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Prichard Colon vs. Terrell Williams
Round 1
The third man in the ring is referee Joseph Cooper. Colon lands a sharp left hook early from a slick angle. Williams is tasting some leather early on, as he appears to have entered the ring dry. Nice left hand from Williams. One-two from Colon finds its target. Colon sneaks in a short, straight right after he faked a straight right. Williams seems surprised by the delivery of Colon early on. Colon lights up his foe with another right hand at the 20-second mark. Interesting opening round, 10-9 Colon.Round 2
Williams comes out with a double jab, but colon fends them off and counters with a right over the top. Williams backs up with gloves down and his head way up, allowing Colon to pop him with a short right cross. They trade stiff jabs before the Puerto Rican digs two hooks to the body. Colon tags his foe with a straight right but Williams counters him with one of his own. Williams walks after Colon, who is backing up now. Good action so far. 10-9 Colon.Round 3
Williams paws with his jab before letting loose with an overhand right. Colon avoids it, but he can’t counter it. They tie each other up and grapple briefly before being broken up. Colon reset and sticks a left jab in Williams’ face but “Tyger” comes back with a combo. They trade some decent leather in the center of the ring and Colon is nailed by a lead left hook. He takes it well and returns to his jab. A lead left uppercut by Colon but Williams ignores it and reels off a double jab. Hard right to the body followed by a left hook up top by the Puerto Rican at the bell. Close round. 10-9 Williams.Round 4
Colon rushes out of his corner and delivers a right-left but Williams answers with a right of his own. “Tyger” comes forward behind his jab but Colon busts out a three-punch flurry. Williams nails his foe with a laser of a right hand and it shakes up the Puerto Rican. They clinch and now Colon is backing off. Williams misses with a pair of powerful left hook, allowing Colon to tie him up. Colon bounces off the ropes and cracks Terrel with a sizzling left-right and then follows it up with a right cross late. 10-9 Colon.Round 5
Williams rushes out his corner but when he meets his opponent, he’s coming in too quickly and smothers his overhand right. Colon counters with a right to the head. Colon slips to his knees and when he’s up, he’s drilled by a straight right. Colon is rocked and he backs off. Colon retreats while Williams is chasing him down. They come together and Colon delivers a wicked shot to the groin and Terrel is down, writhing in agony. Williams rolls around like he’s putting out a fire and then suddenly, he springs to his feet. Williams is angry and yelling at the Puerto Rican while referee Cooper scolds Colon for it and deducts two points because he believes it was intentional. Williams lands a stiff jab. Colon backs off as Williams is looking to knock his block off. Good action late but Williams is landing the much harder shots. Colon is a little passive near the bell. 10-7 Williams.Round 6
Colon comes out with a nice combo to the head. They tie up and get nasty on the inside. Cooper yanks them together and scorns them both, warning a disqualification to both if it continues. They fight on and Williams is angered, looking to take him out. Colon backs away, trying to establish his jab. Sweeping overhand left by Williams just clips the Puerto Rican. Stiff left jab by Terrel but his follow-up right misses. Colon is moving more, darting in and out and side-to-side. They trade blows briefly but a short left hook by Williams causes Colon to stumble, but he seems more off-balance than anything. Colon is on his bike again as Williams chases him down. 10-9 Williams.Round 7
Williams continues where he left off and chases after Colon. “Tyger” cracks him with a nice left hook, forcing Colon on his heels. Nice left to the gut by Terrel but he just misses a follow-up right cross. Williams is looking to bang his foe, but the Puerto Rican wants none of it. They clinch but Williams nails his rival with a short left hook. It shakes Colon again and now he’s completely on his bike. Another nice left hook by Williams. Another. Colon ties him up again and is in survival mode. Colon is running around the ring to avoid the shots until a loopy overhand right rocks Colon. The Puerto Rican grabs his head and crumbles, claiming he was hit in the back of the head. Cooper rules it an infraction and gives Colon some time to recover. Replays show that Williams did, in fact, hit him on the back of the head while Colon ducked down and turned his back. After a few moments, Cooper deducts a point from Williams. Finally, battle continues and Williams runs right at him. They go toe-to-toe until Colon rakes him with a hard uppercut. Good action at the bell. 9-9.Round 8
Colon misses a three-punch combo at the start. Williams misses a left hook. They clinch and grapple on the inside, digging hooks to each other’s body. Colon backs off and moves away while “Tyger” walks him down behind the jab. Nice left jab by Colon, but Williams counters with a sharp right up top. Colon ties him up on the inside. He does it again. They maul in the clinch, leading to Williams shoving his right forearm into his foe’s face. They trade some decent shots on the inside at the bell. Close round. 10-9 Williams.Round 9
Hard two-three by Colon to start the frame. Again. Williams comes back with a right to the face. Colon is moving well and popping off the jab, but he’s also much more active to the head and body. Williams misses a left hook and then he whiffs with a right. Colon ties him up, leading to a scrum in the clinch. “Tyger” lands a lead right and then a few follow-up jabs. The Puerto Rican misses an overhand right and he’s nailed by a short right cross in return. A huge left hook rocks Colon. His knees buckle and he’s ready to go. Williams tees off on him while Colon tries to tie up. A flurry and Colon is down. He takes his time getting up. They continue and Colon walks into a monster left uppercut and then a right. He falls face first, but he quickly rolls over and stays on a knee. He rises at eight but he’s saved by the bell. 10-7 Williams.Colon’s corner is removing his gloves between rounds. Apparently his corner thinks the fight is over, not knowing there is one round left. There is a lot of confusion and Williams’ corner is livid that Cooper is allowing Colon’s corner to re-tape his gloves. Joe Goossen protests the decision and then Cooper walks over to Colon’s corner and stops the bout. Good call by the ref, as Colon's corner attempted to give him time to recover.
The Official Result
Terrel Williams def. Prichard Colon via Disqualification (Colon’s corner removed his gloves and tried putting them back on) at the end of the ninth roundUpdate: Colon suffered from dizzy spells and vomiting in his dressing before fainting. He was rushed to nearby Inova Fairfax Hospital where emergency surgery was performed to stop bleeding on the brain. He remains in a coma.
UPDATE: Colon has emergency surgery 2 relieve pressure on brain injuries suffered during today's fight. Please pray. pic.twitter.com/td7LIUReMx
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