Frankie Alicea vs Jose Serrat

Fight info: El Palenque, Mexico, 2005-10-28, announcer is Chuck Hull, referee is Frank Cappuccino, the bout will be scored by the three judges Takehaki Kanaya (Japan), Ezequiel Suarez (Colombia) and Hwan-Soo Yuh (Korea), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, Unified-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'use bias rating', Scoring System is 10 Point
In the red corner: Frankie Alicea - Record: 5-8-1 (1) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Felix Trinidad Sr. - Cut Man: Sam Gasher
In the blue corner: Jose Serrat - Record: 8-6-0 (1) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Freddie Roach - Cut Man: Joe Souza

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Here come the boxers out of the corners. We've got a fight about to break out! 0:0
0:06 Frankie Alicea splits the gloves with a jab. He'd like to find a home for that punch during this fight. 2:0
0:23 Alicea is trying to free his gloves from under Serrat's gloves. 2:0
0:28 Cappuccino is shouting at Serrat to break! 2:0
0:32 Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. 2:0
0:38 Not much happening at the moment. 2:0
0:46 Cappuccino has to pull the fighters away from each other as Alicea locks up Serrat's arms. 2:0
0:50 Alicea uses his shoulder to force Serrat out of the clinch. 2:0
0:58 Alicea lands the uppercut but there wasn't much on it. 4:0
01:16 Serrat ties up Alicea... 4:0
01:21 Serrat and Frankie Alicea each take a step back. 4:0
01:25 Both fighters could do with varying their punches a little more. 4:0
01:34 Cappuccino yells at the fighters to separate but Alicea and Serrat are a tangle of arms. 4:0
01:38 Alicea shoves Serrat away. 4:0
01:43 Frankie Alicea is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 4:0
01:54 That's a pretty long clinch! Do these guys want to hug or fight? 4:0
02:03 Cappuccino has to break them apart. 4:0
02:18 Alicea is forced into his own corner... 4:0
02:18 Upstairs and downstairs! Serrat lands two quick blows and then moves away from Alicea's counters. 4:2
02:27 Alicea steals a quick glance at his corner. 4:2
02:31 Serrat likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Alicea's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him! 4:4
02:40 The fighters are back at ring center... 4:4
02:40 Alicea scores with a nice short hook inside the defense of Serrat. 6:4
02:50 Alicea slides into his own corner... 6:4
02:54 Jose Serrat lands a strong combination! 6:8
02:54 Alicea was shaken by those blows! 6:8
03:00 There's the bell ending Round 1. 6:7

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 It's Round 2 of this scheduled 10 rounder. 0:0
0:06 Felix Trinidad Sr. seemed to pump up Alicea between rounds. 0:0
0:11 Serrat smothers Alicea's attack as Alicea tries to get off some shots inside. 0:0
0:18 Serrat lands a hard uppercut! 0:4
0:18 Alicea appears shaken by this punch! 0:4
0:35 The two fighters have chosen to work on the inside and it's Serrat who scores with a short hook to the chest. 0:6
0:44 Alicea has Serrat cornered! 0:6
0:48 Alicea is holding… 0:6
0:53 Cappuccino separates the two... 0:6
0:57 Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game. Of course, having a good chin helps! 0:6
01:00 Alicea lets his hands go and lands some solid punches. 2:6
01:11 Alicea sneaks in a quick uppercut that lands cleanly. 4:6
01:20 Alicea gets inside and fires a hook to Serrat's body. 6:6
01:35 Alicea moves into a neutral corner. 6:6
01:39 Serrat is still trying to find the range with his punches. He's just missing with some of his shots. 6:6
01:41 Alicea fires the jab. It finds its target. 8:6
01:51 Serrat rips a hook to the head. 8:8
02:00 Alicea shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch. 10:8
02:15 Serrat doesn't connect with the cross. 10:8
02:17 Alicea scores with a jolting uppercut inside. 12:8
02:26 Alicea's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. 12:8
02:30 Serrat shoots the jab into the chest of Alicea. 12:10
02:41 Frankie Alicea bobs and weaves his way inside and lets his hands go, scoring with a hook. 14:10
02:58 Alicea lands a smashing uppercut! 18:10
02:58 Serrat was stopped in his tracks by that shot… 18:10
03:00 A nice action round, as both fighters had their moments and receive a well-deserved round of applause as they head for their corners. 18:10

