Pedro Guevara vs. Mario Rodriguez II RBR

Round 8

Guevara is pressing forward, herding Rodriguez south of the Corona logo and not letting him cross the boundary. Guevara drops right hands from above and slashes in hooks at the body when Rodriguez makes a dash. Double jab by Rodriguez to get inside, but Guevara slides his feet back and lands the 1-2. Triple jab by Guevara pushing Rodriguez to the ropes. Guevara goes to the body and is warned to keep them up. 1-2 by Guevara.

10-9 Guevara

80-72 Guevara

 

Round 9

Guevara is putting in the 1-2-3 to the face and the single left hook to the body as Rodriguez drifts to his left trying to find either an opening to attack or free space to run past Guevara and get a reprieve from his long guard-piercing jab. Rodriguez jumps in with a hook to the body and is countered with a neck-jerking hook to the head. Rodriguez has managed to land with both feet in prime real estate - in between Guevara's legs. Rodriguez takes advantage and lands a hook upstairs. Guevara is able to move off before any more damage can be done. Guevara quickly gathers himself and is back on the offensive, using his height and reach advantage to bombard Rodriguez with straights and body shots while leaning away from his attacks.

10-9 Guevara

90-81 Guevara

 

Round 10

Guevara is landing the jab with the overhand right behind it instead of the straight cross. Rodriguez is staggering from both exhaustion and the accumulation of punches absorbed over the preceding nine rounds. Guevara is laying combinations on him, all while remaining safely out of reach. Rodriguez forces himself to advance, hoping to catch Guevara with an anti-aircraft right hand. Rodriguez has all but forgotten the left hook, or doesn't feel comfortable throwing it from so far away. 1-2 by Guevara as Rodriguez steps in. There's a big left hook by Rodriguez, wide and powerful, smashing into Guevara's right arm.

10-9 Guevara

100-90 Guevara

 

Round 11

Guevara is cracking Rodriguez with big combinations, sitting down on his shots. Lead left hooks, hard rights, and more hooks to cap off. Rodriguez gets in a few of his own, dinging Guevara with stray punches with either hand as Guevara is cutting loose on him - but the numbers game is favoring Guevara as is the quality of shots, which are leaving Rodriguez woozily rocking about to keep his balance and unable to focus on setting himself to throw meaningful stuff back.

10-9 Guevara

110-99 Guevara

 

Round 12

Guevara is doubling the jab into Rodriguez's head, then slapping the left over in a hooking motion without ever retracting it. Rodriguez nails him with a hook and then sags from the effort as Guevara circles past him. Guevara is pacing side to side, throwing combos and single cuffing hooks to the head. Body jab by Guevara. Rodriguez is drunkenly ambling in uneven lines trying to square up to him and load up on a big hook. Guevara shoeshines into his face, rooting himself to the canvas for just a moment and then sashaying off to the left before Rodriguez can get in a hit.

10-9 Guevara

120-108 Guevara

 

There were some two-way exchanges, but for the most part this didn't look anything like a rematch of guys who once drew.

 

Official cards:

120-108
118-110
119-110

UD for Pedro Guevara

 

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WBC open scoring in effect.