DORCHESTER ARMORY 3/14/09 FIGHT CARD VIDEOS AND POST-FIGHT REPORT

Posted on | March 15, 2009 | No Comments

BY: RICH BERGERON

Promoters Mark Porter and Packy Collins of Celtic Pride Promotions, in association with Mark Vaz Boxing, put on a successful second annual St Patrick’s Day Boxing Show at the Dorchester Armory on Saturday, March 14. Moving from MMA to boxing promotions seamlessly, Vaz has decades of experience in the fight industry. He also helped corner many of the fighters during a night of fantastic action.

Super Featherweights (MAIN EVENT): Patrick Hyland 16 (8) – 0 Vs. Carlos Guevara 12 (9) – 9 (3) – 2 (ROUND ONE VIDEO):

This fight went the full 10-round distance with Hyland having a rough time early but blocking well. Using jabs and left hooks he kept control through much of the second round. However, Guevara seemed to be waiting and landing a few great counter punches. At one point in the second Guevara exploded with shots to the body and head, vicious uppercuts and hooks, and a solid overhand right. Hyland blocked well but seemed to get a wake up call with the end of the round onslaught from Guevara.

Guevara waded back inside a good deal during the 3rd round with hooks and uppercuts landing to the head and body. Again, Hyland showed superior defensive tactics and weathered much of the blows with a solid hands-up, elbows-in approach. Hyland did some offensive work as well, scoring a few well placed uppercuts, one of which landed squarely in the liver area of Guevara, who backed up immediately.

Hyland took control in the fourth, which he did not really relinquish much for the rest of the 10-round fight. Guevara, the less stocky of the two fighters, became more and more wild with his shots, looping haymakers that rarely landed as Hyland turned on the jets. Hyland began landing hooks to the head early in the round and began to find his range with his uppercuts. He next implemented some excellent bobbing and weaving that further complemented his excellent inside hooks and uppercuts.

Hyland went on to win the bout by unanimous decision, though Guevara never gave up even when it was clear he was outmatched.

ALEXIS SANTOS (W) *1(1)-0* VS. STEVE JAEGER *0-1(1)* (PRO DEBUTS FOR BOTH FIGHTERS)

While Santos came into this match with superior conditioning and strategy, Jaeger looked like he needs to change his nickname to “The Bomb.” He self destructed in the ring over the course of more than two rounds of one-sided action. Santos landed a steady stream of crisp head and body punches almost at will through the entire fight. While the video above speaks volumes, there is some of the 2nd round that isn’t on the tape in which Santos unleashed a series of vicious left and right hooks to the head and body. Most of these came from inside, but there were a couple looping haymaker hooks that also did damage. This fight was stopped when Jaeger’s corner threw in the towel at the :12 mark of round 3.

Dan Conway (pro debut) Vs. Rafael Jastrzebski 1 (1) – 6- 1:

LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS: Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan 6 (5 )- 0 Vs. Jimmy LeBlanc 12 (4) – 15 (9) – 4 (ROUND 1):

O’Sullivan spent most of this fight trying to get on the inside only to be hugged repeatedly by LeBlanc. A great deal of Irish angst came flying from the lips of “Spike” fans in the audience even as the referee took a point off for LeBlanc’s holding in each round. O’Sullivan’s jabs and combos were working and landing at will when he was not being held or hugged. Finally, in the fourth round the referee mercifully stepped in and disqualified LeBlanc for “excessive holding.”

WELTERWEIGHTS: Danny O’Connor 5 (2) – 1 Vs. Charles Wade 4 (1)- 8 (7) ==>FULL FIGHT:

light heavyweights: Nick Brinson (W) 2 (2) – 0 Vs. Anthony Cannon 4 (1) – 12 (7)

Brinson came to this battle to win his 2nd fight, and he made a statement early in the first round with combos landing on the inside and wild hooks landing hard to Cannon’s ribs. Cannon could only respond with a decent jab and what would become an annoying constant smile flashed whenever he took punishment from Brinson.

By the second round Brinson realized he could pretty much just toy with Cannon. Brinson landed at will, even throwing in a shoe-shine bit on Cannon’s head with solid left and right hooks. Brinson also began landing some hard uppercuts. Cannon, wearing bright and sparkling green trunks to mark St. Patrick’s Day, kept right on smiling after weathering all of Brinson’s punches in the round.

Brinson unloaded everything in his arsenal with all his adrenaline behind it to wipe the smile off Cannon’s face early in the third round. For just a moment Cannon tried to go offensive and was met with a barrage of angry, well placed, and relentless punches. Brinson seemed to want to take Cannon right off his feet. Finally, Cannon went down to one knee, and the fight was soon called by the ref as Cannon rose without his trademark smile. Although, after a few moments of recovery he did add a weak smile as an afterthought to the loss.

WELTERWEIGHTS: Justin Palau Vs. Antonio Fernandez (PRO DEBUTS FOR BOTH FIGHTERS):

These two welterweights began the night with a competitive back-and-forth fight. Fernandez tried to use his height to his advantage in the first round, but his slapping hooks weren’t doing much damage as Palau landed his 1-2 combos well. Palau also pushed Fernandez into a corner in the round where he unloaded a nice series of hooks, the left hook landing most solidly. Both fighters traded bombs in the round with Fernandez managing a few early flurries and then a 1-2, uppercut combination on the inside.

Fernandez became a different fighter in the second round. He threw sparing punches, kept his distance, and seemed to avoid engaging through much of the frame. When he did throw something, it was usually an off-target haymaker. Palau used the whole ring in the second round, working off the ropes, circling, and using his jab and 1-2 to full effect. The persistent jab, left hook, and 1-2 combos from Palau made it an easy round to score in his favor. He also showed amazing defensive posturing in the round, rarely getting hit with anything potent.

Fernandez managed a few decent counter punches in the third round. He scored two huge left hooks and some more glancing counters later, but again Palau was the aggressor. Palau kept up the jab, unleashed some really dangerous hooks, and worked the 1-2 from the outside. Deeper into the round, Palau put together some tight inside combos like it was just target practice for him. Palau ended the round with some of the hardest hooks in the fight landing solid to Fernandez’s ribs and head.

Fernandez didn’t bother trying to mount any comeback in the final round. He was slow to respond to any of Palau’s attacks except for when he’d tie up with Palau to avoid further damage. Palau put all of his punches together in the final round, landing double hooks to the body and head at will. Palau landed a series of awesome 1-2 combos in the round as well. By the end of the round Palau was landing punches from every angle, toying with Fernandez. The big bombs clearly did some damage to Fernandez, but the taller man would not go down despite the beating he took. The bell rang just as Palau appeared ready to score a last second KO with a flurry of hard shots featuring mostly 1-2 combos and hooks. Two judges gave the fight to Palau hands down with a 40-36 score while the third judge gave Fernandez the first round and scored it 39-37.

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