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Alicea looks to be in good shape as Round 3 gets underway. 0:0
0:09 It is a good boxing crowd tonight. They know the game and are reacting to every good punch that lands. 0:0
0:23 Frankie Alicea tries to muscle inside but Serrat clinches him. 0:0
0:28 Referee Cappuccino steps in to break it up. 0:0
0:43 Serrat telegraphed that shot and Frankie Alicea ducks under it easily. 0:0
0:46 Alicea scores with a glancing cross. 2:0
0:55 Serrat takes a half step back as he tries to create some punching room. 2:0
01:09 Alicea picks off the jab thrown by Serrat. 2:0
01:11 Alicea doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. 4:0
01:24 Alicea slides into a neutral corner... 4:0
01:28 Serrat clamps Alicea's arms to his side and holds on until Cappuccino breaks the hold. 4:0
01:33 Cappuccino has to separate the two... 4:0
01:42 Alicea has freed himself from Serrat. They move quickly to ring center. 4:0
01:47 There seems to be more moving and clinching than we anticipated from these two. We didn't expect this bout to turn into a chess match. 4:0
01:55 Alicea ends up behind Jose Serrat as he deftly avoids a straight ahead attack moving to his right. 4:0
02:09 Cappuccino tries to separate the boxers but Alicea has a vice-like grip on Serrat. 4:0
02:20 Cappuccino has to break the clinch. 4:0
02:31 Serrat pins Alicea's arms! The fighters are tied up... 4:0
02:40 Now they break clean. 4:0
02:44 Serrat appears to be trying to load up on his punches. 4:0
02:52 Alicea is on his bicycle, moving from corner to corner forcing Serrat to chase him. 4:0
02:57 Alicea pins Serrat in the corner! 4:0
02:57 Alicea gets in close and comes straight up to the chin of Serrat with an uppercut. 6:0
03:00 Round 3 of this scheduled 10 rounder ends as the bell sounds. 8:0

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Alicea looks to be in excellent shape as Round 4 gets underway. 0:0
0:06 Alicea received a pep talk from Felix Trinidad Sr. before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. 0:0
0:11 Serrat misses wildly with the hook. 0:0
0:14 Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this point. 0:0
0:21 Serrat bangs the uppercut home. 0:2
0:39 Serrat ties up Alicea. 0:2
0:43 Serrat pushes Alicea away. 0:2
0:48 Serrat backs into the left corner. 0:2
0:52 Frankie Alicea grabs Jose Serrat's head, pulls it down, into his chest. Cappuccino has to force Alicea to let go. 0:2
0:57 Cappuccino breaks them up... 0:2
01:02 The uppercut just landed by Serrat is a nice weapon on the inside. 0:4
01:11 Serrat is trapped in Alicea's corner... 0:4
01:16 Alicea is holding on to Serrat. He seems to be taking a breather. 0:4
01:25 Cappuccino separates the two... 0:4
01:30 Alicea fires a straight right. He split the gloves with that punch. 2:4
01:42 Alicea throws an uppercut from way outside. It lands but he's lucky! That's a dangerous punch to throw unless you're in close. 4:4
01:51 The two men are posturing and neither fighter is making a move to fight. The fans are quick to voice their displeasure. 4:4
01:54 Alicea lands a quick jab. He'd like to keep Jose Serrat on the end of that punch. 6:4
02:03 Each fighter is measuring the other. Now Alicea lets his hands go and scores several quick punches to the head of Serrat. 8:4
02:12 Alicea throws another good combination that temporarily slows Serrat. 10:4
02:21 Alicea lands the right hand. He's pretty effective with that punch when he sets it up right. 12:4
02:38 Alicea fires a lead right that Serrat manages to avoid. 12:4
02:45 Serrat lands a devastating combination! 12:8
02:45 Alicea is trying to regroup after those punches… 12:8
02:57 Alicea has Jose Serrat blocked in! 12:8
03:00 Alicea throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 12:8
03:00 There's the bell. Alicea wings a parting shot that misses. That was close. Round 4 is history. 12:7

Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 We have reached the halfway point of the fight as Round 5 begins. 0:0
0:07 Serrat traps Alicea in the corner! 0:0
0:07 Serrat lands a stinging jab. 0:2
0:12 Both fighters show virtually nothing in the way of damage. 0:2
0:19 Jose Serrat hooks beautifully off a double jab! 0:5
0:33 Frankie Alicea misses with that punch. 0:5
0:35 Serrat throws a nice, short uppercut that scores to the jaw of Alicea 0:7
0:49 Serrat holds his arms up in disgust as Alicea holds him around his waist. 0:7
0:53 Cappuccino steps in and breaks it up. 0:7
0:58 Alicea backs into his own corner... 0:7
01:03 Serrat is clinching... Alicea is trying to free his gloves... They are under Jose Serrat's arms... 0:7
01:15 Referee Cappuccino has to separate the two... 0:7
01:29 Serrat back pedals away from the straight forward attack of Alicea. 0:7
01:34 * Cappuccino is telling Frankie Alicea to quit holding and hitting. 3:7
01:59 Serrat lands a stinging jab. 3:9
02:17 Alicea can't find the range with that punch. 3:9
02:29 Serrat clinches... Alicea gets an arm free! He should be punching with it! 3:9
02:38 Cappuccino separates them. 3:9
02:55 Both fighters are holding here. It's a tangle of arms and Cappuccino is going to have to sort this out. 3:9
03:00 Cappuccino separates the two fighters. 3:9
03:00 We have completed the halfway point of the fight as Round 5 ends. 3:8

Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Jose Serrat looks to be in fair shape as Round 6 gets underway. 0:0
0:07 Alicea retreats into the upper corner. 0:0
0:11 Serrat pins Alicea's arms against his body stopping him from throwing any punches. 0:0
0:16 Alicea works his way free! 0:0
0:16 Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the fight. 0:0
0:21 They are keeping their distance for the moment. 0:0
0:29 Frankie Alicea pins Serrat's arms. Now they move apart. 0:0
0:38 Cappuccino moves them apart. 0:0
0:47 Serrat lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Alicea. 0:0
0:58 Maybe they ought to nickname Serrat "Octopus" if he's going to keep clinching every round. 0:0
01:07 Referee Cappuccino separates the two... 0:0
01:17 Serrat is clinching. Cappuccino better watch because some fighters aren't above doing some nasty head work when they're in close like this. 0:0
01:26 Alicea pushes Serrat away. 0:0
01:30 The action slows for the moment. 0:0
01:33 Serrat lands a jab. He's using it as both an offensive and defensive weapon on occasions. 0:2
01:42 The action is at ring center. 0:2
01:42 Serrat lands a volley of punches and at least one scored cleanly. 0:4
01:51 He lands with a short, quick uppercut in close. 0:6
02:03 Serrat has Alicea trapped! 0:6
02:08 Serrat is literally dancing circles around Alicea this round. 0:6
02:15 Alicea bangs a right cross off the forehead of Serrat. 2:6
02:15 They're both coming in head down. Someone's going to get cut if this keeps occurring! 2:6
02:29 Serrat grabs Alicea. Too much of this kind of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight. 2:6
02:33 Serrat finally lets go of Alicea. 2:6
02:43 Serrat works his way in and leans on Frankie Alicea... 2:6
02:52 The Referee breaks it up... 2:6
03:00 Serrat has his arms wrapped around Alicea... Now they separate. 2:6
03:00 The fighters separate from clinching themselves. 2:6
03:00 It looks like Alicea has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. 2:6
03:00 A lackluster round, to say the least, and the crowd voices its displeasure as the fighters return to their corners. 1:6

