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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Visnadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Mvungi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Visnadi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blind by Korn. Mvungi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Professor Jay ft. Ferooz - Nikusaidiaje?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gianni Visnadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Mvungi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visnadi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Visnadi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mvungi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Visnadi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Visnadi gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Visnadi trying to control the action but Mvungi is working from the bottom.
Mvungi can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mvungi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Visnadi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mvungi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Visnadi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mvungi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mvungi is trying to get back to his feet.
Visnadi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Visnadi working away.
Mvungi sneaks out the side door and pushes Visnadi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Visnadi misses with a body punch
and Mvungi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mvungi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mvungi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Visnadi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Visnadi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Visnadi shoots for a double leg takedown but Mvungi sprawls well. He's pushed Visnadi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Visnadi dodges the punch combination from Mvungi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visnadi dives in for a single leg takedown but Mvungi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianni Visnadi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visnadi has Mvungi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mvungi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
I was talking to Visnadi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mvungi is trying to break free.
Visnadi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mvungi digs a right hand into Visnadi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Visnadi's gas tank.
Mvungi controlling the action here for a moment.
Visnadi manages to break the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Visnadi.
Visnadi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mvungi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mvungi regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mvungi wants to get back to his feet.
Visnadi is trying to work for a kimura but Mvungi is defending well.
Visnadi is trying to control the action in half guard but Mvungi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mvungi wants to get back to full guard.
Mvungi wants to sweep but Visnadi has passed to side control!
Mvungi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Visnadi wants to control the pace but Mvungi is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visnadi looking to secure an arm triangle but Mvungi defends it well.
Visnadi unloading with bombs!
Visnadi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mvungi tries to hold on but Visnadi postures up.
Visnadi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Visnadi wants to control the pace but Mvungi is squirming around nicely.
Mvungi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gianni Visnadi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mvungi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Visnadi fails with a takedown attempt.
Visnadi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Mvungi. Those never looked like landing.
Mvungi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mvungi misses with a looping right.
Visnadi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mvungi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Mvungi. No joy for Visnadi on that attempt.
Mvungi scores with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Mvungi.
It looks like Gianni Visnadi has been cut.
Visnadi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianni Visnadi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mvungi stuffs the takedown.
Visnadi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mvungi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Visnadi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mvungi misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Mvungi as Visnadi shoots in.
Jab by Mvungi.
Visnadi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mvungi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Visnadi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gianni Visnadi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mvungi scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Visnadi moves to clinch but Mvungi breaks away
enabling Mvungi to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mvungi lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mvungi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Visnadi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mvungi but Mvungi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mvungi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Visnadi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Visnadi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mvungi but Mvungi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Mvungi does no damage.
Jonathan Mvungi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mvungi drops Visnadi with a beautiful combination! Visnadi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mvungi is looking for the KO!
Visnadi is rocked!
Mvungi lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Visnadi up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Mvungi from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Visnadi's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Mvungi!
Jonathan Mvungi very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight (Everything 7$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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