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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephan Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Cack!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar clobbers Cack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cack stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonnar. Bonnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Cack should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bonnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonnar somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Bonnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cack checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown but Cack shows good takedown defense.
Cack wants to slow Bonnar down by chopping away at his legs.
Cack is looking to score with low kicks.
Bonnar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bonnar dives in and grabs Cack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cack pushes down on Bonnar's head and hops out.
Cack leaves Bonnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bonnar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonnar checks it well.
Bonnar checks a leg kick.
Bonnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cack avoids it really well and circles away.
Cack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bonnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonnar fails with the takedown.
Cack is looking to chop away at Bonnar's legs.
Cack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cack misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A low kick from Cack misses
and Bonnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cack pulls Bonnar in to control the position.
Cack trying to keep a closed guard but Bonnar is proving a slippery customer.
Cack is adopting a defensive guard.
Bonnar wants to control from the top but Cack keeps moving.
Cack is trying to control the position but Bonnar postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bonnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Cack is retaining full guard.
Cack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cack scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonnar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cack was covering up waiting for the punch and Bonnar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cack holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar wants to pass the guard but Cack is keeping the position.
Bonnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Bonnar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bonnar.
Bonnar checks the leg kick.
Bonnar shoots in but Cack avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A clash of legs there as Bonnar blocks the low kick.
Cack blocks a head kick by Bonnar.
Cack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonnar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Bonnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cack but Cack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cack closes the distance and pushes Bonnar back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar tries to score a body lock takedown but Cack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cack wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonnar won't allow it.
Cack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Bonnar as he checks the leg kick.
Stephan Bonnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bonnar is out of range.
Cack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonnar is out of range and Cack settles back down.
Daniel Cack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cack motions for Bonnar to come forward. Cack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonnar checks it well.
No luck for Bonnar with that takedown attempt.
Bonnar blocks a low kick nicely.
Cack tries to score with a low kick but Bonnar moves his leg out of the way.
Cack throws a chopping leg kick but Bonnar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two 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.
Bonnar tries a head kick but it misses.
Cack throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bonnar is defended easily by Cack.
Cack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cack throws a solid leg kick but Bonnar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cack.
Cack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonnar.
Cack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonnar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonnar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonnar.
Cack throws a chopping leg kick but Bonnar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cack stuffs the takedown.
Cack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonnar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cack scores with a leg kick.
Cack throws out a leg kick but Bonnar moves out of range and Cack only half commits.
Cack throws a leg kick but Bonnar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonnar somewhat.
Cack wants to land a leg kick but Bonnar is out of range.
Bonnar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cack throws and low kick but Bonnar moves out of range easily.
Cack throws a low kick, looking for Bonnar's leg but Bonnar calmly moves out of range.
Cack throws a chopping leg kick but Bonnar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonnar.
Cack 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.
Cack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cack lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonnar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonnar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bonnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Cack tries to sprawl out of it but Bonnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cack throws and low kick but Bonnar moves out of range easily.
Cack misses with a low kick.
Cack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bonnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonnar somewhat.
Cack wants to clinch up but Bonnar keeps it at a distance.
Bonnar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cack's half guard.
Cack is trying to control but can't.
Cack might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bonnar kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cack is looking to improve his position.
Cack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bonnar controlling from the top position.
Cack seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cack keeping full guard, as Bonnar tries to pass.
Bonnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cack is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bonnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar wants to control from the top but Cack keeps moving.
Cack controls Bonnar momentarily but Bonnar frees himself.
Bonnar trying to control but Cack is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonnar closes the distance but Cack moves to the side
and Cack holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bonnar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cack pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bonnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bonnar has his takedown stuffed
and Cack counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Bonnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonnar throws a nice looking combination but Cack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stephan Bonnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cack motions for Bonnar to come forward. Cack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Cack counters with a good low kick that Bonnar was not able to check.
Bonnar moves out of range of the leg kick from Cack.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonnar is out of range and Cack settles back down.
Bonnar checks a low kick from Cack.
Bonnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cack holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Cack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Cack!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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