Preliminary slugfest takes home ‘Fight of the Night’ honors

The lightweights earned “Fight of the Night” honors and $100,000
apiece for their preliminary slugfest at the O2 Arena in London on
Saturday. Sola had early momentum by dropping his foe with a
spinning backfist, but Jones gradually took control, outdueling his
game adversary with a versatile attack that included punches, kicks
and knees in close quarters. Ultimately, Jones emerged with a
unanimous decision triumph.

Baraniewski, Dyer Get Rewarded

Elsewhere, Iwo
Baraniewski extended his first-round finishing streak against
Austen
Lane, securing a $100,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus in
the process. The Pole dropped his opponent with a two-punch
combination, then sealed his victory with follow-up shots 28
seconds into Round 1.

Finally, Shanelle
Dyer garnered the card’s other $100,000 “Performance of the
Night” award by putting away Ravena
Oliveira in a preliminary strawweight affair. A barrage of
knees and follow-up punches sealed Dyer’s victory at the 1:17 mark
of Round 2.