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Alfonso Gomez vs. Jesus Soto-Karass
ROUND 1: Both guys are landing their jab fairly easily. Gomez lands a low blow. Gomez lands the better shots through the round, including a good right before the bell. Close round, but Gomez did a little better.
10-9 Gomez
ROUND 2: Another good right by Gomez early in round 2. He adds another right midway through. There’s a good one-two to the head by Gomez. Gomez gets in a left-right with 20 seconds left in the round. He ends with another couple of rights as Soto-Karass mostly misses his combinations.
10-9 Gomez
ROUND 3: Gomez lands a body shot and a left hook to start round 3. Gomez goes on the attack after a jab to the body. Gomez lands a right and sticks several jabs on Soto-Karass. Now there’s a headbutt that has opened a cut on Gomez’ right eye. A Gomez left hook knocks Soto-Karass off balance. Gomez’ cut is bad as the blood is streaking. Soto-Karass loses a point for a low blow, which was his third. Gomez lands two clean jabs as Soto-Karass drops his hands.
10-8 Gomez
ROUND 4: Gomez clips Soto-Karass with a left hook to start round four. Soto-Karass is really letting his hands go but not landing anything effective. He takes a head-turning right from Gomez, who is trying to push the blood out of his eye. Soto-Karass lands yet another low blow and loses another point from Vic Drakulich, who is doing a good job. Gomez scores with a big right hand, and now Soto-Karass has blood on his face. Another good jab rally by Gomez ends the round.
10-8 Gomez
ROUND 5: Soto-Karass has his best rally of the fight halfway through the round. A couple of strong jabs land for Soto-Karass as Gomez is having more trouble with the eye as the fight goes on. They end the round trading, and Gomez appears to lose his mouthpiece.
10-9 Soto-Karass
ROUND 6: Gomez gets back on the jab in round six. Soto-Karass backs Gomez up with a body shot, but Gomez lands an uppercut. Gomez lands some good right hands and begins taking over the fight again. Soto-Karass turns southpaw, but Drakulich stops the action to get the cut on Gomez’ eye looked at. He stops it.
10-9 Gomez
Inside Fights has it 59-53 for Gomez.
The judges have it 58-54, 57-55 and 57-55 for Gomez.
Daniel Santos vs. Yuri Foreman
ROUND 1:Santos jabbing early, lands a combo. Foreman lands two right hands. Foreman looks quicker early. Santos looks for an uppercut. Foreman is boxing on his toes. Lots of movement from Foreman. Two hard lefts from Santos to end the round.
10-9 Foreman
ROUND 2: Combo lands for Santos. Santos slips a right. Foreman backs away as Santos stalks. Foreman lands a few jabs. Both fighters exchange combos. Santos buckles Foreman with a left hand counter. Foreman scores a knockdown with an apparent rabbit punch.
10-8 Foreman
ROUND 3: Foreman jabbing, lands a straight left to the body. Foreman blocks a left from Santos. One two lands for Santos. Santos misses wildly with an overhand left. Foreman chases Santos to the ropes. Foreman clips Santos with a right as the round ends.
10-9 Foreman
Round 4: Foreman lands two rights. Foreman lands a jab. Santos just misses with an overhand left. Santos keeps trying to land a straight left, he’s looking to end the fight with one punch. Not a lot going on this round. Out of nowhere Foreman stuns Santos, almost ends the fight. Santos survives.
10-9 Foreman
Round 5: Foreman has become the aggressor. Foreman lands two right hands. Santos still appears wobbled from the last round. Santos looks to hold. Foreman appears to be the fresher fighter at this point. Jab lands for Santos.
10-9 Foreman
Round 6: Foreman lands to the body. Santos slips as Foreman lands a body shot. Foreman lands a straight right. Little action here. Foreman edges out a close one.
10-9 Foreman
Round 7: Foreman lands overhand right. Santos lands hard left hand. Santos knocked down by a headbutt. Santos complains to the ref. Action is stopped to check cut on Foreman caused by the clash of heads. Both fighters exchange along the ropes. Foreman lands a body punch to end the round.
10-9 Santos
Round 8: After a brief clinch, Foreman lands a right. Santos misses with wild left hand. Heads clash again. Santos is complaining to ref a lot about heads clashing. Santos lands straight left. Foreman lands to the body. Combo lands for Foreman at the bell.
