ShoBox: Marcus Johnson vs. Dyah Davis + Nelson-Arroyo, O'Connor-Bracero RBR

Round 7

Nelson is flurrying his way intentionally into clinches now, just slapping at Arroyo's sides and flopping his big long body atop him. Arroyo is slicing away with vicious body hooks but missing as Nelson dances out of the way carefully on his toes. Arroyo flashes his hands on his way in, backing Nelson up. Nelson is just running unabashedly. Quick barking slaps from Nelson while waving his arms over Arroyo's head, trying to lean down on him and initiate a clinch. Nelson pawing with his jab. Nelson throws an extremely high right hand (a whole foot above Arroyo's head) and jumps up off his feet and into Arroyo's arms. atsch Nelson jabs at the gloves of Arroyo. ANOTHER KNOCKDOWN!!! Right hand this time. Nelson is right back up and telling the ref insistently that he is OK.

Saved by the bell.

10-8 Arroyo

67-62 Arroyo

 

Round 8

Arroyo gets in there and shoeshines the body, super fast! Ooh, nice right hand lead by Nelson, lands on the chin. Arroyo puts his arms down and flexes them a bit, looking mad. Arroyo's hulking up. Dagger jabs to the chest by Arroyo coming forward. Nelson is throwing soft right hands off the back foot. Nelson stumbling off balance around the ring and nearly topples through the ropes, taking his big wide steps. Bad chin, bad footwork, seemingly little power behind the hype...Nelson's not showing a lot of prospect upside. Nelson lands a right and Arroyo drops his hand and shakes his head, frowning. Arroyo has absolutely no respect for Nelson's punch. Arroyo stalks, Nelson retreats. Clinch. Arroyo watches him. A pair of wild left hooks to the body by Nelson, convulsing and shuddering all the way through his upper body as he throws them. Arroyo feints with a right hand up high and throws a left hook to the body instead.

10-9 Arroyo

Clear Arroyo win. 77-71 ( 6 rounds to 2, scoring three knockdowns and having a point deducted)

 

Judges' scores:

Jenny Pardenas 74-74 a draw :blood
Perry Hillen 75-73
Anthony Townsend 75-73

Majority decision winner...Arroyo

Right guy won at least.. too close

 

Get ready for another 8 rounds.


8 rounds of feather fisted fury!

Danny O'Connor and Gabriel Bracero have a combined 4 stoppage wins in 28 pro bouts.

 

The important thing is that Arroyo got the W.

Maybe if we're lucky Nelson will go away now that he's been exposed. There was very little to get excited about after hearing so much hype. :verysad

I still don't understand how he managed to stop Feliciano in a round. :?

 

That would be so cool. How low would the loser feel about himself, though?

"You lost your cherry by KO...to whom???? :yikes"