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Event: TWGC 22 (265lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1     
Date:   Aug 02, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Gerbert Bryant (ranked 239 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 6201 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryant comes to the cage accompanied by I just wanna. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.




195 cm
35 yrs
275 lbs



187 cm
38 yrs
213 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Gerbert Bryant! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Bryant moves into the clinch successfully.
Damozzi tries to pull guard but Bryant won't allow it.
Bryant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damozzi after a bit of a struggle.
Damozzi gets underhooks to prevent Bryant's takedown attempt.
Bryant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerbert Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damozzi is trying to drag Bryant to the mat but Bryant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Damozzi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY (Ground Training) inform us that Damozzi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bryant (3) vs (0) Damozzi
Damozzi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Damozzi wants to control but Bryant is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Bryant is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damozzi sees it coming and defends easily.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but Damozzi defending well.
Damozzi trying to control here.

Bryant is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Damozzi trying to hold on to Bryant's head to control him but Bryant postures up.
Damozzi is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bryant is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bryant is pressing down on Damozzi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damozzi is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant is thwarting Damozzi's attempts to control the position.
Bryant moves into full mount! Damozzi won't be happy about that!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bryant (6) vs (0) Damozzi
Damozzi wants to hold on but Bryant pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bryant working for a guillotine from mount but Damozzi is in no mood to give up.
Damozzi gets back to half guard.
Damozzi is looking to control Bryant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damozzi avoid being mounted?

Bryant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bryant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damozzi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bryant.

Bryant is working for a submission of some sort.

Bryant is trying to work for a kimura but Damozzi is defending well.
Bryant tries to pass to full mount but Damozzi defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Damozzi keeping full guard, as Bryant tries to pass.
Damozzi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Damozzi is retaining full guard.
Bryant is stalling in the full guard.

Bryant drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Damozzi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bryant has Damozzi in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bryant (6) vs (2) Damozzi
Bryant lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bryant (8) vs (2) Damozzi

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bryant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damozzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryant advances to half guard.
Bryant trying to control the action but Damozzi is working from the bottom.

Bryant is looking for a kimura here.
Damozzi works his way to full guard. Good work.

Bryant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Damozzi is retaining full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bryant trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Bryant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bryant (11) vs (2) Damozzi

Bryant is trying to get an arm triangle but Damozzi is defending well.
Bryant tries to move into full mount but can't pass Damozzi's legs.
Damozzi is looking to reverse the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Bryant swings around for an armbar but Damozzi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bryant's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bryant (11) vs (4) Damozzi
Damozzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damozzi is one step ahead there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Damozzi looking to pass the guard.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damozzi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bryant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Bryant is adopting a defensive guard.
Bryant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryant is retaining full guard.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damozzi stands and throws Bryant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bryant (11) vs (7) Damozzi
Damozzi working away.

Damozzi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bryant, who protects the arm well.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bryant manages to work his way to half guard, despite Damozzi's best efforts.
Damozzi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bryant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bryant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Damozzi passes into half guard.
Bryant wants to improve his position but Damozzi is controlling well.
Bryant is pressing down on Damozzi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Damozzi preventing the sweep.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damozzi is one step ahead there.
Bryant looking to control.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
Damozzi preventing the sweep.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
Bryant can't keep his opponent in guard - Damozzi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bryant tries to get to full guard but Damozzi has control of the leg.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bryant has a hand on Damozzi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Damozzi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bryant (11) vs (10) Damozzi
Bryant sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Damozzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bryant doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damozzi.
Bryant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bryant.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Damozzi won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Bryant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bryant (13) vs (10) Damozzi
Damozzi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bryant is working away from the top position though.
Bryant works his way into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bryant (16) vs (10) Damozzi

Bryant tries for a kimura but Damozzi is defending well.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bryant working away.

Bryant looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bryant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bryant is trying to get an arm triangle but Damozzi is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryant tries to advance to mount but Damozzi denies him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryant takes the fight on points by 16 to 10.
Gerbert Bryant thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: ORC Submission Grappling 7     
Date:   Jun 22, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between James Penn (ranked 2933 p4p, 288 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 5609 p4p, 502 weight class). Penn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everything in its right place. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Damozzi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.




181 cm
34 yrs
185 lbs



187 cm
37 yrs
213 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 7 losses; James Penn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 6 losses; Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Damozzi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Damozzi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Damozzi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Penn (0) vs (2) Damozzi
We've been hearing good reports from Penn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (2) vs (2) Damozzi
Damozzi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damozzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Damozzi trying to control but Penn postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Damozzi!
Score +3 for passing guard: Penn (5) vs (2) Damozzi
Damozzi wants to control but Penn is having none of it.
Damozzi is trying to escape the mount.
Damozzi wants to control but Penn is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Damozzi is working to get back to half guard.
Penn fails to take his opponent's back.
Damozzi tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi gets back to half guard.
Damozzi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn preventing the sweep.
Damozzi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Penn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Penn content to control rather than advance.
Damozzi is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to control but Penn is keeping busy.
Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Damozzi actively working from the bottom here.
Damozzi wants to control but Penn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is looking to improve his position.
Damozzi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Damozzi is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn is just content to waste time from the top position. Damozzi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Damozzi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Damozzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Damozzi, not yet.
Damozzi looking to control.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Damozzi.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.

Damozzi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Damozzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Damozzi, not yet.
Damozzi is still trying to improve position.
Penn trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi working for submissions but it's allowed Penn to get to half guard.

Damozzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Damozzi trying to control but Penn postures up.
Penn is trying to control. Damozzi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Penn has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Score +3 for passing guard: Penn (8) vs (2) Damozzi
Damozzi tries to hold on but Penn postures up.
Damozzi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Damozzi has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Penn (11) vs (2) Damozzi

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Penn has the hooks in. Damozzi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Damozzi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Penn.
Damozzi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Penn is not going to allow Damozzi to sit and survive in this position.
I would not like to be Damozzi right now.
Penn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Damozzi trying to control the position but Penn manages to sink in the hooks.
Penn keeps control of the position as Damozzi tries to break free.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Penn is trying to stick to Damozzi's back but Damozzi is turning into Penn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Penn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Damozzi.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (11) vs (4) Damozzi
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Damozzi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Penn (13) vs (4) Damozzi
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.

Damozzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damozzi looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Damozzi has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Penn takes the fight on points by 13 to 4.
An out of breath James Penn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: ORC Submission Grappling 4     
Date:   Jun 08, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 5574 p4p, 513 weight class) and Kazushi Aoki (ranked 1981 p4p, 218 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!




187 cm
37 yrs
213 lbs



195 cm
25 yrs
270 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Frank Damozzi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Kazushi Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.

Aoki gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Damozzi pulls guard effortlessly.
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aoki controls the pace.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Damozzi is retaining full guard.
Damozzi working a defensive guard here.
Damozzi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aoki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Damozzi is keeping the position.
Damozzi wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki looking to pass the guard.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Damozzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aoki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aoki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Damozzi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Damozzi is keeping the position.
Aoki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (0) vs (3) Aoki
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Damozzi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aoki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Aoki tries for a kimura but Damozzi is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is looking for a sweep.
Damozzi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Aoki's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
My spies in Total Impact MMA/KT inform me that Aoki has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Damozzi is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Damozzi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Aoki is looking for a kimura but Damozzi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aoki to get the leverage.
Damozzi is not content to let Aoki control the position.

Aoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Damozzi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Damozzi is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (0) vs (6) Aoki
Damozzi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aoki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damozzi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but Damozzi defending well.

Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damozzi defends it well.
Aoki trying to control the pace.
Aoki is thwarting Damozzi's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to stall here but Damozzi recovers full guard.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Damozzi is keeping the position.
Damozzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damozzi is keeping the position for now.
Damozzi looking to control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Damozzi is retaining full guard.
Aoki trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damozzi is keeping the position for now.
Aoki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damozzi controls Aoki momentarily but Aoki frees himself.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damozzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Damozzi looking for a guillotine here but Aoki defends easily.
Aoki pushing down on Damozzi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damozzi keeps working.
Damozzi is trying to get back to full guard.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damozzi keeps working.

Damozzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aoki pulls his head out easily.
Damozzi trying to control but Aoki postures up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control from half guard but Damozzi is working away.
Aoki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (0) vs (9) Aoki
Aoki trying to control but Damozzi is having none of it.

Aoki working for a submission but Damozzi is keeping him at bay.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control the pace but Damozzi is squirming around nicely.
Aoki wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Damozzi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aoki takes Damozzi's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Damozzi is in trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Damozzi (0) vs (12) Aoki
Damozzi is really stuck here.

Aoki is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Aoki is looking for a rear naked choke here but Damozzi reverses the position brilliantly into Aoki's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (2) vs (12) Aoki
Damozzi trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aoki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aoki has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (2) vs (14) Aoki
Aoki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aoki looking to pass the guard.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
Aoki forces his way into half guard.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Aoki moves into full mount! Damozzi won't be happy about that!
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (2) vs (17) Aoki
Aoki wants to control the pace but Damozzi is squirming around nicely.

Aoki goes for an armbar but Damozzi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Damozzi.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (4) vs (17) Aoki
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
Damozzi is looking to pass into half guard but Aoki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Aoki is in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (4) vs (19) Aoki

Damozzi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aoki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi trying to control the position.
Aoki passes Damozzi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Damozzi is defending the position.
Aoki prevents Damozzi from improving his position.

Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damozzi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
Aoki is keen to just control but Damozzi is a slippery customer.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.

Aoki is looking for a kimura but Damozzi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aoki to get the leverage.

Aoki seems to be looking for submissions.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Damozzi is having none of it.
Damozzi trying to control here.
Aoki passes to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (4) vs (22) Aoki
Damozzi is trying to improve his position.
Aoki trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.

Aoki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Damozzi has escaped the position, nice work there.

Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Damozzi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is trying to improve his position.
Aoki tries to move to mount but Damozzi blocks the move with his legs.

Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Damozzi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Damozzi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Damozzi is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
Damozzi is trying to control but can't.
Aoki is controlling the pace.
Aoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damozzi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Aoki works his way into full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (4) vs (25) Aoki
Damozzi prevents Aoki from taking his back.

Aoki working for a guillotine from mount but Damozzi is in no mood to give up.
Aoki is stalling here but it's allowed Damozzi to get half guard.
Damozzi wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Damozzi defends the submission attempt.
Aoki trying to mount his opponent but Damozzi defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki wins on points by 25 to 4.
Kazushi Aoki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: ORC Submission Grappling 1     
Date:   May 18, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 5304 p4p, 511 weight class) and Trzy Trzy (ranked 18432 p4p, 715 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!




187 cm
37 yrs
213 lbs



180 cm
28 yrs
200 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Frank Damozzi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Trzy Trzy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Trzy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damozzi but Damozzi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Trzy with that takedown attempt.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown but Trzy shows good takedown defense.

Trzy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Damozzi to the mat! Damozzi manages to get full guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Damozzi (0) vs (2) Trzy
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Trzy from controlling successfully.
Damozzi trying to keep a closed guard but Trzy is proving a slippery customer.
Trzy looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trzy passes Damozzi's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to improve his position but Trzy is controlling well.

Damozzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trzy works his way into full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (0) vs (5) Trzy
Trzy tries to take Damozzi's back but instead Damozzi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Trzy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Damozzi gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (2) vs (5) Trzy

Trzy has his foot on Damozzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Damozzi works his way back into a safe position though.

Trzy looking for a guillotine here but Damozzi defends easily.

Trzy working for a triangle but Damozzi defends it easily.
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Trzy is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Trzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trzy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (2) vs (7) Trzy

Trzy seems to be working for a kimura but Damozzi defends the submission attempt.
Damozzi won't allow Trzy to pass to mount.

Trzy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Trzy stalling.
Damozzi moves into full guard.
Trzy tries to free his leg and advance position but Damozzi is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzy postures up.
Trzy stands and throws Damozzi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (2) vs (10) Trzy

Trzy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damozzi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trzy trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.
Damozzi wants to control but Trzy postures up.
Trzy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Damozzi!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Damozzi (2) vs (12) Trzy
Damozzi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is pressing down on Trzy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trzy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damozzi trying to keep a closed guard but Trzy is proving a slippery customer.
Trzy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damozzi trying to control the position here.
Trzy tries to free his leg and advance position but Damozzi is retaining full guard.
Trzy is looking to advance position but Damozzi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Damozzi (6) vs (12) Trzy

Damozzi throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Trzy has his hands clasped together but Damozzi breaks the hold and Trzy is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Damozzi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Damozzi!
A victorious Frank Damozzi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Trzy Trzy had this to say: 'mamacita nececito de coca para passar la dolor....ai ai ai ai'.

 

Event: SNCC 1     
Date:   Mar 31, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 5186 p4p, 498 weight class) and Helio Kimura (ranked 13245 p4p, 683 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Frank Damozzi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frank Damozzi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?




187 cm
36 yrs
213 lbs



190 cm
36 yrs
235 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Frank Damozzi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 10 losses; Helio Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Damozzi dives in for a single leg takedown but Kimura sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Kimura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kimura showed some decent athleticism there.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Damozzi (0) vs (2) Kimura

Kimura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Damozzi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Damozzi is looking to improve his position.

Damozzi looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Damozzi wants to control but Kimura is keeping busy.
Damozzi has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damozzi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Damozzi controls Kimura momentarily but Kimura frees himself.

Damozzi wants to control position but Kimura is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Damozzi here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Helio Kimura!

 

Event: EMP 6     
Date:   Mar 10, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 5163 p4p, 501 weight class) and Helio Kimura (ranked 13724 p4p, 762 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!




187 cm
36 yrs
213 lbs



190 cm
36 yrs
235 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Frank Damozzi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 9 losses; Helio Kimura!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Kimura moves into the clinch successfully.
Damozzi tries to pull guard but Kimura holds him up against the cage and eventually Damozzi drops back down to his feet.
Damozzi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kimura to keep the fight standing.

Kimura manages to pull guard.
Kimura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Damozzi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Damozzi wants to pass the guard but Kimura is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura looking for a sweep. Not yet Kimura, not yet.
Damozzi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Damozzi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damozzi has managed to get both his arms back between Kimura's legs - danger averted.
Damozzi trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Kimura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kimura trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Kimura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damozzi advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (3) vs (0) Kimura

Damozzi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kimura is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kimura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kimura is looking to regain half guard here but Damozzi keeps moving and retains side control.

