Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TAFC: Biffs & Brawls 13
Date: Mar 31, 2019

#R1#
Wildhauser looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damiani is fending him off so far but Wildhauser persists. Nope, Damiani circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Damiani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damiani misses with the combination.
Damiani throws a lazy right hand but Wildhauser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damiani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wildhauser shoots and misses
and Damiani counters with a stiff right hand.
Wildhauser ducks under a wild hook from Damiani.
Damiani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Damiani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wildhauser looks for a takedown but Damiani sprawls well.
Damiani appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Wildhauser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damiani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wildhauser shoots in looking for a takedown but Damiani manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wildhauser's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wildhauser takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wildhauser shoots for a double leg takedown but Damiani sprawls well. He's pushed Wildhauser's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiani lands a jab to the head.
Frank Wildhauser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Damiani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damiani! But no joy.
Damiani tests Wildhauser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wildhauser doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wildhauser misses the body punch
and Damiani comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Wildhauser stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Damiani is on him like rabid pit bull! Wildhauser slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massimo Damiani!
A very excited looking Massimo Damiani rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: TAFC: De Barros v Weechar'san
Date: Feb 23, 2019

#R1#
Damiani ducks right into an uppercut from Dante.
Dante looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dante misses with a looping right.
Dante misses with a double jab.
Dante throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damiani.
Damiani thumps Dante with a low kick.
Dante misses with a body shot.
Damiani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damiani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damiani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Damiani.
Dante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Damiani scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damiani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dante looks to score with a jab to the body but Damiani is just out of range.#T1#
Damiani tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dante misses the target.
Dante throws a right and a left that Damiani avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Damiani finds it's target.
Dante throws a jab when Damiani was well out of range.
Dante on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Damiani tries to move into range but Dante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Damiani.
Damiani throws a front kick that sends Dante stumbling back into the cage.
Dante walks straight into a right hand from Damiani - that's dropped him! Damiani jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Dante from any more punishment! Dante complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Massimo Damiani!
Massimo Damiani decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: TAFC: Biffs & Brawls 3
Date: Jan 27, 2019

#R1#
Gallow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damiani throws out the jab.
Gallow lands a really nice looking cross but Damiani seems unphased.
Damiani throws a hook but Gallow avoids it easily.#CL#
Damiani drives through and clinches with Gallow against the cage.
Gallow struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
Damiani has Gallow pressed against the cage.
Gallow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallow can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
Gallow struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
Damiani stalling.
Damiani scores with a shot to the side of Gallow's head.
Damiani is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gallow misses with the head strike.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Damiani.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damiani.
Gallow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T1#
Damiani misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallow tries a body shot but Damiani blocks it.
Gallow misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallow.
Damiani misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Damiani.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damiani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Damiani's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Damiani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damiani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Damiani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damiani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damiani misses with some punches.
Gallow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damiani lands an uppercut.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiani misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Damiani.
Damiani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Damiani working aggressively here.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damiani.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gallow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damiani.
Damiani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Gallow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damiani pushes Gallow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Damiani.
Damiani tries to throw a body punch but Gallow avoids it by throwing Damiani back against the cage.
Damiani has Gallow pushed against the cage.#T3#
Damiani presses Gallow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gallow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damiani is leaning against Gallow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gallow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Damiani - that landed with a thud.
Damiani pushes Gallow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallow can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
Gallow blocks a body shot from Damiani.
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani lands with a left to the head.
Gallow struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damiani.
A short body shot lands from Damiani as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Damiani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiani is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gallow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Gallow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands with a short shot to the head.
Gallow blocks an uppercut.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gallow misses with a body punch.
Gallow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damiani.
A head punch on the inside from Gallow fails to land.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallow misses with some punches.
Damiani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Damiani lands a body shot.
Damiani pushes Gallow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damiani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallow.
Gallow tries to throw a body punch but Damiani avoids it by throwing Gallow back against the cage.
Gallow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damiani's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damiani.
Gallow misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimo Damiani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Damiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallow looks to land a left hand but Damiani moved out of range nicely.
Damiani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gallow's head.
Damiani moves into range and connects with a jab.
Damiani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Damiani throws a hook to the side of Gallow's head but Gallow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damiani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallow can do to turn this around?
Gallow cracks Damiani with an open hand slap.
Damiani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Damiani.
Gallow replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Damiani blocks it well.#CL#
Damiani closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Gallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani prevents a body shot from Gallow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiani lands a left hand.
Gallow misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallow throws a punch but it's blocked by Damiani.
Damiani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallows head.
Gallow tries to work over Damiani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani lands a left hand.
Damiani slows down the pace here.
Damiani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallow's elbow.
Gallow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gallow misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damiani lands a nice shot to the body.
Damiani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damiani blocking some punches.
Gallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
Gallow tries to throw a body punch but Damiani avoids it by throwing Gallow back against the cage.
Damiani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
Damiani lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Damiani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Gallow blocks a body shot from Damiani.
A short right from Damiani.
Damiani blocking some punches.
Gallow throws a head punch that misses.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Massimo Damiani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damiani.
Stalling in the clinch from Damiani.
Still in the clinch, Gallow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Gallow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Damiani lands a right hand.
Damiani slows down the pace here.
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Damiani.
Gallow takes a shot to the head.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
Gallow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damiani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damiani stalls.
Gallow misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani prevents a body shot from Gallow.
Gallow misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damiani.
Damiani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gallow is breathing heavily.
Damiani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damiani.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damiani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gallow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4#
Damiani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damiani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damiani lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallow.
Damiani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Damiani leaning against his opponent.
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Gallow is rocked!
Damiani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallow is still on wobbly legs! Can Damiani finish him?
Gallow can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
Damiani presses Gallow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gallow seems to have recovered his senses.
Damiani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damiani lands a nice uppercut.
Damiani scores with a shot to the side of Gallow's head.
Gallow working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Damiani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallow.
Damiani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damiani gets through Gallow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimo Damiani dominated that second round.
That's time! Damiani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Damiani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damiani blocks a body shot from Gallow.
Damiani lands with a right to the head.
Gallow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallow can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
Gallow swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallows head.
Damiani lands a body shot.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Damiani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gallow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damiani pushes Gallow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Damiani on the inside.
Damiani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallow tries to work over Damiani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damiani is working Gallow over against the cage.
Gallow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damiani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damiani stalling.
Nice body punch from Damiani. #T1#
Gallow misses with some punches.
Damiani lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Gallow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damiani.
Gallow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damiani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damiani digs a right hand underneath Gallow's ribcage. Gallow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damiani.
Damiani lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallow backwards.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
Damiani is working Gallow over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Damiani.
Damiani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gallow letting Damiani take a breather here.
Good body shot from Damiani.
Damiani presses Gallow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Finn Gallow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Still in the clinch, Damiani scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Damiani.
A short left from Damiani.
Damiani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damiani stalling.
Damiani taking a breather.
Gallow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallow.
Damiani pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damiani scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallow throws a punch but it's blocked by Damiani.
A shot in the inside from Damiani.
Damiani scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallow has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Damiani is leaning against Gallow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damiani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani controlling the action here for a moment.
Gallow takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Damiani.
Damiani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Damiani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani gets through Gallow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gallow tries to throw a body punch but Damiani avoids it by throwing Gallow back against the cage.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
Gallow working aggressively here.
Gallow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallow tries a body shot but Damiani blocks it.
Damiani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Gallow misses with some punches.
Massimo Damiani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Gallow takes a shot to the head.
Gallow tries to throw a body punch but Damiani avoids it by throwing Gallow back against the cage.
Damiani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallows head.
A left hand lands to the body for Damiani.
Gallow misses with the head strike.
Damiani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallow misses with a punch to the body.
Gallow lands a nice uppercut.
Gallow lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damiani blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallow.
A head punch on the inside from Gallow fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Damiani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damiani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Damiani!
Massimo Damiani bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: TAFC: Big Bash 1 - NYE
Date: Dec 31, 2018

