WSB (World Series of Boxing) - Season 3 ***Champions: Kazakhstan Astana Arlans***

Round 2

Wild exchanges, leading to Brown hugging Strets'kyy. The ref encourages them to separate, and they do without his involvement. Body shots by Strets'kyy, and Brown flings his long arms wide around him once more. Hard combos by Strets'kyy coming forward, throwing to the long target of Brown's body and hooking all the way up to his head. Brown tries to spread his wings out in the way and then either back up behind a turtle shell or move in to grab. Strets'kyy is pushing him around, scoring jabs to the face before Brown can wrap him up. Brown starts to show a left jab but quickly converts it into a grab when Strets'kyy snakes out a faster right jab around it.

10-9 Strets'kyy

20-18 Strets'kyy

 

All three judges have it 20-18 to Strets'kyy.

 

McGoldrick set a great standard that Maxwell and Brown have failed to live up to. :-(

 

Round 3

Strets'kyy is pressuring without ever lingering within striking distance for Brown, keeping himself a thin target and turned aside, stepping and leaning back after each drilling attack to the body. Brown tries to time him with straight tosses to the skull but Strets'kyy is able to roll back with them and stay ever in offensive rhythm by pumping those shadow-jabs.

10-9 Strets'kyy

30-27 Strets'kyy

 

All three judges have it 30-27 to Strets'kyy.

 

Round 4

Strets'kyy is doubling up his right hooks to the hip, slapping away with them as Brown tries to bodily force him across the ring. Brown is attempting to walk Strets'kyy to the ropes and is landing some jabs and grazing his forehead with his clubbing right forearm now. More hooks to the body by Strets'kyy. They push together, neither taking a backward step, and the heads come together. Bad gash on Brown. 1-2 by Strets'kyy, a bit sloppy and loose, and Brown fires through it with a powerful right hand, rocking Strets'kyy a bit.

10-9 Strets'kyy, but Brown's best even with suffering the butt.

40-36 Strets'kyy

 

All three judges have it 40-36 to Strets'kyy.

 

Round 5

Strets'kyy is pawing his right jab and standing with his legs wide. Brown takes advantage, quickly stepping in with a lead right and snapping Strets'kyy's head back. Clinch, Strets'kyy dragging Brown's head down toward his waist as they strafe while locked up. Soft left hook from outside by Brown, missing and getting him countered. Brown's eyes are a mess. He is exhausted, and repeatedly falls against Strets'kyy, holding onto him. Strets'kyy tries to whirl his fists up from his hips in quick combinations while Brown is making his feather's descent on his way in. The ref has them check Brown's cuts in the corner. Less than a minute left. Time in. Brown immediately rushes in and clinches. They flurry away at each other while each holding on with one arm, stabbing ferociously with the free one. Both miss some big shots, and Strets'kyy gets Brown in a headlock.

10-9 Strets'kyy

50-45 Strets'kyy

 

UD for Strets'kyy.

 

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