Ricky Burns vs. Paulus Moses & Paul Appleby vs. Stephen Ormond RBR

Round 2

Burns is trotting around in wide circles, firing jabs as Moses presses in on him and tries to place his shots. Straight pumping left jabs and hacking overhand rights by Moses, not connecting. Burns is blocking, moving, and jabbing. Conga-pounding 1-2 by Burns from off the ropes. Another sneaky body shot under the elbow by Burns. Moses presses in on Burns and they tangle up. Break called. Burns flurries to the body and they tie up again. Incidental rabbit punch by Burns. Jab by Burns after they separate. They fence with their jabs in the middle of the ring for a moment before Moses charges Burns into the ropes and then smothers himself with some shots going wide. Burns circles to his right and throws long lead rights to the body. Jabs up top by Burns. A pair of heavy overhand rights by Moses at the bell.

20-18 RB

 

Easier than his pal Appleby did through 2. :yep

 

Round 3

Moses is firing long right hands at Burns and trying to follow up quickly with hooks stepping inside as Burns blocks them. Burns is too smooth and fluid in his movement, circling rapidly around Moses and bobbing around throwing accurate jabs from every angle. 1-2 by Burns. Four punch combo by Moses driving Burns to the ropes but caught on the forearms. Burns backs up and fires lead rights. BIG slapping left hook behind the ear landed by Burns as he circumvented Moses. Jabs by Burns circling left. Now right. Stick and move, stick and move. Jab jab jab. Moses tries to initiate a firefight stepping in with an overhand right. Burns has none of it. Stick and move, stick and move. Nice defense by Burns, skirting off the ropes to make Moses wildly miss a left hook at chest level.

30-27 Burns