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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 865 p4p, 818 weight class) and Jerome Winn (ranked 133 p4p, 127 weight class). Jerome Winn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Twisty Kneereaper's chin.
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177 cm 29 170 13 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm 26 184 11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Twisty Kneereaper! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Winn! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Winn lands a slapping body shot.
Kneereaper takes a swing at Winn's ribcage but misses. Winn now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Kneereaper takes a shot right to the bread basket. Winn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Kneereaper tries to score with a low kick but Winn moves his leg out of the way. Winn thows a left - swing and a miss! Winn looks to land a combination but Kneereaper avoids it well. Kneereaper pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Winn throws a jab when Kneereaper was well out of range. Winn lands a right hook to the body.
Winn connects with a nice looking jab.
Kneereaper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Winn throws a series of punches but Kneereaper avoids them all with ease. Kneereaper wants to slow Winn down by chopping away at his legs. Winn closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winn misses with a punch to the body.
Winn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneereaper controls his hands.
Winn digs a right hand into Kneereaper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kneereaper's gas tank. Kneereaper has a couple of punches blocked by Winn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winn. A head punch on the inside from Winn fails to land. Winn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneereaper controls his hands.
Kneereaper pushes Winn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Kneereaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winn lands with a light punch inside. Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Winn controls the action.
Kneereaper is trying to pull guard but Winn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Kneereaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winn throws a head punch that misses. Kneereaper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Winn is in close to Kneereaper's body, working some short punches and elbows. Winn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Winn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kneereaper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winn has managed to get both his arms back between Kneereaper's legs - danger averted. Winn scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winn scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Winn connects with a couple of short punches. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kneereaper is looking for a triangle here but Winn uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Winn trying to control the action but Kneereaper is working from the bottom. Kneereaper is trying to get back to half guard. Kneereaper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Kneereaper wants to improve his position but Winn is controlling well.
Winn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Kneereaper is looking for a sweep. Winn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kneereaper moves into full guard.
Kneereaper has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Winn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Kneereaper has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Winn is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kneereaper. Winn lands an elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Winn scores with punches from side control. Kneereaper is looking to reverse the position. Kneereaper is working hard here to advance position. Winn landing strikes. Kneereaper is looking to reverse the position. Kneereaper sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winn lands with a punch from half guard. Kneereaper tries to roll over but Winn keeps him under control. Kneereaper gets full guard. Winn is in close to Kneereaper's body, working some short punches and elbows. Winn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Winn working some strikes from top position. Kneereaper looking for a guillotine here but Winn defends easily.
Kneereaper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kneereaper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Winn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kneereaper keeping moving, preventing Winn from controlling successfully. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Winn dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Kneereaper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Winn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Kneereaper ducks right into an uppercut from Winn. Winn has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Winn throws a series of punches but Kneereaper avoids them all with ease. A slow jab from Kneereaper misses its intended target. Winn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kneereaper lands an overhand right. Winn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Kneereaper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winn misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters circling - Winn throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Winn throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winn misses with a two punch combination.
Kneereaper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A swing and a miss from Winn. Winn lands with a cross. Winn throws a shot to the body.
Winn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A looping hook to the body misses from Winn. Kneereaper does a little dance to reset his feet. Winn misses with an uppercut. Kneereaper saw that one coming. A little feinted left hand from Kneereaper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Kneereaper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winn lands a right hook to the body.
Jerome Winn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Winn connects with the punch. Winn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. The fighters circling - Kneereaper throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kneereaper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winn.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winn throws a body punch but Kneereaper moves out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Winn throws a shot from downtown. Kneereaper moves away and avoids it. Winn catches Kneereaper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Winn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Kneereaper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Kneereaper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kneereaper. Kneereaper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Winn walks into a stiff left hand from Kneereaper. Winn misses with a body shot.
Kneereaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kneereaper with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jerome Winn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kneereaper misses with a wild body shot. Winn tries to bum rush Kneereaper with a series of wild strikes but Kneereaper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Winn. Those never looked like landing. Winn wants to clinch. Winn thows a left - swing and a miss! Kneereaper jabs Winn to the body, keeping him at a distance. A left lands for Kneereaper. Winn avoids the body shot from Kneereaper.
A little jabbing left from Winn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kneereaper misses with a straight left. Kneereaper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kneereaper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Winn cracks Kneereaper with a right hand to the side of the head. Winn takes a swing at Kneereaper's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winn throws a body shot but no joy. No joy there for Winn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kneereaper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Kneereaper ducks right into an uppercut from Winn. Winn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Winn throws a lazy right hand but Kneereaper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jerome Winn seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kneereaper slips under a jab. Kneereaper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winn. Kneereaper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winn.
Winn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kneereaper at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Winn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! Kneereaper misses with a body kick. Winn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneereaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Winn. Winn misses the jab. Kneereaper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winn. A lazy left from Winn finds it's target. A punch combination from Winn misses. Kneereaper half committed to a counter leg kick. Kneereaper throws a body shot but no joy. Winn misses the shot to the body. Kneereaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Winn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Winn throws a sloppy body shot
and Kneereaper counters with a nice uppercut. Winn misses with a body shot.
Kneereaper dodges the punch combination from Winn.
Kneereaper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winn throws a jab but it's blocked by Kneereaper. Kneereaper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Kneereaper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Kneereaper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winn counters with a straight right hand. Kneereaper moves out of range of the strikes. Kneereaper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Kneereaper just misses with a punch to the body.
Kneereaper just misses with a punch to the body.
Kneereaper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Twisty Kneereaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Winn lands with a nice combination. Kneereaper backs away looking to recover. Kneereaper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kneereaper scrambles back to his feet. Kneereaper needs to keep his hands up - Winn had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Winn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kneereaper moves away. Winn throws a shot to the body.
Winn misses with a straight right. Winn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kneereaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kneereapers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Kneereaper swings for the body but Winn moves out of range.
Winn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kneereaper. Winn catches Kneereaper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Winn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winn moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneereaper pushes Winn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Winn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Winn controls the action.
Kneereaper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Winn has a couple of punches blocked by Kneereaper.
Winn has a couple of punches blocked by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper lands a shot to the body. Winn misses with the head strike.
Jerome Winn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Kneereaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Kneereaper misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneereaper. Kneereaper working aggressively here.
Kneereaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Winn working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kneereaper. Winn prevents a body shot from Kneereaper. Kneereaper lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kneereaper scores with a nice hook to the head. Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Winn controls the action.
Jerome Winn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Kneereaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Winn prevents a body shot from Kneereaper. Kneereaper lands a nice shot to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneereaper. Kneereaper tries to work over Winn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kneereaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winn. Kneereaper working aggressively here.
Kneereaper misses with a punch to the body.
Winn is working Kneereaper over against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kneereaper lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Jerome Winn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Winn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Winn! Jumping up and down and very excited, Jerome Winn waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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