FS1: Sammy Vasquez, Jr. vs. José Eduardo López RBR

Round 4

Vasquez is letting combinations go now, comfortably slowing his circular movement and focusing more of his energy on his punches. López pushes in and latches his arm with under-hooks and carries him into the ropes, smothering and slapping in a few body shots. Vasquez explodes off the ropes with a right hook downstairs and left uppercut. Big salvo by Vasquez, jacking López's head around.

10-9 Vasquez

40-36 Vasquez

 

Claudia Trejos says the doctor is concerned and having a hard look @ López in the corner between rounds...

 

Stats through four:

Vasquez 83 of 158, 53%

López 38 of 210, 18%

 

Round 5

López stumbles forth to meet Vasquez and is caught by a left uppercut and staggered! Right hook, left uppercut! López goes down from accumulation of hard blows. He beats the count, barely - while Vasquez is already celebreating believing it was over. The ref gets Vasquez's attention. Time in. López nosedives in desperately with a right hand on the body. Vasquez unloads one more combo, doubling López over with a left uppercut and then cuffing him across the head with a right hook sending him face-first onto the canvas. That's it.

TKO5!!

 

Very impressive performance, and nice result on paper to boot.

López is a solid and sturdy guy (and holds a W over Jorge Paez Jr.)

 

Shit would get real if he took him out faster than Spence..

 

Final stats:

Vasquez 124 of 274, 45%

López 49 of 298, 16%