Damozzi swings around for an armbar but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Damozzi's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (3) vs (2) Kimura
Kimura trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Damozzi looking to control.
Damozzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Damozzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kimura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kimura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kimura controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Damozzi is pulling down on Kimura's head to control his posture.
Damozzi has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kimura controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Damozzi trying to keep a closed guard but Kimura is proving a slippery customer.
Kimura slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (3) vs (5) Kimura
Kimura trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is looking to regain half guard here but Kimura keeps moving and retains side control.
Damozzi is trying to control Kimura's posture but Kimura avoids it.
Damozzi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi is not content to let Kimura control the position.
Damozzi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kimura's best efforts.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Kimura is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damozzi sees it coming and defends easily.
Damozzi has his hands clasped together around Kimura's back. He's all about the action.
Kimura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kimura is keen to just control but Damozzi is a slippery customer.
Damozzi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damozzi trying to control the position.

Damozzi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kimura doesn't defend quickly enough and Damozzi has managed to lock this one up! Can Kimura escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Damozzi on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frank Damozzi!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Damozzi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: EMPIRE Tap Out     
Date:   Feb 11, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mijain Lopez (ranked 21518 p4p, 749 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 4922 p4p, 487 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!




196 cm
22 yrs
285 lbs



187 cm
36 yrs
213 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Mijain Lopez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Ackerman.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Damozzi clinches up against the cage.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Damozzi manages to get underhooks.
Lopez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damozzi pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Damozzi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lopez is trying to keep an underhook but Damozzi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lopez (0) vs (2) Damozzi
Lopez is trying is best to control the position here.

Damozzi is trying to work for a kimura but Lopez is defending well.
Lopez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damozzi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Damozzi trying to advance position but Lopez counters by regaining guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Lopez is retaining full guard.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez 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.
Damozzi stands and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lopez (0) vs (5) Damozzi

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi advances to mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Lopez (0) vs (7) Damozzi
Damozzi looking to control but Lopez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Damozzi goes for an armbar but Lopez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lopez.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lopez (2) vs (7) Damozzi
Lopez pushing down on Damozzi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi looking for submissions off his back.
Damozzi is positioning himself well to prevent Lopez advancing to mount.
Well, if Lopez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Damozzi is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez prevents Damozzi from improving his position.
Lopez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lopez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Damozzi for as long as he can get away with.
Damozzi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at AREA 51. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Damozzi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Damozzi is concentrating on defense, preventing Lopez from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lopez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lopez (5) vs (7) Damozzi

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Damozzi tries to lock up and control but Lopez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Damozzi is trying desperately to improve position.
Damozzi wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Damozzi is desperately trying to improve his position but Lopez has a good base and remains in mount.
Damozzi wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lopez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Damozzi tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
We've been hearing good reports from Lopez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lopez content just to control the position here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lopez prevents Damozzi from getting the reversal.
Damozzi tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Damozzi is working to get back to half guard.
Lopez controlling his opponent.
Lopez tries to take his opponent's back but Damozzi turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lopez (5) vs (9) Damozzi
Lopez wants to control but Damozzi passes easily into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Damozzi trying to advance position but Lopez counters by regaining guard.
Damozzi preventing the sweep.
Damozzi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lopez (5) vs (12) Damozzi

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Damozzi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Damozzi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Damozzi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Damozzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi taking a break here but Lopez is having none of it and regains half guard.
Lopez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Damozzi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lopez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damozzi wants to free his trapped foot but Lopez is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Damozzi is very close to passing his half guard.

Damozzi is looking for a kimura but Lopez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Damozzi to get the leverage.

Damozzi seems to be looking for submissions.
Damozzi wants to pass to mount but Lopez is defending the position.

Damozzi is looking for a kimura here.
Lopez won't allow Damozzi to pass to mount.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi is looking for a kimura here.

Damozzi is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lopez sees it coming and defends easily.
Damozzi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lopez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Damozzi seems to be working for a kimura but Lopez defends the submission attempt.
Lopez gets back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damozzi pushes down on Lopez's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damozzi wins on points by 12 to 5.
Frank Damozzi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Rise of an EMPIRE     
Date:   Feb 09, 2018

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Pablo Dominguez (ranked 18165 p4p, 748 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 4870 p4p, 485 weight class). Dominguez's entrance music is Change by The Deftones. A fine choice. Frank Damozzi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.




200 cm
29 yrs
245 lbs



187 cm
36 yrs
213 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Pablo Dominguez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Damozzi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dominguez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Damozzi is in Dominguez's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dominguez (0) vs (2) Damozzi

Dominguez has an active guard here but Damozzi has managed to pass into half guard.
Damozzi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at AREA 51. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Damozzi wants to work for an arm triangle but Dominguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dominguez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ~T~ Troid - Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dominguez is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez regains full guard. Nicely done.

Dominguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dominguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dominguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dominguez (2) vs (2) Damozzi
Dominguez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Damozzi tries to roll over but Dominguez keeps him under control.
Well, if Dominguez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dominguez is pressing down on Damozzi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damozzi is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is looking for a sweep. Dominguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominguez tries to pass to full mount but Damozzi defends it.
Dominguez content to control rather than advance.
Damozzi tries to roll over but Dominguez keeps him under control.
Dominguez controlling the action here.
Damozzi tries to get to full guard but Dominguez has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Damozzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Damozzi actively working from the bottom here.
Dominguez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dominguez uses his free foot to push down on Damozzi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Damozzi.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dominguez (5) vs (2) Damozzi

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dominguez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dominguez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to control but Dominguez is having none of it.
Dominguez controlling the position easily from mount.
Damozzi is looking to improve his position but Dominguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Dominguez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Damozzi for as long as he can get away with.
Damozzi wants to hold on but Dominguez pushes him away.
Dominguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Damozzi is looking to get to half guard.
Dominguez content just to control the position here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Dominguez.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Dominguez is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Damozzi is trying desperately to improve position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez controlling his opponent.
Damozzi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dominguez content just to control the position here.
Damozzi wants to hold on but Dominguez pushes him away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez controlling from mount.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dominguez.
Damozzi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dominguez is looking to advance position but Damozzi won't allow it.
Damozzi trying to control but Dominguez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi tries to get to full guard but Dominguez has control of the leg.
Dominguez controlling the action here.

Damozzi actively working from the bottom here.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dominguez content to control rather than advance.
Damozzi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominguez controlling the action here.
Damozzi is looking to control Dominguez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damozzi avoid being mounted?

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is pressing down on Damozzi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damozzi is holding on for now.
Damozzi is trying to control but can't.
Dominguez wants to free his trapped foot but Damozzi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dominguez controlling the pace.
Dominguez is thwarting Damozzi's attempts to control the position.
Dominguez prevents Damozzi from improving his position.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Damozzi trying to control from the bottom.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dominguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Damozzi trying to control but Dominguez postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damozzi is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominguez takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Pablo Dominguez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Train Gracie Jiu-Jitsu by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night. '.

 

Event: TWGC 19 (265+lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Q - Round 1     
Date:   Nov 24, 2017

Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 4787 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Burns (ranked 1413 p4p, 206 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns's choice of entrance music: Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!




187 cm
35 yrs
213 lbs



193 cm
38 yrs
215 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Frank Damozzi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 5 losses; Brian Burns!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns looking for a takedown.

Damozzi jumps guard.

Damozzi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burns defends well.
Damozzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Burns controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Damozzi working a defensive guard but Burns manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Damozzi (0) vs (3) Burns

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi is looking to regain half guard here but Burns keeps moving and retains side control.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damozzi keeps working.
Burns controls the position.
Damozzi is trying to get back to half guard.
Damozzi gets back to half guard.
Damozzi wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to advance position but Damozzi won't allow it.
Damozzi is controlling Burns's trapped leg to prevent Burns from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns is trying to control the action in half guard but Damozzi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damozzi has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Damozzi is concentrating on defense, preventing Burns from advancing position.
Damozzi trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
Damozzi wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to pass the guard but Damozzi defending well.
Damozzi tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Damozzi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damozzi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (2) vs (3) Burns
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Burns manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (2) vs (5) Burns

Damozzi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burns is aware though and is defending well.

Damozzi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Damozzi wants to sweep but no luck.
Burns trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burns doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burns manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burns being controlled here momentarily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damozzi is keeping the position for now.
Damozzi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burns manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (4) vs (5) Burns
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damozzi is one step ahead there.
Damozzi trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Burns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burns looks winded!
Damozzi is stalling in the full guard.
Burns is trying to keep Damozzi in close.

Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Damozzi is working hard here to advance position.
Damozzi stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Damozzi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Burns is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Burns has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Damozzi (4) vs (7) Burns
Damozzi controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
Burns trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Damozzi is retaining full guard.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burns wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
Damozzi working a defensive guard here.

Damozzi looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.
Burns trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.

Damozzi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Damozzi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Damozzi wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns postures up.
Damozzi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Damozzi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is trying to keep Burns in close.
Damozzi pulls Burns in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Burns stays in close to Damozzi's body and controls the position.
Damozzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Damozzi, not yet.

Damozzi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damozzi wants to control the position but Burns says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Damozzi tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi trying to control here.

Burns is trying to work for a kimura but Damozzi is defending well.
Burns stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damozzi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burns wins on points by 7 to 4.
Brian Burns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: TWGC 18 (265lbs, D1): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1     
Date:   Sep 18, 2017

Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Andrey Lapis (ranked 3907 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 4641 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis comes to the cage accompanied by Once Solemn . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!




178 cm
36 yrs
185 lbs



187 cm
34 yrs
213 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Andrey Lapis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Damozzi gets tackled into the cage by Lapis. Lapis maintains the clinch.
Lapis tries to pull guard but Damozzi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lapis drops back down to his feet.

Damozzi manages to pull guard.
Damozzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Damozzi, not yet.

Damozzi has his foot on Lapis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lapis works his way back into a safe position though.

Lapis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damozzi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lapis has managed to get both his arms back between Damozzi's legs - danger averted.
Lapis trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Damozzi has Lapis pulled in close to control his posture.
Lapis trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi wants to sweep here but Lapis controlling him for the moment.
Damozzi trying to keep a closed guard but Lapis is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damozzi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lapis defends it easily.
Lapis wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
Lapis won't allow Damozzi to sweep him here.
Lapis forces his way into half guard.
Damozzi is trying to maintain the position but Lapis is very close to passing his half guard.
Lapis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lapis is looking to take a break and control but Damozzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi moves into full guard.

Damozzi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lapis defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lapis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lapis wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi controls Lapis momentarily but Lapis frees himself.
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Lapis from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi is looking for a triangle but Lapis pushes his legs off easily.
Lapis pushing down on Damozzi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi gets full guard.
Lapis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damozzi is keeping the position for now.
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lapis controls the pace.

Damozzi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lapis escapes and throws Damozzi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Lapis (3) vs (0) Damozzi
Damozzi is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lapis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom here.
Lapis trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.
Damozzi is trying to escape the position but Lapis is controlling the position.
Lapis trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.
Damozzi tries to buck Lapis off but Lapis is having none of it.
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi tries to buck Lapis off but Lapis is having none of it.
Lapis trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.
Damozzi is trying to get back to half guard.

Lapis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Lapis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damozzi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Lapis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lapis trying to control the position but Damozzi is working away.

Lapis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damozzi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lapis's best efforts.
Damozzi wants to get back to full guard.

Damozzi is defending against the submission attempts here by Lapis.
Damozzi is trying to maintain the position but Lapis is very close to passing his half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lapis trying to control from half guard but Damozzi is working away.

Damozzi is defending against the submission attempts here by Lapis.
Damozzi is trying to control but can't.
Lapis is looking to advance position but Damozzi won't allow it.
Damozzi wants to control but Lapis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Damozzi tries to get to full guard but Lapis has control of the leg.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Lapis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damozzi defends it well.
Damozzi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lapis manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Lapis (6) vs (0) Damozzi
Lapis wants to control the pace but Damozzi is squirming around nicely.