#R1#
Dante lands a right hook to the body.
Damiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dante throws out the jab.
It looked like Damiani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Dante lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damiani doesn't seem phased though.
Dante tests Damiani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dante lands a body shot.
Dante misses with a straight right.
Damiani on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Damiani throws a hook but Dante blocks it.
Dante's corner calls for a 1-2. Dante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dante connects with a single shot there.
Damiani cracks Dante with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD#
Damiani drops Dante with a beautiful combination! Dante stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Damiani is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Dante is rocked!
Dante throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damiani counters with a nice body kick.
Dante is still on wobbly legs! Can Damiani finish him?
Dante throws a poor cross that misses
and Damiani counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Dante has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Massimo Damiani!
Massimo Damiani 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: SyFi 134
Date: Nov 25, 2018

#R1#
Damiani connects with a jab.
Damiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinjo throws out the jab.
Damiani scores with a jab to the body.
Shinjo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damiani was well out of range. Poor timing from Shinjo.
Shinjo digs a good hook to Damiani's body.
Shinjo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damiani circles away quickly and effectively.
Damiani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damiani lands a head kick. Shinjo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Damiani scores with a hook to the body. Shinjo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A leg kick checked by Shinjo.
Damiani swings for the body but Shinjo moves out of range.
A big left from Damiani misses.
Damiani lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damiani tries to move into range but Shinjo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shinjo misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Damiani misses the target.
Damiani swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shinjo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Damiani.
Shinjo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shinjo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damiani.
Shinjo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shinjo throws an off balance right hand
and Damiani counters with a solid body kick. #T1#
Damiani misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shinjo! But no joy.
Damiani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shinjo on the side of the head.
Shinjo throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damiani scores with the left hand. Shinjo knows he should have avoided that one.
Damiani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shinjo misses with a body shot.
Damiani scores with a decent looking hook.
Damiani connects with a solid leg kick.
Damiani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shinjo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shinjo.
Shinjo connects with a body shot.
Shinjo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damiani.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damiani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damiani plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shinjo misses with a straight right.
Damiani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shinjo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damiani moves away.#T2#
Shinjo avoids the body shot from Damiani.
Damiani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damiani lands a jab to the head.
Damiani connects with a nice looking jab.
Damiani connects with a looping right hand.
Shinjo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shinjo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damiani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Massimo Damiani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Damiani. Beautiful body shot.
Damiani moves forwards but Shinjo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Damiani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinjo manages to avoid it.
Shinjo lands a nice shot to the body.
Shinjo connects with a jab.
Damiani avoids the body shot from Shinjo.
Damiani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinjo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinjo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damiani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Damiani slips under a jab.
Damiani misses with a series of wild punches. #T3#
Damiani connects with a body shot that sends Shinjo's belly button to the back.
Shinjo misses with an uppercut. Damiani saw that one coming.
Damiani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Damiani lands a jab to the nose.
Shinjo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damiani can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Shinjo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damiani lands a nice hook to Shinjo's body. Shinjo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Damiani moves away from the strike by Shinjo.
Damiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damiani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shinjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Shinjo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damiani lands a leg kick that knocks Shinjo off balance momentarily.
Damiani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shinjo's calf.
Shinjo looks to land a left hand but Damiani moved out of range nicely.
It appears Damiani was looking to counter with a kick there.
Damiani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shinjo at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damiani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damiani.
A jab from Shinjo misses.
A nice combination there by Damiani.
Shinjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinjo misses with a shot to the body
and Damiani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shinjo moves away from the strike by Damiani.
Shinjo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damiani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damiani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Damiani.
A big left from Shinjo misses.
Damiani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damiani connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Shinjo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damiani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Damiani misses with a straight left.
Damiani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shinjo cracks Damiani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimo Damiani 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#
Shinjo throws a body shot but no joy.
Damiani throws a push kick but Shinjo slaps the foot to one side.
A right-left combo lands from Damiani.
Damiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinjo throws out the jab.
Damiani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinjo throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damiani.
Damiani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damiani checks a low kick from Shinjo.
Shinjo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damiani.
Shinjo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Damiani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinjo can do to turn this around?
Shinjo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinjo throws a poor cross that misses
and Damiani counters with a stiff right hand.
Damiani avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looks like Damiani has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Damiani misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damiani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinjo.
Shinjo throws a looping overhand right but Damiani ducks down to avoid it.
Damiani appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shinjo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damiani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Shinjo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shinjo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Damiani has got the better of the exchanges.
Damiani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinjo.
Damiani is looking to chop away at Shinjo's legs.
Shinjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo ducks right into an uppercut from Damiani.
Damiani swinging wildly here.
Shinjo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damiani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shinjo 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.
Shinjo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damiani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinjo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damiani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinjo.
Shinjo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinjo. Damiani does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Shinjo misses
