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Crawford Grimsley W10 Steffen Tangstad: Grimsley is cruising, winning the first seven rounds on two cards and scoring a knockdown at the end of the seventh, when he gets caught with a right uppercut less than a minute into the eighth and crashes to the floor.

Grimsley just makes it to his feet and manages to survive the round despite taking more punishment. After a back-and-forth ninth, Grimsley gets the worst of it in the final round. But his early cushion is more than enough for a 96-92, 97-91, 97-92 win.

Pat Valentino W10 Fireman Jim Flynn: Valentino lands at will, out-punching Flynn by better than 2-to-1, nearly closes his right eye while causing the left to swell as well, yet still needs to win the final round to pull out a 95-94, 95-94, 95-93 decision.

Flynn gets little done beyond connecting with a right that drops Valentino for a seven-count in the fourth, but that and a point deduction for a low blow in the sixth keep the scoring tight. Referee Gary Rosato stays busy, warning or penalizing Valentino for four infractions while cautioning Flynn twice.

Bert Cooper KO3 Charley Mitchell: Cooper bludgeons Mitchell throughout in the qualifier's biggest upset so far, flooring the top seed with a left hook moments into the fight and dropping him four times in all, with the wee Brit taking the full count just after the bell ending the third.

Mitchell is only a little more than two inches shorter than Cooper, but gives away nearly 60 pounds after weighing in at 165. Mitchell is able to land a few punches, but none have any visible effect as Cooper wades in, throwing bombs from the outset.

Chuck Wepner W10 Tony Musto: Wepner's right tears the inside of Musto's mouth early in the first, an injury that rarely stops seeping the rest of the way, and drops The Blue Island Tank in the ninth.

Meanwhile, The Bayonne Bleeder doesn't and emerges a 97-93, 96-95, 96-93 winner despite getting rocked in the final round.