Marlon Alta vs. Romnick Rapista

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Marlon Alta 148 lbs beat Romnick Rapista 142 lbs by TKO at 1:49 in round 1 of 6

Notes

  • Marlon Alta 7-2 (5 KOs) vs. Romnick Rapista 3-19-1 (1 KO)
  • Alta is coming off a second-round technical knockout win of Japanese Naozumi Tsuchiyama more than a month ago, while Rapista is coming off a sixth-round technical knockout loss to Janjan Guanzon more than 5 months ago.
  • Rapista hasn't won in 9 straight fights (5 by way of knockout) coming into the bout.
  • Bout was supposed to be a rematch between Alta and Tsuchiyama, but the Japanese fighter suffered an injury and Rapista was brought in as a replacement.

Bout Summary

  • Alta stalked Rapista early in the first round until a combination, as Rapista was trapped at a corner, sent the outclassed fighter to the canvas. Rapista would beat the count, only to be sent to the canvas again by a series of shots to the head and body, as the referee stopped the fight.
  • With the win, Alta gets his second straight win, as well as his second straight win by knockout, while Rapista gets his 10th straight loss.
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