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Event:
KIFC 26
Date: Mar 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Scazzaloni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scazzaloni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scazzaloni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scazzaloni lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Scazzaloni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Scazzaloni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scazzaloni throws a looping overhand right but Tu ducks down to avoid it.
Tu is looking to counter punch.
Tu doesn't manage to clinch there - Scazzaloni circles away.
Tu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scazzaloni. #CUT2#It looks like Ten Tu has been cut.#T1#
Scazzaloni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tu slips under a jab.
Scazzaloni misses with a hook
#CL#
and Tu counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Scazzaloni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tu wants to clinch up but Scazzaloni keeps it at a distance.
Scazzaloni connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Scazzaloni coming out on top.
Antonio Scazzaloni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scazzaloni throws a right hand that Tu ducks under and follows up with a left that Tu also avoids with ease.
Tu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Scazzaloni jabs at Tu's body.
Tu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Scazzaloni misses its intended target.
Scazzaloni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tu in his tracks. #T2#
Scazzaloni looks to land a left hand but Tu moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scazzaloni connects with a crisp jab.
Tu tries to clinch there but Scazzaloni circles away.
Scazzaloni connects with a body shot.
Tu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scazzaloni.
Tu shoots in looking for a takedown. Scazzaloni tries to sprawl out of it but Tu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scazzaloni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ten Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scazzaloni digs a good hook to Tu's body.
Antonio Scazzaloni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Scazzaloni with a nice cross.
Scazzaloni looks to throw the jab but Tu is out of range.
Tu tries to counter with a takedown but Scazzaloni is quick to defend against it.
Tu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tu.
Tu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scazzaloni counters with a stiff right hand.
Scazzaloni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Tu shoots in and gets a takedown into Scazzaloni's guard.#SUB#
Tu drops back, looking for a kneebar! Scazzaloni looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Scazzaloni looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Scazzaloni! #REVB##T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Scazzaloni throws a strike but Tu manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Scazzaloni tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ten Tu!
After winning the bout, Ten Tu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
KIFC 20
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1#
That kick from Guri tenderised Scazzaloni's leg. Scazzaloni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scazzaloni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Guri.
Scazzaloni misses with an uppercut. Guri saw that one coming.
Guri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nishi Guri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scazzaloni punishes Guri's body with a nice straight punch.
Scazzaloni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guri can pounce on him.
Guri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scazzaloni.
Guri lands a head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scazzaloni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #CL#
Guri instigates a clinch.
Guri displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scazzaloni up against the cage.#BC#
Guri breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Scazzaloni coming out on top.
Scazzaloni misses the jab.#T1#
Guri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Scazzaloni counters with a series of strikes. Guri will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scazzaloni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guri with a nice calf kick.
Guri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scazzaloni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scazzaloni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL#
Guri forces Scazzaloni back against the cage and clinches.
Guri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Guri manages to break the clinch.
Scazzaloni throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guri.
Guri missing with a left hand there. Scazzaloni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Scazzaloni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Guri takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Guri breaks the clinch.
Guri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scazzaloni misses with a jab to the body
and Guri counters with a nice leg kick. #T2#
Scazzaloni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Guri.
Guri scores with a leg kick.
Scazzaloni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scazzaloni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scazzaloni punishes Guri's body with a nice straight punch.
Guri dodges the punch combination from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guri. Guri obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Guri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scazzaloni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guri.
Scazzaloni defending well as Guri loads up on a big left hand.
Guri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Scazzaloni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guri seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Guri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scazzaloni throws out a loose jab but Guri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scazzaloni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guri.#T3#
A low kick lands for Guri.
Guri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scazzaloni lands with a straight right. Guri didn't see that one coming.
Scazzaloni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scazzaloni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guri moves out of range as Scazzaloni strikes.
Scazzaloni checks a low kick from Guri.
Scazzaloni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Scazzaloni misses with a straight right.
Guri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scazzaloni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scazzaloni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guri feints and then cracks Scazzaloni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scazzaloni down.
Guri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guri connects with a solid leg kick.
Scazzaloni swinging wildly here.
Guri moves out of range of the strikes.
Scazzaloni throws a poor cross that misses
and Guri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guri lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slow jab from Scazzaloni misses its intended target.
Guri half committed to a counter leg kick.
Guri tried to score with a low kick but Scazzaloni checks it.
Good leg kick by Guri.
Scazzaloni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Scazzaloni misses with a left hand
and Guri makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scazzaloni throws a lazy right hand but Guri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scazzaloni has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Guri.
Guri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scazzaloni misses with a series of wild punches.
Guri throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Guri moves into range and clinches up with Scazzaloni.
Guri lands a nice shot to the body.
Scazzaloni takes a shot to the head.
Guri can't find room to land a body shot as Scazzaloni controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nishi Guri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Nice defenses there by Guri.
