West Coast Promotions and the River Rock Casino Resort Richmond, British Columbia March 12, 2011
Just a few months ago, in Tacoma, Washington, Junior Moar had his hands full with Lafarrel Bunting, suffering a TKO loss in the 6th round. Fighting in Canada, at home, Moar looked much more comfortable, and in much better shape. That did not mean however that he would have an easy time with Michael Walchuk. Walchuk used his quick hands and long reach to control the early rounds of the fight. He punched and moved, which meant that Moar, who appeared to want to break Walchuk's body, was going to have to take a few shots in order to give a few. While Walchuk kept busy, he did not land anything that stung Moar. Moar, in doing his part, fought well defensively, blocking a number of the punches. In fact, it may have been Moar's ability to block punches which carried him through the opening rounds of the fight. Once the fight entered the third round, Moar had become more aggressive and began to close the distance between himself and Walchuk. That maneuver also meant that Walchuk had to adapt. He did, for a time in the fourth round when he tried to break through Moar's defense and split Moar's hands to land jabs to the chin. Walchuk was initially effective, but he could not sustain an attack. And it was Walchuk's inability to carry an offense through an entire round that allowed Moar to gain momentum and take the later rounds of the fight. Moar did not make it easy on himself though. He too had momentary lapses, and when he paused, Walchuk jumped in. The in round momentum swings in the last four rounds made the bout quite interesting for the sell out crowd. That was probably not the case for the fighters. As the fight neared its end, Moar seemed to gain strength. Walchuk in those rounds did his best to maintain distance and fire from the outside, hoping to experience the success he had in the early rounds. Moar, however, relentlessly chased him to fire an assault at his body. The final round was one of the best of the fight as both men fought in styles that had brought them success in the previous nine. While Moar could not completely break Walchuk, neither could Walchuk shake Moar. At the end of ten the judges cored the bout 96-94; 96-95; and 97-93 all in favor the Junior Moar who retained the Canadian Light Heavyweight Title.	Solid Defense Kept Moar in the Fight Early In Close Moar Scored
Mavros' Jab Kept Martin From Getting Close A Quick Combination Dropped Martin In The First	If someone is looking for a story of perseverance and courage, they might want to talk to Andy Mavros. Two years ago, after losing two straight fights, Mavros was diagnosed with cancer and underwent treatment. Today, he is back in the ring, and instead of fighting for his life, he is living to fight. Kareem Martin might have thought before the fight that Mavros, though a tough kid, would suffer from a bit of ring rust. That thought disappeared about a minute in to the opening round when Mavros dropped Martin. Martin stood and continued to fight. In fact, as the round was coming to a close, Martin landed a solid right hand on Mavros' chin that momentarily stunned him. As the fighters settled in to a rhythm, it was clear that Mavros planned to keep his right jab in Martin's face. he was quite effective doing so, and when he looped in his left, he caught the lanky Martin fairly often. martin tried to move to stay outside of the Mavros' jab, but Mavros showed good footwork and was able to move to keep Martin in front of him. At 2:55 of the fifth round, Mavros backed Martin toward the ropes. Mavros then threw a right left combination, both punches thundered to the target, and Martin dropped to the mat. Before he could stand, Martin's corner and the referee were waving an end to the fight. Mavros' comeback tour appears to be heading in the right direction.
