Mares vs Agbeko 2: Live Results and Round-By-Round Coverage

and I’m going to be watching some of the undercard of Cotto vs. Margarito afterwards, so please, no spoilers for any of the HBO fights tonight in this thread.

The Moreno-Darchinyan fight really has my intrest. I been following Moreno for some time. Good, underrated fighter. Curious to see how or if he can deal with Darchiyan’s firepower

My local sports bar decided not to show the PPV, so I’ll be watching this, and then watching the PPV tomorrow through entirely legal means.

I’ve got Vic by late KO and Agbeko by points, though I don’t feel all that confident about either pick.

I got Moreno on points and Mares making a statement with a KO win

I think Agbeko wins if Mares isn’t allowed to use his nuts as a speedbag again.

Looks good so far. COuld be a good fight.

Not wasting time here. Vic is coming out aggressive and leading with the multiple jab. That jab is working for him to get inside right now. Moreno eating some rights when Vic gets in. This is Vic’s fight right now, though Moreno isn’t fighting terrible or anything. Vic clearly looks the more powerful man in there. Now Moreno coming back with a minute left. Getting inside with some jabs of his own, but now Vic is stalking again. Moreno fighting off his back foot most of this round. Even though many of those missed, Vic got the better of it that round.

Vic 10-9.

1st round to Moreno. Vic looks aggressive, but I think he may gas out if he keeps this pace.

This could be really ugly

Someone’s gonna fall out of the ring.

Vic is being his usual ducking awkward self. Big left from Moreno, his best punch so far. They exchange on the inside, some bombs now/ Moreno is fighting back. This is not the boxing match we expected from him, though Moreno does have good defense as expected. Vic gets a good right in and pushes Moreno back. Close round. Up for grabs on my card with 30 secs left. Good body shots from Vic toward with 20 secs out. The Showtime guys have their head up Moreno’s butt, esp Tarver.

Very close round, but I gave it to Moreno.

19-19.

Like how Moreno is fighting. He’s moving but not running

Awkward fight as expected but good action. Vic lands a good overhand right. Vic grabbing a lot when he gets close, fighting a little dirty. Moreno time a good one as Vic comes in. The Showtime guys are annoying me with their Moreno love. He DOES NOT look as good as they are making it sound. He looks good, but come on. Moreno hitting Vic as Vic moves in though, I will give him that.

Moreno 29-28

Moreno is sliiiiiiiiick.

Moreno is clearly dictating the pace

Moreno’s winning over some new fans tonight, including me.

Moreno seems o be getting Vic’s timing down really well as Vic comes in, but there Vic lands a good one. They DO hurt Moreno when he lands. Now Vic is stalking again, landing to the body. Better round for Vic for sure. Tarver: “Moreno is fighting a PEFECT fight!!!” Whatever. He does look good. Moreno is winning the latter part of the round. Vic loses his cool and throws Vic at the end of the round, ref ducks a point, which is understandable. It was blatant.

39-37 Moreno

Ah, the old hit ’em low – hit ’em behind the head – throw ’em to the ground combo. A classic.

Vic clearly frustrated

Press row has two cards 38-37 for Moreno and one 38-37 for Vic. Reasonable.

Better by Vic, in that he didn’t blatently foul and a few of his punches landed.

Vic making it uglier this time, and Moreno lost some of his rhythm. Vic making it ugly is a better strategy.

Gave that one to Vic. 48-46 Moreno

What the announcers haven’t mentioned is that Vic’s blows do more damage than Moreno’s. Bug right from Vic then a good counter by Moreno. Good action here. Moreno landing more now. Moreno doing some good counterpunching. Moreno goes low, looked intentional to me. Vic is ready again, ref warns Moreno. Vic missing two or three for everyone he lands, but when they do land, they seem to hurt Moreno, pushing him back and slowing him down. Showtime continues to praise every thing Moreno does. Vic finished that round better than Moreno and took it back on my card.

57-56 Moreno.

I’ve never seen a guy just blatently charging his opponent like Vic is here.

Moreno doing well early. Vic looks wild, charging in recklessly and paying a bit. Moreno lands some really good body shots and Vic is in pain. Moreno working the body off some good counters. Impressive show of focus from Moreno, adjusting to the body. And MORE to the body. Good round for Moreno. Obvious round for him.