Guri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Guri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scazzaloni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scazzaloni swings widly with a right hand
and Guri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scazzaloni misses with a jab to the body
and Guri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scazzaloni throws a chopping leg kick but Guri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Guri.
Scazzaloni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guri slips a straight right by Scazzaloni.
Guri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scazzaloni can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Guri. That's going to slow Scazzaloni down.
A nice leg kick from Guri, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scazzaloni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guri lands a really nice looking cross but Scazzaloni seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guri scores with a leg kick.
Guri thumps Scazzaloni with a low kick.#T1#
Guri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Scazzaloni misses.
Guri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scazzaloni finds it's way round the side to connect with Guri's head.
Guri scores with a leg kick.
#CL#
Guri has Scazzaloni up against the cage in a clinch.
Scazzaloni working aggressively here.
Guri holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Scazzaloni trying to stall but Guri improves his position.
Guri'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.
Guri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scazzaloni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scazzaloni working aggressively here.
Scazzaloni letting Guri take a breather here.#BC#
Guri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Scazzaloni scores with a punch to the head.
Guri walks into a stiff left hand from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guri manages to avoid it.
Scazzaloni looks to land a combination but Guri avoids it well. #CL#
Guri darts in and clinches Scazzaloni up against the cage.
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!
Nice body punch from Guri.
Guri manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scazzaloni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guri lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Guri as the two fighters clinch.
Scazzaloni is breathing heavily.#BC#
Guri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guri connects with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Scazzaloni. Those never looked like landing.
Scazzaloni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guri.
Guri feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nishi Guri is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Guri. #T3#
Guri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guri lands a front kick.
Guri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Guri cracks Scazzaloni with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
Guri has closed the distance and engaged Scazzaloni in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Guri.
A right handed body shot lands from Guri.
Guri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guri controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Guri seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Scazzaloni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Guri.
Guri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Guri breaks from the clinch.
Scazzaloni looks to land a combination but Guri avoids it well. #T4#
Scazzaloni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guri. Guri obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Guri.
Scazzaloni throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guri.
Guri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guri thumps Scazzaloni with a low kick.
Guri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Guri.
Guri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot lands for Guri.
Guri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scazzaloni misses with an uppercut. Guri saw that one coming.
Guri feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Guri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guri throwing a counter right hand but Scazzaloni manages to avoid it.
Guri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Scazzaloni misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nishi Guri dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Scazzaloni. Guri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scazzaloni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scazzaloni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scazzaloni scrambles back to his feet.
Guri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scazzaloni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guri.
Guri thumps Scazzaloni with a low kick.#CL#
Guri rushes Scazzaloni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guri taking a breather.
Guri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scazzaloni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guri scores with a hook to the body.
Guri scores with a shot to the side of Scazzaloni's head.
Guri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guri pushes Scazzaloni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guri will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scazzaloni up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Guri.
Scazzaloni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Guri is leaning against Scazzaloni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guri.
Guri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guri is working Scazzaloni over against the cage.
Nishi Guri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guri stalling in the clinch.
Guri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guri.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Guri.
#BC#
Guri breaks the clinch.
Guri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scazzaloni's head backwards.
Antonio Scazzaloni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Guri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guri throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guri, as that shot connected.
Guri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scazzaloni throws a head kick that misses
and Guri counters with a body kick.
Guri with the inside leg kick. #CL#
Guri closes the distance and pushes Scazzaloni back into the cage.
Guri just leaning against Scazzaloni, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Guri.
Scazzaloni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Guri.
Guri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Guri.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Guri lands a body punch. #BC#
Guri manages to break the clinch.
Scazzaloni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guri throws a leg kick which misses Scazzaloni's front leg but catches the back leg as Scazzaloni tries to avoid it.
Guri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guri.
Scazzaloni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scazzaloni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scazzaloni throws a hook but Guri avoids it easily.
Guri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scazzaloni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guri thumps Scazzaloni with a low kick.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guri connects with a jab.
A jab from Scazzaloni does it's job there.
Guri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Scazzaloni - just one landing.
Guri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guri is looking to slow Scazzaloni down with leg kicks.
Guri's corner calls for a 1-2. Guri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scazzaloni swings for the body but Guri moves out of range.
Guri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scazzaloni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guri.
Scazzaloni gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Guri counters with a good low kick that Scazzaloni was not able to check.
Guri throws a series of punches but Scazzaloni moves out of range.
A nice side step and Scazzaloni releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scazzaloni drops his hands momentarily and Guri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guri thumps Scazzaloni with a low kick.
A jab from Scazzaloni misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nishi Guri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guri 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nishi Guri! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 12, 2023 |
#R1#
A nice combination there by Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni lands a jab to Henry's midsection.
Scazzaloni goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scazzaloni takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Scazzaloni throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Scazzaloni lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry avoids the body shot from Scazzaloni.
Henry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scazzaloni takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scazzaloni as he jumps to the side.
Henry is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scazzaloni throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scazzaloni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scazzaloni cracks Henry with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Scazzaloni looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Scazzaloni looks to land a body kick but Henry moved away.
