Little Creek Casino and Resort

May 18, 2013

Roy Englebrecht's Fight Club

Mike Gavronski took another step toward a big fight on Saturday when he faced Tyrone Selders. Selders recent record is a bit deceiving as one might think that coming off of three losses Selders would be a push over. Selders however hung with Gavronski early and wasn't completely broken until the final round.

Gavronski initiated the pace of the fight in the opening round as he was certainly the busier fighter. He jabbed and followed Selders across the ring. Selders occasionally stepped in to throw punches of his own, but he was not able to connect with anything solid. The opening moments of the second round were much more productive for Selders. He answered the bell by stepping to the center of the ring and delivering quick punches. Selders continued to throw and land a few punches until the midpoint of the round when Gavronski landed a heavy body shot. Selders felt the punch and it slowed him down in the remainder of the round.

The men fell in to more routine and stylistic boxing in the third round. Neither did any real damage, but neither suffered either. Gavronski continued to find a target on Selders' body, and Selders threw his right at Gavronski's chin. Gavronski stepped up the pace of the fight in the fourth round. He threw more punches to Selders' body, and Selders began to tire, thus the number of punches he threw lessened.

Selders found his range early in the fifth round and he caught Gavronski once with a right and again with a short left. Gavronski answered with body shots and he began to connect with both his left and right when he threw at Selders' head. The body shots, coupled with the blows to the chin slowed Selders even more; he slouched on the stool in the corner between rounds. It did not take long in to the sixth and final round for Gavronski to make an impact. About thirty seconds in he landed a right that dropped Selders to the mat. He lay sprawled listening to the count until five before he got to his knees. Selders stood, wobbly, and the fight continued until Gavronski pinned him on the ropes and landed a succession of punches that forced the referee to step in and call an end to the action.

Gavronski scored his 12th win, this one by knockout, at :42 of the sixth round.

Gavronski's right began to take its toll in the fifth

A solid left buckled Selders' knees late in the fight

Hunter threw punches from the outside to score

In Northwest fighters, there may be no one more methodical than Eddie Hunter. He carries a calm demeanor in to the ring, and behind that he fights tough. Calm and methodical accurately described the opening round as Hunter faced Leshon Sims. The pace was slow until the final minute when Hunter began to throw punches a bit more rapidly. Hunter controlled the action in the second round, but Sims proved slick and avoided being caught with anything solid. At the urging of his corner, Sims stepped up his pace in the third and began to work his way inside behind his jab. He followed that throwing a straight right that found its mark a few times in the round. Sims and Hunter exchanged punches in the fourth round. Sims proved more accurate, but Hunter was crafty enough to move away from trouble. After four rounds all three judges agreed in scoring the bout 39-37 in favor of Eddie Hunter.

The fight pitting Eric Dahlberg against Jamel Reynolds proved difficult to score and to referee. Both men are early in their pro career, and as such they are both a bit rough in terms of fighting finesse. However, at the midpoint of the fight, each man had scored a knockdown. Dahlberg's came about ten seconds in to the first round when he caught Reynolds leaning in and landed a hard right. Reynolds scored his two minutes in to the second round when he caught Dahlberg with a short left. In the third round both men spent a lot of time holding and pushing. When they were separated, both of them swung wildly trying to land a big punch. Dahlberg tried to return to boxing, using his jab and following it, in the fourth round, but he could not gain much rhythm as again there was a lot of holding. After four rounds all three judges scored the fight 38-36 in favor of Dahlberg.

The punches were fierce and wild early

Body work was the big difference for Weston

Marquice Weston had a scintillating amateur career, and the tall cruiserweight should prove to find success in the pro ranks if his match against Jeremy Marchek is a measuring stick. Weston was able to establish that he was in control in the fight early as he used his reach to catch Marchek often. Weston's jab landed on Marchek's head and his right eye began to swell early. Then, when Marchek stepped in tight to negate Weston's reach, Weston dropped down and punished Marchek's body. By the end of the second round, Marchek had taken a lot of punishment, but he continued to step toward Weston, and i the third round he even taunted Weston a bit, standing and beckoning him to step forward and take a shot. Weston remained calm threw punches to the body and occasional to the head. marchek pursued Weston around the ring in the fourth round, trying to land something heavy, and there Weston showed that he could throw and land even when backing up. After four rounds all three judges scored the fight a shutout, Weston would win in his professional debut behind the score of 40-36.

The decision in the four round bout featuring Ricardo Maldonado and Matt Flores came down to how a person saw the fourth round. Though Maldonado started sharp in the first round, Flores took control at the midpoint as his jab found the range and he followed it by throwing combinations. in the second round Maldonado threw punches to Flores' body. That slowed Flores' punch output a bit as he had to resort to stepping out of trouble. The pattern continued in the third round although Flores was able to stand in and land a few scoring combinations. Maldonado was not as active in the final round, and Flores began to pursue him across the ring. While Flores was able to score, Maldonado was able to answer. One judge scored the fourth round for Flores, and he saw the fight even at 38. the other two judges gave the edge to Maldonado, 39-37, and he would score the win by majority decision.

Maldonado reached and scored with the left

Haro would land the left with relative ease late in the fight

The night of fights opened with Peter Haro facing Omar Avelar. Avelar is tough fighter, he constantly moves forward, and that was the difference in the opening round. Avelar wanted to establish himself early, and he did that with body punches. Haro patiently fired his jab and looked for an opportunity to throw something bigger. In the second round haro took the fight inside. He leaned in and matched Avelar in the body punch category, the difference was that Haro's punches were a bit heavier. Haro scored a knockdown just past the two minute mark of the third round after he landed a number of stiff shots to Avelar's body. Haro's body work had begun to take its toll, and Avelar was slow to throw punches in the closing round. About a minute in to the fourth Avelar threw a right that glanced off the back of Haro's head. That probably irritated Haro a bit as he turned and aggressively began to throw punches at Avelar. haro again dropped Avelar and the fight was called to an end. Haro scored the TKO win at 1:28 of the fourth round.

Roy Englebrecht's Fight Club will return to the Little Creek Casino on September 21st

The main event will feature Mike Gavronski and Eddie Hunter fighting for the Inaugural Little-Creek Championship Belt

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