Lapis goes for an armbar but Damozzi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Damozzi.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lapis (6) vs (2) Damozzi

Damozzi lying in Lapis's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Lapis decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Damozzi taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrey Lapis!
Our winner, Andrey Lapis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: AD463: Kill The Beast     
Date:   Jul 12, 2017
#R1#
Damozzi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damozzi sprawls well. Damozzi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Dancing Buddha gets slowly back to his feet.
Damozzi is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Damozzi moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Damozzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD2#
Damozzi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Dancing Buddha manages to work his way to half guard, despite Damozzi's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but Damozzi is keeping busy.
Damozzi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
The Dancing Buddha is trying to get back to full guard.
Damozzi thows a huge punch but The Dancing Buddha dodges it nicely.
Damozzi trying to control the action but The Dancing Buddha is working from the bottom.
Damozzi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Dancing Buddha haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Damozzi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Damozzi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Damozzi throwing shots but The Dancing Buddha is blocking nicely.
Damozzi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Damozzi throwing shots but The Dancing Buddha is blocking nicely.
Damozzi is thwarting The Dancing Buddha's attempts to control the position.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to improve his position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but Damozzi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Damozzi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing The Dancing Buddha to regain full guard.
Damozzi wants to pass the guard but The Dancing Buddha is keeping the position.
The Dancing Buddha looking for a sweep. Not yet The Dancing Buddha, not yet.
The Dancing Buddha has a closed guard, preventing Damozzi from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
The Dancing Buddha circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in looking for a takedown but Damozzi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Dancing Buddha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL2#
Damozzi moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
The Dancing Buddha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Damozzi misses with a straight left.
Damozzi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Dancing Buddha tries to avoid it but Damozzi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Dancing Buddha to the ground. The Dancing Buddha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Dancing Buddha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zorba The Dancing Buddha. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
The Dancing Buddha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Damozzi breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi is looking to clinch. #TD#
Damozzi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Damozzi is wriggling around but The Dancing Buddha manages to pass to half guard. #REVB#
Damozzi is looking to control The Dancing Buddha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damozzi avoid being mounted?#T4#
The Dancing Buddha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Dancing Buddha performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Damozzi trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no! #SU#
The Dancing Buddha get's back to his feet.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters circling a little - The Dancing Buddha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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 wants to clinch up but The Dancing Buddha keeps it at a distance.#CL#
The Dancing Buddha closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
The Dancing Buddha decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zorba The Dancing Buddha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
No luck for The Dancing Buddha with that takedown attempt.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Dancing Buddha circles away.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Dancing Buddha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi slaps away a takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damozzi shoots for a takedown but The Dancing Buddha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Dancing Buddha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damozzi is fending him off so far but The Dancing Buddha persists. Nope, Damozzi circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zorba The Dancing Buddha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Dancing Buddha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damozzi.
Damozzi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Damozzi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Dancing Buddha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Dancing Buddha struggling a bit here.
Damozzi working the head with strikes. #T1#
Damozzi trying to control the position but The Dancing Buddha is working away.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to regain half guard here but Damozzi keeps moving and retains side control.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to buck Damozzi off.
Damozzi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The Dancing Buddha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damozzi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Damozzi stands up. #TD2#
Damozzi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T2#
Damozzi working away.
Damozzi controls the position from side control.
The Dancing Buddha defending against the ground and pound.
Damozzi trying to control the position but The Dancing Buddha is working away.
The Dancing Buddha taking punishment in the form of punches.
Damozzi throws an elbow but The Dancing Buddha slips to the side and avoids it well.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Damozzi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T3#
The Dancing Buddha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Damozzi wants to control the pace but The Dancing Buddha is squirming around nicely.
The Dancing Buddha regains half guard.
Frank Damozzi has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to get back to full guard.
The Dancing Buddha throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Damozzi is pressing down on The Dancing Buddha's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Dancing Buddha is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Damozzi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Dancing Buddha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Damozzi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Dancing Buddha defending well though.
The Dancing Buddha tries to get to full guard but Damozzi has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damozzi throwing shots but The Dancing Buddha is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Dancing Buddha but The Dancing Buddha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Dancing Buddha throws a leg kick but Damozzi checks it.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damozzi but Damozzi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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?
Damozzi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damozzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damozzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Damozzi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damozzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #T1#
The Dancing Buddha avoids a punch combination nicely. #TD#
The Dancing Buddha shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Damozzi's guard.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dancing Buddha pushing down on Damozzi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Dancing Buddha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Damozzi desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T2#
The Dancing Buddha is pressing down on Damozzi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damozzi is holding on for now.
Damozzi trying to control but The Dancing Buddha postures up.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to control. Damozzi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Damozzi tries to roll over but The Dancing Buddha keeps him under control.
The Dancing Buddha is keen to just control but Damozzi is a slippery customer.#T3#
The Dancing Buddha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Dancing Buddha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dancing Buddha slaps away a takedown attempt from Damozzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damozzi swinging wildly here. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Damozzi. #ES#
The Dancing Buddha sneaks out the side door and pushes Damozzi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The Dancing Buddha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Damozzi tries to avoid it but The Dancing Buddha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Damozzi to the ground. Damozzi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T4##CL2#
Damozzi clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Damozzi to keep the fight standing.
The Dancing Buddha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Damozzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damozzi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Dancing Buddha's waist but The Dancing Buddha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damozzi off to one side.
The Dancing Buddha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Dancing Buddha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in looking for a takedown. Damozzi tries to sprawl out of it but The Dancing Buddha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damozzi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Damozzi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Damozzi is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Dancing Buddha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zorba The Dancing Buddha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Dancing Buddha 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zorba The Dancing Buddha!

Jumping up and down and very excited, Zorba The Dancing Buddha waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps's logo in front of the cameras.

 

Event: AD450: Iron Machine Gun     
Date:   May 31, 2017
#R1##TD#
Damozzi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ra tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Damozzi is in Ra's guard.
Damozzi trying to control but Ra is working from the bottom.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damozzi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damozzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra is trying to keep Damozzi in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T1#
Damozzi throws a strike but Ra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Ra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ra engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Damozzi is looking for a triangle but Ra pushes his legs off easily.
Ra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ra won't allow Damozzi to get back to his feet.
Ra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Ra throws an elbow that misses. Damozzi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ra's guard. Nice move by Damozzi!#REVR#
Damozzi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Damozzi throwing strikes but missing.
Damozzi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Ra keeps moving.
Ra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damozzi's guard. #REVB#
Ra is looking to work some ground and pound but Damozzi has wrist control.#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ra lands a couple of digs.
Ra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damozzi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ra trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Ra scoring with some ground and pound.
Damozzi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ra throws a big elbow that misses.
Damozzi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ra with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Ra as he connects with a hook.
Ra lands a really nice looking cross but Damozzi seems unphased.
A jab from Ra does it's job there.
Damozzi moves out of range as Ra strikes.
Ra wants to clinch.
Ra feints a jab promting Damozzi to slip. Ra then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Damozzi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CL#
Damozzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ra 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.
A body shot lands from Damozzi.
Damozzi wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Sun God Ra dominated 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.
#R2##TD#
Damozzi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A control attempt from Ra but he's now mounted!
Damozzi with good strikes from the mount here!
Damozzi landing strikes from the mount and Ra is in trouble!
Ra is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Damozzi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ra is looking to improve his position but Damozzi isn't that keen on the idea.
Ra holds on to Damozzi as tight as he can, avoiding damage.#T1#
Ra tries to reverse the position but Damozzi maintains control.
Ra tries to lock up and control but Damozzi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damozzi controlling from the full mount.
Damozzi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Damozzi throwing strikes but Ra bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Ra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ra throwing strikes from guard but Damozzi blocks nicely. #T2#
Ra stands up over Damozzi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Damozzi wants to stand and escape but Ra is having none of it.
Ra throws an elbow that misses. Damozzi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ra's guard. Nice move by Damozzi!#REVR#
Ra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damozzi content to stall in guard here. #SU#
Damozzi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#
It looks like Frank Damozzi has been cut.#T3#
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Damozzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ra to score with a decent uppercut.#TD#
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ra is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damozzi. #SUB#
Damozzi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Damozzi winds up and cracks Ra with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Ra is controlling Damozzi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Damozzi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ra tries to roll over but Damozzi keeps him under control.
Damozzi tries to stand and escape but Ra actually recovers to full guard.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damozzi controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Damozzi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Ra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ra misses with an uppercut
and Damozzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ra misses with an uppercut
and Damozzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Ra misses its intended target.
Damozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damozzi dives in for a single leg takedown but Ra sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ra lands a head shot.
Ra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Damozzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ra.
Ra misses with a left hand
and Damozzi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ra throws an overhand right that lands on Damozzi's shoulder, as Damozzi tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damozzi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damozzi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Frank Damozzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ra enables Damozzi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ra manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ra pulls Damozzi in to control the position. #T1#
Damozzi wants to stand but Ra is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ra is trying to control the position but Damozzi postures up.
Damozzi stops Ra from standing up.
Damozzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damozzi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#ES2#
Ra uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2##CL#
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Ra throws an elbow but it misses.
Damozzi has Ra pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ra manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Damozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ra after a bit of a struggle.
Damozzi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ra avoids the damage to the body.
Damozzi avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Damozzi dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damozzi. #TD#
Damozzi jumps guard.
Ra trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Ra pushing down on Damozzi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3#
Ra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Ra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Ra is working for a kimura but Damozzi is defending it quite comfortably.
Damozzi tries to roll over but Ra keeps him under control.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ra is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Damozzi regains half guard.
Ra winds up and cracks Damozzi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi is pressing down on Ra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Damozzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ra.
Ra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ra tries to free his leg and advance position but Damozzi is retaining full guard.
Ra trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Sun God Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ra 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Sun God Ra!

The Sun God Ra was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: AD441: Sakura     
Date:   Apr 29, 2017
#R1#
Both fighters circling a little - Yamada finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Damozzi lands a two punch combo.
Damozzi throws a right hand that Yamada ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamada also avoids with ease.
Damozzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada throws a solid leg kick but Damozzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamada.
Damozzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamada slips under a jab.
No luck for Damozzi with that takedown attempt.
Yamada tries a low kick but Damozzi avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Yamada. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Yamada shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yamada showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamada uses his free foot to push down on Damozzi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Damozzi.
Damozzi is wriggling around trying to escape. #T1##SUB#
Yamada is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Damozzi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Damozzi!
Damozzi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yamada's guard.
Yamada looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamada, not yet.
Damozzi looking to pass the guard.
Damozzi is looking to stand up but Yamada won't let him. #SUB#
Yamada has his feet on Damozzi's thighs here. He's pushed Damozzi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Damozzi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keiichi Yamada!

 

Event: AD435: God Save the Queen     
Date:   Apr 07, 2017
#R1#
Damozzi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damozzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bill.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bill throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bill 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 Damozzi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Damozzi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bill misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Damozzi counters by clinching up.
Bill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bill throws a head punch that misses.
Bill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Damozzi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bill regains guard immediately.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi won't allow Bill to sweep him here.
Damozzi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damozzi's guard. #REVR#
Bill trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damozzi is on top in guard. #REVB#
Damozzi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bill's guard.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Bill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damozzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damozzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Damozzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damozzi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T2#
Bill is looking for a sweep.
Damozzi happy to just control the position for now.
Bill tries to buck Damozzi off but Damozzi is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bill is working to avoid the ground and pound but Damozzi connects with a decent elbow.
Damozzi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bill tries to improve position but can't.
Bill gets back to half guard.
Damozzi working Bill over with strikes. #T3#
Bill wants to get back to full guard.
Damozzi tries to pass to full mount but Bill defends it.
Damozzi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bill wants to get back to full guard.
Bill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bill.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Bill keeps moving. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Damozzi is looking to stand up but Bill won't let him.
Damozzi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Bill working for a triangle but Damozzi defends it easily.
Damozzi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bill is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Damozzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Damozzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU2#
Damozzi stands and steps away. Bill gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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.
#R2#
Damozzi darts in trying to clinch
enabling Bill to counter with a crisp jab.
Bill lands with an overhand left.
Bill misses with a wild body shot.
Damozzi throws a counter combo.#CL2#
Damozzi clinches with his opponent.
Damozzi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bill has him pressed against the cage.
Bill misses with some punches.
Bill tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Bill back against the cage.
Bill misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Damozzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Bill.
Damozzi connects with a nice looking jab.
Bill misses with a hook. Damozzi ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Damozzi scores with a push kick.
Bill misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damozzi. That's going to slow Bill down. #CL2#
Damozzi clinches up with Bill and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Bill turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Damozzi can't do much from the bottom here.
What's Damozzi going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Damozzi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bill off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bill grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. #T2#
Bill is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Damozzi scores with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Damozzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Bill preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Damozzi.
Bill is taking damage to the body and head.
Damozzi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bill is looking for a way out.
Bill tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Damozzi trying to control but Bill is having none of it. #T3#
Damozzi lands with some strikes.
Bill is looking to improve his position but Damozzi isn't that keen on the idea.
Damozzi wants to control but Bill has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Bill tries to get to full guard but Damozzi has control of the leg.
Damozzi has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Bill works to full guard. #T4#
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Bill keeps moving.
Damozzi advances position into side control!
Damozzi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Damozzi tries to stand but Bill is controlling his head.
Bill is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bill blocks a head kick by Damozzi.
Damozzi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bill defends well and Damozzi ends up having to push Bill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bill is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bill throws a poor cross that misses
and Damozzi counters with a two punch combo.
Bill throws a hook but Damozzi blocks it.
As Bill backs off Damozzi throws a huge counter combo but Bill manages to avoid it all.
Damozzi is looking to clinch but Bill is avoiding it.
Don T. Bill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bill misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Damozzi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bill looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damozzi ducks under a wild hook from Bill.
Damozzi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Damozzi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frank Damozzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damozzi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bill.
Bill throws out a leg kick but Damozzi moves out of range and Bill only half commits.
Damozzi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bill pinned against the cage. Bill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Don T. Bill is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Bill just misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi blocks a jab.#CL2#
Damozzi closes the distance and clinches.
Damozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Damozzi breaks from the clinch.
Bill tries for a takedown but Damozzi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Damozzi drives through with a takedown into Bill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SUB#
Bill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Damozzi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damozzi trying to control but Bill is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Bill looking for a guillotine here but Damozzi defends easily. #T2#
Damozzi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Damozzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damozzi trying to control but Bill is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Bill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damozzi defends it easily.
Bill looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3##SUB#
Bill looking for a guillotine here but Damozzi defends easily.
Bill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frank Damozzi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Damozzi advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Damozzi lands a nice short elbow.
Damozzi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Damozzi wants to stand up but Bill has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Damozzi not doing much here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Don T. Bill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill loads up on a big right hand but Damozzi slips the punch.#TD2#
Damozzi shoots in and bounces Bill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Bill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Damozzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damozzi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Damozzi!

Frank Damozzi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: TWGC 15 (265+lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 2     
Date:   Mar 05, 2017

Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Dido Vicini and Frank Damozzi. Vicini kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mother. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Damozzi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.




180 cm
25 yrs
220 lbs



187 cm
32 yrs
213 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Dido Vicini! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Vicini shoots in looking for a takedown but Damozzi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vicini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Damozzi shoots in and bounces Vicini off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Vicini (0) vs (2) Damozzi
Vicini wants to sweep but no luck.
Vicini keeping full guard, as Damozzi tries to pass.
Damozzi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Vicini is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi slips nicely into half guard.

Damozzi wants to work for an arm triangle but Vicini is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Damozzi trying to control the action but Vicini is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Damozzi is looking for a kimura here.
Vicini is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Martial Arts Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Damozzi trying to mount his opponent but Vicini defends it.
Vicini wants to sweep but Damozzi has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (0) vs (5) Damozzi
Damozzi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vicini's legs.
Damozzi controls the position from side control.

Damozzi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Damozzi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Damozzi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Damozzi prefers to stall for the moment though.
It looks like Damozzi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Damozzi trying to control the position but Vicini is working away.

