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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gian Matteo Ranzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage. The key to victory for Gian Matteo Ranzi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gian Matteo Ranzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nix!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ranzi shoots in for a takedown but Nix shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ranzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ranzi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nix sprawls well. Nix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ranzi gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nix closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ranzi did well to prevent Nix getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nix pulls his head out easily.
Ranzi looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nix lands a nice short elbow.
Ranzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nix pulls his head out easily.
Nix working Ranzi over with strikes.
Nix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranzi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ranzi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ranzi is rocked!
Nix lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Ranzi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix lands a big elbow - Ranzi is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Nix!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nix!
Jimmy Nix is the new light heavyweight champion!
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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
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