Round 3 Long lazy jab by McIntosh. Hard laser right hand lead by Bellew. McIntosh stands still, looking uncertain. Bellew dances around him, on his toes. McIntosh tosses some over-extended jabs. Bellew swoops in under a jab and counters up past it with his own. Bellew now leads with a hook while circling close, landing flush and following with a right cross!! McIntosh keeps pushing his jab, getting checked on the gloves of Bellew or missing altogether. BIG 1-2 by Bellew!! McIntosh is hurt again!! Bowing, trying to clinch!! Backing up!! Body shots by Bellew!! Clubbing rights to the skull! Gum shield out. Time out. Time in. McIntosh is winded and dribbling blood from his nostrils. Bellew keeps dancing back by the ropes, loading up crisp counter right hands as McIntosh comes forward. BIG RIPPING COMBO BY BELLEW! Left hook to the body, right hand to the nose. McIntosh is coming forward, but getting nailed with rights and rubbernecked. Bellew slips a jab and counters with his own, then lands a big clubbing right as McIntosh pulls straight back and tries to bend out of the way. Bellew shoves McIntosh into the ropes. 30-27 Bellew
30-27. Bellew going a bit right hand crazy. Nothing too wrong with that, though, because most of them seem to be landing. :!:
Round 4 Bellew floats on the outside and lands left jabs to the chin of McIntosh while moving his head enough to avoid those coming back. Right hand from outside by Bellew. McIntosh tries to push his way in. Big combo by Bellew!! Hooks, uppercuts, straights, overhands!!! Major damage!! McIntosh keeps shoving him back with both forearms, and Bellew keeps snapping back into the pocket with power punches!! McIntosh spis out his gum shield, that is now the third time. Maybe a DQ coming, shame. Would rob Bellew of a sure TKO at this point, unless he bungles things royally. Big right hand by Bellew. McIntosh is pushed into a corner. Hard body shot by Bellew. McIntosh keeps trying to jab and watching his left fist completely bypass Bellew's head an instant before hard punches rain down on him in reply. McIntosh is practically giving up on offense, just trying to clown a bit on the outside with some ducking and rolling. Bellew keeps circling, back and forth, tossing jabs, daring McIntosh to come forward. McIntosh is spun into a corner. Bellew flurries hard!! McIntosh is down!!!!! On a knee, taking half of a count. Saved by the bell again!! 10-8 Bellew 40-35 Bellew
Round 5 McIntosh stretches his lead arm and drops some jabs to the body, trying to apply pressure. Bellew stops to stand his ground and their heads clash. Bellew is angry. VERY ANGRY. BIG RIGHT HAND OVER THE TOP, BANG ON THE JAW. McIntosh walked into it reacted as though shot with a rifle at point blank range!! DOWN HARD! OUT!!!!!!!!!! KO!!!
Oh man...did that leg of McIntosh EVER buckle under him on the way down. Good thing not real damage was done there.
Why was this fight hyped up so much? Macintosh was going in like a lamb to the slaughter from the start