Darren Barker vs. Kerry Hope RBR

Watt has it 19-19, gave Hope the first and Barker the second.

 

Round 3

Barker is catching Hope on the end of his jab. Wild swings by Hope, getting hung up over Barker's back as the Londoner ducks. Hope lunges with his right jab, chasing and grazing Barker with it but getting countered by short right hands. Barker hutrs Hope with a right hand!! Barker has him leaping backward, nearly trapped on the ropes. Hope desperately swats out with a right hook. Barker dances around him, breaking into a jog. Hope flurries at him. Right hook by Hope, countered by a Barker left hook as both miss with their arms colliding in midair. Barker counters a right jab with a HARD right hand lead, crunching into Hope's mouth. Barker shimmies side to side and hurls overhand rights past the southpaw's weak jab. Barker walks Hope to the ropes and triples a flutter jab at him, slamming home with the righ thand. BIG LEFT HOOK BY BARKER as Hope laid in the corner. Hope stood up to it well. Barker plugs in a heavy right to the body.

10-9 Barker

30-27 Barker

 

The Under was even money. :yep

 

Round 4

Barker is working the left jab, trying to set up a right hand as Hope bounces around him throwing flurries. THERE IT IS! RIGHT HAND SWUNG AROUND OFF AN UPPERCUT!! HOPE DOWN IN A HEAP!! HURT! UP!! ANOTHER RIGHT! LEFT HOOKS, TO BODY AND HEAD! HOPE REELING! TOWEL IN!

TKO4!!

 

Well, get ready for an hour's wait until Kessler vs. Magee starts. :!: