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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cus Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart |
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Dangerous GnP
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cus Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Damato misses.
Damato clinches.
Damato scores with a shot to the side of Hardin's head.
Damato manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Damato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damato has a couple of punches blocked by Hardin.
Hardin tries to break free but Damato pushes him back against the cage.
Damato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardin is trying to drag Damato to the mat but Damato just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Damato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Damato lands an elbow inside.
Damato lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Hardin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardin takes an elbow to the temple.
Damato lands an elbow just above Hardin 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardin.
Damato stalling.
Nice elbow from Damato.
Hardin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardin trying to stall but Damato improves his position.
Damato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damato lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Hardin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Damato to keep the fight standing.
Cus Damato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hardin.
Damato lands an elbow just above Hardin 's eye.
It looks like Mike Hardin has been cut.
Hardin being controlled against the cage.
Damato misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Damato - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hardin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Damato has him pressed against the cage.
Hardin working hard to break the clinch.
Damato throws a head punch that misses.
Damato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardin's defenses.
Damato stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damato.
Damato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damato lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Hardin takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardin is rocked!
Hardin takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardin is still on wobbly legs! Can Damato finish him?
Damato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardin seems to have recovered his senses.
Damato content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Damato lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato slowing the pace effectively.
Damato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Damato taking a breather.
Damato lands with a right to the head.
Hardin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damato.
Damato lands an elbow just above Hardin 's eye.
Damato is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Damato gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Damato lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damato.
Hardin jumps guard but Damato stands there with Hardin around his waist. Hardin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Damato prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardin is trying to drag Damato to the mat but Damato just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hardin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damato.
Damato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardin takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Damato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardin takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cus Damato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hardin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Damato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardin is just out of range.
Hardin tries for a takedown but Damato circles away easily
and Damato counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hardin looks to clinch
and Damato moves into the clinch.
Damato slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damato.
Damato effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damato.
Damato lands an elbow just above Hardin 's eye.
Nice elbow from Damato.
Damato lands a right hand.
Damato has Hardin pressed against the cage.
A short right from Damato on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato lands a right hand.
Hardin tries to stall but Damato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damato lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Hardin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Damato has him pressed against the cage.
Damato pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardin's defenses.
Damato lands an elbow inside.
Damato scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Damato for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Damato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damato lands an elbow inside.
Damato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardin taking a breather.
Damato lands a nice elbow.
Damato is stalling here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Damato lands a nice elbow.
Hardin looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato lands a nice uppercut.
Damato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Damato.
Damato lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Mike Hardin's cut even more.
Damato stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Damato lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Damato throws a head punch that misses.
Damato is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Damato lands a damaging elbow.
Damato slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cus Damato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damato lands an elbow inside that Hardin shrugs off.
Hardin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Damato misses with some punches.
Damato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardin being controlled against the cage.
Damato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cus Damato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hardin.
A bit of stalling here from Damato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cus Damato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Hardin's cut.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Damato. Hardin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damato scores with a push kick.
A head kick by Damato - that's a beauty! Hardin is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Damato can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cus Damato!
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energy
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hype
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