and Damiani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damiani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Massimo Damiani is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinjo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shinjo doesn't seem bothered though.
Shinjo tries to land a body kick
and Damiani counters with an outside leg kick.
Damiani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damiani scores with a kick to the midsection.
Damiani motions for Shinjo to come forward. Damiani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damiani.
Damiani avoids the body shot from Shinjo.
Damiani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Damiani lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damiani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shinjo cracks Damiani with an open hand slap.
Damiani throws a nice looking combination but Shinjo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damiani lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Damiani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damiani misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damiani.
Shinjo just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Damiani scores with a nice right hand.
Damiani throws a nice looking combination but Shinjo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damiani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shinjo's head backwards.
Shinjo connects with a body shot that sends Damiani's belly button to the back.
Damiani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Damiani connects with a body shot that sends Shinjo's belly button to the back.
Shinjo looks to score with a jab to the body but Damiani is just out of range.
Damiani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shinjo looks to land a left hand but Damiani moved out of range nicely.
Damiani thuds a left hand into Shinjo's body.
Damiani feints and then cracks Shinjo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shinjo down.
Damiani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Damiani.
Damiani connects with the punch.
Damiani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damiani throws a body shot but no joy.
Shinjo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damiani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damiani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shinjo is out of range and Damiani settles back down. #T4#
Damiani throws a hook to the side of Shinjo's head but Shinjo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinjo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinjo throws out the jab.
Damiani moves away from the strike by Shinjo.
Damiani throws out a leg kick but Shinjo moves out of range and Damiani only half commits.
Shinjo blocks a head kick by Damiani.
Damiani lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shinjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damiani.
Shinjo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damiani manages to avoid it.
Damiani shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damiani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Damiani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shinjo lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damiani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damiani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shinjo takes one on the button.
Damiani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shinjo walks into a straight right hand from Damiani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimo Damiani dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Shinjo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shinjo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damiani.
Damiani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damiani. Shinjo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinjo blocks a low kick nicely.
Damiani cracks a nice hook into Shinjo's ribs.
Damiani misses the shot to the body.
Damiani throws a body punch but Shinjo moves out of range.
Damiani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Damiani.
Damiani scores with a three punch combo!
Damiani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shinjo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shinjo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damiani throws out the jab.
Damiani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shinjo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damiani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shinjo. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damiani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damiani lunges at Shinjo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shinjo's hand.
Shinjo throws a body punch but Damiani moves out of range.
Shinjo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Damiani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shinjo on the side of the head.
Shinjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damiani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Damiani moves away from the strike by Shinjo.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinjo lands a jab to the head.
Shinjo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinjo throws a hook but Damiani blocks it.
Shinjo throws a nice looking combination but Damiani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Damiani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shinjo throws out a powerful jab.
Damiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damiani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Damiani cracks Shinjo with a good jab.
Damiani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damiani ducks under a wild hook from Shinjo.
Damiani blocks a low kick nicely.
Damiani swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shinjo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damiani misses with a few strikes there.
Shinjo ducks under a wild hook from Damiani.
A little jabbing left from Shinjo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2#
Damiani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Damiani.
Good exchange - Shinjo coming out on top.
Damiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinjo throws out the jab.
Shinjo dips to his left and cracks Damiani with an uppercut!
Damiani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinjo.
Damiani cracks the inside of Shinjo's front leg.
Shinjo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Damiani.
Damiani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinjo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shinjo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shinjo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shinjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damiani.
Shinjo misses with a body shot.
Shinjo throws a body shot but no joy.
Damiani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinjo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damiani misses with a straight left. #T3#
Damiani slips a jab from Shinjo.
Shinjo scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinjo. Damiani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damiani connects with a leg kick. Shinjo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Damiani misses with a wild body shot.
Shinjo throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Damiani tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damiani slips a jab from Shinjo.
An inside leg kick from Damiani misses.
Damiani scores with a jab to the body.
Damiani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shinjo to score with a decent uppercut.
Damiani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinjo.
Shinjo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinjo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damiani is out of range and Shinjo settles back down.
It looked like Damiani was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shinjo.
Damiani misses with a low kick as Shinjo jumps back.
Shinjo moves out of range of the strikes.
Altansarnai Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Damiani cracks Shinjo with an open hand slap.
Massimo Damiani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damiani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damiani. Shinjo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinjo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damiani connects with a jab.
Shinjo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shinjo missing with a left hand there. Damiani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damiani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damiani throws a series of punches but Shinjo moves out of range.
Shinjo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damiani thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shinjo if he has to take too many more of those.
Damiani misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Shinjo misses.
Shinjo throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinjo moves forwards but Damiani connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shinjo throws a body kick that misses
and Damiani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damiani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Damiani. That snapped Shinjo's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Damiani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damiani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Damiani!
Massimo Damiani 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.
The defeated Altansarnai Shinjo had this to say: 'I'm not completely useless, I can still serve as a bad example.'.

