| 28 August 2010
Montreal is just about ready for the main event of the final Friday Night Fights broadcast of the season. We've got a pair of one-loss fighters in Omri Lowther and Henry "Hammerin' Hank" Lundy.
Teddy Atlas runs through the Fight Plan with special guest, NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski. Joe Tessitore is also on hand to call the action.
Lundy is 18-1, with his lone loss coming via KO at the hands of John Molina in July. He came in just a tad over the contracted weight and has to forfeit 20 percent of his purse.
Lowther is 14-1 but has won his last five. Both men took this fight on short notice.
Round 1
Lundy stalks and tries to fire the straight left. He is much thicker across the shoulders than Lowther. Atlas thinks Lundy looks tentative as he tries to recover from his first career loss. He gets in close and tries repeated left hands out of a semi-clinch. Lowther has thrown jabs and not much else. Both men land some punches on the inside.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lundy
Round 2
Lundy methodically tries to make his way inside the reach of the taller Lowther. Both fighters are dodging some punches, though Lundy is getting the best of any brief exchanges. Lundy unleashes a couple of quick left hands in the round's closing seconds.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lundy
Round 3
Atlas says Lundy could have lost the pound to keep his purse intact, but his people didn't want him to do it. Teddy wonders if that raises any questions about his stamina. Lowther is trying to counter when Lundy comes in, but that strategy isn't paying off too well. Still plenty of missed punches in both directions.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lundy
Round 4
Keselowski is with the announcers discussing the difficulty in coming back after a crash. That's applicable to Lundy's situation for sure. Not much of interest going on in the ring, with Lundy landing the cleaner shots on the occasions anyone does land. Hank tags his foe with a nice left and chases him back into the corner. Lots of dodging as the round closes out.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lundy
Round 5
A quick clinch leads to some rough inside fighting. Atlas wants Lowther to go to the body more. Whenever Lundy misses a wild left, he simply charges forward and forces Lowther to clinch. Both men score to the body with 15 seconds to go.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lundy
Round 6
Lundy reaches over the jab for a left hand before circling away. Three-punch combo by Lundy mostly lands. Lundy goes to the body but is hit by a counter. Atlas likes the way Lundy is controlling range with the jab even though he's the shorter fighter.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lundy
Round 7
Lowther seems to be picking up the pace a bit, but Lundy lands the first flush shot. Both men connect with hooks but go right back to swinging and missing. Lowther lands a rare right to the head, followed by one to the body. Lundy lets his left hand fly three times in a row. Lundy switches to an orthodox stance after eating another left hook.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lowther
Round 8
Atlas has it 6-1 in rounds for Lundy. Lowther goes back to reaching with jabs without much luck. Lundy is snapping his man's head back with sporadic straight left hands. Lundy connects with two lefts that seem to stagger Lowther a bit right before the bell.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lundy
Round 9
BK showed some Marco Huck highlights between rounds. Lundy complains to the ref about something as he stays very patient. More left hands from Lundy. He ducks away as Lowther tries to trap him along the ropes. Lundy blocks about four punches in a row. He smashes Lowther with a stiff left hand with 30 seconds left in the frame.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lundy
Round 10
Lowther's corner told him (correctly) that he needs a KO to win. Early on it's mostly Lundy who is landing. Lowther comes forward and Lundy simply shoves him down to the canvas. Lundy puts several punches in a row right on the button. They stand and trade with 40 second to go. The crowd likes what it sees down the stretch, but everyone stays standing and we'll go to the cards.
Tylwalk: 10-9 Lundy
Tylwalk: 99-91 Lundy
The judges score it 98-92 and 100-90 twice, all to the winner by unanimous decision, Henry "Hammerin' Hank" Lundy.
