February 6, 2026 |
Emerald Queen Casino |
Alexis De La Cerda Landin stepped in to the main event to face Daniel Robles and keep his unbeaten streak in tact. Robles was coming off two wins, both four round affairs, and though he had fought six rounds previously, hanging with Landin for six would prove to be a challenge.
The pace of the opening round was slow as each man moved to avoid the other's power punches. Robles was effective at moving to keep Landin in the center of the ring, but that also provided Landin with a slight advantage as he could step forward and use his reach to connect. The movement around the ring continued in the second round, though Landin began to take more steps toward Robles firing punches at his body. Mid round Robles closed the distance and landed a few shots to Landin's body. However, moving close also gave Landin the opportunity to throw body shots, and one of those body shots dropped Robles as the bell sounded to end the round.
Robles recovered and fought well in the third round as he was able to stay outside, forcing Landin to reach to catch him. Robles' in and out movement set up Landin to fire shots at Robles' head, and he was able to land his right with some of them. The fourth round was close and fought differently than the previous three as each man stepped to take the fight in close. Landin took control of the round in the final thirty seconds making Robles back away while Landin scored with body shots.
Landin controlled the action of the fifth round as he was able to make Robles move to avoid getting caught with a heavy body shot. Robles had to spend much of the round covering up and blocking shots which slowed his punch output. The pattern of the fifth round continued in the sixth as Landin continued to pressure Robles. While Landin landed punches to Robles' body and head, Robles covered and blocked but was unable to throw punches in return.
After six rounds all three judges scored the fight 60-53 for Landin who would remain unbeaten. |
Landin loads his right while Robles looks to cover
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Hernandez' right to the body took Uribe out and ended the fight |
Julio Ocampo Hernandez faced Bernardo Gomez Uribe in a super light weight bout scheduled for six rounds. Uribe had found success early in his career, but coming into this fight he was looking back on a seven loss streak. Hernandez's career was moving in the opposite direction as he entered looking for his ninth consecutive win.
Hernandez was able to land body shots early in the fight, and that forced Uribe to move out of reach. Uribe tried to counter, but each time he stepped close enough to land a punch, Hernandez was either throwing first or quickly countering with hard body shots. Hernandez backed Uribe toward the ropes and landed a hard right to Uribe's rib cage at the 1:10 mark that dropped Uribe. It took a while for Uribe to stand, and when he did one could see that he was hurt. When the fight resumed, Hernandez quickly stepped to Uribe, backed him on to the ropes and again landed a hard right to Uribe's body that again dropped him. Uribe would not rise, and the referee waved the fight to an end.
Hernandez scored the TKO at 1:26 of the opening round to claim his ninth straight win. |
Josue Cadena was originally slated to fight in the main event, but when his scheduled opponent dropped out, he moved to a featured bout to face Giovanni Gutierrez. Cadena is another of the PNW's unbeaten fighters and just over half of his wins have come by knockout. Gutierrez entered the fight with more ring experience, but he had not been on the winning side of a fight in a while.
In the opening round Cadena patiently stalked Gutierrez, looking to land body shots. Cadena's most effective weapon in the round were combinations, leading with a left and following that with a right. Those punches often found a target on Gutierrez' body. Midway through the round, after taking a shot to the body, Gutierrez looked to the referee and claimed he had been hit with a low blow. The referee motioned for the fight to continue. Gutierrez made a few adjustments to his offense in the second round and in so doing he was able to step in and deliver punches to Cadena's body. That however provided Cadena the opportunity to direct punches at Gutierrez' head, and he landed one of those mid round that dropped Gutierrez. Gutierrez stood and took the count, but his legs were unsteady. Cadena jumped on the slowed Gutierrez and again landed a number of body shots which forced Gutierrez' corner to throw the towel in the ring and wave the fight to an end.
Cadena would score the TKO win at 2:36 of the second round. |
Cadena's body shots would break Gutierrez down |
Crocklem backs Flenoy onto the ropes |
Dedrick Crocklem has yet to taste defeat in his professional career, and his outstanding amateur experience has carried over to his success as a professional. His opponent in the scheduled six round lightweight bout, William Flenoy, was looking to get back in the win column after dropping his previous four bouts in hard fought close battles.
Crocklem controlled the action in the opening round as he kept Flenoy moving while landing his jab. Crocklem did occasionally close the distance between the two and fire his right to Flenoy's body. Flenoy fought better in the second round as he was able to move to avoid getting caught with Crocklem's jab while throwing his own jab at Crocklem. As the round progressed, Crocklem was able to move with Flenoy and throw counter punches to Flenoy's body.
