Gennady Golovkin vs. Makoto Fuchigami & Zaurbek Baysangurov vs. Michel Soro RBR

Round 9

Baysangurov wrestles Soro into a corner, and Soro goes down to his knees. No knockdown, as there were no punches. He's stalling, catching his wind. He has a cut. Was there a low blow? Soro keeps clutching his kidney, with his left glove behind his back. Something hurts. :conf Baysangurov runs up to him and whips a body shot around to that same side of his lower back!! Brutal. Clinch. Baysangurov banging the body on the inside. Soro looks tired. Baysangurov is warned by Vann for a foul, last warning before a deduction. Big left hook by Baysangurov, caught Soro blinking idly at mid range. Baysangurov pushes him to the ropes and digs to the body. He tries to bring the attack upstairs and Soro swallows him up and spins him to the ropes. Baysangurov just marches him back to the opposite ropes. 1-2 by Baysangurov! Looping right to the body!! Baysangurov is shoving Soro into the ropes and Vann comes to intervene, not allowing the rough infighting. Soro runs. Runs. Runs. Runs. Baysangurov catches up to him with a right hand upstairs, then drops it down to the body.


10-9 Baysangurov

85-85

 

He who edges the championship rounds, at least two of three, wins it for my tastes.

 

Got a Red Bull for him?

 

Round 10

Baysangurov clocks Soro with a high right hand, and then shoves him across the ring. Time out. Soro is given time to recover from - a low blow? He milks it a bit. Time in. Baysangurov jabs his way in, then cuts the ring off by stepping quickly right to head Soro off. Big body shots by Baysangurov, and Soro is badly hurt!! Soro launches a big volley of straight head shots to stand his ground, then slides back toward the ropes. Baysangurov moves in and presses against him until Vann peels him off. Jabs by Baysangurov, and a wild right hand over the top that misses but obscures Soro's view of an incoming left hook which lands flush. Baysangurov pushes him against the ropes, roughing him up. Soro isn't countering, just throwing his arms out around Baysangurov to swallow him up. Baysangurov shoves him back a few feet, and Soro desperately flurries down the pipe to avoid the ropes. Big body shots by Baysangurov!! Soro looks ready to drop!! He doubles over, but doesn't keel! Baysangurov keeps banging low but Soro keeps his feet, and jogs in place before moving off.

10-9 Baysangurov

95-94 Baysangurov

 

Cool, no worries. :good For me personally, a 12-round back and forth war like this is more exciting than a lamb-to-slaughter KO1, but to each their own.