Event: SyFi 102
Date: Sep 14, 2018

#R1#
Damiani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Damiani is looking to clinch.
Lord scores with a nice head shot.
Damiani has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damiani.
Massimo Damiani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damiani throws the kick towards the body but Lord avoids it.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damiani's corner calls for a 1-2. Damiani obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lord checks a leg kick nicely.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damiani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damiani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani tries to clinch up.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Lord connects with the punch.
Damiani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lord works the jab nicely.
Damiani fails to land with a series of punches.
Damiani wants to clinch
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damiani walks into a straight right hand from Lord.
A big right from Damiani misses.
Damiani moves away from the strike by Lord.
Damiani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damiani misses with a low kick.
Damiani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Damiani feints a counter leg kick.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Damiani moves away and avoids it.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lord lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lord connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord misses with an uppercut. Damiani saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Damiani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Damiani finds it's target.#T2#
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lord moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Damiani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lord is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Damiani throws a leg kick
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damiani.
Lord takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Damiani jabs at Lord's body.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Damiani slips the punch.
Damiani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damiani blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Damiani misses.
Damiani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Damiani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord with a hook.
Lord walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damiani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Damiani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Damiani saw that one coming.
Lord stuns Damiani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damiani wants to slow Lord down by chopping away at his legs.
Lord appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lord throws a hook but Damiani blocks it.
Damiani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lord at a distance.
Damiani sizes up Lord with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Damiani throws a lazy head kick
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lord with a nice cross.#CL2#
Damiani instigates a clinch.
Damiani misses with some punches.
Lord looking to stall.
Lord tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damiani avoids it.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Lord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damiani throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
Damiani looks to land a body kick but Lord moved away.
Damiani missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Damiani.
Damiani looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range.
Damiani staying out of range there.
Lord swats away the attempt to clinch by Damiani.
Damiani slips a straight right by Lord.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damiani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
Damiani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damiani manages to avoid it.
Lord misses with a hook. Damiani ducked under it nicely.
Damiani flicks out a counter leg kick but Lord steps away.
Damiani lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
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 Logan Lord will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Damiani. That's going to slow Lord down.
Damiani moves out of range of the strikes.
Damiani tries to clinch but Lord moves out of range.
Damiani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Damiani throws a low kick but Lord moves out of range easily.
Damiani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lord misses with a looping left.#CL#
Lord clinches up against the cage.
Lord is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damiani is defending well for now.
Damiani tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lord.
A short left from Damiani. #BC2#
Damiani manages to break the clinch.
Damiani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord throws the left hand but Damiani avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Damiani swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #CL2#
Damiani closes the distance and clinches.
Damiani misses with some punches.
Lord scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Damiani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Damiani.
A short body shot lands from Damiani as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lord.
Lord is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damiani is defending well for now.#BC#
Lord breaks the clinch.
Damiani lands a glancing blow to the side of Lord's head.
Damiani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lord.
Damiani looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Damiani throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damiani moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Damiani tries to score with a low kick but Lord moves his leg out of the way.
Damiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lord connects with a right hand. Damiani shakes it off.
Damiani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damiani moves out of range of the strikes.
Damiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damiani is looking to land body kicks.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Damiani flicks out a counter leg kick but Lord steps away.
Damiani misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
Lord throws a jab when Damiani was well out of range.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lord checks a leg kick.
Damiani moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Logan Lord is winning the standup battle so far.
Damiani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord misses the jab.
Damiani cracks Lord with an open hand slap.#T3#
Lord throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lord on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damiani misses with an uppercut
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damiani.
Damiani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Damiani.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Damiani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damiani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damiani moves forwards but Lord connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lord misses with a right hand
and Damiani counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Damiani.
Damiani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Damiani slips the punch.
Damiani misses with a right hand
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Damiani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Damiani's shoulder, as Damiani tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Damiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lord doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Damiani.
Damiani digs a good hook to Lord's body.
Damiani misses with the combination.
Lord connects with a crisp jab.
Damiani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damiani! But no joy.
A cross from Damiani lands.#CL2#
Damiani closes the distance and clinches.
Damiani misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Damiani fails to land.
Damiani working aggressively here.
Damiani swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lord swings for the body but Damiani moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Massimo Damiani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lord's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damiani misses with a low kick.
Damiani stuns Lord with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damiani swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Damiani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lord stalling against the cage.
Lord is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Damiani working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani prevents a body shot from Lord. #BC2#
Damiani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damiani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Lord swings for the body but Damiani moves out of range.
Damiani has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Damiani scores with a jab. Lord acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Lord misses with a looping left.
Damiani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damiani tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Lord misses.
Lord takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damiani lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Lord lands.
Damiani tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damiani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damiani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
Lord moves into the clinch.
Damiani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lord lands a right hand.
Damiani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Damiani throws a head punch that misses.
Damiani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
With the fighters up against the cage, Lord throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damiani swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lord lands an elbow inside that Damiani shrugs off.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Damiani breaks the clinch.
Damiani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Damiani misses with a shot to the body
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damiani moves out of range as Lord throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lord checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damiani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damiani scores with a nice right hand.
Lord misses with an uppercut
and Damiani counters with a nice uppercut.
Lord moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Lord swats away the attempt to clinch by Damiani.
Damiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lord doesn't seem bothered though.
Lord looks to land a body kick but Damiani moved away.
Damiani misses with a low kick.
Lord keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Damiani throws the kick towards the body but Lord avoids it.
Damiani loads up on a big right hand but Lord slips the punch.
Lord was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Damiani slips a jab from Lord.
Lord misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damiani! But no joy.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Damiani.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
Damiani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lord.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Damiani manages to avoid it.
Lord lands a lovely overhand right.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Damiani moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Damiani misses with a wild body shot.
Damiani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Damiani throws a leg kick
and Lord counters with a left to the body.
Lord lands a jab.
A lazy body kick from Damiani
and Lord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damiani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damiani tries to clinch up.
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damiani was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Damiani scores with a shot to the body.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Lord works the jab nicely.
Damiani tries to clinch but Lord moves away
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damiani tries to clinch but Lord is having none of it.
Damiani throws an off balance right hand
and Damiani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lord 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: SyFi 88
Date: Aug 11, 2018

