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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 599 p4p, 84 weight class) and Antonio Luna (ranked 1062 p4p, 147 weight class). Luna has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 cm
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185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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192 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
8 - 4 - 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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Luna! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kneereaper stuns Luna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Antonio Luna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luna. Kneereaper is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Kneereaper throws out a loose jab but Luna uses good head movement to avoid it. Luna looks to clinch and Kneereaper counters with a solid body kick. Kneereaper moves out of range of the strikes. Luna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kneereaper. Luna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kneereaper under the eye. Luna throws a right hand that misses
and Kneereaper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Luna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Kneereaper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luna lands with a light punch inside. Kneereaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kneereaper. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kneereaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna misses with a hook from the clinch. Luna scores with a nice hook to the head. Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Luna controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kneereaper lands on the inside with an uppercut. Luna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kneereaper or not. Kneereaper tries to throw a body punch but Luna avoids it by throwing Kneereaper back against the cage. Luna misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Kneereaper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneereaper. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna. Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right hand to the side of the head by Luna. Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it. Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Luna tries to throw a body punch but Kneereaper avoids it by throwing Luna back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneereaper. Luna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Kneereaper lands an uppercut. Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it. Kneereaper lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Kneereaper.
Good body shot from Kneereaper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kneereaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A short body shot lands from Luna as the two fighters clinch.
Kneereaper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Luna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kneereaper backwards. Kneereaper scores with a shoulder strike. Still in the clinch, Kneereaper scores with a nice short uppercut. Kneereaper working some nice short punches in the clinch. Kneereaper misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Kneereaper.
A right hand to the body from Kneereaper.
Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneereaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Kneereaper jumps guard but Luna stands there with Kneereaper around his waist. Kneereaper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneereaper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kneereaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneereaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luna throws a head punch that misses. Luna misses with some punches.
Kneereaper misses with a hook from the clinch. Kneereaper scores with a nice hook to the head. Luna prevents a body shot from Kneereaper. Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneereaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneereaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kneereaper scores with a shoulder strike. Luna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luna throws a punch but it's blocked by Kneereaper. Luna presses Kneereaper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kneereaper misses with some punches.
Luna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luna has a couple of punches blocked by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper lands with a left to the head. Kneereaper gets through Luna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kneereaper jumps guard but Luna stands there with Kneereaper around his waist. Kneereaper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Luna working aggressively here.
Luna blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action! A head punch on the inside from Luna fails to land. Kneereaper misses with a hook from the clinch. Kneereaper blocking some punches.
Kneereaper lands a right hand. Kneereaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneereaper is trying to pull guard but Luna has him pressed against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twisty Kneereaper. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kneereaper working some nice short punches in the clinch. Luna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kneereaper backwards. Kneereaper can't find room to land a body shot as Luna controls the action.
Kneereaper misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luna. A nice right hand lands inside from Kneereaper. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Kneereaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luna's elbow. Kneereaper jumps guard and drags Luna to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twisty Kneereaper dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kneereaper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kneereaper is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Luna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kneereaper. Kneereaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luna clinches up against the cage. Luna lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kneereaper fails to land. Kneereaper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luna can do to turn this around? Luna digs a right hand into Kneereaper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kneereaper's gas tank. Kneereaper misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneereaper scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneereaper. Luna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kneereaper's elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kneereaper lands with a left to the head. Luna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kneereaper. Kneereaper misses with a body punch.
Kneereaper tries to work over Luna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna. Kneereaper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kneereaper working aggressively here.
Kneereaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneereaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kneereaper tries to pull guard but Luna holds him up against the cage and eventually Kneereaper drops back down to his feet.
Luna blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kneereaper.
Luna lands a hook to the side of the head. Kneereaper has a couple of punches blocked by Luna.
Kneereaper tries to pull guard but Luna won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Kneereaper.
Luna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luna can't find room to land a body shot as Kneereaper controls the action.
Luna working aggressively here.
Kneereaper misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Luna as the two fighters clinch.
Luna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneereaper uses good head movement to avoid it. Kneereaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luna blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luna. Kneereaper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneereaper lands with a short shot to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kneereaper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luna's elbow. Kneereaper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twisty Kneereaper has scored more points in the clinch so far. A nice left hand lands by Kneereaper.
Luna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Luna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneereaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Luna. Luna blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kneereaper. Kneereaper pulls Luna into guard.
Kneereaper is looking for a triangle but Luna pushes his legs off easily.
Luna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kneereaper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kneereaper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luna defends well. Kneereaper looking for a guillotine here but Luna defends easily.
Luna engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Kneereaper has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Luna doesn't defend quickly enough and Kneereaper has managed to lock this one up! Can Luna escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kneereaper on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Twisty Kneereaper! After winning the bout, Twisty Kneereaper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. Antonio Luna was interviewed post fight and said 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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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
64% |
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