Relive all the action when the popular and charismatic former champion Jorge "Travieso" Arce takes on rugged, undefeated Devid Lookmahanak on Top Rank's "Latin Fury" championship boxing card at the Plaza Monumental in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
ARCE VS. LOOKMAHANAK
PREFIGHT
Lookmahanak comes out first to the sounds of Survivor's Eye of the Tiger. He looks confident and ready for war. Arce comes out next riding a horse and sucking on a lolipop. He's all smiles as he waves to the crowd. The fans erupt with excitement.
ROUND 1
Arce comes out firing the jab. Left hook lands for Arce. Lookmahanak (Look) lands a jab. Look lands a left over the top. Arce lands a right. HARD uppercut lands for Look. 1-2 lands for Arce. Look lands a left. Arce smacks his gloves together. WOOOOO...HARD left hand lands for Look. Arce lands a right. Look lands his jab. Left hand lands for Look. Arce lands a right. Another HARD left hand lands for Look. Arce lands a right. They trade jabs. HARD right hook lands for Look. Good round for Lookmahanak (Look).
Lookmahanak 10 Arce 9
ROUND 2
Arce misses with an uppercut. Left hand lands for Arce. Right hand down the pipe lands for Look. Arce answers with one of his own. Look lands his jab. Arce lands a nice 1-2. Look answers with a nice combo of his own. Arce digs some shots to the body...looked a little low. Right hand lands for Arce. Another. Look lands a left down the pipe. Arce digs more shots to the body. They trade jabs. Look lands a right. Round to Arce.
Lookmahanak 19 Arce 19
ROUND 3
Arce lands a right down the pipe. Look lands a jab. Right to the body lands for Arce. Arce pressing forward. Look lands a left. Both men trade on the inside...Arce landing the better shots. 1-2 lands for Look. Arce lands a right. Left hand lands for Look. Left hand lands down the pipe again for Look. Body shot lands for Look. Left hand upstairs lands for Look. Arce lands a left to the body. They trade upstairs. Nice 1-2 lands for Look. Arce lands a right. Right upstairs lands for Look. Round to Look.
Lookmahanak 29 Arce 28
ROUND 4
Arce lands a jab to the body. Left upstairs lands for Look. HARD left to the body lands for Arce. Jab lands for Arce. Look lands one of his own. Straight left lands for Look. Right hook lands for Look. Arce lands a right. Look lands a left upstairs. Arce lands a jab and a right. Look lands a hard left. Arce grazes him with a couple of uppercuts. They trade body shots. 1-2 to the body lands for Arce. Left hook lands for Arce. WOOOOOO....left hand from Look wobbles Arce. He's hurt. End of round. Wow. Round to Look who's landing the harder shots in there.
Lookmahanak 39 Arce 37
ROUND 5
Arce lands an uppercut from far out. Look lands a right hand upstairs. They trade shots to the body. Arce lands a right upstairs. WOOOOOO...two HARD left hands land for Look. Arce freezes in his tracks. 1-2 lands for Arce. Right and a left lands for Look. Arce lands a straight right down the pipe. 1-2 lands for Arce. Look lands a couple of jabs. HARD overhand left lands for Look...another...AND ANOTHER. Arce eats it and presses forward. Round to Look.
Lookmahanak 49 Arce 46
ROUND 6
1-2 lands for Look. Arce lunges in and lands a left to the body. Another left hand lands for Look. Arce lands a jab. Right hand down the pipe lands for Arce. Another. Arce landing his jab. Look lands a left to the body. Another straight left lands upstairs for Look. Jab lands for Arce who's doing more boxing now. Round to Arce.
Lookmahanak 58 Arce 56
ROUND 7
Left hook lands for Arce. Straight left lands for Look. Arce digs a left to the body. Right hand and an uppercut lands for Arce. Straight right lands for Arce. Look lands a straight left and Arce taps his chin to taunt him. Arce lands a body shot and Look is down. Wow. It was more of a slip, but Arce landed a punch that put him down. He's up. Arce jumps on him. Look looks fine. Look lands a left down the middle. Left hand upstairs lands for Look. Round to Arce.
