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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Fardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fardy comes to the cage accompanied by Smack My Bitch Up. Claudio Demaestri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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200 cm
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Fardy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Demaestri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fardy momentarily.
Fardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Fardy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Fardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Demaestri's calf. Demaestri misses the shot to the body. Demaestri ducks under a wild hook from Fardy. Fardy throws a right hand that misses
and Demaestri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Claudio Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fardy ducks under a wild hook from Demaestri. Fardy thuds his right hand into Demaestri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Fardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Nice shot lands for Demaestri. Demaestri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Demaestri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Demaestri throws a series of punches but Fardy moves out of range. Demaestri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fardy sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fardy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Demaestri finds it's way round the side to connect with Fardy's head. Fardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Demaestri takes a swing at Fardy's ribcage but misses. Demaestri misses with a body shot.
Demaestri misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fardy throws a lazy head kick letting Demaestri counter with a right hand. Demaestri fails to land with a series of punches.
Fardy cracks the inside of Demaestri's front leg. Demaestri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Fardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demaestri misses with a combination
and Fardy counters with a thumping low kick. Fardy throws a hook but Demaestri blocks it. Demaestri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fardy. Demaestri throws a lazy right hand but Fardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Demaestri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fardy.
Donk. Demaestri catches Fardy right on the button with a cross. Demaestri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Demaestri swings for the body but Fardy moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action! Demaestri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Demaestri cracks a nice hook into Fardy's ribs. Fardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Fardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Demaestri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Demaestri looks to land a left hand but Fardy moved out of range nicely. Fardy misses with a right hand and Fardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Demaestri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Demaestri moves out of range as Fardy strikes. Fardy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Demaestri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Demaestri throws a nice looking combination but Fardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A shot to the liver by Demaestri. Beautiful body shot. Demaestri slips a jab from Fardy. Demaestri missing with a left hand there. Fardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Demaestri thuds his right hand into Fardy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A nice leg kick lands there from Fardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fardy dodges the punch combination from Demaestri.
Fardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Demaestri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fardy moves away from the strike by Demaestri. Fardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Demaestri. Demaestri avoids the body shot from Fardy.
Demaestri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fardy. Fardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Demaestri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Demaestri jabbing away but nothing is landing. Fardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Fardy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri. Demaestri misses with a few strikes there.
Demaestri throws a right hand that Fardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Fardy also avoids with ease. The crowd cheers as Fardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Demaestri doesn't seem phased though. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Demaestri looks to land a right hand but Fardy moved out of range. Demaestri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fardy is looking to slow Demaestri down with leg kicks. Demaestri fails to land with a series of punches.
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Fardy moves out of range. Demaestri slips under a jab from Fardy. Fardy throws a body shot but no joy. Fardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demaestri moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demaestri was well out of range. Poor timing from Fardy. Demaestri throws out a counter right but Fardy avoids it with no problem. Demaestri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Demaestri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fardy.
Fardy closes the distance and lands a one-two. Fardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fardy misses with a looping left. A shot to the body from Fardy misses and Demaestri counters with a three punch combo that has Fardy backing up. Fardy nods at Demaestri to acknowledge the strikes. Fardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Fardy will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fardy connects with a nice looking jab.
Demaestri throws a lazy uppercut
and Fardy counters with a one-two to the body. Fardy looks to land a left hand but Demaestri moved out of range nicely. Demaestri appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Fardy. Demaestri does a little dance to reset his feet. Demaestri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Demaestri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Fardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts. Demaestri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fardy back to the cage. Demaestri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Josh Fardy has been cut. Demaestri swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fardy throws a leg kick but Demaestri sees it coming and checks it nicely. Demaestri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Demaestri looks to score with a jab to the body but Fardy is just out of range. Demaestri misses with the combination.
Fardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Claudio Demaestri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fardy, as that shot connected.
Demaestri misses the jab. Fardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demaestri moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Jab by Fardy. Fardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Fardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Demaestri. Fardy lunges at Demaestri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Demaestri's hand. Demaestri throws a body shot but no joy. Fardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Demaestri swinging wildly here.
Fardy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Demaestri just misses with a punch to the body.
Demaestri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. This has been an exciting period of action! Fardy ducks under a wild hook from Demaestri.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Fardy. A big left from Demaestri misses. Demaestri misses with a two punch combination.
Josh Fardy is winning the standup battle so far. Demaestri misses with an uppercut
and Fardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Demaestri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Demaestri is breathing heavily. Demaestri throws an overhand right that lands on Fardy's shoulder, as Fardy tries to avoid the shot. Fardy misses with a head kick.
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Fardy moves out of range. Fardy throws a hook to the side of Demaestri's head but Demaestri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Demaestri appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Fardy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Demaestri slips a jab and a cross from Fardy.
Fardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts. Fardy throws a body shot but no joy. Fardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Demaestri's head. Demaestri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Demaestri misses with a wild combination.
Fardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demaestri moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Demaestri throws out a loose jab but Fardy uses good head movement to avoid it. Demaestri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Demaestri on the wrong end of a nice jab. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fardy, as that shot connected.
Demaestri lands a nice shot that snaps Fardy's head back.
Nice cross by Demaestri. Demaestri dodges the punch combination from Fardy.
Demaestri feints a jab promting Fardy to slip. Demaestri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fardy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Demaestri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fardy cracks Demaestri with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fardy throws a body punch but Demaestri moves out of range. Fardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Fardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demaestri looks to land a combination but Fardy avoids it well. Demaestri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fardy. Fardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri. Demaestri throws a body punch but Fardy moves out of range. Fardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Fardy misses with a wild body shot. Demaestri misses with a looping right. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Demaestri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Demaestri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fardy.
Demaestri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Demaestri works the jab nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Josh Fardy will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Josh Fardy's cut. That's time! Fardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Demaestri swings and misses with a shot to the body and Fardy counters with a nice uppercut. Fardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Demaestri backs up against the cage.
Demaestri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fardy throws a lazy right hand but Demaestri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Demaestri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fardy throws a shot to the body.
Fardy swings for the body but Demaestri moves out of range.
Fardy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Demaestri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fardy. Fardy throws a nice outside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Fardy. Demaestri does a little dance to reset his feet. Fardy slips under a jab. Demaestri stalks Fardy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fardy's face. Fardy staggers backwards, shaken. Demaestri misses with a wild combination.
Demaestri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Demaestri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Fardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demaestri sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Demaestri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Demaestri throws a body shot but no joy. Demaestri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fardy moves away. Fardy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Demaestri just manages to avoid it. A jab from Fardy misses. Demaestri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fardy back to the cage. Demaestri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Fardy avoids the body shot from Demaestri.
Fardy misses with a straight right. Demaestri misses with a straight left. Fardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demaestri. Demaestri throws a jab but it's blocked by Fardy. Fardy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Fardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Claudio Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Fardy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fardy scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Fardy. Fardy's corner calls for a 1-2. Fardy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. No joy there for Demaestri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demaestri misses with a right hand and Fardy counters with a big head kick but Demaestri shrugs it off.
Demaestri is rocked! Fardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Demaestri is still on wobbly legs! Can Fardy finish him? Demaestri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fardy counters with a left to the body. Fardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Fardy steps in with a hook that catches Demaestri right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fardy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Demaestri looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Fardy! Josh Fardy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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