#R1#
Bickle avoids the body shot from Damiani.
A counter left hand to the body from Bickle misses its target.
Damiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Damiani moves into the clinch.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damiani's elbow.
Bickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damiani effectively controlling the action here.
Damiani digs a right hand into Bickle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bickle's gas tank.
Bickle presses Damiani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Damiani.
A hook to the body from Damiani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle lands a left hand.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani blocks a body shot from Bickle.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
A short right from Damiani on the inside.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle tries to work over Damiani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damiani misses with a punch to the body.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bickle.
Damiani misses with some punches.
Damiani prevents a body shot from Bickle.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Damiani.
A short uppercut from Damiani.
Bickle tries a body shot but Damiani blocks it. #BC2#
Damiani breaks from the clinch.
Bickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Bickle tries to keep at a distance but Damiani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damiani's elbow.
Damiani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Damiani's ribcage. Damiani let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Damiani gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damiani misses with the head strike.
Damiani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani blocks a body shot from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Damiani taking a breather.
Bickle tries a body shot but Damiani blocks it.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damiani's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Damiani.
Damiani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle letting Damiani take a breather here.
Damiani just leaning against Bickle, taking a breather.
Damiani lands with a left to the head.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani blocks a body shot from Bickle.
Bickle takes a shot to the head.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damiani's elbow.
A body shot lands from Bickle.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damiani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damiani has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Bickle.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damiani's elbow. #BC2#
Damiani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bickle lands a nice hook to Damiani's body. Damiani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Damiani moved out of range nicely.
Damiani takes one to the side of the head.
Bickle looks to land a right hand but Damiani moved out of range.#T4#
Damiani is looking to chop away at Bickle's legs.
Damiani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bickle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
Damiani cracks Bickle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Damiani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bickle doesn't seem phased though.
Bickle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Damiani 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.
Damiani staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Damiani.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Damiani throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Damiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damiani.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Damiani moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Damiani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Damiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Damiani throws out a loose jab but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Massimo Damiani will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Damiani on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Damiani throws a lazy uppercut
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damiani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Damiani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Bickle throws a good cross that connects.
Damiani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bickle swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bickle cracks Damiani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Damiani.
Bickle looks to land a combination but Damiani avoids it well.
Bickle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Bickle blocks the leg kick.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damiani throws a head kick that misses.
Bickle lands with a good body shot.
Bickle misses with a shot to the body
enabling Damiani to counter with a crisp jab.
Damiani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damiani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Massimo Damiani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bickle moves out of range as Damiani strikes.#T1#
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Damiani misses with a body punch
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Bickle keeps the fight on the outside.
Damiani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bickle connects with a right hand. Damiani shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Bickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damiani looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Bickle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bickle throws an overhand right that lands on Damiani's shoulder, as Damiani tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Bickle backs off Damiani throws a huge counter combo but Bickle manages to avoid it all.
Damiani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle.
Nice defenses there by Damiani.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bickle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Damiani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damiani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Damiani is out of range.
Damiani slips a straight right by Bickle.#T2#
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
Damiani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bickle.
Damiani feints a counter leg kick.
Bickle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damiani.
Damiani misses with a left hand
and Bickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damiani moves forwards but Bickle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bickle misses with a hook. Damiani ducked under it nicely.
Bickle keeps the fight on the outside.
Damiani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Damiani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Damiani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damiani scores with a decent looking hook.
Damiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Damiani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damiani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damiani misses with a head kick.
Damiani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
Damiani's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damiani duly obliges.
Damiani feints and then cracks Bickle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bickle down.
Damiani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Bickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damiani on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damiani was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle.
A nice side step and Damiani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damiani was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle.
Nice cross by Damiani.
Damiani throws a head kick that misses.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Damiani.
Bickle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Damiani finds it's target.
Damiani ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Damiani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Bickle catches Damiani right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Damiani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damiani misses with a body shot
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damiani misses with an uppercut.
Damiani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bickle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damiani. Damiani obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but Damiani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damiani only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Damiani moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Damiani moves away and avoids it.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damiani was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle.
Damiani lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bickle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damiani on the side of the head.
Bickle lands with a right hand.
Bickle lands a body shot.
Damiani blocks a jab.
Damiani swinging wildly here.
Bickle staying out of range there.
Bickle throws out a loose jab but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Damiani closes the distance and clinches.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Bickle dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Damiani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Damiani throws a series of punches but Bickle avoids them all with ease.
Damiani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damiani lands the left hand.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bickle dips to his left and cracks Damiani with an uppercut!
Damiani tries to close the distance and clinch but Bickle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bickle is looking for a counter combo.
Damiani staying out of range there.
Bickle scores with a hook.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Damiani moved out of range nicely.
Bickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damiani.
Bickle throws the left hand but Damiani avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani moves in looking to clinch but Bickle pushes him off.
Damiani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
Damiani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Damiani finds it's way through Bickle's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damiani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Damiani slips under a jab.#T1#
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damiani moves away from the strike by Bickle.
Bickle tests Damiani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Bickle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damiani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Damiani throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle misses with a hook. Damiani ducked under it nicely.
Bickle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damiani scores with a body shot.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle throwing a counter right hand but Damiani manages to avoid it.
Bickle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bickle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Damiani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damiani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bickle. Bickle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damiani was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle.
Damiani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bickle doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
Damiani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Bickle tries to keep at a distance but Damiani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damiani is working Bickle over against the cage.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Damiani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle.
Damiani blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Damiani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damiani.
Damiani tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Damiani back against the cage.
Bickle gets through Damiani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3##BC2#
Damiani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damiani moves in looking to clinch but Bickle pushes him off.
Bickle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bickle misses with a body punch
and Damiani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damiani tries to work over Bickle's front leg with a kick but Bickle checks it.
Nice shot by Bickle.
A jab from Bickle finds it's way through Damiani's defenses. #CL2#
Bickle gets tackled into the cage by Damiani. Damiani maintains the clinch.
Damiani works on Bickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bickle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damiani.
Good body shot from Damiani.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC2#
Damiani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damiani slips under a jab.
Bickle backing away here, and Damiani unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Damiani tries to score with a low kick but Bickle moves his leg out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damiani on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Bickle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Damiani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Damiani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damiani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damiani. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Damiani misses its intended target.
Damiani tries a low kick but Bickle avoids it.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Damiani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Damiani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bickle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damiani throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bickle tests Damiani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle throws a body punch but Damiani moves out of range.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Damiani throws out a counter right but Bickle avoids it with no problem.
Damiani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

