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| H&N photo by Todd E. Swenson David Decker, left, lands a jab under Alpacino Weiser’s block during their 235-pound bout during the Klash at Kla-Mo-Ya Saturday. Decker won the fight on TKO. |
July 29, 2007
CHILOQUIN ” Despite the main event not happening because of one of the fighters not showing up, Ed Clarke felt the second annual Klash at Kla-Mo-Ya was a success.
“We had 10 fights,” Clarke, who runs Klamath Boxing and Fitness, said. “Originally, we had 16 fights and to have 10 of them happen is pretty good.”
In the main event, Jake Wonser was supposed to fight Mingus Allen of the Warm Springs Nation but Allen never showed up and the fight was canceled.
Wanted to fight
Wonser said he wanted to fight, but added that he was not going to step in the ring just for the sake of having a fight.
“It’s too bad he didn’t show up,” he said. “It would have been a good fight.”
Austin Smith, who coaches the Warm Springs team, said he had no idea why Allen did not show up.
“He doesn’t have a phone, so the only way I can talk to him is face-to-face,” Smith said. “I haven’t seen him for a couple of days. He might have had a family emergency or something. It’s not like he is ducking Jake.”
Without Wonser in action, the focus for Klamath Boxing and Fitness was on some of the other guys who fought.
Impressive debut
Zach Dunlap made his debut in impressive fashion, earning a second-round technical knockout of Jim Harmes of Lakeview in a match at 160 pounds.
Dunlap said he was nervous getting into the ring for the fight.
“My family and friends are all here, and with this being my first fight, I was fighting a little bit of nerves,” he said.
Harmes hit Dunlap with a couple of good shots early in the match, but Dunlap was able to outlast his opponent.
“I was just concentrating on landing my jabs,” Dunlap said. “When he landed those shots, I kind of stumbled, but that was more because my feet got tangled up. I was able to get my footing back and just focused on landing some punches.”
Second round
In the second round, Dunlap knocked his opponent down with a solid left hook to the back of Harmes’ head, and Harmes was unable to come out of the corner, forcing the referee to call the match as Dunlap recorded the first knockout of any kind in the two-year history of the Klash.
“I thought he was going to come out,” Dunlap said. “Then I saw him fall back down, and I realized I had the win. It’s amazing to get a win like this. I can’t describe how awesome this feels.”
The fight that had everyone buzzing was between Alpacino Weiser and David Decker, who both train at KBF. Clarke said he does not normally like to put two of his own fighters in the ring together but said since the two spar with each other on a regular basis, he was not worried about there being any bad blood.
Weiser and Decker both came out of the gates throwing punches, and it was clear from the start that the winner of the fight was going to be the better conditioned of the two 235-pounders.
Weiser knocked Decker down in the first round and later hit Decker with a punch that knocked his mouthpiece out. But Decker was able to come back and knock down Weiser in the second round to get the win by TKO.
“He is a tough fighter,” Decker said of Weiser. “We’ll get back in the ring and spar on Monday, and there will not be any hard feelings between us.”
Clarke said it was hard to watch two of his fighters go at each other.
“I could not pick a favorite,” Clarke said. “All I did was stand back and tell them to breathe. It was a great fight though. They put on a good show for the fans.”
Erick Elkins, who also trains at KBF, won his match at 172 pounds when Paul Coates did not answer the bell for the third round.
- By Ross L. TImbrook
CHILOQUIN ” Despite the main event not happening because of one of the fighters not showing up, Ed Clarke felt the second annual Klash at Kla-Mo-Ya was a success.
“We had 10 fights,” Clarke, who runs Klamath Boxing and Fitness, said. “Originally, we had 16 fights and to have 10 of them happen is pretty good.”
In the main event, Jake Wonser was supposed to fight Mingus Allen of the Warm Springs Nation but Allen never showed up and the fight was canceled.
Wanted to fight
Wonser said he wanted to fight, but added that he was not going to step in the ring just for the sake of having a fight.
“It’s too bad he didn’t show up,” he said. “It would have been a good fight.”
Austin Smith, who coaches the Warm Springs team, said he had no idea why Allen did not show up.
“He doesn’t have a phone, so the only way I can talk to him is face-to-face,” Smith said. “I haven’t seen him for a couple of days. He might have had a family emergency or something. It’s not like he is ducking Jake.”
Without Wonser in action, the focus for Klamath Boxing and Fitness was on some of the other guys who fought.
Impressive debut
Zach Dunlap made his debut in impressive fashion, earning a second-round technical knockout of Jim Harmes of Lakeview in a match at 160 pounds.
Dunlap said he was nervous getting into the ring for the fight.
“My family and friends are all here, and with this being my first fight, I was fighting a little bit of nerves,” he said.
Harmes hit Dunlap with a couple of good shots early in the match, but Dunlap was able to outlast his opponent.
“I was just concentrating on landing my jabs,” Dunlap said. “When he landed those shots, I kind of stumbled, but that was more because my feet got tangled up. I was able to get my footing back and just focused on landing some punches.”
Second round
In the second round, Dunlap knocked his opponent down with a solid left hook to the back of Harmes’ head, and Harmes was unable to come out of the corner, forcing the referee to call the match as Dunlap recorded the first knockout of any kind in the two-year history of the Klash.
“I thought he was going to come out,” Dunlap said. “Then I saw him fall back down, and I realized I had the win. It’s amazing to get a win like this. I can’t describe how awesome this feels.”
The fight that had everyone buzzing was between Alpacino Weiser and David Decker, who both train at KBF. Clarke said he does not normally like to put two of his own fighters in the ring together but said since the two spar with each other on a regular basis, he was not worried about there being any bad blood.
Weiser and Decker both came out of the gates throwing punches, and it was clear from the start that the winner of the fight was going to be the better conditioned of the two 235-pounders.
Weiser knocked Decker down in the first round and later hit Decker with a punch that knocked his mouthpiece out. But Decker was able to come back and knock down Weiser in the second round to get the win by TKO.
“He is a tough fighter,” Decker said of Weiser. “We’ll get back in the ring and spar on Monday, and there will not be any hard feelings between us.”
Clarke said it was hard to watch two of his fighters go at each other.
“I could not pick a favorite,” Clarke said. “All I did was stand back and tell them to breathe. It was a great fight though. They put on a good show for the fans.”
Erick Elkins, who also trains at KBF, won his match at 172 pounds when Paul Coates did not answer the bell for the third round.
- By Ross L. TImbrook
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