European Bantamweight Title - Maludrottu v Napa RBR

Evning all,

Just spotted this one was on sky, so figured i'd round up what was going on. Maludrottu coming off a 3 round demolition of Damaen Kelly, after winning a very dubious first meeting between the two in Belfast.

Simone Maludrottu, Champion (24-1, 10KOs) - Has made 8 defences of the title since winning it in September 2004, including the hugely contraversial victory by UD against Damaen Kelly where everyone except the judges had the Irishman cruising by 3 or 4 rounds. The EBU ordered a rematch, held in Sardinia in November, where Maludrottu comprehensively beat Kelly, and now he's in with another Brit, Ian Napa.

Ian Napa, challenger (13-5, 0KOs) - From his record hardly looks like a big puncher, but has mixed in decent company, including points defeats to Jason Booth, Damaen Kelly and Martin Power, so perhaps is better than his record would suggest. Also has only had one fight since October 2005 which was a 6 round points win over Delroy Spencer, in November. The only card in his favour, it would seem is his hometown status, but Maludrottu seems to have the pedigree.

Show starts in around 15 minutes time, so eyes down, look in ;)

Didn't know Jamie Moore was on the bill

Yeah, I reckon Moore is going to be up for some big things this year, and I hope he does really well...not going to check boxrec see what his result was, don't want to spoil the little surprise there will be.

you think he's in for a world title shot if (when)he wins tonight? don't even know who he's fighting but would have thought it will be an easyish fight after Macklin.

Napa dancing on the way into the ring, looking very confident, and taking up the applause. He seems tothink that he's some sort of gangster rapper or summat in there, cause he's talking big and can't keep still.
Maludrottu on the other hand looks focussed, and has a fair few fans in the crowd. Comes in to the riffs of Queen, so he is most certainly an European. :p He does look much bigger, standing four inches taller than Napa, who the commentator just informed us is the shortest pro in Britain at five foot one inches tall.

Round 1:
Maludrottu comes in with a gentle hook for first contact after 30 secs. Napa with a couple of jabs to the body. Maludrottu with some chopping downward shots. Three hooks to the body by Napa. Good uppercut from Maludrottu, but Napa replies with some body hooks. Good right hook from Maludrottu. Body shots from Napa, but a fine right from Maludrottu catches Napa. Napa still working the body. Maludrottu has the more hurtful punches, but Napa is so quick. Good uppercut and hook from Maludrottu. Touch gloves at the bell.

Tied round for me, but depends whether you prefer workrate or damaging shots.
10-10

Round 2:

Jabs from Napa, but Maludrottu is catching him as he looks to close the gap. Good straight right and a hook from Maludrottu. Napa swinging more hooks to the body and pushing the Italian back. Good hooks and uppercuts from Maludrottu, but Napa wanting to come forward. Straight shots from Maludrottu, Napa still swinging though, finding the guard a lot though. Good jabs and hooks from Maludrottu. Napa with bodyshots, but Maludrottu covering up. Good uppercut from Napa, and hooks to the body pushes Maludrottu back. Maludrottu with a good straight while on the ropes.

Maludrottu showing his quality now.
20-19 Maludrottu

Round 3:

Jabs from Napa connect early, and as he pushes MAludrottu back, and overhand right connects well. Maludrottu pushes Napa back on the ropes and uinloads with hooks upstairs and to the body. Starting to bully Napa, but Napa comes back with body shots and Maludrottu covers up. Napa bobbing and weaving, but bod shots and a straight right connect from Maludrottu. More body shots from Napa, ad he still goes after Maludrottu. A low one from Napa on the blind side of the ref. Body shots and two uppercuts from Napa. Trying to hurt Maludrottu, but the Italian seems more amused than anything. Body shots and another good right from MAludrottu. He grins at the end of the round.

Napa on sheer effort and pushing forward ties it up.
29-29

Round 4:

Jabs from Napa. Two swinging rights catch Maludrottu coming forward. Jab and straight catch the Italian. Big hammer to the boy from Maludrottu. Body shots from napa. Straights from Maludrottu, butNapa pushes him back with more body shots. Napa bobbing and weaving well, Big right catches Napa's guard, but he gets on the inside and unloads four hooks to the body. Shot on the back of Napa's head puts him down, but ref recognises, and warns Maludrottu about it. Hooks from Napa, and Maludrottu fires a downward hook after the bell.

Napa moves ahead for me, 39-38

Napas got balls

Round 5:

Nice hook from Maludrottu, and another pair catches Napa. Napa with an overhand left, and body hooks. Maludrottu comes back with more shots to Napa's head. Body shots again from Napa. Maludrottu swings and misses with 6 conecutive shots, but shoves Napa on the ropes, and pops to the body again with some hard shots. Maludrottu with some more chopping shots. Body shots again from Napa. Good left hook upstairs from Maludrottu. Napa hurt and more punches raining in, Napa coming back with more body hooks, lots of heart from Napa to weather that storm of big shots from Maludrottu.

Maludrottu ties it up, 48-48

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Originally Posted by motorcitycobra

Napas got balls

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Solid steel mate

Go ON NAPA!

Round 6:

Jab from Napa. Starting to try and fight on the back foot more. Maludrottu coming in with good body hooks and one upstairs. Body shots from NApa, but Maludrottu back with more straight shots upstairs. Straight left upstairs from Napa, but Maludrottu still coming forward, more shots. Good straight pierces MAludrottu's guard. Maludrottu paws with the jab. Napa dodgin a lot of Maludrottus work. Good rights from Maludrottu, and a good flurry to the body straight after.

