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Round 2

Martinez is just banging away with hooks and rights up top, with a few rights narrowed out to the top of Castaneda's trunks just by the belly button. Uppercuts by Castaneda, landing flush! Martinez can't move his head to save his life. Fortunately for him Castaneda has very little power and even the flush double uppercuts aren't slowing Martinez down. Body shots by Martinez plugging away. Another uppercut by Castaneda. Left and right hooks to the eardrums by Martinez. Slapping overhand left hook by Castaneda backing up, just whipping away at that big curly-maned head as Martinez shreds the body.

20-18 Martinez

 

Round 3

Martinez is bowling for body shots, and rolling strikes and spares. Castaneda lands a few hooks and rights to the head while getting pushed back but isn't making Martinez budge. Castaneda tries to match him for body shots but it isn't his forte. Castaneda goes back to just slapping at the head, while Martinez builds his attack up from the trunks to the jaw and then back down - like an elevator run by a malfunctioning computer system. Hard chopping shots by Martinez all over Castaneda.

30-27 Martinez

 

:good If Castaneda had more on his shots, it would definitely be up there with Luna-Luna among ATG 4-rounders

 

Round 4

Castaneda is jabbing and backing up, but not keeping Martinez off. Martinez places his fists all over Castaneda, hitting him on the breastplate, the back, the chin, the eye sockets, the back of the head, the hips, the abdomen - pretty much everywhere. Castaneda meanwhile slaps out with jabs and short hooks - pretty much all to the top/front of the skull. Castaneda is hurt by a couple of left hooks leaning back into the ropes but grinds his way back into the fray. Martinez leans into him and hooks away. Right hands, uppercuts, overhands, left/right combos. Neither guy is terribly fast, but they're both landing 80% of their punches. It's ****ing great. BIG looping right to the head by Martinez, left hook, looping right...Castaneda is taking his licks and fighting back...

10-9 Martinez

40-36 Martinez