FNF: Peter Manfredo vs. Daniel Edouard & Edward Rodriguez vs. Aaron Pryor Jr. RBR

The Hawk is in the corner looking and sounding like Buddy McGirt Sr.

"Jab jab jab, baby!"

 

Round 4

Pryor jabs and turns his body away (in the direction of his rear right foot) as he circles, taking away all of Rodriguez's arm reach and touching him with hooks and right hands on the turn. BIG RIGHT HAND from Pryor! Rodriguez just follows with his short 1-2 up the middle and isn't making adjustments as his face starts to redden. Another lead right from Pryor, who is now coming forward. Rodriguez catches him and they clinch with Pryor's long arms draped over Rodriguez's back. Pryor gets a stern warning from the referee, probably for pushing down. Pryor has a jab ducked and pushes down slightly with the left to push Rodriguez away and/or set him up for a clubbing right hand. Pryor keeps nailing him with the jab and using his extended left arm to shove aside Rodriguez's punches.

39-37 Pryor

 

Round 5

Pryor holds his left jab out as a range finder, with Rodriguez trying to slip past it and land a 1-2 but finding it hard to move forward as the bony appendage pushes into his forehead. Big right hands are starting to whip Rodriguez in the face from long range. Pryor is jabbing constantly off the back foot to set everything up and keep the range right. The pace slows a bit as Rodriguez temporarily gives up on his pressure. HUGE right hand by Pryor as Rodriguez is ducking. Rodriguez slapping with the 1-2 now. Rodriguez flips up a limp uppercut and then whacks away with a powerful but slow overhand right. Good steady attack from Pryor with his own straight right.

49-46 Pryor

 

Round 6

Rodriguez throws a 1-1-2 now, trying to use two jabs to peck his way inside and then land a side-winding right to the body. Pryor is smiling widely now as he comfortably moves around Rodriguez and pops him with jabs and short rights. They clinch as Rodriguez catches Pryor circling out of a corner. 5 punch combo by a grinning Pryor. Rodriguez throws short uppercuts to the body - almost too short and stunted, thrown from the hip...and misses a big upward hook. Rodriguez throws a wide right hand that Pryor steps inside and they tie up. Pryor throws his own big right hand and Rodriguez ducks it; another clinch. Pryor smacks Rodriguez with his free right hand while his left is trapped.

59-55 Aaron Pryor Jr.