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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gianni (ranked 1460 p4p, 182 weight class) and Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 2243 p4p, 270 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Twisty Kneereaper!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneereaper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kneereaper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gianni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Gianni misses
and Kneereaper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gianni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kneereaper throws a head kick but Gianni moves out of range.
Kneereaper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gianni blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kneereaper.
Gianni working aggressively here.
I was talking to Gianni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneereaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneereaper blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneereaper.
Kneereaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneereaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Kneereaper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gianni blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneereaper throws a head punch that misses.
Kneereaper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gianni scores with a shot to the side of Kneereaper's head.
Kneereaper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gianni.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper looking to stall.
Kneereaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneereaper swings wildly with an uppercut but Gianni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneereaper has had enough of the clinch but Gianni keeps him there for the moment.
Kneereaper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kneereaper throws a head punch that misses.
Kneereaper misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Gianni to work.
Gianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneereaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gianni blocks an uppercut.
Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gianni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gianni.
Gianni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gianni scores with a shot to the side of Kneereaper's head.
Kneereaper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gianni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kneereaper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gianni.
Gianni is looking to counter the offense by Kneereaper and move into the clinch.
Gianni looks to land a body kick but Kneereaper moved away.
Kneereaper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kneereaper looks for the body kick but Gianni saw that one coming.
Kneereaper misses with a looping left.
Gianni tried to counter with a leg kick but Kneereaper avoided it.
Kneereaper thows a leg kick but Gianni checks it
and Gianni counters with a low kick, right behind Kneereaper 's knee.
Kneereaper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Kneereaper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Kneereaper.
Gianni throws a big counter combination but Kneereaper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gianni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gianni throws a leg kick but Kneereaper checks it.
Kneereaper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gianni.
Gianni throws a body shot but no joy.
Gianni jabs at Kneereaper's body.
Gianni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gianni avoids a kick to the body.
Kneereaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Gianni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kneereaper takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Twisty Kneereaper has been cut.
Gianni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gianni is looking to wear down Kneereaper with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gianni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kneereaper is looking to land body kicks.
Kneereaper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kneereaper lands a nice shot that snaps Gianni's head back.
Kneereaper misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Gianni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kneereaper.
A good leg kick by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper takes one to the side of the head.
Kneereaper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gianni misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Gianni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gianni throws a hook to the side of Kneereaper's head but Kneereaper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kneereaper feints a counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kneereaper - that will leave a mark!
Gianni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Twisty Kneereaper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Twisty Kneereaper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gianni moves out of range of the body kick from Kneereaper.
Gianni throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gianni.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gianni, as that shot connected.
Gianni moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kneereaper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kneereaper is looking to clinch.
Gianni with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kneereaper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gianni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kneereaper.
Gianni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramon Gianni is winning the standup battle so far.
Kneereaper loads up on a big right hand but Gianni slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kneereaper.
Gianni looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneereaper is just out of range.
Kneereaper takes one on the button.
That kick from Gianni tenderised Kneereaper's leg. Kneereaper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kneereaper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kneereaper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gianni momentarily.
Kneereaper avoids the body shot from Gianni.
Kneereaper throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Gianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Kneereaper throws a looping overhand right but Gianni ducks down to avoid it.
Gianni misses with an uppercut
and Kneereaper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kneereaper missing with a left hand there. Gianni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gianni misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gianni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gianni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Gianni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Gianni. Beautiful body shot.
Kneereaper misses with a body kick.
Gianni lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneereaper throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gianni.
Kneereaper throws a head kick but Gianni moves out of range.
Kneereaper throws a shot from downtown. Gianni moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kneereaper.
Kneereaper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kneereaper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneereaper misses with a leg kick
and Gianni counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kneereaper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kneereaper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kneereaper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gianni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kneereaper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gianni finds it's way round the side to connect with Kneereaper's head.
Kneereaper connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gianni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kneereaper - the referee stops the clock and Gianni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kneereaper. Gianni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gianni misses with a hook
and Kneereaper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kneereaper scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kneereaper tries a low kick but Gianni avoids it.
Gianni just misses with a punch to the body.
Gianni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gianni misses with a right hand
and Kneereaper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneereaper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gianni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gianni avoids a kick to the body.
Kneereaper is looking to slow Gianni down with leg kicks.
Kneereaper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy body kick from Gianni
and Kneereaper counters with a thumping low kick.
Kneereaper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gianni will feel that in the morning.
Gianni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gianni lands a nice looking body kick.
Gianni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kneereaper thuds his shin into the meat of Gianni's side.
Decent striking displayed by Kneereaper there.
Kneereaper misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Twisty Kneereaper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Twisty Kneereaper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kneereaper lands with a nice body kick.
Kneereaper tries a head kick but it misses.
Gianni takes a swing at Kneereaper's ribcage but misses.
Kneereaper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gianni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kneereaper cracks Gianni with a good jab.
Gianni thumps Kneereaper with a low kick.
Kneereaper punishes Gianni's body with a nice straight punch.
Gianni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kneereaper avoids the head kick by Gianni.
Kneereaper throws out a counter right but Gianni avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gianni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice jab there from Kneereaper.
Gianni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kneereaper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gianni throws a hook to the side of Kneereaper's head but Kneereaper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gianni!
Kneereaper misses with a leg kick.
Kneereaper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gianni scores with a sloppy right hand. Kneereaper should have avoided that one.
Gianni misses with a low kick.
Kneereaper misses with a kick to the body.
Gianni throws a leg kick which misses Kneereaper's front leg but catches the back leg as Kneereaper tries to avoid it.
Gianni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kneereaper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gianni scrambles back to his feet.
Gianni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kneereaper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gianni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kneereaper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramon Gianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gianni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneereaper misses with a kick to the body.
Kneereaper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gianni counters with a low kick, right behind Kneereaper 's knee.
Kneereaper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kneereaper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gianni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gianni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kneereaper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gianni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gianni throws a body kick that misses.
Kneereaper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni throws a leg kick that misses.
Gianni misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kneereaper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gianni misses the body punch
and Kneereaper counters with a good low kick that Gianni was not able to check.
Gianni misses with a hook
and Kneereaper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gianni misses with a right hand
and Kneereaper counters by clinching up.
Kneereaper swings wildly with an uppercut but Gianni uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Gianni.
Kneereaper misses with a body punch.
Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneereaper misses with the head strike.
Kneereaper misses with some punches.
Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gianni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneereaper takes a shot to the head.
Gianni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneereaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Gianni controls his hands.
Gianni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneereaper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneereaper throws a head punch that misses.
Kneereaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Gianni controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Kneereaper fails to land.
Twisty Kneereaper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Twisty Kneereaper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Gianni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneereaper controls his hands.
Gianni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Gianni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kneereaper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ramon Gianni!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramon Gianni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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