Sergey Rabchenko vs. Anthony Mundine RBR

Round 4

Rabchenko is doubling his jab, straight ahead, stiff and predictable, telegraphing. Mundine dips away, countering with left hooks and short rights. Mundine takes his turn coming forward, turning Rabchenko's head with double lead rights. Mundine recedes with the low tide before he can expend too much energy once Rabchenko begins to put up a shell, flawlessly resuming his defensive posture and making Rabchenko lunge and miss with 1-2s and wide hooks from outside. BIG rights on the frontfoot by Mundine as Rabchenko slows down. Rabchenko buzzed!

10-9 Mundine

39-37 Mundine

 

WBC open scoring through four:


39-37 Rabchenko
40-36 Mundine
39-37 Mundine

 

Round 5

Rabchenko is spearing up right hands and following through with left hooks, weight shifted onto his toes leaning in. Mundine is blocking everything, palms turned in and elbows tucked, picking his spots with counters. Rabchenko is flapping at the wind and pelting Mundine's arms, unimaginative, barely even looking for different angles.

10-9 Mundine

49-46 Mundine

 

One guy KSAB, the other doesn't.

 

Round 6

Rabchenko is switching from orthodox to southpaw, pumping jabs at chest level without cutting the distance first. Wide upper-hooks on the way in by Rabchenko, hopeless. Mundine is stretching in and sticking in jabs on the stomach, then leaning backward to melt away from Rabchenko's counter flurries. They punch together and Rabchenko gets in a right. More inside skirmishes now. Rabchenko hitting Mundine behind the head regularly as Mundine bows and exposes it. Quick jabs by Mundine. Wild uppercut by Rabchenko misses.

10-9 Mundine

59-55 Mundine

 

The sixth was Rabchenko's best since the 1st, but you could still argue him getting shut out halfway through. AT WORST for Mundine you could have it 58-56.

...unless you're that one crazy WBC judge.