KOLLE STOPS COLEMAN AT FIRST AVE
Photos and Report By Jesse Kelley
Published February 5th, 2010

MN Middleweight champ Andy Kolle (20-2, 15 KO's) stopped Pat "The Cat" Coleman earlier tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Coleman was crafty, but it was the 27 year old Kolle that controlled the ring like a veteran. Kolle went to the body in the early rounds but slowly began to shift his attack upstairs as the rounds went by. Kolle put Coleman down in round 4 with a straight left. By the start of round 5, Coleman's left eye was swelling, bloody and closing. Coleman was able to survive the fifth but told referee Mark Nelson he couldn't see between rounds and the fight was halted.
Javontae Starks (3-0) stopped Alex Gonzalez (0-1) in the main supporting bout. Gonzalez jumped on Starks as the fight began, throwing haymakers that could only find the guard of Starks. Starks let Gonzalez punch himself out before unleashing hard 1-2's that put an end to the wild punches. A right uppercut set up a number of unanswered body and head shots that left Gonzalez hunched over on the canvas where the fight was stopped.
Jeremy McLaurin (7-0) and Hector Orozco (1-5) brawled for three rounds before the fight was stopped late in round 4 because of a cut over Orozco's eye, resulting in a TKO victory for McLaurin. Orozco took the first two rounds with relentless pressure as he set a fierce pace early. Orozco forced McLaurin to play his game with the aggression and volume punching. McLaurin began to settle and find a home for his right hand though, particularly uppercuts as he turned the tide on Orozco who seemed to be tiring. McLaurin continued to look to land uppercuts in the fourth as Orozco kept coming forward. A close round was halted at the 1:41 as referee Mark Nelson waived the fight off on the advice of the ringside doctor after looking at the bleeding cut over Orozco's eye.
MN bantamweight champ Antwan Robertson (6-1-1) made quick work of William Bellcourt (0-2). Bellcourt came out swinging but quickly found himself on the receiving end of Robertson's right hand. The stoppage came at 1:55 of round 1.
Don Tierney (2-1) stopped Andrew Kato (0-2) after two rounds of action. Tierney dropped Kato four times, each time with a right to the head before referee Mark Nelson stopped the fight in round two.
Jose Hilario (2-0) layed out Joe Negron (0-1) in the opening round. Negron had a spirited start as he attacked Hilario early. Hilario stayed patient and avoided taking any damage. Hilario went on the attack moments later and sent Negron sprawled on his stomach and out at :41 of the first round with a left to the head.