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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Mazzini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazzini's entrance music is Fade To Black. A fine choice. Waylon Mercy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vito Mazzini's chin.
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203 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercy throws an overhand right that lands on Mazzini's shoulder, as Mazzini tries to avoid the shot.
Mercy lands a body shot.
Mazzini stuns Mercy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mazzini lands with an overhand left.
Mercy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mazzini slips a jab from Mercy.
As Mercy looks to move away, Mazzini throws a big counter combo but Mercy just gets out of the way.
Mazzini misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mercy.
Mazzini lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mazzini.
Mercy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mazzini counters with a quick right hand to 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!
Mazzini throws a big shot that misses.
Mazzini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mercy misses with a straight left.
Mazzini tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mazzini walks into a left hand.
Mercy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercy staying out of range there.
Mazzini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mazzini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mazzini throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy throws a hook to the side of Mazzini's head but Mazzini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazzini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mazzini throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it.
Mazzini misses the jab.
Mazzini misses with a wild body shot.
Mercy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mercy defending well as Mazzini loads up on a big left hand.
Mercy throws a hook to the side of Mazzini's head but Mazzini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mazzini missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercy as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Mazzini.
Mercy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Mercy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazzini. Mercy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazzini lands a jab to Mercy's midsection.
Mercy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercy looks for the body kick but Mazzini saw that one coming.
Mercy cracks Mazzini with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waylon Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzini lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercy off the cage and back into range.
Mazzini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mazzini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a body punch but Mazzini moves out of range.
Mercy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mazzini looks to land a right hand but Mercy moved out of range.
Mazzini lands a nice looking body shot.
Mercy throws out a loose jab but Mazzini uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Mazzini was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mazzini throws a hook to the side of Mercy's head but Mercy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mazzini lands a body shot.
Mercy cracks Mazzini with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mazzini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mazzini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercy throws a big shot that misses.
Mazzini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mazzini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercy.
Mazzini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Mazzini misses.
Mazzini shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mercy's guard.
Mercy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mercy wants to stand up but Mazzini is controlling him.
Mazzini stands and throws Mercy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mazzini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mercy is trying to get back to half guard.
Mazzini tries for a kimura but Mercy is defending well.
Mazzini tries to advance to mount but Mercy denies him.
That's four 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.
Mercy is trying to get back to half guard.
Mazzini advances nicely into full mount.
Mercy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mazzini goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mercy is on top in guard.
Mazzini working for a triangle but Mercy defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy won't allow Mazzini to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Mazzini dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mazzini scores with a jab to the head.
Mercy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazzini misses the target.
Mercy blocks a jab.
Mercy moves out of range of the body kick from Mazzini.
Mercy connects with an inside leg kick.
Mazzini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercy can do to turn this around?
Mercy misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercy.
Mazzini cracks Mercy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercy throws a chopping leg kick but Mazzini manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mazzini cracks Mercy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mazzini staying out of range there.
Mercy misses with a straight right.
Mercy looks to land a combination but Mazzini avoids it well.
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!
Mercy connects with an inside leg kick.
Mazzini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercy moves away.
Mazzini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vito Mazzini is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazzini throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mazzini checks a low kick from Mercy.
Mazzini ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Mercy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice jab there from Mercy.
Mercy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mercy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mercy throws a big shot that misses.
Mazzini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mazzini's sensitive parts.
Mazzini slips a jab and a cross from Mercy.
Mercy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercy throws a hook but Mazzini blocks it.
Mercy misses with a right hand
and Mazzini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mazzini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercy throws out the jab.
Mercy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini connects with a jab.
Mazzini moves in looking to clinch but Mercy pushes him off.
Mercy misses with a straight right.
Mercy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercy tries to work over Mazzini's front leg with a kick but Mazzini checks it.
Mazzini looks to land a left hand but Mercy moved out of range nicely.
Mazzini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercy moves away.
Mercy tries a quick counter leg kick but Mazzini is wise to it.
Mazzini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mazzini's head.
Mazzini looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercy is just out of range.
Mazzini lands a right hook to the body.
Mercy scores with a jab to the head.
Mercy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mazzini throws out the jab.
Mercy scores with a decent looking hook.
Mercy lands with a nice combination. Mazzini backs away looking to recover.
Mercy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Mazzini moves away and avoids it.
Mercy misses with a double jab
and Mazzini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mazzini.
Mazzini misses the jab.
Mercy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mazzini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mazzini looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercy is fending him off so far but Mazzini persists. Nope, Mercy circles away and we're back to standing.
Mazzini with a jab.
Mazzini throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mercy digs a good hook to Mazzini's body.
Mercy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mazzini throws out the jab.
Mazzini gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercy. Mazzini does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Mazzini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mazzini cracks Mercy with a good jab.