Damozzi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vicini sneaks back into half guard.
Vicini works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vicini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damozzi is one step ahead there.
Damozzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vicini is keeping the position for now.
Vicini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damozzi is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi slips nicely into half guard.
Vicini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Damozzi wants to pass the guard but Vicini is keeping the position.
Vicini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Damozzi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vicini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vicini looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Vicini keeps moving.
Vicini keeping full guard, as Damozzi tries to pass.
Damozzi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vicini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damozzi is one step ahead there.
Damozzi stands and throws Vicini's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (0) vs (8) Damozzi
Damozzi tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vicini's legs.
Damozzi advances nicely into full mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Vicini (0) vs (10) Damozzi

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi controlling his opponent.

Damozzi has hold of Vicini's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vicini manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Damozzi tries to control but Vicini wriggling away.
Vicini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vicini sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vicini won't allow Damozzi to pass to mount.

Damozzi is working for a submission of some sort.
Vicini is looking to improve his position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vicini wants to control but Damozzi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Damozzi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vicini sees it coming and defends easily.
Vicini makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vicini.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Vicini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vicini had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damozzi defends it easily.

Vicini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damozzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damozzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vicini keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vicini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vicini keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
Damozzi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vicini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damozzi's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vicini (2) vs (10) Damozzi
Damozzi keeping full guard, as Vicini tries to pass.
Vicini stopping the sweep attempt from Damozzi.
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Vicini from controlling successfully.
Damozzi pulls Vicini in close to his closed guard and prevents Vicini from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vicini is pushing down on Damozzi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Damozzi is fighting to maintain full guard but Vicini has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vicini is trying to control. Damozzi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Vicini is trying to work for a kimura but Damozzi is defending well.
Vicini is pressing down on Damozzi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damozzi is holding on for now.
Vicini is working hard here to advance position.
Vicini passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (5) vs (10) Damozzi

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vicini trying to control but Damozzi is having none of it.
Damozzi tries to reverse the position but Vicini maintains control.
Vicini content just to control the position here.

Vicini goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Damozzi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vicini (5) vs (12) Damozzi
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Vicini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi stopping the sweep attempt from Vicini.
Vicini wants to improve his position but instead Damozzi has moved into half guard.
Vicini is trying to get back to full guard.
Vicini is looking to control Damozzi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vicini avoid being mounted?
Vicini regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vicini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Vicini is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vicini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damozzi is one step ahead there.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Vicini keeps moving.
Damozzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Damozzi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vicini looking to control.
Vicini manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damozzi manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vicini (7) vs (12) Damozzi
Vicini wants to pass the guard but Damozzi is keeping the position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Vicini advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (10) vs (12) Damozzi
Vicini working away.
Vicini tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vicini laying and praying for a moment but Damozzi takes advantage and regains half guard.
Vicini trying to mount his opponent but Damozzi defends it.
Damozzi is looking to improve his position.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Vicini wants to advance to full mount but Damozzi doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Vicini looking to pass the guard.
Damozzi working a defensive guard but Vicini manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Vicini (13) vs (12) Damozzi
Vicini tries to move to mount but Damozzi blocks the move with his legs.
I wouldn't like to be where Damozzi is right now.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Vicini wants to control but Damozzi is keeping him busy.
Vicini tries to advance to mount but Damozzi denies him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damozzi is not content to let Vicini control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vicini takes the fight on points by 13 to 12.
After winning the bout, Dido Vicini thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: TWGC 15 (265+lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1     
Date:   Mar 04, 2017

Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Brian Burns and Frank Damozzi. Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!




193 cm
35 yrs
215 lbs



187 cm
32 yrs
213 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Brian Burns! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Damozzi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burns sprawls well initially but Damozzi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Burns (0) vs (2) Damozzi

Damozzi is working for a kimura but Burns is defending it quite comfortably.
Burns tries to roll over but Damozzi keeps him under control.
Burns is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at FIERCE that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Burns is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Damozzi seems to be working for a kimura but Burns defends the submission attempt.
Burns is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Damozzi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Damozzi's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Burns (4) vs (2) Damozzi

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burns is looking for a choke. Damozzi gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Damozzi manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burns (4) vs (4) Damozzi

Burns throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burns can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Damozzi controls the pace.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
Burns keeping full guard, as Damozzi tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Damozzi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Burns wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Damozzi is now in half guard.
Damozzi slows the pace down in half guard.
Damozzi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Burns!
Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (4) vs (7) Damozzi
Burns really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi trying to control but Burns is having none of it.
Damozzi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Damozzi wants to control the pace but Burns is squirming around nicely.
Damozzi wants to take Burns's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Burns has worked his arm free - good work by Burns!
Burns is trying to control Damozzi's posture but Damozzi avoids it.
Burns manages to get back to half guard.
Damozzi prevents Burns from improving his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi is trying to work for a kimura but Burns is defending well.
Burns keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Burns wants to control the action here but instead Damozzi manages to pass to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (4) vs (10) Damozzi
Damozzi avoids the attempt from Burns to control.
Burns bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burns (6) vs (10) Damozzi
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damozzi is keeping the position for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Burns is now in half guard.
Burns seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burns passes into side control, despite Damozzi's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Burns (9) vs (10) Damozzi
Burns controls the position.

Burns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damozzi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burns trying to control the action but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Damozzi is trying to get back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the action but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Damozzi is trying to control Burns's posture but Burns avoids it.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damozzi keeps working.

Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damozzi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the action but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Damozzi tries to bench press Burns off him but Burns keeps the position.
Burns wants to control but Damozzi is keeping him busy.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi manages to get back to half guard.

Burns is looking for a kimura here.
Damozzi is looking to improve his position.

Burns is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Damozzi trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to control from Damozzi's half guard. Damozzi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Damozzi is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
Damozzi keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Damozzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burns (9) vs (12) Damozzi
Damozzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damozzi passes Burns's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Damozzi is controlling the pace.
Burns is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Damozzi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Damozzi's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Burns (13) vs (12) Damozzi
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi just trying to survive but Burns is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Damozzi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Burns's guard. Nice work there by Damozzi.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Burns (13) vs (14) Damozzi
Damozzi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burns wants to control but Damozzi passes easily into half guard.

Damozzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Burns doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damozzi.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Damozzi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burns sees it coming and defends easily.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Damozzi is very close to passing his half guard.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Burns is staying active underneath Damozzi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Damozzi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damozzi wins on points by 14 to 13.
Frank Damozzi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Brian Burns spoke after the fight, saying 'Hats off to my opponent. He was better tonight. I hope we meet again in the future.'.

 

Event: DUEL#44 Grant vs Ibaka     
Date:   Feb 18, 2017
#R1##TD#
Damozzi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dux on his heels. He'll look to pass Dux's guard now, I'm sure.
Dux wants to stand up but Damozzi is controlling him.
Damozzi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Damozzi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi is looking to work some ground and pound but Dux has wrist control.
Dux wants to get back to his feet but Damozzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Damozzi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dux wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Damozzi manages to pass to side control. #T1#
Damozzi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Damozzi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Damozzi controlling the pace.
Damozzi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Damozzi there.
Still in half guard, Damozzi seems content to control.
Damozzi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Damozzi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent. #T2#
Dux trying desperately to get to his feet.
Damozzi controlling the position easily from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dux tries to buck Damozzi off but he can't manage it.
Damozzi controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Damozzi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Damozzi lands with some strikes.#T3#
Damozzi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Damozzi with the ground and pound from mount.
Damozzi landing strikes from the mount and Dux is in trouble! #ROC#
Dux is rocked!
Damozzi lands a heavy elbow.
Dux is still in real trouble! Can Damozzi finish him?
Dux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damozzi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damozzi postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Dux badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Damozzi around the waist but Damozzi pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Damozzi is the winner by TKO! Damozzi jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Damozzi!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Damozzi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: DUEL#40 Armis vs Gaultier     
Date:   Feb 04, 2017
#R1#
A bone on bone clash there as Damozzi blocks the leg kick.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Lapu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lapu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but Lapu pushes him off.
Damozzi looks to clinch
and Lapu counters with a straight right hand.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Lapu circles away and keeps his distance.
Lapu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lapu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lapu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapu paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Damozzi gets a clinch.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lapu.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Lapu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Damozzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damozzi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lapu counters with a head kick.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Lapu tried to counter with a leg kick but Damozzi avoided it.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but Lapu keeps it at a distance.
Lapu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapu circles away.
Lapu swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
As Damozzi backs away, Lapu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL2#
Damozzi instigates a clinch.
Damozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lapu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi pushes Lapu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapu blocking some punches.
Lapu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damozzi's elbow.
Lapu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Damozzi. #BC#
Lapu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lapu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Lapu circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lapu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Lapu circles away.
Damozzi moves to clinch but Lapu breaks away
and Lapu counters with an inside leg kick.
Damozzi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Damozzi as he checks the leg kick.
Damozzi closes the distance but Lapu moves to the side
and Lapu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Lapu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Damozzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lapu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Lapu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lapu throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi blocks a body shot from Lapu.
Lapu lands a body punch.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Lapu misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapu.
Lapu gets through Damozzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lapu 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.
A short uppercut from Lapu. #BC#
Lapu breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Lapu misses the target.
Damozzi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lapu counters with a left to the body.
Lapu throws a push kick but Damozzi slaps the foot to one side.
Lapu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damozzi darts in trying to clinch
and Lapu counters with a thumping low kick.
Damozzi tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lapu is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lapu Lapu 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.
#R2#
Damozzi tries to clinch
and Damozzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lapu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lapu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Damozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Damozzi closes the distance and clinches.
Damozzi lands with a left to the head.
Lapu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Damozzi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Frank Damozzi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lapu has a couple of punches blocked by Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Lapu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Lapu lands a hook that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Lapu tries to stall but Damozzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lapu leaning against his opponent. #BC#
Lapu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lapu throws a front kick that sends Damozzi stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Damozzi wants to clinch
letting Lapu counter with a right hand.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Lapu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2#
Damozzi drives through and clinches with Lapu against the cage.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
Lapu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lapu misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
Lapu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lapu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Lapu. #BC#
Lapu breaks the clinch.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damozzi wants to clinch.
Lapu feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2#
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapu circles away.
Lapu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Damozzi moves to clinch but Lapu breaks away
and Lapu counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu is having none of it.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapu circles away.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damozzi tries to clinch up
and Lapu counters with a nice leg kick.
Lapu throws out a leg kick but Damozzi moves out of range and Lapu only half commits.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.#T3#
Damozzi moves to clinch but Lapu breaks away
and Lapu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Lapu circles away.
It appears Lapu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
Lapu throws a big counter combination but Damozzi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Lapu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lapu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Damozzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damozzi lands an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Lapu has Damozzi pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lapu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #BC#
Lapu breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu circles away from the clinch attempt. #T4##CL2#
Damozzi pushes Lapu up against the cage in a clinch.
Lapu blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Lapu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lapu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapu.#CL2#
Damozzi forces Lapu back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
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!
Lapu working aggressively here.
A short left from Lapu.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Damozzi scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Lapu manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lapu Lapu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lapu lands with a kick to the ribs. #CL2#
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Damozzi.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Lapu.
Lapu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lapu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
Damozzi lands a shoulder strike.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lapu.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lapu blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi. #T1#
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Lapu.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Lapu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damozzi can do to turn this around?#BC#
Lapu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapu circles away.
Lapu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lapu counters with a head kick. That will keep Damozzi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lapu lands a jab to the nose.
Lapu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Lapu misses with the head strike. #BC#
Lapu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank Damozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lapu counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lapu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lapu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu throwing a counter right hand but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu is having none of it.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi is looking to clinch but Lapu is avoiding it.
Lapu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Lapu circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lapu, pushing him back against the cage.
Lapu misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lapu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lapu lands a left hand.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Lapu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu Lapu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damozzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Lapu circles away.
Lapu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lapu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Damozzi clinches up with Lapu and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapu.
Lapu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lapu blocking some punches. #T4#
Damozzi misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapu.
Lapu misses with some punches.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lapu blocking some punches.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Lapu blocking some punches.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lapu Lapu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lapu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lapu Lapu!

