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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trace Mack (ranked 1355 p4p, 754 weight class) and Duncan Farquharson (ranked 168 p4p, 96 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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2 - 3 - 0 |
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10 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trace Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farquharson counters with a single leg into guard. Mack didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Farquharson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farquharson cracks Mack with a solid left hand.
Farquharson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mack has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson stops Mack from standing up.
Farquharson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Farquharson prevents Mack from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farquharson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Farquharson scoring with punches and elbows.
Farquharson grinds an elbow into Mack's temple.
Farquharson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Farquharson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mack!
Farquharson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Farquharson working Mack over with strikes here.
Farquharson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Farquharson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Farquharson controlling the pace for now.
Farquharson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Farquharson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farquharson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Farquharson tries to control but Mack wriggling away.
Mack is working to get back to half guard.
Farquharson looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson landing strikes from the mount.
You get the feeling that Mack really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Farquharson looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Farquharson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Farquharson landing punches.
Farquharson cracks Mack with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Farquharson tries to control but Mack wriggling away.
Farquharson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mack is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson lands a couple of good shots and Mack has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Farquharson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farquharson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Farquharson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mack.
Our spies down at at ZuccoTraining Ground inform us that Farquharson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Farquharson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mack.
Farquharson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Mack. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Farquharson 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.
Mack throws a lazy uppercut
and Farquharson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mack manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Farquharson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Mack is pressed up against the cage. Farquharson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mack down to the mat. Mack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mack misses the shot to the body.
Mack with a jab.
Farquharson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mack.
Mack thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson blocks a jab.
Mack throws a hook but Farquharson blocks it.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farquharson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mack.
Mack misses with a looping left.
Farquharson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mack. Farquharson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farquharson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mack misses with a few strikes there.
Mack looks to score with a jab to the body but Farquharson is just out of range.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Trace Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farquharson, pushing him back against the cage.
Farquharson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mack pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Farquharson tries for a takedown but Mack manages to get underhooks.
Trace Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duncan Farquharson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Farquharson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mack working hard to break the clinch.
Farquharson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mack walks away with a smile on his face. Farquharson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Mack avoids it easily.
Mack tries to clinch up but Farquharson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Farquharson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mack stuns Farquharson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Farquharson moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trace Mack dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Farquharson avoids the body shot from Mack.
Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mack defends it well.
Farquharson staying out of range there.
Farquharson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mack.
Farquharson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mack defends it well.
Farquharson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farquharson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack throws a body shot but no joy.
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mack. Farquharson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Mack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mack digs a good hook to Farquharson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mack.
Farquharson feints the counter takedown.
Mack takes a swing at Farquharson's ribcage but misses.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mack wants to clinch.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farquharson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farquharson slips under a jab from Mack.
Mack digs a good body shot into Farquharson's ribs.
Duncan Farquharson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Farquharson circles away.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Mack avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws out a loose jab but Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mack throws a right hand that misses
so Farquharson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mack wants to stand up but Farquharson is controlling him.
Farquharson stands up over Mack, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farquharson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trace Mack showed his dominance in that final round.
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 William Gold scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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