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One of modern boxing's biggest stars returns to action TONIGHT (Sat., Nov. 22, 2014) in Macau, China, when eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao takes on unbeaten prospect and former standout kickboxer Chris Algieri with the WBO welterweight title on the line.
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Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO) suffered the most dramatic defeat of his career in December of 2012 when a right hand from eternal rival Juan Manuel Marquez left him face-down on the canvas. He has since rebounded with solid wins over Brandon Rios and Timothy Bradley, avenging a questionable decision loss in the latter. Algieri (20-0, 8 KO), meanwhile, burst onto the scene with an impressive 2014 campaign, defeating Emmanuel Taylor in February before upsetting Russian bruiser Ruslan Provodnikov in July.
Elsewhere on the card, two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming (5-0, 1 KO) will face Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym (27-0-2, 12 KO) at flyweight while amateur legend Vasyl Lomachenko (2-1, 1 KO) defends his WBO featherweight belt against Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (52-1, 33 KO).
The event opens with a junior welterweight battle between unbeaten WBA titleholder Jessie Vargas (25-0, 9 KO) and former 135-pound titlist Antonio DeMarco (31-3-1, 23 KO).
"PACQUIAO VS. ALGIERI" QUICK RESULTS:
Welterweight Championship: Manny Pacquiao def. Chris Algieri by unanimous decision (119-103 x2, 120-102)
Flyweight: Zou Shiming vs. Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym by unanimous decision (119-106 x2, 120-103)
Featherweight: Vasyl Lomachenko def. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo by unanimous decision (120-107 x3)
Junior Welterweight: Jessie Vargas def. Antonio DeMarco by unanimous decision (116-112 x3)
"PACQUIAO VS. ALGIERI" PLAY-BY-PLAY RESULTS:
Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri
Round one: Algieri active with his left hand, as expected. Manny with a counter left straight, then a left to the body. Pacquiao lands a right hook that forces Chris to retreat. One minute in. Pacquiao with a right to the body. Manny slams home a left upstairs. Algieri right downstairs. Crowd chanting for Manny. One minute to go. Long right hand by Manny as he continues the pursuit. Straight left connects. Lead right hook to the body from Manny, Algieri meets it with a straight. Bell, 10-9 Pacquiao.
Round two: Pacquiao's mother appears to be doing her cursing thing again.
Counter right straight from Algieri. Good left hook. Algieri pumping his jab, takes a flurry from Manny. Manny chases him with a four-punch combo and Algieri might have slipped; either way, it's an official knockdown. He's back up in a hurry. Manny resumes chasing him. Halfway through the round. Manny lands a left around the guard. One minute to go. Manny still in pursuit, lands a hard right hand after a long sequence of blocked punches. Manny flurries, doesn't land. Lead right by Algieri. Algieri pumping his jab. Manny lands a left straight to the body before the end of the round. 20-17 Pacquiao.
Round three: Replay shows the "knockdown" was clearly a slip; Algieri's foot hit a wet patch and slid.
Pacquiao on the offense, still can't land clean. Counter right by Algieri, overhand left inside by Manny as they clinch. Long right hand from Manny, then a right hook. Manny chasing with flurries to no avail. One minute in. Manny avoids a left hook. Manny with a left to the body. Straight left connects. Three-punch combo blocked. Good straight from from Chris. One minute to go. Manny lands a straight on a retreating Algieri. Left to the body and right hook by Manny. Algieri counters with a straight. Manny with a body straight and right hook up top. Bell. 30-26 Pacquiao.
Round four: Manny remaining on the offensive. Algieri opens up, falls short. Straight left lands for Manny. Another one lands, then one to the body. Left uppercut, then a straight through the guard. 1-2, right hook after. One minute to go. Another straight left connects, plus a good right uppercut that seems to get Algieri's attention. They trade hard body shots. Algieri with a straight right. Left hand again lands for Pacquiao. Algieri straight right. One minute to go. Manny leads with another straight. Manny in pursuit, Chris avoiding the shots well. Now he eats a straight left and another one. Algieri connects with a lead right hand as the last punch of the round. 40-35 Pacquiao.
Round five: Algieri looking for the straight right early. Pacquiao defending that and the jab. Counter right by Algieri. Clinch. They exchange straights. Manny comes up short with the resulting chase. Algieri lands a right on the beltline. One minute in. 1-1-2 from Manny. Good straight left by Manny. Algieri lands the right at the end of a three-punch combo. Pacquiao 2-3, Algieri with a right downstairs. Good 2-3 by Algieri. One minute to go. Manny with the lead left. Manny on the pursuit, eats a body shot. Manny chasing but isn't landing clean. Overhand left whiffs, clinch. Chris's round. 49-45 Pacquiao.
Round six: Manny chasing him, still hitting forearm. Algieri with a right downstairs. Good 1-2 from Manny. Algieri left hook hits glove. Algieri body shot, Manny clubs him with a pair of lefts. One minute in. Counter left from Manny. 1-2 connects, then a stiff jab. Algieri lands a right to the body, earns an unwarranted warning. Manny cracks him with a left and Algieri retreats. Manny keeps it up and another left sends Algieri stumbling to his seat. He's back up, Manny's back on the attack. One minute to go. Manny blitzing and drops him with a left straight. Chris claims it was the wet patch in the corner, which it may very well have been. Algieri straight right answered by a straight left. Algieri steers clear of trouble to end the round. 59-52 Pacquiao.
Round seven: Yep, Chris's foot slid again. You'd think they'd have fixed that.
Chris looking for the right downstairs, thus far not making clean contact. Neither man landing early. Algieri lands the body blow. One minute in. Manny with a straight left. Counter right by Algieri. He doubles up the right hand, then lands a counter straight when Manny pursues. Four punches in sequence by Manny. Manny tries to punish overextension with a flurry. Uppercut lands, Chris clinches. One minute to go. Lead straight from Manny. 1-2 from Pacquiao. Algieri puts in another right to the body, takes a left hook inside. Bell. 69-61 Pacquiao.
Round eight: Manny straight left, Algieri check hook. Body shots by Algieri. Good straight in response by Manny. Both land left hooks. Glancing left hook by Algieri. One minute in. Manny pops him with a jab coming in. Manny in pursuit, lands a few around the guard this time. Manny combination, final left lands. Clinch. 1-2 by Manny. Manny with a body shot, then a right to the beltline. One minute to go. Algieri tries a straight, eats a combo. Algieri flicking out the jab. Manny touches him with a right in the last few seconds. 79-70 Pacquiao.
Round nine: Algieri lands a right to the body early on. 1-2 by Manny. Straight left by Manny. Counter straight from Manny after a 3-2 from Chris. Counter right by Chris, Manny lands a combination to the body and head. One minute in. Right downstairs by Chris. 2-3 by Chris. BIG left hand from Pacquiao puts Algieri on his seat as Algieri's trainer explains that Chris is about to score a knockout. Manny firing away on the ropes after he gets up, Algieri takes a knee. Manny undaunted, Algieri holds. Manny gets free, keeps bombing away. Chris trying to throw back. Pacquiao unloading with everything as Algieri tries to fire back. Big overhand at the bell. 89-77 Pacquiao.
Round ten: That punch twisted Chris's head to an unsettling degree.
Pacquiao with a right inside. Good left uppercut lands for Manny. Looks like some head contact happened. One minute in. Good counter right by Manny, then a left hook around the guard. Algieri with a left uppercut to the body. Straight left from Manny. 2-3, Algieri tries to answer. One minute to go. Chris lands a glancing right uppercut. Manny lands a left uppercut and left straight. Another straight followed by a big right uppercut and Algieri's down again. That's the sixth knockdown of the fight, although not a hard one. Chris survives the round. 99-85 Pacquiao.