Henry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Scazzaloni.
Henry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Scazzaloni tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Scazzaloni to the ground. Scazzaloni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scazzaloni scores with a nice strike.
Scazzaloni throws a head kick that misses.
Scazzaloni throws a shot to the body.
Antonio Scazzaloni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scazzaloni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Scazzaloni throws a body shot but no joy.
Scazzaloni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Scazzaloni lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Henry blocks the leg kick.
Scazzaloni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Scazzaloni looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scazzaloni.
Henry looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#CL#
Henry clinches with his opponent.
Scazzaloni lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scazzaloni lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Scazzaloni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Scazzaloni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Scazzaloni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards. #T3#
Scazzaloni throws a head punch that misses.
Scazzaloni lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Scazzaloni scores with a shoulder strike.
Scazzaloni working Henry over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Henry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scazzaloni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scazzaloni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Scazzaloni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
A short left from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scazzaloni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scazzaloni trying to land knees to the body.
Scazzaloni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scazzaloni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Scazzaloni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scazzaloni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni lands with a short shot to the head.
Scazzaloni misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni lands with a light punch inside.
Scazzaloni is struggling to control the position.
Scazzaloni lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Scazzaloni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Scazzaloni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scazzaloni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scazzaloni cracks Henry with a good jab.
Scazzaloni scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scazzaloni as he jumps to the side.
Scazzaloni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scazzaloni avoids it.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scazzaloni scores with a shot to the body.
Antonio Scazzaloni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Scazzaloni takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scazzaloni.
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!
Scazzaloni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards. #T1#
Scazzaloni lands a left hand.
Scazzaloni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry jumps guard but Scazzaloni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scazzaloni utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scazzaloni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scazzaloni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scazzaloni throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scazzaloni.
A nice left hand lands by Scazzaloni.
Henry being controlled against the cage.
Scazzaloni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Scazzaloni avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scazzaloni. #T2#
Scazzaloni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Antonio Scazzaloni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scazzaloni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Scazzaloni.
Henry tries to pull guard but Scazzaloni holds him up against the cage and eventually Henry drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scazzaloni effectively controlling the action here.
Scazzaloni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry letting Scazzaloni take a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scazzaloni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henry is defending well for now.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scazzaloni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry dodges an elbow strike from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Scazzaloni has double underhooks. #T3#
Scazzaloni working Henry over with knees to the body.
Scazzaloni lands a shot to the body.
Scazzaloni has Henry pushed against the cage.
Scazzaloni missing with knees to the body.
Henry blocks an elbow strike from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni effectively controlling the action here.
Scazzaloni lands with a left to the head.
Scazzaloni trying to land knees to the body.
Scazzaloni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Scazzaloni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scazzaloni scores with a hook to the body.
Scazzaloni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scazzaloni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T4#
Scazzaloni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scazzaloni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Henry blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Scazzaloni.
Come on Scazzaloni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henry is trying to drag Scazzaloni to the mat but Scazzaloni just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scazzaloni lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scazzaloni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Scazzaloni.
Henry avoids the elbow strike from Scazzaloni, against the cage.
Scazzaloni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Scazzaloni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Scazzaloni thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
John Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scazzaloni connects with a nice looking jab.
Scazzaloni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scazzaloni lands a jab to Henry's midsection.#CL2#
Scazzaloni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
A short left from Scazzaloni.
Come on Scazzaloni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scazzaloni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scazzaloni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scazzaloni lands a nice uppercut.
Scazzaloni lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Henry dodges an elbow strike from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
A short right from Scazzaloni.
Henry tries to pull guard but Scazzaloni won't allow it.
Scazzaloni stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Scazzaloni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scazzaloni pushes off an throws an elbow but Henry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scazzaloni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scazzaloni lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni with a knee to the head.
#T2#
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!
Scazzaloni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scazzaloni'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.
Scazzaloni is pushing Henry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Scazzaloni stalling.
Scazzaloni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scazzaloni walks away with a smile on his face. Henry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scazzaloni throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Scazzaloni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Scazzaloni. Those never looked like landing.
Antonio Scazzaloni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Scazzaloni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scazzaloni throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Scazzaloni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Scazzaloni coming out on top.
Scazzaloni throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry half committed to a counter leg kick.
A combination from Scazzaloni does no damage.
Scazzaloni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Scazzaloni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry tries to counter by clinching up but Scazzaloni breaks away and moves out of range.
Scazzaloni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scazzaloni connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Scazzaloni misses with a head kick.
Scazzaloni is looking to clinch. #T4#
Scazzaloni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scazzaloni lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry dodges the punch combination from Scazzaloni.
Scazzaloni lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Scazzaloni. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Scazzaloni moves into range and clinches up with Henry.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Scazzaloni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Scazzaloni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scazzaloni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 24:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Scazzaloni! |
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