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Battle Star 25 February 1 2005 Event was held at the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City, Missouri. Justin Hahn (170) vs. Tyler
Seever (175) Justin Hahn (1-3) vs. Tyler Seever (3-3) This was a very even match-up. The first round began with Seever being the aggressor. As Tyler slowed later in the round, Hahn was able to land some heavy shots but it was too late to get the round from me. Justin picked up where he left off in the second round. A Straight Right Hand knocked Seever back into the ropes enough that referee Mike English felt the ropes kept him from going down and administered an eight count. Tyler was not that hurt because he was able to come back and land some good punches. In fact, both guys were able to land any shot they wanted. Defense was not available to either fighter which makes for an entertaining fight. More power in the third round as Hahn had Seever caught in the corner and hurt twice in the round; however, Tyler was able to withstand the punishment and return the power punches. I gave the third round to Justin. The fourth round goes to Tyler because Hahn simply did not throw many punches. Seever used movement and occasional jabs to earn the round. All three judges saw the fight 39-36 for Justin Hahn. Derrick Campos (3-2) vs. Bruce Sessman (0-1) Left Hook number two and it was system shut-down for Sessman. Campos gets the TKO at 0:42 of the first round. Sessman got up and was obviously hurt but he asked referee Kevin Champion "What happened?" and acted like he wanted to continue. The problem was his legs would not let him sit down. Kevin knew what Sessman did not - what had happened: A big Left Hook. Juan Astorga (1-0-1) vs. Chris Hill (0-0) Astorga forced the action the first two minutes of round one while Hill joined in the minute. Hill started the round as a lefty, switched mid round, and then returned to finish the round. I gave the first round to Astorga. The second round was very close. I felt that most of what Astorga was throwing was getting blocked but a late flurry by Juan earned the round from me. I felt that Astorga did too much watching while Hill was throwing in the third round so I gave the round to Hill. The fourth round was close as well that again had a successful late flurry by Astorga to get the round. Here are the judges results: 38-38 by one while the other two had it 40-36 for a majority decision to Juan Astorga. Sandra Ortiz (4-3-1) vs. Savannah Hill (0-0) This fight can be summed up pretty easy. Hill was very thin and lacked power and Ortiz was able to take what ever punches Hill could land and continue to push forward. A bloody nose for Hill was a visible result of the punishment Ortiz was able to unleash. All judges saw the fight 40-36 for Ortiz. David Medina (5-1) vs. Robert Smallwood (2-0-2) This fight was a noticeable step up in quality. Both fights had good technique and significant starch on their punches. Smallwood came out throwing solid Right Hands while Medina was content to launch counter punches. One such counter, a Left Hook, knocked Robert down for an eight count and earned him the first round. The second round was more of the same. Smallwood landed more than one Over-Hand Right flush to Medina's chin but Medina was not phased. Then, with Medina in a corner, Smallwood began to unleash a Right Hook when Medina beat him to the punch. David landed a short Right Hook to the chin for Smallwood. Robert was out on contact and he went down face first into the mat. The KO was called at 1:00 of the second round. Jesse Shewmaker (7-0) vs. Travis Allen (2-2) It took Shewmaker 2:28 to find the lefty (Allen)/ righty opening. When he did, an Over-Hand Right was landed and a KO was the end result. Michi Munoz (10-0) vs. Keith Clevenger (10-3) Michi gained control early with a powerful Over-Hand Right that stunned Clevenger. He continued the pressure by using digging body punches and searching Right Upper-Cuts. Munoz continued to push the action in the second round. A Left Hook to the body followed by a Left Hook to the head demonstrates the skill of Munoz. The second goes to Michi. It was obvious that Munoz could hit Clevenger to the body any time he wanted but he did not do it that often. He instead focused on the head. The punishment was too much and Keith did not answer the bell for the fourth round. A TKO victory for Michi Munoz at 3:00 of the third round. Mike Kelly vs. Dillon Crushorn A signature performance by Mike Kelly. He uses a methodical but affective approach. Land a variety of kicks and keep the pressure on. The first two round were uneventful. The action picked up in the third and fourth. An example was an attempted round-house punch followed by a round-house punch by Dillon - both however missed. The fifth round saw our first knockdown on a Right Cross by Kelly that Crushorn claimed was a trip. Mike continued the pressure in the sixth round and a Straight Left Kick snapped Dillon's head back in the seventh. The kick forced Crushorn back into the ropes and I felt it should have been counted as a knockdown but it was not. The eighth round contained a low blow by Kelly that Dillon took full advantage of. He took the full time to recover, made it look like he could hardly walk, got sick, and then when he restarted fighting, he forced Mike into the corner and unloaded an incredible barrage. Mike withstood the onslaught and made it to the bell. Whether the delay in the previous round was due to a low blow or not, the sick thing was real. Shortly into the ninth round, Mike Kelly took a side step to his right and landed a clean Left Hook to the stomach of Crushorn. Dillon doubled over and after two or three kicks from Kelly, went down. He was exhausted and referee Kevin Champion reached the 10 count at 0:37 of the ninth. Excellent performance by Mike Kelly. Article has been accessed
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