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Danny Segura

Gamebred Boxing 4: Anthony Pettis outworks Roy Jones Jr., Aldo-Stephens fight to draw

Gamebred Boxing 4 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live results.

The event takes place at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee and streams on UFC Fight Pass via pay-per-view.

In the main event former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis makes his boxing debut in front of his home city fans against all-time legend Roy Jones Jr. In the co-main event, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo boxes fellow longtime UFC fighter Jeremy Stephens.

In addition, former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort boxes ex-UFC standout Ronaldo Souza and UFC vets Pearl Gonzalez and Gina Mazany square off.

Full Gamebred Boxing 4 results include:

Cade Howell (4-1) vs. Christopher Wingate (0-1)

Rounds: 4 x 3 minutes
Result: Cade Howell def. Christopher Wingate via unanimous decision (40-36, 39-37, 39-37)
Notes: Howell pretty much dominated the majority of the fight. he kept a loose and mobile style, staying on the outside, keeping his hands low, and picking apart Wingate. Wingate tried to march forward, but Howell had an answer to his forward pressure. Wingate connected very little throughout the fight.

Mandeep Jangra (4-0) vs. Ryan Reber (0-1)

Rounds: 4 x 3 minutes
Division: 135
Result: Mandeep Jangra def. Ryan Reber via TKO (corner’s stoppage) – Round 2, 3:00
Notes: Jangra looked much more elusive and comfortable in the ring, as he walked down Reber with his hands down. Jangra used a heavy jab attack and from time to time, would stun Reber with a big right hand. Jangra dropped Reber in Round 1 with a big right. In the second, it didn’t take long for Jangra to drop Reber with a left hook to the body. Reber stood back up and managed to survive several hard shots to see out Round 2. However, before Round 3, the fight was stopped and Reber wasn’t allowed to continue.

Markus Perez (1-0) vs. Joe Riggs (1-1)

Rounds: 4 x 3 minutes
Division: 200
Result: Markus Perez def. Joe Riggs via TKO – Round 3, 1:19
Notes: In the first two rounds, Riggs was the one putting on most of the pressure. Neither fighter connected with any damaging shot, but it did seem as Riggs was landing cleaner and more often than Perez. Riggs’ aggression and seemed to have won him the first two rounds. In the beginning of Round 3, Perez came out very aggressive. At some point, Riggs seemed to have injured his ankle. The fight continued and Perez took advantage of a hindered Riggs, walking him down and connecting with a series of hooks that dropped him and left him unable to continue.

Andy Nguyen (0-1) vs. Bi Nguyen (1-0)

Rounds: 4 x 2 minutes
Division: 115
Result: Bi Nguyen def. Andy Nguyen via unanimous decision (39-37, 39-37, 39-37)
Notes: Round 1 was very close, Bi walked down Andy the entire time. Neither fighter have big shots, but Andy did seem to have the cleaner connections. The second was very similar – Bi pushed forward, but Andy got the cleaner shots while on the back foot. The fourth and fifth were much closer, as Bi had more success closing the distance and connecting on Andy.

Josh Burns (0-1) vs. Dillon Cleckler (1-0)

Rounds: 6 x 3 minutes
Result: Dillon Cleckler def. Josh Burns via TKO – Round 1, 1:20.
Notes: Cleckler had a quick night at the office. Burns tried to close the distance with jabs, but Cleckler countered with a big right hand. Not long after that connection, Cleckler connected with another right and sent Burns to the canvas. Burns would get up from the knockdown just to eat more right hands and get put back down. The referee waved off the contest after the second knockdown.

 

Pearl Gonzalez (1-1) vs. Gina Mazany (1-0)

Rounds: 6 x 2 minutes
Result: Gina Mazany def. Pearl Gonzalez via majority decision (57-57, 59-55, 58-56)
Notes: This was a wild fight. From the very start, both Gonzalez and Mazany came out firing hard and often. It was an even round, but Gonzalez did sustain more damage, as she was cut around the right eye. The second was another close one with high volume, but Mazany seemed to land cleaner and start taking a lead in a very competitive fight. Mazany carried that momentum into Round 3. She was much faster than Gonzalez and was connecting more often. Gonzalez did have her moments, but it was clear she was getting more tagged up. Mazany continued having success, mixing things up to the body. She looked to have more legs than Gonzalez and was out boxing her. Gonzalez did have her moments.

In the final two rounds, Gonzalez rallied back tremendously. She landed several hard shots, busting up Mazany’s nose. The two traded heavy shots in an all-out war. It was even, but Gonzalez did seem to land the harder shots.

Devin Cushing (13-0) vs. Damian David Marchiano (18-12-1)

Rounds: 8 x 3 minutes
Division: 140
Result: Devin Cushing def. Damian David Marchiano via TKO – Round 3, 2:59.
Notes: Cushing wasted no time to put it on Marchiano. Cushing walked down Marchiano and dropped heavy bombs on him. Credit to the Argentine, he absorbed the shots well and hung in there, but it was clear Cushing was doing the majority of the damage. In the second, Cushing brought down the pace, while Marchiano managed to march forward and tighten up his defense. Still, Cushing was clearly up. In the third, he kept connecting on Marchiano and in the final seconds a left, right hook combo that put away Marchiano.