10-9 Foreman
Round 9: Santos lands a right during a clinch. Foreman lands to the body. Foreman lands lead right hand. Santos lands a left. Another left lands for Santos. Foreman stuns Santos with a counter right hand. Two lefts and uppercut land for Santos, Foreman answers with a four punch combo.
10-9 Santos
Round 10: Foreman scrapes Santos with a left. Foreman lands left jab to the body. Santos jabbing, Foreman retreats. Another clash of heads. Two rights land for Foreman. Foreman lands hard right that stops Santos in his tracks. Santos lands uppercut to the body.
10-9 Foreman
Round 11: Foreman wobbles Santos with a right hand to start the round. Foreman jabs to the body. Santos looks old and slow. Foreman lands combo with Santos pinned along the ropes. Santos clips Foreman with a left hand. Another left lands for Santos. Foreman lands as both fighters exchange punches. Santos lands a left as Foreman runs away to end the round.
10-9 Santos
Round 12: Santos needs a knockout here to win. Both fighters exchange right hooks. Santos is headhunting as Foreman stays on the move. Santos misses with an uppercut. Foreman scores a knockdown with a body shot.
10-8 Foreman
Inside Fights scores the fight 118-108 for Yuri Foreman
Winner: Yuri Foreman by unanimous decision
Jesus Chavez Jr vs. Troy Rowland
Round 1: Chavez is rocking a headband and looking a lot like The Karate Kid. I don’t expect this one to last very long. Chavez starts slow in a feeling out process. Chavez is also sporting some John Stockton shorts. Rowland is trying to outbox Chavez to no avail.
Chavez 10-9
Round 2: More jabs in this round with a total lack of power punches. Which makes it a very boring fight to watch. Chavez lands a nice left followed by a body shot. Rowland is a game opponent so far but Chavez is landing the more effective punches.
Chavez 10-9
Round 3: Rowland is already slowing down and throwing softer punches. This coming from a guy with 7 career knockouts. Chavez is showing a lot of confidence and standing right in front of Rowland.
Chavez 10-9
Round 4: Chavez is starting to work the body more. He’s also developing a nice rhythm in the ring against Rowland. Rowland is landing some jabs in this round.
Chavez 10-9
Round 5: Rowland is pawing at Chavez. Rowland is landing punches but only because Chavez is not showing any respect for his punches. Chavez with a nice body shot. Rowland is winning this round with his activity.
Rowland 10-9
Round 6: Chavez is landing combos but this fight should be over by now. I’m totally disappointed that I am still covering this fight. Not only should it be over by now but it’s completely boring me. Chavez lands a right to the body and comes back with a left to the head. That’s enough to win the round.
Chavez 10-9
Round 7: Chavez continues to stand in front of Rowland. Rowland lands a nice combo. He follows with a classic bitch slap to Chavez. Chavez is not very happy about the bitch slap and unloads on Rowland. Chavez does enough work in that punch-filled rage to carry the round.
Chavez 10-9
Round 8: Rowland lands a jab. Chavez responds with a body-head combo. This is another slow round that Chavez is winning because Rowland is slowing down. They exchange punches to end the round in the most action I’ve seen in this fight.
Chavez 10-9
Round 9: So anyone see any good movies lately? This fight is boring me to the extent that I might not want to watch boxing any longer. Rowland is fighting valiantly in the absence of any offense from Chavez. Rowland is more active and steals the round.
Rowland 10-9
Round 10: Chavez closes the show as he should, but it’s one of those shows you wish you never watched. Rowland fought to the best of his abilities, but he’s just not in the same league as Chavez. Unfortunately, we don’t really know what league Chavez is in until he steps up in competition.
Chavez 10-9
Inside Fights score: Chavez 98-92
Winner: Chavez Jr by unanimous decision
Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao comes out to “Thunder” by AC/DC. Now it changes to “Eye of the Tiger.” Apparently his iPod is on shuffle. Cotto comes out to a party mix featuring “Stronger” by Kanye West. Not sure why no one could settle on one song here as both opted for the party shuffle.
Round 1: Cotto jabs to start. Pacman looks like a little kid in there. Two good jabs from Cotto. Cotto is pushing the fight early. Pacquiao lands a nice double jab. Cotto continues to push the pace and continues to land the jab. Pacquiao tries to get inside but Cotto is picking him off well with the jab.
