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Hmm...replay only shown once. Inconclusive. May have been a slip, another look with maybe a different angle to see if something snuck in a couple seconds before would be nice.

Solomon hugging the ropes now. Ray not taking the bait. Solomon rushes in and lands a right hand. They spend the rest of the round in the center of the ring. A lot of leaning. Minimal infighting. Robinson actually getting the better. He takes the round (even though Solomon's right hand was the single best punch).

Even after 6. I rescind the 10-8 from earlier.

 

Entering - Can we call seven and eight the championship rounds? - deep water for some young prospects stepping up, anyhow.

Solomon's punches incredibly wide, shame on him. A good majority of them are landing flush and hurting Robinson, though - so shame on Ray.

Brad Solomon round based on a couple of really clean, hard, effective (but far from textbook) punches.

 

Huge gobs of plasma from Robinson's open cut (from an early accidental butt) are caked onto Solomon's back...ewww...

Robinson moves his upper body unnecessarily too much when he throws. It's like he's got a string wound from his fist to his spine. This is getting him into some measure of trouble against Solomon and would get him quickly KTFO against lots of guys at even the next level up.

Speaking of which, HUGE counter shot lands by Solomon as Robinson dips forward with a pitty pat flurry. Nearly out on his feet.

They fight down the stretch. As HairyHighlander said, good to see prospects risking the zeros.

Solomon finished strong. I got him 5 rounds to 3.

 

Did you see Robinson? He knew it was deserved, and was positively thrilled for his opponent, and hoisted him up in congratulations. Pure class.

Both have loads of work to do if they want to contend, but both made a new fan tonight. :good

 

Round 1. These guys are each flicking their jabs halfway out and touching gloves, both trying to feel out distance and the other guy's reflexes. Looks like batteries with opposite charge being pushed together.

Coleman lands a few straight rights, Arnaoutis a few of his own southpaw lefts.

Tight round, not much to give. Coleman looked composed and a little bit more the general.

 

Coleman continues to look smooth, slipping punches, keeping his form, throwing short straight punches and moving laterally. Mike is still stuck in his tentative rut from the first. Coleman's jab is soaring between the goalposts. Mike may have landed two glancing blows all round.

20-18 Tim Coleman.

 

Arnaoutis seems to have shaken the cement off his ankles, moving more but still not landing much. One exchange on the inside in the last thirty seconds sees Coleman fire away and Mike complain to the ref. No holding and hitting that I could see, not sure what the problem was..

Another round to Coleman, shut out so far (though only the second was a round that he can be said to have really "won", as opposed to Arnaoutis simply losing it).

 

4th round. It's getting more physical, and more interesting. Arnaoutis jabbing over Coleman's jab and trying to build into a combination, Coleman keeps ducking in such a way that they end up crossed up. Arnaoutis misses a sweeping hook and gets countered with a short one from the orthodox fighter. Better Arnaoutis round, still not sure he did enough to earn the nod though.

 

Both men are starting to throw in doubles at a minimum. Both leaving enough space to punch, neither seemed too comfortable on the inside in the earlier rounds. Arnaoutis wins this round (and the last) on accuracy.

3-2 Coleman

 

Coleman able to push Arnaoutis across the ring with his moneypunch (straight right). Arnaoutis pawing now with the right jab, looks to create a window for his left. Nothing doing. Coleman showing good side to side movement, but very little output since the first minute. They stand and trade in the pocket, good little firefight in the last forty seconds. Coleman smashes through an Arnaoutis jab with a right hand; Arnaoutis responds with a crack of the whip under his elbow.

Razor thin. Calling it even three apiece.