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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Damiani (ranked 1476 p4p, 144 weight class) and Finn Gallow (ranked 5944 p4p, 363 weight class). Massimo Damiani has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Massimo Damiani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Finn Gallow!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damiani throws out the jab.
Gallow lands a really nice looking cross but Damiani seems unphased.
Damiani throws a hook but Gallow avoids it easily.
Damiani drives through and clinches with Gallow against the cage.
Gallow struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
Damiani has Gallow pressed against the cage.
Gallow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallow can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
Gallow struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
Damiani stalling.
Damiani scores with a shot to the side of Gallow's head.
Damiani is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gallow misses with the head strike.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Damiani.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damiani.
Gallow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damiani misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallow tries a body shot but Damiani blocks it.
Gallow misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallow.
Damiani misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Damiani.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damiani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Damiani's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Damiani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damiani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Damiani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damiani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damiani misses with some punches.
Gallow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damiani lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiani misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Damiani.
Damiani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Damiani working aggressively here.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damiani.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gallow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damiani.
Damiani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Gallow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damiani pushes Gallow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Damiani.
Damiani tries to throw a body punch but Gallow avoids it by throwing Damiani back against the cage.
Damiani has Gallow pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damiani presses Gallow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gallow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damiani is leaning against Gallow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gallow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Damiani - that landed with a thud.
Damiani pushes Gallow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallow can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
Gallow blocks a body shot from Damiani.
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani lands with a left to the head.
Gallow struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damiani.
A short body shot lands from Damiani as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Damiani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiani is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gallow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands with a short shot to the head.
Gallow blocks an uppercut.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gallow misses with a body punch.
Gallow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damiani.
A head punch on the inside from Gallow fails to land.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallow misses with some punches.
Damiani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Damiani lands a body shot.
Damiani pushes Gallow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damiani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallow.
Gallow tries to throw a body punch but Damiani avoids it by throwing Gallow back against the cage.
Gallow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damiani's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damiani.
Gallow misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Damiani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Damiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallow looks to land a left hand but Damiani moved out of range nicely.
Damiani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gallow's head.
Damiani moves into range and connects with a jab.
Damiani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Damiani throws a hook to the side of Gallow's head but Gallow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damiani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallow can do to turn this around?
Gallow cracks Damiani with an open hand slap.
Damiani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Damiani.
Gallow replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Damiani blocks it well.
Damiani closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Gallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani prevents a body shot from Gallow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiani lands a left hand.
Gallow misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallow throws a punch but it's blocked by Damiani.
Damiani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallows head.
Gallow tries to work over Damiani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani lands a left hand.
Damiani slows down the pace here.
Damiani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallow's elbow.
Gallow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gallow misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damiani lands a nice shot to the body.
Damiani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damiani blocking some punches.
Gallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
Gallow tries to throw a body punch but Damiani avoids it by throwing Gallow back against the cage.
Damiani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damiani lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Damiani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Gallow blocks a body shot from Damiani.
A short right from Damiani.
Damiani blocking some punches.
Gallow throws a head punch that misses.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Massimo Damiani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damiani.
Stalling in the clinch from Damiani.
Still in the clinch, Gallow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Gallow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Damiani lands a right hand.
Damiani slows down the pace here.
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Damiani.
Gallow takes a shot to the head.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
Gallow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damiani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damiani stalls.
Gallow misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani prevents a body shot from Gallow.
Gallow misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damiani.
Damiani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gallow is breathing heavily.
Damiani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damiani.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damiani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gallow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damiani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damiani lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallow.
Damiani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Damiani leaning against his opponent.
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gallow is rocked!
Damiani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallow is still on wobbly legs! Can Damiani finish him?
Gallow can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
Damiani presses Gallow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gallow seems to have recovered his senses.
Damiani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damiani lands a nice uppercut.
Damiani scores with a shot to the side of Gallow's head.
Gallow working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Damiani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallow.
Damiani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damiani gets through Gallow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Damiani dominated that second round.
That's time! Damiani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Damiani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damiani blocks a body shot from Gallow.
Damiani lands with a right to the head.
Gallow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallow can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
Gallow swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallows head.
Damiani lands a body shot.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Damiani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gallow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damiani pushes Gallow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Damiani on the inside.
Damiani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallow tries to work over Damiani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damiani is working Gallow over against the cage.
Gallow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damiani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damiani stalling.
Nice body punch from Damiani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallow misses with some punches.
Damiani lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Gallow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damiani.
Gallow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damiani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damiani digs a right hand underneath Gallow's ribcage. Gallow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damiani.
Damiani lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
Damiani is working Gallow over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Damiani.
Damiani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gallow letting Damiani take a breather here.
Good body shot from Damiani.
Damiani presses Gallow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Finn Gallow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Damiani scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Gallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Damiani.
A short left from Damiani.
Damiani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damiani stalling.
Damiani taking a breather.
Gallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallow.
Damiani pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damiani scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallow throws a punch but it's blocked by Damiani.
A shot in the inside from Damiani.
Damiani scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Damiani is leaning against Gallow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani controlling the action here for a moment.
Gallow takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Damiani.
Damiani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Damiani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani gets through Gallow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gallow tries to throw a body punch but Damiani avoids it by throwing Gallow back against the cage.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
Gallow working aggressively here.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallow tries a body shot but Damiani blocks it.
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallow misses with some punches.
Massimo Damiani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Gallow takes a shot to the head.
Gallow tries to throw a body punch but Damiani avoids it by throwing Gallow back against the cage.
Damiani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallows head.
A left hand lands to the body for Damiani.
Gallow misses with the head strike.
Damiani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallow misses with a punch to the body.
Gallow lands a nice uppercut.
Gallow lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damiani blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallow.
A head punch on the inside from Gallow fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Damiani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damiani 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Damiani!
Massimo Damiani bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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