Mikkel Kessler vs. Mehdi Bouadla RBR

Round 1

Kessler circles and jabs. Bouadla is taking short steps off to the side, a couple at a time. Bouadla swatting with his own jab. Kessler's is much straighter and sharper and catching him on the mouth. Kessler is also hooking to the body off his jab. All one-handed action so far. There's a right hand by Kessler. Bouadla catches Kessler coming out of a crouch while circling with a wide jab. Kessler doubles his jab while turning Bouadla. Kessler jabs hard to the body and Bouadla sucks himself in at the middle to pull away from it. Kessler keeps digging hooks to the body from just out of reach. Bouadla tries a 1-2 to the chest. Kessler doubles his jab, pawing into Bouadla's guard before quickly changing it up and hooking him hard in the gut. Right hand by Kessler. Lots of steady movement.

10-9 Kessler

 

Round 2

Bouadla is jabbing up hard at Kessler's face but not reaching. Kessler is backing away while circling and keeping Bouadla at the end of his own jab. Bouadla gets through with a stray hook, but Kessler isn't bothered by it. Three punch combo is blocked by Bouadla. Kessler jabs with him, landing first and landing much more sharply. Double jab tot he face by Kessler. Bouadla hunches his shoulders up and stalks his way inside. Kessler is landing the jab much better, in between Bouadla's. Another stray left hook up top gets through for Bouadla. That's his best weapon so far, thrown as Kessler is leaning forward into his jabs from his blind spot. Kessler continues to land jabs from outside. Bouadla tries to flurry inside. Three punch combo by Kessler, just clips Bouadla with his arms stretched fully out. Jab by Kessler and then a slick fake-out move, feinting left and then jogging right to leave Bouadla tripping over himself. Kessler showing good footwork and jabbing.

20-18 Kessler