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Joshuwa
"Ashyknuckles"
Jernigan

Rock Solid Promotion presented a night of fights at the Humble Civic Center

Alfonso Lopez (15 - 0 12KOs) vs Aaron Norwood 26 - 11 - 2 (13KOs)

Rock Solid Promotions presented a main event featuring a battle of two Super Middleweight fighters. Aaron Norwood had only one thing in mind, he didn't want to be a resume filler for another upcoming, hot fighter. When the first bell rang, Norwood charged Lopez looking to make a fight out of it. He would have little success as Lopez boxed beautifully behind a good crisp jab, and he began circling the entire ring. He began to find his rhythm as he dictated the pace of the fight, boxed on his toes, and mixed his attack really well like a true professional. Norwood fought behind a high guard and didn't leave many openings for Lopez take advantage of. So, Lopez began to create the openings by digging to the body relentlessly making his opponent drop his hands which left him open for lead hooks to the head, and big right hands. At this point, Lopez was in his zone as began to time Norwood with relative ease. Though Norwood began to show signs of a hurt fighter, Lopez patiently set up his shots and mixing up his attack to the head and body. In the middle of the fourth round, Norwood was stunned by a left, right combination that buckled him, but Norwood would hold on, recover, and continue to fight on in a spirited effort. As the fight went on, Lopez picked his shots well by ripping combinations to the body. One huge left hook to the gut dropped Norwood to the canvas as he gasped for wind, grimacing in pain which left the official no choice but to stop the fight. The win brings Lopez to 16 - 0 w/ 13KOs.

View Round 3 and Round 4 of Lopez's fight vs Aaron Norwood




Videos by: Kirk Chaisson

The Undercard

Robbie McClimans (6-5-2 w/ 2KOs) vs Billy Willis (12-14-1 9KOs) 6 rounds
This fight represents a rematch of an entertaining first encounter. With neither fighter specifically leading with the jab, they chose to entertain the audience with an all out scrap. Both fighters came to fight as they each exchanged punches, but Robbie seemingly pulling out with the early lead. Willis, obviously unaffected by his opponent's power, dropped his hands, and occasionally allowed McClimans to rip off combinations to the head. In round 3, McClimans took his foot off of the gas pedal and Willis got going with combinations up and down. He would follow his opponent around the ring looking for shots, but also posturing for the judges. Late
in the fight McClimans got it going again. He began finding a home for the hook as he backed his opponent to the ropes on occassion. More times than not, the fighters elected to trade shots to the delight of the crowd. The fight would go the distance with Robbie McClimans claiming the victory by majority decision.

Fred Allen (Pro Debut) vs Othello Jackson (0-3) 4 round heavyweights

Earney White, from www.the13thround.com, told me before the fight that Othello Jackson would just show up just to fall down, and that's exactly what happened. Allen came ready to perform, boxing behind an educated jab and setting up combinations to the head and body. A two punch combo to the body put Jackson down for the first time in the fight. Allen's corner kept screaming for the overhand right, and Fred would finally deliver the money shot that dropped Jackson to his knee. He would beat the count only to finally succumb to the final onslaught which came at the end of the first round. Look forward to seeing more of Fred Allen, now 1 - 0 (1KO), he's got some skills.

Video by: Kirk Chaisson




Alicio Castaneda (6 - 1 w/ 3KOs) vs Mike Wagendlast (1 - 0 w/ 1KO) (lightweights)

Casteneda began the fight to feel out his opponent, but Wagendlast had one thing on his mind......a fight. Wagenlast looked to use his physical superiority and aggressiveness to take the fight to Casteneda. His aggressiveness alone caught Alicio off guard which is particularly why Wagendlast easily took round 1. However, round 2 saw a shift in momentum. As Casteneda found his rhythm, he also found a home for the full right hand counter. Casteneda looked to use the whole ring while looking for openings with the right. Obviously the smaller fighter, Castaneda found a way to get inside the reach of Wagendlast, rip shots to the body, and avoid the return fire from his opponent. In the final round, Castaneda had his opponent figured out completely. He continued to danced around the ring waiting for the right time unload his ruthless combination to the body, and then followed up with repeated right hands which dropped Wagendlast. Wagendlast would return to his feet, but only to met the final barrage of punches which halted Wagendlast in 2:02 of round 4. The win brings Castaneda to 7 - 1 w/ 4KOs and the lone loss being by way of robbery.

Joe Lewis (0-1) vs Tremayne Hines (4-14-2) 1KO

Before you all get excited, you should know that this is not the rebirth of a legendary fighter. Instead, this was just an opener featuring upcoming, green prospect fighting against a journeyman obviously looking for a paycheck. It started off quite nteresting with both guys exchanging in the center, but with the journeyman getting the better of it. However, the end of the fight came in the round 2 when a mystery punch dropped Hines to one knee where he would remain for the count of ten. With the win, Lewis gets the first win of his career by knockout. Lewis wins at 2:10 of round 2.