Robert Stieglitz vs. Henry Weber & Arthur Abraham vs. Pablo Farias & RBR

Round 4

Good 1-2 working by Pulev now. Sprott is jabbing back out of his guard tentatively to stir wind, but Pulev is pushing his own jab past it forcefully and actually catching Sprott on the forehead. Pulev has turned himself sideways and is crabbing and jabbing in, brash and wide open. Left hook to the head by Pulev stepping inside. Sprott clinches. Hard 1-2 through the guard by Pulev, putting some arc on the right cross. Another jab and overhand by Pulev, crashing against Sprott's gloves and into his head. Over and over, Sprott covers up and plods into the two-piece. A few pecking jabs by Sprott, grunting. None landing.

40-36 Pulev

 

Round 5

Jab by Pulev. More jabs by Pulev. Sprott stands perfectly still, motionless. Weak jab by Sprott, reaching halfway to where Pulev is standing. Now Sprott throws some hooks cutting under toward the chest of Pulev, but still not making it all the way. Pulev holds his left arm out wide, elbow slightly bent to lure Sprott in...then snaps a jab in his face. Sprott wades in and leans up against Sprott with his heavy chest and tree trunks until the ref breaks them apart. Pulev leans back against the ropes and covers up as Sprott jumps at him with some wild upward hooks, grunting with the effort as he gets blocked and dodged. NICE combo by Pulev, right hand down the pipe and a left hook to the right breast. Clinch. Stiff jab by Pulev.

10-9 Pulev

50-45 Pulev

 

Understood. He could at least bother trying to actually do something. May as well, no? Came all the way here.

 

Pulev is decent, but it has more to do with Sprott just sleepwalking through this.

 

Round 6

Pulev is getting a bit more ferocious with his right hand, curling it over the top of Sprott's tenknuckle cloister by itself and putting it behind that stiff piercing jab. Sprott is just stubbornly shielding his face and staying in front of Pulev, neither running nor fighting back. BIG 1-2 by Pulev sends Sprott reeling back toward the ropes. A brief glimmer of bravery as Sprott comes bouncing off them to slice as Pulev's lower ribs with some underhand karate chops. Quick clinch as soon as he's inside. Referee is getting fed up with Mike's spoiling (grabbing, diving in head first), but not issuing official warnings or threatening deductions yet.

60-54 Pulev

 

His title defense is the main event.

Abraham vs. Farias should be next.