67-65 Moreno.

Holy crap, Mareno has some defensive reflexes in there.

Ugly hairstyle on Mares

Moreno landing almost at will toward the beginning of this round. Vic is stunned. Moreno to the belly! Moreno with a big uppercut! Vic cannot land now, and his offense is his best defense. Vic does finally land one, but then Moreno lands two. Moreno wasting Vic’s body now. Vic must be in some real pain. Moreno really looking good now, and Vic looks tired and discouraged.

77-74 Moreno.

Great right from Moreno. He continues to win. Vic is huffing and puffing and landing every time Vic comes inside. Moreno is too fast and too accurate for Vic, who needs to land big to have a chance here. Vic cannot catch Moreno. He keeps trying the same thing, and it’s stopped working at all.

87-83 Moreno.

Vic lands a good left for the first time in a while. Slower round, and Moreno maybe taking a round off. He is up enough to do that if he doesn’t get hit. “Everyone knows Vic Darchinyan”—Antonio Tarver. Where is this guy from? Armenia? Anyway, Moreno back to nailing vic to the body in the second half of the round. Pretty close round. Vic landed the bigger shots.

96-93 Moreno.

8-2 Moreno. Outstanding performance from him so far

Moreno on his back foot early in the round. Vic leading with his left again, lands a one two against Moreno. Moreno isn’t throwing as much this round or the last one. Then he lands a combo and proves me wrong. Some good exchanges in the middle. Both men taking and giving this round. Good right from Vic. Then body work from Moreno. Moreno wins it with body work for me.

106-102 Moreno.

Moreno fighting like he knows he has it, which is a little dull and not good for him, because it gives Vic a chance. Vic pushes Moreno again but no point this time. Vic is clearly frustrated and even his dirty fighting isn’t working here. Moreno continues to use good footwork. Vic landing more because Moreno is confident he has it and isn’t engaging much. Moreno is slick, and I would probably be even more impressed if the Showtime crew weren’t so over the top for him.

116-111. Moreno.

Just tuned in – I figured Moreno would give Darchinyan a terrible headache, but this sounds quite incredible. Guy is a wonderfully tricky, smart fighter, and this will hopefully be a coming out of sorts for Chemito.

116-111
117-110
120-107

all for Moreno. All reasonable scores.

Agbeko’s rabbit punching was nothing compared to Mares’ ball punching.

Agbeko should have come out to “Big Balls” by AC/DC

That corona girl looks angelic.

This is looking to be a good one.

Feeling out so far. Jabs from both men. Good left from Agbeko. They look up and both exchanfe to the body. Not the action is picking up. Mares, hits Agbeko blatantly to the back and the ref does nothing. Good round! Action action action now. Liking this fight. Agbeko starting sharper than last fight, picking up where he left off, with a good bead on Mares. Mares getting some body shots in at the end. Close round, but I gave it to Agbeko.

10-9 King Kong.

Great round, good work by both men. I was particularly impressed by Mares’ 3 punch combination to the kidneys. That’s a really advanced technique that shows how high Mares’ ring IQ is.

Mares’ face is marked up a bit already. Mares backing up. Some good exchanges in the middle of the ring. Agbeko being more aggressive than last fight. Mares lands a left to the jaw. This is high skill level boxing here. Both men look in great shape. Mares lands his first low blow, not a huge one but it was low. Mares landing more in the last minute of R2. Wild action at the end of R@ as Agbeko gets spinned around and Mares suffers a cut to the eye. It could be real trouble for Mares! Not good for team Mares, even though he won the round on my card.

19-19

More good action, but Mares was landing the majority of the good, clean shots.

Agbeko has to go after that cut

Cut ruled from a punch, apparently.

Agbeko chippy, looking for revenge now when Mares goes marginally low, which is throwing off his style. Agbeko throwing pretty wild right now. Chippy fight, no surprised there. Ref warned Agbeko twice for holding the head, hasn’t said anything about a couple of borderline lowish blows from Mares.

29-28 Mares, but a close round.

