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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devil Anse Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 3, fighting out of London, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Damozzi pushes Hatfield away with a front kick.
Hatfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damozzi misses with a kick to the body.
Hatfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Hatfield attempts a counter takedown but Damozzi avoids it well and moves away.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Damozzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hatfield throws out a loose jab but Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damozzi.
Damozzi scores with a nice body kick.
Damozzi throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damozzi counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Damozzi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatfield thinking.
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!
Damozzi slips a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damozzi.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damozzi can pounce on him.
Hatfield throws a hook but Damozzi avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Damozzi!
Damozzi sneaks back into half guard.
Damozzi actively working from the bottom here.
Hatfield is nestled in close to Damozzi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hatfield wants to pass to mount but Damozzi is defending the position.
Damozzi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hatfield pushes down on Damozzi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've been hearing that Hatfield has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Damozzi wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hatfield pulls his head out easily.
Hatfield prevents Damozzi from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hatfield lands a nice short elbow.
Damozzi is trying is best to control the position here.
Hatfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hatfield is trying to control. Damozzi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hatfield is nestled in close to Damozzi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damozzi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hatfield trying to control from half guard but Damozzi is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Damozzi is trying to maintain the position but Hatfield is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi gets full guard.
Hatfield is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Damozzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Damozzi, not yet.
Damozzi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hatfield gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hatfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hatfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hatfield is working hard here to advance position.
Hatfield wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hatfield stopping the sweep attempt from Damozzi.
Hatfield lands a couple of elbows.
Hatfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Damozzi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hatfield slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Damozzi looking for a sweep but Hatfield has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Damozzi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Damozzi is trying to maintain the position but Hatfield is very close to passing his half guard.
Damozzi wants to improve his position but Hatfield is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Anse Hatfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Damozzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatfield appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Damozzi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Damozzi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Hatfield.
Hatfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Devil Anse Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damozzi walks into a jab.
Damozzi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hatfield throws a big counter combination but Damozzi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hatfield blocks a jab.
Hatfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damozzi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Damozzi misses its intended target.
Damozzi throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield throws a hook but Damozzi blocks it.
Hatfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damozzi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hatfield scrambles back to his feet.
Damozzi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hatfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Damozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Damozzi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damozzi counters with a leg kick.
Hatfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Damozzi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hatfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damozzi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hatfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hatfield lands with a shot to the body.
Frank Damozzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damozzi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hatfield on the side of the head.
Damozzi thows a body kick. Hatfield tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hatfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damozzi. Damozzi obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a jab when Damozzi was well out of range.
Damozzi lands with a shot to the body.
Damozzi connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield tried to score with a low kick but Damozzi checks it.
Hatfield tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damozzi is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Hatfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Damozzi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damozzi as he jumps to the side.
Damozzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Damozzi is out of range.
Hatfield looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devil Anse Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damozzi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hatfield's head backwards.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Damozzi wants to land a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damozzi sprawls well. Damozzi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hatfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Damozzi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Damozzi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Damozzi misses with a straight right.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
Damozzi throws a leg kick which misses Hatfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatfield tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damozzi.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield throws a leg kick
and Damozzi counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Damozzi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Damozzi misses with a body kick.
Hatfield slips a jab from Damozzi.
Damozzi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi misses with a straight right.
Hatfield takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damozzi. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damozzi.
Damozzi tries a quick counter leg kick but Hatfield is wise to it.
Damozzi ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Damozzi stuffs the takedown.
Damozzi dips to his left and cracks Hatfield with an uppercut!
Hatfield misses with a takedown attempt - Damozzi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hatfield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damozzi.
Damozzi swinging wildly here.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming.
Hatfield is looking for a counter combo.
Damozzi scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and Damozzi counters with a straight right hand.
Hatfield moves out of range as Damozzi throws a body kick.
Hatfield fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Damozzi.
Damozzi is looking to chop away at Hatfield's legs.
Damozzi lands a right hook to the body.
Hatfield takes a swing at Damozzi's ribcage but misses.
Damozzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hatfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Damozzi clobbers Hatfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damozzi.
Damozzi works the jab nicely.
Hatfield lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damozzi misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Hatfield misses
and Damozzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Damozzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi misses with a left hand
and Hatfield decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Damozzi's guard.
Hatfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damozzi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hatfield looking to sit in guard and control but Damozzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hatfield wants to control but Damozzi passes easily into half guard.
Hatfield is looking for a sweep. Damozzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hatfield regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Damozzi.
Damozzi throws an elbow that misses. Hatfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damozzi's guard. Nice move by Hatfield!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Damozzi can't keep his opponent in guard - Hatfield advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hatfield stalling away here and it's allowed Damozzi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hatfield engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Damozzi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hatfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Damozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hatfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Damozzi's head.
Damozzi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi working for a triangle but Hatfield defends it easily.
Hatfield wants to control from the top but Damozzi keeps moving.
Devil Anse Hatfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Damozzi holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Damozzi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hatfield is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Damozzi.
Hatfield looks up at the clock and then as Damozzi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hatfield smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hatfield throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hatfield tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hatfield goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Damozzi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hatfield but great work by Damozzi.
Damozzi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hatfield down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Damozzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damozzi 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Damozzi!
Frank Damozzi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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