An out of breath Lapu Lapu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: DUEL#36 Hallick vs Lapu     
Date:   Jan 21, 2017
#R1##CL#
Damozzi rushes The Tall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
The Tall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Tall, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Damozzi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Tall.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by The Tall.
The Tall swings wildly with an uppercut but Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
The Tall manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Damozzi has closed the distance and engaged The Tall in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Tall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Tall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
The Tall manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Damozzi forces The Tall back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
The Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Damozzi has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
The Tall breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tall swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
The Tall scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi walks into a left hand. #CL#
Damozzi rushes The Tall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Tall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
The Tall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.
Damozzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Tall.
Damozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Tall clobbers Damozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Tall, pushing him back against the cage.
Damozzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
The Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Tall misses with a looping right.#CL#
Damozzi clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
The Tall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but The Tall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves away
and The Tall counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from The Tall does it's job there.
The Tall looks to land a combination but Damozzi avoids it well.
Damozzi wants to clinch but The Tall slips to the side
and The Tall counters with a one-two to the body.
The Tall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Tall throws a jab but it's blocked by Damozzi.
An attempted straight right counter from Damozzi misses the target.
The Tall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Tall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Damozzi backs off The Tall throws a huge counter combo but Damozzi manages to avoid it all.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Damozzi closes the distance and clinches.
The Tall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Damozzi or not. #BC2#
The Tall breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Tall, pushing him back against the cage.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Tall blocking some punches.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
The Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Damozzi tries to clinch there but The Tall circles away.
Damozzi slips a jab and a cross from The Tall.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves out of range.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
The Tall misses with a double jab.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.
The Tall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Tall keeps the fight on the outside.
The Tall throws a jab when Damozzi was well out of range.
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Tall lands with an uppercut that bounces Damozzi off the cage and back into range.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Tall counters with a nice uppercut.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T4#
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
The Tall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damozzi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but The Tall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Tall misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damozzi tries to clinch up but The Tall circles away and keeps his distance.
The Tall lands a jab to Damozzi's midsection.
The Tall keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves away
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but The Tall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
The Tall gets tackled into the cage by Damozzi. Damozzi maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Tall blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
The Tall lands an uppercut.
Damozzi letting The Tall take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan The Tall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Damozzi wants to clinch but The Tall slips to the side
and The Tall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but The Tall circles away and keeps his distance.
The Tall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Damozzi looks to clinch
and The Tall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Tall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Tall.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Damozzi with a body shot.
Damozzi is looking to clinch but The Tall is avoiding it.
The Tall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Tall lands with a nice body punch.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
The Tall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from The Tall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duncan The Tall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from The Tall does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Tall connects with a body shot that sends Damozzi's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Damozzi.
Damozzi tries to clinch up
and The Tall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damozzi thinking.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it. #T1#
The Tall cracks Damozzi with an open hand slap.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
The Tall throws a lazy right hand but Damozzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Tall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Tall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duncan The Tall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Damozzi has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
The Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tall throws a series of punches but Damozzi avoids them all with ease.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
The Tall's corner calls for a 1-2. The Tall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Damozzi moves into the clinch successfully.
The Tall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside. #T2##BC2#
The Tall manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
The Tall scores with a nice right hand.
The Tall misses with a straight left.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Damozzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damozzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Damozzi walks into a stiff left hand from The Tall.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away. #CL#
Damozzi rushes The Tall and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
The Tall breaks the clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but The Tall circles away.
Damozzi slips a jab and a cross from The Tall.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Tall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Tall lands with a cross.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but The Tall circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Damozzi clinches up with The Tall and pushes him back against the cage.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Tall backwards.
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Tall blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
The Tall breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi wants to clinch
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi wants to clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Tall paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Damozzi forces The Tall back against the cage and clinches.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Damozzi working aggressively here.
Damozzi misses with the head strike. #BC2#
The Tall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from The Tall. Those never looked like landing.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away. #T4#
The Tall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - The Tall scores with a four punch combination!
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Damozzi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Tall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tall throws a body shot but no joy.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.
The Tall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Tall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
The Tall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some wild striking there from The Tall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan The Tall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Tall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves away
and The Tall counters with a nice uppercut.
The Tall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damozzi on the side of the head.
Damozzi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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.
The Tall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but The Tall pushes him off.
The Tall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Tall keeps the fight on the outside.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Damozzi clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Tall working aggressively here.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
The Tall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by The Tall. #T1#
The Tall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Tall throws out the jab.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it.
Damozzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Tall tries to bum rush Damozzi with a series of wild strikes but Damozzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Tall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Tall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Tall circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Tall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damozzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Tall.
Frank Damozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The Tall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damozzi wants to clinch
and The Tall counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Tall lands a lovely overhand right.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away. #CL#
Damozzi instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by The Tall.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
The Tall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by The Tall.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damozzi.#T3#
Damozzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Tall backwards.
Damozzi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Tall blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi lands an uppercut.#BC2#
The Tall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Tall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Damozzi with a body shot.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but The Tall keeps it at a distance.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch but The Tall is having none of it.
The Tall circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Tall swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.#T4#
The Tall keeps the fight on the outside.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - The Tall circles away.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tall swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Damozzi has managed to clinch.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Tall blocking some punches.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Damozzi misses with some punches. #BC2#
The Tall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of The Tall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Damozzi wants to clinch.
The Tall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan The Tall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Tall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan The Tall!

After winning the bout, Duncan The Tall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: DUEL Christmas Special     
Date:   Dec 25, 2016
#R1##CL2#
Damozzi clinches with his opponent.
Damozzi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Swagger.
Damozzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damozzi gets through Swagger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Swagger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Swagger wants the takedown. Damozzi is fighting it off but Swagger persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Damozzi's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Damozzi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Damozzi striking off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Damozzi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Swagger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damozzi tries to strike from the bottom.
Damozzi trying to strike off his back.
Swagger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swagger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Damozzi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damozzi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Damozzi winds up and cracks Swagger with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Swagger looking for submissions off his back.
Swagger has hold of Damozzi's hands but Damozzi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T1#
Damozzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Swagger looking for submissions off his back.
Damozzi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Damozzi.
Swagger tries to get to full guard but Damozzi has control of the leg.
Damozzi working Swagger over with strikes.
Damozzi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Swagger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damozzi pulls his head out easily.
Damozzi winds up and cracks Swagger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Damozzi slips a nice elbow through Swagger's hands, connecting with Swagger's forehead.#ROC2#
Swagger is rocked!#SUB#
Swagger looking for submissions off his back.
Oh Swagger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damozzi lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Swagger! More strikes land and this one is all over! Damozzi jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Damozzi!
Frank Damozzi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: DUEL#28 Business vs Tango     
Date:   Dec 11, 2016
#R1#
Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Damozzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Damozzi moves into range and clinches up with Michaels.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels blocking some punches. #BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels cracks the inside of Damozzi's front leg. #CL2#
Michaels tries to keep at a distance but Damozzi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Damozzi is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Damozzi closes the distance and pushes Michaels back into the cage.#BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
A jab lands there for Michaels.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Damozzi moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels cracks Damozzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Damozzi clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the cage.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Damozzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels throws a series of punches but Damozzi moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michaels seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2##CL2#
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Michaels clobbers Damozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL2#
Damozzi clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the cage.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Still in the clinch, Damozzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi blocking some punches.
Damozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Michaels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Michaels misses with some punches.
Damozzi lands a shoulder strike.
Michaels misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Michaels with a knee to the head.
Damozzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Michaels tries to bum rush Damozzi with a series of wild strikes but Damozzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michaels, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Damozzi.
Michaels blocks an uppercut. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michaels.
Damozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Damozzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damozzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Damozzi controls the action.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Damozzi drives through and clinches with Michaels against the cage.
Damozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michaelss head.
Damozzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damozzi.
Still in the clinch, Damozzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Damozzi closes the distance and clinches.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land. #BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Damozzi darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels pushes Damozzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and Michaels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Damozzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frank Damozzi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi. #T1##BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karl Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Damozzi slips a jab and a cross from Michaels. #CL2#
Damozzi rushes Michaels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi. #BC#
Michaels breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Damozzi darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Damozzi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michaels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Damozzi.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damozzi is keeping busy.#BC#
Michaels breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Damozzi instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels scores with a shot to the side of Damozzi's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Damozzi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2##BC#
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Damozzi darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
Damozzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Damozzi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
Damozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damozzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Damozzi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi. #T3#
Damozzi lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Michaels misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michaels.
Damozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michaels tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels throws a front kick that sends Damozzi stumbling back into the cage.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away. #CL2#
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Damozzi controls the action. #BC#
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Damozzi darts in trying to clinch
and Michaels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL2#
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michaels, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels taking a breather.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damozzi is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Damozzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi. #BC#
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Damozzi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Damozzi scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels throws an elbow but it misses. #BC#
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Damozzi checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Michaels.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Damozzi controls his hands. #T1#
Damozzi pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Damozzi gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the cage.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi lands with a left to the head.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damozzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
Frank Damozzi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Michaels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Damozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Michaels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damozzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Damozzi sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL2#
Damozzi clinches up against the cage.
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karl Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
Michaels throwing a counter right hand but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Damozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Michaels jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Damozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL2#
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
A shot to the liver by Michaels. Beautiful body shot.
Damozzi wants to clinch.#CL2#
Damozzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Damozzi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Damozzi blocking some punches. #BC#
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Damozzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damozzi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Damozzi!

Our winner, Frank Damozzi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: T166 Hoshino vs Kornilov     
Date:   Oct 28, 2016
#R1#
Gatsby throws the left hand but Damozzi avoids the punch easily.
Gatsby tries to clinch up
and Damozzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Damozzi works the jab nicely.
Gatsby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damozzi's calf.
Gatsby misses with a body kick.
Damozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatsby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Damozzi finds it's target.
Damozzi misses the jab.
Gatsby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL2#
Gatsby rushes Damozzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gatsby lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
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.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Damozzi controls the action.
Gatsby wants a takedown. #T1#
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby digs a right hand underneath Damozzi's ribcage. Damozzi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Damozzi misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi taking a breather.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby. #T2#
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Gatsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damozzi is breathing heavily.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Gatsby has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Damozzi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES#
Damozzi is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Damozzi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatsby manages to avoid it.
Gatsby is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Damozzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damozzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gatsby's head.#T3##CL2#
Gatsby clinches with his opponent.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
Damozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Damozzi on the inside.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damozzi gets through Gatsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Gatsby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Damozzi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gatsby can turn it around.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Gatsby.
Damozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi is trying to break the clinch but Gatsby is controlling him.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Damozzi.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Damozzi.
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi is struggling to control the position.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Damozzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gatsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatsby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frank Damozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gatsby scores with a shot to the side of Damozzi's head.
Damozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
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 Gatsby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gatsby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL2#
Gatsby moves into the clinch.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Gatsby.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi scores with a shot to the side of Gatsby's head.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatsby.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damozzi.
Damozzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby lands a hook that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Gatsby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Gatsby pushes Damozzi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gatsby lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi. #T1#
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Damozzi avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
A short left from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsby.
Gatsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Gatsby.
Gatsby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damozzi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatsby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatsby.#TD2#
Damozzi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gatsby is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Damozzi to the mat. Damozzi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatsby throws an elbow that misses. Damozzi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gatsby's guard. Nice move by Damozzi!#REVR#
Gatsby pulls Damozzi in close to his closed guard and prevents Damozzi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Gatsby has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gatsby is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Gatsby has his hands on Damozzi's head, controlling the position.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatsby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatsby has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Damozzi stopping the sweep attempt from Gatsby.
Gatsby controls Damozzi momentarily but Damozzi frees himself. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Damozzi won't allow Gatsby to sweep him here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jay Gatsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Gatsby.
Gatsby looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Damozzi misses the target.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Damozzi. Those never looked like landing.
Damozzi misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Damozzi misses.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch but Damozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damozzi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frank Damozzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Damozzi misses with a straight right. #TD2#
Gatsby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Damozzi is trying to defend but Gatsby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gatsby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Damozzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Damozzi moves out of range as Gatsby throws a body kick.
Damozzi avoids the head kick by Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a looping left.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut. Gatsby saw that one coming.
Gatsby misses with a low kick.
Damozzi swings for the body but Gatsby moves out of range.
Gatsby lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damozzi blocks a head kick by Gatsby.
Gatsby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatsby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatsby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsby fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Gatsby takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Gatsby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby blocks a body shot from Damozzi.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gatsby.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatsby.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Damozzi back against the cage.
Gatsby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damozzi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards. #T2#
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Gatsby tries to work over Damozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Damozzi controls his hands.
Gatsby tries to work over Damozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Damozzi controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
Gatsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Gatsby lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Damozzi tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gatsby manages to move to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damozzi tries to hold on but Gatsby pushes him away. #T3#
Gatsby landing strikes from the mount and Damozzi is in trouble!
Gatsby lands a nice shot to the head.
Gatsby lands a couple of good shots and Damozzi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gatsby scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Gatsby gets his hands free as Damozzi looks to control.
Gatsby is landing with strikes from the back.
Gatsby connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Damozzi to escape the position. #ROC2#
Damozzi is rocked!
Damozzi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gatsby.
Oh Damozzi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatsby lands a massive shot to the side of Damozzi 's head and he's out cold! Gatsby jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jay Gatsby!
Jay Gatsby took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.

 

Event: Ascension 921     
Date:   Sep 21, 2016
#R1#
A jab from Damozzi misses.
Damozzi punishes Molski's body with a nice straight punch.
Molski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Damozzi avoids it really well and circles away.
Molski throws a right and a left that Damozzi avoids nicely.
Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Molski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Damozzi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Damozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molski.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Molski has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Molski finds it's way through Damozzi's defenses.
Molski is looking to clinch.
Molski tries to clinch there but Damozzi circles away.
Molski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damozzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Damozzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Molski in his tracks.
Damozzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Molski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Molski moves out of range of the strikes.
Damozzi slips a straight right by Molski.
A quick step to the side and Damozzi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damozzi lands a nice shot that snaps Molski's head back.
Damozzi misses with a kick to the body
and Molski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damozzi. Damozzi obviously looking to wear him down.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Molski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damozzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Molski's head.
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!
Molski lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Molski slips under a jab from Damozzi.
Molski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Molski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Molski looks to land a right hand but Damozzi moved out of range.
Molski lands a body shot.
Damozzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Molski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Molski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Damozzi. That snapped Molski's head back.
Damozzi lands a jab to the head. #TD2#
Molski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Damozzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Molski.
Damozzi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Damozzi.
Damozzi controls Molski momentarily but Molski frees himself. #T3#
Molski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Molski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Molski trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Damozzi wants to sweep but no luck.
Damozzi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Molski's guard. #REVR##T4#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Molski holds on and takes a little breather.
Molski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damozzi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Molski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Molski connects with a couple of short punches.
Molski wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
Molski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damozzi is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Damozzi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Martti Molski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Molski misses with a lunging right hand
and Damozzi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Molski really felt that one!
A leg kick checked by Damozzi.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Molski throws out the jab.
Damozzi drops his hands momentarily and Molski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Molski avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
Molski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Molski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Damozzi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Molski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damozzi throws a looping overhand right but Molski ducks down to avoid it.
Damozzi blocks a low kick nicely.
Molski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Molski fails with the takedown.
Frank Damozzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Damozzi clobbers Molski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damozzi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damozzi misses with a hook.
Molski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damozzi.
It looked like Damozzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Molski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Molski misses with a low kick.
Damozzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Molski counters with a stiff right hand.
Damozzi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Molski sizes up Damozzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Damozzi misses with a hook.
Damozzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damozzi scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Damozzi connects with a solid leg kick.
Molski throws a hook but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Molski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi tries to land a front kick but Molski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Molski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damozzi is out of range and Molski settles back down.
Damozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molski.
A left lands for Molski.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damozzi keeps the fight on the outside.
Molski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damozzi.
Damozzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Molski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damozzi closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T3#
Damozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molski.
Damozzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damozzi lands a jab-cross combination.
Damozzi lands a nice hook to Molski's body. Molski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Molski tries to clinch but Damozzi moves out of range.
That kick from Damozzi tenderised Molski's leg. Molski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Molski tries to close the distance and clinch but Damozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damozzi checks a leg kick.#TD2#
Molski gets a takedown into half guard.
Molski drops an elbow to the side of Damozzi's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Damozzi actively working from the bottom here.
Molski trying to control the action but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
Damozzi wants to improve his position but Molski is controlling well.
Molski drops an elbow to the side of Damozzi's head.
Damozzi manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Damozzi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Molski escapes and throws Damozzi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Molski lands a decent elbow from side control.
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 Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Molski walks into a stiff left hand from Damozzi.
Molski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Damozzi lands with a straight right. Molski didn't see that one coming.
Damozzi lands a body shot.
Damozzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Damozzi misses with a looping left.
Damozzi tries to land a leg kick but Molski saw it coming and moves away.
Molski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Molski thuds a left hand into Damozzi's body.
Damozzi ducks under a wild hook from Molski.
Damozzi swings for the body but Molski moves out of range.
A big right from Molski misses.
Damozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molski. Molski obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Molski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Damozzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Damozzi misses with a straight right.
Molski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Damozzi misses with a low kick as Molski jumps back.
Molski throws an off balance right hand
and Damozzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi with a nice cross.
Molski clobbers Damozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Molski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Damozzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Molski is out of range and Damozzi settles back down.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Damozzi misses.
Damozzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Molski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Molski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Damozzi. No joy for Molski on that attempt.
Damozzi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Molski is looking to slow Damozzi down with leg kicks.
Molski throws a jab but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Molski throws a looping overhand right but Damozzi ducks down to avoid it.
Damozzi punishes Molski's body with a nice straight punch.
Frank Damozzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Molski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a half hearted mid kick.#TD2#
Damozzi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Molski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Molski trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Molski stopping the sweep attempt from Damozzi.
Damozzi has control of Molski's left arm, preventing Molski from doing any damage.
Damozzi keeping moving, preventing Molski from controlling successfully.
Molski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Molski throwing strikes from guard but Damozzi blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molski throws a strike but Damozzi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Molski trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Damozzi preventing the sweep.
Damozzi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Damozzi looking to sit in guard and control but Molski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Molski postures up and lands a big shot to Damozzi's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damozzi is on top in guard. #REVR#
Damozzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Damozzi looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Martti Molski.
I think Molski 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Martti Molski!

