Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam vs. Max Bursak RBR

Round 5

More - what else? - clinching. Also more N'Dam N'Jikam lobbing out daredevil underhanded body shots while rapidly circling with bouncy steps and keeping his arms at his sides. Also more diving headfirst and jabbing in straight lines by Bursak. :dead They collide into another clinch and Ol' Reliable Sam Viruet is there to nip it in the bud, as ever. Bursak tries a left hook and the same thing occurs that did the last few times he tried - he eats a slapping counter hook as N'Dam N'Jikam drifts backward. Chopping right hand by Bursak; N'Dam N'Jikam ducks under it and gets his braids moistened in Bursak's armpit. Long clinch, spinning away from Viruet as he trots around them trying to get his arms in there and pry them apart. They are warned to watch their heads. Big flurry by Bursak puts N'Dam N'Jikam on the ropes but mostly hits gloves or air.

50-45 N'Dam N'Jikam

 

Round 6

N'Dam N'Jikam circles left and bombs away with loose-armed rights over the top and left hooks to the midsection as Bursak repeatedly dives in and collapses against him. N'Dam N'Jikam is pinned on the ropes until Viruet comes to haul Bursak away. Bursak isn't getting many punches off between the clinches. A few left hooks reached up at the back of N'Dam N'Jikam's head on the way in, but stifled by their collisions. N'Dam N'Jikam is still bouncing around, still winging underarm body shots, and still skirting off the ropes. Bursak just keeps galloping after.

60-54 N'Dam N'Jikam

 

Round 7

N'Dam N'Jikam skips to his left and lands some hooks and slashing rights to the chest and face. Bursak keeps jumping into the fray and getting nailed as the crowd starts to warm to the action. N'Dam N'Jikam is doing most of the landing, but still wary of Bursak's pressure. Left hook to the forehead by N'Dam N'Jikam while drifting backward. Double jab to the face. Big left hook downstairs. Bursak finally stops pursuing, just hopping in place with his guard up and waving it around to intercept N'Dam N'Jikam's jabs. When N'Dam N'Jikam is finished Bursak tries chopping in with his own jab from this high-guard position. It doesn't work.

70-63 N'Dam N'Jikam

 

"...or less "

It's for the interim WBO middleweight title. :good

 

I'm guessing people are starting to be glad there wasn't an Over/Under 9.5 option in the vBookie event thread. The way this is headed, as many might have been burned on this Over as were in last week's Malignaggi vs. Senchenko shocker. :yep