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mikehoudini · 01-29-2008, 12:55 PM

The second round of fights for the Terrible Twos Tourney commenced on December 31. The winner will advance to the Sweet Sixteen! This round was also conducted at the Adams Mark Hotel in Philadelphia. The pairings and results for the first bracket are as follows (Bolded in pairings means a level 1 fighter):

Bob Stallings vs. Saul Montana
Keith McKnight vs. Jose Luis Garcia
Eris Esch vs, Pedro Agosto
Randy Stephens vs. Bill Squires

Bob Stallings vs. Saul Montana – They each went the distance in their opening bouts, Stallings winning by a majority decision while Montana won on a unanimous one. The crowd was on its feet in the 1st minute, as Montana floored Stallings for an 8 count. He smashed him with a thundering hook, but missed his opportunity, winning, 20-4.

Stallings shook most of the cobwebs out of his brain and fought defensively the next 2 rounds. He kept Montana at bay, countered when necessary, and won, 8-5 & 8-2. The 4th was close, but a hook landed flush on Stallings, and Montana won, 12-7.

The 5th was dead even and quiet, 6-6, then Saul put on a boxing exhibition, punching crisply for a 12-5 6th. Stallings, running out of time, outscored Saul 10-9 in the 7th, winning it for me with some good ring movement.

Needing a KD, he came up big in the 8th, storming back for a 6 count KD on a huge hook, winning the round, 13-9. I had it even, 76 all, with Stallings fresher at the end. The judges scored it 77-75, 76-74 & 76-74, a unanimous decision for – Saul Montana! Each had Montana winning the 7th, which admittedly was close, but his clinches didn’t outweigh Stallings’ ring movement, in my book. So Montana advanced and Stallings is demanding a rematch!

Keith McKnight vs. Jose Luis Garcia – The papier-mache Knight used 2 knockdowns to get a disputed majority decision over Mel Turnbow, the Sultan of Squat, in his opening fight! Garcia triumphed on a 5th round KO of Jurgen Blin in an even fight!

Keith came out shouting “Its clobbering time,” and landed a big hook before decking Jose for a 5 count, and easily winning the round, 23-6. Just like the prior fight, Garcia was able to avoid the big punches the next round. He may have hurt his hand, and was warned for holding and hitting, and prevailed, 11-7. The 3rd was his best round, as he scored a 10-0 shutout, landing nicely and getting the added benefit of McKnight’s left eye starting to swell from an accidental head butt!

Jose landed a huge hook that made Keith blink, then McKnight fought back with one almost as powerful, rallying but coming up a bit short, 9-7. Keith’s eye was getting worse and was beginning to restrict his vision, so he came out slugging in the 5th! He decked Jose for an 8 count, then pummeled him with a hook and cross that had Jose teetering. Joes hung on, finishing the round on the short end, 22-2, but again his landed punches took their toll on Keith’s eye

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Garcia fought furiously in the 6th, and the round was pretty even, the fight almost stopped because of McKnight’s eye, when Keith uncorked a crushing cross. His best defense being a good offense, he won, 21-8, and the ref let the fight continue. Another power punch, this time an uppercut, paved the way for a 15-4 7th for McKnight, and he was breathing a bit easier about the fight being stopped.

The 8th was a donnybrook, as the two went toe to toe exchanging punches, Jose out for either the KO or to do more damage to the eye. They exchanged power punches, then Keith fired a huge combination followed by a hook, securing the round, 14-10! The judges and I agreed on the verdict, a 77-73 decision for McKnight, who knew he’d dodged one in terms of his swollen eye!

Eris Esch vs, Pedro Agosto – Butterbean came in 4-2-1 with 2 stoppages, lucking out in the 1st round when he got a technical draw in his 1st bout because of a cut when he was losing. He came back to decision Win Snoek in the rematch, and was on a roll. Agosto, at 8-1-1 with 7 stoppages, the last when he TKOd big Jack O’Halloran, figured to be his biggest test to date!

Agosto hammered Butterbean with thundering hooks and crosses for an 11-2 first! Just warming up, he traded blows with Eric in the 2nd, but another mighty cross withered Butterbean and Agosto belted him, 21-9.

Both guys were quiet in the 3rd, Agosto tired because of all the punches he’d landed, while Butterbean was rethinking his strategy of hammering Agosto’s gloves with his face

! It just didn’t seem to be working. Pedro out-duked the lad, 7-4, keeping his whitewash going!

