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Andre Dirrell vs. Vladine Biosse, 10 rounds @ light heavyweight

 

Round 1

Dirrell is walking Biosse down, holding back, left held firm under his chin, jabbing the body with his right. Biosse is swerving his head side to side and crossing his right forearm over his face, looping in a few lefts from the far side. Quick counter right hook by Dirrell. Biosse circles away, taking exaggerated sways backward, keeping himself well-covered with the right arm.

10-9 Dirrell

 

Round 2

Dirrell is measuring with the right jab, then curling up and dipping out, taking Biosse's straight combos on the bicep. Dirrell counters with a right hook as Biosse crowds in with his earmuffs on. Dirrell is keeping the right jab out to gauge and then working lefts on the body and right hooks on the top of the head. Biosse dives in and holds. Dirrell jabs Biosse on the brow. Double left hand lead on the stomach by Biosse charging in, finishing with a right up-jab with a lead knee lunge. Dirrell steps back and put together long combos, right jab, left uppercut, right hook. Biosse takes a quick jab on the face, head snapping back. Dirrell leans away from a left hand speared up from Biosse's kidney toward Dirrell's head, effortlessly dodging it and countering with a short stay-put right jab.

10-9 Dirrell

20-18 Dirrell

 

Holy ****, this long-winded plot summary of the David Carradine series Kung Fu is exemplary of the very best & worst of Teddy Atlas.

 

Round 3

Dirrell is throwing quick single right hooks from mid-range. Biosse is circling to his left, inner arms glued to his face. Dirrell turns orthodox and flicks a few left jabs. Dirrell is tripling the left jab lightly into the top of Biosse's head, over his gloves. Left hand lead on the body by Biosse, dodged with a leap backward by Dirrell.

10-9 Dirrell

30-27 Dirrell

 

Hell, I even liked The Legend Continues...

 

Round 4

Dirrell is back to southpaw, pumping a conservative right jab, sometimes just pushing it out in pantomime to get a distance read. Biosse is slapping at Dirrell's sides and shoves his way in close to tackle Dirrell onto the floor, leveraging his muscular upper body into Dirrell's middle. They're up and Dirrell is putting together right jabs and left uppercuts in quick succession now as Biosse tanks into him with the high guard throwing no punches. Dirrell works Biosse into a corner and rows out the right jab in that slow, measuring manner. HARD left cross by Dirrell knocks Biosse into the ropes and nearly down, but he recovers.

10-9 Dirrell

40-36 Dirrell