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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mack (ranked 3251 p4p, 384 weight class) and Markus Androula (ranked 22648 p4p, 587 weight class). Markus Androula told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Androula!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Androula tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mack stalling.
Mack avoiding damage.
Androula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Androula avoids it by throwing Mack back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Androula swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack tries to clinch up but Androula circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Androula's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Androula jabs at Mack's body.
Mack clinches up against the cage.
Mack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Androula.
Androula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack tries to clinch but Androula moves out of range.
Androula looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mack gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Androula.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries a knee to the head but Androula blocks it.
Androula prevents Mack from breaking the clinch.
Mack misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Androula throws an elbow but misses.
Mack stalling in the clinch but Androula improves position.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Androula.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Androula.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but Androula blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Androula's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack stalling in the clinch but Androula improves position.
Androula breaks from the clinch.
Mack throws the kick towards the body but Androula avoids it.
Mack motions for Androula to come forward. Mack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Androula swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Androula. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack tried to counter with a leg kick but Androula avoided it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mack tries to clinch up but Androula circles away and keeps his distance.
Androula wants to counter the offense by Mack and move into the clinch position.
Mack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Androula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mack.
Androula throws a leg kick but Mack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Androula keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Androula lands with a hook. Mack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Androula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Androula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mack.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Androula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack wants to clinch up but Androula keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Androula.
Androula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mack.
Androula feints the counter takedown.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Androula.
Androula's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Androula duly obliges.
Craig Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack throws a leg kick that is checked
and Androula counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack has Androula up against the cage in a clinch.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Androula.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Androula.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mack dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mack clinches up against the cage.
Mack tries to circle away but Androula has him pinned against the cage.
Mack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Androula misses with an elbow over the top.
Mack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack slips under a jab.
Androula takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Androula lands a jab to the head.
Mack tries to clinch up but Androula circles away and keeps his distance.
Androula looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Androula tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Mack.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Androula lands an elbow just above Mack 's eye.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Androula's elbow.
Mack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Androulas head.
A bit of stalling here from Mack.
Androula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack stalls.
Mack lands an elbow that stopped Androula in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Androula breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Androula lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mack tries to clinch up but Androula circles away and keeps his distance.
Androula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Androula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Androula throws out a counter right but Mack avoids it with no problem.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Androula circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Androula fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Androula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mack.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack wants to clinch up but Androula keeps it at a distance.
Mack tries to clinch but Androula moves out of range.
Mack misses with a hook. Androula ducked under it nicely.
Androula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mack tries to clinch but Androula moves away
and Androula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Androula steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mack.
Androula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Androula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Mack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to clinch up but Androula keeps it at a distance.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Androula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Androula tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mack tries to clinch but Androula is having none of it.
Mack moves into the clinch.
Mack scores with a shot to the side of Androula's head.
Mack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Androula.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Androula breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Androula lands with a good body shot.
Mack closes the distance and pushes Androula back into the cage.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Androula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack lands with a short shot to the head.
Androula is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mack dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mack pounces like a tiger and cracks Androula with a vicious hook! Androula is down but not out! Mack follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Craig Mack!
An intense looking Craig Mack took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Im kicking new flavor in ya ear'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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