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EEA 9: Damozzi vs Hardy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albrecht Hedbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hedbert comes to the cage accompanied by Assassin. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albrecht Hedbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Stone!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone gets caught napping as Hedbert dives in and scores a takedown. Stone manages to retain guard.
Hedbert stands and throws Stone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Stone wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Hedbert seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Stone is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Albrecht Hedbert!
Albrecht Hedbert 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarek Nadzieja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jarek Nadzieja!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nadzieja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nadzieja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guerrero misses with a few strikes there.
Nadzieja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guerrero lands a right hook to the body.
Nadzieja misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nadzieja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nadzieja lands a head shot.
Guerrero misses with a double jab.
Guerrero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guerrero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nadzieja is out of range and Guerrero settles back down.
Nadzieja avoids a kick to the body.
Nadzieja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guerrero lands the left hand.
It looks like Jarek Nadzieja has been cut.
Nadzieja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guerrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nadzieja.
Nadzieja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Guerrero - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero tries a low kick but Nadzieja avoids it.
Nadzieja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nadzieja misses with some punches.
Guerrero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nadzieja has a couple of punches blocked by Guerrero.
Guerrero taking a breather.
Nadzieja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nadzieja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guerrero taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Guerrero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nadzieja fails to land.
Nadzieja lands a body punch.
Guerrero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadzieja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Guerrero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nadzieja working aggressively here.
Nadzieja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Nadzieja.
Nadzieja misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nadzieja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nadzieja backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nadzieja fails to land.
Guerrero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadzieja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guerrero's elbow.
A short left from Nadzieja.
Nadzieja lands a nice uppercut.
Nadzieja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero blocks an uppercut.
Guerrero lands a hook that snaps the head of Nadzieja backwards.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Nadzieja.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerrero is looking to control Nadzieja's arms but Nadzieja gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guerrero has his back to the cage.
Nadzieja throws a punch but it's blocked by Guerrero.
A hook to the body from Guerrero.
Nadzieja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nadzieja misses with the head strike.
Guerrero lands with a short shot to the head.
Guerrero lands a shot to the body.
Nadzieja misses with some punches.
Guerrero is trying to stall.
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!
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadzieja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadzieja misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadzieja has a couple of punches blocked by Guerrero.
Guerrero lands a shot to the body.
Guerrero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guerrero trying to control the position but instead, Nadzieja has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guerrero into the cage.
Guerrero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Guerrero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nadzieja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Nadzieja.
Nice body punch from Guerrero - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Guerrero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarek Nadzieja's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guerrero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guerrero digs a good hook to Nadzieja's body.
Guerrero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nadzieja moves in looking to clinch but Guerrero pushes him off.
Guerrero ducks under a wild hook from Nadzieja.
Guerrero connects with a body shot that sends Nadzieja's belly button to the back.
Guerrero scores with a leg kick.
Guerrero connects with a body shot that sends Nadzieja's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero misses with a looping right.
Guerrero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carlos Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Nadzieja.
Guerrero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadzieja.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero thuds his right hand into Nadzieja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Guerrero. That snapped Nadzieja's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadzieja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guerrero.
Guerrero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nadzieja is breathing heavily.
Nadzieja takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Jarek Nadzieja's cut even more.
Guerrero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Guerrero here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadzieja walks forward, straight into a front kick from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with an uppercut. Nadzieja saw that one coming.
Guerrero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guerrero throws a lazy right hand but Nadzieja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guerrero tests Nadzieja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guerrero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nadzieja can do to turn this around?
Guerrero looks to throw the jab but Nadzieja is out of range.
Nadzieja checks a leg kick nicely.
Guerrero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throws the left hand but Nadzieja avoids the punch easily.
Guerrero slips a straight right by Nadzieja.
Carlos Guerrero is winning the standup battle so far.
Guerrero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The cut above Jarek Nadzieja's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nadzieja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrero lands a leg kick that knocks Nadzieja off balance momentarily.
Guerrero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nadzieja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guerrero misses with a double jab.
Guerrero thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guerrero.
Nadzieja loads up on a big right hand but Guerrero slips the punch.
Guerrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nadzieja loads up on a big right hand but Guerrero slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadzieja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guerrero thows a body shot but no joy.
Guerrero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guerrero lands a really nice looking cross but Nadzieja seems unphased.
Guerrero lands a head shot.
Nadzieja looks to land a left hand but Guerrero moved out of range nicely.
Guerrero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nadzieja misses with a looping left.
Nadzieja staying out of range there.
