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Uppercut Gym held 12 amateur bouts in front of a pack house on Saturday October 21, 06
By
Ray Kilgore

Bout 1: 118 LBS
Trista Morgan, red gloves, of Uppercut vs. Amanda Rothbauar blue gloves, of Chip Falls

Both women entered the bout wearing similar trunks and boxed in almost the same style by moving and using aggression when needed; but it was Morgan who seemed to land the better blows in round one. By round two, Rothbauar picked up the pace but landed mostly arm punches while Morgan tried to counter.

In round three, Rothbauar lands harder punches and backs Morgan to the ropes. Morgan looks winded and Rosthbauar hits Morgan with a right that doesn't seem hard, but referee Bobby Brunette gave Morgan an eight count. Rosthbauar lands more arm punches as the bell ends.
End result: Rothbauar wins decision

Bout 2 100 Lbs Dillon Mason black trunks, of White Bear vs. Gabe Lindberg red trunks, of St. Cloud

This bout was over by the opening bell because Mason's hand speed and power was too much for Lindberg. Moments into the bout, Mason hit Lindberg so hard, Lindberg's headgear needed readjustment. Once the bout resumed, Mason landed several unanswered shots and Burnett gives Lindberg another eight count. Lindberg was able to make it out of the round, but in round two, Mason was determined to get the bout over as he jumped on Lindberg forcing yet anot

Bout 3 120 Lbs Alex Marcial red gloves, AIC vs. Dustin Mason blue gloves White Bear Lake

Dustin picked up where the last bout left off giving fans action in round one, but Marcial was determined to showcase his skills by using his own aggression at times. Both boxers landed good blows but it was Mason who came out on top.
End result: Mason wins decision

Bout 4 110 Lbs Tony Marcial red gloves, of AIC vs. Andrew Lindberg blue gloves of St. Cloud

As with the other Lindberg bout, this one was over before it started as Marcial was the aggressor forcing a standing eight seconds into the opening round. After the count, Marcial jumped on Lindberg throwing several punches giving referee Scott Erickson no choice but to give Lindberg another count. The bout continued and but would soon be stopped.
End result RSC in round one Marcial wins.

Bout 5 135 Lbs Vataliy Barmyuk red gloves, of Anoka vs. Virgillo Velasquez, blue gloves, of Rochester

This was a bout where skills wasn't needed because the shorter Velasquez came out swinging while crouching to get hard punches in. Barnyuk needed to adjust but finally did using his longer reach to land 1-2 shots and an occasional hard punch. It seemed that Barmyuk took the round with controlled aggression. In round two, Velasquez landed a nice right, but Barnyuk countered with jabs continued to use his reach advantage. In round three, both boxers started strong but Velasquez took the round by backing Barmyuk into the ropes with good body and head shots.

End result: Velasquez wins decision.

Bout 6 120 Lbs Jose Ruiz red gloves, of White Bear vs. Ernest Martin blue gloves of LaCrosse,

Ruiz wanted to show Martin who the boss was by starting fast and backing Martin to the ropes several times. Martin also tried to throw hard shots, but Ruiz was determined to throw his own stuff and backed Martin up with several hard body shots to end the round. Round two was no different as Ruiz continued to back Martin up and landing hard head shot which caused referee Bobby Brunette to give Martin an eight count. In Round three, Martin was mostly in retreat as Ruiz took the bout easily.
End result: Ruiz wins decision

Bout 7 90 Lbs Chuy Rivera red gloves, White Bear vs. Logan O'Connor blue gloves Rochester

O'Connor seeing that Rivera was not in the best shape came out strong and landed several hard punches which sent River down more from being off balance verses being hurt. But Rivera is given an eight count and O'Connor gives Rivera movement and faints all night in an easy win.
End Result: O'Connor wins a decision

Bout 8 200 Lbs
Brent Anderson, red gloves, of White Bear vs. Lawrence Roberts blue gloves, of La, Crosse

Roberts tires mentally and physically to set the pace of the bout by running after Anderson to start round one but Anderson doesn't go for the bait, and takes his time and uses controlled aggression to take the momentum of the bout. Anderson lands two hard rights which prompt Erickson to give Roberts an eight count. Once the bout resumes, Anderson jumps on Roberts and lands another 1-2 and Roberts is given another count as the bell sounds. In Round two, Anderson continues where he left landing hard shots and Roberts is given another count but the bout is stopped soon after.
End result: Anderson wins on RSC

Bout 9 140 Lbs Matt Carlson, red gloves AIC vs. Arian Martinez, blue gloves of White Bear

Carlson clearly has the better boxing skills of the two and starts round one looking to see what Martinez has by circling, jabbing and moving side to side. Martinez uses non-stop aggression to the body and head of Carlson and Carlson sees that Martinez is willing to stand toe-to toe for most of the round. Carlson backs Martinez to the ropes and lands a 1-2 which gets Martinez's attention as the round comes to an end. Round two picks up where round one left off with both boxers throwing punches at will. Martinez continues to work the body and is able to land a good right after Carlson misses with a sloppy uppercut. Martinez forces Carlson to the ropes but Carlson spins off and lands two solid combos to Martinez's head and body as the rounds ends. In round three, both boxers are trying to end the show by brawling
End result: Carlson wins a decision

157 Lbs Deondre Smith red gloves, of Upper Cut gym, vs. Jason Carlson blue gloves of St. Cloud gym

This bout was over before it started as Smith looked the more confident of the two while the introductions were being announced; once the bell for round one sounded, Smith took over early using speed and combos forcing Carlson to receive an eight count early into the bout. Carlson tried to fire back once the bout resumed, but Smith was in total control as the round ended. Minutes into round two, Smith landed a hard combo that bent Carlson into the ropes a few feet from his corner. Bobby Brunette gave Carlson a standing eight and let the bout continue but stopped it shortly after Carlson was put on the seat of his pants from a hard right from Smith.
End result: RSC Smith wins in second round.

Bout 11 100 lbs Ismail Hardwell red gloves, of White Bear vs. Alfredo Rodriguez blue gloves of Rochester

In typical Hardwell style, he started the round letting Rodriguez know he was the boss with aggression and movement. In fact Hardwell appeared to toy with Rodriguez by walking towards him with both hands on his hip after clinches. Rounds two and three were similar as Hardwell was in control of the bout from start to finish.
End result: Hardwell wins decision.

Bout 12 165 lbs Gunther Maniffa red gloves, of AIC vs. Justin Griffin blue gloves of White Bear

Both boxers are determined to show their wills by exchanging in gave and take action to start round one. Griffin sees that Maniffa is willing to fight inside so he decides to use his reach and height to land combos. But Griffin shortly returns to warfare and throws a sloppy right that misses widely and Maniffa makes him pay with a counter punch of his own. As round one comes to an end, both boxers give fans their money worth. Griffin starts round two by taking the lead throwing jabs and using combos to gain control of the bout, but Maniffa lands a hard right on the ropes and Griffin comes back with his a 1-2 combo to end another close round. By round three, the fight seems to be in the air as both boxers start strong trying to leave a lasting impression on the judges. Both boxers' noses are bleeding, and Maniffa backs Griffin to the ropes but Griffin fights well off the ropes lands two strong rights which prompt Erikson to give Maniffa a standing eight. Either by design or because he was hurt, Maniffa chooses to circle and pick his shots for the reminder of round three a questionable move since the other two rounds were close.
End result: Griffin wins on a decision.

The next Uppercut Boxing Cards will be

November 18th 2006
December 9th 2006.