Larios vs Linares, round by round?

great 1st round, both men trading and landing, a slight egde to Linares 10-9

 

round 2 similar to the first, Linares seems to be getting the better of Larios and taking the fight to him, Larios tries to steal the round with 10 sec left. 10-9 Linares

 

Larios opens with a wide hook and misses, more aggresive this round but great counterpunching by Linares. Larios pressing this round, though inaffective aggression. Another close round for Linares 10-9

 

round 4
Larios starting to get comfortable, punches landing at a higher rate, Linares continues to backpeddle and counter. Larios 10-9 most clearly dominant round of the fight

 

round 5
Linares going to the body, countering, ref stop the fight temporarily, i'm not sure for what, fight resumes both men trade. pretty even round could go either way

 

round 6
Linares stands his ground and landing solid punches during the first minute, goes back to his backpeddling counters for remainder of the round, Linares stuns Larios with a nice uppercut with half minutes to go Linares 10-9

 

round 7

Linars more confidant, landing great combinations, Larios seems to be losing steam, more body shots by Linares, keeps backpeddling for no good reason, should be more aggressive( probably his inexperience at only 21 yrs old) gives away the second half of the fight. another close round could go either way

 

round 8
Linares starts strong, Larios is relentless in his pressure keeps coming forward, great spurt of punches by Linares towards the end seems to hurt Larios. Linares 10-9

 

Larios is getting schooled

 

no problem I enjoy analyzing fights:good

 

round 9
Larios continues to come forward though punches are beginning to miss. Linares with the crisper more accurate punches, throws a nice 4 punch combo. This is going to come down to stamina and sheer will. This fight is getting better with each round. Linares 10-9

 

87-85 according to Jim Watts for Linares