Nadzieja throws an overhand right that lands on Guerrero's shoulder, as Guerrero tries to avoid the shot.
Nadzieja defending well as Guerrero loads up on a big left hand.
Guerrero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nadzieja.
Nadzieja slips under a jab from Guerrero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nadzieja counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Nadzieja fails to land.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nadzieja.
Nadzieja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nadzieja manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nadzieja presses Guerrero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nadzieja misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nadzieja struggles to land a body shot inside as Guerrero controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Guerrero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarek Nadzieja's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nadzieja doesn't manage to clinch there - Guerrero circles away.
Nadzieja tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Nadzieja takes a swing at Guerrero's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Nadzieja misses.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nadzieja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nadzieja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guerrero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guerrero instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nadzieja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nadzieja throws a punch but it's blocked by Guerrero.
Guerrero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadzieja.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
Nadzieja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nadzieja - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nadzieja continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nadzieja up against the cage.
Guerrero is trying to stall.
Guerrero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nadzieja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nadzieja.
A short uppercut from Guerrero.
Nadzieja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nadzieja throws a head punch that misses.
Guerrero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerrero is trying to stall.
Nadzieja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero avoiding damage.
Guerrero blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadzieja works on Guerrero's body with a couple of short punches.
Guerrero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadzieja backwards.
Guerrero throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadzieja.
Guerrero lands a nice uppercut.
Nadzieja tries to throw a body punch but Guerrero avoids it by throwing Nadzieja back against the cage.
Nadzieja blocking some punches.
Guerrero lands a nice uppercut.
Guerrero is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Guerrero.
Guerrero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nadzieja is keeping busy.
Guerrero struggles to land a body shot inside as Nadzieja controls his hands.
Carlos Guerrero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guerrero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nadzieja scores with a shoulder strike.
Guerrero lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero blocking some punches.
Guerrero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerrero lands a body punch.
Nadzieja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadzieja blocks an uppercut.
Guerrero lands an uppercut.
Jarek Nadzieja's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Guerrero blocks a body shot from Nadzieja.
Nadzieja tries to stall but Guerrero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Guerrero.
Nadzieja throws a head punch that misses.
Nadzieja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guerrero pushes Nadzieja back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nadzieja 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jarek Nadzieja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Lieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieber's entrance music is The Dust Brothers- What is Fight Club . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hendricks's choice of entrance music: Nickelback - Burn It To The Ground . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Lieber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks dives in for a single leg takedown but Lieber sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hendricks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lieber walks away with a smile on his face. Hendricks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hendricks moves forwards but Lieber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lieber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hendricks shoots in and drives through. Lieber sprawls well.
Max Lieber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hendricks.
Lieber looks to throw the jab but Hendricks is out of range.
Hendricks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lieber circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch but Lieber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lieber misses with a hook
and Hendricks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lieber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Hendricks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lieber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lieber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendricks's guard.
Lieber distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lieber distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendricks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've been hearing good reports from Lieber's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lieber cracks Hendricks with a solid left hand.
Hendricks punching from the bottom.
Lieber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lieber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendricks's head.
Lieber wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieber postures up and lands a big shot to Hendricks's brow.
Lieber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lieber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lieber is working Hendricks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hendricks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lieber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendricks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lieber trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lieber landing with the ground and pound.
Hendricks trying to strike off his back.
Lieber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lieber stopping the sweep attempt from Hendricks.
Hendricks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lieber distracts Hendricks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lieber is in close to Hendricks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lieber trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendricks is striking off his back. Lieber thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lieber connects with a nice short shot to Hendricks's temple.
Hendricks wants to improve his position but Lieber is controlling well.
Hendricks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lieber connects with a nice short shot to Hendricks's temple.
Lieber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hendricks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lieber working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lieber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lieber working over Hendricks with some ground and pound. Hendricks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hendricks punching from the bottom.
Lieber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hendricks!
Lieber working the ground and pound effectively.
Lieber breaks from Hendricks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lieber looking to control but Hendricks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hendricks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lieber landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hendricks is squirming around, avoiding Lieber's attempts to control the action.
Lieber raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hendricks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lieber working the ground and pound effectively.
Hendricks is still in real trouble! Can Lieber finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieber unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hendricks wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lieber celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Lieber!
Our winner, Max Lieber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jimmy Hendricks was interviewed post fight and said '........'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dino Saur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War has chosen Nemisis as his entrance music. Art War will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dino Saur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art War!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saur scores with a jab to the body.