Round eleven: Algieri digs to the body with a left hook. Three punches land for Manny, then a right hook. Straight left from Manny. Again. One minute in. Neither man making clean contact. Now Manny connects with a straight left. 1-1-2 by Manny, then a hard 2-1. 2-3 next. Manny straight left, Algieri body shot. Straight right by Chris connects upstairs. One minute to go. Clinch. Body shot by Algieri, overhand right just musses. Lead left from Manny. Jab, uppercut by Manny, then a right hand. Straight left. Another combination by Pacquiao. Utter domination. 109-94 Pacquiao.
Round twelve: Some incidental head contact to start the round . Both men bouncing puches off each other's guards. Right to the body from Chris. Right hand inside. Manny straight left met by a check hook. Algieri left hook. One minute in. Good straight right from Algieri. Manny opens up, no clean connections. Long right connects for him. Straight left kicks off a Pacquiao combo. One minute to go. Manny with a pair of straights, Algieri answers with a pair of shots himself. Good long right by Manny. Manny chases him with glancing blows until the bell. 119-103 Pacquiao.
Final result: Pacquiao def. Algieri by unanimous decision
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Zou Shiming vs. Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGym
Round one: Kwanpichit will be "Kwan" for the remainder of the fight.
Shiming pops him with a jab, takes a left hook. Body shot, left up top from Kwan. Combination from Shiming. Body shot. One minute in. Zou using his jab. Kwan with a left hook. Kwan ducks a 1-2. Jab exchange. STraight right by Shiming. Kwan body shot, Zou right hook. Three-punch combo by Zou. One minute to go. 1-2 by Zou, body shot by Kwan. Straight right lands for Kwan. Clinch. Kwan lands a body shot before the bell. 10-9 Shiming.
Round two: Kwan firing off the left to the body in sequence. Shiming using his jab. Straight right and uppercut from Zou, then a long combination upstairs. Kwan trying to throw back unsucessfully, takes a heavy cross. Straight right by Kwan. Straight left from Shiming. One minute in. Kwan to the body. 1-2 by Zou. Another combination, starting with a right straight. Kwan left hook. Counter straight by Shiming drops Kwan fairly hard. He's back up in time. Zou continuing to punch with volume. One minute to go. Zou firing away at range and avoiding most of the return fire. HUGE right hand by Shiming drops Kwan once again. Shiming battering Kwan in the waning seconds of the round. Against all logic, OnesongchaiGym survives the round, but by the skin of his teeth. 20-16 Shiming.
Round three: Kwan to the body, 1-2 by Shiming upstairs. Another good cross. Right uppercut by Shiming. Shiming looking for the right hand, lands a 1-2 and takes a few body shots by Kwan. 1-2 by Zou. One minute in. Another pair of two-punch combos by Zou. Lead right hand connects. Another lead right. Right to the body by Kwan. Another lead right hand by Shiming. Kwan digs to the body with a left hook. Right hand goes low, Kwan lands one upstairs. One minute to go. 1-2 from Shiming, then a strong combination off the back foot. Three-punch combo by Zou, clinch. Body shot by Kwan. Right straight downstairs. One more before the bell. 30-25 Shiming.
Round four: Kwan to the body. Another pair of left hooks to the body. Right straight, left hook. Kwan targeting the body aggressively. Kwan attacking the body, but straying low and he gets a warning. Left hook downstairs. One minute in. Flicking right, clinch from Zou. 1-2 lands. Another southpaw 1-2. Again, but Kwan lands an overhand right in response. Shiming left straight. Uppercut begins a combination, Kwan tries to fire back but eats a cross. Shiming firing aggressively. One minute to go. Three-punch combo from southpaw. Hard right hand stuns Kwan. Kwan firing back, they return to center ring. 1-2 from Shiming, then a hard lead right hand. Kwan to the body. Short left uppercut. Right to the body and the referee warns him again for going low. Bell, 40-34 Shiming.
