Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood & Tommy McCarthy vs. Chris Billam-Smith + Avni Yildirim vs. Jack Cullen RBR.

Round 1 Cullen 10-9

Jack keeping him at bay throughout with his jab, whipping in left hooks while retreating on the backfoot. Avni bringing non stop pressure, a counter hook managed to rock Avni at least once.

 

Round 1 Cullen 10-9
Round 2 Cullen 10-9

Nice crisp jabs from Cullen, he lands a quick left hooks which stuns Avni again, ref breaks them, Cullen lands another one. Cullen parrying the jab landing uppercuts. Hard left hook to the body from Cullen, ref warns him. Uppercut one two from Cullen, a few more sharp left hooks. Nice power jab followed a combo from Cullen. One two, then a push from Cullen sends the Turk to the canvass.

 

Round 1 Cullen 10-9
Round 2 Cullen 10-9
Round 3 Cullen 10-9

The ref gives them a stern warning at the beginning of the round, Avni lands a big right. Cullen holds. Cullen back to landing stiff jabs. Left hook rocked Avni. They're trading jabs. Cullen landing one twos, Avni landing rights. Avni lands clubbing rights, Cullen's jab is still landing with regularity. Nice uppercut left hook combo from Jack. Closest round so far.

 

Round 1 Cullen 10-9
Round 2 Cullen 10-9
Round 3 Cullen 10-9
Round 4 Yildirim 10-9

Heavier uppercut stuns Avni. Cullen landing flashy combos off the backfoot. Left hook then holding from Jack. Hard left hook and right from Avni. Cullen still landing jab after jab, Avni lands 2 heavy rights. Avni holding now. Then lands another right over the top. More holding from Avni.

 

Round 1 Cullen 10-9
Round 2 Cullen 10-9
Round 3 Cullen 10-9
Round 4 Yildirim 10-9
Round 5 Yildirim 10-9

Avni really amping up the pressure, ripping to the body when in close. Cullen starting to look a little tired. Cullen lands a few heavy upprcuts and left hooks. More holding from both. Cullen back to jabbing well. Headlock from Avni, and a few shots to the back. Cullen lands a beauty of an uppercut and a left hook,.damn close, Avno won more of it, but by a hair.

 

Round 1 Cullen 10-9
Round 2 Cullen 10-9
Round 3 Cullen 10-9
Round 4 Yildirim 10-9
Round 5 Yildirim 10-9
Round 6 Cullen 10-9

Jack starts fast with several jabs. Vicious uppercut adn one two from Jack, a few hooks to the body from Jack. Hard left hook rocks the Turk. Another left hook rocks, him Avni holds again. Jack digging left hooks to the head and body. Uppercut left hook combo from Jack. Nice one two from Jack. Uppercut followed by three nasty jabs. Jack dancing around putting on a masterclass now.

 

Round 1 Cullen 10-9
Round 2 Cullen 10-9
Round 3 Cullen 10-9
Round 4 Yildirim 10-9
Round 5 Yildirim 10-9
Round 6 Cullen 10-9
Round 7 Cullen 10-9

Jack sticking and moving well. Lands left, Avni holds, that's becoming a pattern. Avni throws again, lands nothing, he holds. Left to the body from Jack. Avni throwing messy clubbing shots. Check left hook and uppercut from Jack. Three nasty left hooks, then a series of uppercuts from Jack. Jack stabbing him with heavy jabs.

 

Round 1 Cullen 10-9
Round 2 Cullen 10-9
Round 3 Cullen 10-9
Round 4 Yildirim 10-9
Round 5 Yildirim 10-9
Round 6 Cullen 10-9
Round 7 Cullen 10-9
Round 8 Cullen 10-9

Avni more aggressive, they seem to clash heads, Avni pressuring again, has Jack on the ropes, throwing overhands, Jack's nose is bloody. Might've been the clash that did it. It's turning into a dogfight, they're trading. Jack still managing to lands the sharper nastier counters. Close round though.