Rozenstruik Claims Heavyweight Title in a Knockout-Filled Dirty Boxing 3
Boxing Gets Dirty Again in South Florida, Crowning Its First Champion
For the third time, boxing got dirty in South Florida, this time crowning the promotion’s first champion in a night where 13 of the 15 fights ended by knockout.
A feeling-out first round accelerated quickly as Rakim Cleveland made his move to close the distance on Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Rozenstruik landed a left hook, came back with the right, and the left connected one more time before Cleveland was down and out. In just 1:54, Jairzinho Rozenstruik etched his name into history as the first Dirty Boxing Heavyweight Champion.
James Cannon shocked the crowd by stopping former Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard in 19 seconds. The taller, longer Cannon blasted Lombard with four straight lefts for the knockdown, then finished the job on the ground.
In his first fight since being released from the UFC, Bryan Battle ran through Derik Freitas, scoring two knockdowns within the first minute. The referee stopped the fight before Freitas could recover from the second knockdown.
Jessey Rose Clark showed off her jab, elusive footwork, and tricky elbows, winning a unanimous decision over Claudia Zamora.
On the strength of a second-round performance where he nearly found the finish, Sergey Martynov defeated UFC vet Phil Hawes. On the inside, Hawes was able to use his physicality, but at distance, it was Martynov’s sharp, clean boxing that did the damage.
In the battle between UFC vets, it was the high-volume pressure strategy of Landon Quinones that outduelled Mike Breeden, who was searching for a one-punch knockout.
Levi da Costa took a unanimous decision win over former BKFC Heavyweight Champion Chase Sherman, who took the fight on short notice.
It was nearly halfway through the card before the judges were needed. All three agreed Corey Jackson took two of the three rounds from Juan Alvarez Jr.
After exchanging knockdowns in the first round, Jansey Silva put Travis St. John down twice in 22 seconds with a right hook and a left hook. Silva finished the job with a clean-up on the ground.
In a heavyweight brawl, Michael Garcia outlasted Victor Cardoso. Garcia’s onslaught of jabs, crosses, and blows overpowered Cardoso’s wild overhands, forcing Cardoso to quit in the second round.
UFC vet Alex Caceres looked right at home in his second fight in Dirty Boxing, fully opening up his unique MMA toolbox. Caceres’ jab was on point at range, and his follow-ups came from every angle possible. On the inside, Caceres continually worked the body. Finding success with his body work, Shawn West went down and got finished with one second left in the third.
The final early prelim had an explosive finish as Dustin Bailey scorched Sean Hotusing with a right cross for a second-round knockout.
Kat “Lights Out” Nelson had a breakout performance, walking down UFC vet Kalindra Faria with a sharp jab. Nelson unloaded elbows with Faria on the ropes, and when the Brazilian was trapped in a corner, Nelson unloaded a 15-punch combination for the finish.
A first-round TKO kicked off the night as Tyson Nam put Ricky Bandejas against the ropes and on the ground with an overhand right. Strikes on the ground finished the job.
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