ShoBox: Jon Fernández Dominguez vs. O'Shaquie Dominique Williams Foster RBR

Round 5

Fernández is getting frustrated, doubling his jab sallying forth and then chopping down with a long arcing right - but Foster is just moving too quickly & smoothly for him, able to skirt clear of the blows long before they home in on his position and then attack with pecking combos from the sides, never compromising himself, always moving. Foster is using just the right amount of movement, nothing wasted, even his feints serve a purpose. Fernández lunging and missing quite badly now, face showing a few pink spots from the light but accumulating counters.

10-9 Foster

48-47 Foster

 

Round 6

Fernández is wading in, no head movement as Barry Tompkins points out, jabbing straight ahead, missing, then swooping in with an uppercut and missing that as well. Foster is working the body on the way by, and still precipitating on the side of Fernández's skull with quick light straight combos. Foster is jacking Fernández's head back slightly in an exchange, but doesn't linger in the pocket as Fernández starts to lather up his own combo. They scrap inside again, with Fernández landing a looping right and making Foster do a stanky leg. Foster laughs it off but clearly was hurt momentarily.

10-9 Foster, close, almost stolen late but no cigar.

58-56 Foster

 

Farhood has it 59-55 and Tompkins has it 58-56, both to Foster.

 

Round 7

Fernández is launching in right hands, one after the other. They're catching Foster, at least the very tips of them are, but that is enough to send him scrambling. Fernández is gaining in confidence. Foster is looking bewildered, staying along the ropes and nearly getting trapped a few times as Fernández comes drilling in with right hands. Foster tries leaping at him with combos to buy his freedom but Fernández is ready & waiting to catch him with uppercuts. Shoeshines by Foster do nothing to get Fernández's respect or back him off.

10-9 Fernández

67-66 Foster