ESPN2 FNF: John Molina vs. Robert Frankel & Mauricio Herrera vs. Mike Dallas Jr. RBR

Round 6

Herrera comes forward, blasting with hooks. Dallas runs and grabs when he runs out of room. Low blow by Dallas as they're leaning together and banging away. Herrera lands a lunging right to the body. Herrera is leaping off his feet with every punch thrown and it's working for him as Dallas has failed to adjust his defensive strategy (still sliding backwards at a casual pace as though Herrera were still walking in instead of leaping). Dallas lands some good left and right uppercuts up close while leaning in and hoisting himself off of Herrera, remaining in the pocket but never in the same position for long. Left hook by Dallas. Double jab by Dallas. Herrera is pushing him to the ropes, and gets clinched but whacks him in the side of the head with his right hand.

Momentum shifted back and forth. Overall I liked Herrera's work.

10-9 Herrera

57-57

 

Round 7

Herrera is powering his way back out of clinches and tapping Dallas all over the body, with uppercuts also shooting the gap and knocking him on the bottom of the chin. Dallas starts to get going nearly a minute in with his own quick flurry but is smothered by the proximity and crossed arms of Herrera. Double jab by Dallas misses. Big overhand right by Dallas and he's caught flush with a left hook while retracting. Clinch. Herrera works the uppercut inside. Dallas shoeshines, hitting arm. Herrera is effectively controlling and puppeteering in the clinches now, pushing Dallas' arms where he wants them and setting him up for body shots. They trade and Dallas gets hit flush in the face but manages to answer back with his hand speed. Low-high combo by Dallas, not hitting any vital targets. Clinch. Herrera taps to the body. Dallas flurries with some hooks but doesn't land one clean.

10-9 Herrera

 

:huh Obviously I have it close, and Dallas has been doing some good work here and there...but not in the 7th. You can count his clean shots on one hand. You guys weren't scoring those flurries to the arms were you?