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Pajkic Remains Undefeated

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Photo Courtesy: Noel R. Fraser – MaxLight Styles 8128

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In the Main Event of the evening Canadian Heavyweight Champion Neven “No Surrender” Pajkic improved to 14-0, 5KO’s defeating Minnesota’s Raphael “The Silencer” Butler, now 35-9, 28KO’s by a hard fought ten round decision.  Judges Allan Davis and Kelly Zolnierczyk scored the fight 97-93 and Harry Davis had it scored 99-91 which was very lopsided considering the action.  The fight was definitely a lot closer than the judges had it scored.

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Pajkic came out aggressively in the opening round and was able to land good combinations to the head and body of Butler.  However about a minute in it looked as though Butler landed a short left hook that dropped Pajkic but it was ruled a slip.  Pajkic landed more of the punches however Butler landed the harder punches but not often enough.

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In the second round Pajkic again came out fast however Butler remained focused and was looking to counter punch land the right hand.  Pajkic pressured Butler to the ropes and Raphael caught Pajkic with a big right uppercut to the nose that drew a lot of blood and possibly broke his nose.  Pajkic continued to trade combinations with Butler even though his nose was bleeding profusely.  Pajkic was also ramming his head upwards into Butler’s face however the referee did not warn him for it.

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The pace slowed in rounds three as Pajkic as used his jab but it was a lot harder for him to land many effective follow up punches.  Butler continued to hold back looking to counterpunch with the right hand as Pajkic was moving in leaning forward and was open for the uppercut or would pull back laying his head to the side leaving him vulnerable to the right hand counter.  Butler had a great straight right hand and right uppercut but would not set it up with a jab and that was costing him as the fight progressed.  Pajkic’s nose continued to bleed badly throughout the round.

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Round five saw the pace pick up again as both fighters traded hard punches as Butler caught Pajkic was a huge right uppercut that stunned him however Neven came right back and hurt Butler with a right hand over the top and saw him holding on.  Pajkic rammed his head up into Butler’s face for a third time and was finally warned by referee Dave Dunbar.  Pajkic finished the round strong landing a hand right hand over the top at the bell.

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Butler started to look tired in the sixth and seventh rounds as he sat back looking to land the knock out punch.  Pajkic continued to come forward throwing and landing more punches and was definitely the more aggressive fighter.  Neven’s nose continued to bleed but not as much as in the earlier rounds.  Pajkic’s corner did a good job at stopping the bleeding.

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The eighth round was definitely Butler’s as he was able to land his counter punches well and keeping Pajkic at good punching range.  In the ninth round Butler again landed the harder punches and mid way through the round caught Pajkic with a hard left hook and straight right that sent him reeling across the ring.  At the end of the round both fighters were hurt as they traded hard left hooks right to the bell.    

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The tenth round was a seesaw affair as both fighters were busy trading combinations right up to the final bell.  Neither fighter was significantly hurt in the round and it was a very difficult round to score.

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Mercedes Stops Aparicio

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In the Co Main Event Welterweight Felix Mercedes, 6-0, 4KO’s stopped Sergio Leonides Aparicio, 13-4-1, 6KO’s of Argentina at 1:47 of the fifth round.

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In the first two rounds Mercedes landed excellent combinations to the head and body of Aparicio and was keeping the Argentinean on the defensive.  Mid way through the opening round Mercedes landed a low blow that dropped Aparicio to his knees but less than a minute later the fight was resumed.  Mercedes finished both rounds strong. 

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The pace slowed significantly in the third and fourth rounds as Mercedes chased the moving Aparicio around the perimeter of the ring landing the jab and the left hook which was landing all night for Mercedes but was only occasionally able to follow it up with significant combinations. 

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Early in the fifth round Mercedes caught Aparico with a crushing left hook that dropped Aparicio to all fours.  The gallant Argentinean made it back to his feet by the count of eight however Mercedes pounced on him with hard combinations to the head and body which forced referee John Wiley to stop the bout at 1:47.  Mercedes has an excellent left hook and used it effectively throughout the entire fight.

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Lipanov & Asongwed Fight to a Draw

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The opening fight of the night saw Russian born Toronto based Heavyweight Artem Lipanov, now 1-0-1, 1KO earn a four round split draw with Montreal’s Taffo Asongwed, 0-4-2 by judges scores of 39-37 Lipanov, 39-37 Asongwed and 38-38.

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In the opening round Artem pressed the action landing some good body shots behind his jab and forced Asongwed to the ropes.  The tables were turned in the second and third rounds as Asongwed went of the offensive, coming forward and started putting combinations together.  Lipanov had a small mark on the bridge of his nose by the mid way point of the third round and did not use his jab and instead led with left hooks and straight right hands. 

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Lipanov came out strong in the fourth round and started to use his jab again.  In addition he picked up his punch output and put together some effective combinations to the head and body of Asongwed.  Neither fighter was ever in significant trouble in the bout. 

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