During a confident post fight interview, Martti Molski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Ascension - 3     
Date:   Sep 02, 2016
#R1#
Valentinovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valentinovich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valentinovich lands with a kick to the temple. Damozzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Damozzi connects with a jab.
Damozzi misses with a right hand
and Valentinovich counters with a nice body shot.
Valentinovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentinovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damozzi looks to land a body kick but Valentinovich moved away.
Damozzi misses with a low kick as Valentinovich jumps back.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich looks for the body kick but Damozzi saw that one coming.
Valentinovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damozzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damozzi throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Damozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Valentinovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentinovich, right into the meat.
Valentinovich throws a wild body kick that Damozzi sees coming a mile off.
Damozzi throws the left hand but Valentinovich avoids the punch easily.
Valentinovich staying out of range there.
Valentinovich scores with a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damozzi.
Damozzi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damozzi misses with a body kick.
Valentinovich swings for the body but Damozzi moves out of range.
Valentinovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentinovich throws the kick towards the body but Damozzi avoids it.
Valentinovich takes a swing at Damozzi's ribcage but misses.
Valentinovich misses with a right hand
and Damozzi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich misses with the body kick
and Damozzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Damozzi connects with a nice looking jab.
Valentinovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damozzi.
Valentinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Damozzi looks to move away, Valentinovich throws a big counter combo but Damozzi just gets out of the way.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
Valentinovich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Valentinovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Damozzi throws an off balance right hand
and Valentinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich throws a sloppy body shot
and Damozzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Damozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Damozzi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentinovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damozzi! But no joy.
Damozzi throws a hook but Valentinovich blocks it.
Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Valentinovich misses its target.
Damozzi throws a push kick but Valentinovich slaps the foot to one side.
Valentinovich connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Valentinovich lands a jab to Damozzi's midsection.
Valentinovich connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Valentinovich.
A slow jab from Valentinovich misses its intended target.
Damozzi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damozzi looks to land a left hand but Valentinovich moved out of range nicely.
Damozzi lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentinovich's head.
Damozzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valentinovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damozzi.
Valentinovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damozzi's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damozzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentinovich misses the shot to the body.
Damozzi moves out of range as Valentinovich throws a body kick.
Valentinovich staying out of range there.
Valentinovich slips under a jab.#T4#
Valentinovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentinovich punishes Damozzi's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentinovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damozzi throws out the jab.
Damozzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damozzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Damozzi is just out of range.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damozzi.
Damozzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damozzi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damozzi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Damozzi clobbers Valentinovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valentinovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Damozzi punishes Valentinovich's body with a nice straight punch.
Damozzi throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentinovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damozzi's hands.
Valentinovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Damozzi throws a hook but Valentinovich avoids it easily.
Damozzi ducks under a wild hook from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws an overhand right that lands on Damozzi's shoulder, as Damozzi tries to avoid the shot.
Valentinovich thows a leg kick but Damozzi checks it
and Damozzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damozzi connects with a looping right hand.
Damozzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentinovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damozzi cracks Valentinovich with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Valentinovich throws a shot from downtown. Damozzi moves away and avoids it.
Valentinovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentinovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Damozzi moves out of range.
Sergej Valentinovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentinovich connects with a leg kick. Damozzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valentinovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damozzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Damozzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich throws a good cross that connects.
Damozzi misses with a left hand
and Valentinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentinovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Damozzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Damozzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentinovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damozzi thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich thows a body kick. Damozzi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Valentinovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
Valentinovich cracks the inside of Damozzi's front leg.
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Damozzi clobbers Valentinovich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valentinovich tests Damozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valentinovich jabs at Damozzi's body.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Damozzi with a jab.
Valentinovich walks into a jab.
Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentinovich.
Damozzi tries a quick counter leg kick but Valentinovich is wise to it.
Valentinovich cracks Damozzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damozzi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Damozzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentinovich. That did some damage!
Damozzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentinovich moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Valentinovich.
Damozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Valentinovich throws a body kick that misses.
Valentinovich slips a straight right by Damozzi.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses the shot to the body.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
A shot to the body from Damozzi misses
and Valentinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentinovich, right into the meat.
Damozzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damozzi's sensitive parts.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Damozzi blocks it.
Valentinovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damozzi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Damozzi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Valentinovich has got the better of the exchanges.#T4#
Valentinovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damozzis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valentinovich scores with a body 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!
Valentinovich throws a low kick but Damozzi avoids it.
Valentinovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damozzi dips to his left and cracks Valentinovich with an uppercut!
Damozzi jabs Valentinovich right on the nose. Valentinovich blinks but takes it well.
Valentinovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Damozzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi takes one to the chin there.
Good work by Damozzi as he checks the leg kick.
Valentinovich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damozzi at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
Valentinovich feints a jab promting Damozzi to slip. Valentinovich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Damozzi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
You can see that Damozzi has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Damozzi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergej Valentinovich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Valentinovich misses the body punch
and Damozzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Valentinovich - just one landing.
Damozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damozzi looks to land a left hand but Valentinovich moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Damozzi - just one landing.
Valentinovich lands a slapping body shot.
Valentinovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damozzi's hands.
Damozzi connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentinovich misses with a kick to the body
and Damozzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Valentinovich's shoulder, as Valentinovich tries to avoid the shot.
Valentinovich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich lands a nice shot that snaps Damozzi's head back. #T1#
Valentinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich looks to land a right hand but Damozzi moved out of range.
Damozzi throws a hook but Valentinovich blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Damozzi there.
Valentinovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damozzi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valentinovich takes one to the side of the head.
Valentinovich swings widly with a right hand
and Damozzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich slips a jab from Damozzi.#CL#
Valentinovich darts in and clinches Damozzi up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentinovich.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentinovich misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentinovich.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Valentinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Valentinovich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Damozzi manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Damozzi misses.
Damozzi loads up on a big right hand but Valentinovich slips the punch.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damozzi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valentinovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valentinovich lands with a straight right. Damozzi didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Valentinovich misses
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand. #T3#
Valentinovich looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
Valentinovich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Damozzi will feel that in the morning.
Valentinovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich lunges at Damozzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damozzi's hand.
Damozzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentinovich slips under a jab from Damozzi.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentinovich misses the target.
Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damozzi throws a head kick but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich misses with a leg kick
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
Damozzi misses with a body kick.
Damozzi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Valentinovich tenderised Damozzi's leg. Damozzi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damozzi dodges the punch combination from Valentinovich. #T4#
Valentinovich moves out of range as Damozzi throws a body kick.
Valentinovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damozzi duly obliges.
Damozzi checks a leg kick.
Damozzi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Valentinovich blocks it well.
Valentinovich scores with a nice body kick.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damozzi.
Damozzi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a low kick, looking for Damozzi's leg but Damozzi calmly moves out of range.
Valentinovich moves out of range as Damozzi strikes.
Damozzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a head kick but Damozzi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergej Valentinovich clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Damozzi throws a nice looking combination but Valentinovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damozzi cracks Valentinovich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Valentinovich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Damozzi moves out of range.
Valentinovich moves out of range of the body kick from Damozzi.
Valentinovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich clobbers Damozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damozzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Damozzi moved away.
It seemed like Damozzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentinovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valentinovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Valentinovich rushes Damozzi and presses him up against the cage.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi is working Valentinovich over against the cage.
Valentinovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damozzi can do to turn this around?
Damozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valentinovichs head.
Valentinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Valentinovich.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentinovich misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
A shot in the inside from Valentinovich.
Damozzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damozzi wants to take the fight to the mat but Valentinovich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Valentinovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damozzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentinovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi. #T2##BC#
Valentinovich manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valentinovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damozzi connects with a body shot that sends Valentinovich's belly button to the back.
A leg kick checked by Damozzi.
Valentinovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentinovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
Damozzi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valentinovich's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Valentinovich. Beautiful body shot.
Valentinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich throws out a powerful jab.
Valentinovich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valentinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Valentinovich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damozzi.
Valentinovich scores with a leg kick.
Damozzi scores with a punch to the head.
Damozzi throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damozzi.
Valentinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valentinovich throws a head kick that misses.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Damozzi works Valentinovich's body with a nice hook.
Valentinovich cracks Damozzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damozzi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valentinovich.
Damozzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentinovich.
Damozzi misses with a straight left.
Valentinovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentinovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Damozzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T4#
Damozzi lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentinovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valentinovich lands a nice shot that snaps Damozzi's head back.
Valentinovich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damozzi. Damozzi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Valentinovich - just one landing.
Damozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentinovich. Valentinovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Damozzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentinovich in his tracks.
Damozzi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentinovich will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Damozzi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut.
Damozzi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Damozzi tries to land a front kick but Valentinovich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Valentinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damozzi moves away.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentinovich is just out of range.
Valentinovich throws a lazy body kick
and Valentinovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damozzi lands a body shot.
Valentinovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
Valentinovich lands a nice hook to Damozzi's body. Damozzi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Valentinovich misses.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentinovich digs a good body shot into Damozzi's ribs.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentinovich takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damozzi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Damozzi throws the kick towards the body but Valentinovich avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Damozzi blocks the low kick.
Valentinovich misses the shot to the body.
Damozzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentinovich.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentinovich.
Damozzi connects with a body shot that sends Valentinovich's belly button to the back.
Damozzi lands with an overhand left.
Valentinovich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Damozzi checks a leg kick nicely.
Damozzi slips under a jab from Valentinovich.#T2#
That kick from Damozzi tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Damozzi misses its intended target.
It appears Valentinovich was looking to counter with a kick there.
Damozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentinovich lands a slapping body shot.
Valentinovich is looking to chop away at Damozzi's legs.
Damozzi jabs at Valentinovich's body.
Damozzi misses with a body shot.
Damozzi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentinovich.
Damozzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Valentinovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Valentinovich avoids it with no problem.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.#T3#
Valentinovich defending well as Damozzi loads up on a big left hand.
Damozzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentinovich.
Damozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Damozzi.
Valentinovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentinovich is looking to clinch but Damozzi is avoiding it.
Valentinovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damozzi blocks a jab.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Valentinovich avoids it with no problem.
Damozzi scores with a nice head shot.
Sergej Valentinovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentinovich slips a straight right by Damozzi.
Damozzi throws out a loose jab but Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentinovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valentinovich looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi tries to work over Valentinovich's front leg with a kick but Valentinovich checks it. #T4#
Damozzi throws a leg kick
and Valentinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich feints and then cracks Damozzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damozzi down.
Damozzi takes one on the button.
Valentinovich misses with a shot to the body
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
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!
Valentinovich slips a jab and a cross from Damozzi.
Valentinovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentinovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentinovich lunges at Damozzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damozzi's hand.
A good leg kick by Damozzi.
That kick from Damozzi tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentinovich throws the kick towards the body but Damozzi avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Valentinovich misses.
Valentinovich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frank Damozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damozzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergej Valentinovich.
Well Valentinovich 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergej Valentinovich!

