Friday Fight Night RBR - Munroe / Napa - Euro and British Titles

[superheavyrhun]

Round 8:

Apparently Nicky Booth is thinking of a comeback. Anyhoo....Nappa's back to the jab and move..the Dappa man groove. But once again after a few seconds retreats to his corner and his defensive guard, and trades with Moffett, landing better accurate hooks and body shots than the tireless Belfast boy can. Uppercuts from Napa, and a good right hook. Napa backing off and looking to load up. Well, as much as a man with 1 KO can load up. Moffett is walking forward. Two good body shots from Napa, and Moffett sags, before throwing back a decent left hook of his own. Upperctu to the body from Napa, and a left hook as he's missing from Naap throws Moffett off balance and stumbles a little. Left from Moffett to the body, but takes a right up top.

Napa. 80-72. If Moffett gets a share of anything on the cards so far I'll be surprised.

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Round 9:

Moffett's first time beyond the 8th round, and it's hard to imagine it'll have a pleasant outcome for him. Moffett pushing forward and digging to the body, but is taking more hooks upstairs, and Napa is just standing there, letting Moffett swing, and countering with better harder shots. Crowd starting to get a little restless. Napa with a fine right hand, and Moffett clinches. They walk each other around the ring, but Napa then digs twice really well to the body. Moffett with a fair left, but takes a right, then a body shot, then left and right hooks up top. Napa to the body once more, and the ref will surely start thinking about whether Moffett's taking too much now. Body shot then right up top from Napa. One way traffic.

90-81

[superheavyrhun]

Round 10:

Napa circling as he usually has for each of the rounds, jabbing, before getting shoved back into a corner by Moffett. Moffett digs to the body, then takes a shot before and overhand right. Napa is moving more this round, and two more body shots land on Napa. Moffett ducks forward with two more, and it ain't pretty, but Napa isn't throwing half as much.Jab, right hook, and a right to the body from Moffett, but Napa moves and throws a few jabs. Left hook from Moffett, who wrestles napa to the corner, and digs three more to the Napa ribs. Napa is countering, but not as much and Moffett's shots to the body have it for him. Right hook up top from Moffett.

Moffett's ROUND! Yeah, it don't matter, but still, credit to the guy
99-91

[superheavyrhun]

Round 11:

Eamon Magee tells Moffett to stay on top of him. Napa with some good jabs, and is evading a bit more now.Body shots from Moffett, then a left up top. Napa blocking some, but not all. Right uppercut and left hook from Napa, but Moffett wrestles him towards another corner. Napa to the body then a left hook.Napa jabbning, but Moffett shoves Napa to the ropes and digs twice to the ribs. Napa with a hard right hand, before Moffett ploughs forward with two more body shots. Napa clinches, and Moffett doesn't like it. Body shots from Napa, and a couple of good hooks. Body shot and an overhand right from Moffett. Napa jabbing and some short punches and a right catches Moffett as he's slipping. Count, but not at all hurt. Right from Napa.

109-99 for Napa.

[superheavyrhun]

Round 12:

Between rounds, the crowd start chanting Mickey Vann's name, and after the recent announcement that he would be retiring, a nice touch for a great man in British boxing. Moffett pushes Napa back and goes to the body, but he's tried it for 11 rounds and it hasn't worked....so maybe time for Plan B? Napa jabbing and catching Moffett. Body shots from Moffett, but Napa with a body shot to return a right and a left hook. Napa with a right hand. Body shots from Moffett, and he deserves to go 12. Napa slips on some water. Big right from Moffett misses, he knows what the score is. Moffett still trying to the body, and a left hook. Napa with two body shots, but takes two left hooks upstairs. They swap hooks again, and Moffett goes to the body again. Dodges a hook, and lands a body shot on the bell, but it's Napa's title.

118-109 with Moffett getting the last, but Napa is really growing into a good British bantamweight titleholder. And his fourth fight means he takes the Lonsdale belt home for keeps.

[superheavyrhun]

The scores on the doors after that, a decent fight but only an appetiser really. 119-109, 117-111 (way too close) and 119-108 all for Ian Napa.

We've got a preview with Munroe as he's out with the bin truck and doing his work, hauling bins and loading the rubbish truck. Munroe's still working, and shows he's not throwing everything into the boxing basket just yet.

Munroe looks in good shape at the weigh in, whilst Boualita looks less built, although unintimidated.

[Saddo]

oh god i know Napa aint got any power but i thought he would have stopped this guy... this has to be my worst season at predictions

[superheavyrhun]

Bouaita's already in the ring and wearing a french bathrobe. Munroe is playing up his boxing binman image, coming into the ring in flourescent vest, and his whole team are too, as are at least 50 of his fans, maybe even more. Bouaita 6 years the elder, though with a slightly shorter reach. Sounds like there's a great atmosphere there, and Munroe came in to "We Jammin", best intro music of the night in my humble opinion.

