HBO Tripleheader: Alexander-Matthysse, Cloud-Mack, Stiverne-Austin RBR

Round 12

Good jabs to the forehead by McNemar. His trainer screams at him to throw more. Needless; as he's easily outworking Coyne even with the little bit he's doing. Jabs to the face and right to the body by McNemar. Crashing jabs and rights by McNemar knock Coyne's own gloves back into his face. Coyne mugs and poses on the outside, squinting through the blood and rolling his arms. Right jab by Coyne. He is unable to close distance. Double jab by McNemar, and a right to the body. Coyne doubles his right jab and McNemar just parries it aside while circling to the left. Coyne tries a left uppercut and gets similarly swatted. Left hook, right hand, left hook by McNemar - all landing to the jaw before he drops his attack to the body. Coyne throws a single right jab every twenty seconds as his up and down arm motions hit their peak.

10-9 McNemar

This fight is a draw for me.

 

No, I heard it too. :good

These guys calling it on Premier are not British though. :yep Especially not the one who echoed what I said about Jones beating both (is he a former boxer? It sounded like they dropped a few hints to that effect...)

 

Jerry Griffin and Jackson Harper both have 115-113
Robert Pecko 116-112

all for Ryan Coyne

A bit too wide from Pecko.

 

This conversation about a Nigerian ecological film (hosted by our mystery commentator) and oil spills around the world is more exciting than the fight that preceded it. Maybe it's just the fact that the venue is blasting Jimi Hendrix' instrumental version of the Star Spangled Banner behind them.

 

We are going to see some of Bundrage-Powell now! :happy

Picking up in round 11.

 

Round 11

Bundrage is just clamping right hands down as he pushes Powell to the ropes. Powell feints with his right out of the southpaw stance, with Bundrage hanging on the outside and reacting with quick jerks back. Long jab to the body by Bundrage. Diving in jab followed by a right to the body as Bundrage tackles Powell into the ropes, getting grabbed at the finish. Big left hand by Powell moves Bundrage back a step. Double left from Powell now. Right hook misses. Bundrage is staying just outside, circling around with arms down. Bundrage runs in with his jab waving, and chops with his right. Misses. Pawing jab by Bundrage from very far away. Powell starts to dart forward, body feinting and getting Bundrage to step off quickly to the side. Neither punches. Finally a right jab by Powell, just scraping. Bundrage throws a right to the body. Suddenly a huge barrage by Bundrage gets Powell on the ropes, lots of thudding body shots as Powell shells up.

 

Gee, thanks so ****ing much. :roll:

 

Round 12

Bundrage circles out wide, making Powell lunge and miss. Bundrage is flipping out jabs from below the waist, letting his arms hang low and loose. Clinch as Powell circles in. Bundrage is taking short steps to the side and darting in and out. Very nice footwork by Bundrage, actually. As a longtime critic of his, I have to give him his dues for finally learning to box a bit here. Powell is just slapping at him and grabbing to try and work some shots in the clinch. Bundrage is playing keepaway and chopping away with rights behind his waving jab from the outside. Clinch. Bundrage is content to just pot shot and move around, Powell just watching. They have a messy exchange against the ropes, Bundrage tapping him on the body. The bell rings. Bundrage talks some ****. Powell punches him in the face!!! :scaredas: The referee grabs Powell and shoves him across the ring, into the turnbuckle!! :scaredas:

Bundrage has won both rounds that we have seen here, and according to the commentators it had been a similar pattern through the first ten.