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Tuesday 6 March 2018
Los Angeles goalkeeper Tyler Miller, center, leaps to punch out
the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match against
the Seattle Sounders, Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Seattle. Los An- up goalkeeper in Seattle ball, but it rolled into the by Rolf Feltscher and Ka-
geles won 1-0.
Associated Press the expansion draft, made Kamara opened the scor-
Wilder survives pummeling to stop Ortiz in 10th
By BARRY WILNER severely tarnished.
AP Sports Writer Wilder survived a pummel-
NEW YORK (AP) — Deontay ing from Luis Ortiz, then
Wilder was out on his feet. knocked out the chal-
Forget defending his WBC lenger in the 10th round
heavyweight title, Wilder Saturday night to retain
was lucky to find his corner his crown. Befitting the un-
when the seventh round defeated champion from
concluded. Alabama, it was a wild af-
About 10 minutes later, he fair for the final few rounds
was strutting around the after a dull series of paw-
Barclays Center ring, his ing and gesturing by Wilder
belt secure, but his reputa- gave Ortiz a solid lead.
tion as being untouchable "A true champion always
Expansion Los Angeles FC
beats Seattle 1-0 in opener
By The Associated Press several key stops, includ- ing seven minutes earlier
SEATTLE (AP) — Diego Rossi ing deflections of shots by on a header. Acquired in
scored in the 11th minute Nouhou Tolo in the first half an offseason trade from
off a pass from Carlos Vela and a header by Cristian New England, Kamara
and expansion Los Angeles Roldan midway through was mobbed by his team-
FC beat the Seattle Sound- the second half. mates and made the sign
ers 1-0 on Sunday in the WHITECAPS 2, IMPACT 1 of a heart to the cheer-
opener for both teams. VANCOUVER, British Co- ing crowd of 27,837 at BC
Major League Soccer's lumbia (AP) — Seventeen- Place Stadium. Matteo
23rd franchise got off to a year-old Alphonso Davies Mancosu scored in the 81st
sterling start in coach Bob scored his first career Major minute for Montreal.
Bradley's first league match League Soccer goal and GALAXY 2, TIMBERS 1
since 2006. Rossi, who turns set up another by striker Kei CARSON, Calif. (AP) —
20 on Monday, showed his Kamara in Vancouver vic- Newcomer Ola Kamara
scoring skill by one-timing tory over Montreal in the and Romain Alessandrini
the pass from Vela 20 yards opener for both teams. scored two minutes apart
from goal and curling a Davies, who doesn't turn in the first half and Los An-
shot past Seattle goalkeep- 18 until November but is geles spoled Giovanni Sa-
er Stefan Frei. It was a stun- already in his third season varese’s Portland coach-
ning strike, topped only by with the Whitecaps, scored ing debut.
LAFC playing the final 79 in the 70th minute off a Kamara’s 35th career goal
minutes without giving up pass from Cristian Techera. came in the 32nd minute.
an equalizer. Impact goalkeeper Evan Jonathan dos Santos’ cross
Tyler Miller, a former back- Bush got his fingers on the was headed across goal
and Los Angeles' first pick in net. mara chested it home.
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ries of vicious combinations
in the 10th started Ortiz's
downfall.
It was over with 55 seconds
to go in the 10th after Ortiz
went down for the second
time in the round from a
right uppercut and referee
David Fields stopped it.
"I just had to get my range
back and my fundamen-
tals back," Wilder said. "And
I was able to do that. I
showed I was a true cham-
pion tonight."
Wilder, 32, is 40-0 with 39
Deontay Wilder, left, follows through on a punch to Luis Ortiz dur-
ing the 10th round of the WBC heavyweight championship bout knockouts. This easily was
Saturday, March 3, 2018, in New York. Wilder stopped Ortiz in his toughest bout. Some-
the 10th round. how, he was ahead on all
three judges' scorecards.
finds a way to come back by Ortiz's assault. Though The Associated Press had it
and that's what I did to- he never hit the canvas, 86-83 for Ortiz heading into
night," Wilder said. "Luis Or- he stumbled to his corner the 10th.
tiz is definitely a crafty guy. when that round ended. Ortiz, 38, is 28-1. He
He put up a great fight. We The end seemed near. couldn’t have come much
knew we had to wear him "I almost had him and I think closer to becoming the first
down. I showed everyone I would've if there were a Cuban heavyweight belt
I can take a punch." few more seconds in the holder after finally getting
Well, yeah — Wilder cer- round," Ortiz said. "Wilder his match with Wilder. Their
tainly took his share of was definitely saved by the initially scheduled bout
them. bell. I thought I had him out was in November, but Or-
Even after Wilder knocked on his feet. But you have to tiz twice tested positive for
down Ortiz in the fifth give him credit, he weath- a banned substance, a di-
round, the bout remained ered the storm." uretic.
in the Cuban's favor. Instead of folding, Wilder He was ready Saturday,
Then, in the seventh, Wilder closed the ninth with two but not quite resourceful
was dazed and confused hard rights, and then a se- enough.q