Cut not giving Mares problems right now. Mares more fluid than Agbeko, and he is fighting a smart fight in R4. Mares landing just a bit more than Agbeko right now, though King Kong is having his moments. Mares won the first half of the round, and Agbeko won the second half. I’m giving it to Agbeko.

38-38

Mares is beating Agbeko to the punch. Not really hurting him, but definitely landing the better shots.

4-1 Mares so far

I don’t think Mares really wants to fight going back, but he is doing a pretty good job. The difference right now is that Mares is throwing tighter punches. Both men exchange to the body. Pretty good round and pretty good fight.Tight. These guys know each other and are fighting with smart aggression. Good end to that round. Very close.

48-47 Mares, but I could see that one either way.

Mares not landing as much this round, and Agbeko finding a home for his right hand.

That didn’t look low

Another good round. Both men going at it but fighting smart too. These two are just a good match. I think Mares, though, is landing about 5 punches for every three or four from Agbeko. Neither man slowing down. Good exchanges! Again, though, Mares is doubling it up better, if only a little. Another low blow, but none of these have been terrible. Correction: replay showd it was really low.

58-56 Mares

It was low.

69-64 Mares

Press row all have it for Mares. One has it a wipeout for Mares.

Prettty close round in 7 so far. Little bit of a lull in the action. Mares not throwing this round. Maybe getting tired again? Then Mares lands one. But I don’t think Mares worked enough to win that round, even though Agbeko looks a little off. Close but this one for Agbeko.

67-66 Mares.

Mares landing consistently, and Agbeko can’t seem to put solid punches together consistently.

78-75 Mares

Mares has better fundamentals than Agbeko, and he has found a way to neurtralize Agbeko’s power punches pretty well so far.

Mares boxing well, but Agbeko finding him now and then. Agbeko coming forward. Nice jab from Agbeko. Mares not throwing much until the last 30 seconds. But then he does unleash. Mares cornered Agbeko and probably stole that round.

77-75 Mares.

88-84 Mares

Close round, could’ve gone either way.

Good counter right from Agbeko. Then Agbeko almost throws himself off balance and falls. This fight is not out of reach for Agbeko. He is fighting pretty well now and seems to be troubling Mares a bit. Mares pulls Agbeko’s head down blatantly. Mares is a dirty fighter, plain and simple. Mares bleeding pretty good now. This is a very good fight,. Not a great fight, but quite engaging.

I though Agbeko got more work done but another close round.

86-85 Mares.

Good jabs from Agbeko. Agbeko has troubled Mares now, and the cut is the problem. Left hook from Agbeko in a nice exchange. Good stuff. Mares gets the better of those two exchanges. Close round again. Mares to the body. Agbeko needs to work harder. Mares starting to pour it on in the last minute. Ref is letting Mares punch Agbeko on the back, but Agbeko needs to quit looking away for help. Big mistake. But bad reffing too.

Mares from body work

96-94 Mares.

Mares finished that round strong, and hurt (if not too badly) Agbeko once or twice

108-104 Mares. Big finish for him

Both men slowed down a bit. Now they turn it up again. Mares is bleeding. Mares rocks Agbeko, then Agbeko rocks Mares! Bombs away in the last 15 second. Huge blows from Mares! Damn. That was some action. Agbeko has a beard all right.

Mares steals it.

106-103 Mares.

Close fight, some close rounds, but Mares deserves the decision.

the weak shots by Agbeko from 3-9 didn’t open it at all

Mares comes on strong and is going for the KO. Mares strong here. Now Agbeko is standing his ground, lands one, then both men slow down. A little lull in the middle of the round. Mares no longer going for the KO. Back to boxing. Agbeko doing some work with the jab now. Mares bleeding like hell now but coming forward nonetheless. Mares comes forward with a combo. Agbeko answers with a left. Mares starts to showboat. Lame. Great exchange at the ending. I am in to this. Nice.

Another close round, but Mares landed more and a little better.

116-112 Mares.

Very good fight. Great ending to many late rounds. Great job by Mares’ corner—sort of bad reffing but not like last time or anything.

That’s… wide.

all three judges have it 118-110.

Wide scores and identical scores. A little smelly but not impossible scoring. They basically gave Mares every round they plausibly could.

Logging off to avoid spoilers. Night folks