Mazzini throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy works Mazzini's body with a nice hook.
Mazzini feints and as Mercy raises his hands in defense, Mazzini changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini pushes down on Mercy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercy is defending against the submission attempts here by Mazzini.
Mercy makes his way to full guard, as Mazzini worked for a kimura.
Mazzini stops Mercy from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazzini is pushing down on Mercy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mercy is fighting to maintain full guard but Mazzini has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Waylon Mercy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mazzini throws a big shot that misses.
Mercy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Mercy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Mazzini misses.
A jab lands there for Mercy.
Mazzini is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mazzini takes a swing at Mercy's ribcage but misses.
Mercy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mazzini cracks Mercy with an open hand slap.
Mazzini fakes the leg kick and cracks Mercy in the body.
Mercy slips a jab from Mazzini.
Mazzini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it.
Mercy scores with a jab to the body.
Mazzini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mazzini drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mercy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy blocks a jab.
Mazzini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mazzini moves into range and clinches up with Mercy.
Mazzini pushes Mercy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mazzini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mazzini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mercy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzini throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
Mazzini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab lands there for Mazzini.
Mazzini misses with a straight left.
Mercy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Mazzini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercy.
Mazzini dives in and scores a takedown into Mercy's guard.
Mazzini tries to free his leg and advance position but Mercy is retaining full guard.
Mercy wants to stand but Mazzini is controlling the position.
Vito Mazzini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy wants to sweep but no luck.
Mercy is pulling down on Mazzini's head to control his posture.
Mazzini looking to sit in guard and control but Mercy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mazzini is on top in guard.
Mazzini is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mazzini wants to pass the guard but Mercy is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mercy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mazzini has Mercy in his guard.
Mazzini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mercy trying to control but Mazzini is working from the bottom.
Mazzini looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mercy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mazzini is looking for a triangle but Mercy pushes his legs off easily.
Mazzini looking for a sweep. Not yet Mazzini, not yet.
Mercy 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 has a closed guard, preventing Mercy from standing up.
Mazzini is looking for a triangle but Mercy pushes his legs off easily.
Mercy wants to control from the top but Mazzini keeps moving.
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.
Mercy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mazzini.
Mazzini slips under a jab from Mercy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercy. Mazzini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazzini misses with a looping right.
Mercy catches Mazzini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercy. That's going to slow Mazzini down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
Mercy scores with a decent looking hook.
Mercy throws a big shot that misses.
Mazzini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mazzini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
Mazzini clinches up with Mercy and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercy checks a low kick from Mazzini.
Mercy scores with a punch to the head.
Mercy throws a leg kick which misses Mazzini's front leg but catches the back leg as Mazzini tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy keeps the fight on the outside.
Mazzini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mercy misses with a hook.
A big right from Mercy misses.
Jab from Mazzini.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
Mercy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waylon Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercy misses with a right hand
and Mazzini counters with a nice body shot.
Mercy throws a right hand that misses
and Mazzini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mazzini feints and then cracks Mercy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercy down.
Mercy missing with a left hand there. Mazzini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercy takes a swing at Mazzini's ribcage but misses.
Mercy scores with a jab.
Mercy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Mazzini. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mazzini.
Mercy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Mazzini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazzini ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mazzini's head.
Mercy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mazzini walks into a stiff left hand from Mercy.
Mercy lands a right hook to the body.
Mazzini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercy misses the shot to the body.
Mazzini is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mercy.
Mazzini tries to clinch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mazzini connects with a nice looking jab.
Mercy misses with a straight right.
Mazzini cracks Mercy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mercy throws out a loose jab but Mazzini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzini is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mazzini swings for the body but Mercy moves out of range.
A jab from Mazzini does it's job there.
Mercy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercy throws a leg kick
and Mazzini counters with a solid body kick.
Mazzini throws a lazy right hand but Mercy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mercy sprawls well. Mercy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mazzini gets slowly back to his feet.
Mazzini lands with a shot to the body.
Mazzini lands a body shot.
Mazzini doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercy circles away.
Mazzini goes for a double leg but Mercy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mercy continues to drive forward.
Mercy digs a good hook to Mazzini's body.
Mercy throws a hook but Mazzini avoids it easily.
Mazzini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
Mercy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercy lands a jab.
Mercy throws out a loose jab but Mazzini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mercy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercy lands a jab to the nose.
Mercy checks a low kick from Mazzini.
Mercy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mazzini's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazzini scores with a nice right hand.
Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Mazzini slips the punch.
Mercy scores with a decent looking hook.
Mazzini scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mercy pushes Mazzini away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mazzini gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mazzini is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mercy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mazzini is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mercy is trying to escape and Mazzini transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mercy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mazzini! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vito Mazzini!
Vito Mazzini retains his middleweight title!
Vito Mazzini thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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