Jamie McDonnell vs. Tomoki Kameda II & Anthony Dirrell vs. Marco Antonio Rubio RBR

Round 8

Dirrell is carrying Rubio across the ring, smushing his arms to his chest. Uppercuts on the ribs and short rights up top by Dirrell. Rubio is throwing arm punches while getting carted. Rubio's head snaps back from a Dirrell jab. Dirrell landing very accurately with both hands while headhunting. Rubio walks Dirrell into the ropes, now taking a turn coming forward, but missing with everything, punches resembling a normal human's in slow-mo and with amateurish form. Dirrell is snapping corners and filtering jabs through Rubio's guard. Wide sweeping hook up top by Rubio in a clinch, grazing Dirrell's eyebrow. Triple jab by Dirrell sailing to his left.

10-9 Dirrell

80-72 Dirrell

 

Wasn't from a butt, right?

 

Corey Erdman has it 80-72 Dirrell.

 

Round 9

Dirrell is walked into a corner, Rubio's elbows sticking out to clear a path. Rubio still unable to land a punch up close. Dirrell puts Rubio in a headlock. Ordered to let go. Dirrell is pushing a soft jab while backing up. Rubio takes advantage of Dirrell's high arm position, depositing a jab on the body. No effect. Dirrell is standing pat in a Philly shell, throwing pot shot jabs off the hip. Rubio starts encroaching again, Dirrell taking flight and countering from off the ropes. Triple jab by Dirrell stepping in, receding like the low tide as Rubio counters with a lazy jab of his own. Long looping right flung half-heartedly by Dirrell, missing. He immediately ducks a Rubio counter right, making Rubio miss by over twice the distance he did.

10-9 Dirrell

90-81 Dirrell