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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bary Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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187 cm
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211 lbs
13 - 4 - 2 |
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187 cm
25
211 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bary Allen! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Damozzi scoring well with a low kick there.
Damozzi blocks a head kick by Allen.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi. Damozzi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Damozzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen. Damozzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Damozzi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Damozzi connects with a crisp jab. Damozzi cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damozzi can pounce on him.
Damozzi lands with a cross. Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damozzi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Allen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Allen. Allen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Allen lands with a cross. Damozzi thows a body kick. Allen tries to catch it but that hurt him. Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses. Damozzi takes one to the chin there. Damozzi throws a jab when Allen was well out of range. Allen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards. Allen blocks a body shot from Damozzi. Damozzi misses with a body punch.
Allen blocks a body shot from Damozzi. Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damozzi. Damozzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Allen throws a head punch that misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen lands with a left to the head. Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen lands a shot to the body. Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen tries to work over Damozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Damozzi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Allen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Damozzi wants a takedown.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen. Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Damozzi prevents a body shot from Allen. Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Damozzi scores with a nice hook to the head. Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Damozzi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Damozzi passes Allen's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Allen is trying to get back to full guard. Damozzi throwing shots but Allen is blocking nicely. Allen wants to sweep but Damozzi has passed to side control! Allen is not content to let Damozzi control the position. Allen tries to buck Damozzi off but Damozzi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Allen can't do much from the bottom here. Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damozzi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Damozzi scores with a couple of short elbows. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Allen struggling a bit here. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Allen is looking for a sweep. Damozzi is trying to ground and pound but Allen uses the momentary lack of control by Damozzi to regain half guard. Damozzi wants to pass to mount but Allen is defending the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Allen is looking to clinch. Allen throws a looping overhand right but Damozzi ducks down to avoid it. Damozzi throwing a counter right hand but Allen manages to avoid it. Allen moves out of range as Damozzi strikes. Damozzi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bary Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Allen misses with a straight right. Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Damozzi throws a wild body kick that Allen sees coming a mile off. Allen connects with an inside leg kick. Good shot there by Allen. Damozzi slips under a jab from Allen. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Allen misses with a wild body shot. Damozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot. Allen takes one to the chin there. Damozzi moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen. Damozzi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round. Damozzi with a nice cross. An inside leg kick from Damozzi misses. Damozzi ducks under a wild hook from Allen. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Allen, as that shot connected.
Allen clobbers Damozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Damozzi misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely. Allen lands an overhand right. Damozzi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Allen. Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Decent striking displayed by Allen there. Allen throws a shot from downtown. Damozzi moves away and avoids it. Damozzi appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Damozzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bary Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Nice body punch from Allen. 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! Allen misses with an uppercut. Damozzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Damozzi misses with a low kick as Allen jumps back. Damozzi connects with a body shot. Damozzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damozzi tries to counter with a takedown but Allen is quick to defend against it. Damozzi gets off balance looking for a body kick and Allen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Damozzi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Nice cross by Damozzi. Allen scores with a nice strike. A chopping leg kick lands by Damozzi. Damozzi is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damozzi. Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damozzi avoids the body shot from Allen.
Damozzi lands with a cross. Damozzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Damozzi swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Damozzi slips under a jab. Damozzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Damozzi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allen's sensitive parts. Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Damozzi manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Damozzi lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen. Allen scores with a shot to the side of Damozzi's head. Damozzi blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land. Damozzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow. Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi. The referee calls for Damozzi to work.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land. Allen misses with a short punch on the inside. Allen lands with a left to the head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi. Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damozzi's elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bary Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damozzi.
Damozzi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Allen sprawls and moves away. Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damozzi wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs. Damozzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Damozzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Damozzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Damozzi shoots in and bounces Allen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Allen wants to get back to his feet but Damozzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Allen is trying to keep Damozzi in close.
Damozzi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Allen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Allen keeping moving, preventing Damozzi from controlling successfully. Damozzi looking to sit in guard and control but Allen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Allen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Damozzi trying to control the position.
Allen wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Damozzi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Allen postures up and lands a big shot to Damozzi's brow. Damozzi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Damozzi being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Damozzi takes one to the chin there. A telegraphed right hand from Damozzi misses the target. Damozzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut. Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Allen throws a body kick that misses. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Allen!
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Damozzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Allen but Allen pushes him off and we're back to square one. Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Damozzi checks it well. Allen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damozzi darts in looking for a takedown but Allen gets double underhooks and turns Damozzi into the cage. Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Allen throws a body shot but no joy. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Allen takes a swing at Damozzi's ribcage but misses. Damozzi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Damozzi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Allen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Allen misses with a hook to the body
so Damozzi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Allen is trying to control the position but Damozzi postures up. Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet. Allen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight! Bary Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Allen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bary Allen! An out of breath Bary Allen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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