Maludrottu imposing himself, despite Napa's balls of solid gold.
58-57

Smooth head movement an sliping of punches if only he could bang abit

8) O0 Superheavy
CC ;)

Round 7:

Good start from Maludrottu, combining hooks with uppercuts. Napa with a decent overhand right. Throwing jabs is Napa, but Maludrottu still throwing chopping downward punches that are catching the head of Napa. Three body shots from Napa. Napa warned to keep his head and shos up. Big hook from Maludrottu catches Napa on the way in, and as Napa comes forwad with punches, Maludrottu with the bidder shots. Napa with more good body shots, and a nice uppercut. Right hooks stuns Maludrottu, and followed up with more body shots. Maludrottu with a few more chopping shots. Maludrottu has a nosebleed.

Napa's round
67-67

Anyone else think Jim Watt is a negative cock?

Napas gonna fuckin win it!

Round 8:
Good hook upstairs from Napa. Body shots, and an uppercut. He''s pressuring Maludrottu. Dodges some Maludrottu punshes, but a decent right hook gets Napa. Two more body shots from Napa. Upercut and hook from Maludrottu, Napa still coming forward. Napa warned for headwork again. Maludrottus's face smotherd inblood from his nose. Big hooks from Napa, but Maludrottu still throwing hooks. Maludrottu sis looking worried. More punishing hooks from Napa, a left from Maludrottu rocks Napa, but he still comes forward. Body shots from Napa. Two straigts at the end from Maludrottu.

Napa's Round!
77-76

Round 9:

I know what you mean about Jim Watt IMO. Overhand from Napa, but Maludrottu catches him with a right. Jabs from Napa, he deserves a bit of a rest. Maludrottu comes forward, but Napa ducks. Strong left in a flurry from Maludrottu. Good jab from Napa, and a straight right. Jab from Maludrottu the one from four shots that connects. Uppercut from Napa, but a body shot from Maludrottu. Napa lunging to the body. Uppercut and straight from Maludrottu. Napa with a left hook catches tMaludrottu on the way in, but some punches from a Maludrottu flurry catches him. Touch glove again.

Maludrottu's round.
86-86 (watt has Maludrottu 3 rounds up, but it is damn tight.)

Round 10:

Laft hook from Napa. Short left from Mludrottu, but more body shots from Napa.. Good overhand left from Napa, but Maludrottu replies with a right of his own. Two jabs from Napa, but a solid right from Maludrottu. Left from Maludrottu. Hook from Napa, body shots from the italian. Godd left from Napa as Malu comes in, big right hooks from Malu. Right hook from Napa rocks Malu back, and Napa is warend about his head again. Good flurry of sharp hooks from Napa, but another Maludrottu straight.

Maludrottu's again, much as i wish it wasn't.
96-95

Round 11:

Three hooks from Napa. Body shots, but a good left from Maludrottu. Good hooks from Maludrottu, and an uppercut, but Napa comes forward with body shots. More body shots from Napa, and he looks exhausted. Good hook from Napa, and a flurry of slower body shots. Solid right from Maludrottu, and a fine straight right to the face of Malu. Uppercuts from Maludrottu, but more body shots from Napa. Maludrottu nudges Napa onto the canves, slip or trip. More hard work from Napa, jabs and good hooks. Strong left, ad a body shot from Maludrottu.

Napa does well, but I think it miht just be tied for this one.
106-105 for Maludrottu, but I fear a knockdown is need for Napa to have a shot at it.

Round 12:

Maludrottu comes forward with a body shot. Jab from Napa, he needs much more though. Overhand right, and body shots from Napa. It's right open now, and Maludrottu with some hurtful hooks, but body shots from Napa again. Hard left and right to the body from Napa. Good hard hook from Maludrottu. Three hard body shots from the Italian. Two hooks from Napa, but more body shots from Maludrottu. Hard hooks from the Italian, Napa coming forward but getting caught far too much with counters. Naap swinging wildluy now.

Maludrottu finishes strongly.

116-114 to Maludrottu on my card, but Napa has really impressed and deserved his shot at the title from this performance.

Just hope for a gift from the judges, Dameon Kelly style karma comes around.

UD 116-113, 117-112, 117-112, Maludrottu. He was too big and strong in the end. Deserved decision, but Napa showed more balls than your average circus.

Never once did Napa look hurt, did you see in tenth when ref put both hand on side of his face an looked into his eyes, Napa was like get the fuck off what you doing. CC excellent job on RBR another tommorrow as well. Lets see what Moore did

That Ian Wilson v Henry Castle was a good fight, Ian looked very good, came on strong against a more experienced opponent, and shredded that right eye of Castle when he got the opportunity. Castle blew his shot at a British title, but Carl Johanneson would have destroyed him to be honest.

Wilson a dfinite good prospect though, weathered the storm early on and showed some killer instinct.

CC for the rbr, sounds like a good back and forth fight. Honestly dont know much about either but a good fight is a good fight.I hope you are doing a rbr for the fight tommorrow in Liverpool, I dont hear much about euro fighters so its cool to get a little info for reference.

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Originally Posted by No Contest

CC for the rbr, sounds like a good back and forth fight. Honestly dont know much about either but a good fight is a good fight.I hope you are doing a rbr for the fight tommorrow in Liverpool, I dont hear much about euro fighters so its cool to get a little info for reference.

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To be honest with you, I didn't know too much about either of these, except that Maludrottu got a dodgy-as-f**k decision against Damaen Kelly a while back. I'll try and do one tonight from Liverpool, depends on how well Wales do in the rugby. If we lose to Italy I'll be too busy drinking and trying to forget my own name.