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

Round 6

Bracero throwing a lot of stiff little arm punches coming forward, not using a lot of lower body power. He's still much stronger and pushing OC back, forcing him to tie up. OC just leaves his arms hanging up around Bracero's throat, neither clinching nor punching. Bracero keeps plugging away with his short shots. OC is moving his head as long as he can and then diving in with it headfirst into the safety of Bracero's armpit to tie up. Break, and immediate clinch. They're working their hands a bit on the inside. Bracero landing better to the body. Clubbing right hands around the back of the head while they're holding. OC turns his back to him while Bracero is working his hands on the inside.

58-56 GB

 

Round 7

Bracero hurts him with a sequence of power punches set off by an uppercut! OC blinking and trying to hold. Bracero catching him with right hands but nothing clean on the button. OC ties up. Bracero keeps pumping jabs and right crosses into his face as OC backs straight up and gets clipped with the very end of a few of them. More clinching and arm-wrestling. Bracero double jabs lightly to set up a cross between the gloves. OC holds and tries to work his left to the body while leaning against Bracero and wrapping his right arm around him. Bracero pumps right hands into OC's face...just glancing but making OC stay defensive and occasionally turning his head. OC fires a few counter left hands but isn't able to impose his will at all. One more right by Bracero.

10-9 GB

 

The trainer of O'Connor says "I'm not gonna lie to you...ya gotta take the guy out..."

 

****in' Tommy Gallagher.

He tells Bracero "You work that right hand until it ****ing drops. Straight punches!"

 

Round 8

Bracero comes forward and works low left hooks and the right hand as an overhand and an uppercut. OC is throwing left and right uppercuts leaning in. Good action, to be honest. Still a few clinches, but mostly unintentional and just a product of the orthodox and southpaw stances coming together...and both guys tiring from throwing so much. Bracero lands a clean right as OC comes leaning into a clinch. Left hook above the hip by Bracero. OC paws with his right jab and gets slammed in the face with a lead right and then a left/right combo. Bracero jabs and moves. OC runs from a hard right. Bracero is daring OC to come in and punishing him with right hands. OC clinches. Bracero lands a jab and three more hard rights to the face.

CLEAR Bracero victory.

78-74

 

Wow, 80-72 80-72 and 79-73 for Bracero.



Well done judges.

The only two flexible rounds on my card IMO are the first two (the ones I gave O'Connor).