Dereck Chisora vs. Joseph Parker & Dmitry Bivol vs. Craig Richards + Taylor vs. Jonas RBR.

Dmitry Bivol vs. Craig Richards 12 Rounds @ Light Heavyweight

 

Not sure why this match was so early in the card, causing me to miss it. It easily should've been the co-main. I get it that Katie Taylor and Natasha Jonas are hot **** and popular, but come on.

 

Round 1 Bivol 10-9

Bivol blocked or parried almost every jab Ricahrds threw. Richards defended decently as well. But many of Bivol's rights and jabs found their target.

 

Round 1 Bivol 10-9
Round 2 Bivol 10-9

Bivol amping up teh pressure, still blocking jabs. Jabbing and whipping in a left hook around the guard. Richards throws a wild shot, gets overbalanced walks into a nasty right hook, Bivol sitting down on his shots now, landing heavy jabs and rights throughout.

 

Round 1 Bivol 10-9
Round 2 Bivol 10-9
Round 3 Bivol 10-9

Another jab fest, Bivol blocking most of his, finally Craig gets through with a hard right, but Bivol makes him pay for it, by unloading a vicious flurry. Better from Richards, but not close to enough.

 

Round 1 Bivol 10-9
Round 2 Bivol 10-9
Round 3 Bivol 10-9
Round 4 Bivol 10-9

Bivol planting heavy jabs to the midsection. Non stop catching and shooting from Bivol with the jab. Neither man taking too many chances with their power shots. Beautiful footwork from Bivol, non stop pressure, always in range to land a shot.

 

Round 1 Bivol 10-9
Round 2 Bivol 10-9
Round 3 Bivol 10-9
Round 4 Bivol 10-9
Round 5 Bivol 10-9

Craig had a few moments of success, and landed about three clean rights. But otherwise, it was a jabest schooling from Bivol.

 

Round 1 Bivol 10-9
Round 2 Bivol 10-9
Round 3 Bivol 10-9
Round 4 Bivol 10-9
Round 5 Bivol 10-9
Round 6 Bivol 10-9

Jabfest early, with Bivol catching and countering non stop, he's getting more aggressive, starting to land in combination, also giving Richards more opportunities to land shots of his own, which he did, but not close to enough of them.

 

Round 1 Bivol 10-9
Round 2 Bivol 10-9
Round 3 Bivol 10-9
Round 4 Bivol 10-9
Round 5 Bivol 10-9
Round 6 Bivol 10-9
Round 7 Bivol 10-9

Excellent round for Dmitry. He pressed forward the entire round, landing accurate as hell one twos and 3 punch combos to the face of ichards, in between sharp thudding clean jabs.