Lookmahanak 66 Arce 66
ROUND 8
Arce lands a jab. Look lands a left down the middle. Nice three-punch combo lands for Look. Arce digs a left to the body. Right hand lands for Arce. WOOOOOOOO...BIG left hand lands down the middle for Look. Another. Right hook lands for Look. Jab to the body lands for Arce. Look lands a left. Another. Arce on the retreat. Round to Look.
Lookmahanak 76 Arce 75
ROUND 9
Look lands a right to start the round. Arce on his bike. Look lands a left upstairs. Look walking him down. Arce holds on. HARD uppercut lands for Look. Arce digs to the body and holds on. Look lands a left hook. They trade on the inside...Look landing the better shots. Right hand lands for Look. They just announced to the crowd that Arce is winning on all three scorecards. Look tries to work Arce along the ropes. Both men landing shots. Look landing the heavier shots. Nice right down the middle lands for Look. Look digging to the body. Arce looks tired. Look bulls forward. Round to Look.
Lookmahanak 86 Arce 84
ROUND 10
Look presses the action. 1-2 lands for Look and Arce stumbles backwards. HARD left hand lands for Look. Arce working behind the jab. Right hand lands for Look upstairs. Arce lands a jab to the body. Right hand over the top lands for Look. Arce covers up along the ropes. Look works the body. Arce retreats behind the jab. HARD left hook lands for Look. Look works him along the ropes. Close round, but I give it to Look for pressing the action and landing the more telling shots.
Lookmahanak 96 Arce 93
ROUND 11
Arce lands his jab and dances away. Look misses with a left and Arce holds on. Both men trade hard shots. Look presses forward and lands a jab. Arce on the retreat. 1-2 lands for Arce. Jab lands for Arce. HARD left to the body lands for Look. 1-2 lands for Arce. Jab lands for Arce. Look lands a left hook upstairs. 1-2 lands for Arce. Look lands a right hook. Another right and a left lands for Look. Close round, but I give it to Arce for outworking him with his jab.
Lookmahanak 105 Arce 103
ROUND 12
Arce firing that jab out. Look digs a left to the body. Arce using all of the ring to move. Look digs some shots to the body. Arce doing more running than punching. They trade right hands. Left hook lands for Look. Arce holds on. Look lands three HARD hooks on the inside. Arce is holding on. HARD left and a right lands for Look to end the round. Round to Look, but something tells me that Arce will win the decision.
Lookmahanak 115 Arce 112
Official judges scorecards: 114-114, 115-113, 115-114
THE WINNER BY MAJORITY DECISION.....JORGE ARCE
POSTFIGHT
"I think if I went up to 122, I'd be a lot stronger and I'd do a lot better than I did tonight," stated Arce when asked if he still planned on moving up in weight. "When I knocked him down, I hurt my hand. Both my hands are hurt so I had to box," he continued when assessing his performance.
SOLIS VS. ROMAN
PREFIGHT
Roman comes out first to the sounds of the theme to Rocky, "Gonna Fly Now". He looks determined. Solis comes out next. He looks calm, cool and collected.
ROUND 1
Solis coomes out behind the jab. Roman swings wildly with a left and a right and misses. Nice left hook lands for Solis. 1-2 lands for Solis. Solis keeping the jab in Roman's face. Roman misses again with a wide left hook. Solis lands a few more jabs. Roman sneaks in a right hand. Now Roman lands a right hand upstairs. Solis answers with a left to the body. Roman charges forward and lands a left and Solis holds on. 1-2 lands for Solis. Roman lands a right to the body. Another looping right lands for Roman. Roman digs a left to the body. Round to Solis.
Solis 10 Roman 9
ROUND 2
Solis works behind the jab again. Roman bulls forward. Right to the body lands for Solis. More jabs land for Solis. Roman digs a three-punch combo to the body. Solis lands a few more stiff jabs. Roman gets inside and lands a couple of sloppy shots. Jab and a right hand lands for Solis. Left and a right hook upstairs lands for Solis. Roman rushes in and Solis ties him up. Three jabs and a right hand land for Solis. Round to Solis.
Solis 20 Roman 18
ROUND 3
Roman lands a jab and a grazing right hand. Solis tries to keep his distance with his jab. Left to the body lands for Solis. Roman digs a 1-2 to the body and lands an uppercut. Nice left hook to the body lands for Solis. Another left hook lands to the body for Solis. A couple of jabs land for Solis. 1-2 lands for Solis. Roman rushes in and roughs him up on the inside. Solis lands a 1-2. Roman lands a left hook. Solis digs a right to the body. Roman lands a left hook as he's getting inside a little more often now. Round to Solis, but it could get interesting.
Solis 30 Roman 27
ROUND 4
Roman lands a right hand over the top. Solis lands a left to the body. A few more jabs from Solis land. Solis continues to circle and jab. 1-2 lands for Solis. Right hand lands for Solis. Looping, wild right hand lands for Roman to the back of the head. They trade on the inside. Triple jab lands for Solis. HARD left hook lands for Solis. Roman digs a right to the body. Round to Solis.
Solis 40 Roman 36
ROUND 5
Solis keeping that jab in Roman's face. Roman just pressing forward eating the jabs. Quick uppercut lands for Solis. Roman lands a left hook. Roman gets inside and lands some uppercuts. The crowd, getting restless with Solis, begins to cheer for Roman. Both men trade left hooks. Solis on his bike behind his jab. Roman digs some shots to the body. Right hand and an uppercut lands for Roman. Solis answers with a 1-2 upstairs. Four-punch combo and a hard left to the body lands for Solis that backs Roman up to the ropes. Round to Solis.
Solis 50 Roman 45
ROUND 6
Roman presses forward and lands a left hook upstairs. Solis lands a jab. Another. Another. Roman lands a 1-2. Left hook lands for Solis upstairs. 1-2 lands for Solis. Roman lands an overhand right. 1-2 to the body lands for Roman. Left to the body and an uppercut lands for Roman. Both men trade on the inside....Roman outworking him. 1-2 down the pipe lands for Solis. Uppercut lands for Roman. They trade on the inside again. Round to Roman.
Solis 59 Roman 55
ROUND 7
Roman bulls forward again. Looping overhand right lands for Roman. Solis retreats behind his jab. Solis lands a 1-2. They trade on the inside. Roman lands a right to the body and Solis looks a little hurt. Roman digs a left to the body. Uppercut lands for Roman. Left hook lands for Roman. Solis tries to separate, but Roman bulls forward again. HARD left hook upstairs lands for Roman. Solis tries to retreat behind his jab. Uppercut lands for Solis. Left hook lands for Roman. Roman lands a flurry at the bell. Round to Roman.
Solis 68 Roman 65
ROUND 8
1-2 lands for Solis. HARD left to the body lands for Solis. Roman bulls forward and digs to the body. 1-2 lands for Solis. Roman lands an overhand right. Three-punch combo to the body lands for Roman. 1-2 lands for Solis. Another NICE 1-2 lands for Solis. Nice combo on the inside lands for Solis. Solis lands a left hook and Roman backs up. Solis lets his hands go. Roman looks hurt. Solis landing a lot. End of round. Round to Solis.
Solis 78 Roman 74
ROUND 9
Both men trade jabs. Now Roman on the retreat and Solis pressing forward. Left hook to the body lands for Solis. Jab and a right to the body lands for Solis. 1-2 lands for Solis. Left hook upstairs lands for Solis. Roman looks fatigued. Right hand down the pipe lands for Solis. Solis keeps his distance with the jab. Wooooo...nice right hand lands for Solis. Solis landing at will right now. Left to the body lands for Solis. They trade jabs. A few shots to the body land for Solis. Round to Solis.
Solis 88 Roman 83
ROUND 10
Solis works the jab and lands a right to the body. Roman digs a combo of his own to the body. Right hand upstairs lands for Roman. 1-2 lands for Solis. Another 1-2 lands for Solis. Solis lands an uppercut. Roman lands a right upstairs. 1-2 lands for Solis. Roman just eats it. Another 1-2 and Solis dances away. Roman digs a few right hands to the body. A few more jabs land for Solis. Round to Solis.