Round five: Quick clinch by Shiming. Kwan straight right blocked. Left to the body lands. Stiff jab from Shiming. Kwan aggressively targeting the body, lands a right upstairs. 1-2 by Shiming. One minute in. Lead right by Shiming. Low blow by Kwan, Shiming fires back with a combination. Lead left hook by Shiming. 1-2, Kwan right hand. Another pair of 1-2s land and he's stunned Kwan. Kwan back to his senses, lands to the body. Another 1-2 by Shiming. Right downstairs. One minute to go. Lead right lands for him yet again. 1-2 from southpaw. 1-2 sparks Kwan. Southpaw 1-2. Shiming landing with impressive accuracy. He does a quick Ali shuffle before the bell. 50-43 Shiming.
Round six: Kwan targeting the body as usual. Good left hook and right straight downstairs. 1-2 by Shiming, Kwan blasts the body with some low blows, resulting in a point deduction. Right downstairs on the reset. One minute in. Another right. Shiming pops him with a straight and another 1-2. Good three-punch combo by Zou and a right hook sends an off-balance Kwan to the mat. Back to his feet. Shiming taking potshots from outside. Good left straight. Kwan's attempts to retaliate are unsuccessful, merely opening up more opportunities for Shiming. One minute to go. Kwan lands a right downstairs. Once again. 1-2 from Shiming. Clinch. Kwan to the body inside. Straight right from Zou on the counter. Another 1-2 at the bell. 60-50 Shiming.
Round seven: Kwan valiantly continuing to plug away at the body. Left hook goes low. The ref elects not to take a point, but warns him that he will be disqualified if it continues. 1-2 by Zou, body shots from Kwan. Left to the body. One minute in. Clinch. Shiming with a left to the body. Now a right. Kwan once again targeting the body. Lead left from Zou, body shot and lefts upstairs by Kwan. Nice overhand right by Kwan. 1-2 by Shiming. Right downstairs as Kwan continues to chase. One minute to go. 1-2 form Shiming. Zou with a pair of 1-2s, but he takes another overhand and left hook. 1-2 from Zou. Kwan doubles up the hook to the body. Bell, 69-60 Shiming.
Round eight: Kwan continuing to attack, lands a good right hand but eats a flurry upstairs. Shiming pouring it on, but eats a heavy overhand right. A pair of 1-2s from Zou and he's continuing to land right hands. Kwan getting in some licks of his own. One minute in. Clinch. Short left hook from Kwan. Straight left by Zou, straight right by Kwan. Kwan left hook falls short. Counter right after a Shiming 1-2. One minute to go. Right by Shiming, then another hard right before the clinch. Kwan with a right downstairs after taking one up top. An accidental headbutt occurs during the exchange, opening up a cut over Shiming's left eye. Doctor examines it and allows him to continue. Good flurry by Shiming. Kwan tries to dig away to the body before round's end. 78-70 Shiming.
Round nine: Kwan to the body. Three-punch combination by Shiming. Kwan with a left hook, eats a left straight. Another three0punch combo. Shiming's jab is the sharper of the two. One minute in. Left uppercut from Shiming, then a counter right hook. Kwan to the body inside. Lead uppercut by Shiming. Overhand right from Kwan, Shiming with a counter combination. Shiming to the body. 1-2 by Shiming up top. One minute to go. Kwan attempts a rabbit punch in the clinch, is warned again. Shiming with a straight downstairs. Kwan sneaks in an overhand right while eating a series of straight punches. 2-3 by Shiming. Kwan in pursuit at the end of the round. 88-79 Shiming.
Round ten: Kwan hits the body, then lands a left hook upstairs. A pair of left hooks from Kwan, Shiming firing off the back foot. Nice straight right from Shiming. Straight left this time. Good sequence of punches to the head from Shiming as Kwan swings for the home run. One minute in. Kwan potshotting at range. Good 1-2 by Zou. Another right hand hurts Kwan and the two start trading haymakers, Kwan connecting with a few of his own. One minute to go. Counter right from Zou. Clinch. Lead right uppercut from Shiming. Shiming avoids an overhand, landing a few punches int he process. Lead uppercut from Zou. Overhand right from Kwan as Shiming circles into it. Bell, 98-88 Shiming.