One year ago heavyweights Jamie Walton and Clayton Gladu fought to a four round draw. The anniversary of that fight seemed like a viable time to face each other again and declare a winner. Gladu carried a height advantage, but he did not use it until the closing round of the fight. For the first three rounds Walton stepped in close and wildly threw his right hand, sometimes toward Gladu's head, other times to his wide body. Gladu, on occasion fired a jab, and when he did so, he touched Walton up, but Gladu could not follow up, his hands did not want to cooperate with what it seemed his mind was asking him to do. Until the fourth round, when Gladu stepped up the pressure, fired his jab, followed it with looping rights, and pushed Walton around the ring. Gladu's success in the round may also have been partially due to the fact that Walton had torn the bicep muscle in his right arm, thus slowing him a bit. After four rounds one judge scored the fight even, the other two leaned toward Walton 39-37, who scored the majority decision win.	Walton Jumped Inside To Throw His Right
Early in the Fight Phillips Scored Using His Left	The pro debut that pitted Jeremy Phillips against Ryan Stewart was certainly one of the more entertaining fights of the evening. Both men exhibited some raw boxing talent; both men can hit pretty hard; and in the end, one showed that he has knockout power. The tactics were different for each man in the opening round. Phillips answered the bell and went to work on Stewart's body. Stewart stood content to counter punch while trying to sneak in an uppercut or overhand right. In the second round Stewart upped his punch numbers and positioned himself to throw and land the heavier punches. Phillips moved to stay out of trouble, and to get a good angle for the body assault, but he was not as effective as in the first round. As the third round was nearing the end, Stewart threw a right hand that caught Phillips square on the chin, sending his mouthpiece flying and backing him in to the ropes. As soon as Phillips' back hit the ropes, Stewart landed another right. Before Phillips crumbled, the fight was stopped. Stewart scored the TKO win at 2:57 of the third round.
Tall, Slick Antonio Dos Santos had no answer for the relentless attack Dave Petryck established. Petryck knocked Dos Santos down twice in the first round. Dos Santos would arise both times, and as the round closed, it looked like he might have enough juice to land some firepower of his own and make this a battle. The thought of a battle was short lived as Petryck threw a fast overhand right that dropped Dos Santos again in the second. As a method to keep from getting floored again, and to try to re enter the fight, Dos Santos went the using his reach. He did well, but Petryck effectively blocked most of the punches. Dos Santos was able to survive the third behind the jab, but that did little to stop Petryck from landing heavier punches. Petryck scored his fourth knockdown of the four round fight in the fourth round. Dos Santos again stood and continued, but he could not catch the elusive, and at times awkward, Petryck. After four rounds the judges scored the fight 40-36; 39-36; and 39-35 for Petryck who claimed the unanimous decision win.	Petryck Put Dos Santos Down Four Times
Dowsett Did A Lot Of Damage With The Right	Paul Tyrl looked pretty good for a man that had lost his previous four fights. He was in fact good enough to drop Mike Dowsett one minute in to the opening round of the four round fight. When Dowsett stood, the fight turned in to a classic slugfest. As the opening round drew to a close, Dowsett landed a right to Tyrl's head that though it momentarily stunned him, he survived the round. Dowsett controlled the middle rounds behind a crisp right hand. As the second drew to a close Dowsett again caught Tyrl with a heavy punch. In the third, Tyrl seemed content to try to counterpunch, but he was a bit too slow, and Dowsett racked up the damage. The fight was even going in to the final round. Tyrl entered the round trying to outbox Dowsett while moving to block punches. Dowsett was able to move well enough to slip a lot of the punches, while landing a few of his own. In the end, Dowsett would claim the split decision win. Scores were 38-37; 39-36; and 38-37.
Steve Franjic stepped off the airplane roughly two hours before he stepped in to the ring to face Wayne Tyler. Tyler, knowing that Franjic's long body had been cramped on an airplane for the last five hours decided to try to jump on him early, test his legs, see if his body would respond. It did, Franjic's legs were fine, and his right hand apparently got plenty of rest on the flight because it was more than ready to be unleashed. At the midpoint of the first round Franjic backed Tyler to the ropes and fired a right hand that landed unimpeded. Tyler's hands began to sag. The referee shouted at Tyler to defend himself. Before he could do so, and before the referee could step in, Franjic had landed three or four more heavy shots. Tyler dropped like a rag doll. The end came at 1:44 of the opening round.	Franjic Had Little Trouble Sizing Up Tyler
Irish Micky Ward was the special guest at the Rumble at the Rock 8. He chatted with fans, posed for pictures, signed autographs and answered questions from the audience.	The Ring Card Girls