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 Henry Bickle.
I think Bickle 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Bickle!
A victorious Henry Bickle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WeInSyd 20
Date: Jul 11, 2018

#R1#
Dante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damiani.
Damiani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Damiani tries to clinch
and Dante counters with a nice uppercut.
Damiani connects with a leg kick. Dante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL2#
Damiani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dante is trying to break free.
Dante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dante pushes Damiani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dante has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Dante can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Damiani manages to break the clinch.
Damiani lands with a slapping head kick.
Damiani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dante digs a good body shot into Damiani's ribs.
Dante misses with a wild body shot.
Dante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Dante's head coaches at RWB GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Damiani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Damiani.
Damiani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dante.
Dante takes one to the side of the head. #T1#
A big right from Dante misses.
Damiani scores with a hook to the body. Dante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
Damiani moves into the clinch.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damiani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dante tries to break the clinch but Damiani is controlling the position.
Dante has had enough of the clinch but Damiani keeps him there for the moment.
Dante wants to break free but Damiani has control. #BC#
Dante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dante throws a shot from downtown. Damiani moves away and avoids it.
Dante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Damiani.
Dante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damiani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2#
Damiani gets a clinch.
Damiani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dante's efforts to push away.
Dante misses with the head strike.
Damiani pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damiani misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Damiani blocking some punches.
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Damiani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Damiani.
Damiani tries to clinch up but Dante circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dante darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Damiani scores with a punch to the head.
Massimo Damiani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damiani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Damiani - just one landing. #ROC2#
Dante is rocked!#CL2#
Damiani darts in and clinches Dante up against the cage.
Oh Dante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damiani scores with a hook to the body.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Damiani.
Dante is trying to force a seperation but Damiani has the dominant position.
Dante wants to break free but Damiani has control.
Damiani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Damiani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Damiani lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dante to his knees! Damiani keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massimo Damiani!
In his post fight interview, Massimo Damiani started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: SyFi 54
Date: May 25, 2018

