ShoBox: Art Hovhannisyan vs. Miguel Acosta RBR

Round 3

Uppercut early in the round has Santiago lifted up slightly and then dumped on his butt. He grins sheepishly while rising. Morales jumps on him, hacking away. Santiago gets a left jab in that turns Morales' face and buys him some times to get off the ropes. Now Santiago comes forward. Morales backs all the way into a corner and then rubberbands a right hand into the body. Morales switches southpaw and throws some right upper-hooks at medium range while circling. Santiago comes forward, chopping with overhand rights and lefts. Santiago seems to be of the mind that pressuring and being aggressive is his best defense to avoid another knockdown. He might...not be correct. Morales is landing pretty well, still, out of either stance and switching frequently without any consequence. Morales slips the jabs of Santiago easily, taunting him from just out of reach. Right to the body by Morales.

10-8 Morales

30-26 Morales

 

Maybe Santiago is ignoring Mamba's advice because they had a falling out?

Like, maybe Santiago hit him with a lamp and Roger choked him out? :think

 

Round 4

Morales comes forward and works the body out of the southpaw stance. Santiago is throwing wild shots up and down, going for the head but mostly not quite finding it as Morales leans in and does his work before getting out. Morales is eating the odd punch as he comes forward but once inside he's working the body with his head hung down to either side out of the danger zone.

10-9 Morales

40-35 Morales

 

ShoStats at the halfway point:

Jabs
Morales 16 of 108, 15%
Santiago 21 of 123, 17%

Power
Morales 104 of 203, 51%
Santiago 68 of 181, 38%

Total
Morales 120 of 311, 39%
Santiago 89 of 304, 29%

Body
Morales 45
Santiago 20