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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Logan Lord (ranked 4136 p4p, 304 weight class) and Massimo Damiani (ranked 2972 p4p, 248 weight class). Massimo Damiani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Massimo Damiani!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damiani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Damiani is looking to clinch.
Lord scores with a nice head shot.
Damiani has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damiani.
Massimo Damiani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damiani throws the kick towards the body but Lord avoids it.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damiani's corner calls for a 1-2. Damiani obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lord checks a leg kick nicely.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damiani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damiani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani tries to clinch up.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Lord connects with the punch.
Damiani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lord works the jab nicely.
Damiani fails to land with a series of punches.
Damiani wants to clinch
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damiani walks into a straight right hand from Lord.
A big right from Damiani misses.
Damiani moves away from the strike by Lord.
Damiani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damiani misses with a low kick.
Damiani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Damiani feints a counter leg kick.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Damiani moves away and avoids it.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lord lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lord connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord misses with an uppercut. Damiani saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Damiani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Damiani finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lord moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Damiani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lord is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Damiani throws a leg kick
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Damiani.
Lord takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Damiani jabs at Lord's body.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Damiani slips the punch.
Damiani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damiani blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Damiani misses.
Damiani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Damiani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord with a hook.
Lord walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damiani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damiani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damiani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Damiani saw that one coming.
Lord stuns Damiani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damiani wants to slow Lord down by chopping away at his legs.
Lord appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lord throws a hook but Damiani blocks it.
Damiani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lord at a distance.
Damiani sizes up Lord with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Damiani throws a lazy head kick
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lord with a nice cross.
Damiani instigates a clinch.
Damiani misses with some punches.
Lord looking to stall.
Lord tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damiani avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Damiani throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
Damiani looks to land a body kick but Lord moved away.
Damiani missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Damiani.
Damiani looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range.
Damiani staying out of range there.
Lord swats away the attempt to clinch by Damiani.
Damiani slips a straight right by Lord.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damiani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
Damiani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damiani manages to avoid it.
Lord misses with a hook. Damiani ducked under it nicely.
Damiani flicks out a counter leg kick but Lord steps away.
Damiani lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
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 Logan Lord will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Damiani. That's going to slow Lord down.
Damiani moves out of range of the strikes.
Damiani tries to clinch but Lord moves out of range.
Damiani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Damiani throws a low kick but Lord moves out of range easily.
Damiani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lord misses with a looping left.
Lord clinches up against the cage.
Lord is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damiani is defending well for now.
Damiani tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lord.
A short left from Damiani.
Damiani manages to break the clinch.
Damiani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord throws the left hand but Damiani avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damiani swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Damiani closes the distance and clinches.
Damiani misses with some punches.
Lord scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damiani blocks an uppercut.
Damiani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Damiani.
A short body shot lands from Damiani as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lord.
Lord is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damiani is defending well for now.
Lord breaks the clinch.
Damiani lands a glancing blow to the side of Lord's head.
Damiani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lord.
Damiani looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Damiani throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damiani moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damiani tries to score with a low kick but Lord moves his leg out of the way.
Damiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lord connects with a right hand. Damiani shakes it off.
Damiani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damiani moves out of range of the strikes.
Damiani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damiani is looking to land body kicks.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Damiani flicks out a counter leg kick but Lord steps away.
Damiani misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
Lord throws a jab when Damiani was well out of range.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lord checks a leg kick.
Damiani moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Logan Lord is winning the standup battle so far.
Damiani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord misses the jab.
Damiani cracks Lord with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Damiani's head but Damiani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lord on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damiani misses with an uppercut
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damiani.
Damiani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Damiani.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Damiani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damiani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damiani moves forwards but Lord connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lord misses with a right hand
and Damiani counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Damiani.
Damiani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Damiani slips the punch.
Damiani misses with a right hand
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Damiani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Damiani's shoulder, as Damiani tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lord doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Damiani.
Damiani digs a good hook to Lord's body.
Damiani misses with the combination.
Lord connects with a crisp jab.
Damiani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damiani! But no joy.
A cross from Damiani lands.
Damiani closes the distance and clinches.
Damiani misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Damiani fails to land.
Damiani working aggressively here.
Damiani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lord swings for the body but Damiani moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Massimo Damiani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lord's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damiani misses with a low kick.
Damiani stuns Lord with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damiani swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Damiani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lord stalling against the cage.
Lord is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Damiani working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damiani prevents a body shot from Lord.
Damiani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damiani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Lord swings for the body but Damiani moves out of range.
Damiani has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Damiani scores with a jab. Lord acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a looping left.
Damiani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damiani tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Lord misses.
Lord takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Damiani lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Lord lands.
Damiani tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damiani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damiani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lord moves into the clinch.
Damiani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lord lands a right hand.
Damiani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Damiani throws a head punch that misses.
Damiani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lord throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damiani swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lord lands an elbow inside that Damiani shrugs off.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Damiani breaks the clinch.
Damiani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Damiani misses with a shot to the body
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damiani moves out of range as Lord throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lord checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damiani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damiani scores with a nice right hand.
Lord misses with an uppercut
and Damiani counters with a nice uppercut.
Lord moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord swats away the attempt to clinch by Damiani.
Damiani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lord doesn't seem bothered though.
Lord looks to land a body kick but Damiani moved away.
Damiani misses with a low kick.
Lord keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Damiani throws the kick towards the body but Lord avoids it.
Damiani loads up on a big right hand but Lord slips the punch.
Lord was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Damiani slips a jab from Lord.
Lord misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damiani! But no joy.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Damiani.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
Damiani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lord.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Damiani manages to avoid it.
Lord lands a lovely overhand right.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Damiani moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damiani misses with a wild body shot.
Damiani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Damiani throws a leg kick
and Lord counters with a left to the body.
Lord lands a jab.
A lazy body kick from Damiani
and Lord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damiani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damiani tries to clinch up.
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damiani was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Damiani scores with a shot to the body.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Lord works the jab nicely.
Damiani tries to clinch but Lord moves away
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damiani tries to clinch but Lord is having none of it.
Damiani throws an off balance right hand
and Damiani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lord has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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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