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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 3, fighting out of London, Frank Damozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wayne momentarily.
Damozzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wayne is out of range and Damozzi settles back down.
Damozzi throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damozzi blocks the body kick.
Damozzi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damozzi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wayne will feel that in the morning.
Damozzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Damozzi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wayne avoids it.
Damozzi blocks a leg kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Damozzi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Damozzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Wayne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Damozzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Damozzi misses with a body shot
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Damozzi avoids it with no problem.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
Damozzi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damozzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damozzi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wayne on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
It looked like Damozzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
Wayne 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.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Damozzi misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a hook
and Damozzi counters with a nice body shot.
Damozzi has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi wants a takedown but no success here.
Damozzi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wayne is keeping busy.
Damozzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Damozzi blocking some punches.
Wayne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wayne.
Damozzi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wayne clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Damozzi lands a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throwing sloppy strikes.
Wayne tries to break free.
Wayne has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Damozzi.
Damozzi tightening his grip on Wayne, looking for the choke.
Damozzi missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi missing with punches from the back.
Wayne has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Damozzi.
Damozzi controlling the position well here. Wayne rolled but Damozzi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Damozzi throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wayne is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Damozzi 's hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Damozzi moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Wayne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Damozzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damozzi is looking to wear down Wayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wayne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Damozzi counters with a left to the body.
Damozzi throws the kick towards the body but Wayne avoids it.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Damozzi's leg. Damozzi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damozzi lands a head shot.
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!
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi thows a leg kick but Wayne checks it
and Wayne counters with an inside leg kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damozzi.
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wayne with a hook.
Damozzi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damozzi misses the shot to the body.
Damozzi lands a nice looking body kick.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne thows a body kick. Damozzi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damozzi throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Wayne misses.
Wayne connects with the punch.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Damozzi's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damozzi. Damozzi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Wayne scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Damozzi misses with a head kick.
Damozzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Wayne throws a body punch but Damozzi moves out of range.
Damozzi loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Wayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Damozzi moves out of range easily.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne throws a combination. Damozzi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Damozzi scores with a spinning back kick!
Damozzi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a solid leg kick but Damozzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wayne.
Damozzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Damozzi moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Damozzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Damozzi misses with a body kick.
Damozzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Wayne tries to stall but Damozzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damozzi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Wayne misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Wayne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wayne.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damozzi lands a left hand.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi is trying to drag Wayne to the mat but Wayne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wayne works on Damozzi's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Damozzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Damozzi walks into a straight right hand from Wayne.
Damozzi misses with a takedown attempt - Wayne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Damozzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Damozzi tries to avoid it.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Damozzi!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Damozzi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wayne avoids it really well and circles away.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Damozzi avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Damozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Damozzi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne lunges at Damozzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damozzi's hand.
Damozzi tests Wayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Damozzi shakes it off.
Damozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne jabs at Damozzi's body.
Damozzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wayne. That did some damage!
Wayne scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Damozzi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damozzi moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Damozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi gets a clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damozzi's elbow.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce Wayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wayne cracks Damozzi with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Damozzi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi tries for a takedown but Wayne manages to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Wayne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Damozzi breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Damozzi down.
Damozzi throws a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne ducks right into an uppercut from Damozzi.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Damozzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Damozzi.
Wayne works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Damozzi's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Damozzi's legs.
Damozzi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Damozzi.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
Wayne blocks the body kick.
Damozzi thumps Wayne with a low kick.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Damozzi's ribs.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wayne lands with a good body shot.
Wayne works Damozzi's body with a nice hook.
Wayne sizes up Damozzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wayne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Wayne!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Wayne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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