Originally Posted by
terpkeg
Yea, this is what I took from the fight. If anyone closes the distance on him and makes him back up, he basically has no defense. It seemed to be Beltran's strategy to let Barry come to him and try to turn him into the cage. But, if he pressed more early, he may have taken the fight.
I was on Barry and was actually fairly nervous about the decision. Anyone else think Beltran won round 1 and made round 2 real close with that late rally? Obviously the leg kicks did more damage in round 2, but judges seem to credit punches to head more, generally.