Oscar Duarte vs. Kenneth Sims Jr Fight Results: Duarte Squeezes Out MD

The fourth round was filled with back-and-forth action as Sims buzzed Duarte with a left and right hook combination to the head. As he continued to stalk Sims, Duarte landed a left hook to the body and a left uppercut that forced Sims to take a few steps backward. Sims made a subtle adjustment in the fifth round as he decided to stay at mid-range with Duarte, but was using a “catch & shoot” style. This gave Duarte issues as he wasn’t quick enough to defend against it.

Sims continued his dominance in the sixth round, but in the seventh, a fight broke out as Duarte landed some huge shots that forced Sims onto the ropes. While he had him there, Duarte was teeing off on Sims to the body and head. Although Sims did catch and counter well off the ropes, he took too many clean shots as Duarte gained momentum.

In the eighth round, Duarte decided to take a breather while Sims used his legs and left jab to dominate the round. Duarte continued to break down Sims’ body throughout the ninth round.

Sims took back control of the fight in the tenth with movement and his jab. Duarte appeared fatigued and lacked the snap in his punches. The 11^th was a close round as Sims kept his distance behind the left jab, but Duarte, in spots, was able to land those looping left hooks. In the last round, Duarte was pushing the action and landed his left hook whenever he threw it. Sims tried to use his legs, but Duarte did a good job of cutting off the ring.

Regis Prograis Squeezes Out A Unanimous Decision Over “Jo-Jo” Diaz

In the co-main, Regis Prograis (30-3, 24 KOs) and Joseph Diaz (34-8, 15 KOs) went to war and left no stone unturned. In the end, Prograis secured the unanimous decision victory as the judges saw this one 98-92 and 96-94 x2 for Prograis.

During the in-ring post-fight interview, Prograis mentioned going after a title fight rather than doing the rematch with Diaz. It was a highly competitive fight where Prograis, according to two of the judges, did just enough to secure the victory.

In the opening round, Prograis wasted no time dictating the pace with his right jab and activity. With a minute left, Diaz landed a clean left hook that hurt Prograis badly. Diaz tried his best to knock him out, but Prograis was able to make it to the end of the round. In the second round, Prograis was able to shake off being hurt and got back to an effective right jab. He dominated most of the round, but with ten seconds remaining, Diaz hurt Prograis with a short left hook that wobbled him but was saved by the bell.

Prograis regained momentum and landed some good combinations to the head of Diaz while circling him throughout the round with his right jab. Diaz landed some hard body shots that slowed Prograis but didn’t hurt him. In the fourth round, Diaz suffered a nasty cut over his left eye due to an accidental headbutt. After the doctor cleared Diaz, both fighters went toe to toe, causing the crowd to stand on their feet.

It was more of the same in the fifth round, but in the sixth, Diaz buckled Prograis with a left hook body shot. Towards the end of the round, Diaz landed a huge overhand left that hurt Prograis again. Diaz tried to finish Prograis but was cut short by the bell. Prograis continued his pressure through the seventh, but in the eighth, both fighters were hurt at different points throughout the round.

In the last two rounds, Prograis and Diaz emptied the tank, giving all of the fans the pound of flesh they didn’t know they needed.