ESPN2 FNF: Zahir Raheem vs. Bayan Jargal & Juan Rodriguez vs. Yenifel Vicente RBR

Yeah, Vicente clearly only went down because he leaned backward into the loose ropes which didn't support him.

Rodriguez did touch him lightly with the left cross but it wasn't substantial enough to cause a knockdown and Vicente may have even been falling already before it touched him.

 

Round 4

Rodriguez is stepping in and hooking with his right on the braids of Vicente, dropping straight lefts on the body as Vicente hustles in reverse and tosses high counter left hooks and line drive rights. Rodriguez is rushing in and looking to pin Vicente on the ropes. Vicente keeps his arms low while bouncing around but quickly shells up when Rodriguez catches him with a volley of chopping punches on the ropes. Vicente blocks and then moves when the coast is clear. Thumping body shots under the elbows by Rodriguez. Vicente sweeps a wide corkscrew left at the body and misses as Rodriguez backs up.

10-9 Rodriguez

39-37 Rodriguez

 

Stats in the fourth:

Vicente 7 of 29, 24%

Rodriguez 23 of 107, 21%

 

Atlas has it 39-37 to Rodriguez.

 

Round 5

Rodriguez is pressing in and snapping Vicente's head back with the right jab. Vicente is taking drag-steps out of range and then launching himself up and in with the 1-2 but falling short. Rodriguez is bullying the smaller man around the ring with a steady flow of head and body shots up close, sometimes scraping with the forearm or elbow after jabbing in on Vicente to keep him trapped on the ropes. Rodriguez is roughing him up.

10-9 Rodriguez

49-46 Rodriguez

 

Round 6

Rodriguez is whipping in lefts, roundhouse into Vicente's head from long range, then pummeling the body up close. Vicente is landing straight counters up top but lacks the pop to slow Rodriguez down and is forced to give more and more ground. Vicente is cornered, and holds out his left arm in Rodriguez's face. Big hard body shots by Rodriguez. Vicente leans back into the turnbuckle and takes some 1-2s on the face from the southpaw, but turns and rolls with them. Counter right hands by Vicente spearing his way out to the middle of the ring. Rodriguez presses Vicente into the ropes and Vicente leans through two of the middle ropes, nearly flipping out of the ring. Hard straight left by Rodriguez.

10-9 Rodriguez

59-55 Rodriguez

 

Atlas has it 59-55 to Rodriguez.

 

Round 7

Rodriguez is jabbing the body and forcing Vicente to run. Rodriguez is cutting the ring off as Vicente uses the full breadth of it, a very large ring for men their size. Vicente is slapping the body and pushing off of Rodriguez, hands down as he runs around him. Vicente shows some flashy footwork waiting on Rodriguez by the ropes and tosses up a deterrent 1-2 in the air before rolling out to the side. Rodriguez hammers the body where he can as he looks to trap Vicente on the ropes.

10-9 Rodriguez

69-64 Rodriguez

 

Atlas has it 69-64 to Rodriguez.

 

Round 8

Rodriguez is pawing the right jab stepping in as Vicente climbs up top with an up-and-over left hook from the hip, keeping both hands down low on the outside. Rodriguez blocks left up-jabs and sinks his right. 1-2 by Vicente. Rodriguez is moving in zigzag patterns around the ring, jab prodded out softly. Rodriguez is caught by a sharp 1-2 as Vicente comes straight inside attacking from a low angle. Rodriguez is sticking the right jab out and jogging to either side as Vicente starts coming forward.

10-9 Vicente

78-74 Rodriguez