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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jṏhanssṏn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Whip - Divebomb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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211 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Damozzi. That's going to slow Jṏhanssṏn down.
Damozzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jṏhanssṏn in his tracks.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut. Jṏhanssṏn saw that one coming.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a body shot.
Damozzi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Jṏhanssṏn. That snapped Damozzi's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damozzi. Jṏhanssṏn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jṏhanssṏn takes a swing at Damozzi's ribcage but misses.
Damozzi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jṏhanssṏn scoring well with a low kick there.
Damozzi misses with a right hand
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with an inside leg kick.
Jṏhanssṏn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damozzi.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a straight right.
Damozzi misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Jṏhanssṏn's head coaches at WHATprivate that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Damozzi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jṏhanssṏn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Jṏhanssṏn misses the target.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a double jab
and Damozzi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn controls Damozzi momentarily but Damozzi frees himself.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jṏhanssṏn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jṏhanssṏn is controlling Damozzi's posture.
Damozzi trying to control but Jṏhanssṏn is working from the bottom.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jṏhanssṏn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Damozzi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jṏhanssṏn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jṏhanssṏn cracks the inside of Damozzi's front leg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damozzi.
Damozzi takes a swing at Jṏhanssṏn's ribcage but misses.
Damozzi misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Jṏhanssṏn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jṏhanssṏn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
A telegraphed right hand from Jṏhanssṏn misses the target.
Damozzi connects with a right hand. Jṏhanssṏn shakes it off.
Jṏhanssṏn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damozzi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jṏhanssṏn is out of range.
Damozzi checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damozzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn swings for the body but Damozzi moves out of range.
Jṏhanssṏn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn scores with a punch to the head.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jṏhanssṏn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Damozzi - the referee stops the clock and Jṏhanssṏn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Damozzi. Jṏhanssṏn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Damozzi takes one to the chin there.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jṏhanssṏn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jṏhanssṏn.
Damozzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jṏhanssṏn.
Damozzi takes one to the chin there.
Damozzi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damozzi misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jṏhanssṏn.
A combination from Damozzi does no damage.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a combination
and Damozzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four 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!
Damozzi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jṏhanssṏn defending well as Damozzi loads up on a big left hand.
Jṏhanssṏn ducks under a wild hook from Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
A little feinted left hand from Jṏhanssṏn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jṏhanssṏn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damozzi.
It looked like Jṏhanssṏn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jṏhanssṏn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jṏhanssṏn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Damozzi lands.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jṏhanssṏn throwing a counter right hand but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Jṏhanssṏn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damozzi swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Jṏhanssṏn to counter with a crisp jab.
Damozzi misses with a straight right.
Damozzi's corner calls for a 1-2. Damozzi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Damozzi checks a leg kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Jṏhanssṏn as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Damozzi misses with a jab to the body
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Damozzi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a straight right hand.
Jṏhanssṏn thuds a left hand into Damozzi's body.
Damozzi lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jṏhanssṏn but Jṏhanssṏn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jṏhanssṏn throws the left hand but Damozzi avoids the punch easily.
Damozzi throws a body punch but Jṏhanssṏn moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jṏhanssṏn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut. Jṏhanssṏn saw that one coming.
Damozzi lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Jṏhanssṏn misses its intended target.
Damozzi lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi throws a leg kick
and Jṏhanssṏn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jṏhanssṏn.
Jṏhanssṏn is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut.
Damozzi throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheers as Jṏhanssṏn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damozzi doesn't seem phased though.
Damozzi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jṏhanssṏn on his heels. He'll look to pass Jṏhanssṏn's guard now, I'm sure.
Damozzi being controlled here momentarily.
Damozzi won't allow Jṏhanssṏn to get back to his feet.
Jṏhanssṏn pulls Damozzi in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Jṏhanssṏn keeps moving.
Damozzi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jṏhanssṏn's head.
Jṏhanssṏn seems keen to control Damozzi's posture.
Jṏhanssṏn is looking to sweep but instead, Damozzi has passed into half guard.
Damozzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Jṏhanssṏn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jṏhanssṏn has his hands clasped together around Damozzi's back. He's all about the action.
Jṏhanssṏn is pressing down on Damozzi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Damozzi trying to control but Jṏhanssṏn is working from the bottom.
Jṏhanssṏn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damozzi.
Damozzi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jṏhanssṏn is pulling down on Damozzi's head. It's preventing any offense from Damozzi, at least for the moment.
Damozzi chips away with some ground and pound.
Jṏhanssṏn trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Jṏhanssṏn wants to stand and escape but Damozzi is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Damozzi jabs at Jṏhanssṏn's body.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a lovely overhand right.
Damozzi throws out a loose jab but Jṏhanssṏn uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Jṏhanssṏn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damozzi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damozzi.
Damozzi blocks a jab.
Jṏhanssṏn cracks Damozzi with a good jab.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a hook. Damozzi ducked under it nicely.
Damozzi misses with a leg kick.
Damozzi lands with a slapping head kick.
Damozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jṏhanssṏn is just out of range.
Jṏhanssṏn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jṏhanssṏn cracks Damozzi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Jṏhanssṏn.
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 Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damozzi misses with a takedown attempt - Jṏhanssṏn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jṏhanssṏn sizes up Damozzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a nice hook to Damozzi's body. Damozzi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Damozzi throws a leg kick
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damozzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jṏhanssṏn misses the target.
Damozzi throws a solid leg kick but Jṏhanssṏn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jṏhanssṏn connects with a right hand. Damozzi shakes it off.
Damozzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jṏhanssṏn manages to avoid it.
Damozzi swings for the body but Jṏhanssṏn moves out of range.
Jṏhanssṏn slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Damozzi does it's job there.
Damozzi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a straight left.
Damozzi digs a good body shot into Jṏhanssṏn's ribs.
Damozzi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jṏhanssṏn is fending him off so far but Damozzi persists. Nope, Jṏhanssṏn circles away and we're back to standing.
Jṏhanssṏn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a solid leg kick but Damozzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jṏhanssṏn.
Damozzi counters with a body kick.
Damozzi rushes Jṏhanssṏn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi breaks the clinch.
Damozzi slips under a jab from Jṏhanssṏn.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damozzi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jṏhanssṏn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jṏhanssṏn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jṏhanssṏn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damozzi.
A slow jab from Jṏhanssṏn misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi works Jṏhanssṏn's body with a nice hook.
Damozzi misses with a double jab
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jṏhanssṏn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damozzi's sensitive parts.
Jṏhanssṏn walks into a straight right hand from Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jṏhanssṏn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damozzi throws out the jab.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Damozzi avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jṏhanssṏn moves out of range of the body kick from Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a jab.
Damozzi misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damozzi checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jṏhanssṏn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jṏhanssṏn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jṏhanssṏn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damozzi. Damozzi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damozzi.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Damozzi.
Good leg kick by Jṏhanssṏn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damozzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jṏhanssṏn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damozzi! But no joy.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Jṏhanssṏn finds it's target.
Damozzi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damozzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jṏhanssṏn is out of range and Damozzi settles back down.
Damozzi digs a good body shot into Jṏhanssṏn's ribs.
Damozzi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damozzi thinking.
Damozzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jṏhanssṏn throws the left hand but Damozzi avoids the punch easily.
Jṏhanssṏn backing away here, and Damozzi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jṏhanssṏn looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a looping left.
Damozzi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jṏhanssṏn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damozzi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Damozzi backs away, Jṏhanssṏn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jṏhanssṏn checks a low kick from Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jṏhanssṏn cracks Damozzi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the body from Damozzi misses
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Damozzi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jṏhanssṏn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jṏhanssṏn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damozzi's sensitive parts.
Damozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jṏhanssṏn moves away.
Damozzi tries for a takedown but Jṏhanssṏn circles away easily
and Jṏhanssṏn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jṏhanssṏn misses the jab.
