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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 1089 p4p, 1343 weight class) and Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 163 p4p, 199 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. Delbert Mazzariello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26 - 11 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzariello throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West ducks right into an uppercut from Mazzariello.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazzariello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Mazzariello now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mazzariello misses with a leg kick.
Mazzariello just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWest.
Mazzariello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but West checks it well.
Mazzariello gets a clinch.
West avoids the elbow strike from Mazzariello, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West pushes Mazzariello back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzariello misses with some punches.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
West lands a body shot in the clinch.
West lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzariello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mazzariello misses with a body punch.
Mazzariello has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Mazzariello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Mazzariello tries to tie him up.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazzariello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazzariello.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazzariello.
An inside leg kick from Mazzariello misses.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mazzariello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from West.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzariello was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Mazzariello throws a low kick but it's checked well by West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello flicks out a counter leg kick but West steps away.
Mazzariello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzariello throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mazzariello throws a right hand that misses
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazzariello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mazzariello tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mazzariello scores with a crisp jab that stopped West in his tracks.
Mazzariello scores with a body shot.
Mazzariello keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazzariello is just out of range.
It seemed like Mazzariello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by West.
West checks a leg kick nicely.
West avoids the body shot from Mazzariello.
West was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been informed that Mazzariello has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mazzariello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mazzariello swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Mazzariello lands.
Delbert Mazzariello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West moves forwards but Mazzariello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
West ducks right into an uppercut from Mazzariello.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
Mazzariello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Mazzariello does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps West's head backwards.
Mazzariello tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from West.
A punch lands to the side of West 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mazzariello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Mazzariello.
West throws a hook to the side of Mazzariello's head but Mazzariello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazzariello is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! West had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mazzariello throws a leg kick that is checked
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West misses with an uppercut
and Mazzariello counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mazzariello darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mazzariello misses with a looping right.
Mazzariello avoids the head kick by West.
West misses with a looping left.
Mazzariello misses with a body shot.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Delbert Mazzariello 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.
A leg kick checked by West.
Delbert Mazzariello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mazzariello misses with a hook to the body
and Mazzariello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mazzariello tried to score with a low kick but West checks it.
Mazzariello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from West.
Mazzariello moves into range and clinches up with West.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazzariello controls his hands.
Mazzariello misses with a hook from the clinch.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mazzariello misses with a body punch.
Mazzariello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mazzariello lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzariello tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Mazzariello back against the cage.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzariello controls the action.
West lands with a left to the head.
Mazzariello struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
Mazzariello has West pressed against the cage.
A short right from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a nice uppercut.
DeShawn West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West misses with a body punch.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from West.
Mazzariello lands with a light punch inside.
West scores with a nice hook to the head.
West wants to get back to striking at distance but Mazzariello won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mazzariello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mazzariello scores with a shot to the side of West's head.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazzariello is rocked!
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mazzariello.
A short right from West on the inside.
Mazzariello is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
West throws a big uppercut that drops Mazzariello! More strikes from West and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mazzariello lies dazed against the cage as West celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn West!
DeShawn West thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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