Chris John vs. Satoshi Hosono & Daud Yordan vs. Simpiwe Vetyeka RBR

Round 1

Yordan is wasting no time. Jabs onto the short-cropped mohawk of Vetyeka, and BIG left rips to his ribs. Vetyeka circles left and puts up his dukes, grinning at Yordan to acknowledge his eager beaver demeanor. Nice diving jab on the belt line by Vetyeka, getting his entire body very low and then reeling it back outside before Yordan can drop a counter. HARD 1-2 by Yordan catches Vetyeka lazily circling and reaching in with a left hook. Yordan follows up with another 1-2 but Vetyeka slides off. One more hard 1-2, and Vetyeka gets his left arm bent up in the way, thumb at his ear and elbow pointing outward. Vetyeka circles away into a crouch and puts up some jabs. Yordan bangs his way inside with straight piston volleys. Clinch. Double jab between the gloves and a lunging cross by Yordan as Vetyeka slides just out of reach. Vetyeka clinches and pushes off. Light double jab and high-sailing right hand cast up as a diversion by Vetyeka while he circles out to create space. Jabs traded from long range as they creep laterally in opposing semicircular paths. Vetyeka gets in some long hooks on Yordan's face, but ducks as Yordan presses in and clubs with the right hand.

10-9 Yordan

 

WTF? They're showing this piecemeal...apparently on delay.

Round 9 is on now. :roll: Quite a leap.

 

Round 9

Vetyeka is dancing around Yordan, popping in jabs to the face and pulling himself away with twisting motions to either side to slip Yordan's chiseling straightaway attacks. Vetyeka is simulating Rigondeaux vs. Donaire from last night. Pretty apt comparison here in the 9th...Yordan looking for that one big shot as Vetyeka lays the slickness on him greasing every inch of the canvas while he dots Yordan's face with pot shots.

10-9 Vetyeka

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Round 10

Yordan wades in, throwing hooks and straights up and down. Vetyeka can run, and does - but he can not hide. Yordan buzzes him with a hard fastball right hand! He works Vetyeka into a corner, wisely investing in body punches to distribute the damage over a wide area while physically grinding down on Vetyeka with ramming shoulders in between bursts of power punches. Vetyeka is tenderly pawing jabs and switching stances as he backs up on his toes and sucks in his gut to reduce its efficacy as target. Yordan is warned for borderline low blows. Light flurries by Vetyeka in full retreat.

10-9 Yordan

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Round 11

Vetyeka is ducking and rolling away from Yordan's big overhand shots. Long whipping uppercuts to the chest by Vetyeka as he backpedals and curls his spine to be in position for a dive-in clinch the moment Yordan closes in on him. Yordan muscles Vetyeka to the ropes but the referee guides them off and re-centers them. Vetyeka down, slip. Vetyeka throws a few light body shots and grabs Yordan. Hard underhand hooks pumped in by Yordan, lifting Vetyeka partially off his feet even while they remain clinched.

10-9 Yordan

 

Round 12

Yordan pursues recklessly with jabs and overhand rights. Vetyeka circles, jerking his head back, and counters with quick whipping left hooks. YORDAN DOWN!!! He seems unhurt but a little surprised...and weary. Vetyeka flurries on him. Quick hooks, both hands. Yordan wilts. On the ropes. Vetyeka keeps punching!! Yordan isn't defending himself, just laying there with his guard up but getting penetrated. WAVED OFF!!

TKO12

 

Holy ****, AND THE NEW! :scaredas:

 

Vetyeka came in with a KO rate of barely half, and Yordan has an IRON chin. (his nickname Daud - meaning "stone" - is there for a reason).

PERFECT game plan by Vetyeka and Durandt. They used excellent defense and white-rabbit here-I-am-come-get-me-oops-too-late tactics to wear Yordan out and make him easy pickings late despite Vetyeka's relative lack of power. Rope-a-dope, baby.