ESPN2: Óscar Negrete vs. Joshua Franco & Danielito Zorrilla vs. Dakota Linger RBR

Round 2

Zorrilla is throwing very light pecking combos at the waistline of Linger from outside, and jabbing his way in to split the guard. Linger is hanging in there, doing his best to block & parry what he can. Zorrilla easily circling away from the high-thrusting combos of Linger, whose reach is too stubby and sense of timing & distance too undeveloped. Zorrilla just peppering him, starting to press forward. Linger is lit up against the ropes as the round winds down, nose exploding with a gout of blood from an uppercut separating his arms followed by a big left hook. The ref gives him a count after the bell, and he's saved by it.

10-8 Zorrilla

20-17 Zorrilla

edit: nope, the ref exercised his discretion and waved it off as Linger sagged against the ropes pawing a glove at his gushing nose. "Mm, no, you're done, buddy..."

TKO2!!

 

So far three undefeated prospects/A-sides/winners (Caraballo, González, and Zorrilla) - and I've got to be honest, not one really impressed me tonight.

 

Hey, what do you know, honky ass Toughmen from the boonies can't beat guys from boxing families with deep amateur pedigrees, STOP THE ****ING PRESSES.

I'm getting the weirdest déjà vu, almost like that was a lesson we learned dozens of times over, say, thirty-odd years ago...

 

I seriously never thought I'd again see anybody in a televised boxing match with the claim to fame/onscreen graphic "former Toughman competitor"

 

RIP War-a-week.