Round 7
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The seconds hurry out of Serrat's corner as the bell sounds for Round 7. 0:0
0:08 Cappuccino is getting too involved in the fight and is becoming more of a factor than a referee is supposed to be. 0:0
0:14 Alicea is motioning with his gloves for Jose Serrat to bring it on, but Alicea is not being overly aggressive himself right now. 0:0
0:33 Serrat swings...and misses. 0:0
0:35 Alicea digs a short hook to ribs of Jose Serrat. 2:0
0:39 No blood, no bruises and no swelling; you wouldn't know that these guys have already fought 7 rounds. 2:0
0:45 Alicea has Serrat pinned! 2:0
0:49 Alicea can't score with short uppercut inside. Serrat got his gloves in front of the punch. 2:0
01:00 Serrat is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. 2:0
01:07 Apparently Serrat feels it's a good strategy to hug Frankie Alicea and force Cappuccino to come separate them. 2:0
01:11 Cappuccino pries them apart. 2:0
01:22 Alicea misses with that punch. 2:0
01:29 Alicea backs into a neutral corner. 2:0
01:33 Jose Serrat throws a flurry of punches but Alicea either blocks or slips them. 2:0
01:35 Alicea blasts away with both hands and bangs home some clean shots. 5:0
01:49 Serrat misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 5:0
02:04 Serrat wraps up Alicea... Neither fighter will break... 5:0
02:19 Cappuccino moves in to break the clinch. 5:0
02:28 Serrat tries to drop the right hand over the top but Alicea ducks under it. 5:0
02:48 Serrat has Alicea trapped in the far left neutral corner... 5:0
02:52 Alicea comes in low. Serrat puts a headlock on him. Cappuccino knocks Serrat's arm off Frankie Alicea's head. 5:0
02:57 Alicea tries to get free... Here comes Cappuccino to break them up... 5:0
03:00 Alicea's punch actually goes behind Serrat as the latter moved inside just as Alicea threw a looping shot. 5:0
03:00 Alicea appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. 5:0
03:00 That was a stinker of a round. The fighters should never have left their corners if all they were going to do was run or clinch. The crowd's voicing those same sentiments in the form of boos. 5:1

Round 8
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell starts the action as Alicea and Serrat leave their corners. 0:0
0:07 Serrat got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Freddie Roach's instructions work. 0:0
0:07 Alicea is trapped in his own corner... 0:0
0:12 Serrat smothers Alicea's attack with a clinch! 0:0
0:16 Cappuccino separates them. 0:0
0:16 Both of these guys look just like they came out of their dressing rooms - not a mark on them. 0:0
0:21 Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. 0:0
0:29 Alicea is clinching... 0:0
0:33 Referee Cappuccino separates the two... 0:0
0:38 Alicea's corner is shouting to their man, encouraging him to pick up the action. 0:0
0:46 Frankie Alicea frees himself from Serrat's clutches! They move to ring center now. 0:0
0:51 Alicea moves into the right corner. 0:0
0:55 The fighters are tied up. Serrat tries to extract himself. He gets his arms free. 0:0
01:00 The Referee breaks it up... 0:0
01:11 Alicea is getting frustrated as Serrat continues to hold on to him. Alicea is punching Serrat's head, trying to break his hold. Finally, Cappuccino pushes the fighters apart. 0:0
01:22 Serrat finally lets go of Alicea. 0:0
01:35 Alicea is just missing by a hair with his punches. 0:0
01:42 Serrat is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands. 0:2
01:56 There's a hard shot off the top of Alicea's head! 0:6
01:56 Alicea spins wildly into the ropes! He's trying to hang on! 0:6
02:05 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 0:6
02:16 Alicea misses. He had an opening and whiffed with the punch. 0:6
02:23 Jose Serrat lands a smashing combination! 0:10
02:23 Alicea appears shaken by those punches! 0:10
02:36 Serrat grabs Alicea again. If this were football, there'd be a penalty flag for holding. 0:10
02:41 Cappuccino has to break them apart. 0:10
02:45 Cappuccino is talking to Alicea and seems to be telling him to quit playing around and start fighting. 0:10
02:53 Serrat wings a big left hand at Frankie Alicea but the latter sidesteps the punch. 0:10
02:55 Alicea throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 2:10
03:00 We're at the 3:00 mark and that brings this round to an end. 2:10

Round 9
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Both fighters look ready to go as Round 9 begins. 0:0
0:08 Whatever Freddie Roach said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect. Serrat is letting his hands go. 0:0
0:13 Serrat wraps up Alicea. 0:0
0:24 Referee Cappuccino separates the two... 0:0
0:24 No blood, no bruises and no swelling; you wouldn't know that these guys have already fought 9 rounds. 0:0
0:28 Frankie Alicea pushes Serrat away to give himself a little more space to work with. 0:0
0:31 The cross scores for Alicea. He needs to throw that punch more often. 2:0
0:41 Alicea is blocked in his own corner... 2:0
0:45 Jose Serrat fires a shot, but it glances off Alicea's shoulder. 2:0
0:57 Alicea is challenging Serrat to fight him and quit clinching. 2:0
01:02 Cappuccino separates the two... 2:0
01:10 Both fighters are pawing with the jab, trying to find an opening. Alicea digs a quick hook into the exposed side of Serrat. 4:0
01:26 Both fighters seem willing to clinch... Someone's got to throw some leather... 4:0
01:37 Now they break clean. 4:0
01:46 Serrat just comes up short with that shot. 4:0
01:53 Alicea scores with the jab. 6:0
02:22 Serrat misses with an uppercut from way outside. That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for a counter. 6:0
02:31 A flurry of punches are exchanged between the two fighters. It appears as if Alicea has gotten the better of the exchange. 9:2
02:47 Alicea works free! The fighters move to ring center. 9:2
02:52 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 9:2
02:55 Serrat forces his way inside and he lands a nice uppercut to the chin of Alicea. 9:4
03:00 And there's the bell ending Round 9. 11:3

