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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gianni (ranked 4153 p4p, 427 weight class) and Urijah Hall Jr (ranked 3474 p4p, 387 weight class). Hall Jr has chosen Dirt Off Your Shoulder-Jay Z as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 1 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Hall Jr! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hall Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Hall Jr pushes Gianni away with a front kick. Gianni swings for the body but Hall Jr moves out of range.
Hall Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Gianni blocks the body kick.
Gianni avoids the head kick by Hall Jr.
Hall Jr throws a lazy head kick and Gianni counters with a straight right hand. Hall Jr throws a combination that misses and Gianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hall Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gianni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall Jr. Hall Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Gianni misses the target. Gianni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall Jr moves away. Hall Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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! Hall Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook. Hall Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gianni throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall Jr. Hall Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gianni scores with a shot to the body.
Gianni swings for the body but Hall Jr moves out of range.
Hall Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Hall Jr throws a nice outside leg kick. Hall Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Gianni closes the distance and clinches. Nice body punch from Gianni. Gianni swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. Gianni slowing the pace effectively. Hall Jr wants to break free but Gianni has control.
Hall Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Gianni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall Jr backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gianni misses with the head strike.
Gianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gianni has a couple of punches blocked by Hall Jr.
Gianni has Hall Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Hall Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hall Jr has had enough of the clinch but Gianni keeps him there for the moment. Hall Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gianni stalling the fight.
Gianni throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall Jr. Gianni misses with a punch to the body.
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! Hall Jr has had enough of the clinch but Gianni keeps him there for the moment. Gianni lands a left hand.
Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Come on Gianni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hall Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hall Jr is trying to force a seperation but Gianni has the dominant position. Gianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall Jr controls his hands.
Gianni throws a head punch that misses. Gianni has Hall Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Hall Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hall Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gianni has him pressed against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gianni. Hall Jr breaks the clinch.
Hall Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Gianni throws a body punch but Hall Jr moves out of range. Hall Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Gianni throws a leg kick and Hall Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice. Gianni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall Jr. Hall Jr thows a body kick. Gianni tries to catch it but that hurt him. Some wild striking there from Hall Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gianni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall Jr under the eye. Hall Jr throws a right hand that Gianni ducks under and follows up with a left that Gianni also avoids with ease. Hall Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gianni closes the distance and pushes Hall Jr back into the cage. Hall Jr breaks the clinch.
Gianni ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Gianni scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall Jr should have avoided that one. Sloppy strikes from Hall Jr. Those never looked like landing. Hall Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gianni misses the shot to the body. Gianni avoids the head kick by Hall Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gianni dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gianni lands a jab. Decent striking displayed by Gianni there.
Hall Jr is rocked! Hall Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Gianni moves out of range easily. Gianni looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Hall Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Gianni finish him? Gianni pushes Hall Jr up against the cage in a clinch. Hall Jr seems to have recovered his senses. A frustrated look appears on Hall Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch. Gianni scores with a hook to the body. Gianni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall Jr backwards. Hall Jr is trying to force a seperation but Gianni has the dominant position. Hall Jr manages to break the clinch.
Hall Jr throws a head kick that misses and Gianni counters with a huge left! Hall Jr is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gianni isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hall Jr from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gianni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Gianni! A relieved looking Ramon Gianni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. In defeat, Urijah Hall Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost the battle, but won the war. Fuck that guy and his whole team, bunch of chumps...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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