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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Weudke (ranked 948 p4p, 138 weight class) and Ramon Gianni (ranked 777 p4p, 111 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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204 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Gianni! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gianni moves away. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Weudke, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gianni.
A leg kick checked by Gianni. Gianni throws a hook to the side of Weudke's head but Weudke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Weudke is looking for a counter combo. Weudke avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weudke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Gianni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Gianni tries to bum rush Weudke with a series of wild strikes but Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Gianni misses with a double jab.
Weudke half committed to a counter leg kick. Gianni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Weudke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Weudke is looking to chop away at Gianni's legs. Weudke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gianni will feel that in the morning. Weudke works Gianni's body with a nice hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gianni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A shot to the body from Gianni misses and Weudke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round. Weudke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gianni throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Weudke to counter with a crisp jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Weudke. Gianni does a little dance to reset his feet. Weudke lands with a nice body kick. Ramon Gianni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Weudke scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Gianni throws out a leg kick but Weudke moves out of range and Gianni only half commits. Gianni swings away with a leg kick that misses. Gianni moves in looking to clinch but Weudke pushes him off. A nice inside leg kick there by Gianni. That's going to slow Weudke down. Gianni misses the jab. Weudke misses with a body shot.
Weudke thows a body kick. Gianni tries to catch it but that hurt him. Weudke lands a jab to the nose. Weudke jabs Gianni to the body, keeping him at a distance. Gianni tried to score with a low kick but Weudke checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A slow jab from Gianni misses its intended target. Weudke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Weudke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gianni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weudke scores with a three punch combo!
Weudke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Weudke avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gianni misses the jab. Weudke connects with a leg kick. Gianni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gianni. Gianni throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Weudke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Gianni throws a shot from downtown. Weudke moves away and avoids it. Weudke misses the shot to the body. Gianni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Weudke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gianni.
Gianni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gianni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Gianni throws out a powerful jab. Gianni misses with a series of wild punches.
Weudke is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Weudke lands a jab. Gianni scores with a nice strike. Gianni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weudke throws a solid leg kick but Gianni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Weudke. Gianni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Gianni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Weudke counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Weudke tenderised Gianni's leg. Gianni is trying to keep his angry face on. Weudke swings for the body but Gianni moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Weudke. Gianni moves in looking to clinch but Weudke pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Gianni. A leg kick checked by Weudke. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gianni checks a leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Weudke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Gianni is looking to chop away at Weudke's legs. Gianni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Weudke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gianni moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gianni misses with a hook. Weudke moves out of range as Gianni throws a body kick.
Gianni motions for Weudke to come forward. Gianni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Weudke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gianni lets loose with a powerful body kick. Weudke will feel that in the morning. Gianni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gianni checks the leg kick. Gianni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Weudke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gianni. Weudke throws a lazy uppercut
and Gianni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Gianni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gianni wants to clinch up but Weudke keeps it at a distance. Weudke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Gianni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Weudke.
Weudke staying out of range there. Weudke takes a swing at Gianni's ribcage but misses. Gianni is looking for the big counter here. Gianni with a nice cross. Gianni swings for the body but Weudke moves out of range.
Gianni dips down and scores with a jab to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Weudke scores with a slapping inside leg kick. The fighters circling - Weudke throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Weudke lands a high kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Weudke as he connects with a hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Weudke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gianni.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Weudke. Gianni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Weudke throws a body punch but Gianni moves out of range. Weudke lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weudke.
Gianni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Weudke's calf. Weudke throws a chopping leg kick but Gianni manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Gianni motions for Weudke to come forward. Gianni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Weudke tries a low kick but Gianni avoids it. A slow jab from Weudke misses its intended target. Gianni throws out a leg kick but Weudke moves out of range and Gianni only half commits. Weudke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weudke lands a right hook to the body.
Gianni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Weudke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gianni scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Weudke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Weudke swats away the attempt to clinch by Gianni. A head kick by Gianni misses and Weudke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Gianni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Weudke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Weudke scoring well with a low kick there.
Gianni tries a head kick but it misses.
