Crew members get the cage ready for Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach on Thursday. Seven fights consisting of three, three minute rounds were fought by fighters from throughout Florida. Gary Coronado

Crew members get the cage ready for Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Marcos Lloreda, 19, center, of Miami, with trainers Eric Castanos, left, and Scott Mukaddam, right, at Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach on Thursday. Lloreda won by way of unanimous decision

Marcos Lloreda, shown with trainers Eric Castanos and Scott Mukaddam, prepares to fight.

Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach on Friday. (Gary Coronado/The Palm Beach Post)

Welterweight Robert Reed stretches before his bout. Featherweight Lenny DiLorenzo, far right, spars with his friend Jeremy Marzilli on the balcony.

Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach on Friday. (Gary Coronado/The Palm Beach Post)

Pablo Gonzalez is covered with Lenny DiLorenzo’s blood, which also splattered on the mat.

Jessica DiLorenzo, of Jupiter pleas with her brother Lenny DiLorenzo, 19, of Jupiter, to beat Pablo Gonzalez, of Davie, during a bout at Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach. Lenny lost to Gonzalez.

“Oh, my God, I was freaking out, I was absolutely freaking out. I wanted to beat the guy up that was beating my brother,” said Jessica DiLorenzo.

Marcos Lloreda, 19, left, of Miami, delivers a punch to the back of Victor Hardoy, of Pompano, at Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach on Thursday. Lloreda won the fight.

Marcos Lloreda delivers a punch to Victor Hardoy’s back.

Welterweight fighter Robert Reed, 29, on top, of Orlando, and Iven Guillot, of Miami, mix it up in the cage at Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach. Reed won the fight by submission against Guillot.

Robert Reed (on top) won his bout against Iven Guillot by submission.

Featherweight fighter Joel Bayon, 30, of Lehigh Acres, raises his arms after hearing the decision winning the fight at Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach on Thursday. Bayon defeated Ali Hameed.

Joel Bayon celebrates upon hearing the unanimous decision that gave him the World Fighting Organization featherweight title.

Spectators in the balcony get a birds eye view of the bouts at Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach. Seven fights consisting of three, three minute rounds were fought by fighters from throughout Florida

Spectators get a bird’s-eye view of the bouts from the theater’s balcony.

Marcos Lloreda, 19, left, of Miami, delivers a punch to Victor Hardoy, of Pompano, at Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach on Thursday. Lloreda won the fight by way of unanimous decision over Hardoy.

Marcos Lloreda delivers a punch to Victor Hardoy during the bout.

Middleweight fighter Jeff Henrey, left, of West Palm Beach, drops to the mat after defeating Nicholas Daire, 22, of Orlando, by way of TKO at Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach on Thursday.

Middleweight Jeff Henrey drops to the mat after defeating Nicholas Daire.

Featherweight Pablo Gonzalez, right, of Davie, is congratulated after defeating Lenny DiLorenzo, 19, of Jupiter, by way of TKO at Alpha Dog Fights 8 mixed martial arts at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach on Thursday. (Gary Coronado)

Pablo Gonzalez is congratulated after defeating Lenny DiLorenzo.

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