#R1#
Damiani misses with a hook. Carioca ducked under it nicely.
Carioca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damiani throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carioca.
Carioca shoots in looking for a takedown. Damiani tries to sprawl out of it but Carioca keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damiani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani throws a leg kick but Carioca checks it.
Damiani throws a nice looking combination but Carioca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damiani misses with a jab, cross combination. #T1#
Carioca tries for a takedown but Damiani circles away easily
and Damiani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joca Carioca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Carioca.
Carioca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Damiani misses with a wild body shot.
Carioca dodges the punch combination from Damiani.
Damiani scores with a punch to the head.#CL2#
Damiani moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Damiani.
Damiani lands with a right to the head. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Damiani.
Damiani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damiani stalling the fight. #TD#
Carioca gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damiani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Carioca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damiani defends it well. #SUB#
Carioca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Damiani is not content to let Carioca control the position.#T3##SUB#
Carioca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Damiani has managed to free his arm - good work.
Damiani is holding on to half guard well.#SUB#
Carioca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damiani sees it coming and defends easily.
Carioca is keen to just control but Damiani is a slippery customer.
Damiani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Damiani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carioca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Damiani is not content to let Carioca control the position.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Carioca seems to be looking for submissions.
Carioca trying to advance position but Damiani counters by regaining guard.
Damiani pulls Carioca in to control the position.
Carioca trying to control but Damiani is working from the bottom.
Carioca is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Damiani is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carioca pushing down on Damiani's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Carioca.
Carioca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimo Damiani dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Jab by Damiani.
Damiani moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carioca looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Damiani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Massimo Damiani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damiani tries to land a leg kick but Carioca saw it coming and moves away.
Carioca feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Carioca feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carioca trying to control the position from guard on top but Damiani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Damiani can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Carioca 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.
Carioca trying to control the position from guard on top but Damiani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Carioca sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carioca pushes down on Damiani's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Carioca is looking for a kimura but Damiani is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carioca to get the leverage. #SUB#
Carioca is trying to work for a kimura but Damiani is defending well.
Damiani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carioca works his way into full mount! #T2#
Damiani holds on to Carioca as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Damiani felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Carioca is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Damiani is surviving well by controlling Carioca's body position as best he can. #SUB#
Carioca working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Damiani turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Carioca off and cradles Damiani's limp body as Carioca celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Joca Carioca!

