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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Mazzarri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Vimes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Enrico Mazzarri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Vimes!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzarri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vimes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vimes takes a swing at Mazzarri's ribcage but misses.
Mazzarri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mazzarri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vimes.
Vimes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mazzarri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vimes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Vimes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mazzarri misses with a looping left.
Vimes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazzarri.
Vimes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vimes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mazzarri at a distance.
Mazzarri ducks right into an uppercut from Vimes.
Mazzarri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mazzarri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vimes.
Vimes misses with a looping left.
Vimes throws a hook but Mazzarri avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes thows a body shot but no joy.
Vimes misses with a hook to the body
and Vimes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vimes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mazzarri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mazzarri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vimes.
Vimes misses with a head kick.
Samuel Vimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzarri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vimes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vimes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vimes throws a jab when Mazzarri was well out of range.
Vimes ducks under a wild hook from Mazzarri.
Vimes throws a body punch but Mazzarri moves out of range.
Mazzarri cracks Vimes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mazzarri ducks under a wild hook from Vimes.
Vimes throws a jab when Mazzarri was well out of range.
Vimes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vimes misses with a hook to the body
and Mazzarri counters with a stiff right hand.
Vimes looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazzarri is just out of range.
Vimes misses with a straight left.
Vimes closes the distance but Mazzarri moves to the side
and Mazzarri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Vimes connects with a body shot that sends Mazzarri's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Vimes.
Vimes cracks Mazzarri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vimes looks to throw the jab but Mazzarri is out of range.
Vimes lands a slapping body shot.
Vimes takes a swing at Mazzarri's ribcage but misses.
Vimes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mazzarri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vimes lands an overhand right.
Vimes lands a body shot.
Vimes scores with a hook to the body. Mazzarri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vimes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mazzarri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vimes misses with a leg kick.
Mazzarri moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazzarri slips a jab from Vimes.
Vimes wants to clinch
enabling Mazzarri to counter with a crisp jab.
Vimes scores with a jab. Mazzarri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mazzarri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vimes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vimes. Mazzarri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samuel Vimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vimes throws a sloppy body shot
so Mazzarri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vimes is pulling down on Mazzarri's head to control his posture.
Mazzarri lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri preventing the sweep.
Mazzarri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mazzarri passes into half guard.
Mazzarri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mazzarri tries to pass to full mount but Vimes defends it.
Mazzarri is working hard here to advance position.
Mazzarri moves into full mount! Vimes won't be happy about that!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazzarri lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mazzarri working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vimes holds on for dear life, controlling Mazzarri's posture momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Vimes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vimes misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzarri looks to land a left hand but Vimes moved out of range nicely.
Mazzarri misses with an uppercut. Vimes saw that one coming.
Vimes misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Vimes.
A lazy left from Vimes finds it's target.
Vimes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mazzarri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vimes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vimes throws a body punch but Mazzarri moves out of range.
Mazzarri throws an overhand right that lands on Vimes's shoulder, as Vimes tries to avoid the shot.
Vimes lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vimes fails to land.
Mazzarri breaks the clinch.
Mazzarri throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vimes was covering up waiting for the punch and Mazzarri finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vimes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mazzarri.
Mazzarri pushes down on Vimes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vimes trying to control but Mazzarri postures up.
Mazzarri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mazzarri wants to work for an arm triangle but Vimes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vimes is trying to get back to full guard.
Mazzarri passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Mazzarri crashes against the mat.
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!
Vimes taking a bit of punishment here - Mazzarri scoring with strikes.
Vimes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vimes is looking to improve his position.
Mazzarri moves into full mount! Vimes won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazzarri lands a nice shot to the head.
Mazzarri fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vimes is looking to get to half guard.
Mazzarri breaks from Vimes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mazzarri putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes is trying to escape the mount.
Mazzarri working Vimes over with strikes here.
Mazzarri punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vimes wants to hold on but Mazzarri pushes him away.
Mazzarri scoring with strikes but Vimes is staying in there.
Mazzarri scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vimes?
Vimes is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Vimes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vimes is still in real trouble! Can Mazzarri finish him?
