Mairis Briedis vs. Ismail Abdoul & Evgenios Lazaridis vs. Olegs Lopajevs RBR

Mairis Briedis vs. Ismail Abdoul, 12 rounds @ cruiserweight

 

Round 1

Briedis is doubling his jab up top and firing rights on the body from outside. Abdoul covers up and sidesteps left, a trickle of jabs descending out from his peekaboo.

10-9 Briedis

 

Round 2

Briedis is hopping to his left, pecking at the high guard of Abdoul, looking to drop in a right hand from above on a side angle. Briedis jabs and feints, slapping down with a right hand on the cheek as his jab slides in past Abdoul's moving head. Briedis cranes his neck to dodge Abdoul's jab while doubling his own coming forward. Neither is making a lot of contact.

10-9 Briedis

20-18 Briedis

 

Round 3

Briedis is jabbing and crossing into Abdoul's guard from outside. Briedis hops to his left and rattles off a straight combo of speedy light shots into the gloves. Abdoul reaches up with a jab and cows away from a Briedis flurry on the body. Briedis is really going hell bent for leather here, slapping in hooks on the hiked up belt of Abdoul, who seems troubled, languishing on the ropes. Abdoul bounces his backside off the ropes and flees in the opposite direction, running backward, keeping his eyes on Briedis and elbows tucked in to block the body shots.

10-9 Briedis

30-27 Briedis

 

CST80, you may have been right!! :shock:

 

Not looking so cool for Mr. Abdoul!

 

Round 4

Briedis is popping his jab into Abdoul's crown, standing off at mid-range. Abdoul is covering up and countering with jabs, punching with Briedis. Abdoul is ducking as Briedis chops in with a long right. Counter jabs by Abdoul shot up straight into the air, missing as Briedis hits the brakes.

10-9 Briedis

40-36 Briedis