Pacquiao/Margarito Undercard: Jesus Soto-Karass Vs. Mike Jones

Jesus Soto-Karass vs. Mike Jones

Let’s hope this is better than the previous fight.

R1
Impressive round for Jones. He hit a combination at the end of the round that was so quick that Soto-Karass was hit and off-balanced and leaning forward while Jones was already out of there. He landed his jab well too.

R2
Amazing second round. Jones backed up Soto-Karass to the ropes and threw about 75 punches, landing with some big shots. He hit some amazing shots, though was a bit sloppy as well. The only reason it wasn’t stopped was because Soto-Karass was able to get some punches out. But Jones punched himself out and had to catch his breath. With a bloody eye, Soto-Karass came forward and ended the round as the aggressor.

R3
Soto-Karass had the upper-hand most of the round as Jones was tired. He has cuts over both eyes, but landed some really nice shots. He definitely won the round.

(There’s beef that Pacquiao’s hand wraps aren’t legal and that Margarito may have taken an ephedrine based substance. Team Pacquiao wants him to take a drug test before the fight, but they aren’t going to do so until after the fight. Team Pacquiao wants to go to Texas because the athletic commission is lackadaisical, but it may bite them in the butt.)

R4
Another strong round by Soto-Karass. Jones just looks like a completely different fighter in these last two rounds. He’s tired and doesn’t have as much on his punches. Soto-Karass is just walking him down now, but the cuts may end up stopping him. They’re two ugly cuts.

R5
Soto-Karass has taken over this fight. He’s digging in side and absolutely unafraid of Jones’ power.

R6
The entire tempo of this fight is now Soto-Karass’ tempo. It looks like he’s taken some of the will of Jones. He’s going to need to increase his work rate and get Soto-Karass to stop walking forward.

R7
Better round for Jones, but he’s still moving backwards, so his shots don’t have a lot on them. Closer round, but Soto-Karass still had him in the corner and up against the ropes near the end of the round.

R8
Good round for Jones. He may have it in him to come back in this fight. He had more pep in his step, but I’m not sure he has a lot left on his punches.

R9
Jones is banging Soto-Karass with a straight right and landing accurately. But he’s also taking shots as well. Jones’ defense is much better, but when they land, Soto-Karass lands the harder punches. He’s also opening up the cuts more, though Jones is bleeding from a cut too. Very good round for both guys. It will be an interesting decision if it goes all ten rounds.

R10
I think Soto-Karass may have won this fight. He backed Jones up after it was time to fight even if Jones looks like he may have landed more shots. How the judges scored the 10th may be how the fight is decided.

Winner: Mike Jones by way of majority decision

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