GBP on ESPN: Jesús Soto Karass vs. Juan Carlos Abreu RBR

Round 6

Soto Karass is getting more leather on Abreu now, barreling in almost faster than his feet can nimbly keep up with, tumbling headlong into Abreu while spraying body shots. Abreu is slamming his left bicep into Soto Karass' face to stem his advance, then whacking in a few body shots of his own underhanded before scooting outside to flip a backhanded jab off the hip. Abreu is blocking most of Soto Karass' head shots as he comes forward and cracking him with some rights across the neck (some on the nape, some higher landing as illegal rabbit punches). Flurries downstairs by Soto Karass until the bell as he pins Abreu near the ropes.

10-9 Abreu

60-54 Abreu

 

I hate that JCA is about to have an official victory in the books over JSK (unless he gasses and gets stopped very abruptly, very soon)

 

Round 7

Soto Karass is finding a bit of his old late-fight mojo, feeling that refried adrenaline. Soto Karass is forcing Abreu into body shot exchanges. Abreu is getting hit with the overhand right up top as he stays inside mixing it up, trusting his own head movement a bit too much and finding it lacking, or finding Soto Karass' timing surprisingly good despite his complete lack of speed. Abreu hit with left hooks downstairs as well, backing him up. Abreu flurrying in retreat, conserving energy.

10-9 Soto Karass

69-64 Abreu

 

Round 8

Abreu is jabbing between the eyes of Soto Karass. Wild right hand attempt up top by Soto Karass, falling into a clinch. Soto Karass holding up a loose guard, each glove wavering between a few inches and several apart. Quickly taking advantage to exploit the weakness, Abreu steps in and lands some jabs and uppercuts through Soto Karass' defenses, knocking him onto his side! Up he comes but Abreu rushes him and lands more long jabs and scooping uppercuts to drop Soto Karass once more, and that is all.

TKO8 for Abreu, holy crap!!

 

That seventh was his last hurrah. Thank you, El Renuente.