HBO (RIP) BAD: Cecilia Carmen Linda Brækhus vs. Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes RBR

10-9 Shields, again barely (she's flummoxed by Hermans' basic jab-and-move strategy, let alone her switch-hitting...but invariably her clubbing power affects the Belgian sometime within each two minutes frame, often with a partially blocked shot or combination of fouls and legal blows.

10-9 Shields

40-36 Shields

 

Round 5

Hermans lands some 1-2s on the face as southpaw. Body slugging volleys by Shields, all caught on the arms. Messy infighting, both hacking behind the head. Hermans jabbing well and never really gets hurt.

10-9 Hermans

49-46 Shields

 

59-55 Shields


Yaaaawn

 

69-64 Shields

JDJ asking Shields to cut the ring off. Maybe should've taught her that skill before tonight, chief.

 

Per Comp-U-Box, per Lampley, Shields has landed more body shots (22) than Hermans has punches period (20...Shields has landed 78 overall through 7...)

 

79-73 Shields

 

Like she hasn't progressed a bit since her gold medal.

 

89-82 Shields

 

Round 10

Hermans is doing lots more switch-hitting now, seeming to feel that she has taken as much of Shields' power as she could possibly carry late, and is getting bold, working off the long southpaw jab, standing in and flurrying on the face while swaying out of reach of a tiring Shields' lunging counters. BIG overhand right by Shields with about twenty seconds remaining, catching Hermans as her head was spinning and reversing its spin's direction with a left hook, but Hermans is able to keep her feet until the final bell.

10-9 Hermans, extremely close, she won 90 seconds before getting rocked.

98-92 Shields

 

Official cards:

100-90
100-90
100-90

UD for Claressa Shields

 

Final stats:

Jabs
Shields 15 of 149, 10%
Hermans 4 of 141, 3%

Power
Shields 104 of 272, 38%
Hermans 25 of 125, 20%

Total
Shields 119 of 421, 28%
Hermans 29 of 266, 11%

Body
Shields 27 (12 right side, 15 left)
Hermans 3 (2 right side, 1 left)