Solis 98 Roman 92
Official judges scorecards: 97-95, 99-93, 99-91
THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION.....JORGE SOLIS
GUTIERREZ VS. ROSALES
PREFIGHT
Rosales comes out first...a slow walk to the ring. He looks focused. Gutierrez enters next. He looks calm, determined and ready to fight.
ROUND 1
Gutierrez lands a quick left to start the fight. Rosales looks calm as he retreats. Another left lands for Gutierrez. Now both men just unleash and trade. Gutierrez lands a a 1-2. Rosales lands a right. Gutierrez charges at Rosales throwing bombs. Rosales blocks a lot of those, but Gutierrez sneaks some shots in to the body. Now Rosales lands a few body shots. Gutierrez continues to press forward. They trade right hands. Rosales digs a couple lefts to the body and lands a 1-2 upstairs. They trade left hands. Round to Gutierrez.
Gutierrez 10 Rosales 9
ROUND 2
Rosales backs up to the ropes. Gutierrez digs a right to the body. Rosales lands a counter left. A couple nice uppercuts land for Rosales along the ropes. Nice left and an uppercut lands for Rosales, who's doing a nice job of countering off the ropes. Another uppercut lands for Rosales. Gutierrez lands a jab. Uppercut lands for Gutierrez. Nice combo along the ropes lands for Rosales. Gutierrez lands a right. Rosales lands a left hook. Right to the body lands for Gutierrez. Round to Rosales.
Gutierrez 19 Rosales 19
ROUND 3
Right hand lands for Gutierrez upstairs. Left hook lands for Gutierrez. Jab lands for Gutierrez. Another. Rosales sneaks in an uppercut. Right hand lands for Rosales. Looping right and a left lands for Rosales. Straight right down the pipe lands for Gutierrez. Rosales outworks him on the inside along the ropes. Left and a right lands for Rosales. Left hand lands for Gutierrez. Right hand lands for Gutierrez, but he eats a counter right in return. Close round. I give it to Rosales for slightly outworking him.
Gutierrez 28 Rosales 29
ROUND 4
Jab lands for Rosales. Gutierrez tries to keep his distance with the jab. Two right hands land for Rosales. Gutierrez lands a jab and a left to the body. Another jab and a right to the body lands for Gutierrez. Short right hook on the inside lands for Rosales who's doing his best James Toney impersonation along the ropes. Nice left hook lands for Gutierrez. Uppercut and a left hook lands for Rosales. Another left hook lands for Rosales. Now a right hook lands for Rosales on the inside. Nice 1-2 lands for Rosales on the inside. Round to Rosales. Gutierrez starts off strong, but then he continues to get outworked on the inside along the ropes.
Gutierrez 37 Rosales 39
ROUND 5
Gutierrez lands his jab. He's showing a little more movement now. They trade jabs. Two short right hooks land for Rosales on the inside. Gutierrez digs a right and a left to the body. They trade right hands. NICE 1-2 lands for Rosales. WOOOOOOOO....nice right cross lands for Rosales and Gutierrez backs up. Rosales pressing the action now as he digs some left hooks to the body. Gutierrez continues to fire his jab. Short hooks on the inside land for Rosales. Round to Rosales.
Gutierrez 46 Rosales 49
ROUND 6
Gutierrez on the retreat behind his jab. Left hand lands for Gutierrez. Rosales taunts him by putting his hands in the air. Jab lands for Rosales. 1-2 to the body lands for Gutierrez. Uppercut lands for Gutierrez. Rosales lands a right hand down the pipe. Left hand lands for Gutierrez and Rosales almost slips to the canvas. Rosales lands a counter right hook. Gutierrez doubles up on the jab. Two nice right hands on the inside land for Rosales. Two nice right hooks land for Rosales. Uppercut lands for Rosales. Gutierrez lands a jab. Round to Rosales. Close round. I give it to Gutierrez.