The 4th was same old, same old, Agosto winning easily, 16-3. From then on, things got worse for Butterbean, which may seem hard to believe. He was whitewashed in the 5th & 6th, 16-0 and 12-0, as Agosto landed power punch after power punch!

Agosto decked the no-offense lad for a 7 count in the 7th on a wild right, and Butterbean was wobbly when he regained his feet, on Queer Street! Soon after, he was lying on it, dreams of sugarplums and éclairs dancing in his head

, as Agosto KOd him in the 7th, at 2:01. The score was 32-0 at that point, meaning Butterbean was outscored, 60-0, in the last 3 rounds! When he came to, he swore never to use that fighting strategy again, then headed to the buffet, where he made a much better showing!

Randy Stephens vs. Bill Squires – Squires, 6-1, came in after knocking out Charley Powell in the 6th round, while Stephens won his opening encounter by a decision. Randy started off well, landing a serried of punches, but Squires landed a crunching uppercut at the end to tie the round, 11-11.

The 2nd round was a chess match, and the fans jeered. Squires landed the only big blow, an uppercut, of a dull 4-2 round. Stephens danced well in the 3rd, jabbing his way to an 11-4 advantage. In the 4th, he landed a series of uppercuts which offset Bill’s big one at the end of the round, 12-7.

The 5th was another back and forth, until Squires smashed a hook home at the end to take the round, 10-6. Then Randy fought from the outside and frustrated Billy, who couldn’t land any more big blows. Stephens took the rounds, 6-3, 8-4 and 10-0 in the last round, which Squires needed badly. I had it 78-75 for Stephens. The judges went 77-75, 76-76 & 77-75, a majority decision for Stephens. Judge 2 gave the last round to Squires, even though he didn’t land a punch! I guess he was impressed with his Butterbean-like strategy for that round!

Bill Squires was disappointed that he couldn’t land more big punches, as he’s been a leader in terms of knockdowns per fight. Will Stephens be able to keep Pedro Agosto away in the next round? If he does, I’ll be surprised.

The first quartet of fighters for the Sweet Sixteen are now announced. The next set of bouts will be coming

