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Light Heavyweight EOY Tournament - Quarterfinals Round Match
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff (WALES)
2 January 2011

#3 Harold Johnson 78-12-3 (25) vs. #6 Jack Delaney 70-18-1 (51) 1DQ

3rd Meeting (Series is tied 1-1)

Round 1: Delaney is doing a good job of slipping or blocking Johnson's punches. Referee stops action after a Johnson low blow. Referee deducts a point from Johnson. Delaney works his jab

Round 2: Johnson and Delaney trade jabs. After a long clinch, referee warns Johnson for holding and hitting. Delaney has big time swelling under his right eye. Hard to tell if it was caused by a punch or a butt. Johnson totally outworked Delaney this round

Round 3: JOhnson is all over Delaney. Swelling around Delaney's right eye is getting a lot worse. Johnson outlands Delaney 57-12

Round 4: Another round in the books for Johnson. The increased swelling around Delaney's right eye must be affecting his vision

Round 5: Swelling around Delaney's right eye is definitely a problem. Delaney manages to land a couple of nice punches, but Johnson is much busier and dominates round

Round 6: Delaney plods forward with little head movement. Delaney seems more focused this round. Good action. Too close to call

Round 7: Fighters are jockeying for position. Swelling around Delaney's right eye can't get much worse. Close round. Deleany lands a vicious uppercut near end of round that may have hurt Johnson

Round 8: Johnson isn't moving his feet, but is upper body movement is giving Delaney fits. Swelling around Delaney's right eye is obscuring his vison. Delaney lands a big hook that hurts Johnson. Good round for Delaney

Round 9: Lots of holding and bumping heads. Not much action. Could go either way

Round 10: Good round for Delaney. Johnson clutches his side after a good body shot. Johnson took a beating

Round 11: Johnson tries to work downstairs but can't penetrate Delaney's defense. Delaney is doing a lot of holding. Referee warns Johnson for using his shoulders in close. Delaney does nothing this round

Round 12: Delaney pressures Johnson, not giving him any room to breathe. Johnson takes round off. Delaney outlands him 30-6

Round 13: Delaney lands a good shot to Johnson's ribs sending him backwards. Johnson is starting to fatigue. Swelling around Delaney's right eye continues to bother him. Johnson lands a shot under Delaney's ribcage and Delaney drops down on both knees. Delaney is quickly back up after only 2-count. Johnson lands an obvious low blow. Referee stops action and deducts a point from Johnson.

Round 14: Both fighters are breathing hard. Close round. Johnson was busier, but Delaney landed the better punches.

Round 15: Johnson opens final round with some fancy footwork. Johnson lands feeble punches without anything behind them. Delaney does nothing and may not have landed a single punch in the round.

Harold Johnson W-S15 Jack Delaney
(Scorecards: 141-143, 142-141, 143-140)