Paul Appleby v Exham Pickering RBR - British Featherweight Title

[superheavyrhun]

Round 7:

Secopnd half of the fight. Appleby throwing jabs early doors. Continuing to do so, along with a right hook landing nicely. Body shots from Appleby, and Pickering looking fairly static. Two short left and right hooks from Pickering, and two more rights as Appleby caught. Hard right hook from Appleby, then a body shot, and Pickering escapes to his left. Right hand from Pickering, and a body shot, but Appleby sends them back and harder. Picering caught with a vicious right hand coming out of the clinch. Body shots dig into Pickering once moer, and a body shot followed by a hook rattles him. Right hook lands as Pickering has 5 rounds left to find a KO, or a Pts miracle.

Appleby, 70-64

[superheavyrhun]

Round 8:

Pickering with a body shot and a hook. Tehntries an uppercut, and takes a jab for his trouble. Left hook coming out of the clinch by Pickering, and Appleby returns it with interest. Body shot from Pickiering, then ducking into a clinch. jab then a right from Pickering, blocks a body shot, then sends another right at Appleby. Appleby coming back with two big hooks, then a body shot, and another right hook, and Pickering rattled. Jab, then two more hooks and Appleby gets in a clinch. Jab and right from Pickering, and some body shots, but Appleby sneds back a right hook again.

Pickering worth a share of that one.
80-74

[superheavyrhun]

Round 9:

They swap short hooks, then a couple of body shots. Jab and a body shot fomr Pickering, then a left hook. They swap right hooks, then clinch, and Pickering puts in two shots from the clinch. Straight right from Pickering, but gets out of ther again. Body shot from Pickering, then they swap right hooks. Right then a left at Appleby, who returns a body shot and a hook of his own. Another right counter from Pickering, who clinches again, and lands a short hook. Two body shots and an uppercut from Pickering, and Appleby looking rattled. Appleby swinging wildly and Pickering dodges all of them.

Pickering's first session.
89-84 to Appleby.

[superheavyrhun]

Round 10:

Right hook from Appleby, and Pickering gets a body shot going into a clinch. Pickering with two right hooks. Jab and a straight right again. Appleby missing much more now, and Pickering gets in two body shots. Right from Appleby, but countered from Pickering. Jab from Pickering, but Appleby with a jab and a right hand again. Body shot from Pickering then a clinch.Left hook from Pickering. Right hook again, but Appleby lands a jab and right, then a left hook rattles Pickering. Body shot form Appleby, then a right hook, and Pickering needs to find something in the last two.

99-93

[superheavyrhun]

Round 11:

A Pickering stoppage is needed now. LEft hook and a jab from Pickering, who then thrwos another left. Right and left form Appleby, then a clinch. Appleby thrust a jab out to keep Pickering off, but body shots from Pickering, then they swap hooks. Appleby with a right that sends Pickering reeling, and a wrestley puts Pickering down, no knockdown though. Appleby has pickering on the ropes, and swings some hooks, but Pickering puts in a left then a clinch. Uppercut form Pickering, but he takes a heavy right hook for his trouble. Body shots form Appleby, and Pickering covers up in the corner till he can escape.
109-102

[superheavyrhun]

Round 12:

An unlikely Pickering KO is the only thing that can seperate Appleby from his title. Short hooks from Pickering, after Appleby presses forward. Appleby swinging hooks.Jab and a hook from Pickering, and a clubbing right returned hard into the Pickeirng guard. Right hook from Appleby as Pickering comes in. Uppercut from Pickering in the clinch, then a jab and right from Appleby. Appleby teeing off now with hooks and a body shot before Pickering slithers out. Pickering with a right that's enough to keep the ref happy. Clinch, and Pickeirng with a fewhooks, but once they're at range Appleby hits a few more home. Right hand from Pickering. Bit of wrestling and they both go down.

Appleby's round, but he looks disappointed not to get the KO.
Appleby 119-111 on mine.

[superheavyrhun]

UD APPLEBY

116-113, 117-112, 117-111. Generous scoring really, as Appleby was more dominant than that in my eyes. Appleby looks young and strong at the weight...more to come from from this guy.

[superheavyrhun]

I'll get the sticky off this one ready for the Paul Williams fight to get centre stage tonight...next week there's David Barnes v Colin Lynes for the British Light-Welterweight belt in one that should be very competitive.