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01-29-2008, 12:55 PM	#144 (permalink)
mikehoudini All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Catonsville, MD Posts: 1,213 Thanks: 12 Thanked 47x in 37 posts	Results from 1st 4 Fights In Round 2 of Terrible 2s The second round of fights for the Terrible Twos Tourney commenced on December 31. The winner will advance to the Sweet Sixteen! This round was also conducted at the Adams Mark Hotel in Philadelphia. The pairings and results for the first bracket are as follows (Bolded in pairings means a level 1 fighter): Bob Stallings vs. Saul Montana Keith McKnight vs. Jose Luis Garcia Eris Esch vs, Pedro Agosto Randy Stephens vs. Bill Squires Bob Stallings vs. Saul Montana – They each went the distance in their opening bouts, Stallings winning by a majority decision while Montana won on a unanimous one. The crowd was on its feet in the 1st minute, as Montana floored Stallings for an 8 count. He smashed him with a thundering hook, but missed his opportunity, winning, 20-4. Stallings shook most of the cobwebs out of his brain and fought defensively the next 2 rounds. He kept Montana at bay, countered when necessary, and won, 8-5 & 8-2. The 4th was close, but a hook landed flush on Stallings, and Montana won, 12-7. The 5th was dead even and quiet, 6-6, then Saul put on a boxing exhibition, punching crisply for a 12-5 6th. Stallings, running out of time, outscored Saul 10-9 in the 7th, winning it for me with some good ring movement. Needing a KD, he came up big in the 8th, storming back for a 6 count KD on a huge hook, winning the round, 13-9. I had it even, 76 all, with Stallings fresher at the end. The judges scored it 77-75, 76-74 & 76-74, a unanimous decision for – Saul Montana! Each had Montana winning the 7th, which admittedly was close, but his clinches didn’t outweigh Stallings’ ring movement, in my book. So Montana advanced and Stallings is demanding a rematch! Keith McKnight vs. Jose Luis Garcia – The papier-mache Knight used 2 knockdowns to get a disputed majority decision over Mel Turnbow, the Sultan of Squat, in his opening fight! Garcia triumphed on a 5th round KO of Jurgen Blin in an even fight! Keith came out shouting “Its clobbering time,” and landed a big hook before decking Jose for a 5 count, and easily winning the round, 23-6. Just like the prior fight, Garcia was able to avoid the big punches the next round. He may have hurt his hand, and was warned for holding and hitting, and prevailed, 11-7. The 3rd was his best round, as he scored a 10-0 shutout, landing nicely and getting the added benefit of McKnight’s left eye starting to swell from an accidental head butt! Jose landed a huge hook that made Keith blink, then McKnight fought back with one almost as powerful, rallying but coming up a bit short, 9-7. Keith’s eye was getting worse and was beginning to restrict his vision, so he came out slugging in the 5th! He decked Jose for an 8 count, then pummeled him with a hook and cross that had Jose teetering. Joes hung on, finishing the round on the short end, 22-2, but again his landed punches took their toll on Keith’s eye! Garcia fought furiously in the 6th, and the round was pretty even, the fight almost stopped because of McKnight’s eye, when Keith uncorked a crushing cross. His best defense being a good offense, he won, 21-8, and the ref let the fight continue. Another power punch, this time an uppercut, paved the way for a 15-4 7th for McKnight, and he was breathing a bit easier about the fight being stopped. The 8th was a donnybrook, as the two went toe to toe exchanging punches, Jose out for either the KO or to do more damage to the eye. They exchanged power punches, then Keith fired a huge combination followed by a hook, securing the round, 14-10! The judges and I agreed on the verdict, a 77-73 decision for McKnight, who knew he’d dodged one in terms of his swollen eye! Eris Esch vs, Pedro Agosto – Butterbean came in 4-2-1 with 2 stoppages, lucking out in the 1st round when he got a technical draw in his 1st bout because of a cut when he was losing. He came back to decision Win Snoek in the rematch, and was on a roll. Agosto, at 8-1-1 with 7 stoppages, the last when he TKOd big Jack O’Halloran, figured to be his biggest test to date! Agosto hammered Butterbean with thundering hooks and crosses for an 11-2 first! Just warming up, he traded blows with Eric in the 2nd, but another mighty cross withered Butterbean and Agosto belted him, 21-9. Both guys were quiet in the 3rd, Agosto tired because of all the punches he’d landed, while Butterbean was rethinking his strategy of hammering Agosto’s gloves with his face! It just didn’t seem to be working. Pedro out-duked the lad, 7-4, keeping his whitewash going! The 4th was same old, same old, Agosto winning easily, 16-3. From then on, things got worse for Butterbean, which may seem hard to believe. He was whitewashed in the 5th & 6th, 16-0 and 12-0, as Agosto landed power punch after power punch! Agosto decked the no-offense lad for a 7 count in the 7th on a wild right, and Butterbean was wobbly when he regained his feet, on Queer Street! Soon after, he was lying on it, dreams of sugarplums and éclairs dancing in his head, as Agosto KOd him in the 7th, at 2:01. The score was 32-0 at that point, meaning Butterbean was outscored, 60-0, in the last 3 rounds! When he came to, he swore never to use that fighting strategy again, then headed to the buffet, where he made a much better showing! Randy Stephens vs. Bill Squires – Squires, 6-1, came in after knocking out Charley Powell in the 6th round, while Stephens won his opening encounter by a decision. Randy started off well, landing a serried of punches, but Squires landed a crunching uppercut at the end to tie the round, 11-11. The 2nd round was a chess match, and the fans jeered. Squires landed the only big blow, an uppercut, of a dull 4-2 round. Stephens danced well in the 3rd, jabbing his way to an 11-4 advantage. In the 4th, he landed a series of uppercuts which offset Bill’s big one at the end of the round, 12-7. The 5th was another back and forth, until Squires smashed a hook home at the end to take the round, 10-6. Then Randy fought from the outside and frustrated Billy, who couldn’t land any more big blows. Stephens took the rounds, 6-3, 8-4 and 10-0 in the last round, which Squires needed badly. I had it 78-75 for Stephens. The judges went 77-75, 76-76 & 77-75, a majority decision for Stephens. Judge 2 gave the last round to Squires, even though he didn’t land a punch! I guess he was impressed with his Butterbean-like strategy for that round! Bill Squires was disappointed that he couldn’t land more big punches, as he’s been a leader in terms of knockdowns per fight. Will Stephens be able to keep Pedro Agosto away in the next round? If he does, I’ll be surprised. The first quartet of fighters for the Sweet Sixteen are now announced. The next set of bouts will be coming!