Round eleven: Kwan on the offensive, Shiming happy to oblige. Overhand right and left hook from Kwan as Zou enters and exits the clinch. Left uppercut by Zou. One minute in. Clinch. 1-2 by Zou. 3-2 connects for him. Kwan falls short with a wide hook, but lands an overhand right. The two jaw at each other afterwards. Kwan swinging away, Shiming returning fire. One minute to go. Good left hook by Shiming. Straight right by Shiming. Lead left straight soon after. Lead right straight. Kwan tries to rush, eats a left straight. Left straight snaps Kwan's head back. Zou clowns a bit, but eats a right straight before the end of the round. 108-97 Shiming.
Round twelve: Technical difficulties keep me from recounting the first minute, so let's start from the 2:00 mark. Straight left by Shiming, clinch. Zou tries a little shuffle, can't land the straight afterwards. One minute to go. Kwan in pursuit, can't land. They trade lefts. Kwan whiffs on a right overhand. Good counter right by Shiming knocks Kwan down in the last few seconds. Shiming can't put him away before the end of the fight. 118-105 Shiming.
Final result: Shiming def. OnesongchaiGym by unanimous decision
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Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
Round one: Lomachenko will be "Loma" and Piriyapinyo will be "Chon." I'd like to avoid carpal tunnel until I'm at least thirty.
Good body blow by Loma early on. Slipping Chon's jabs so far. Check right hook lands for him. Another right hook by Loma. One minute in. Body shot from Chon. Straight right up top. Loma moves him to the ropes, takes a body blow. Loma straight left downstairs, jab up top. Another straight downstairs. One minute to go. Loma's jab working well. Loma body blow strays low. Right uppercut from Loma. Two body shots. Counter body shot and left uppercut. Round ends with Chon winging a short left hook. 10-9 Lomachenko.
Round two: Loma active with his right hand, also sneaks in a left straight. 3-2 by Loma. Chon with a right straight. One minute in. Jab, body hook in sequence from Loma, then a counter combination to the body. Chon prods the body with a right. Loma body shots. Lead right hook by Loma, counter combination as Chon reaches in for a right to the body. One minute to go. Good combination from Loma. Loma very accurate with his jab. Chon sneaks in a left hook to the body. Lomachenko currently outlanding Chon by a huge margin, regularly landing quick shots up top. Nice counter left, then a right hook soon after. All Lomachenko so far, 20-18.
Round three: Loma avoiding the vast majority of Chon's offense. Right to the body and left hook land for the Thai. Chon's punches either missing or hitting the guard. Nice right hook by Loma. Left to the body forces Chon to retreat. Loma on the attack. One minute in. Lomachenko landing good body blows, plus right upstairs. Chon with a good jab. One minute to go. Jab exchange. Loma to the body with the right hook. Short sequence of head shots answered by a Chon body blow. Chon with a right downstairs. Right strays low. Loma with a combination upstairs. Powerful sequence of blows by Lomachenko before the bell. 30-27 Lomachenko.
Round four: Loma digs a left to the body, then one upstairs as he continues to run circles around Chon. Combination to the head. Triple jab by Loma. Chon unable to make clean contact. One minute in. Loma avoiding punches brilliantly. Chon body shot does get through. Another heavy combo by Loma. He moves Chon to the ropes and Opens up, landing well high and low. One minute to go. Chon tries to attack the body. Clinch. Nice uppercut kicks off a huge combination from Lomachenko, with a left hook sending Chon to the mat as the finale. Lomachenko looking to press the advantage after he manages to rise, but Chon survives the round. 40-35 Lomachenko.
Round five: Chon undaunted form the knockdown, continuing to advance. Still not making contact, but the spirit is laudable. Good combination by Lomachenko. Straight stuns Chon. Chon backs up to the ropes, eats a few shots before firing back and prompting a clinch. One minute in. Chon body shot. Good jab by Loma. 3-2, then a sequence of multiple hard left hands. Counter right hook lands. Clinch. Counter uppercut and right hook, Chon answers with a body shot. One minute to go. Three-punch combo. Chon with a right downstairs, then a left hook. Right to the body. Left hand by Loma after circling to Chon's side. Clinch. Chon tries a three-punch combo, lands a body hook at the bell. 50-44 Lomachenko.
