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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 2
Date: Sep 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Mundine.
Leonard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mundine doesn't seem bothered though.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mundine.
Leonard missing with a left hand there. Mundine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonard misses with a body punch
and Mundine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Mundine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
Mundine throws a body shot but no joy.
Mundine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonard looks to land a combination but Mundine avoids it well.
Leonard connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mundine moves away.
Leonard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mundine.
Mundine lands a jab.
Mundine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mundine.#T1#
Leonard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mundine was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonard.
Mundine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mundine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mundine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mundine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Leonard. That snapped Mundine's head back.
Leonard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mundine rather than just go for the knockout.
Mundine walks into a straight right hand from Leonard.
Leonard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mundine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leonard swings for the body but Mundine moves out of range.
Jab from Leonard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mundine moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Leonard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Leonard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Leonard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mundine momentarily.
#T2#
Mundine slips under a jab from Leonard.
Mundine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mundine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Leonard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Mundine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mundine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mundine misses with a body shot
and Leonard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonard looks to land a left hand but Mundine moved out of range nicely.
Mundine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mundine staying out of range there.
Jab by Leonard.
Mundine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundine. Leonard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Leonard.
Mundine moves out of range as Leonard strikes.#T3#
Mundine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonard.
Mundine looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Leonard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mundine manages to avoid it.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Mundine misses.
Mundine throws a body punch but Leonard moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Leonard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonard! But no joy.
Leonard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mundine throws out the jab.
Mundine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonard throws a right hand that Mundine ducks under and follows up with a left that Mundine also avoids with ease.
Mundine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mundine.
Mundine ducks right into an uppercut from Leonard. #T4#
Mundine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mundine scores with a hook to the body. Leonard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard connects with a body shot that sends Mundine's belly button to the back.
Mundine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonard scores with a shot to the body.
Mundine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mundine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mundine lands a nice looking body shot.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mundine.
Leonard walks into a left hand.
Leonard takes one to the side of the head.
Leonard misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Leonard misses
and Mundine counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonard misses with an uppercut.
Mundine swings for the body but Leonard moves out of range.
Mundine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Leonard dominated that round.
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.#R2#
A shot to the liver by Leonard. Beautiful body shot.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Leonard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
Mundine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Mundine is just out of range.
Mundine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Mundine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leonard doesn't seem phased though.
Mundine misses with an uppercut
and Mundine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ray Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonard scores with a body shot.
Leonard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mundine.
Leonard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mundine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Mundine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leonard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Mundine's shoulder, as Mundine tries to avoid the shot.
Leonard scores with a body shot.
#T1#
Leonard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mundine moves away.
Leonard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mundine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonard.
Nice shot by Leonard.
Mundine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mundine lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonard off the ropes and back into range.
Mundine blocks a jab.
Mundine misses with a looping right.
Mundine misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mundine moves away from the strike by Leonard.
A big left from Leonard misses.
Mundine jabs Leonard to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2#
Mundine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Leonard.
Leonard blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Mundine finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mundine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonard counters with a nice uppercut.
Mundine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonard's hands.
Nice body punch from Leonard.
Nice jab there from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Mundine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonard misses the body punch
and Mundine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mundine.
Leonard stuns Mundine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mundine scores with a hook to the body. Leonard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
Mundine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonard ducks under a wild hook from Mundine.
Mundine throws a hook but Leonard avoids it easily.
It seemed like Leonard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mundine scores with a shot to the body.
Mundine blocks a jab.
Mundine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonard was well out of range. Poor timing from Mundine.
Leonard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mundine with a body shot.
Leonard swings for the body but Mundine moves out of range.
Mundine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leonard connects with a jab.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Mundine blocks a jab.
Mundine moves away from the strike by Leonard.
A quick step to the side and Mundine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T4#
Leonard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mundine.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mundine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mundine misses with a wild body shot.
Mundine connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Mundine - just one landing.
Leonard slips a straight right by Mundine.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonard! But no joy.
Mundine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice jab there from Leonard.
Leonard cracks a nice hook into Mundine's ribs.
Mundine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mundine throws out a loose jab but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mundine misses with a straight left.
Mundine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Leonard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Mundine misses with an uppercut. Leonard saw that one coming.
Mundine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonard.
Mundine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonard manages to avoid it.#KD2#
Leonard closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Mundine crashing to the mat! Mundine uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!#ROC2#Mundine is rocked!
Mundine ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Oh Mundine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Mundine moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Leonard throws a jab but it's blocked by Mundine.
Mundine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Mundine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mundine throws an off balance right hand
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard stuns Mundine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mundine misses with a combination
and Leonard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Leonard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Mundine.
Leonard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mundine under the eye.
Mundine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonard throws a big shot that misses.
Leonard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonard misses with a two punch combination.
Leonard moves out of range of the strikes.
Mundine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Mundine misses the target.
Leonard misses with an uppercut
letting Mundine counter with a right hand.
Mundine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mundine.
Mundine seems to have got his legs back now.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mundine.
Good shot there by Leonard.
Mundine throws a series of punches but Leonard avoids them all with ease.
Anthony Mundine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mundine manages to avoid it.#T2#
Leonard throws a nice looking combination but Mundine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mundine throws an off balance right hand
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Mundine's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Mundine - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ray Leonard!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Leonard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 1
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Mundine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mundine misses the shot to the body.
Mundine swinging wildly here.
It looked like Duran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mundine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duran counters with a nice body shot.
Mundine moves out of range of the strikes.
Mundine tries to bum rush Duran with a series of wild strikes but Duran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mundine slips a jab from Duran.
Duran throws a body punch but Mundine moves out of range. #T1#
Mundine just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Mundine finds it's target.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mundine was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Duran throws a body punch but Mundine moves out of range.
Duran is looking to wear down Mundine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duran cracks Mundine with an open hand slap.
Duran throws a hook but Mundine avoids it easily.
Mundine lands a nice hook to Duran's body. Duran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mundine just misses with a punch to the body.
Mundine misses the shot to the body.
Duran is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Duran misses with a hook
and Mundine counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundine. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mundine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duran doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mundine.
Duran walks into a straight right hand from Mundine.
Duran misses with a hook to the body
and Mundine counters with a left and a right that stings Duran.
Anthony Mundine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Mundine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Duran misses. #T3#
Mundine scores with a shot to the body.
Duran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duran looks to throw the jab but Mundine is out of range.
Mundine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Duran misses with a shot to the body
and Mundine counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Mundine.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mundine is looking for the big counter here.#T4#
Jab by Mundine.
A shot to the body from Mundine misses
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
Mundine blocks a jab.
Mundine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#KD#
and Duran counters with a nice right hand that sends Mundine toppling to the canvas! Mundine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Duran finish him?!#ROC#Mundine is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Anthony Mundine has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Mundine throws a poor cross that misses
#KD#
and Duran counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mundine! Duran lets Mundine back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mundine is still on wobbly legs! Can Duran finish him?
Mundine misses with a series of wild punches.
Duran throws the left hand but Mundine avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Mundine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Mundine tries to bum rush Duran with a series of wild strikes but Duran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duran is looking to counter punch.
Mundine seems to have recovered his senses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mundine might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Duran has got the better of the exchanges.
Duran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mundine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duran.
Mundine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mundine scores with a punch to the head.
Duran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mundine.
Mundine walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Duran! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Duran!
A relieved looking Roberto Duran thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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