FightersLife: Aleksander Ramo vs. Carlos Eduardo Jiménez & Simone Vanni vs. Mohamed Nasri II RBR

Bonicel flailing away determinedly but eating some big straight and looping right hands now consistently.

10-9 Ciupitu

67-66 Ciupitu

 

Bonicel warned for pushing down on the back of Ciupitu's neck, and tries arguing the point but gets shushed (ref has needed to warn him for butts and some other things as well in the last few rounds, patience has run dry).

Time out called with two minutes remaining to fix tape on BOTH men's gloves, echoing the very start of the fight.

Ciupitu on loose legs but still able to crisscross past Bonicel and lay jabs down on his forehead, and clinch when they slam together. Bonicel pumping his fists underhanded and winging slow hooks at the body, telegraphing and missing. Ciupitu scoring the jab, stepping aside, dropping a soft car wash curtain right hand.

10-9 Ciupitu

77-75 Ciupitu

 

Ciupitu gets the decision. Back to amateurs next.

 

Bekim Arapi vs. Hassen Atia, 3 rounds @ ?

Tall kids, guessing at least 70-80kg.

 

They gave it to Arapi (red corner) but to me it seemed Atia was styling on him, though I wasn't really watching closely to score.

Although he isn't styling otherwise, with his curly brunette Flock of Seagulls mullet.

 

Simone Vanni vs. Mohamed Nasri II, 8 rounds @ super lightweight

 

Italian and Tunisian national anthems.

Nasri (from the latter country but living and fighting here in Ferrara) looks to avenge his only pro defeat. Vanni, from Tuscany, is 8-0 with two kayos.

 

Nasri warned for leading with the head in the first.

To be fair there were frequent clashes, just not sure they were all his fault. Very sloppy opener.

 

This is kind of a mess tbh. Despite their records, Ciupitu vs. Bonicel was a much higher quality tussle and would have made a better co-main.

 

I've got it 19 apiece, first to Nasri and second to Vanni but little in this so far. Lots of jabs and incidental fouls. (clinches, butts, elbows, rabbits)

 

Vanni finding his mojo, starting to build combos off the jab, fighting confidently with his arms down and baiting Nasri only to nail him with timely counters, and looping his inner elbow around Nasri's jab with a hook to pull it off target. Very nice work from Vanni.

Knockdown scored just before the bell.

10-8 Vanni

29-27 Vanni

 

39-36 Vanni

 

49-45

Nasri getting whooped.

 

Another knockdown a minute into the sixth, from a looping right just smashing around the guard of Nasri behind a setup jab. Just the stronger and sharper man, is Vanni, and more diligently offensive. Nasri skipping around, blocking, and jabbing - and it's a provably uneffective strategy for him. Dude can't fight on the backfoot, period, and can't get Vanni's respect.

10-8 Vanni

59-53 Vanni