Flenoy also had a decent third round as he took the fight in close and targeted Crocklem's body. The in close fighting eventually worked to Crocklem's advantage as he had the quicker hands and began to land combinations to Flenoy's body. The fourth round was close as both men were able to land body shots. One difference however was that Crocklem often doubled up on his body shots while Flenoy was limited to single punches.
The fifth round was fought with both men standing close. That meant a lot of body punches, and here Flenoy showed the ability to block some, but when he blocked Crocklem's left, Crocklem, throwing combinations, caught him with a right. There was more movement in the sixth round, and more distance between the two men. Flenoy was able, on occasion, to step in and land to Crocklem's body, but Crocklem threw more punches in the round and many of them landed.
After six rounds all three judges scored the fight 60-54 in favor of Crocklem who would claim the unanimous decision win and remain unbeaten. |
Bantam weights Jahelel Brito Carrillo and Bryan Cox squared off in a bout scheduled for four rounds. Carrillo was coming off an impressive first round knockout in his last outing, returning to the form that he had experienced in his first few fights. Cox, on the other had, was looking to score his first win after facing a string of tough opponents.
The way the opening round began, it looked like Cox was the fighter coming off a knockout win as he answered the opening bell and quickly stepped to Carrillo, backing him into the corner. With Carrillo in the corner, Cox threw and landed a number of body shots that forced Carrillo to cover up while limiting his ability to fire shots in return. Carrillo was eventually able to slip away, and while in the center of the ring, he was able to turn Cox and back him on to the ropes. With Cox on the ropes, Carrillo landed a number of body shots and threw the occasional right to Cox's head. Cox escaped, but only momentarily as Carrillo backed him in to the corner where a number of body shots dropped Cox at the two minute mark. After Cox stood, Carrillo wasted no time jumping on him and again backed him onto the ropes where another heavy body shot dropped Cox. The referee stepped in and called an end to the fight.
Carrillo would claim the TKO win at 2:29 of the opening round. |
Carrillo would end the fight landing shots with Cox on the ropes |
Lane throws a hardright |
Reith Duir made his professional debut after a couple of year layoff from his time as an amateur. Jerrell Lane entered the four round super lightweight fight coming of a split draw in his only appearance as a professional.
Duir had the height and reach advantage over Lane, and in adjusting to that, Lane moved in and out quickly throwing punches to Duir's lanky body in the opening round. Duir tried to fire his jab to keep Lane on the outside, while Lane ducked to avoid the jab and threw body shots. Duir used his reach effectively in the second round, but Lane was still able to step in close and land shots to Duir's body. The round was close as each man landed scoring punches.
Duir had a good third round as he was able to land punches to Lane's body when Lane stepped in close. Though Lane landed few punches in the round, he was landing heavier than Duir. Lane upped the number of punches he threw in the closing round and that kept Duir moving. That also meant that Duir was not able to throw as many punches as he was covering up and blocking Lane's onslaught.
After four rounds, on judge scored the fight 39-37, the other two saw it 40-36, all in favor of Lane who would claim the unanimous decision win. |
Bend, Oregon’s Whitney Gomez faced Denise Moran of San Diego in a four round featherweight bout at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington on Friday February 6th. Gomez entered the fight unbeaten in her previous two fights, while Moran had only lost once in four outings.
Gomez was able to control much of the early action in the opening round as she used her height and reach advantage to keep Moran moving. Moran, late in the round, was able to step in close, and while avoiding Gomez’s jab, land shots to Gomez’s body. Moran looked to take advantage of short body punches while Gomez fired her jab, aiming it to keep Moran on the move.
The second round was close as Moran was able to close the distance and continued to land body shots. That forced Gomez to move to the outside from where she fired her jab and looked to follow it with a right to Moran’s body. Moran, though shorter, often crouched low making it more difficult for Gomez to target Moran’s body.
The third round was also close. Gomez found the range with her jab more often, and she fired it quickly to keep Moran from stepping in close. As Gomez’s jab kept Moran from stepping in close, Gomez found space to step to Moran and that enabled her to land punches to Moran’s body. As the round drew to an end, Moran was able to move to close the distance between the two and in so doing she was able to land a few body shots.
Finding some success while fighting in close, Moran worked to step close to Gomez and land body shots. Moran also fired the occasional right toward Gomez’s chin. Gomez regained the momentum in the round using her reach advantage to make Moran back away. As the round passed the midpoint, Gomez backed Moran on to the ropes and landed a flurry of body shots.
After four rounds on judge scored the fight 39-37 for Moran; the other two scored the fight even at 38. The fight would end in a majority draw. |
Moran and Gomez exchange rights |
