The fighters are in the ring.
This is a 115-pound fight for Darchinyan's WBC and WBA super flyweight belts.
Vic has watched no tape of Rodrigo, according to him. Rodrigo has watched every fight of Vic's. That always makes me nervous. Why not watch the tape? Where's the downside? Seems foolish.
Round 1
Vic looks bigger. Vic not flying in recklessly. Nice right from Vic. Guerrero is being aggressive. Interestingly, Guerrero backs Vic to the ropes. Rodrigo is in it to win it early. Now Vic takes the lead. Rodrigo isn't being careful. Could mean fireworks. Vic closes the round with straight lefts. Intriguing round.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 2
Rodrigo aggressive early again. Vic landing the left. And another nice left from Vic. And again. Vic is very quick. He is underrated in that department. Trading good shots. Vic is also good at working in and out. Rodrigo is out of distance on his shots. Vic gets in and does work. Lazy Vic jabs. Rodrigo banging the body and pushing Vic back.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 3
Nice mini hook left from Vic. Wild shots from Rodrigo out of range. Vic trying to fake his way in. Vic has nice feints. You can see Vic looking for that straight left laser. Rodrigo not doing much. There's a Vic left. Missed uppercut from Rodrigo. Wild miss from Vic. Rodrigo switches to southpaw. Vic with some overhands and Rodrigo gets chased back to righty.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 4
Vic is good with keeping his head low as he lunges in. Rodrigo coming forward. He may not be strong enough. Jab from Rodrigo. Left and right from Vic. Vic trying to bomb away in the middle of the ring. He wings that left from different angles. The Vic jab is weak, but it keeps Rodrigo at bay. Rodrigo lands an uppercut. The crowd seems pro-Guerrero. Nice left from Vic coming up off the ropes.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 5
It has been an entertaining yet one-sided fight. A couple Vic lefts early. Steve has it all Vic so far. Guerrero is bleeding. Vic also changes up speeds on the left. Not every left is 100 percent. Rodrigo attempts to press the action. Vic lands a combo. Rodrigo sneaks a few in. Vic gets in another medium-strength left. A straight Vic left. Every round ends with some two-way action.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 6
Antonio Tarver is an excellent announcer. Rodrigo stays in Vic's face. Steve says Vic lets Guerrero in on purpose to get him in range. Vic isn't throwing many combos. Guerrero just lacks the starch on his punches. He is a good fighter, but the strength and power difference is obvious. And he isn't a super-active pressure fighter either. Guerrero wades his way in and gets hit.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 7
The fight is only halfway done, but it seems unlikely Guerrero can win. Guerrero doing the same: working his way in without landing, and either missing or getting hit. Steve has Vic winning every round. Nice straight left from Vic and out goes the mouthpiece of Guerrero. Beating a dead horse, but Vic is much snappier on the punches. Guerrero is still trying, but Vic evades the punches. Tarver says a KO was inches away for Vic. Jab from Rodrigo. Left from Vic. Big left from Vic, but somehow Guerrero stands. One wonders how much longer he can or should go on.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 8
Can Vic close the show so I can watch the WEC? Vic bombing away with no worries. Guerrero not quitting. Pretty amazing display of forward momentum from Rodrigo. Everyone in the place thinks Vic is playing possum. And he is. The old rope-a-dope. Another big left from Vic. Lefts to the head and body from Vic. Could be close to a 10-8 round with no knockdown. Guerrero isn't really wobbled, but he certainly is getting tagged repeatedly. Could be stopped by his corner and no one would blame them.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 9
Guerrero starts out aggressive. Vic bounces off the ropes to come forward with a punch. Nice lefts again that are short from Vic. Lead left from Vic. Somewhere in there Rodrigo landed a body shot. Vic looks plenty fresh. Doubtful he fades down the stretch. Vic sneaks in the uppercut. This Guerrero guy is a very tough fighter. He hasn't even gotten close to giving up.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 10
Will Vic and Nonito Donaire ever fight again? I would like to see a replay of the first fight again sometime. It's been a while since I've seen it. Rodrigo was aggressive but ineffective. Vic landed some big punches again. Same as the last few rounds.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 11
I guess Guerrero's corner should stop this fight? I don't know. He really has no chance. He hasn't been super wobbled, but he just took some monster shots for no reason. He is only 22; would hate to see him affected for the future for little purpose. Vic seems to be opening up a little more, but he is still fighting a notch below completely going balls out. Tarver thinks Vic is setting up the KO punch. Antonio has been saying that for rounds now. Guerreo amazingly stays active till the bell.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 12
If you saw the last 10 seconds of Round 11 only, you would think it crazy to throw in the towel. Guerrero is fighting with a lot of pride. It is an impressive display. Hopefully he can develop in the future and make a return to the States and TV. Rodrigo landed nothing big. Vic got in some big shots, but no KO.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Uatu: 120-108 Vic
Franchise: 120-108 Vic
Official Scores:
118-110
117-111
120-108
The winner by unanimous decision... and still WBC and WBA super flyweight titleholder... "The Raging Bull" Vic Darchinyan.
Vic says this was his last fight at 115 if he does not get a rematch with Donaire.
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