Round 10
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The fighters touch gloves in the middle of the ring as the 10th and final round begins. 0:0
0:10 Alicea slides into the corner... 0:0
0:15 There's a clinch. Neither fighter seems to want to break. 0:0
0:25 Cappuccino separates them. 0:0
0:25 Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this point. 0:0
0:30 Alicea retreats into a neutral corner. 0:0
0:35 Serrat catches Alicea coming in with a sweet uppercut! 0:4
0:35 Alicea takes a step back… 0:4
0:44 Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. 0:4
0:55 Jose Serrat fails to connect with that punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. 0:4
01:02 Alicea glances a hook off Serrat's side. 2:4
01:16 Serrat lands a hard cross! 2:8
01:16 Alicea is hurt! 2:8
01:25 The fighters are at ring center... 2:8
01:30 Serrat has been watching too much wrestling. He's clinching. 2:8
01:39 Cappuccino moves them apart. 2:8
01:43 Serrat has Alicea trapped in the far left neutral corner... 2:8
01:48 Serrat cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. 2:8
02:02 Alicea seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 2:8
02:08 Serrat backs into a neutral corner. 2:8
02:13 Alicea will tie a guy up if he has to. 2:8
02:17 The fighters separate from clinching themselves. 2:8
02:30 Serrat and Frankie Alicea are in a clinch, Cappuccino hollers at them to break and start fighting. 2:8
02:35 Cappuccino has to separate the two... 2:8
02:40 There's a pause in the action as both fighters regroup. 2:8
02:47 Serrat is keeping away from the ropes. 2:8
02:52 He leaves the jab just short. 2:8
02:54 Alicea shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch. 4:8
03:00 Alicea seems to have done enough to win this fight. 4:8
03:00 This fight is going to the scorecards as the bell sounds ending Round 10. 3:8

Fight Result

Here's Chuck Hull with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen, the judges have tallied their scorecards and here is your decision…

Takehaki Kanaya, Japan scores the bout 96 to 94 for Frankie Alicea

Hwan-Soo Yuh, Korea scores the bout 96 to 94 for Jose Serrat

Ezequiel Suarez, Colombia scores the bout 96 to 94 for...

...Frankie Alicea

The winner by split decision is Frankie Alicea!


Score Cards

Takehaki Kanaya Round Total
Japan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frankie Alicea 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 96
Jose Serrat 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 94

Ezequiel Suarez Round Total
Colombia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frankie Alicea 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 10 9 96
Jose Serrat 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 94

Hwan-Soo Yuh Round Total
Korea 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frankie Alicea 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 94
Jose Serrat 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 96

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frankie Alicea 28 29 30 29 27 27 30 29 30 27 286
Jose Serrat 29 28 27 28 30 30 27 28 27 30 284


Statistics
Categories Frankie Alicea Jose Serrat
Knockdowns scored 0 0
Jabs / Round 3.00 2.60
Hooks / Round 3.30 2.30
Crosses / Round 4.40 4.00
Combinations / Round 4.40 2.70
Uppercuts / Round 3.50 2.80
Punches Landed / Round 18.60 14.40
Punches Missed / Round 27.50 46.50
Punching Accuracy 40.3% 23.6%
Total Number of Fouls 1 0
Holding Head and Hitting 1

Foul Penalties:
Caution 1

Suffered Accidental Head Butt 1
No cuts occured

Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 1 / 1 0 / 0
Fight Inside 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Offensive) 1 / 1 2 / 2
Fight Outside (Defensive) 3 / 3 1 / 0
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 0 / 0 2 / 1
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 2 / 2 2 / 2


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