Saur tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but War defends well and Saur ends up having to push War into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Saur could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Saur has dropped down and is working for a takedown. War is trying to keep an underhook but Saur manages to get the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and War defends it well.
War controlling the position for now.
Saur trying to control the action but War is working from the bottom.
War is trying to stand back up but Saur is controlling him
Saur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saur is thwarting War's attempts to control the position.
Saur is looking for a kimura here.
War has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Saur maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! War could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Saur has cracked it and War is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Saur!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dino Saur!
An out of breath Dino Saur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Art War had this to say: 'Doh ! /thanks to the fans *you ALMOST make this Painless.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radek Vagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
170 lbs
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166 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zachary Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radek Vagner!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Bender is just out of range.
Bender defending well as Vagner loads up on a big left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bender.
Bender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vagner clinches.
Vagner misses with the head strike.
Bender has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vagner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bender is trying to drag Vagner to the mat but Vagner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachary Bender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Vagner.
Vagner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender prevents a body shot from Vagner.
Bender prevents a body shot from Vagner.
Bender avoids a wild elbow strike from Vagner.
Bender blocks an elbow strike from Vagner.
Vagner tries to work over Bender's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vagner gets underhooks to prevent Bender's takedown attempt.
Vagner is trying to stall.
Vagner trying to land knees to the body.
Vagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vagner can't find room to land a body shot as Bender controls the action.
Vagner tries to throw a body punch but Bender avoids it by throwing Vagner back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bender blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bender drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bender has been working on his balance at Titan Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Vagner.
Bender blocks an elbow strike.
Bender blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vagner.
Vagner tries to throw a body punch but Bender avoids it by throwing Vagner back against the cage.
Vagner throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Vagner.
Vagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bender takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Vagner is looking for a sweep.
Vagner manages to get back to half guard.
Vagner told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bender is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vagner sees it coming and defends easily.
Bender is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vagner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bender.
Bender is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bender seems to be working for a kimura but Vagner defends the submission attempt.
Vagner wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender is trying to work for a kimura but Vagner is defending well.
Vagner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vagner.
Vagner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bender drops back looking for a leg! Vagner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vagner manages to kick Bender off! Bender jumps back into Vagner's guard.
Bender pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vagner is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vagner has his feet on Bender's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bender manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radek Vagner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bender prevents a body shot from Vagner.
Vagner can't find room to land a body shot as Bender controls the action.
Bender wants a takedown.
Vagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bender's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vagner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bender's brow.
Bender wants to take the fight to the mat but Vagner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bender blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vagner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bender's brow.
Vagner lands a nice shot to the body.
Vagner leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Vagner.
It looks like Zachary Bender has been cut.
Vagner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Radek Vagner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagner is struggling to control the position.
Vagner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bender.
Bender avoids the elbow strike from Vagner, against the cage.
Vagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Bender controls his hands.
Vagner lands a body shot.
Vagner can't find room to land a body shot as Bender controls the action.
Bender blocks an elbow strike.
Bender avoiding damage as Vagner throws knees to the body.
Vagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bender avoids the elbow strike from Vagner, against the cage.
Vagner digs a right hand into Bender's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bender's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Bender controls his hands.
Vagner lands a nice elbow.
Vagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bender shoots for a takedown but Vagner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachary Bender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vagner lands with a shot to the body.
Vagner wants to clinch up but Bender keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vagner tries to land knees in the clinch but Bender avoids the damage to the body.
Bender blocks an elbow strike from Vagner.
Bender is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vagner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagner tries to work over Bender's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vagner gets underhooks to prevent Bender's takedown attempt.
Vagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bender's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Vagner fails to land.
Vagner lands a nice elbow.
Bender is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vagner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vagner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bender or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vagner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bender's defenses.
Vagner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vagner misses with a body punch.
Vagner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zachary Bender's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vagner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bender's brow.
Bender dodges an elbow strike from Vagner.
A short uppercut from Vagner.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vagner.
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!
Bender is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vagner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Bender.
Bender is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vagner is defending well.
Vagner lands an elbow inside.
Zachary Bender's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vagner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bender's brow.
Vagner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vagner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bender is working for takedown but Vagner is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radek Vagner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zachary Bender's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bender circles away.
Vagner wants to clinch
and Bender decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vagner's guard.
Bender 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.
Vagner looking for a sweep. Not yet Vagner, not yet.
Vagner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vagner is trying to control. Bender wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vagner wants to stand but Bender has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bender manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagner wanted to stand there but Bender had control of the position.
Bender is working an open guard so Vagner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Radek Vagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vagner with a nice cross.
