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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Domino Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Del Piero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domino Harvey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Angelo Del Piero's chin.
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Domino Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angelo Del Piero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Piero tries for a takedown but Harvey circles away easily
and Harvey counters with a head kick. That will keep Del Piero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice shot by Del Piero.
No joy there for Del Piero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Domino Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Piero avoids the head kick by Harvey.
Del Piero misses with a series of wild punches.
Harvey feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Del Piero sprawling to the canvas! Del Piero rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harvey finish him?!
Del Piero is rocked!
It looks like Angelo Del Piero has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Del Piero is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
Harvey throws a head kick but Del Piero moves out of range.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Del Piero seems to have recovered his senses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Piero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Piero moves away from the strike by Harvey.
Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Del Piero tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Piero misses the shot to the body.
Del Piero stalks Harvey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harvey's face. Harvey staggers backwards, shaken.
Del Piero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
Del Piero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harvey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Del Piero is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Del Piero with that takedown attempt.
Domino Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelo Del Piero.
Del Piero has closed the distance and engaged Harvey in a clinch.
Del Piero controlling the action here for a moment.
Harvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harvey throws a head kick but Del Piero moves out of range.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Del Piero moves out of range easily.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Harvey misses
and Del Piero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Del Piero misses with a low kick as Harvey jumps back.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Harvey to counter with a crisp jab.
Domino Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey throws a head kick that Del Piero semi-blocks.
Del Piero looks to land a combination. Harvey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Piero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Harvey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harvey takes one to the chin there.
Decent striking displayed by Del Piero there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Piero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Del Piero cracks a nice hook into Harvey's ribs.
A nice combination there by Del Piero.
Del Piero tests Harvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Del Piero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harvey is out of range and Del Piero settles back down.
Del Piero throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Del Piero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Del Piero lands a nice shot to the body.
Del Piero works Harvey's body with a nice hook.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Piero.
Del Piero throws a push kick but Harvey slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Piero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Del Piero clinches up with Harvey and pushes him back against the cage.
Del Piero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvey misses with a hook
and Del Piero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey throws a sloppy body shot
and Del Piero counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Del Piero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harvey.
Del Piero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Del Piero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harvey rather than just go for the knockout.
Del Piero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Del Piero connects with an inside leg kick.
Harvey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Del Piero.
Del Piero tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Del Piero connects with a body shot.
Del Piero is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Del Piero lands a jab to Harvey's midsection.
Del Piero shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Del Piero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Del Piero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Del Piero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Piero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Del Piero scores with a body shot.
Del Piero fails with a takedown attempt.
Del Piero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harvey swivels and escapes.
Del Piero fails with a takedown attempt.
Domino Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelo Del Piero.
Del Piero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harvey as he avoids it easily.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick
and Del Piero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Piero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Piero lands a jab-cross combination.
Del Piero has a takedown stuffed.
Del Piero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Del Piero lands a two punch combo.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey throws a lazy head kick
and Del Piero counters with a left to the body.
Harvey checks a leg kick.
Del Piero works Harvey's body with a nice hook.
Del Piero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Del Piero scores with a shot to the body.
Del Piero stuns Harvey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Del Piero misses with a takedown attempt - Harvey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harvey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Del Piero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Piero works Harvey's body with a nice hook.
Del Piero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Del Piero blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Del Piero throws a nice looking combination but Harvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Del Piero moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvey prevents the takedown attempt.
Del Piero has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
Del Piero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harvey has him pressed against the cage.
Del Piero is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Del Piero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harvey is trying to break the clinch but Del Piero has him pressed against the cage.
Del Piero is trying to break the clinch but Harvey has him pressed against the cage.
Del Piero wants to get back to striking at distance but Harvey won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Piero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harvey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
Del Piero lands a right hook to the body.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvey throws a head kick but Del Piero moves out of range.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Del Piero. Those never looked like landing.
Del Piero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harvey's hands.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Piero tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Del Piero.
Del Piero scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Piero fails to land with a series of punches.
Del Piero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harvey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Del Piero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Del Piero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Del Piero blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Del Piero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Del Piero.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Del Piero tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Harvey misses
and Del Piero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harvey thinking.
Angelo Del Piero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Piero tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Del Piero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angelo Del Piero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Del Piero fails to land the takedown.
Harvey lands a head kick. Del Piero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Angelo Del Piero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Del Piero closes the distance and clinches up with Harvey, looking for a takedown. Del Piero pushes Harvey against the cage but Harvey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Del Piero.
Domino Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelo Del Piero.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Piero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harvey counters with a head kick. That will keep Del Piero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Del Piero wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Harvey throws a head kick but Del Piero moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Piero fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Del Piero moves out of range easily.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Piero digs a good body shot into Harvey's ribs.
Harvey stuffs the takedown.
Del Piero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harvey avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Del Piero is defended easily by Harvey.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Domino Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harvey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harvey wants it to stay on the feet.
Del Piero scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Del Piero with that takedown attempt.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Del Piero throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Del Piero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Del Piero fails with the takedown
and Harvey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Del Piero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harvey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Piero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Del Piero blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Del Piero tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Del Piero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harvey circles away.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Del Piero moves away and avoids it.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Del Piero moves out of range easily.
Del Piero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Piero wants to clinch.
Del Piero fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Del Piero just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Piero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick
and Del Piero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Del Piero tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Del Piero tries a low kick but Harvey avoids it.
Del Piero cracks a nice hook into Harvey's ribs.
Del Piero clinches with his opponent.
Del Piero can't break the clinch.
Angelo Del Piero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Del Piero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harvey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harvey as Del Piero tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domino Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Del Piero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Del Piero!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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