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Round 3

They grapple halfway into a clinch and Johnson throws Garcia across the ring, tumbling under the bottom rope. Garcia gets up, unshaken. They clinch fully now, and Johnson stuffs some heavy right hands while his left is held. Garcia snakes out his right hand and lands it a couple of times. Garcia holds his left arm up, elbow crooked to block some straight left leads from Johnson. Garcia weaves side to side as Johnson pumps some right jabs. Hard right hands by Garcia put Johnson in a corner. Johnson's head is snapped back by a right hand and he ducks in to grab. Uppercut by Garcia, putting Johnson in another corner. Johnson spins out and scoops a couple of body shots. Garcia throws a right hand and falls into a Johnson clinch.

30-27 Garcia

 

Round 4

Garcia sidewinds to the body as Johnson backs up and jabs. Wide-roaming double uppercut by Garcia, catching first below the armpit and then glancing up under the long horse jaw of Johnson but partially caught on the glove. Good combos now by Garcia, throwing some looping and overhand rights behind his jab to force Johnson to the ropes. Heavy clubbing overhand right to the tugging point of Johnson's thick braid by Garcia. Johnson is wearing a smirk but not throwing much back. Garcia works some nice uppercuts to the body coming forward. Overhand right up top. Johnson pops a few jabs and steps out to his right to circle at mid range. Clinch. Johnson walks Garcia up against the ropes. Sloppy southpaw 1-2 by Johnson, ducked and countered by a pair of flush rights to the jaw.

10-9 Garcia

40-36 Garcia