By David Surgick at ringside: The final instalment of the year for the American Metal & Iron Fight Night at the Tank series from San Jose, California’s HP Pavilion (Shark Tank) featured local favorites Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton, the reigning IBA female Super Bantamweight Champion of Daly City, California, defending her title against Boiling Springs, South Carolina’s Donna "Nature Girl" Biggers over the 10 round distance.
In the co-main event Salinas, California’s Eloy "The Prince" Perez took on replacement Juan Santiago of Denver, Colorado, for the vacant NABO Super Featherweight title in a scheduled for 10 round bout.
Ana Julaton, 6-1-1(1), 122lbs., came to fight and fight she did. She controlled the tempo of the bout from the outset behind an educated left jab and hard right crosses to the head which landed with muster throughout the bout.
With the early infighting, which again Julaton controlled with her busier work rated and accurate punches, there was a clash of heads which opened a cut along side the right eye of Biggers, 19-9-1(16), 120lbs., which bled throughout the rest of the contest.
The best round for Biggers came in round four where she came out of her corner aggressively behind some well placed over hand rights that rattled off the head of Julaton, one right hand which clearly got her attention landed with authority.
The Hurricane took control of the bout again and for good in round 5 behind her hard, snapping jabs to the head and left hooks to the body and head.
Another clash of heads during round 9 had Nature Girl bleeding over the right eye turning her face into a crimson mess for the remainder of the fight.
Judges Jack Campbell and Kermit Bayless scored the bout identical at 99-91, judge Marty Sammon scored the bout 100-90 all in favor of the winner and new WBO Woman Super Bantamweight Champion Ana Julaton. This title is the second for the Champion who also defended her IBA Super Bantamweight title.
Eloy Perez, 15-0-2(4), 130lbs., made a statement that he’s ready for the big stage with a 5th round tko win over tough Juan Santiago, 11-3-1(7), 129.5lbs. Perez looked extremely sharp with his punches as he took Santiago apart behind a quick, piercing jab, hard left hooks and jarring over hand rights that seemed they couldn’t miss the much taller Santiago.
Santiago had no answer for the blistering combinations of Perez which landed with authority and snapped the head of Santiago back, causing a spray of sweat to fly with each blow that landed.
The best round for Perez came in round 3 as he stepped up his attack behind a series of combinations to the body and head of Perez. A body jarring left hook to the liver of Santiago caused the sub to fold against the ropes and absorb a torrent of blistering punches to the head as he did his best to stay in the fight.
After another tough thrashing in rounds four and five, the ringside physician went into the corner of Juan Santiago and saved the brave fighter from any more punishment by suggesting that referee Dan Stell call a halt to the bout at the end of round five. Perez earned the vacant NABO Super Featherweight title with the victory.
San Jose’s favorite cruiserweight Tony Johnson, 4-0(1), 186.5lbs., would have to settle for a unanimous four round decision over Lewiston, Idaho’s Ron Simmons, 3-4(3), 187lbs.
Both fighters came out cautiously behind their jabs early in round one where Johnson was the busier of the two. A hard right, quickly followed by two quick 1-2 combinations put Simmons on the defensive. Two hard, well placed left hooks to the chin of simmons had him wobbling on his feet. To his credit he didn’t go down.
Johnson would continue to out fight the gritty Simmons over the remaining three rounds, hurting him to the body and head, but unable to finish the tough fighter from Lewiston, Idaho, having to settle for a unanimous decision.
Judges Kermit Bayless and Marty Sammon scored the bout the same 39-37, judge Jack Campbell scored the bout 40-36 all in favor of Tony Johnson.
Local light flyweight Melissa McMorrow, 3-1-2(0), 106lbs., had to settle for a four round majority draw against Riverside, California’s Gloria Salas, 1-3-1(1), 104.5lbs. McMorrow was the busier of the two and seemed to do enough to win some of the close rounds, but Salas clearly was the aggressor for most of the bout, coming forward landing the heavier shots of the two.
The scorecards read 40-36 in favor of Melissa McMorrow. Over ruled by the two remaining judges who scored the fight the same at 38-38 making the fight a majority draw.
Johnatan Alcantara, 2-1-1(0), 120lbs., earned his second win gutting out a hard fought four round split decision over Aaron Alafa whose ledger slips to 3-2(0), 119.5lbs. Alcantara was the busier landing some beautiful combinations, while Alafa was almost equally effective from the southpaw stance countering with his right hook.
Judge Jack Campbell scored the fight 39-37 in favor of Aaron Alafa, over ruled by judges Kermit Bayless and Marty Sammon whose scorecards read 39-37 in favor of Jahnathan Alcantara by split decision.
December 5, 2009
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