Vagner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Bender swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bender circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vagner closes the distance and pushes Bender back into the cage.
Vagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bender drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bender blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Vagner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bender dodges an elbow strike from Vagner.
Bender has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vagner after a bit of a struggle.
Vagner tries to work over Bender's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vagner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bender darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vagner tries to roll over but Bender keeps him under control.
Vagner gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bender off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Vagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bender was well out of range. Poor timing from Vagner.
Bender swats away the attempt to clinch by Vagner.
Bender with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vagner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachary Bender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vagner stalling.
Vagner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vagner can't find room to land a body shot as Bender controls the action.
Bender managing to block the knees to the body from Vagner.
Vagner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bender is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vagner misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vagner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bender's brow.
Vagner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bender.
Vagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vagner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vagner tries a body shot but Bender blocks it.
Bender blocks a body shot from Vagner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vagner.
Vagner tries to work over Bender's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vagner has Bender pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bender.
Zachary Bender has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Radek Vagner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bender's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radek Vagner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vagner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radek Vagner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Cecilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toriyama comes to the cage accompanied by Maino - Remember My Name. Cecilson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. organ donor by dj shadow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Takeshi Toriyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeshi Toriyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Cecilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toriyama blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Cecilson as he connects with a hook.
Toriyama throws a big shot that misses.
Cecilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toriyama.
Toriyama shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Toriyama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Toriyama tries to pass to full mount but Cecilson defends it.
Toriyama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Toriyama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Toriyama working Cecilson over with strikes.
Toriyama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toriyama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cecilson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Toriyama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Toriyama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cecilson 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.
Cecilson wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cecilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cecilson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Toriyama is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cecilson tries to roll over but Toriyama keeps him under control.
Cecilson is in trouble now - Toriyama has advanced to mount!
Toriyama landing shots from mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Toriyama's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Toriyama lands a big elbow.
Toriyama lands with some strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Toriyama looking for a guillotine from mount but Cecilson is having none of it.
Toriyama lands with some strikes.
Cecilson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toriyama avoids the attempt from Cecilson to control.
Cecilson is still in real trouble! Can Toriyama finish him?
Toriyama drops a big elbow. That's hurt Cecilson! More shots from Toriyama and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Toriyama!
An intense looking Takeshi Toriyama took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I just won, and I also want to announce that I'm moving to 155lbs division.'.
The defeated Cedric Cecilson had this to say: 'This loss was all because of Terrys Chocolate Oranges. I ate like 5 of those bad boys right before the fight! Woon't be making that mistake again!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hardy to the ground. Damozzi is now in Hardy's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Damozzi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damozzi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Damozzi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Damozzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi looking to pass the guard.
We've been hearing that Damozzi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Damozzi throws a strike but Hardy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy looking to pass the guard.
Damozzi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but Damozzi is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tom Hardy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damozzi as he avoids it easily.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Damozzi moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Damozzi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hardy's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Damozzi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardy on the ground.
Damozzi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Damozzi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throwing strikes but missing.
Damozzi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damozzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Damozzi works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Hardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damozzi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Damozzi slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damozzi trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Damozzi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damozzi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Damozzi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damozzi working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Damozzi avoids the body shot from Hardy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damozzi.
A jab lands there for Hardy.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Damozzi saw that one coming.
Damozzi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damozzi works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Damozzi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damozzi stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damozzi is in close to Hardy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damozzi defends it easily.
Hardy looking for subs off his back but Damozzi has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Damozzi is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Damozzi slips a nice elbow through Hardy's hands, connecting with Hardy's forehead.
Hardy gets full guard.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damozzi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Damozzi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damozzi trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damozzi defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Damozzi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Damozzi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damozzi is aware though and is defending well.
Damozzi with a nice head shot there.
Damozzi pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Damozzi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Damozzi there.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damozzi.
Hardy looking for submissions off his back.
Damozzi drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Damozzi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Damozzi lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.
Damozzi working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi working Hardy over with strikes.
Hardy is rocked!
Damozzi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hardy is still in real trouble! Can Damozzi finish him?
Damozzi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Hardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damozzi controlling from mount.
Damozzi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that second round.
That's time! Damozzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Damozzi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hardy to the mat! Hardy manages to get full guard.
Damozzi stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hardy has his foot on Damozzi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Damozzi works his way back into a safe position though.
Damozzi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Damozzi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hardy wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
Damozzi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hardy!
Damozzi landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Damozzi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damozzi looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hardy covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Damozzi!
Frank Damozzi retains his light heavyweight title!
Frank Damozzi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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