Mazzarri lands a big shot there that rocks Vimes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mazzarri lands a big elbow.
Mazzarri with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mazzarri pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri scoring with strikes but Vimes is staying in there.
Vimes seems to have recovered his senses.
Mazzarri looking to secure an arm triangle but Vimes defends it well.
Vimes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mazzarri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mazzarri landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mazzarri prevents Vimes from getting the reversal.
Mazzarri punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vimes taking shots to the head.
Enrico Mazzarri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mazzarri prevents Vimes from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazzarri lands with some strikes.
Mazzarri is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vimes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mazzarri putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mazzarri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Mazzarri dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mazzarri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vimes tries to clinch up.
Mazzarri moves away from the strike by Vimes.
Mazzarri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vimes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazzarri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazzarri moves away.
Vimes ducks under a wild hook from Mazzarri.
Vimes looks to throw the jab but Mazzarri is out of range.
Mazzarri defending well as Vimes loads up on a big left hand.
Vimes loads up on a big right hand but Mazzarri slips the punch.
Vimes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vimes slips a jab from Mazzarri.
Vimes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vimes misses with a lunging right hand
and Mazzarri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vimes is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Mazzarri or perhaps it was just good defense by Vimes which made him look bad.
Vimes misses with a wild body shot.
Vimes misses the shot to the body.
Mazzarri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vimes punishes Mazzarri's body with a nice straight punch.
Vimes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vimes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vimes looks to land a right hand but Mazzarri moved out of range.
Vimes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mazzarri at a distance.
Mazzarri moves away from the strike by Vimes.
Nice straight punches there by Vimes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vimes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vimes slips a jab from Mazzarri.
Mazzarri misses with an uppercut. Vimes saw that one coming.
Vimes misses with a looping left.
Vimes looks to land a left hand but Mazzarri moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Vimes coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzarri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazzarri shoots in for a double leg but Vimes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vimes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mazzarri at a distance.
Vimes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzarri was well out of range. Poor timing from Vimes.
Vimes slips a jab from Mazzarri.
Samuel Vimes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vimes cracks Mazzarri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vimes misses with a jab to the body
and Mazzarri counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes is trying to control Mazzarri's posture but Mazzarri avoids it.
Vimes is looking to regain half guard here but Mazzarri keeps moving and retains side control.
Mazzarri is trying to get an arm triangle but Vimes is defending well.
Mazzarri working the ground and pound.
Vimes wants to control but Mazzarri postures up.
Mazzarri working the ground and pound from side control.
Mazzarri scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vimes can't do much from the bottom here.
Mazzarri tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mazzarri 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzarri working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vimes tries to bench press Mazzarri off him but Mazzarri keeps the position.
Mazzarri is looking to take a break and control but Vimes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vimes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vimes is trying to control Mazzarri's posture but Mazzarri avoids it.
Mazzarri is working Vimes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mazzarri lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazzarri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vimes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mazzarri working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Mazzarri clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mazzarri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mazzarri ducks under a wild hook from Vimes.
Vimes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vimes throws out a loose jab but Mazzarri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzarri scores with a takedown into Vimes's guard.
Vimes is trying to keep Mazzarri in close.
Mazzarri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vimes keeping full guard, as Mazzarri tries to pass.
Vimes keeping moving, preventing Mazzarri from controlling successfully.
Mazzarri looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzarri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mazzarri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mazzarri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mazzarri is working Vimes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mazzarri scoring with some ground and pound.
Vimes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mazzarri is one step ahead there.
Mazzarri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mazzarri preventing the sweep.
Mazzarri throwing strikes from guard but Vimes blocks nicely.
Vimes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mazzarri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vimes's head.
Mazzarri tries to free his leg and advance position but Vimes is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzarri throwing strikes but missing.
Mazzarri preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzarri is in close to Vimes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mazzarri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mazzarri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mazzarri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vimes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mazzarri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vimes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mazzarri's guard.
Vimes is posturing up here but Mazzarri has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Vimes tries to roll out but it's too tight and Vimes has to tap! Slick submission there by Mazzarri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Enrico Mazzarri!
Enrico Mazzarri retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Enrico Mazzarri made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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