweight, Scheduled 6 Rounds
Jesus Santiago, Seattle, WA (9-7-2)(1KO) 140 lbs vs. Michael Lucero (8-7-1, 2KO) 146 lbs.Michael Lucero defeated Jesus Santiago in a 6 round unanimous decision.Lucero showed eagerness to win the fight early in the first round with aseries of combinations and fancy footwork. They both landed a lot ofpunches but Lucero's constant body shots paired with his left hookcombinations made him the winner.
Light heavyweight, Scheduled 4 RoundsRobert Blaydes , Clarkston, WA (1-1-0) by TKO over 174 lbs vs. Sinan Kuch,Milwaukee, OR (3-2-0)(2KO) 173 lbs....Robert Blaydes defeated Sinan Kuch by TKO in 2:42 of the 4th round. Blaydes had Kuch up against the ropes for the entire first round. He towered Over Kuch by at least 6 inches . Blaydes slew the dragon slowly with onedevastating combination after another. By the forth round the Dragon was out of fire, as he huffed and puffed up against the ropes. The Razor unleashed a series of punches to the Dragon's face, and the ref called the fight in 2 minutes and 24 seconds of the forth round.
Light heavyweight, Scheduled 4 RoundsBrad McPeake, (1-7-2)(1KO) 178 lbs vs. Paul Kravchenko Puyallup, WA(2-0-0)(1KO)(1TKO) 172 lbs.... Paul Kravchenko defeated Brad McPeake by TKO 2:31 of the 1st round. With a left hook Kravchenko knocked McPeake to the floor. Then seconds later,Kravchenko delivered a series of blows to McPeake's head and the refereeended the fight. This was short and a sweet victory for local fighter, PaulKravechenko.
Super Lightweight, Scheduled 4 RoundsAgapito Aispuro Portland, OR (2-2-0)(1KO) 136 lbs vs. Tariq Jooya(2-1-1)(1KO) 136 lbs....Tariq Jooya defeated Agapito Aispuro by KO in 2: 52 seconds of the 2ndround. In the first round the fighters bounced all over the ring with lots of blow for blow action. In the second round, Agipato went down to oneknee, but it was caused only by a slip in footwork and not from a blow. The ref continually asked the fighters to break out of their slow dance in The middle of the ring so they could get back to the fight. Then, in the Third round, Jooya, with an overhand-right, knocked Aispuro to the floor. Aispuro tried to stagger to his feet but could not get up. The fight ended With Jooya's first knockout.
Cruiserweight, Scheduled 8 Rounds
Roberto Coelho,(32-13-0)(22KO) 189 lbs vs. Joseph Kiwanuka (27-8-2, 20 KO) 187 lbs....Roberto Coelho defeated Joseph Kiwanuka in a unanimous 8 round decision.Coelho controlled the fight from the first round. Grinding slowly, Coelhoworked on landing heavy punches the entire night. Coelho tediously wore Kiwanuka down and eventually opened a large cut under Kiwanuka's right eye. In the end, Kiwanuka was ducking and dodging more punches then he waslanding. Kiwanuka ducked away from victory and landed in a loss.
Duncan MacLeod
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