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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 1696 p4p, 2137 weight class) and Delbert Mazzariello (ranked 186 p4p, 230 weight class). Delbert Mazzariello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deer Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delbert Mazzariello!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter lands a right hook to the body.
Hunter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunter connects with a body shot that sends Mazzariello's belly button to the back.
Hunter thows a leg kick but Mazzariello checks it
and Mazzariello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mazzariello throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Mazzariello misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzariello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mazzariello lands with a right to the head.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello avoids a wild elbow strike from Hunter.
Mazzariello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mazzariello blocking some punches.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mazzariello is defending well for now.
Mazzariello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Hunter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mazzariello working aggressively here.
Come on Hunter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mazzariello.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Mazzariello.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzariello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Hunter as the two fighters clinch.
Hunter pushes off an throws an elbow but Mazzariello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mazzariello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzariello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Mazzariello blocks an elbow strike from Hunter.
Mazzariello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzariello blocks an uppercut.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
Mazzariello misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzariello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mazzariello or not.
Mazzariello scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mazzariello.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter blocks a body shot from Mazzariello.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Mazzariello avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Mazzariello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter misses with an elbow strike.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzariello controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzariello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunter throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzariello fails to land.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzariello misses with a body punch.
Mazzariello blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mazzariello tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzariello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Mazzariello.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Mazzariello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mazzariello lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Deer Hunter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mazzariello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Hunter is predictable there
and Mazzariello counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A lazy left from Mazzariello finds it's target.
Mazzariello is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hunter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter throwing a counter right hand but Mazzariello manages to avoid it.
Delbert Mazzariello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Mazzariello.
An inside leg kick lands from Mazzariello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Mazzariello's shoulder, as Mazzariello tries to avoid the shot.
Hunter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mazzariello checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mazzariello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mazzariello avoids the body shot from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzariello is looking to clinch.
Hunter misses the jab.
Mazzariello throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunter.
Mazzariello tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab by Hunter.
Mazzariello lands a body shot.
A low kick from Mazzariello misses
and Hunter counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mazzariello.
Mazzariello scores with a body shot.
Mazzariello swings widly with a right hand
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazzariello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. Mazzariello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mazzariello wants to land a leg kick but Hunter is out of range.
Hunter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mazzariello takes one on the button.
Mazzariello gets a clinch.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Mazzariello.
Mazzariello blocks an uppercut.
Mazzariello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunters head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Mazzariello.
Hunter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Hunter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mazzariello tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Mazzariello back against the cage.
Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mazzariello counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunter blocks a jab.
Mazzariello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunter can pounce on him.
Mazzariello takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Mazzariello moves away and avoids it.
Hunter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mazzariello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazzariello is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzariello walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Hunter! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deer Hunter!
During a confident post fight interview, Deer Hunter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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