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FRKOLLE KEEPS TITLE IN HINCKLEY
Photos and Report By Jesse Kelley
April 3rd, 2010

Andy "Kaos" Kolle (21-2, 15 KO's) successfully defended his MN state middleweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Matt "The Predator" Vanda (42-11, 22 KO's) Friday night at a sold out Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN.
Like their first meeting back in 2007, the two warriors traded punches throughout the duration of the fight as they answered each other's combinations, mostly in the center of the ring.
The southpaw Kolle began to pile on points behind a controlling stiff jab and hard, never-ending 1-2 combinations while Vanda fought back with unorthodox power punches, pressure, and a tight guard. Each time Vanda fired a combination, Kolle came back with his big shots as the seesaw action continued over the distance.
Each fighter had success in the bout but Kolle was more consistant with his attacks. Sensing he was behind on the cards, Vanda fought perhaps his most spirited round in the 10th but Kolle didn't give an inch as the two men pounded on each other with smiles on their face until the bell. Scores were unanimous 99-92, 97-93, 99-92 for Kolle.
It was the first defense for Kolle of his middleweight state title won by stopping Anthony Bonsante last year. Kolle said afterwards he is ready to campaign nationally at 154 pounds.
"Vanda is one tough SOB!" exclaimed Kolle following the victory. "It has been tough to find fights at 160 though so I will be moving to my more natural weight of 154 in the future."

In other action, upset minded Hector "The Fighting Chihuahua" Orozco (2-5) avenged a loss in February to Jeremy "Lights Out" McLaurin (7-1, 5 KO's), this time picking up a unanimous win over the previously undefeated McLaurin. Orozco won the opening rounds by simply being the busier fighter and with pressure. McLaurin was able to time in some good countering shots in the middle rounds but Orozco continued to bring the fight to the ropes where he was able to outwork the counter puncher McLaurin. Moments into the sixth round, Orozco landed a straight left and grazing shot to the chest and McLaurin ended up on the canvas. The referee ruled it a slip and action continued much to the dislike of Orozco, who felt it was a knockdown. Both men traded until the bell but it was Orozco who was declared the victor by scores of 60-54, 58-56, 59-55.

Gary "Stone Cold" Eyer (8-0-1, 6 KO's) stopped "Bad" Brad Patraw (6-2, 4 KO's) in round two of a scheduled six. This was an all out barn burner while it lasted. Patraw started with a quick jab and then proceeded to box and move while Eyer stalked with a high guard. A hard looping right hand by Eyer moments into the bout caught Patraw square on the jaw and sent him to the canvas. Dazed, Patraw immediately popped up and stood as the referee continued his count. Eyer rushed out of his corner when the action began but was met with a hard uppercut from Patraw although he continued to walk through it. Eyer was now on the attack, bouncing up and down and landing straight lefts and rights that sent Patraw back to the ropes. It was now a brawl again as both fighters stood defenseless and throwing haymakers. Patraw was looking to box near the end of the round but Eyer forced the brawl again by chasing Patraw to the ropes. A right-left to head put Patraw momentarily tangled in the ropes where he was given a standing eight count. Patraw made a surveying look to the crowd and decided to go right back to war with Eyer. Both men continued to trade until the bell.
Round two began much like the first, with Patraw boxing and Eyer chasing. Patraw began to mount a comeback as he fired left and rights from the hip and moved but Eyer kept coming forward seemingly unfazed. Both men continued to trade and land heavy punches before Eyer landed two overhand rights to the head that sent Patraw back to a corner where the referee jumped in to stop the fight at 1:16 of the second. Patraw circled the ring screaming in protest afterwards of the stoppage.

Donny "Drama" Tierney (3-1, 1 KO) won a split decision over mma/boxer Dan Copp (1-3) in a Jr. middleweight bout. It was a tough fight to score as the action was close but Tierney seemed to close the show in the fourth stronger which most likely swayed the fight in his favor. The bout was overshadowed following the decision as the entire ring collapsed after the scores were announced, causing a short delay to allow Casino crews to reconstruct the ring supports.

The opening bout of the night turned out to be a five round classic between Tyler Hultin (2-0, 1 KO) and Tim Taggart (3-2-2, 2 KO's). Both fighters landed bombs as Hultin showed a wider array of boxing skills while Taggart tried to use his size and strength to gain the upper hand. The action slowed a bit in the final round due to the extreme pace of the earlier rounds but the punches from both men never stopped coming. Most ringsiders felt Hultin did enough to win but the judges declared the bout a draw. Scores read 48-47 for Hultin, 48-47 for Taggart, and 48-48. Despite the outcome, neither man has anything to hang their heads over on this one.