Sammy Vasquez vs. Alberto Mosquera & Rod Salka vs. Monty Meza Clay RBR

Stats through six:

Salka 126 of 427, 30%

Clay 134 of 473, 28%

 

Round 7

Salka is throwing jabs, snapping a pivot, and landing the right hand before Clay has fully stepped in to close the distance. Clay is jabbing out at Salka's chest and throwing hooks up top. Salka is cut below the left ear - or has amassed smears of blood from Clay's head in the clinches. Salka is ducking the high no-look jab and tossing body flurries while backing up.

10-9 Salka

70-63 Salka

 

Round 8

Salka is jabbing in retreat, stopping and putting in rights over the braid. Several jabs flush by Salka. Clay is walking forward, head moving, good defense, but not throwing much. Clay loads up on hooks up top with both hands, occasionally catching Salka navigating the ropes. Clay is landing less, but harder. Just a spray of light jabs from Salka, targeting Clay's eye.

10-9 Clay

79-73 Salka

 

Round 9

Salka is on his bike, tossing single jabs. Clay is jabbing him in the chest, sliding in, and stuffing a right hand into his neck. Salka drops anchor throwing a 1-2 in front of the ropes but quickly gets on the move again. Clay is reaching up with his jab and then stretching low under Salka's. Clay is catching Salka's jab on his right glove, letting it come out from his face in udder-milking motions. BIG right hand by Salka, well-timed on the cut eye of Clay. Salka is back on his bike as Clay stomps after him, now half-blind.

10-9 Salka

89-82 Salka

 

Round 10

Salka is pumping out straight flurries and Clay forces his way through, landing big hooks up top, unbending his knees to launch himself upward. Salka is rocked back. Clay presses on. Clinch. Salka is flapping his arms down on Clay and then swallowing him up in a clinch by the ropes. Up-jab by Clay in pursuit, BIG right hand up top. Clay is catching Salka's jab and 1-2 on his raised and horizontally turned right forearm. Clay whips in high left and right hooks, falling over to either side with his head by his knees with the momentum of each. Salka backs up and keeps measure of Clay with a light metronome jab. BIG slicing right up top by Clay, grazing.

10-9 Clay

98-92 Salka