Bryant Jennings vs. Bowie Tupou RBR

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Just finishing up:

Jerry Belmontes vs. Eric Hunter, 10 rounds @ super featherweight

 

Final stats:

Belmontes 150 of 424, 35%
Hunter 208 of 535, 39%

 

Official cards:

James Condon 99-91
Dewey LaRosa 97-92
Alan Rubenstein 99-90

UD for Eric Hunter

 

Main event. :bbb

 

Loud boos for Tupou.

 

The commentator just remarked that Tupou looks like John "The Quiet Man" Ruiz, and doesn't seem to realize what a backhanded compliment that is.

 

Round 1

Jennings jabs over Tupou's head. Tupou backs up as Jennings throws a right to the body. High jab by Tupou. Another right to the body by Jennings. Circling left, Jennings backs off from a Tupou jab. Jennings doubles the jab up top while circling. Tupou just turns and watches. Jennings drops in some more rights to the body. Jab and looping right from outside by Jennings. Tupou reaches up with a jab, caught on the right palm of Jennings. Tupou barrels in and goes for a body shot but Jennings' quick reflexes send him leaping to safety.

10-9 Jennings

 

Round 2

Jennings blocks the Tupou jab on his moving high guard, circling with his forearms held parallel in front of his face. Tupou tries a body shot as Jennings is throwing a jab and they wind up entangled in the center of the ring. The ref breaks them apart. Jennings circles to his let and presses in on Tupou behind the jab. Tupou tries a right to the body and misses. Right uppercut by Tupou, missing and getting him held. Jennings jabs Tupou in the face stepping forward. Tupou jabs high, and Jennings ducks quickly. Jennings hoots at Tupou. "WHOOO!"

10-9 Jennings

20-18 Jennings

 

Round 3

Jennings trots to his left and pops the jab at Tupou. A few body shots sprinkled in. Tupou tries to claim a low blow by Jennings. Tupou keeps rotating to face Jennings, looking to line up a power shot. He finds one! Right hand! Jennings down, but the ref didn't see the punch and therefore doesn't rule it a knockdown! Jennings is up and moving in to hold. Tupou digs to the body with fierce uppercuts. Tupou landed 42% of his power punches this round per CompuBox!

10-9 Tupou (deprived of a 10-8...)

29-28 Jennings

 

Round 4

Tupou puts up his jab and walks Jennings down, throwing hooks to the head and just grazing him. Jennings is circling away and ducking low. Right hands chucked up overhead by Jennings while staying low. Tupou is trying to cut the ring off and jab down at Jennings' head while holding the right hand cocked for a big explosion to the body. Jennings gets the jab working again as he straightens up and moves around Tupou at range. Tupou misses a jab from a couple of feet and snatches Jennings into a bear hug as he's circling by.

10-9 Jennings

39-37 Jennings

 

Round 5

Jennings pins his arms together and leans forward on Tupou, letting some shots ride past his biceps and shoulders. Jennings keeps rolling his way in, putting up the jab. Suddenly Jennings explodes! Bunches of uppercuts to the face!! Tupou is taken aback, doesn't know what's hit him!! Jennings keeps pumping the uppercuts!! Tupou holds on, but can't contain Jennings. BIG UPPERCUT! Tupou is felled like a tree! He isn't getting up, lying under the bottom rope!

TKO5!!!