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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Let Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ji comes to the cage accompanied by Anathema - Judgement. Mac has chosen Dump the Clip as his entrance music. Let Ji could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Mac's chin.
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174 cm
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153 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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225 cm
25
157 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Let Ji! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mac! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ji walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Mac lands with a straight right. Ji didn't see that one coming. Ji takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ji throws a right and a left that both miss. Mac gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Mac avoiding damage as Ji throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mac. Mac blocks the elbow strike.
Mac manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it. Ji avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Mac scores with a nice short uppercut. Ji is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Mac.
Mac avoids a wild elbow strike from Ji. Ji looking to slow down the pace here. Ji just leaning against Mac, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mac dodges an elbow strike from Ji.
Ji misses with an elbow over the top. Ji looking to stall.
Mac misses with a short punch on the inside. Mac scores with a hook to the body. Ji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Mac on the inside. Mac misses with a body punch.
Ji controlling the action here for a moment.
Mac blocks the elbow strike.
Ji is stalling here.
Mac misses with a short punch on the inside. Mac avoids a wild elbow strike from Ji. Ji lands an elbow just above Mac 's eye. Mac blocks an elbow strike. Mac prevents a body shot from Ji. With the fighters up against the cage, Ji throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Mac is struggling to control the position. Mac breaks the clinch.
Mac closes the distance and pushes Ji back into the cage. Mac lands a body punch in the clinch. Ji misses with an elbow strike.
Mac managing to block the knees to the body from Ji.
Ji looking to throw knees to the head but Mac is blocking nicely.
Mac looking to stall.
Ji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ji stalling against the cage.
Ji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mac checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ji takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mac wants to clinch up but Ji keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mac thuds his right hand into Ji's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Mac is looking to clinch. Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mac scores with a shot to the body.
Ji moves into the clinch. Ji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac avoids it. Mac avoiding damage as Ji throws knees to the body.
Mac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ji's elbow. Ji misses with a punch to the body.
Ji prevents Mac from breaking the clinch. Ji wants a takedown but no success here.
Ji misses with an elbow over the top. A battle for position here, against the cage. Ji misses with a body punch.
Mac lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mac is defending well for now. Ji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ji putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Mac gets through Ji's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mac's brow. Ji utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Mac slowing the pace effectively. With the fighters up against the cage, Ji throws an elbow but misses. Good body shot from Ji.
Mac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mac misses with some punches.
Ji missing with knees to the body.
Ji being controlled against the cage. Mac presses Ji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Mac is trying to maintain a safe position but Ji gets an underhook and turns Mac into the cage. Mac scores with a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mac dominated that round. That's time! Ji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ji tries a head kick but it misses.
Ji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Ji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mac throws out a loose jab but Ji uses good head movement to avoid it. Ji pushes Mac up against the cage in a clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ji as Mac tries to tie him up. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Mac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mac is trying to maintain a safe position but Ji gets an underhook and turns Mac into the cage. Ji looking to stall.
Mac scores with a hook to the body. Ji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Mac presses Ji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Ji lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Mac takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Frank Mac has been cut. Ji lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Mac digs a right hand underneath Ji's ribcage. Ji let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ji lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mac is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Mac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mac is still on wobbly legs! Can Ji finish him? Mac lands a right hand. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Ji tries to pull guard but Mac holds him up against the cage and eventually Ji drops back down to his feet.
Ji is working for takedown but Mac is calmly controlling the position for now. Mac seems to have recovered his senses. Mac misses with a punch to the body.
Ji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mac is defending well for now. Ji lands an elbow that stopped Mac in his tracks for a moment. Mac digs a right hand underneath Ji's ribcage. Ji let out a lung full of air as it connected. Mac avoiding damage as Ji throws knees to the body.
Mac leaning against his opponent.
Ji changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mac fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Let Ji. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ji forces Mac back against the cage and clinches. A nice glancing elbow lands by Ji. Ji lands an elbow inside that Mac shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ji unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mac prevents the takedown attempt.
Ji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mac.
Mac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac closes the distance and clinches. Mac lands a nice shot to the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Ji. Mac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Ji with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mac bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ji's head backwards. Ji tries to clinch but Mac is having none of it. A jab from Mac misses. Ji takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ji walks into a left hand. Mac scores with a jab to the jaw. Mac moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Mac avoids a kick to the body.
Mac has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Decent striking displayed by Mac there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ji looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Mac throws the left hand but Ji avoids the punch easily. Mac lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ji at a distance.
Ji swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac. Ji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac. Mac lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Mac misses with a straight left. Mac lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ji backs up against the cage.
Ji thows a body shot but no joy. Ji shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Ji looking to finish with strikes here!
Ji trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mac wants to control but Ji is having none of it. Mac tries to reverse the position but Ji maintains control. Ji throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Mac bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ji has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Frank Mac's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mac has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mac lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ji backwards. Mac breaks from the clinch.
Ji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Mac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ji moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Mac tries to clinch but fails miserably and Ji counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ji. Ji crunches a lovely knee into Mac's ribcage. Ji has picked Mac up - he's going for a ride! Ji dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Ji sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mac defending well though. Ji controlling the action here. Ji throws a strike but Mac avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mac looking to control.
Ji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mac works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ji might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Ji wants to control from the top but Mac keeps moving. Ji controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Ji trying to control the position from guard on top but Mac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ji sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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. Mac lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ji! Ji tries to hold on but Mac postures up. Ji is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Let Ji just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Mac jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ji walks into a stiff left hand from Mac. Ji displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mac throws out the jab. Mac works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Mac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ji manages to avoid it. Mac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji moves away. Mac lands a right hook to the body.
Frank Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ji instigates a clinch. A hook to the body from Mac.
Mac struggles to land a body shot inside as Ji controls his hands.
Mac gets underhooks to prevent Ji's takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Mac avoids a wild elbow strike from Ji. Mac tries to stall but Ji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ji tries for a takedown. No joy.
Let Ji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mac lands a body punch in the clinch. Ji pushes off an throws an elbow but Mac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Ji stalling in the clinch but Mac improves position. Ji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mac breaks the clinch.
Ji takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Mac takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. A jab lands there for Mac. Mac lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ji is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mac sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Let Ji. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ji throws a body punch but Mac moves out of range. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mac closes the distance and pushes Ji back into the cage. Mac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Frank Mac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Mac winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mac!
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energy
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pop
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