Luciano Leonel Cuello vs. Samir Santos Barbosa RBR

Round 7

Barbosa is backed up by those deeply echoed hooks to the body that evoke an axe splitting logs. Cuello is patiently coming forward with that high Euro style shell and letting Barbosa flap ineffectively at it with straight shots, then hooking the body once up close. Barbosa is in obvious pain, and beginning to stagger unsteadily. Finally his hands lower. Cuello brings the hook upstairs. Barbosa is BADLY wobbled. Saved by the bell.

10-9 Cuello

70-63 Cuello

 

If Luciano doesn't stop him now, with five rounds left to work with, it's an epic failure.

If Samir somehow pulls off a kayo, it's an epic comeback.

 

Round 8

The referee pauses the action after the bell but before the fighters have even reached the center of the ring, asking the timekeeper to halt the clock. He takes a towel from someone at ringside and dabs at Barbosa's face with it. Barbosa is backed up by hooks to the body and 1-2s to the face. Barbosa tries to lean in and fire back with uppercuts, then leans back and winds up big overhand rights. Cuello is able to lean out of their way and continue to put in work, jabbing and chopping the head and now doubling the hook to the body. Barbosa is in bad shape. He flails out a right haymaker with his feet spread apart to get off the ropes, but it's a short reprieve as Cuello cuts back in and stays in front of him, too close to back up with anything sharp and hiding his face in his gloves besides, digging away with those hooks to the body and economically chopping at Barbosa's head without leaving openings to counter.

10-9 Cuello

80-72 Cuello

 

Nope. The only way either of them can seem to hurt the other is when Cuello hits that body.

 

Round 9

Barbosa has decided to take a stand, getting off first and dropping both gavels on the body of Cuello while pushing into him. Barbosa enjoys success in the first minute until Cuello emerges from his shell and resumes hooking him down low. Barbosa backs up, but doesn't stop punching. Big left hook to the body by Cuello. Barbosa grits his teeth and throws a 1-2, and his own body shots. Cuello leads with an uppercut, carrying himself all the way inside with it. Jab by Barbosa lands as Cuello tries it again.

Barbosa at least making a sporting contest of it.

90-81 Cuello

 

Round 10

Cuello hooks the body and leans into Barbosa with his forearms scrunched up narrowly in front of his face. Barbosa tries some looping shots on the back foot, summoning his reserves of energy but still just hitting guard. Cuello hooks the body and leaves a gap which Barbosa exploits with a right hand to the face. It doesn't keep Cuello from persisting with his body attack and forcing Barbosa toward the ropes. Cuello tries shoving him further in their direction and blocks a 1-2 before dropping another torpedo hook.

100-90 Cuello

 

Round 11

Cuello catches shots on his forearms, maneuvering them dynamically around his head in shifting patterns as Barbosa slaps haphazardly down at him from different angles while stepping in. Cuello gets a jab into his chin and backs him up, then starts to whip the body with rights and left hooks. Barbosa drops his arms and flees to a corner. BIG 1-2 to the face by Cuello!! Barbosa seems to be giving up, standing there taking shots and barely moving. Cuello lands a right hand to the face as Barbosa finally, reluctantly, gets his arms back up and flutters his way off the ropes and backs up across the length of the ring. BIG RIGHT HAND BY CUELLO!! LEFT HOOK!! Barbosa begins to feather-fall by the ropes as the ref jumps in to wave it off, with Cuello still landing punches!

KO11!! Out cold under the bottom rope, not moving!!

 

That got a little scary, but Barbosa has sat up of his own power and is receiving medical attention.

The crowd applauds his determination.

 

Seems so.

 

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