Ruslan Provodnikov vs. DeMarcus Corley RBR

Round 5

Provodnikov cranks out some jabs, fencing with Corley. Provodnikov lands his. Corley is leaning back and then diving forward like a yo-yo with lead lefts, varying to head and body. Loosey-goosey shots from Corley while inching back. Provodnikov just marches in and thrusts hard high jabs at him, predictable but effective. Right hand by Provodnikov. Another right, to the body. Corley eats a jab, and a 1-2. Provodnikov is walking him down and picking him apart. Corley seems to gesture in complaint, about a phantom rabbit punch? Corley is running now, on the end of Provodnikov's power punches. Corley bounces his back off the ropes and trots past Provodnikov, kicking his legs up behind him playfully. Double right jab to the face by Corley. Right hook by Corley leaping in, just grazes. Hard body shots by Provodnikov. Jab to the face by Provodnikov. Corley misses a left uppercut and is SLAMMED with a straight right to the face. Corley might be more hurt than he is letting on.

10-9 Provodnikov

49-46 Provodnikov

 

Round 6

Jabs and rights by Provodnikov, staying in close but jerking his head away from Corley's quick counter shots. Provodnikov is managing to elude that right jab for the mos part. There Corley nicks him with one, but can't repeat the success as they circle with an invisible barrier about three feet thick between them.

10- Provodnikov

59-55 Provodnikov

 

Duty calls, gotta do actual work stuff for a bit.

Rob, are you disposed to take this baby in for a landing?

 

Back.

WTF HAPPENED??!?!?!

Provodnikov's face looks like it exploded. He's pouring pints of blood on his stool.

 

Round 10

Corley paws with a right jab but gets nailed hard with a 1-2. Provodnikov is going to the body but the referee intervenes and opines that he was banging below the belt a bit too much. Double jabs by Corley springing forward off his back foot. Provodnikov shimmies side to side in a crouch and throws a high lead right. Corley assumes a high guard and rolls around to block high rights with his gloves and low rights with his elbows as Provodnikov stays in his crouched sniper stance. Corley waves his right jab in Provodnikov's face, then loops around a left to the head. Corley RIPS Provodnikov with a right hook, worsening his cut by his mangled left eye. Right jab to the body by Corley, dancing away. Corley is using good twisting movement above the waist, turning his upper half sideways and dropping his shoulders to make a small and slippery target. Provodnikov is standing in front of him trying to place jabs and crosses, connecting a bit but not too solidly as Corley rolls back with them. BIG counter right hook by Corley. WILD right upper-hook by Corley!

10-9 Corley

 

Can anyone say what happened in 7/8/9? How Provodnikov got cut?

From the slow motion replays of round 9 before the 10th started, it looked like Provodnikov landed a lot of very heavy blows. Presumably that was his round unless they were just very selective in the highlights they showed.

As for 7 & 8, I'm completely in the dark as to what happened.

Needless to say, Ruslan should be ahead at this point - the only question is by how much. Those "missing" rounds could be key if DeMarcus closes the show well in these championship frames.

 

Round 11

Corley is the boss this round, popping right jabs in Provodnikov's face and rolling back to make Provodnikov miss his lead rights. Good right hook by Corley, up on his toes. Now some wild scything shots from Corley, looking relaxed and playful and barely even trying to land - just making Provodnikov nervous and pushing him to the ropes. Corley wobbled back by a pulley system of jabs and rights but he had his arms in the way to catch most of them; it was more the sheer physical force that knocked him away. Corley channeling some Augustus.

10-9 Corley

 

Round 12

Provodnikov is trying to thrust his jab up into Corley's face. Corley is just turning him with a little forget-me-not slap on the cheek via right hook every time. Provodnikov keeps coming, jabbing away and loading up rights but getting stepped in on and clinched when he lets them fly. Corley is now walking forward a bit, reaching across with lefts and right hooks. Wild high swings by Corley. Provodnikov is clubbed on the back of the head by a right hook while crouching in, but lands a body shot. Provodnikov snaps up out of a crouch and misses a left hook. Straight left by Corley from outside. High jabs to the carnage on Provodnikov's brow. Clinch. Provodnikov looks EXHAUSTED.

10-9 Corley

 

Nail-biting stuff here!!

Of the 9 rounds I saw, Corley won 4 and Provodnikov 5.

This is what Provodnikov looks like: :!:

Corley has barely a scratch.

 

Reading the decision.

I don't have volume, and so can't report the scores or decision type as they probably won't show a graphic in English.

I'll tell you whose hand they raise, though. :good