Jomar "Wallopman" Fajardo

Round 7

Fajardo is catching hooks on his right arm, curled around his body, and hurling in uppercuts on the belt line and overhands into the neck of Rodriguez at short range. Fajardo is walking in with big seafloor-combing lead uppercuts and missiles up top as he slams in close. Rodriguez can't establish a rhythm with his jab, though he is trying. Fajardo's too slippery and unpredictable, getting scuffed but not hit flush on the way in. Fajardo is hanging back, making Rodriguez over-extend with the left jab. Fajardo dribbles a jab on Rodriguez's body fromn outside. Fajardo is swinging his left at his side. Jabs on the face by Rodriguez, getting his timing down. Counter jabs on the body by Fajardo. Tit for tat. Fajardo is flicking the jab halfway up from the hip, yanking it back down, and pulling away from Rodriguez's headhunting jab. Fajardo walks Rodriguez into the ropes and lands some chopping rights and left hooks as Rodriguez bends over. Head and body combos by Fajardo, staying atop Rodriguez. Hook and high line drive right hand combos in reply from Rodriguez. Good action, last ten seconds.

10-9 Fajardo

67-66 Fajardo

 

Round 8

Fajardo is shoving in and getting dusted atop the head by Rodriguez with both hands. Overhands by Fajardo. Rodriguez is pumping his arms out nonstop and performing drum-rolls on the back and top of Fajardo's head. Fajardo is hurling single no-look bombs up top while hunched over and stomping into Rodriguez. Back-slaps and straight flurries into the base of the skull and upper scalp by Rodriguez, Fajardo staying right in his chest.

10-9 Rodriguez on sheer work-rate and # of touches. Messy round from both.

76-76

 

Round 9

Rodriguez opens up with his jab flowing, nicking the forehead of Fajardo. Hooks traded inside, both a little arm-weary. Fajardo is popping stiff jabs into the face of Rodriguez while backing up near the ropes. Left arm shiver by Fajardo, shoving Rodriguez back a step. Fajardo dances away, flicking jabs up into Rodriguez's face. Rodriguez chases with a right hand and catches a piece of Fajardo. Clinch. They wrestle on the Tecate logo. Rodriguez leads with short rights and flaps at the body with light left hooks as Fajardo alternates between two-armed shoves and two-handed uppercut combos.

10-9 Fajardo, close

86-85 Fajardo

 

Round 10

Fajardo is folding Rodriguez's arms back against his chest, shoving him across the ring. Fajardo is galloping in a crab stance, throwing big uppercut combos at the midsection of Rodriguez. Fajardo pins him briefly against the ropes landing bombs on the abdomen. Rodriguez backs up, awkwardly flurrying into the air. Rodriguez starts kicking up both heels as he moves, looking to get himself revved up. Fajardo keeps on him, looping hard rights and throwing overhands and uppercuts from both sides, never giving Rodriguez a chance to get set with any counters or stave-off jabs. Big looping right by Fajardo, crashing through Rodriguez's left bicep and thumping his chest. Rodriguez is on his bike, running to his right, avoiding the corner. Rodriguez drops a right on the back of Fajardo's head as he comes in hooking the body. Clinch. Break. Rodriguez pushes down on Fajardo. Break again. Fajardo is winging uppercuts jumping in, missing.

10-9 Fajardo

96-94 Fajardo

 

Not as one-sided as my drunk self thought it was in favor of Fajardo, but at the same time I'm not seeing the comfortable decision for Rodriguez that some reported either.

Kind of a middle-ground compromise.

Anyway, guess who are rematching a week from tomorrow? :happy

In Chihuas' backyard, so don't expect Wallopman to get a decision. (especially where the Mexicans are probably unhappy about the blemish on Francisco's record and looking for a little payback)

 

Watch this one, it's better.

 

The rematch is probably the 2nd best fight this weekend (after Mitchell vs. Estrada) and for those of us in the Western hemisphere is really the only televised "Saturday night action" worth checking out:

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10 rounds - GEM

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12 rounds - PolSat Sport

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10 rounds - Azteca

Quiet week for boxing - good chance for those unfamiliar with the lower weight divisions to have a peek, as either of two scenarios is sure to unfold:

• Rodriguez comes in trained and ready and puts on a clinic (like he was expected to in a non-title routine tuneup last time...) to avenge the blemish of the draw on his record.

OR

• Fajardo proves last time no fluke and himself just a stylistic nightmare for Chihuas and does just as well (or better) - meaning we get another exciting clash.

Either way, it'll be sure to make a convert of anybody for whom flyweights "aren't really their scene". :good

 

In addition to Azteca in Mexico, this will be aired by UniMas in the US. :happy

 

I just got so confused.

I was looking for information on the rematch (specifically, betting lines) and came across this headline:

http://southflorida.collegefootball...riguez-hopes-to-stop-Fajardo-this-time-555113

...and did a double-take upon seeing the date - September 2014, which is two months before their first encounter. :blood

atsch

 

An earlier fight of Wallopman's...

Credit to AsianBoxing.info and Jerome Nardoza...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LAFNIr9oWk