Round six: Loma prods Chon's guard. Chon tries a pair of straights, both blocked. Check hook by Loma. Chon to the body. Left downstairs by Loma. Chon moves him to the ropes, can't land clean. Nice left hook by Loma. Another one. Chon with a left downstairs. Right to the body as well. Loma lands a left hook to the body. Halfway through the round. Chon with a pair of body shots, Loma looking to clinch to blunt the offense. One minute to go. Counter left uppercut by Loma. Straight upstairs. Chon to the body, eats a series of hooks upstairs. Loma forcing him to retreat, landing to the body and head. Chon storms off the ropes. Left straight by Lomachenko. Chon with a right downstairs. Chin to the body and he tries to chase before the round ends. 60-53 Lomachenko.
Round seven: Chon manages to land a right to the body. Loma with a good combination, including a right uppercut. Loma prodding with the right, lands a right hook. One minute in. Stiff jab by Loma. Chon 1-2 blocked. Loma using his jab well. Good uppercut by Lomachenko. One minute to go. Chon with a right downstairs. Good right hook as Chon moves him to the ropes. Chon right to the body. Jab and right hook from Loma. Another stiff jab, then some posturing before the bell. Loma's left hand may be hurt. 70-62 Lomachenko.
Round eight: Loma using his right hand exclusively and still winning. Chon left to the body, Loma right hook up top. Lomachenko circling well. Chon with a pair of body shots that stray low. One minute in. Loma's jab connecting. Chon body shot, Loma right hook. Another, this time on the counter. Clinch. Good right uppercut by Loma. Flicker jabs by Loma. Clinch. One minute to go. Chon looking to dig downstairs. Chon with a good left hook downstairs, eats a right hook. Another short hook by Loma. Right hook, clinch. Clinch. Bell, 80-71 Lomachenko.
Round nine: Lomachenko with a series of jabs and a right hook. Chon to the body. Another right downstairs. Chon again to the body. Counter right hook by Loma. Straight right and left to the body by Chon, which again goes low. One minute in. Loma active with his jab. Combination, this time including the left hand. Stiff jab by Loma as Chon pursues the body. Counter right hook, clinch. Chon to the body as Loma probes the head. One minute to go. He's using the left hand as a distraction, not throwing with full power. Lomachenko lands a sequence of prodding shots, capped off with a right hook. Right inside. Chon with a few good shots to the body. Chon with a right up top that prompts Loma to shake his head. Bell, 90-80 Lomachenko.
Round ten: Loma showing the jab early, sneaks in a right uppercut in the process. Short right hook after feinting with the left. Chon to the body with a couple left hooks, then a left-right. Loma right hook. One minute in. Lomachenko combination to the head. Counter right hook. Loma to the body, then a pair of lefts up top. Chon to the body. Long combination by Lomachenko, then a good right uppercut. Chon continuing to target the body. One minute to go. Nice right hook by Loma, then a right uppercut. Loma continuing to chip away at the head, Chon firing back. Chon to the body. Bell, 100-89 Lomachenko.
Round eleven: Loma remains on the offensive despite his hand injury. Chon digs to the body with three punches. Big right uppercut from Loma sends up a spray of sweat. Chon digs to the body. Right straight upstairs. Left hook to the body. One minute in. Another right uppercut by Loma. Another uppercut. This time to the body. Right hook downstairs. Combination near the ropes. Chon digs a left to the body. Loma digs to the body with the left hand. One minute to go. Loma targeting the body with the left and may have gotten to Chon. Right uppercut lands for him. Right hook to the head. Another uppercut lands for him. Loma with a right hook before the bell. 110-98 Lomachenko.
