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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Gino Giggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Giggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Giggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramon throws the left hand but Giggs avoids the punch easily.
Giggs swings for the body but Ramon moves out of range.
Giggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramon tests Giggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramon swings widly with a right hand
and Giggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramon lands a jab to the nose.
Ramon slips a straight right by Giggs.
Ramon throws a poor cross that misses
and Giggs counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramon misses with a hook. Giggs ducked under it nicely.
Giggs connects with a body shot that sends Ramon's belly button to the back.
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!
Giggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramon throws a right hand that Giggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Giggs also avoids with ease.
Ramon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giggs.
Ramon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ramon misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon misses with a wild body shot.
Ramon connects with a single shot there.
Giggs lands a jab.
Ramon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giggs.
Ramon scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Giggs.
Giggs scores with a leg kick.
Ramon dodges the punch combination from Giggs.
Ramon misses with a wild body shot.
Ramon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giggs.
Giggs throws a right hand that misses
and Ramon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giggs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Giggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramon.
Giggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giggs.
Giggs slips under a jab.
Ramon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giggs.
Ramon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giggs with a body shot.
Ramon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giggs moves out of range as Ramon strikes.
Giggs thumps Ramon with a low kick.
Giggs connects with a body shot that sends Ramon's belly button to the back.
Giggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Giggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Giggs to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giggs. Ramon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Giggs finds it's way through Ramon's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramon misses with a straight left.
Ramon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Giggs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ramon throws a hook but Giggs blocks it.
Ramon misses with a left hand
and Giggs counters with a straight right hand.
Ramon misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 Gino Giggs will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Giggs lands a front kick.
Ramon ducks right into an uppercut from Giggs.
Giggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramon.
Ramon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ramon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giggs.
Ramon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giggs counters with a leg kick.
Giggs swings for the body but Ramon moves out of range.
It seemed like Ramon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Giggs.
Ramon misses with a looping left.
Giggs misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Giggs lands.
Giggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramon can do to turn this around?
Ramon is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Giggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramon wants to break free but Giggs has control.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch but Giggs keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramon is rocked!
Giggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramon is still on wobbly legs! Can Giggs finish him?
Giggs lands with a left to the head.
Giggs cracks Ramon with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Ramon goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Ramon wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gino Giggs!
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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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