Canal+ Sport: Nadjib Mohammedi vs. Hadillah Mohoumadi & Rénald Garrido vs. Massi Tachour RBR

Round 1

Garrido is roaring out the gate, left hook leads, soaring rights! Tachour seems a bit unnerved by the early onslaught, but is settling into a rhythm, showing poise, screwing together a tight guard over his face and sprinkling in some counters between Garrido's punches at mid-range. Nice little battle in the center of the ring here. WHOO! Garrido went body to head and was force-fed a HARD right hand counter from Tachour. Garrido edging him in volume but Tachour getting in some tasty blows, showing excellent timing & ring vision. Busy jab from Garrido, pelting Tachour's gloves into his brow, then whipping the body with underhanded rights. Tachour now turns the tables and drives Garrido into the ropes.

10-9 Garrido, airtight.

 

Unsurprising to see Tachour look better than his record would indicate. When doing some research on him found he was a pretty solid amateur, represented his country on the "Fighting Roosters" team when he fought in the WSB for a while.

 

Oh damn, crowd is hardcore behind Tachour (like they were for Amghar)

 

Round 2

Garrido is slamming big right hands over the top, backing Tachour up. Nice jabs and roundhouse combos from Tachour on the backfoot. Garrido pushes him into a corner, overhand after overhand. Body shots from Garrido. Tachour is fending him off with hooking combos but only momentarily, forced to ultimately yield his position after each fiery exchange. Garrido applying HEAVY pressure. Tachour put in one corner after the other. Body shots & overhands all day.

10-9 Garrido, clearer than R1 but still highly competitive.

20-18 Garrido

 

I can def. see a case for it.

 

Round 3

Garrido is letting his left arm rest at his side while he's marching Tachour down, then drawing the pail up the well as he gets close and rowing out a range-finder jab. Tachour is moving well, luring Garrido into ambushes by the ropes, pivoting and scoring jabs & 1-2s. HUGE OVERHAND RIGHT BY TACHOUR. Damn, Garrido took it like a champ, that was a KO shot if delivered by anybody with real power (or landed on anybody with a glass jaw). Tachour is looking very comfortable and relaxed now, starting to seriously outbox Garrido. Tachour is forcing a slowdown of the fight's pace. Another big right hand up top by Tachour, although he lands on the side of Garrido's head more cleanly with his inner elbow than his knuckle pads. Garrido finding it hard to adjust now that it has become a pure boxing match.

10-9 Tachour

29-28 Garrido

 

Some nights we're simpatico and sometimes we're just at the proverbial "sixes and sevens".

 

This is also the kind of fight where you could argue 30-27 in either direction so far.

Good fight, too.

edit: WHERE THE **** IS THE STREAM?!