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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Mazzini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazzini comes to the cage accompanied by Fade To Black. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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188 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Mazzini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Francis!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzini takes a swing at Francis's ribcage but misses.
Mazzini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mazzini misses with a body shot
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
Mazzini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mazzini misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Francis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mazzini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mazzini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francis manages to avoid it.
Mazzini misses with a takedown attempt
and Francis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francis misses with a looping right.
Mazzini's corner calls for a 1-2. Mazzini obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mazzini drops Francis with a left right combo! Mazzini follows him down to the ground into side control.
Francis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis is not content to let Mazzini control the position.
Francis is still in real trouble! Can Mazzini finish him?
Francis can't do much from the bottom here.
Mazzini is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Francis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Francis seems to have recovered his senses.
Mazzini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Francis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini tries to advance to mount but Francis denies him.
Mazzini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Francis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Francis sneaks back into half guard.
Mazzini trying to mount his opponent but Francis defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mazzini trying to control from half guard but Francis is working away.
Mazzini is trying to work for a kimura but Francis is defending well.
Francis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mazzini looking to sit in guard and control but Francis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Francis looking to sit in guard and control but Mazzini gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mazzini stopping the sweep attempt from Francis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Mazzini from controlling successfully.
Mazzini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Francis is keeping the position for now.
Mazzini is looking to advance position but Francis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mazzini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mazzini gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Francis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mazzini is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily.
Mazzini trying to control but Francis postures up.
Mazzini is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Francis pulls his head out easily.
Mazzini looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Mazzini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Francis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Francis dips to his left and cracks Mazzini with an uppercut!
Francis blocks a head kick by Mazzini.
Jab by Mazzini.
Mazzini catches Francis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Francis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mazzini doesn't seem bothered though.
Francis defending well as Mazzini loads up on a big left hand.
Mazzini missing with a left hand there. Francis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mazzini.
Decent striking displayed by Francis there.
A jab from Francis misses.
Mazzini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Mazzini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzini closes the distance and clinches up with Francis, looking for a takedown. Mazzini pushes Francis against the cage but Francis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Francis lands a jab to Mazzini's midsection.
Francis moves forwards but Mazzini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mazzini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Francis counters with a nice body shot.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range.
Francis misses with a body punch
and Mazzini counters with a stiff right hand.
Vito Mazzini is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazzini looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Francis! But no joy.
Mazzini slips under a jab.
Mazzini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzini shoots in but no luck this time.
Francis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Francis lunges at Mazzini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mazzini's hand.
Francis works Mazzini's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Francis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mazzini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Francis on the side of the head.
Mazzini looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Mazzini misses with the combination.
Mazzini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mazzini throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzini blocks a low kick nicely.
Francis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini throws a body shot but no joy.
Vito Mazzini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis walks into a stiff left hand from Mazzini.
Mazzini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Mazzini ducks down to avoid it.
Francis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mazzini's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Francis, as that shot connected.
David Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mazzini closes this distance looking for a takedown but Francis circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Mazzini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mazzini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Francis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Francis.
A head kick misses from Francis.
Francis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Francis.
Mazzini misses with a hook
letting Francis counter with a right hand.
Francis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Mazzini moves away and avoids it.
Mazzini throws an overhand right that lands on Francis's shoulder, as Francis tries to avoid the shot.
Mazzini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mazzini throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mazzini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Mazzini misses.
Francis cracks Mazzini with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Francis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazzini manages to avoid it.
Mazzini paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Mazzini moves away and avoids it.
Mazzini swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mazzini throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis.
Francis throws a good cross that connects.
Mazzini throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Mazzini's shoulder, as Mazzini tries to avoid the shot.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzini connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francis momentarily.
Francis ducks under a wild hook from Mazzini.
Mazzini misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mazzini.
Francis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazzini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Francis misses with a looping right.
Mazzini with a hook.
Francis moves away from the strike by Mazzini.
Mazzini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mazzini misses with a series of wild punches.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mazzini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis scores with a nice strike.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazzini.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazzini takes a kick to the side of the head.
Francis moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Francis scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Mazzini.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Francis! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Francis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mazzini lands a left and a right that sends Francis crashing to the canvas! Mazzini dives into mount looking to finish!
Mazzini goes for an armbar but Francis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Francis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis won't allow Mazzini to sweep him here.
Mazzini working for a triangle but Francis defends it easily.
Mazzini had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Francis defends it easily.
Mazzini throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Francis escapes and throws Mazzini's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini is looking to reverse the position.
Francis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mazzini has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Francis but great work by Mazzini.
Francis is trying to control Mazzini's posture but Mazzini avoids it.
Mazzini is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Francis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis struggling a bit here.
Mazzini working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mazzini goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Francis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mazzini's guard! Nice work there by Francis!
Mazzini looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Francis passes into side control.
Francis is trying to get an arm triangle but Mazzini is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mazzini wants to control but Francis is keeping busy.
Mazzini wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Mazzini trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mazzini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Francis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mazzini pulls Francis in close to prevent any damage.
Mazzini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Francis controls the pace.
Mazzini lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mazzini won't allow Francis to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francis controlling Mazzini's posture.
Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Mazzini clearly takes that 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.
Mazzini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Francis is holding on to half guard well.
Mazzini is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Francis defends it well.
Francis is doing well to control the position and prevent Mazzini from advancing to side control.
Mazzini is thwarting Francis's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzini is working for a kimura but Francis is defending it quite comfortably.
Francis wants to get back to full guard but Mazzini has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mazzini is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Francis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mazzini throwing strikes here but Francis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mazzini jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Francis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Francis and Mazzini has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mazzini tries to move to mount but Francis blocks the move with his legs.
That's two 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.
Francis can't do much from the bottom here.
Francis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mazzini is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Francis has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Francis!
Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mazzini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Francis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mazzini can't keep his opponent in guard - Francis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mazzini is staying active underneath Francis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mazzini is trying to get back to full guard.
Vito Mazzini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mazzini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mazzini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis is thwarting Mazzini's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Mazzini had his way with David Francis in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Francis catches Mazzini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Mazzini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mazzini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzini lands with a shot to the body.
Mazzini misses with a looping right.
Francis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mazzini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Francis lands a lovely overhand right.
Mazzini looks to land a left hand but Francis moved out of range nicely.
Francis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mazzini with a body shot.
Mazzini lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzini moves away from the strike by Francis.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mazzini throws a hook but Francis blocks it.
Mazzini shoots for a double leg takedown but Francis sprawls well. He's pushed Mazzini's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mazzini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mazzini postures up and lands a big shot to Francis's brow.
Francis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mazzini drops back, looking for a kneebar! Francis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Francis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Francis!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Francis working away.
Mazzini manages to get back to half guard.
Mazzini trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Francis content to control rather than advance.
Mazzini tries to roll over but Francis keeps him under control.
Francis seems to be working for a kimura but Mazzini defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini tries to get to full guard but Francis has control of the leg.
Mazzini gets back to full guard.
Mazzini keeping moving, preventing Francis from controlling successfully.
Mazzini looking for a guillotine here but Francis defends easily.
Mazzini looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Francis passes into side control.
David Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mazzini is looking for a sweep.
Vito Mazzini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mazzini is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Francis is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Francis.
Well Mazzini 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Mazzini!
Vito Mazzini retains his middleweight title!
Vito Mazzini seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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