ESPN2 FNF: Mike Dallas Jr. vs. Miguel Gonzalez RBR

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EXCELLENT match-up, between two guys most of the casual FNF audience has never heard of. :yep (and whose records would make them go :blood :conf if they ever peeked at them)

 

Round 8

Jabs to the head and uppercuts to the body are strung together by Dallas on the outside, keeping Gonzalez between the pincers. Gonzalez is still trying to stick to Dallas like glue to slow him down, but the ref is calling for frequent breaks. Dallas is getting hyperactive, his energy and the emphasis of his shots increasing with his volume as he hooks at the body and head to set up his straight rights and uppercuts to the head. Gonzalez is ducking and rolling with everything on the outside, and grabbing up close.

80-72 Dallas

 

Mike, it's OK to open your mouth when talking. You are a boxer, not a ventriloquist.

 

Round 9

STIFF jab to the jaw by Dallas. Quick 1-2 from outside. Gonzalez ties him up and tows him back while stumbling into the ropes. Dallas works the body in short quick bursts. Gonzalez won't let him go for long, but the breaks are being called on a constant and regular basis - every five to ten seconds. Dallas is missing his 1-2 now as they whirl around each other at mid range. Gonzalez flops in and tie sup. Long soft left hand lead by Gonzalez, missing and really just a thinly veiled opportunity to get inside and grab again. Dallas pushes out with his forearms, and then bats at the sides of Gonzalez with both fists. Jab between the eyes by Dallas, missing the follow-up right cross as he gets tied up. A few soft taps to the body by Gonzalez on the inside. Soft slapping right hook by Gonzalez, and Dallas drills him with a straight right counter. Clinch. Break. Clinch. Break.

90-81 Dallas Jr.