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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 642 p4p, 87 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 801 p4p, 107 weight class). Sturd Jr has chosen Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr misses the jab.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munson dips to his left and cracks Sturd Jr with an uppercut!
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Munson connects with a leg kick. Sturd Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sturd Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body kick from Munson.
Sturd Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Munson.
Sturd Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Munson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moves into range and clinches up with Munson.
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 misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munson cracks Sturd Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sturd Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Munson under the eye.
Munson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson tries to land a body kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturd Jr blocks the body kick.
Munson walks into a straight right hand from Sturd Jr.
Munson lands an overhand right.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Munson avoids it.
Sturd Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Sturd Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Munson counters with a nice uppercut.
Munson loads up on a big right hand but Sturd Jr slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Sturd Jr misses.
Nice cross by Sturd Jr.
Munson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munson throws a low kick, looking for Sturd Jr's leg but Sturd Jr calmly moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sturd Jr there.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch
and Munson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Munsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Munson swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr tries to work over Munson's front leg with a kick but Munson checks it.
Sturd Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Munson at a distance.
Munson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sturd Jr under the eye.
A jab from Munson misses.
Sturd Jr looks to throw the jab but Munson is out of range.
Sturd Jr throws the kick towards the body but Munson avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.
Munson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Munson, right into the meat.
Sturd Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Munson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Munson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sturd Jr has closed the distance and engaged Munson in a clinch.
Munson cracks Sturd Jr with a nice body shot.
Munson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munson.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr misses with a left hand
and Munson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Munson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Munson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy right hand but Munson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Munson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sturd Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Munson circles away.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Munson walks into a stiff left hand from Sturd Jr.
A jab from Sturd Jr misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sturd Jr blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Munson misses.
Sturd Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but Munson moves away
and Munson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Sturd Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturd Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.
Sturd Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.
Sturd Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sturd Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturd Jr drives through and clinches with Munson against the cage.
Sturd Jr tries to break free but Munson pushes him back against the cage.
Sturd Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Munson scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sturd Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munson counters with a nice body kick.
Munson swings widly with a right hand
and Sturd Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Munson throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Munson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a low kick but Munson moves his leg out of the way.
Munson is looking to counter punch.
Munson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturd Jr throws out the jab.
Munson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range and Munson settles back down.
Sturd Jr has Munson up against the cage in a clinch.
Munson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd Jr throws a solid leg kick but Munson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
Sturd Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munson throws out the jab.
Munson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson moves away from the strike by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Munson throws out a loose jab but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Munson.
Sturd Jr looks to clinch
and Munson counters with a nice body shot.
Munson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Munson.
Munson defending well as Sturd Jr loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Munson does no damage.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Munson avoids it.
Sturd Jr misses the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sturd Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice straight punches there by Munson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Munson.
That has opened up Jason Sturd Jr's cut even more.
Munson slips a straight right by Sturd Jr.
Munson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Munson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Munson has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Sturd Jr catches Munson right on the button with a cross.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch up but Munson keeps it at a distance.
Sturd Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturd Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munson.
A big right from Munson misses.
Munson misses with a head kick.
Munson misses with a kick to the body
and Sturd Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook to the body
enabling Munson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munson.
Munson checks a leg kick.
Munson is looking to counter punch.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
Munson swings widly with a right hand
and Sturd Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturd Jr.
A low kick from Sturd Jr is predictable there
and Munson counters with a thumping low kick.
Munson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch up but Munson keeps it at a distance.
Munson throws a front kick aimed at Sturd Jr's knee but Sturd Jr avoids it well.
Munson 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.
Munson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturd Jr. Munson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munson checks the leg kick.
Munson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Munson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturd Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Munson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sturd Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Munson throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Munson checks a leg kick nicely.
Munson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Munson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Munson thows a leg kick but Sturd Jr checks it
and Sturd Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Munson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Sturd Jr misses.
Sturd Jr scores with a hook.
A jab lands there for Munson.
The cut above Jason Sturd Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Munson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Munson checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sturd Jr cracks Munson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Munson throws a wild body kick that Sturd Jr sees coming a mile off.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munson.
Munson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Munson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sturd Jr throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.
Munson throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Munson throws a right hand that misses
and Sturd Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Munson misses with a head kick.
Munson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sturd Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturd Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sturd Jr instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson prevents Sturd Jr from breaking the clinch.
Sturd Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Munson won't allow it.
Sturd Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sturd Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Munson breaks the clinch.
Munson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sturd Jr on the side of the head.
Munson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Munson moves out of range easily.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munson is looking to counter punch.
Munson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sturd Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sturd Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sturd Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Munson looks to land a right hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range.
Robert Munson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy right hand but Munson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd Jr looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
Munson misses with a left hand
and Sturd Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws the kick towards the body but Munson avoids it.
Sturd Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Munson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sturd Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr misses with a head kick.
Munson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Munson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sturd Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Munson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Munson.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Munson's front leg but catches the back leg as Munson tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Munson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from Munson.
Munson throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Munson digs a good hook to Sturd Jr's body.
Munson takes one to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr throws a solid leg kick but Munson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturd Jr.
Munson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Munson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Munson thows a body kick. Sturd Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Munson tried to score with a low kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch there but Munson circles away.
Sturd Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Munson seems unphased.
Sturd Jr sizes up Munson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munson is out of range and Sturd Jr settles back down.
Munson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Munson misses with a hook.
Sturd Jr has managed to clinch.
Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch.
Munson tried to score with a low kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Munson staying out of range there.
Sturd Jr defending well as Munson loads up on a big left hand.
Munson scores with a hook.
Jason Sturd Jr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sturd Jr thows a leg kick but Munson checks it
and Munson counters with a nice uppercut.
Munson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Sturd Jr does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robert Munson.
Well Sturd Jr 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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