Round twelve: Loma firing off the jab early. A prodding combination to the head. Chon now trying to jab, gets popped with a right. Combination up top as Chon tries to throw. Right hook up top near the ropes. One minute in. 1-2 by Loma, left to the body. Chon with a right hook to the body. Loma continuing to chip away at the head, then a left to the body. Loma chewing him up with the right hand and sneaking in the left downstairs. Right uppercut, left straight by Loma. One minute to go. Clinch. Loma batters the body, finishing off with a right hook upstairs. Chon with his back to the ropes, trying to fire back. Loma with a right uppercut. Loma using the flicker jab, takes a pair of body shots before the bell. 120-107 Lomachenko.
Final result: Lomachenko def. Piriyapinyo by unanimous decision
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Jessie Vargas vs. Antonio DeMarco
Round one: Vargas comes up short with a left. Right straight lands. Short right hook by DeMarco, glancing left straight soon after. DeMarco straight to the body, Vargas left hook upstairs. Nice straight left by DeMarco. Halfway through the round. Vargas sticks a right to the body. Once again. Straight upstairs by DeMarco. One minute to go. Straight left met by a pair of Vargas body shots. Both just miss with straights. Stiff jab by DeMarco. Vargas answers. They clinch at the bell. 10-10.
Round two: One-two by DeMarco, Vargas clinches. Jabs from Vargas. Clinch. One minute in.
Unfortunately, I spent the rest of this round arguing with AT&T over a PPV "spending limit." Same with most of the third. I'm calling it 10-10, so 20-20.
Round three: I also miss most of this round. Good body blows by both men in the last minute. Good left uppercut from Vargas. Two-punch combination by DeMarco. Left straight met by a Vargas left hook. Numbers say Vargas landed more, so 30-29 Vargas.
Round four: Both men prodding with their lead hands. Vargas jabs the body, DeMarco to the head. Good exchange inside. Hook meets left straight. Nice 1-2 by Vargas snaps DeMarco's head back. One minute in. 1-2 downstairs, then a left hook by Vargas. Clinch attempt fails. 1-2 from Antonio. Body shot, left hook, right straight by Vargas. DeMarco lands a good straight, then to the body. Vargas retaliates to the body. Good combinations by Vargas. They trade hard shots inside, Vargas landing with volume and DeMarco with power. One minute to go. Nice uppercut by Vargas. Clinch. Vargas lands a straight, then a combo inside. DeMarco sneaks in a couple of right hooks. Vargas to the body. DeMarco body shot. Varas straight right, body blow, and left hook before the bell. 40-38 Vargas.
Round five: DeMarco lands a glancing right hook off the top of Vargas' head. Counter right by Vargas met by a 1-2. Clinch. DeMarco left hook inside. Vargas body shots. 1-2 downstairs. 1-2 by DeMarco upstairs. Quick trade. Brutal combination by Vargas backs DeMarco off. Big straight right, then a pair of uppercuts. DeMarco right hook. Halfway through the round. Vargas blasts him with another right straight. They trade body shots. Vargas sneaking some uppercuts through. One minute to go. Both land short uppercuts. Hooks from both. Short uppercuts from Vargas. Combination by Vargas near the ropes. Short left hook, Vargas tries to answer with the right. Vargas to the body, DeMarco digs a hook in response. Bell, 50-47 Vargas.
Round six: Stiff jab by Vargas. Counter left hook by Vargas. Body shot, left up top right after. One minute in. Flurry to the body met by a DeMarco right hook upstairs. Right inside by DeMarco. Vargas body shot and uppercut, DeMarco with an uppercut of his own. They stand at point-blank range, eventually clinching. One minute to go. Vargas wades in with body blows. Good left by DeMarco inside. They trade straights. DeMarco 1-2. Good straight left met by Vargas body shots. They trade straights, left hook by Vargas. Good two-punch combo by Vargas. Clinch before the round ends. 60-56 Vargas.
