kˈʌts tə bˈoʊθ ˈaɪz hˈæmpɚd hɪz vˈɪʒən kˈʌt ɹˈaɪt ˈaɪ ɪn ɹˈaʊnd θɹˈiː, kˈʌt lˈɛft ˈaɪ ɪn ɹˈaʊnd nˈaɪn ænd ɐbˈɪləɾi tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd pˈʌntʃᵻz fɹʌm hɪz əpˈoʊnənt ɪnðə lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈaʊndz.
Cuts to both eyes hampered his vision (cut right eye in round 3, cut left eye in round 9) and ability to avoid punches from his opponent in the later rounds.