Gianni needs to keep his hands up - Weudke had a free shot at his head there. Weudke throws a half hearted mid kick. Weudke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gianni can do to turn this around? Gianni swings for the body but Weudke moves out of range.
Weudke wants to slow Gianni down by chopping away at his legs. Gianni cracks Weudke with a good jab. Weudke is looking to wear down Gianni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Gianni tests Weudke's chin there with a solid looking shot. Weudke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gianni throws a body punch but Weudke moves out of range. Weudke misses with a low kick.
Gianni dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gianni loads up on a big right hand but Weudke slips the punch. Gianni lands a slapping body shot.
Weudke throws a leg kick but Gianni checks it. Good leg kick by Weudke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gianni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weudke. A counter left hand to the body from Weudke misses its target. Gianni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gianni stuns Weudke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Weudke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gianni throws a body shot but no joy. A decent looking body kick lands there for Weudke. Weudke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gianni.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gianni lands a jab to the head.
Weudke swats away the attempt to clinch by Gianni. Weudke with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A telegraphed right hand from Gianni misses the target. Weudke tried to score with a low kick but Gianni checks it. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Gianni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Weudke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Gianni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gianni misses with a kick to the body.
Weudke slips under a jab from Gianni. It looked like Weudke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Weudke slips a jab from Gianni. Gianni misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roland Weudke will probably get the nod. That's time! Weudke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gianni. That's going to slow Weudke down. Weudke lands with an overhand left. Gianni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Gianni finds it's target. Weudke misses with a low kick.
Gianni closes the distance and lands a one-two. Weudke is looking to chop away at Gianni's legs. Weudke avoids a kick to the body.
Weudke checks the leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gianni avoids the body shot from Weudke.
Gianni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Weudke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gianni to score with a decent uppercut. Weudke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gianni if he has to take too many more of those.
Weudke throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Weudke checks a leg kick nicely. Roland Weudke is winning the standup battle so far. Gianni just misses with a punch to the body.
Gianni jabs at Weudke's body. Weudke swings for the body but Gianni moves out of range.
Weudke throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Weudke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gianni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A nice combination there by Weudke.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gianni might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Weudke has got the better of the exchanges. A kick lands to the mid section there for Weudke. Weudke tries a head kick but it misses.
Weudke just misses with a punch to the body.
Gianni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Weudke with a body shot. Weudke ducks under a wild hook from Gianni. Weudke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Weudke with a hook. Weudke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ramon Gianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Weudke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gianni. Gianni circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Weudke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gianni throws a right and a left that both miss. Weudke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Weudke slips under a jab. Weudke tries to land a leg kick but Gianni saw it coming and moves away.
Weudke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Weudke throws a nice outside leg kick. Gianni throws a low kick but Weudke moves out of range easily. Gianni throws a body shot but no joy. Weudke throws a push kick but Gianni slaps the foot to one side. Gianni throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Weudke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Gianni throws a sloppy head kick and Weudke counters with a lovely straight right hand! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Weudke.
Weudke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Weudke throws a head kick that misses. Weudke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gianni momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Weudke blocks the low kick. Weudke feinted there with a counter leg kick. Gianni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weudke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Weudke scores with a hook to the body. Gianni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Gianni throws a jab but it's blocked by Weudke. Gianni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weudke. Weudke scores with a shot to the body.
Weudke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Gianni lands a leg kick that knocks Weudke off balance momentarily. Weudke throws a nice outside leg kick. Weudke takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gianni blocks a leg kick. Gianni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Weudke. That one must have hurt. Gianni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Weudke. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gianni takes one to the side of the head.
Gianni throws a body kick that misses and Weudke counters with a leg kick. Gianni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Gianni misses with a body kick. A kick lands to the mid section there for Weudke. Weudke blocks the body kick.
Weudke blocks a low kick nicely. Weudke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Gianni throws a hook but Weudke blocks it. A decent looking body kick lands there for Weudke. Gianni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weudke. A jab from Gianni does it's job there. A jab from Gianni misses. A quick step to the side and Weudke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Weudke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight! Roland Weudke showed his dominance in that final round. Well Weudke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Weudke! Roland Weudke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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