Sergej Valentinovich retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Sergej Valentinovich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Ascension 357     
Date:   Aug 04, 2016
#R1#
Damozzi with a nice cross.
Damozzi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Damozzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Breeze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damozzi sprawls well. Damozzi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Breeze gets slowly back to his feet.
Breeze shoots in for a takedown but Damozzi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Damozzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Damozzi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damozzi wants it to stay on the feet.
Damozzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frank Damozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
Damozzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Breeze looks for a takedown but Damozzi sprawls well.#CL2#
Breeze closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breeze wants a takedown.
Damozzi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Breeze tries to pull guard but Damozzi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Breeze tries for a takedown. No joy. #T1#
Breeze wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Breeze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Damozzi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damozzi tries to work over Breeze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Breeze.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damozzi.
Breeze tries to pull guard but Damozzi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Damozzi pushes Breeze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #TD2#
Breeze jumps guard and drags Damozzi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Damozzi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Breeze looking for a sweep. Not yet Breeze, not yet.
Damozzi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damozzi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Breeze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Breeze has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Damozzi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Breeze looking for a guillotine here but Damozzi defends easily. #T2#
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Breeze keeps moving.
Breeze has momentary wrist control but Damozzi slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi passes into half guard.
Breeze flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Breeze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Breeze has hold of Damozzi's hands but Damozzi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Damozzi working the head and body with strikes.
Damozzi controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Damozzi connects with a nice short shot to Breeze's temple.
Damozzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Breeze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Breeze misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Damozzi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Damozzi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Breeze is defending against the submission attempts here by Damozzi.
Damozzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Damozzi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Breeze regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damozzi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Breeze keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Breeze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Damozzi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Breeze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Damozzi's guard. #REVB#
Breeze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Breeze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Breeze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Breeze wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
Breeze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Damozzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breeze.
Damozzi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damozzi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Breeze looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damozzi is on top in guard. #REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Breeze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Damozzi works over Breeze with some ground and pound from guard.
Breeze trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Breeze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ben Breeze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Breeze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Damozzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damozzi misses with a head kick.
Breeze wants to clinch up but Damozzi keeps it at a distance.
Breeze misses with a hook. Damozzi ducked under it nicely.
Damozzi tried to counter with a leg kick but Breeze avoided it.
Damozzi throws a head kick but Breeze moves out of range.
Ben Breeze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damozzi catches Breeze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Breeze tries for a takedown but Damozzi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Breeze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breeze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damozzi lands with a straight right. Breeze didn't see that one coming.
Breeze takes one to the side of the head. #T1#
Damozzi throws the left hand but Breeze avoids the punch easily.
Breeze takes a jab right on the kisser. #ROC#
Breeze is rocked!
Breeze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damozzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Breeze is still on wobbly legs! Can Damozzi finish him?
Breeze tries to close the distance and clinch but Damozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Breeze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Breeze seems to have recovered his senses.
Damozzi misses the jab.
Damozzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breeze can do to turn this around?
Damozzi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breeze with the counter takedown but Damozzi avoids it easily.
Breeze misses with a wild body shot.
Breeze shoots for a double leg takedown but Damozzi sprawls well. He's pushed Breeze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank Damozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
Breeze fails to land the takedown.
Breeze fails with the takedown.
Breeze is breathing heavily.#T2#
Damozzi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Breeze.
It looks like Damozzi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A good leg kick by Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Breeze.
Frank Damozzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Breeze's shoulder, as Breeze tries to avoid the shot.
Damozzi stuns Breeze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Damozzi does it's job there.
Breeze misses with a hook to the body
and Damozzi counters with a left to the body.
Damozzi throws a body punch but Breeze moves out of range.
Damozzi looks to throw the jab but Breeze is out of range.
Damozzi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Breeze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damozzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Breeze counters with a nice uppercut.
Breeze tries to clinch up but Damozzi circles away and keeps his distance.
Frank Damozzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Breeze with a poor takedown
and Damozzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damozzi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Breeze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T3#
The fighters circling - Damozzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damozzi connects with a body shot that sends Breeze's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Damozzi. Beautiful body shot.
Breeze walks into a stiff left hand from Damozzi.
Damozzi clobbers Breeze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damozzi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Breeze.
Nice uppercut there from Damozzi.
Breeze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breeze drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Damozzi defends it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damozzi.
Damozzi stuffs the takedown attempt from Breeze. Breeze gets slowly back to his feet.
Breeze moves away from the strike by Damozzi.
Breeze moves in looking to clinch but Damozzi pushes him off.
Breeze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damozzi lands with a nice body punch. #T4#
Damozzi slaps away a takedown attempt from Breeze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Breeze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damozzi, right into the meat.
Damozzi keeps the fight on the outside.
Damozzi misses with a body shot.
Breeze walks into a jab.
Damozzi throws a monster overhand right that drops Breeze! Damozzi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Damozzi!
A victorious Frank Damozzi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Umbrella Ascension     
Date:   Jul 15, 2016
#R1#
Mendez slips a jab from Damozzi.
Damozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez lands with a hook. Damozzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mendez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damozzi in his tracks.
Mendez 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.
Nice shot lands for Damozzi.#CUT#
It looks like George Mendez has been cut.
Damozzi slips a straight right by Mendez.
Damozzi slips a straight right by Mendez.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Mendez swings widly with a right hand
and Damozzi counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damozzi throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Mendez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damozzi clobbers Mendez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damozzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Damozzi throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Mendez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damozzi to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendez lands an overhand right.
Mendez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Damozzi lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Damozzi lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damozzi feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damozzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Damozzi throws a head kick that misses.
Damozzi scores with a push kick.
Damozzi walks into a straight right hand from Mendez.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Mendez moves away from the strike by Damozzi.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
Damozzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
A big left from Damozzi misses.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendez throws the left hand but Damozzi avoids the punch easily.
Mendez throws out a powerful jab.
Mendez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Damozzi moves away and avoids it.
Damozzi slips a straight right by Mendez.
Damozzi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Damozzi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mendez's head backwards.
Damozzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendez. That did some damage!
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damozzi throws out the jab.
Damozzi misses the shot to the body.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Damozzi counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Damozzi.
Mendez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Damozzi cracks Mendez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damozzi connects with a crisp jab.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Damozzi.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Damozzi momentarily.
Damozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damozzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez throws a jab when Damozzi was well out of range.
Damozzi throws a wild body kick that Mendez sees coming a mile off.
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Mendez misses with a looping right.#T4#
Damozzi throws a head kick that half lands.
Damozzi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mendez back to the cage. Damozzi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Damozzi moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Nice defenses there by Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
Mendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damozzi.
Mendez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#KD#
Damozzi connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Mendez to the floor! Damozzi dives in looking for the finish!#ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
Damozzi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mendez is still in real trouble! Can Damozzi finish him?
Damozzi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Damozzi is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Mendez is hurt! He's hurt bad - Damozzi fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Mendez from any more punishment! Congratulations to Damozzi! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Damozzi!
Frank Damozzi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Ascension 356     
Date:   Jun 18, 2016
#R1#
Damozzi lunges at Dileo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dileo's hand.
Damozzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dileo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dileo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dileo tries a low kick but Damozzi avoids it.
Dileo thuds his right hand into Damozzi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dileo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dileo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dileo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Damozzi there.
Dileo throws a sloppy head kick and Damozzi moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dileo delivers a nice body kick.
Damozzi avoids the head kick by Dileo.
Damozzi scores with a sloppy right hand. Dileo should have avoided that one.
Dileo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Damozzi, as that shot connected.
Dileo takes one to the chin there.
Dileo throws a sloppy head kick
and Damozzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dileo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Damozzi.#T1#
Dileo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dileo misses with a low kick.
Dileo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dileo tries to clinch up.
Damozzi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dileo lands a head kick. Damozzi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damozzi.
Dileo connects with a high kick.
Damozzi jabs at Dileo's body.
Dileo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Damozzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Dileo doesn't manage to clinch there - Damozzi circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Damozzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Damozzi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dileo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damozzi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab from Damozzi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damozzi.
A head kick misses from Dileo.
Davide Dileo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damozzi lands a leg kick that knocks Dileo off balance momentarily.#T2#
Dileo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damozzi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dileo is looking to chop away at Damozzi's legs.
Damozzi digs a good body shot into Dileo's ribs.
Dileo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dileo wants to land a leg kick but Damozzi is out of range.
Damozzi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dileo!
Damozzi throws a series of punches but Dileo moves out of range.
Damozzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damozzi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dileo fakes the leg kick and cracks Damozzi in the body.
Damozzi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dileo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dileo connects with a right hand. Damozzi shakes it off.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Dileo has knocked Damozzi down with a huge combo! Dileo steps away and waves a wobbly Damozzi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#
It looks like Frank Damozzi has been cut.
Dileo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Damozzi scoring well with a low kick there.
Dileo lands a high kick!
Dileo fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Damozzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dileo.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Damozzi. Dileo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damozzi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dileo. Dileo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Damozzi throws a chopping leg kick but Dileo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dileo misses with a head kick.
Damozzi throws a body punch but Dileo moves out of range.
Dileo is looking to score with low kicks.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Dileo moved away.
Dileo is looking to score with low kicks.
Dileo throws a leg kick but Damozzi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dileo thows a body kick. Damozzi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dileo throws out a leg kick but Damozzi moves out of range and Dileo only half commits.
Damozzi connects with a body shot that sends Dileo's belly button to the back.
A clash of legs there as Damozzi blocks the low kick.
Damozzi checks a low kick from Dileo.
Dileo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damozzi lands a jab to the head. #T4#
Damozzi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Damozzi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dileo misses with a kick to the body
and Damozzi counters with a nice leg kick.
Damozzi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dileo's head backwards.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dileo throws a looping overhand right but Damozzi ducks down to avoid it.
Dileo tries a head kick but it misses.
Damozzi throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Damozzi misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Damozzi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dileo tries to clinch
and Damozzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dileo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dileo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dileo throws a sloppy head kick and Damozzi moves out of range easily.
Dileo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dileo. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Damozzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Damozzi throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damozzi. Dileo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dileo is looking to slow Damozzi down with leg kicks.
Damozzi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dileo doesn't seem bothered though.
Dileo scores with a leg kick.
Damozzi with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damozzi. Dileo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damozzi scores with the left hand. Dileo knows he should have avoided that one.
Dileo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dileo can pounce on him.
Damozzi defending well as Dileo loads up on a big left hand.
Dileo throws a hook but Damozzi avoids it easily.
Dileo checks a leg kick.
Dileo checks a leg kick.
Dileo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dileo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dileo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dileo throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Dileo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Damozzi.
Damozzi checks a leg kick.
Damozzi scores with a jab to the head.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damozzi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Damozzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damozzi. That's going to slow Dileo down.
Damozzi is looking to slow Dileo down with leg kicks.
Dileo misses with a kick to the body.
Damozzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dileo.
Damozzi misses with a straight left.
Damozzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dileo.
An inside leg kick from Dileo misses.
Damozzi misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Damozzi.
Dileo tries to score with a low kick but Damozzi moves his leg out of the way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dileo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Damozzi - the referee stops the clock and Dileo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Damozzi. Dileo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dileo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Dileo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Damozzi counter with a right hand.
Damozzi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dileo's calf.
Damozzi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decent striking displayed by Damozzi there.
Damozzi checks the leg kick.
Frank Damozzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Dileo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damozzi. Dileo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dileo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dileo was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
Damozzi backing away here, and Dileo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Damozzi scores with a head kick. Dileo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dileo throws a head kick that Damozzi semi-blocks.
Damozzi connects with a solid leg kick.
Damozzi connects with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dileo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Damozzi has got the better of the exchanges.
Damozzi lands a nice looking body shot.
Dileo misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T3#
Damozzi lands a nice looking body kick.
Damozzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi throws a leg kick which misses Dileo's front leg but catches the back leg as Dileo tries to avoid it.
Davide Dileo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damozzi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damozzi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dileos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Damozzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dileo throws a wild body kick that Damozzi sees coming a mile off.
Damozzi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dileo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damozzi.
Damozzi needs to keep his hands up - Dileo had a free shot at his head there.
Damozzi swings for the body but Dileo moves out of range.
Damozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damozzi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Damozzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dileo can do to turn this around?
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 takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Damozzi with a jab.
Dileo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Damozzi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Damozzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Dileo.
Dileo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damozzi.
Damozzi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dileo tries to clinch but Damozzi moves out of range.
Damozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dileo.
A jab lands there for Dileo.
Damozzi moves out of range as Dileo throws a body kick.
Dileo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab by Damozzi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dileo misses the shot to the body.
Damozzi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dileo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Damozzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Damozzi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Damozzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Damozzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damozzi feints and then cracks Dileo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dileo down.
Damozzi connects with a crisp jab.
Dileo dodges the punch combination from Damozzi.
The fighters circling - Dileo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dileo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damozzi is able to avoid easily.
Damozzi scores with a nice body kick.
Dileo motions for Damozzi to come forward. Dileo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dileo throws a front kick aimed at Damozzi's knee but Damozzi avoids it well.
Jab from Damozzi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Dileo.
Damozzi checks a low kick from Dileo.
Damozzi is looking to counter punch.
Damozzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Damozzi moves out of range of the body kick from Dileo.
Damozzi feints a jab promting Dileo to slip. Damozzi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dileo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T1#
Damozzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dileo.
Damozzi dodges the punch combination from Dileo.
Dileo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donk. Damozzi catches Dileo right on the button with a cross.
Dileo takes one on the button.
Damozzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dileo.
Damozzi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab by Damozzi.
Damozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dileo can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Dileo misses.
Damozzi throws a sloppy head kick and Dileo moves out of range easily.
Damozzi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dileo momentarily.
Dileo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dileo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davide Dileo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A shot to the liver by Dileo. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Dileo takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dileo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dileo blocks a body shot from Damozzi.
Damozzi is working for takedown but Dileo is calmly controlling the position for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Damozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dileos head.
Damozzi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dileo or not.
Dileo lands with a right to the head.
Dileo lands a body punch.
Damozzi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dileo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Damozzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Dileo backwards. #BC2#
Dileo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dileo lands a nice looking body kick.#T3#
Damozzi lands a jab to the nose.
Damozzi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dileo misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Damozzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dileo looks to land a left hand but Damozzi moved out of range nicely.
Damozzi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dileo sprawls and moves away.
Jab, jab by Damozzi - just one landing.
Damozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi throws a leg kick but Dileo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dileo throws a hook but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut
and Dileo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damozzi's knee momentarily.
Dileo misses with a looping left.
Dileo throws a front kick aimed at Damozzi's knee but Damozzi avoids it well.
Damozzi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dileo cracks Damozzi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damozzi tried to score with a low kick but Dileo checks it.
Dileo throws out a counter right but Damozzi avoids it with no problem.
Damozzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Damozzi looks to land a left hand but Dileo moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Dileo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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 blocks a body shot from Dileo.
Dileo scores with a shot to the side of Damozzi's head.
Dileo 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.
Damozzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dileo misses with a body punch.
Dileo lands a shoulder strike.
Dileo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damozzi lands a body shot.
Dileo scores with a shot to the side of Damozzi's head.
Dileo throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Dileo blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi gets through Dileo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dileo misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Davide Dileo.
I think Damozzi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Damozzi!

