Artur Szpilka vs. Sergei Oleksandrovych Radchenko & Paweł Stępień vs. Geard Ajetovic RBR

Artur Szpilka vs. Sergei Oleksandrovych Radchenko, 10 rounds @ cruiserweight

 

Round 1

Radchenko is trading jabs with Szpilka, then widening his base to anchor himself and throw a right hand - but Szpilka's left reaches him quicker. Radchenko mildly stunned but lands his own right to back Szpilka off. Southpaw 1-2s from Szpilka while circling at medium-long range. Hook off a jab by Radchenko swarming him into the ropes, cuffing Szpilka upside the head. Radchenko is pressuring steadily but not getting many scoring chances as Szpilka doubles the right jab up and then sidles away, curled into a ball against the ropes, making himself a small target. Radchenko with a flurry before the bell. Szpilka complains about some kind of perceived foul.

10-9 Szpilka

 

Round 2

Radchenko is barging through Szpilka's bursts of several fast jabs, and clanging down on him with clubbing left-right salvos. Radchenko walks into a few counter left uppercuts but is able to shake them off and keep pressing in, giving Szpilka's jab no respect, forcing the Pole to clinch. Radchenko misses a right hand over the head as Szpilka ducks.

10-9 Radchenko, close

19-19

 

Round 3

Radchenko is fending Szpilka's right jab away by simply gyrating his left arm, shrugging it aside, then plowing in with a heavy right hand lead. It only grazes the first couple of times - but he finally connects flush and Szpilka is down! The Pin laughs it off as though it were a flash KD or balance issue, but it wasn't. Radchenko smells blood in the water, and cruises in, workmanlike, catching Szpilka's defensive right jabs on his bent left forearm and picking his spots with big lead rights and 1-2s. Radchenko using side to side movement, looking for the proper angle from which to unload. Szpilka keeps stretching out the right glove, feinting the jab. Radchenko falls upon him with a 1-2, jacking his neck around but Szpilka keeps his footing.

10-8 Radchenko

29-27 Radchenko

 

Would seem you were right. He's svelter and faster at cruiser - but no more durable. :