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mikehoudini · 09-01-2009, 05:18 PM

Luan Krasnigi vs. Nino Valdez – Infinity favored Valdez as making the Sweet 16, but he was stunned by a super cross and went down for a 5 count in the opening minute

! Krasnigi tried for the KO, but Nino weathered the storm, losing 16-4. The tall Cuban bounced back against the equally tall German in the 2^nd, winning 14-8, on the strength of two solid lefts and a series of uppercuts.

Both men fought cautiously for the first 2 minutes of the 3^rd, then they had some spirited exchanges. Valdez hurt Luan with a laser hook, and punched more frequently for a 12-8 round. After a slow first minute, Nino dominated the 4^th. He hurt Krasnigi with a booming hook, then almost floored him with a left hook to the body and then one upstairs at round’s end. Landing 14 hooks & 45 punches, Valdez ruled, 21-4, and Luan’s left eye was swelling up.

Valdez poured it on in a 13-0 5^th, banging his hooks home, and Krasnigi’s eye was much worse. He looked exhausted, and Valdez bombed away in a 16-4 6^th, landing hooks and combinations as Luan staggered around, his vision impaired by the ugly swelling! Krasnigi put on a valiant performance in the 7^th, landing 30 times, uppercuts his main weapon. But Valdez was even more active, landing a savage combination, a bunch of hooks, and a sweet uppercut, winning his 6^th straight round, 17-10!

Valdez was dominating the fight after having suffered that opening round knockdown. He opened the 8^th with a deadly uppercut, garnering his first KD

! Krasnigi made it upright at the count of 5, immediately covering up. Nino went for the KO and Luan seemed ready to go. Somehow, Luan hung on, causing Valdez to miss, while landing an occasional jab as a counter. He actually made the round close, 7-6, as Nino couldn’t touch him after the KD!

Valdez was tired coming out for the 9^th, as he’d expended a lot of energy firing his whiffs in the 8^th. A go-for-broke Krasnigi caught him flush with a hook, and he staggered back. Luan threw a wild overhand right that landed upside Valdez’s head, and Nino crashed to the canvas

! He was back up at the count of 8, but glassy-eyed, and what a turnaround from one round earlier, when Luan looked ready to go! Kras landed a searing right, easily getting by Nino’s attempt to cover up. Revitalized by the roar from his fans, Kras landed a thunderous uppercut, and Nino was wobbling around on sailor’s legs. Luan uncorked a herculean hook and Valdez was down and out, out, out!

Krasnigi, who had been down by 5 or 6 rounds on all cards, suddenly was the winner by a KO at 2:58 of the 9^th! What a turnaround from a fight in which Valdez had thoroughly been thumping him! Valdez was crushed after the fight, having boxed so well but then caught by a punch, the wild overhand right, that he never saw coming. Luan Krasnigi smiled broadly

, making a muscle, as he would advance!

09-01-2009, 05:18 PM	#833 (permalink)
mikehoudini All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Catonsville, MD Posts: 1,213 Thanks: 12 Thanked 47x in 37 posts	Stupendous 6s Round 1 Fight 19 Luan Krasnigi vs. Nino Valdez – Infinity favored Valdez as making the Sweet 16, but he was stunned by a super cross and went down for a 5 count in the opening minute! Krasnigi tried for the KO, but Nino weathered the storm, losing 16-4. The tall Cuban bounced back against the equally tall German in the 2^nd, winning 14-8, on the strength of two solid lefts and a series of uppercuts. Both men fought cautiously for the first 2 minutes of the 3^rd, then they had some spirited exchanges. Valdez hurt Luan with a laser hook, and punched more frequently for a 12-8 round. After a slow first minute, Nino dominated the 4^th. He hurt Krasnigi with a booming hook, then almost floored him with a left hook to the body and then one upstairs at round’s end. Landing 14 hooks & 45 punches, Valdez ruled, 21-4, and Luan’s left eye was swelling up. Valdez poured it on in a 13-0 5^th, banging his hooks home, and Krasnigi’s eye was much worse. He looked exhausted, and Valdez bombed away in a 16-4 6^th, landing hooks and combinations as Luan staggered around, his vision impaired by the ugly swelling! Krasnigi put on a valiant performance in the 7^th, landing 30 times, uppercuts his main weapon. But Valdez was even more active, landing a savage combination, a bunch of hooks, and a sweet uppercut, winning his 6^th straight round, 17-10! Valdez was dominating the fight after having suffered that opening round knockdown. He opened the 8^th with a deadly uppercut, garnering his first KD! Krasnigi made it upright at the count of 5, immediately covering up. Nino went for the KO and Luan seemed ready to go. Somehow, Luan hung on, causing Valdez to miss, while landing an occasional jab as a counter. He actually made the round close, 7-6, as Nino couldn’t touch him after the KD! Valdez was tired coming out for the 9^th, as he’d expended a lot of energy firing his whiffs in the 8^th. A go-for-broke Krasnigi caught him flush with a hook, and he staggered back. Luan threw a wild overhand right that landed upside Valdez’s head, and Nino crashed to the canvas! He was back up at the count of 8, but glassy-eyed, and what a turnaround from one round earlier, when Luan looked ready to go! Kras landed a searing right, easily getting by Nino’s attempt to cover up. Revitalized by the roar from his fans, Kras landed a thunderous uppercut, and Nino was wobbling around on sailor’s legs. Luan uncorked a herculean hook and Valdez was down and out, out, out! Krasnigi, who had been down by 5 or 6 rounds on all cards, suddenly was the winner by a KO at 2:58 of the 9^th! What a turnaround from a fight in which Valdez had thoroughly been thumping him! Valdez was crushed after the fight, having boxed so well but then caught by a punch, the wild overhand right, that he never saw coming. Luan Krasnigi smiled broadly, making a muscle, as he would advance!