Event: SyFi 46
Date: May 05, 2018

#R1#
Damiani throws a nice looking combination but Garbandit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garbandit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garbandit throws a head kick that misses.
Garbandit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damiani swings for the body but Garbandit moves out of range.
Damiani tries to bum rush Garbandit with a series of wild strikes but Garbandit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garbandit throws a fast counter high kick but Damiani manages to duck under it in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damiani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garbandit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbandit is looking to land body kicks.
Hodi Garbandit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damiani takes a swing at Garbandit's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Damiani misses. #CL#
Damiani instigates a clinch.
Garbandit struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands. #T1#
Damiani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garbandit told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garbandit.
Garbandit scores with a hook to the body.
Damiani misses with the head strike.
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani lands a nice uppercut.
Garbandit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani struggles to land a body shot inside as Garbandit controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garbandit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garbandit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garbandit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garbandit is trying to stall.
Garbandit lands a right hand.
Garbandit misses with an elbow over the top.
Damiani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damiani has a couple of punches blocked by Garbandit.
Garbandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garbandit can't find room to land a body shot as Damiani controls the action. #T2#
Damiani misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the 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!
Garbandit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garbandit.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Damiani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garbandit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garbandit struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garbandit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damiani backwards.
Garbandit takes a shot to the head.
Damiani has Garbandit pressed against the cage.
Damiani misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garbandit.
Damiani tries a body shot but Garbandit blocks it.
Garbandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damiani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garbandit swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani stalling the fight. #T3#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garbandit.
Garbandit tries a body shot but Damiani blocks it.
Damiani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbandit's elbow.
Damiani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Damiani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garbandit fails to land.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Damiani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garbandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damiani.
Garbandit swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbandit gets through Damiani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damiani lands a left hand.
Damiani misses with the head strike.
Garbandit throws a punch but it's blocked by Damiani.
A short uppercut from Garbandit.
A right hook to the body lands for Damiani. #T4#
Nice body punch from Garbandit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbandit working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Damiani.
Garbandit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damiani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garbandit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damiani blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Garbandit fails to land.
Damiani tries to work over Garbandit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Damiani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damiani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garbandit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damiani misses with a body punch.
Garbandit misses with the head strike.
Damiani lands a body shot.
Damiani prevents a body shot from Garbandit.
Damiani blocks 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 Massimo Damiani will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Damiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garbandit doesn't seem bothered though.
Damiani checks the leg kick.
Damiani seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Damiani misses with an uppercut. Garbandit saw that one coming.
Garbandit throws a head kick but Damiani moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Damiani misses the target.#CL#
Damiani forces Garbandit back against the cage and clinches.
Garbandit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damiani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbandit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbandit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani digs a right hand underneath Garbandit's ribcage. Garbandit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damiani.
Damiani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garbandit working aggressively here.
Damiani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbandit's elbow. #T1#
Garbandit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garbandit has a couple of punches blocked by Damiani.
Damiani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani misses with some punches.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Damiani struggles to land a body shot inside as Garbandit controls his hands.
Damiani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Garbandit.
Garbandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garbandit or not.
Damiani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damiani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damiani lands a hook that snaps the head of Garbandit backwards.
Garbandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garbandit blocks a body shot from Damiani.
Damiani throws a head punch that misses.
Garbandit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani is struggling to control the position.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damiani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Damiani misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Damiani.
Damiani swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbandit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbandit swings wildly with an uppercut but Damiani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damiani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garbandit.
Garbandit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damiani misses with a body punch.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Garbandit blocks an uppercut.
Damiani lands a right hand.
Damiani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garbandit's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Damiani misses with the head strike. #T3#
Garbandit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garbandit struggles to land a body shot inside as Damiani controls his hands.
Garbandit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garbandit blocks an uppercut.
Garbandit tries to work over Damiani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garbandit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Damiani.
Garbandit trying to control the position but instead, Damiani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garbandit into the cage.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Damiani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garbandit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garbandit misses with some punches.
Damiani misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Garbandit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garbandit leaning against his opponent.
Garbandit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damiani lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Damiani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbandit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damiani backwards.
A short uppercut from Damiani.
A head punch on the inside from Garbandit fails to land.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Damiani tries to throw a body punch but Garbandit avoids it by throwing Damiani back against the cage.
Garbandit misses with some punches.
Garbandit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Garbandit.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Garbandit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Garbandit has Damiani pressed against the cage.
Damiani lands with a light punch inside.
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 Massimo Damiani will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Damiani fails to land with a series of punches.
Garbandit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damiani seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Damiani scores with a jab. Garbandit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damiani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garbandit's sensitive parts.
Garbandit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Garbandit.
Garbandit slips a jab and a cross from Damiani.
Garbandit misses with a low kick.
Garbandit slips a straight right by Damiani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani misses with a body shot.
Damiani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garbandit tries a head kick but it misses.
Garbandit misses with a head kick. #T1#
Garbandit blocks a low kick nicely.
Massimo Damiani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damiani blocks a head kick by Garbandit.
Damiani scores with a shot to the body.
Garbandit slips a jab and a cross from Damiani.
Garbandit throws a head kick that misses.
Garbandit throws a head kick but Damiani moves out of range.
Damiani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garbandit under the eye.
Damiani wants to clinch up but Garbandit keeps it at a distance.
Damiani misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garbandit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garbandit.
Garbandit cracks Damiani with a nice body shot.
Damiani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damiani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garbandit backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garbandit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Damiani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garbandit backwards.
Garbandit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damiani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garbandit backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damiani.
Damiani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garbandit.
Damiani blocking some punches.
Damiani blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Damiani.
Damiani throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbandit.
Garbandit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garbandit taking a breather.
Garbandit misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani is working Garbandit over against the cage.#T3#
Damiani working aggressively here.
A short right from Damiani.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damiani.
Garbandit misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garbandit gets through Damiani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Garbandit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garbandit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damiani swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbandit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbandit prevents a body shot from Damiani.
Hodi Garbandit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garbandit lands with a light punch inside.
Garbandit working aggressively here.
Damiani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbandit's elbow.
Garbandit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Damiani misses with the head strike.
Damiani scores with a shoulder strike.
Garbandit stalling in the clinch but Damiani improves position.
Damiani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damiani misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damiani.
Damiani throws a head punch that misses.
Garbandit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garbandit misses with a punch to the body.
Massimo Damiani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Garbandit.
Damiani blocking some punches.
Massimo Damiani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garbandit throws a head punch that misses.
Garbandit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garbandit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damiani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Garbandit.

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 Massimo Damiani.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damiani, 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Massimo Damiani!
Massimo Damiani spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: SyFi 32
Date: Apr 01, 2018

#R1##CL#
Flix moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Damiani.
Flix tries to break the clinch but Damiani is controlling the position.
Damiani is working Flix over against the cage.
Damiani lands a left hand.
Damiani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flix looking to throw knees to the head but Damiani is blocking nicely.
Flix tries to circle away but Damiani has him pinned against the cage.
Damiani lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damiani.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damiani.
Damiani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damiani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damiani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flix backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damiani pushes Flix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Damiani.
Flix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damiani has him pressed against the cage.
Damiani pushes Flix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Flix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damiani has him pressed against the cage.
Flix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flix missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Flix breaks the clinch.
Flix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damiani connects with an inside leg kick.
Flix tries to clinch up.
Karl Flix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Flix has managed to clinch.
Damiani lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Flix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damiani.
Damiani has Flix pressed against the cage.
Damiani pushes Flix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Damiani can't find room to land a body shot as Flix controls the action.
A short right from Damiani.
Flix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damiani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flix has had enough of the clinch but Damiani keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
Flix is trying to push Damiani away but Damiani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damiani lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damiani.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damiani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flixs head.
Damiani lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC2#
Flix is rocked!
Damiani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flix backwards.
Oh Flix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damiani is struggling to control the position.
Damiani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Damiani throws a big uppercut that drops Flix! More strikes from Damiani and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Flix lies dazed against the cage as Damiani celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massimo Damiani!
Massimo Damiani bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 15, 2017

#R1#
Jab, jab by Damiani - just one landing.
Damiani throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Rush decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Damiani's guard.
Rush is standing up over Damiani. Damiani looks to escape but Rush dives into side control. #REVB#
Rush working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Damiani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Rush is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Damiani is trying to escape and Rush transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Damiani is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rush! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leigh Rush!

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