A very excited looking Frank Damozzi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Syn 431 - Nations Collide     
Date:   Apr 08, 2016
#R1#
Roach lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roach throws a leg kick
and Guardado counters with a slapping leg kick.
Guardado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guardado smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body kick from Guardado.
A telegraphed right hand from Guardado misses the target.
Roach throws a wild body kick that Guardado sees coming a mile off.
Guardado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guardado counters with a nice leg kick.
Roach lands a head kick! #CUT#
It looks like Glenshenkershan Guardado has been cut.
Roach moves out of range as Guardado strikes.
Roach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Guardado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roach throws a jab when Guardado was well out of range.
Guardado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guardado flicks out a counter leg kick but Roach steps away.
The fighters circling - Roach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guardado jabs Roach right on the nose. Roach blinks but takes it well.
Roach throws a wild body kick that Guardado sees coming a mile off.
Guardado takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Roach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guardado throws a looping overhand right but Roach ducks down to avoid it.
Guardado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roach.
Roach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guardado.
Guardado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roach 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 Guardado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guardado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guardado throws a leg kick but Roach moved away.
Roach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guardado.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roach lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Roach.
Roach slips a straight right by Guardado.
As Guardado backs away, Roach returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Roach takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach misses with a kick to the body.
Roach throws a hook to the side of Guardado's head but Guardado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
A big left from Roach misses.
Guardado throws a leg kick which misses Roach's front leg but catches the back leg as Roach tries to avoid it.
Roach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guardado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roach scrambles back to his feet.
Guardado checks a leg kick nicely.
Guardado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guardado misses with a body shot.
A jab from Guardado does it's job there.
Guardado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guardado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guardado.
Guardado checks a leg kick.
Guardado scores with a jab to the body.
Guardado throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Roach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Guardado.
Guardado throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Guardado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guardado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roach moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roach throws a wild body kick that Guardado sees coming a mile off.
Roach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roach throws a lazy uppercut
and Guardado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roach's knee momentarily.
Guardado throws a chopping leg kick but Roach manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guardado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Guardado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guardado scores with a body shot.
Guardado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roach's sensitive parts.
Guardado moves out of range of the leg kick from Roach.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guardado! But no joy.
Roach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roach throws a front kick that sends Guardado stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guardado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guardado with a nice cross.#T4#
Roach throws the left hand but Guardado avoids the punch easily.
Guardado connects with a leg kick. Roach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guardado's corner calls for a 1-2. Guardado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guardado throws a lazy head kick
and Roach counters with a nice uppercut.
Guardado throws the left hand but Roach avoids the punch easily.
Roach missing with a left hand there. Guardado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guardado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guardado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roach is able to avoid easily.
Guardado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roach had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Roach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guardado can pounce on him.
Guardado throws a low kick but Roach avoids it.
Guardado feints and then cracks Roach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roach down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach scores with a head kick.
Guardado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roach.
Guardado on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guardado slips a straight right by Roach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenshenkershan Guardado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenshenkershan Guardado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A slapping body kick lands there for Roach.
Roach connects with a body shot.
Roach avoids the body shot from Guardado.
Roach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guardado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guardado takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice shot by Roach.
A head kick misses from Roach.
Roach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guardado dips to his left and cracks Roach with an uppercut!
Guardado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Guardado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guardado throws a hook to the side of Roach's head but Roach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roach slips a straight right by Guardado.
Guardado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roach finds it's way round the side to connect with Guardado's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guardado drops his hands momentarily and Roach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roach misses with a low kick.
Roach moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGuardado.#T1#
Guardado slips a straight right by Roach.
Guardado thuds a left hand into Roach's body.
Roach connects with a solid leg kick.
Roach throws a leg kick but Guardado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guardado misses with a straight left.
Guardado misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Guardado.
Roach lands with a straight right. Guardado didn't see that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roach.
Guardado throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guardado scores with a jab to the body.
Roach throws a low kick but Guardado moves out of range easily.
Guardado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guardado. Guardado obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roach. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guardado walks into a jab.
Roach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guardado.
Roach scores with a jab to the head.
Guardado fails to land with a series of punches.
Roach was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roach scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guardado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guardado throws a jab when Roach was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Guardado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roach misses with a wild body shot.
Roach misses with a shot to the body
and Guardado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roach misses with a kick to the body.
Roach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guardado tries to work over Roach's front leg with a kick but Roach checks it. #T3#
Roach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guardado.
Roach misses with a kick to the body.
Roach on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guardado connects with a looping right hand.
Roach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Roach.
Roach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guardado throws out the jab.
Roach throws a jab but it's blocked by Guardado.
Guardado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guardado thows a leg kick but Roach checks it
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guardado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guardado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guardado ducks right into an uppercut from Roach.
Roach checks the leg kick.
Roach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roach throws a hook to the side of Guardado's head but Guardado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guardado checks a leg kick.
Roach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roach misses with a low kick as Guardado jumps back.
Roach throws the kick towards the body but Guardado avoids it.
A cross from Guardado lands.
Guardado throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Guardado looks to throw the jab but Roach is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Guardado there.
Roach keeps Guardado at a distance using the push kick.
Guardado walks into a stiff left hand from Roach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guardado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roach.
Guardado feints a counter leg kick.
Jab by Guardado.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Guardado is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomew Roach dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glenshenkershan Guardado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Guardado missing with a left hand there. Roach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guardado scoring well with a low kick there.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Guardado.
Guardado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guardado looks to land a right hand but Roach moved out of range.
Roach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guardado's head.
Guardado wants to land a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
Roach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guardado throws a hook to the side of Roach's head but Roach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roach scores with a sloppy right hand. Guardado should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guardado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guardado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roach throws a chopping leg kick but Guardado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guardado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Roach scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Guardado.
Roach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Guardado is just out of range.
Guardado lands a nice looking body shot.
Guardado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roach checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Guardado as he connects with a hook.
Guardado throws a leg kick but Roach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guardado was well out of range. Poor timing from Roach.
Guardado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guardado throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
Guardado throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
Roach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guardado.
Guardado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roach lands a leg kick that knocks Guardado off balance momentarily.
Guardado thumps Roach with a low kick.#T2#
Guardado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roach delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guardado just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach lands a jab.
Roach connects with a leg kick. Guardado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guardado throws a jab but it's blocked by Roach.
A big right from Guardado misses.
Guardado misses with a low kick.
Guardado slips under a jab.
Roach's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Guardado misses with a left hand
and Roach counters with a leg kick.
Roach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Roach does no damage.
Guardado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Roach lands a slapping body shot.
Guardado throws a body shot but no joy.
Guardado connects with a solid leg kick.
Guardado throws a nice looking combination but Roach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roach throwing a counter right hand but Guardado manages to avoid it.
Guardado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roach misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Guardado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Guardado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roach lands the left hand.
Guardado checks a low kick from Roach.
Guardado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roach throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roach moves away from the strike by Guardado.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guardado looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T4#
Roach misses with a low kick.
Guardado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Guardado throws the left hand but Roach avoids the punch easily.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Guardado tries a quick counter leg kick but Roach is wise to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Roach misses.
Guardado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Guardado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roach thows a body kick. Guardado tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guardado throws a hook but Roach avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Guardado misses.
Guardado feints and then cracks Roach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roach down.
Guardado has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roach.
Roach avoids the body shot from Guardado.
Roach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roach throws a body kick that misses.
Roach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guardado misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glenshenkershan Guardado.
I think Guardado 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

 

Event: Syn 427 - Total Madness     
Date:   Mar 22, 2016
#R1#
Keith looks to land a body kick but Guardado moved away.
Guardado looks to score with a jab to the body but Keith is just out of range.
Keith throws a low kick but Guardado moves out of range easily.
Guardado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keith.
Keith lands with a nice body punch.
Keith misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Guardado.
Guardado feints and then cracks Keith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keith down.
Keith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guardado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guardado throws a hook but Keith blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guardado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guardado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guardado tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keith tries to clinch but Guardado is having none of it. #T1#
Guardado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guardado cracks the inside of Keith's front leg.
Keith looks to land a body kick but Guardado moved away.
Guardado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guardado thows a leg kick but Keith checks it
and Keith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keith looks to land a left hand but Guardado moved out of range nicely.
Keith wants to clinch up but Guardado keeps it at a distance.
Keith misses with a leg kick
and Guardado counters with a good low kick that Keith was not able to check.
Keith throws a leg kick but Guardado moved away.
Guardado moves out of range of the body kick.
Guardado misses with a right hand
and Keith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Keith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guardado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keith sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Keith wants to clinch.
Guardado throws a leg kick but Keith moved away.
Keith thows a leg kick but Guardado checks it
and Guardado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guardado throws a hook but Keith blocks it.
Keith looks to land a right hand but Guardado moved out of range.
Keith misses with a low kick.
Guardado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Keith misses
and Guardado counters with a thumping low kick.
Keith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guardado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keith's calf.
Guardado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guardado.#T3#
Keith moves out of range of the body kick from Guardado.
Guardado checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keith. Guardado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guardado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guardado manages to avoid it.
Keith is looking to chop away at Guardado's legs.
Keith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guardado checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guardado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guardado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keith.
Guardado connects with a right hand. Keith shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keith. That's going to slow Guardado down.
A telegraphed right hand from Keith misses the target.
Keith wants to slow Guardado down by chopping away at his legs.
Guardado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Keith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guardado misses with a hook. Keith ducked under it nicely.
Keith misses with a body shot.
Keith lands a jab to Guardado's midsection.
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!
Guardado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guardado checks a leg kick.
Guardado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Keith has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Guardado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keith.
Guardado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keith lunges at Guardado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guardado's hand.
Keith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keith misses with a shot to the body
and Guardado counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Keith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guardado is out of range and Keith settles back down.
Guardado lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kool Keith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Keith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guardado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keith tries to work over Guardado's front leg with a kick but Guardado checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guardado! But no joy.
Kool Keith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Keith drives through and clinches with Guardado against the cage.
Keith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guardados head.
Keith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keith stops a takedown attempt from Guardado.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guardado's elbow.
Guardado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guardado. #BC2#
Guardado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Guardado.
Guardado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keith tries to work over Guardado's front leg with a kick but Guardado checks it. #T1#
Keith throws a leg kick which misses Guardado's front leg but catches the back leg as Guardado tries to avoid it.
Guardado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guardado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keith checks it well.
Glenshenkershan Guardado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keith throws a hook but Guardado blocks it.
Guardado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Keith counter with a right hand.
Keith throws a leg kick but Guardado moved away.
Guardado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guardado lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Keith - just one landing.
Guardado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Guardado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keith, as that shot connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guardado checks a leg kick.
Keith tries to clinch there but Guardado circles away.
Keith darts in trying to clinch
and Guardado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Keith throws a front kick aimed at Guardado's knee but Guardado avoids it well.
Guardado slips a jab from Keith.
Guardado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keith throws a body kick that misses.
Guardado was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Keith motions for Guardado to come forward. Keith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guardado.
Guardado lunges at Keith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keith's hand.
Keith throws a leg kick but Guardado moved away.
And Guardado responds with a good body kick, but Keith manages to step out the way in time.
Keith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Keith has Guardado up against the cage in a clinch.
Guardado goes for a takedown in the clinch but Keith prevents it.
Guardado has a couple of punches blocked by Keith.
Keith has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T3#
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guardado lands with a light punch inside.
Guardado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guardado blocks a body shot from Keith.
A right hand to the body from Guardado.
Guardado tries to work over Keith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Guardado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guardado looks to land a left hand but Keith moved out of range nicely.
Keith scores with a punch to the head.
Keith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guardado.
Good shot there by Keith.
Guardado drops his hands momentarily and Keith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guardado avoids the body shot from Keith.
Keith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keith connects with a body shot.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keith misses with a low kick.
Keith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guardado was well out of range. Poor timing from Keith.
Keith throws a lazy body kick
and Keith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keith lands with a straight right. Guardado didn't see that one coming.
Keith throws a solid leg kick but Guardado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keith.
Keith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guardado is able to avoid easily.
Guardado throws a body punch but Keith moves out of range.
Keith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Guardado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Keith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keith lands a body shot.
Guardado cracks a nice hook into Keith's ribs.
Guardado connects with a solid leg kick.
Keith lands a slapping body shot.
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 Kool Keith will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Keith misses the target.
Keith misses with a low kick as Guardado jumps back.
Guardado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keith with a body shot.
Keith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Guardado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guardado throws a low kick but Keith moves out of range easily.
Guardado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guardado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guardado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guardado at a distance.
Keith throws a poor cross that misses
and Guardado counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guardado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keith looks to clinch
and Guardado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keith doesn't manage to clinch there - Guardado circles away.
Guardado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Keith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guardado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Guardado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keith's sensitive parts.
Guardado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Keith blocks the leg kick.
Guardado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guardado! But no joy.
Guardado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guardado misses the body punch
and Keith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Keith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guardado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keith checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Guardado.
Guardado misses with a shot to the body
and Keith counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Keith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keith thumps Guardado with a low kick.
Guardado throws a leg kick but Keith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guardado manages to avoid it.#CL#
Keith moves into the clinch.
Keith keeps control of Guardado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guardado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Keith.
Guardado lands an uppercut.
Guardado lands with a left to the head.
Guardado prevents a body shot from Keith.
Keith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Keith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guardado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Guardado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guardado.
Keith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guardado.
Keith tries to work over Guardado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guardado misses with a punch to the body.
Guardado misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keith.
Keith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guardado backwards.
Guardado misses with a body punch.
Keith blocking some punches. #BC2#
Guardado breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keith 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 Guardado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guardado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guardado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guardado throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Keith misses with a shot to the body
and Guardado counters with a low kick, right behind Keith 's knee.
Keith misses with a body shot.
Keith slips under a jab.
Guardado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Keith. That's going to slow Guardado down.
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!
Guardado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Keith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guardado.
Guardado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keith connects with a nice looking jab.
A clash of legs there as Keith blocks the low kick.#CL#
Keith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Glenshenkershan Guardado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kool Keith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guardado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glenshenkershan Guardado.
Well Keith 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 
 
 
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