Damozzi misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi throws a lazy body kick
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Damozzi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn is winning the standup battle so far.
Damozzi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jṏhanssṏn sprawls well initially but Damozzi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jṏhanssṏn is doing well to control the position and prevent Damozzi from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi trying to control from half guard but Jṏhanssṏn is working away.
Damozzi trying to control the pace.
Damozzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Jṏhanssṏn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jṏhanssṏn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jṏhanssṏn.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Jṏhanssṏn keeps moving.
Jṏhanssṏn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Damozzi controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jṏhanssṏn is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Frank Damozzi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jṏhanssṏn wants to stand but Damozzi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jṏhanssṏn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damozzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Jṏhanssṏn from controlling successfully.
Jṏhanssṏn won't allow Damozzi to sweep him here.
Damozzi is adopting a defensive guard.
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Jṏhanssṏn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jṏhanssṏn staying out of range there.
Damozzi throws a body kick that misses
and Jṏhanssṏn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jṏhanssṏn circles away.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Damozzi has time to react.
Damozzi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damozzi thinking.
Damozzi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Damozzi scores with a nice body kick.
Damozzi swings widly with a right hand
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jṏhanssṏn.
Jab by Jṏhanssṏn.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a hook.
Damozzi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jṏhanssṏn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damozzi shoots and misses
letting Jṏhanssṏn counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Damozzi on the side of the head.
Damozzi moves forwards but Jṏhanssṏn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jṏhanssṏn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jṏhanssṏn is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a body punch but Damozzi moves out of range.
Damozzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jṏhanssṏn's corner calls for a 1-2. Jṏhanssṏn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the body from Damozzi misses
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn had his way with Frank Damozzi in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Damozzi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jṏhanssṏn checks it well.
Jṏhanssṏn avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jṏhanssṏn moves out of range of the leg kick from Damozzi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Damozzi.
The fighters circling - Jṏhanssṏn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damozzi. That's going to slow Jṏhanssṏn down.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
Jṏhanssṏn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Damozzi misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi slips a straight right by Jṏhanssṏn.
Jṏhanssṏn avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jṏhanssṏn loads up on a big right hand but Damozzi slips the punch.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Jṏhanssṏn checks it.
A big right from Jṏhanssṏn misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn sizes up Damozzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Damozzi shoots in and drives through. Jṏhanssṏn sprawls well.
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Jṏhanssṏn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damozzi is defending well for now.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a knee strike.
Damozzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to land a knee to the head but Damozzi blocks with his arms.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Jṏhanssṏn avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
Jṏhanssṏn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jṏhanssṏn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a wild body shot.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a leg kick
and Damozzi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jṏhanssṏn's guard.
Jṏhanssṏn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Damozzi has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jṏhanssṏn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Damozzi.
Jṏhanssṏn manages to get back to half guard.
Jṏhanssṏn trying to control but Damozzi postures up.
Damozzi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jṏhanssṏn defending well though.
Damozzi looks to land a strike but Jṏhanssṏn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Damozzi working some strikes from top position.
Jṏhanssṏn wants to sweep here but Damozzi controlling him for the moment.
Jṏhanssṏn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damozzi trying to control but Jṏhanssṏn is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Jṏhanssṏn is retaining full guard.
Damozzi passes Jṏhanssṏn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Damozzi thows a huge punch but Jṏhanssṏn dodges it nicely.
Jṏhanssṏn controlling the position for now.
Damozzi passes to full mount!
Damozzi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jṏhanssṏn is trying to escape the mount.
Damozzi cracks Jṏhanssṏn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is landing with some decent strikes but Jṏhanssṏn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jṏhanssṏn is trying desperately to improve position.
Jṏhanssṏn is working hard here to advance position.
Damozzi working the ground and pound effectively.
Damozzi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Damozzi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jṏhanssṏn is looking to escape.
Jṏhanssṏn holds on for dear life.
Frank Damozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damozzi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jṏhanssṏn looks a forlorn figure.
Jṏhanssṏn is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Damozzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jṏhanssṏn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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