Round seven: 1-1-2 by DeMarco, Vargas clinches. Both land rights to the body. Both bounce punches off the other's guard. One minute in. Straight by DeMarco. Clinch. DeMarco with a glancing uppercut and body shot. Short left hand, Vargas answers. Both dig downstairs. Point-blank exchanges. Uppercuts by both men. Three insequence by Vargas, DeMarco answers with a power shot. One minute to go. Nice left uppercut and 1-2 from DeMarco. Clinch. 2-3 by DeMarco and now he's landing with power. Vargas firing back. Vargas with some body blows and an uppercut before the end. 69-66 Vargas.
Round eight: Vargas firing off the jab. Straight left by DeMarco. 3-2 lands, Vargas buffets him with head shots. 3-2 by DeMarco, then a body shot. Vargas finding himself near the ropes. Both men dig away inside. Now DeMarco has his back to the ropes. One minute in. Back to the center. Another solid combo by Jessie. Both land hooks. Straights from both. Vargas left hook, DeMarco body shot. DeMarco straight left, short cross and uppercut soon after. Double left hook from Vargas, double right hook by DeMarco. One minute to go. They trade body shots. Nice uppercut by Vargas. Vargas weaving, DeMarco cracks him with an uppercut. Vargas returns fire with a good right hand. Vargas left uppercut, then to the body. Bell, 79-75 Vargas.
Round nine: 3-2 by Vargas. DeMarco straight left. Vargas has been winding up his right hand, but gets buzzed by a left straight. DeMarco looking to bomb away on the ropes, but Vargas is firing back to good effect. Both men landing hard shots. One minute in. Short blows. Vargas landing with more volume at close range. Vargas body shot. Vargas moves him to the ropes. More short punches. Clinch. Uppercut exchange. One minute to go. They bounce hooks off each other, DeMarco sneaking in a left straight. Right hook and uppercut, then the same sequence again from DeMarco. Both land uppercuts afterwards. Nice cross by DeMarco, Vargas comes back with a left hook and uppercut. Big left hook and overhand right from Vargas, DeMarco answers with a right hook. Round ends. 88-85 Vargas.
Round ten: They show their jabs early. 1-2 by Vargas. DeMarco with a right hook as Vargas circles free of the corner. Vargas doubles up the left hook, takes an uppercut. Jab exchange, BIG right uppercut by DeMarco backs Vargas off. They trade uppercuts as they resume infighting. Halfway through the round. Clinch. Vargas body shot, DeMarco uppercut. Overhand right by Vargas. Clinch. One minute to go. Vargas lands a nice sequence of punches at range. DeMarco's output has been very low in the latter part of this round. Left uppercut from him draws a nod. Vargas answers with his own uppercut. Vargas slips a combination, takes a cross, and digs to the body. 1-2, body shot, left hook from Vargas. He connects with another combination to the head before the bell. 98-94 Vargas.
Round eleven: Vargas with a hard counter right straight. He's rotating his hand again, in a fashion similar to trainer Roy Jones, Jr. Straight left from DeMarco. Good jabs from Vargas, he slips a combo. One minute in. Straight right snaps DeMarco's head back. Vargas with a combination to the body. Vargas using his jab well. Straight left after a right is blocked. Clinch. One minute to go. Vargas with a straight right off the back foot. Short combination, DeMarco right hook comes up short. Both land straights. Good straight by DeMarco prompts a clinch. 3-piece combo by Vargas. Straight right lands, clinch. Vargas tries another combination before the round ends. 108-103 Vargas.
Round twelve: Vargas lands a 1-2 to the gut. Check hook, then a right straight as DeMarco tries to press forward. Straight right from Vargas, then some questionably-legal shots near the back that draw a warning. One minute in. Clinch. Combination, capped with a left up top from Vargas. Another combination to the body. Clinch. Vargas continuing to target the god, lands an overhand right upstairs. DeMarco with a right uppercut inside. One minute to go. Three-piece to the body , then four upstairs from Vargas. Overhand right as DeMarco tries to land an uppercut. Another combination and left uppercut by Vargas. DeMarco throwing little, Vargas continuing to land low and high. DeMarco moves him to the ropes, gets clinched. A few more head shots for Vargas and he slips a hook at the bell. 118-112 Vargas.
Final result: Vargas def. DeMarco by unanimous decision
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