Rubén Villa IV vs. Marlon Olea RBR

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Erick Daniel Martinez vs. Maximilliano Becerra, 6 rounds @ lightweight

 

Underway, halfway through:

Bruno Escalante vs. Diuhl Olguin, 8 rounds @ bantamweight

 

Mexican southpaw vs. Filipino southpaw

 

Marlon Olea vs. Ruben Villa IV, 8 rounds @ featherweight

 

Round 1

Olea is circling and putting his forearms together, sending them up & down the elevator to block Villa's head and body southpaw jabs. Villa is working some right hooks off the jab, walking Olea into the ropes, then backing out just enough to let Olea come unglued from the ropes, take a few steps and gain a taste of freedom before cutting the ring off and laying more stiff right jabs on him. Villa is reaching down and jabbing the belt line, then pulling quickly outside to dodge Olea's chopping right hand counter. Villa repeats with another stab in the belly and yanks himself away from another chop, this time land a pull-counter left against the counter punch.

10-9 Villa

 

Round 2

Villa is jabbing the chest and drilling Olea with a left cross between the gloves. Olea is tentative now, pulling every feint. Olea is loading shells in the shotgun and cocking the lead right hand but they never leave the barrel, as Villa is quick with the step-in jab and then sideways lean to dip out before Olea can react. Villa cowing Olea with his speed, timing and volume. Olea totally discouraged offensively, but for a few high fluttering left jabs. Villa is chasing Olea into the ropes with the right jab pump-faked to corral him, then lunges his lead right foot out to plant at Olea's flanks and sweeps in with a right hook as he's trapped.

10-9 Villa

20-18 Villa

 

This is for the vacant WBO Youth Featherweight title, btw.

 

Round 3

Villa is using lots of fluid undulating motions side to side, bobbing laterally and resurfacing while advancing upon Olea, keeping his rhythm syncopated and difficult to predict. Olea gets a few chopping rights across the forehead of Villa when the latter is darting forward on bent lead knee to hook the body. Hair standing up on Villa's head as he gets caught but he's still landing the cleanest stuff and scoring the highest quantity of points with the right poke-jab on the belly and hook on the ribs.

10-9 Villa, closer

30-27 Villa

 

Round 4

Villa is doubling his jab on the way in and following through with a left cross rocketing from his rear hip to Olea's brow, sometimes thumping him at the hairline where his braids are pulled tight against his scalp. Olea is desperately hacking down with the right hand and occasionally landing the counter successfully when Villa darts in overconfident without jabbing, looking to open up exchanges with body shots. Big left hand by Villa hurts Olea. Villa is toying with Olea now at mid-range, feinting with the southpaw 1-2 and jab, forcing Olea to react with a defensive left push-jab and then reaching around his outstretched arm to smack him on the cheek with a light hook. Right hand on the body from Olea, grazing.

10-9 Villa

40-36 Villa

 

Steve Kim has it 40-36 Villa.

 

Round 5

Villa is snapping the jab, stepping in, swerving with his entire upper body tilted over to his left, slipping Olea's left jab and poking the abdomen. Villa dips himself a bit too far inside and is caught with an overhand right while bent forward. Villa is waving the right glove in the air, swirling it out at full extension near Olea's holstered left glove, looking to brush aside the jab when it departs its port-of-origin and feed him a left hand down the middle.

10-9 Villa

50-45 Villa

 

Round 6

Villa is squatting halfway down and tenting his legs, waddling toward Olea by shifting his weight between feet in a rocking-chair motion, rowing out with the right jab. Olea has started throwing combinations now, plunging rights behind the jab, seeking the head of Villa. Good responsible front-foot defense by Villa, waiting for his spot. Nice 1-2 by Villa, buzzing Olea. Villa is now holding the right jab out after throwing it, lancing it out against Olea to back him up and thumping him with a left cross on the chest. Olea tries a big 1-2 but can't find the head of Villa. Olea hangs back and lets Villa jab in on him, then explodes with a giant overhand right like a dangerous cornered animal. Villa wise enough to not fall all the way in and put himself in a compromised position, so he's able to leap backward clear of harm's way.

10-9 Villa

60-54 Villa

 

Round 7

Villa is drawing the lead from Olea, standing outside his range, then wandering just inside on tiptoes, and playing a little patty-cake with him, shooting the left jab from midair with his right. Villa is laying some left hands on the chest and backing Olea up. Olea is rolling his gloves over each other and standing in place, watching and waiting. Olea reacts to a twitch-feint by jabbing and Villa counters with a flush snappy right jab on the face.

10-9 Villa

70-63 Villa