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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Damozzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Damozzi moves into range and clinches up with Michaels.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels cracks the inside of Damozzi's front leg.
Michaels tries to keep at a distance but Damozzi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Damozzi closes the distance and pushes Michaels back into the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Michaels.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Damozzi moves out of range easily.
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels cracks Damozzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damozzi clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the cage.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Damozzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels throws a series of punches but Damozzi moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michaels seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Michaels clobbers Damozzi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damozzi clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the cage.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Still in the clinch, Damozzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi blocking some punches.
Damozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Michaels misses with some punches.
Damozzi lands a shoulder strike.
Michaels misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Michaels with a knee to the head.
Damozzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Michaels tries to bum rush Damozzi with a series of wild strikes but Damozzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michaels, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Damozzi.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michaels.
Damozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Damozzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damozzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Damozzi controls the action.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damozzi drives through and clinches with Michaels against the cage.
Damozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michaelss head.
Damozzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damozzi.
Still in the clinch, Damozzi scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Damozzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi closes the distance and clinches.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damozzi darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels pushes Damozzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and Michaels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Damozzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frank Damozzi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karl Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Damozzi slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Damozzi rushes Michaels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Damozzi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michaels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Damozzi.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damozzi is keeping busy.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels scores with a shot to the side of Damozzi's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Damozzi 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.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damozzi darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
Damozzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damozzi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Damozzi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
Damozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damozzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Damozzi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Michaels misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michaels.
Damozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michaels tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels throws a front kick that sends Damozzi stumbling back into the cage.
Damozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Damozzi controls the action.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Damozzi darts in trying to clinch
and Michaels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michaels, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaels taking a breather.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damozzi is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Damozzi scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels throws an elbow but it misses.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Damozzi checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Michaels.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Damozzi controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Damozzi gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the cage.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi lands with a left to the head.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Michaels looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damozzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
Frank Damozzi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Michaels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Damozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Michaels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damozzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Damozzi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damozzi clinches up against the cage.
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karl Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
Michaels throwing a counter right hand but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Damozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Michaels jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Damozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Michaels. Beautiful body shot.
Damozzi wants to clinch.
Damozzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Damozzi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Damozzi blocking some punches.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Damozzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damozzi 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Damozzi!
Our winner, Frank Damozzi, 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.
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