RJJ Promotions: Ray Valentino Ximénez, Jr. vs. Luis Alberto López Vargas RBR

Round 1

Peak is rolling away from the jab of Jackson and trying to time him with a 1-2 or big windmilling right. Peak keeping his left hand low, cradled at his waist. Jackson is darting in and out, scoring with left hooks or solo right hand blasts up top, doing a good job of melting low or jerking backwards away from Peak's wild counters just in time.

10-9 Jackson

 

This is seriously the co-feature bout? A four-rounder between aging novices?

Man, is Roy even working on a four digit budget for the whole show combined outside the purses for Ximénez, Jr. and López?

 

Round 2

Jackson is drifting away into the ropes as Peak keeps applying pressure but not connecting too cleanly, flailing down with his right hand from above like a mace, hitting arms with Jackson shelling up and leaning against the ropes. Jackson is pecking with counters on the body as he squats and backpedals. Peak drops a couple of right hands in on Jackson's temple but the latter is able to roll down with them, curling his neck and upper spine and peeling out the side door.

10-9 Jackson, by a razor-thin margin

20-18 Jackson

 

Wait is that John Cena in Jackson's corner??!!

 

Them boys' trunks is WAY too high.

 

Round 3

Peak is keeping Jackson pinned on the ropes and thudding right hands into the body. Jackson spins him off the ropes for a moment and tries overpowering him but Peak shrugs him off and lands a stiff hacking left on the cheek that stuns Jackson and forces him to back up. They swap jabs and straight right hands at mid-range, Peak walking into a particularly starchy right from Jackson that snaps his head back. Peak gets mad and starts thrashing Jackson against the ropes, forcing him to hold. Ref implores them to separate. Sloppy flurries by Jackson.

10-9 Peak

29-28 Jackson

 

@CST80 last round before the main event is coming up.

 

Round 4

Jackson is moving straight back, flinching away from Peak's slapping right hands and left hooks. Jackson looks knackered, getting his skull wedged in Peak's underarm while attempting to drill it against his chest to kill time. Big left hook from Peak leaves Jackson mildly shaken. Peak taking BIG swipes with the left hand, spinning himself off balance with his misses, but when he gives up the headhunting and whacks the body he is doubling Jackson over. Peak is put in a headlock, Jackson managing to run the clock until the bell.

10-9 Peak

38-38

 

Commentators think Peak should win, but acknowledge it was close.