Clarence Booth (21-8) vs. Luis Feliciano (17-0)

Rounds: 8 x 3 minutes
Division: 140
Result: Luis Feliciano def. Clarence Booth (78-74, 77-75, 79-73)
Notes: Fun fight between Feliciano and Booth. Feliciano seemed to be the better boxer round after round. He stayed on the outside and would time his explosive combinations on Booth. Although Feliciano had the better and harder shots, Booth did make him work as he was constantly marching forward and taking all of Feliciano’s best shots. Booth had his moments, and it showed on Feliciano’s face and body.

Jose Aldo (0-0-1) vs. Jeremy Stephens (0-0-1)

Rounds: 6 x 3 minutes
Result: Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens ends in a majority draw (58-56, 57-57, 57-57)
Notes: In Round 1, Aldo took a bit to get going, but eventually he began to let his hands go. He seemed to connect more than Stephens, especially with the jab.

Aldo came out very aggressive in the second and began to pressure Stephens. Aldo’s output was simply higher, and his punches carried more pop. Much of the same dynamic went on in the third, as Aldo out landed and out powered Stephens.

Stephens would have much more success in the fourth. He closed the distance and landed several shots while dirty boxing. In one of those, he seemed to have stunned Aldo. The Brazilian had a big left hook and uppercut land clean halfway through the round. Aldo also busted up Stephens’ nose.

The fifth was very competitive. Aldo did seem to land the cleaner shots, but Stephens had a significantly higher output. Aldo was shelled up a lot, blocking many of Stephen’s shots, but letting him tee off at the same time.

In the final round, Aldo and Stephens upped their offense. It was likely the busiest round of the entire fight, as both were looking to close strong. Aldo connected clean, but so did Stephens. Aldo got backed up a lot in the round and there were a series of right hands that connected clean for Stephens.

Vitor Belfort (2-0) vs. Ronaldo Souza (0-1)

Rounds: 6 x 3 minutes
Result: Vitor Belfort def. Ronaldo Souza via unanimous decision (58-54, 58-54, 57-55)
Notes: Round 1 was very slow in output, but it was tense. Souza likely threw more than Belfort, but barely connected. On the other hand, Belfort stunned Souza a few times with explosive hooks. He clearly had the edge. Belfort also drew blood from Souza’s nose.

Round 2 was similar, but with a ton of clinching. Souza looked to close the distance and tie up Belfort. Belfort did a good job at avoiding damage while in the clinch, and when separated, Belfort connected several times.

Round 3 was all Belfort. He knocked down Souza with a brutal hook early on. Souza stood up and got wobbled multiple times before getting dropped a second time towards the end of the round. He would get back up again and manage to survive until the bell.

Souza looked shaky entering the fourth, but he actually had his best moment. He connected a few body shots and a big right hand on Belfort early on. Belfort also had a good connection with his left, but Souza began having success clinching and dirty boxing. It was the most competitive round of the fight, as both guys evenly connected cleanly on each other.

Souza carried plenty of the momentum into the sixth round. He connected multiple times and really slowed down the fight with the clinch. Also, Belfot seemed to be slowing down significantly. But even then, Belfort landed the better shots, had the higher output in terms of significant shots landed, and at several points stunned Souza.

In the final round, both Souza and Belfort were completely spent. However, that didn’t stop them from going toe to toe in a grueling fight. Both connected and had each other on wobbly legs in multiple times. Yet, once again, Belforst shot’s were far more damaging than Souza’s.

Roy Jones Jr. (66-9) vs. Anthony Pettis (0-0)

Rounds: 8 x 3 minutes
Result: Anthony Pettis def. Roy Jones Jr. via majority decision (76-76, 77-75, 78-74)
Notes: Jones Jr. really took off in the first round. There wasn’t much output, and he was just mainly blocking and sitting back. Pettis was aggressive, but didn’t hurt or connect clean on Jones Jr. who kept up a solid defense.

The second and third were pretty even. Pettis attacked the body a lot. Jones Jr. certainly woke up and upped his attack. He connected a clean right hand in the final seconds of Round 2. Still, the more aggressive and busier fighter was Pettis, even if he wasn’t badly hurting Jones Jr.

The fourth and fifth rounds were a bit competitive, as Jones Jr. began to get more aggressive. But even then, Pettis had the bigger output, and neither fighter was landing extremely clean or hurting the other.

In the last two, Jones Jr. stepped it up. He was using angles and connecting clean shots on Pettis, although none seemed to greatly hurt him. There were several uppercuts that snapped back Pettis’ head. In these rounds, Jones Jr. had his best moments, especially in the fifth. Ultimately, although Jones Jr. was never really in trouble, he was still outworked by the much younger Pettis.

Danielle Cohen (0-0) vs. Danielle Wynn (0-0)

Rounds: 4 x 2 minutes
Division: 135
Result:
Notes:

Roberto Armas (0-0) vs. Javier Zamarron (0-0)

Rounds: 4 x 3 minutes
Division: 130
Result:
Notes:

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