Gutierrez 56 Rosales 58
ROUND 7
Rosales picks up the action and presses Gutierrez to the ropes. Rosales letting his hands go and landing short punches on the inside. Right hand to the body lands for Gutierrez. Left to the body lands for Gutierrez. Rosales lands a left hook. Another left lands upstairs for Rosales. 1-2 lands for Rosales. Gutierrez lands a left. Nice right hook lands for Gutierrez, but Rosales just eats it. Left hand lands for Rosales. Uppercut lands for Rosales to end the round. Round to Rosales.
Gutierrez 65 Rosales 68
ROUND 8
Rosales bulls forward and backs Gutierrez up to the ropes. HARD three-punch combo lands for Rosales who's letting it all hang out in this round. Left hand lands for Rosales. Left to the body lands for Rosales. Gutierrez lands a right upstairs. Short right hook lands for Gutierrez. Uppercut lands for Rosales. Rosales outworking Gutierrez along the ropes. Right hand lands for Rosales. Jab and a right lands for Rosales as Gutierrez just walks into it. Rosales rakes him with two left hooks along the ropes. Rosales lands a right hook. Gutierrez lands a 1-2. Round to Rosales.
Gutierrez 74 Rosales 78
Official judges scorecards: 78-77 (Gutierrez), 77-75 (Rosales), 77-76 (Rosales)
THE WINNER BY SPLIT DECISION....GUADALUPE ROSALES
RIOS VS. DOMINGUEZ
PREFIGHT
Both fighters are already in the ring waiting for the action to start. They both look confident.
ROUND 1
Dominguez lands a jab to the body. They trade jabs. Dominguez grazes Rios with a left hook. Now Rios lands his left hook. They trade jabs again. Dominguez lands an overhand right. Nice uppercut lands for Dominguez. Left and a right lands for Rios. Another overhand right lands for Dominguez. HARD left to the body lands for Dominguez and Rios backs up. Right hand and a left lands for Dominguez. NICE counter left hook and a right lands for Dominguez. Rios lands a right to the body. Both men trading on the inside...Dominguez landing the sharper punches. They trade left hooks upstaris. Rios lands an uppercut. Round to Dominguez.
Dominguez 10 Rios 9
ROUND 2
Dominguez doubles up on the jab now. Left hook lands upstairs for Dominguez. Rios lands a jab. They trade body shots. Uppercut lands for Rios, but he eats a left hook in return. Rios lands some uppercuts inside. Nice left to the body lands for Rios. Rios pressing forward. Dominguez on the retreat. Left hook upstairs lands for Rios. HARD uppercut lands for Dominguez. Rios looks hurt. Dominguez lands another uppercut. Dominguez digs three hooks to the body. Left upstairs and a left to the body lands for Rios. Rios backs him up to the ropes and lands a nice three-punch combo. Two HARD uppercuts land for Dominguez. Another. Very close round, but I give it to Dominguez for landing the bigger shots.
Dominguez 20 Rios 18
ROUND 3
Dominguez lands a right upstairs. Rios lands a jab. Another jab lands for Rios. Dominguez lands a left to the body. Nice stiff jab lands for Rios. Right and a left lands for Dominguez. Rios lands another jab. Left and an uppercut lands for Rios. Another left lands on the inside for Rios. Both men trade on the inside. Rios lands the better combination. Short right hook lands upstairs for Rios. Dominguez wearing down a bit. 1-2 lands for Rios. Dominguez buries his head down and presses forward. Rios outworking him on the inside. Nice uppercuts land for Rios to end the round. Round to Rios.
Dominguez 29 Rios 28
ROUND 4
Both men trade jabs. Rios digs a 1-2 to the body. They trade on the inside...Rios doing more work. Dominguez on the retreat more and doing more holding on the inside. NICE 1-2 lands for Rios. Dominguez lands a right. Rios fires back with one of his own. Double left hook lands for Rios. Dominguez on the ropes and getting outworked. Nice left hook lands for Rios. Dominguez lands a right. HARD body shots and a right hand upstairs land for Rios. Rios doing the damage on the inside. 1-2 lands for Rios on the inside. Nice right hand lands for Rios to end the round. Round to Rios.
