Tomasz Adamek bests Jason Estrada...

 

By Ricky Ray Taylor @ ringside

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported as it happened by Ricky Ray Taylor @ ringside...

 

 

TOMASZ ADAMEK / Poland / 39-1 (27) vs JASON ESTRADA / Providence / 16-2 (4)
12 rounds / IBF Heavyweight International Championship
 
Rd. 1 / It was clear that Estrada's speed caught Adamek off-guard in the first minute of the first round. 
 
Rd. 2 / Adamek improvised and turned up the pace in round 2 trading blow for blow with the speedy Estrada, probably winning the round.
 
Rd. 3 / An all-out slugfest erupts in round 3 with each fighter flurrying with multi-punch combos like a pair of featherweights - only with heavy-weight power.
 
Rd. 4 / This is quickly turning into one of the fastest paced heavyweight fights I've ever seen.  Each fighter lands hard and plenty with Estrada (perhaps) having a slight edge.
 
Rd. 5 / Adamek's right eye is bleeding and beginning to shut yet he continues to make each round close with a stiff, fast jab.  A chorus of A-DAM-EK resounds from what seems to be an 80% contingency of Polish fans.  Both fighters are pulled apart at the bell amidst yet another multi-punch flurry.
 
Rd. 6 / Estrada picks well placed shots early in the round and begins to frustrate Adamek.  The round is close round due to Adamek's activity.
 
Rd. 7 / Adamek lands clean counter shots to Estrada's head and body as Estrada stalks, another clean flurry lands by Adamek.  A confused Estrada finally gets on his toes for a different look while Adamek clearly wins the round.
 
Rd. 8 / The styles change yet again as Adamek becomes the aggressor, Estrada on his toes lands a clean and solid left-hook before Adamek returns a quick well placed flurry to Estrada's forehead.  The momentum is slowly shifting in Adamek's favor.
 
Rd. 9 / Adamek back-pedals the entire round as Estrada lands 2 counter rights at the bell.  Adamek is diligently pulling away with "ring generalship" and by staying busier.
 
Rd. 10 / Estrada lands a crushing over-hand right in the first :30 and closes the distance looking to finish him yet, doesn't have the power to inflict damage.  (This is the case for most of the fight) 
Adamek takes :15 seconds off and retaliates with a flurry of hard left-hook that erupts the crowd into a frenzy. 
 
Rd. 11 / Boxing and moving, Adamek picks clean shots.  Estrada is looking like a fighter who's been figured out.  An occasional counter right hand lands for Estrada yet is quickly followed up with a 3 or 4 punch retaliation by Adamek.  The crowd is now cheering and ALL of them are on their feet.
 
Rd. 12 / Adamek is feeding off of it by brilliantly boxing the stalking Estrada.  1-2-hooks by Adamek are frequent and flush with an occasional uppercut landing for good measure.  Each fighter throws toe to toe in the final :20 while Estrada immediately raises his hands in victory at the bell.
 
115-113, 116-112, 118-110, WINNER UD ADAMEK


PETER QUILLEN / Brooklyn / 20-0 (15) vs FERNANDO ZUNIGA / Ecuador / 28-9 (20)
10 rounds / Super Middleweight
KISS' "New York Groove" echoes as Brooklyn fighter Peter Quillen enters the ring, hard-hitting Zuniga is a risky move for the undefeated hometown fighter Quillen, for two rounds each long-armed fighter kept their distance, by round 3 Quillen had Zuniga timed enough to land lead straight rights while slipping away quick enough to keep from getting hit, this happened often, a cut opened under Quillen's eye in round 3 due to to a headbutt, Zuniga grew fatigued by round 7 while Quillen remained sharp enough to clearly win the remaining rounds.
 
98-92, 100-90 twice - WINNER UD QUILLEN


PRZEMYSLAW MAJEWSKI / Poland / 11-0 (7) vs ANTHONY PIETRANTONIO / Youngstown / 6-3 (5)
6 rounds / Super Middleweight
A chorus of chants for Majewski eminate from the RED & WHITE wave of Polish fans, not much by way of offense by either guy until Majewski lands a solid 5 punch combo at the end of round 3 which nearly doubles Pietrantionio over, Majewski takes complete control of his iron-jawed, gutsy yet entirely outclassed opponent through the rest of the fight.
 
60-54 all - WINNER MAJEWSKI


DENIS DOUGLIN / New Jersey / 6-0 (3) vs EDDIE HUNTER / Seattle / 3-1-1 (1)
6 rounds / Jr. Middleweight
Each fighter threw hard shots for the first two rounds as the momentum muscled back and forth, Douglin remained persistent in round 3 while Hunter displayed signs of fatigue by lowering his hands and looking to clinch, a straight left by southpaw Douglin rocks Hunter seconds into round 4 which takes nearly everything out of him, Hunter fades as Douglin presses forward not being able to put him away.

59-55, 60-54 twice - WINNER UD DOUGLIN


PATRICK FARRELL / Jersey City / 4-0 (3) vs JON SCNEIDER / Bronx / 7-4-1 (5)
4 rounds / Cruiserweight
Southpaw Schneider gets dropped :30 into round 1 with a left hook, he eats plenty of leather and grows visibly weaker throughout but continues pressing on, Farrell hammers the ex-Marine Schneider with clubbing vicious hooks through the fight.
 
40-33, 40-34 twice, WINNER by UD PATRICK FARRELL


ISMAYL SILLAKH / Ukraine / 9-0 (8) vs LARRY PRYOR / Houston / 6-5 (4)
6 rounds / Light Heavyweight
Sillakh is crisp and accurate with his punches throughout, Pryor lunges and wastes plenty of energy awkwardly lumbering around the ring, round 3 Sillakh finally drops Pryor with an overhand right in round 3, :47 into round 4 after a few more knockdowns Smoger decides to step in.

WINNER:  ISMAYL SILLAKH, TKO :47 Round 3


SADAM ALI / Brooklyn / 4-0 (2) vs JASON THOMPSON / Brooklyn / 5-4-1 (4)
 
4 rounds / Jr. Welterweight
Sadam Ali is simply awesome.  I know Thompson from the amateur ranks in NYC, he's tough and a very exciting fighter with plenty of heart and skill.  Ali picked him apart each round barely getting hit in the process.  If there is one drawback in Ali's game it may be his lack of one-punch KO power yet, he was so impressive tonight that I barely even mentioned it.
 
40-36 all - WINNER by UD ALI


Attendance: 10,123
 

 
 
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