ESPN2: Jason Robert Quigley vs. Freddy Hernández Gómez & Christian González vs. Rey Pérez II RBR

Round 3

Hernández is ducking in, waving his right glove down to intercept Quigley's jab but then not having enough time for his own shots to get off before Quigley has either steamrolled him into the ropes, or ground up against him until they've instinctively melded into a mutual clinch, or Quigley has stepped back and piped in a body shot. Quigley is jabbing very lazily on the outside, keeping both hands low. Hernández keeping a high guard but falling in too much without punching. LOTS of clinches.

10-9 Quigley

29-28 Quigley

 

Round 4

Hernández is holding up the guard and walking through pitter-pat jabs in multiples tossed casually by Quigley after drawing the pail up the well from his left thigh. Hernández getting cuffed across the side of the head by some right hands but throwing a straighter right down the middle, and opening a cut on Quigley's face with it. Hernández is able to bat at either side of the face to corral his opponent into the ropes, but can't do much with him there until the larger Quigley holds and carries him out to open waters again. Hernández again hacks at the cheeks of Quigley as the Irishman inexplicably leans forward without letting any punches fly. Quigley doing all his work from outside, where he's missing or hitting the Mexican on the backside.

10-9 Hernández

38-38

 

Round 5

Headbutt as Hernández is pressing in, Quigley leaning in, neither man's fault, really nasty butt though, both cut, Hernández a bit worse. Quigley gets shoeshined downstairs, pinned on the ropes. Quigley bashes his way free with a right hand but Hernández comes right back to pin him there again. Quigly does a James Toney impersonation, adopting the shoulder roll a bit and sagging into the ropes. A couple of big right hands by Quigley getting out to ring center. Hernández is slicing his way inside, chopping with left & right combos down the middle aisle, then hooking the body. Quigley loading up on hooks and looping rights, telegraphing, getting caught up on the backs of Hernández's wrists. Some of Quigley's shots are stunning Hernández even when partly blocked, but Hernández keeps coming forward. Quigley ties up and wrenches on Hernández's arms for twenty seconds until the bell.

10-9 Hernández

48-47 Hernández

 

Eh, if he was half what he's cracked up to be he would. I have never understood the hype, to be honest. I know he looked outstanding in the WSB and before that in the amateurs ... but the pro game is a different Animal.

 

Round 6

Hernández is pushing Quigley back with a jab as Quigley wings shots while stumbling away. Quigley not comfortable being in the counter-punching role under this much pressure. Quigley bleeding profusely now and mouth-breathing as Hernández bears down upon him, jabbing from a tight high guard and picking off Quigley's lazy up-and-out jabs. Quigley only ever getting through partially with some left hooks, bashing Hernández's own glove into his face like a cue-ball. Quigley up on his toes, dancing away, turning southpaw, flicking a right jab from the right hip. 1-2 lined up by Quigley, orthodox again, caught betwixt the arms of Hernández. The next right from Quigley gets through, grazing.

10-9 Hernández, close

58-56 Hernández