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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munson throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Munson is out of range.
Bob connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Munson's hands.
Munson misses with a low kick.
Munson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Munson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Neal Bob has been cut.
Munson lands a jab to the nose.
Bob misses with a right hand
and Munson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob slips under a jab.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson misses with a leg kick
and Bob counters with a two punch combo.
Munson throws a body shot but no joy.
Munson moves out of range of the strikes.
Munson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Munson.
A right-left combo lands from Bob.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob misses with a kick to the body.
Munson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Munson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Munson misses with a kick to the body
and Bob counters with a straight right hand.
Munson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bob scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson throws a lazy body kick
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Munson takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Munson takes one to the chin there.
Bob tries a head kick but it misses.
Munson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Munson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Munson tries to score with a low kick but Bob moves his leg out of the way.
Bob misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Bob. That snapped Munson's head back.
A cross from Munson lands.
Munson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick from Munson.
A little feinted left hand from Bob on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bob lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.
Munson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Munson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munson throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily.
Munson throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looks like Bob has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Munson throws a low kick but Bob avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Munson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munson misses with an uppercut.
Bob checks a leg kick.
Munson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
Bob tries a head kick but it misses.
Munson lands with a straight right. Bob didn't see that one coming.
Munson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munson.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Munson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.
Bob is looking to counter punch.
Munson slips under a jab from Bob.
Bob is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bob misses the jab.
Munson throws out a leg kick but Bob moves out of range and Munson only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bob checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Munson slips a straight right by Bob.
A chopping leg kick lands by Munson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob throws a right and a left that Munson avoids nicely.
Munson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Munson counters with a body kick.
Munson throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Munson blocks a head kick by Bob.
Munson looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob lands a head kick. Munson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Munson throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bob is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Bob dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bob moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bob looks to land a combination but Munson avoids it well.
Munson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Munson tries to land a front kick but Bob steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Munson finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
Munson misses with a hook. Bob ducked under it nicely.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Neal Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
Munson staying out of range there.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munson can do to turn this around?
Munson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Munson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bob, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
Bob takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bob avoids the head kick by Munson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bob as he connects with a hook.
Bob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Munson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bob swings away with a body shot that misses
and Munson counters with a head kick.
Munson connects with an inside leg kick.
Munson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bob misses with an attempted mid kick.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bob lands with a kick to the temple. Munson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bob throws a head kick but Munson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Munson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Munson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bob has got the better of the exchanges.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Munson's head but Munson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munson cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob tries to work over Munson's front leg with a kick but Munson checks it.
Munson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob lands a body shot.
Munson connects with an inside leg kick.
Munson throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Munson.
Munson avoids the head kick by Bob.
Bob on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Munson checks a leg kick.
Munson throws a front kick that sends Bob stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Munson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bob tries to land a leg kick but Munson saw it coming and moves away.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Munson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Munson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a head kick that misses
and Munson counters with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Munson.
Munson throws a big shot that misses.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Munson's head but Munson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munson.
Munson slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
Munson defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob throws a head kick but Munson moves out of range.
Munson moves out of range of the body kick from Bob.
Munson looks to land a body kick but Bob moved away.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Munson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Munson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Munson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Munson blocks a head kick by Bob.
Munson throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Bob tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick
and Munson counters with a thumping low kick.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Munson slips under a jab from Bob.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Munson ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson misses with a left hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Bob counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Bob as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Bob misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robert Munson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Munson.
Munson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bob looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Munson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Munson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Munson scores with a jab to the body.
Munson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munson, right into the meat.
Munson throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob lands a glancing blow to the side of Munson's head.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob scores with a one two! Munson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Munson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munson throws a leg kick that misses.
Munson misses with a two punch combination.
Bob swings for the body but Munson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Munson.
Bob throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Munson to counter with a crisp jab.
Munson lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Munson throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Bob swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Munson avoids the head kick by Bob.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Bob checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick
and Munson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Munson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob throws a head kick but Munson moves out of range.
Bob scores with the left hand. Munson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bob throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Munson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Munson checks it well.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Munson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Munson looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
A slapping body kick lands there for Munson.
Munson lands with a nice body kick.
Munson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Munson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bob takes a step back to recover.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Munson moves away and avoids it.
Munson throws a leg kick that misses.
Munson throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Munson lands.
Bob swings away with a body shot that misses
and Munson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Munson throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munson throws out the jab.
Bob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Munson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a hook but Munson avoids it easily.
Munson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick
and Munson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.
Munson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
Bob throws a head kick but Munson moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Munson misses the target.
Munson slips under a jab from Bob.
Bob ducks right into an uppercut from Munson.
Munson is looking to land body kicks.
Munson throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munson defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Munson.
Munson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bob.
Munson misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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