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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kain Mack (ranked 696 p4p, 1074 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 91 p4p, 144 weight class). Dick Niaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Mack.
Niaz is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Niaz.
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Niaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mack throws a leg kick
and Niaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mack is trying to escape back to his feet but Niaz uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mack wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz wants to control but Mack is keeping him busy.
Niaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
My spies in High Kicks inform me that Niaz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Niaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Niaz swings around for an armbar but Mack sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Niaz's guard.
Niaz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Niaz has an active guard here but Mack has managed to pass into half guard.
Niaz actively working from the bottom here.
Niaz is looking to improve his position.
Mack is thwarting Niaz's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mack haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Mack pushes past his half guard into mount!
Niaz is looking to improve his position but Mack isn't that keen on the idea.
Niaz regains half guard.
Mack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mack passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Niaz!
Niaz wants to hold on but Mack pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Niaz trying to control but Mack postures up.
Niaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Niaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Niaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mack tries to free his leg and advance position but Niaz is retaining full guard.
Niaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Mack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Niaz checks a leg kick.
Niaz tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack throwing a counter right hand but Niaz manages to avoid it.
Niaz darts in and clinches Mack up against the cage.
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niaz tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Niaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Niaz trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz is working for an americana but Mack has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Niaz was thinking about the submission.
Niaz wants to control from the top but Mack keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz is looking to pass into half guard but Mack pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mack is in guard.
Niaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Niaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mack passes into side control.
Niaz is looking to regain half guard here but Mack keeps moving and retains side control.
Mack working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Niaz wants to control but Mack postures up.
Niaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Niaz is still trying to improve position.
Niaz looks to move to half guard but instead Mack has passed into mount! Damn!
Niaz is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz tries to improve his position but instead Mack has taken his back!
Niaz just trying to survive but Mack is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Niaz is trying to break free.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niaz can do to turn this around?
Mack has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Niaz's body.
Niaz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mack's guard. Nice work there by Niaz.
Niaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Mack is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mack dives on top into guard.
Niaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mack defends it easily.
Niaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mack defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mack trying to control but Niaz is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Mack 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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niaz tries to clinch up.
Mack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Niaz tries to clinch up.
Mack looks to land a right hand but Niaz moved out of range.
Niaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mack circles away.
Mack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz tries to clinch but Mack moves away
letting Mack counter with a right hand.
A jab from Mack misses.
Mack throws a jab but it's blocked by Niaz.
Niaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack jabs at Niaz's body.
Dick Niaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.
Niaz has closed the distance and engaged Mack in a clinch.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Niaz controls the action.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack throws a jab when Niaz was well out of range.
Niaz is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Mack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dick Niaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Niaz throwing strikes but missing.
Niaz is looking to pass into half guard but Mack pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mack is in guard.
Niaz striking from his own guard.
Mack postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Niaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mack passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz is looking to regain half guard here but Mack keeps moving and retains side control.
Niaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kain Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mack is trying to control but can't.
Mack is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Niaz is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz uses his free foot to push down on Mack's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mack.
Niaz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dick Niaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Niaz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mack is controlling an arm, preventing Niaz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Niaz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Niaz.
I think Mack 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Mack!
Kain Mack 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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