Abner Mares vs. Jhonny Gonzalez & Leo Santa Cruz vs. Victor Terrazas RBR

Top of the hour. :good

(Deep undercard on Showtime Extreme from 8pm-10pm EST. Main card doubleheader on Showtime @ 10:30pm EST)

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Dominic Breazale vs. Lenroy Thomas, 8 rounds @ heavyweight


...entering round 3.

 

Breazale got hit low in the fourth, a possibly intentional bolo to the ball-os from the musclebound Thomas.

He is retaliating by pummeling Thomas into the ropes with long whipping shots and his own uppercut to the diaphragm, forcing Thomas on a delayed reaction to drop to his knees with a grimace. Waved off.

TKO4.

Breazale stays perfect at 6-0, all by knockout since turning pro after his mediocre showing at the Olympics last year.

 

Final Sho Stats:

Jabs
Breazale 7 of 60, 12
Thomas 9 of 45, 20

Power
Breazale 48 of 126, 38%
Thomas 23 of 54, 43%

Total
Breazale 55 of 186, 30%
Thomas 32 of 99, 32%

 

Last summer I judged Breazale pretty harshly, calling his performance the worst of the US team or at best the 2nd worst behind Rau'shee W. - but in hindsight it was a pretty tough match-up with Magomed Omarov, who just bullied him despite Breazale getting in some nice work early with his 1-2.

He might do alright in the pro game...but with his extra flab (especially for having such a tall lanky build) I'm going to always have doubts about his discipline and conditioning.

 

Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Noel Mendoza, 6 rounds @ featherweight

 

So we go from perhaps the worst of the American 2012 Olympians to perhaps the best. :yep