Sergio Gabriel Martínez vs. Macaulay McGowan & Bernard Angelo Culpa Torres vs. Mauro Perouene RBR

Sergio Gabriel Martínez vs. Macaulay McGowan, 10 rounds @ middleweight

 

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Queued up for a listen in full after the match...but he never had a prayer of winning the ring walks contest with Maravilla coming out to Iron freaking Maiden!

 

Round 1

Martínez is down in the first twenty seconds as they exchange jabs - but unclench your buttholes, it was just a slip. Referee makes that clear with hand gestures, calling off the anxious crowd who thought maybe it was a KD. There is a loud and ROWDY contingent of British fans in Mac's corner, starting up a "walking in a McGowan wonderland" singsong chant and persisting for much of the round. Anyway, they're circling and jabbing. Not much exciting to report, aside from the slip-down, and the drunk Brits. Martínez pokes in a few left hands on the navel. He flurries up top and forces McGowan to shrimp and turn away. Martínez looking to decapitate McGowan with a 1-2, but can't locate him with the second punch. Instead he switches tacks and tries floating a high right jab in the face, and then bringing the left cross into his belly instead. That works. A couple of times, and then McGowan starts to edge his way outside pawing a tentative defensive left jab.

10-9 Martínez

 

McGowan actually got in a sneaky uppercut behind a double jab, that I only just noticed in the slow mo replays. He isn't half bad at his craft...but nothing so far suggests he won't get washed provided the old man's body holds up.

 

Round 2

Martínez is doing his classic trademark both arms down, chin out, shoulders drooping, twitchy gimmick, daring McGowan to strike first so he can force-feed him a speedy counter from the waist. McGowan is uninterested in taking his bait, circling wide. Martínez presses in behind a southpaw jab flipped up off his front thigh, and then BLASTS his opponent in the face with a gnarly left that may have caused a glove to brush the canvas. Weird, no count from the ref but that could have been grounds for a ten count to be started. (edit: just saw the replay from a different angle - no touch, just spun around but got his balance again immediately). Definitely rung McGowan's bell. The rest of the round is more docile, Martínez just stalking and jabbing off the hip some more.

10-9 Martínez

20-18 Martínez

 

Round 3

Martínez is doing his squat and lean in deal, wrists at rest on his knees, and toying with McGowan. Right jabs up top, and lefts wherever he feels like putting them. McGowan very tentative, mostly running. A few times McGowan drops anchor, tosses out a couple of probing left jabs, and tries for an overhand right but Martínez counters him away with alacrity. Martínez plugs McGowan in the gut with a couple of straight blows and then pauses a moment to clasp a palm to his nose and blow a snot rocket. Not his Sexiest moment. A few light backfoot jabs scored by McGowan as Martínez slinks in close without throwing anything.

10-9 Martínez

30-27 Martínez