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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Saic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saic's entrance music is It Takes Two. A fine choice. Mo Saic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mo Saic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephan Mack!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saic slips under a jab.
Saic wants to clinch up but Mack keeps it at a distance.
Mack throws an overhand right that lands on Saic's shoulder, as Saic tries to avoid the shot.
Saic tries to clinch up.
Saic is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Saic slips under a jab from Mack.
Saic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saic at a distance.
Saic is breathing heavily.
Saic is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Mack lands a body shot.
Saic walks into a stiff left hand from Mack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mack has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mack tries to score a body lock takedown but Saic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mack jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saic walks away with a smile on his face. Mack gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mo Saic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Mack.
Saic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saic ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Saic circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mack.
Saic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mo Saic has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mack cracks Saic with an uppercut from hell and Saic crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Mack's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Saic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saic's head.
Mack throwing strikes from guard but Saic blocks nicely.
Saic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mack is looking to work some ground and pound but Saic has wrist control.
Mack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mack darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mack winds up and cracks Saic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saic trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack is nestled in close to Saic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mack scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saic tries to get out of the position.
Mack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mack working over Saic with some ground and pound. Saic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saic pushes Mack off looking to stand but Mack dives back in and keeps control.
Mack seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mack lands strikes from half guard.
Mack working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mack lands a nice short elbow.
Mack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mack is nestled in close to Saic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mack looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mack working Saic over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mack.
Mack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saic is looking to escape.
Mack working the head and body with strikes.
Mack landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mack working over Saic with some ground and pound. Saic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saic is trying to stand back up but Mack is controlling him
Mack working Saic over with strikes.
Saic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mack working the head and body with strikes.
Saic pushes Mack off looking to stand but Mack dives back in and keeps control.
Mack is nestled in close to Saic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Mack.
Saic is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mack passes the guard and advances to mount!
Saic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Mack connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mack connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saic is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Mack with shots to the head and body - Saic looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mack fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mack with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Mack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mo Saic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for Mack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mack tries to clinch but Saic is having none of it.
Mo Saic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mack shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saic has momentary wrist control but Mack slips an elbow through the middle.
Mack landing with the ground and pound.
Mack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saic wants to get back to his feet but Mack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saic wants to stand and escape but Mack is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mack's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mack postures up in Saic's guard and throws a big left but Saic blocks it.
Mack prevents Saic from getting back to his feet.
Mack scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mack scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mack lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mack won't allow Saic to sweep him here.
Saic wants to get back to his feet but Mack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mack is one step ahead there.
Mack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saic's head.
Mack scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mack scoring with some ground and pound.
Stephan Mack has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack postures up and lands a big shot to Saic's brow.
Mack cracks Saic with a solid left hand.
Mack wants to pass the guard but Saic is keeping the position.
Mack stops Saic from standing up.
Mack scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saic's head.
Mack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mack distracts Saic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saic working a defensive guard here.
Mack connects with a couple of short punches.
Mack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack landing with the ground and pound.
Mack thows a big elbow that misses.
Saic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mack is controlling him.
Mack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mack postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mack is looking to work some ground and pound but Saic has wrist control.
Saic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saic misses with a body shot.
Stephan Mack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mack shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saic pushes Mack off looking to stand but Mack dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saic wants to get back to full guard.
Mack is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saic is trying to stand.
Mack scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mack prevents Saic from standing back up.
Mack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saic wants to improve his position but Mack is controlling well.
Mack lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack wants to pass the guard but Saic is defending well.
Mack lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mack wants to pass to mount but Saic is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Mack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mo Saic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Saic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack moves out of range as Saic strikes.
Saic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack takes a swing at Saic's ribcage but misses.
Mack scores with a hook to the body. Saic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mack connects with a nice looking jab.
Saic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mack.
A left and a right from Mack both land. Nice combination.
Mack scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mack working over Saic with some ground and pound. Saic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mack is nestled in close to Saic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mack scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saic has hold of Mack's hands but Mack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saic is trying to get back to full guard.
Mack is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saic taking some punishment here, with Mack in his half guard.
Saic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mack scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Mack.
Saic has one foot on Mack's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Saic looks to clinch
and Mack counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mack stops Saic from standing up.
Saic looking to control.
Mack won't allow Saic to get back to his feet.
Mack chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saic has momentary wrist control but Mack slips an elbow through the middle.
Mack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saic is looking to stand up but Mack isn't so interested in that idea.
Mack makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mack stops Saic from standing up.
Mack scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mack working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack connects with a couple of short punches.
Saic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mack is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack distracts Saic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stephan Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mack is controlling him.
Mack controlling from the top position.
Saic wants to sweep but no luck.
Mack trying to control but Saic is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice jab there from Saic.
Mack swats away the attempt to clinch by Saic.
Saic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mo Saic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mack darts in and clinches Saic up against the ropes.
Mack takes an elbow to the temple.
Saic lands an uppercut.
Saic is pressed up against the ropes. Mack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saic down to the mat. Saic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mack misses with a straight right.
Mack throws a series of punches but Saic moves out of range.
Saic clinches but Mack breaks the clinch
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saic throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
Saic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mack.
Mack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack throws out a loose jab but Saic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mo Saic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Mack.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Mack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mack 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Mack!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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