Dominguez 38 Rios 38
ROUND 5
Rios lands a hard left to the body and Dominguez didn't like it. Nice left and a right lands for Rios. Dominguez not liking the body shots. Rios landing a lot right now. Rights and lefts to the body. Nice combo upstairs. Upstairs and downstairs for Rios while Dominguez just eats it and doesn't fire back. Now Dominguez lands an uppercut. Rios digs another right to the body and upstairs. Dominguez lands a left, but then he eats a 1-2 from Rios. Rios continues to outwork Dominguez on the inside. Nice three-punch combo lands for Rios. Dominguez lands his own 1-2. HARD left and right hooks land upstairs for Rios. Dominguez holds on. Round to Rios. Good fight so far.
Dominguez 47 Rios 48
ROUND 6
Dominguez doing a lot more holding. Rios lands a BIG straight right. Dominguez eats it. Rios continues to fire punches upstairs and downstairs. Dominguez backs up to the ropes. HARD right hand lands for Rios and Dominguez holds on. Dominguez lands an uppercut. BIG overhand right lands for Dominguez and Rios looks wobbled. Dominguez lets his hands go. HARD left to the body lands for Dominguez. Rios answers with a GREAT counter. Uppercut lands for Rios while Dominguez holds on. 1-2 lands for Rios. Right and a left to the body lands for Rios. Rios continues to outwork Dominguez on the inside. NICE three-punch combo lands for Rios. Dominguez sucking for air. Round to Rios.
Dominguez 56 Rios 58
ROUND 7
Dominguez tries to get his distance with the jab. Rios bulls forward. 1-2 lands for Rios. Another. Four unanswered punches and a right hand from Rios. NICE uppercut, right and a left lands for Rios. Another right upstairs and a left to the body lands for Rios. Dominguez throwing one and done. 1-2 to the body lands for Dominguez. 1-2 lands for Rios. Dominguez answers with a 1-2 of his own. HARD body shot lands for Rios and Dominguez holds on. They trade left hooks. Right and a left to the body lands for Rios again. HARD right hand upstairs lands for Rios. Dominguez holds on. Dominguez lands a right. Round to Rios.
Dominguez 65 Rios 68
ROUND 8
Dominguez on his bike a lot more now. Rios continues to press forward. 1-2 lands for Rios and Dominguez ties him up. Uppercut lands for Rios. Dominguez digs a 1-2 to the body. Straight right and a left hook lands for Rios. Nice uppercuts land for Rios. Dominguez lands one of his own. Rios lands another straight right. Quick 1-2 lands for Rios. Dominguez fires back and lands a quick combo. Left hook and a right lands for Rios. Dominguez lands a left to the body. STIFF uppercut lands for Rios that rocks the head of Dominguez. Round to Rios.
Dominguez 74 Rios 78
ROUND 9
Dominguez backs up to the ropes. Rios presses forward. Dominguez fires a four-punch combo. Rios lands two CRUSHING right hands. Dominguez covers up. Rios lets his hands go. Another right hand. Dominguez holds on. Dominguez tries to answer with a 1-2. They trade in the corner. Two HARD left hooks land for Rios. Straight right down the pipe lands for Rios. Left hook lands for Rios. Dominguez holds on. Some roughhousing. Domnguez continues to hold on. Round to Rios.
Dominguez 83 Rios 88
ROUND 10
Right hand over the top lands for Rios. Dominguez lands a left hook upstairs. Rios digs some right hands to the body while Dominguez tries to hold on. BIG straight right down the pipe lands for Rios and Dominguez holds on again. They trade left hooks, but Rios lands a few extra shots in return. Rios lands a right to the body. Rios continues to outwork Dominguez on the inside. 1-2 to the body lands for Dominguez. Two left hooks land for Rios. Dominguez retreats. Rios continues to press forward and let his hands go. Round to Rios.
Dominguez 92 Rios 98
Official judges scorecards: 98-95 (Rios), 95-94 (Dominguez), 100-96 (Rios)
THE WINNER BY SPLIT DECISION......BRANDON RIOS
POSTFIGHT
Split decision? The fight wasn't THAT close. Brandon Rios CLEARLY outworked, outpunched and outdamaged Dominguez.
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