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Originally Posted by btown32

Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola, Mexico, 11-5-1 (6) vs. Steve Herelius, France, 10-6-0 (10)

Good 1st round as both men work from the inside. “The Nightmare” scores with the better punches, 14-9. These big heavyweights are putting on a show and their work rate is extremely high for the beginning of a fight, 16-11, here in the 2nd round. Herelius starts the 3rd round with a flurry of punches, 10-0, but suddenly is on his back as Arreola lands a jolting uppercut. Herelius is able to continue and looks fine here in the fourth round. Arreola tries to follow up in the fourth, 10-8, but Herelius seems to have recovered from the last rounds knockdown. Arreola scores his second knockdown of the fight here with 1:11 left in the 5th. The ref is looking carefully, as Herelius has taken a beating, 29-5, so far in the the 5th. Herelius is allowed to continue. Arreola knocks Herelius down for the 3rd time of the fight with 1:59 left in the 7th. The Frenchman gets up again even though he looks spent. Arreola takes another round, 20-4. Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola comes to France and finally finishes the fight with another knockdown in the 8th. The fight is over at the 1:10 mark of the 8th as Herelius is unable to get up from his 4th trip to the canvas.

Winner: Arreola
Result: (KO8)
Cards: 69-61, 68-62, 69-61, all in favor of Arreola.
Punch stats: 26% - 49.8% Herelius

He has to stop getting hit with 50% of the punches