Cotto 10-9
Round 2: Pacquiao shows more fire to start the round. He fires off a combo but Cotto blocks. Cotto lands a nice body shot followed by a nice left by Pacquiao. Cotto with another jab. Pacquiao responds with some unanswered shots. Cotto comes back with a flush left. Great round. Pacquiao comes with the quickness on the punches but Cotto is doing his best to hang in there. Pacquiao lands two more great shots. Cotto gets shook a bit but survives the round.
Pacquiao 10-9
Round 3: Cotto lands a jab as Pacquiao comes in. Pacquiao lands a two punch combo that puts Cotto down. He’s not hurt but he hit the canvas so it’s a knockdown. Cotto with a nice left in response. Pacman pops the jab. Pacquiao is showing his quickness and landing good shots and getting out. Cotto connects with a good uppercut but doesn’t follow up as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao 10-8
Round 4: Cotto is going back to the jab. Pacquiao is starting to time Cotto now. He’s landing body shots and hooks as Cotto comes inside. Pacquiao is swarming him. Cotto backs Pacquiao up on the ropes. Cotto is being patient but landing powerful shots. Pacquiao still sits with his back against the ropes. Pacquiao slips out with about 30 seconds left. Cotto charges and Pacquiao sends Cotto to the canvas with an uppercut.
Pacquiao 10-8
Round 5: Pacquiao starts off by landing a nice double jab. Cotto goes back to the body. Manny is ruthless with his assault. Cotto backs him up against the ropes again. Pacquiao’s speed is proving to be the difference so far. Cotto is trying to get inside but Pacquiao is picking him off quickly. Cotto lands a nice left out of a break that staggers Pacquiao.
Cotto 10-9
Round 6: Cotto comes back with a good left. Manny responds with a one two that is unblocked from Cotto. Cotto is against the ropes now. Manny lets him out and continues to go to work. Pacquiao is looking awesome in there and showing a good chin. Cotto is landing some solid, flush shots but Manny is not showing any ill effects. Pacquiao rattles off a couple more combos to seal up the round.
Pacquiao 10-9
Round 7: Cotto is slowing down. Manny is not. Manny is landing a lot of solid punches and the chances for Miguel Cotto winning this fight are getting slimmer. Cotto once again seems to be retreating, akin to the Margarito fight. The pressure from Manny is intense. Cotto just seems to want a break longer than the minute in between each round provides.
Pacquiao 10-9
Round 8: Pacquiao is fighting with a patient aggression. Cotto is getting slower and it looks like he’s just trying to survive the fight, if not win on a single punch. Pacquiao is stalking Cotto and is fighting with supreme confidence. Pacquiao sends Cotto back to his corner with a dejected face. His mouth has a menstrual cycle coming out of it.
Pacquiao 10-9
Round 9: Cotto is exhausted and getting pummeled by Pacquiao. Manny is fighting a beautiful fight tonight. Cotto is trying to backpedal but it’s not keeping him away from Manny’s pressure. Manny comes with a left that staggers Cotto in the corner. Cotto survives the round but it’s clear he will need a knockout to win.
Pacquiao 10-9
Round 10: Cotto is developing some nice swelling under his right eye. Cotto is using the jab again but it could be too little too late. Pacquiao is waiting for an opening but it just hasn’t presented itself. Cotto is cut over his left eye. He looks awful in his corner while Pacquiao still looks fresh and mostly unmarked.
Cotto 10-9
Round 11: Cotto’s once white shorts have now garnered a pinkish hue. Manny continues the assault. Cotto continues to ride his bicycle. Cotto’s swelling is getting worse and the blood continues to pour. Cotto can’t handle the pressure of Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is coasting…and winning rounds.
Pacquiao 10-9
Round 12: Manny continues his patient aggression against Cotto. Pacquiao catches Cotto in the corner and lets loose on the punches. Kenny Bayless steps in and stops the fight. Seems like an odd stoppage. Cotto wasn’t in any danger at that point and was still protecting himself valiantly. If Bayless were to stop the fight due to the competitive nature he should have done so earlier.
Winner: Manny Pacquiao by TKO at 0:55 of Round 12
Larry Merchant asks Pacquiao about Mayweather after the fight and he gives the run of the mill response about taking a vacation and letting his team decide his future. Pacquiao made history by winning this fight. He tallied his 50th win and earned a world title in his 7th different weight class.
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