Bouaita grinning and winks at the camera, whilst Munroe looks mean. Next up, we got the main event.

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Bouaita gets a fine round of boos as he's announced, whilst Munroe gets a great ovation. Bouaita can't stop smiling, and Munroe can't smile.

Round 1:

Bouaita falls short with a jab, but is coming forward, and takes a hook on the way in. Bouaita landto the body twice, and takes another body shot. Bouaita moving well. Munroe gets in a jab and a hook. Bouaita lands to the body, but takes a jab. Two big left hooks from Munroe, abnd Bouaita clinches.They swap left hooks, and Munroe lands another left. Bouaita has a Froch-like guard. Bouaita slugs wide and to the guard, andtakes another left hook from Munroe. Three hard body shots from Munroe, then two hard hooks upstairs. Munroe taking the shots to land his own bigger blows. Munroe grins.

Munroe takes the opener.
10-9

[superheavyrhun]

Round 2:

At the end, the ref stopped things to pull up Bouaita's shorts. Nice. Bouaita starts with a flurry, but not one getting past the guard. They trade hard hooks to the body on the ropes. Left hook from Munroe. Right looping hook from Bouaita lands, but Munroe digs in with his square on hooks. Munroe catching the head with the right hook almost every shot. Straight right gets through.Munroe missing a fair few, but a left hook lands nicely. Jabs from Munroe, and Bouaita smiles as Munroe falls shorts with a few hooks. Baouaita with long looping shotsto the body,and he's a hard man to pin down. Ref is slow to split up the clinch. Body shot from Munroe, and a left hook on the bell.

Munroe is doing well, though Bouaita is a tough cookie it seems.
20-18

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Round 3:

Bouaita still having trouble with his shorts. Munroe working the jab at the start of the third, and Bouaita made to miss badly. Jab and a left hook, scrappy, but land. Bouaita's hooks tend to see the forearm stricke the side of the hed. Decent short left from Bouaita as Munroe comes in. Bouaita backing off, then looking for long shots. Bit of a wrestle. Bouaita having more success this round, and this has the look of an awkward fight, not exactly a showpiece. Straight right from Munroe, and a good counter left as Bouaita comes in. Another clinch. Jab from Bouaita and a body shot, but takes a shot to his own ribs. Bouaita lands to the body again.

Bouaita takes a share of that one for me.
30-28

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Round 4:

Ref warns Munroe for hitting behind the head. Jab and body shot, then a clipping left hook rom Munroe. Body shot from Munroe. Bouaita hanging on and tying up more now. Good sign. Bouaita with two body shots, but takes a hook. Bouaita hanging on to Munroe's arm as he digs in shots. On the other side of the ref...clever boy. Three fine hooks from Munroe. Bouaita takes a left hook, and misses again. Bouaita fights from a low stance and throws long hots. Munroe lands another couple of hooks, and a fine right hand lands. Left hook rom Munroe, as the binman is putting a few in the can.

Good round for the Englishman.
40-37

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Round 5:

Jab from Munroe. Body shots and short hooks from Munroe. Even though Bouaita has him in a headlock....Munroe is warned? WTF>?>!>!!>? Ref finally warns the frenchman. Jabs and hooks from Munroe, and he has Bouaita in the corner. Good left and right hooks from Munroe, switches up and down when Bouaita is pinned in the corner, and Munroe has bouaita in bother. Great hooks, left and right, and Bouaita looks stunned. Arms down reeling about the ring, is he playing possum or really taking a beating. The second option for me. Uppercut from Bouaita, but a left hook and a jab. Munroe clippin him. Bouaita hitting the back of the head. Blatant from the dirty frenchman. I know it's a cliche, but it's true.

Munroe is battering him.
50-46

[superheavyrhun]

Round 6:

Ref blocks Munroe from punching after the bell. It's the frenchie's own fault for messing with his shorts again when the round's begun, silly bugger. Body shot from Munroe, and Bouaita's running like a girl. He's not exactly Mayweather, but he's not geting pinned down. Jab and a few hooks from Munroe, but Bouaita's running this round. Body shots from Munroe. Bouaita wrestles and doesn't throw anything. Uppercut from Munroe, and a couple of hooks. Does Bouaita know he can't score if he doesn't throw? Right from Bouaita misses, and a short hook from Munroe. Good right, Bouaita stumbles, body shot and a straight right from Munroe. Left hook and a jab.

60-55 Munroe.

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Round 7:

Good right and left hook from Munroe, as Bouaita still looks to flee. Good right, as Bouaita keeps on running, then clinches.Jab from Munroe. Good hook, and Bouaita isn;t throwing. Good right left hook, and another left, and Bouaita seems to be reeling. Bouaitais grabbing the arms constantly. This is a bizarre challenge for an European title. Left hook. Bouaita with a body shot and an uppercut, but takes a few hooks. Huge left hook, and a right, and Bouaita clinches again. Bouaita clinches again.

Is this guy even a boxer?

70-64 to Munroe.