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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Banito Gianni (ranked 2999 p4p, 4088 weight class) and Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 423 p4p, 524 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Banito Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wolfgang Pauli!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gianni.
Pauli throws a hook but Gianni avoids it easily.
Gianni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pauli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gianni lands a lovely overhand right.
Gianni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pauli.
Pauli misses with a straight right.
It looked like Gianni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pauli.
Gianni tries to clinch but Pauli moves out of range.
Pauli misses with a right hand
letting Gianni counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Pauli misses its intended target.
Gianni ducks under a wild hook from Pauli.
Gianni clinches.
Gianni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauli slowing the pace effectively.
Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gianni lands a left hand.
Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauli misses with a body punch.
Pauli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gianni blocks a body shot from Pauli.
Gianni working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gianni.
Pauli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pauli misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Gianni.
Still in the clinch, Gianni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pauli trying to control the position but instead, Gianni has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pauli into the cage.
Gianni lands a right hand.
Gianni misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gianni.
Gianni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gianni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gianni pushes Pauli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pauli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauli.
Pauli has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
Gianni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from Pauli.
Pauli continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauli has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
Gianni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gianni pushes Pauli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gianni.
Pauli tries to work over Gianni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pauli tries to stall but Gianni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pauli tries to throw a body punch but Gianni avoids it by throwing Pauli back against the cage.
Gianni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pauli is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pauli tries to stall but Gianni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gianni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pauli is pushing Gianni up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Gianni on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gianni misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Pauli.
Gianni tries to throw a body punch but Pauli avoids it by throwing Gianni back against the cage.
Pauli misses with the head strike.
Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gianni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pauli wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauli.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pauli misses with the head strike.
Pauli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pauli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pauli blocking some punches.
Gianni misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banito Gianni dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pauli misses with a hook
letting Gianni counter with a right hand.
Pauli misses with a hook
enabling Gianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Pauli is rocked!
Gianni tries to clinch but Pauli is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pauli in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pauli misses with a hook
and Gianni counters with a nice right hand that sends Pauli toppling to the canvas! Pauli scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gianni finish him?!
Pauli is still on wobbly legs! Can Gianni finish him?
Pauli misses with a looping left.
It looked like Gianni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Pauli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gianni in his tracks.
Pauli tries to get into range but Gianni steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Pauli! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Gianni scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Banito Gianni!
Our winner, Banito Gianni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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