ESPN: Rashidi Ellis vs. Edgardo Alberto Zuñiga Mosquera RBR

Official cards:

Ignacio Herrera 79-72
Mario Medina 78-73
Oscar Rodriguez 80-72

UD for Panchito Horta

 

So while I'm pretty well assured of his bagging victory #20, what has me torn is whether Speedy Rashidi picks up stoppage #14 coming up in the main event...

 

Oscar's thinking "I'll happily swallow five loads for a bump of whatever you're on, ese"

 

Rashidi Ellis vs. Edgardo Alberto Zuñiga Mosquera, 10 rounds @ welterweight

 

Mosquera has a 2" reach advantage (with height being dead equal), with triple Ellis' pro experience - but he's still very much the underdog in this.

 

Round 1

Mosquera is circling to his left and pawing out a southpaw jab up top. Ellis is backhanding the left jab into the right glove of Mosquera and working the straight right hand on the body. Ellis showing off his namesake hand speed but not fully committing to anything, sitting down firmly on none of his punches so far. Mosquera is just standing upright and occasionally lapsing into a lefty Philly shell, picking off most of Ellis' jabs but not mounting any counteroffensive. Double - make it triple - right hand up top by Ellis. Mosquera is catching jabs as he inches closer.

10-9 Ellis

 

Round 2

Mosquera is attempting to smother Ellis, crowding him, rowing out a right jab and then leveraging both arms coming in from the sides like pincers to squish Ellis but getting staved off as Ellis pits his knuckles against Mosquera's waistband and launches off like a rocket booster's thrust. Ellis tries walking Mosquera onto a quick right uppercut as he's coming forward and mauling. Jabs to the rib cage and hooks around the elbow by Mosquera. Ellis is moseying counterclockwise to get away from them, not liking the body shots much, and starts to land a 1-2 on the face of Mosquera. Barking shoeshine by Ellis coming in from mid-range and slowing Mosquera's roll with a bunch of pit-pat stuff on the face.

10-9 Ellis

20-18 Ellis