ESPN FNF 1/29/10 - Brinkley vs. Stevens

If Stevens somehow regains any momentum this could be a FOTY candidate.

Or we could have a highlight reel KO for Brinkley in round 7. Let's see!

 

Round 7

Stevens wearing cobwebs on his sleeve. Pushes Brinkley into a corner and ties up. Brinkley trying to set up another right hand with his jab. Stevens ducking beneath that punch with his hands over his head. A hook grazes Brinkley's chin as he backs up. Strange combination from Brinkley (jab, hook, double uppercut) lands. Sweeping right hand catches the side of Stevens' head as he slides along the ropes. Stevens clinches again. Stevens not making any effort to engage, staying on the outside and retreating with a jab.

68-64 Brinkley.

 

Round 8

HUGE bomb lands on Brinkley's chin. He flurries right back and wobbles Stevens. These guys both take a hit pretty well. They jab and land simultaneously, forced apart like oppositely polarized magnets. Stevens is basically throwing single punches and then grabbing, probably smart.

That was certainly Stevens' best round since the 2nd. He seemed to have done enough.

77-74 Brinkley

 

Winner challenges Bute (#2 contender spot).

Bute will KO either in a terrible mismatch either way. :yep