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Event:
Byzantium 6
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Mazini circles away.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Mazini misses with a hook to the body
and Gilmore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gilmore throws a series of strikes that have Mazini backpedaling.
Gilmore darts in looking for a takedown but Mazini gets double underhooks and turns Gilmore into the cage.
Gilmore tries for a takedown but Mazini circles away easily#TD2#
and Mazini counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gilmore won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here as Mazini stalls from top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mazini working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mazini lands an elbow. #T1#
Mazini scoring with punches from side control.
Mazini has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mazini controlling his opponent. #SUB2#
Mazini wants to finish this one by submission but Gilmore is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mazini.
Gilmore looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mazini breaks from Gilmore's wrist control and lands an elbow. #T2#
Mazini pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mazini unloading with bombs!
Mazini landing punches.
Mazini scoring with strikes but Gilmore is staying in there.
Mazini in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mazini controlling from mount.
Mazini working the ground and pound effectively.
#T3#
Mazini controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gilmore taking shots to the head. #SUB2#
Mazini has hold of Gilmore's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gilmore manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gilmore is in a horrible position here. Mazini smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mazini sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Mazini 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.#R2##TD2#
Mazini shoots in and gets a takedown into Gilmore's guard.
Mazini advances position into side control!
Mazini landing a few strikes.
Mazini working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazini is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gilmore will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Gilmore takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mazini controlling the position.
Mazini is putting a hurting on Gilmore here, landing some big shots from side control. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mazini is chipping away with strikes.
Gilmore takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mazini lands an elbow.
Mazini landing a few strikes. #SU2#
Mazini stands up and we're back to a striking position. #CL2#
Mazini gets a clinch. #T3##TD2#
Mazini manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mazini punching to the body, from the bottom. #ES2#
Mazini uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mazini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gilmore sprawls well. Gilmore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mazini gets slowly back to his feet.
Mazini fails with a takedown attempt.
Gilmore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mazini backs up against the cage.
#T4##TD2#
Mazini manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gilmore on his heels. He'll look to pass Gilmore's guard now, I'm sure.
Mazini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazini is in close to Gilmore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mazini tries to free his leg and advance position but Gilmore is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazini scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Mazini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Mazini has his takedown stuffed
and Mazini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mazini tries to clinch up.
Gilmore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mazini sprawls well. Mazini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gilmore gets slowly back to his feet.
Mazini tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mazini leaves Gilmore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mazini unleashes a big counter combination but Gilmore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Mazini shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mazini showed some decent athleticism there. #ES#
Gilmore kicks off Mazini and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Gilmore fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Gilmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Gilmore. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gilmore enables Mazini to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gilmore manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gilmore keeping full guard, as Mazini tries to pass. #T2#
Mazini distracts Gilmore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mazini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mazini lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mazini slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mazini is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mazini working the ground and pound from side control.#T3#
Gilmore is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB2#
Mazini is working to tighten his grip on Gilmore's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Gilmore has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mazini is really squeezing tight and eventually Gilmore passes out! Mazini breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marco Mazini!
Marco Mazini 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Mazini drives through with a takedown into Deadly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mazini throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mazini trying to control but Deadly is working from the bottom.
Mazini throws an elbow that misses. Deadly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mazini's guard. Nice move by Deadly!#REVB#
Deadly controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Deadly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mazini wants to sweep here but Deadly controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Deadly wants to control from the top but Mazini keeps moving. #SUB#
Mazini has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Deadly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Deadly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Deadly wants to control from the top but Mazini keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Deadly controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#TD#
Mazini shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mazini was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Deadly is trying to control Mazini's posture but Mazini avoids it.
Deadly regains half guard.
Deadly wants to control but Mazini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mazini looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
Mazini trying to advance position but Deadly counters by regaining guard.
Mazini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Deadly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mazini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD#
Mazini 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.
Mazini looking to sit in guard and control but Deadly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deadly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deadly postures up.
Mazini is really struggling to control Deadly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mazini being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Mazini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Deadly or perhaps it was just good defense by Mazini, which made it look bad.
Marco Mazini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Mazini shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mazini lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadly moves into full guard.
Mazini throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Mazini looking to pass the guard.
Mazini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Deadly pulls Mazini in close to prevent any damage.
Mazini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deadly can do to turn this around?
Mazini looking to sit in guard and control but Deadly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mazini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deadly controls the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mazini holds on and takes a little breather. #T2#
Mazini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deadly controls the pace.
Mazini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mazini tries to get out of the position.
Mazini trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Mazini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deadly trying to control but Mazini is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3##TD#
Mazini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Deadly manages to get to full guard.
Mazini wants to control from the top but Deadly keeps moving.
Mazini tries to free his leg and advance position but Deadly is retaining full guard. #T4#
Deadly is pulling down on Mazini's head to control his posture.
Mazini looking to sit in guard and control but Deadly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Deadly trying to control but Mazini is working from the bottom.
Mazini wants to sweep here but Deadly controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deadly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Deadly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Deadly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Deadly tries to clinch there but Mazini circles away.
#TD#
Mazini closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mazini wants to pass to mount but Deadly is defending the position.
Mazini is looking to stall here but Deadly recovers full guard.
Deadly seems keen to control Mazini's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazini controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Deadly keeping moving, preventing Mazini from controlling successfully.
Mazini landing with the ground and pound.
Deadly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mazini.
Deadly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazini trying to control the position from guard on top but Deadly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#CL2#
Deadly has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Mazini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Mazini looking to score a takedown here. Deadly is defending well but Mazini drives through and ends up in Deadly's guard.
Deadly controls Mazini momentarily but Mazini frees himself.
Mazini looking to sit in guard and control but Deadly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T3#
Deadly trying to control but Mazini is working from the bottom.
Deadly controlling from the top position.
Deadly trying to control but Mazini is working from the bottom. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marco Mazini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Deadly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Mazini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deadly is trying to defend but Mazini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deadly is staying active underneath Mazini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Mazini showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mazini has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Mazini!
A relieved looking Marco Mazini thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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