"Showdown at the Shamrock" – Fitzgerald's - Tunica, MS (7-24-05)
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Fight fans and were filled with excitement and food Saturday night in the Ballroom of Fitzgerald's Casino, in Tunica, MS. There fight fans enjoyed complementary food as they watched six action packed fights. Ivan Hernandez, along with Lamont and Anthony Peterson, were a few of the faces in the near capacity crowd. undefeated prospect Adam Hubinger (169 lbs.) banged out an eight round unanimous decision over Billy Thompson (168 lbs.) in the super middleweight main event.

Round's one through five were much the same. Fighting at close range Hubinger pressed the action and moved forward. Thompson consistently found himself, back against the ropes, trying to defend. As orders came in from his corner, Hubinger would act them out as requested. Hubinger mixed things up with his creative punching ability. One-two combinations followed by blazing uppercuts, were thrown with grace but no mercy. The left eye of Thompson was swelling from Hubinger's assaults. However, Billy Thompson was game. He began to dish out some punishment himself in rounds six through eight. Causing some swelling to the left eye and fore head of Hubinger. As the fight moved away from the ropes and into the center of the ring Thompson was able to land effectively. Going to the body to take some wind out of Hubinger. Hubinger's defense softened in round seven. Where Thompson had his best round. Big hearts and conditioning played a large part in this bout. Both fighters were tired but continued to fight their best fight. Thompson, who's left eye is closed from swelling, counters Hubinger's pumping left rights with a left hook up top and then an uppercut under the chin. Thompson and Hubinger put on an action pack fight that went the distance. Judges saw the fight 78-74 | 80-72 | 78-74. All for Adam Hubinger. He's record improves to (11-0, 10 KO's). Thompson's record falls to (7-3,3 KO's).

In an explosive female jr. middleweight bout. Kim Conners (2-1, 1 KO) from Little Rock, AK, won a unanimous decision over Christy Nickel (7-3, 4 KO's) last night in a battle that wooed fans over rounds. Both fighters had a large following in the crowd. It was only Conner's third professional fight but she looked sharp and her jab busted Nickel up from the first round on. Nickel's punches slowed greatly after the first round either due to conditioning issues or to the number of punches she had taken on the button. It seemed that Nickel was always on the end of Conners snapping jab. Conners began smiling in defiance at the bleeding Nickel in round three and playfully skipped around the ring. Nickel wasn't helping her situation with her lazy body and head movement. When she did move her head, Conners would miss. In round six, bloodied and beaten, Nickel continued to move forward and traded punches with heart. It was her best round yet as she found some strength deep inside.
Conners went on to win in decisive fashion. Judges scores were 56-55 | 58-56 | 58-56.

In a four round heavyweight bout, Adam "Bam Bam" Richards (244 1/2 lbs.) scored his second consecutive first round Kayo and fourth consecutive Kayo when the referee stopped his bout with Joe "ToJo" Harris (203 lbs.) at 2:41. Richards, showed awesome speed and power in this stoppage. "ToJo" stepped up from cruiserweight to fight in this bout. Richards is now 7-1, 5 KO's.

In another 4 round heavyweight fight Charles Ellis (258 1/2lbs.) knocked out "Big Ju" Julian Childress (334 1/2 lbs.) in the first round of their bout. Childress was on the canvas a total of 7 times in this round. Three we ruled knock downs.

Jr. Middleweight Marteze "Too Sweet" Logan (147 1/2 lbs.) recorded a majority decision victory over Monroe, Louisiana's, Mikel Williams (147 lbs.) after six. Both fighters looked good at times in this bout. Each landing their own fireworks over the course of the fight.

Light heavyweights Brian Norman (173 lbs.) took on James Johnson (173 lbs.). Norman won a lopsided fight. Winning by unanimous decision after six rounds.

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