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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Mara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Cash!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara looks to land a body kick but Cash moved away.
Mara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash misses the jab.
Cash tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mara tries to clinch up but Cash circles away and keeps his distance.
Mara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cash is out of range and Mara settles back down.
Jack Mara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mara wants to clinch.
Mara tries to clinch but Cash is having none of it.
Cash misses with a straight right.
Mara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
Mara tries to clinch up but Cash circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara is looking to clinch.
Mara slips a jab from Cash.
Cash looks to land a left hand but Mara moved out of range nicely.
Mara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cash.
Mara wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Cash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cash fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cash throws a big shot that misses.
Mara tries to clinch up.
Mara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mara tries to clinch up but Cash circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cash. Mara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mara wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Mara wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Mara tries to clinch up but Cash circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Mara moves away from the strike by Cash.
Mara tries to clinch up.
Mara tries to clinch up.
Mara misses with a head kick.
Mara tries to clinch but Cash is having none of it.
Mara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch but Cash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mara is looking to clinch but Cash is avoiding it.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch but Cash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cash scores with a hook.
Mara slips a straight right by Cash.
Mara tries to clinch up.
Mara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cash manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cash lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mara is looking to clinch but Cash is avoiding it.
Cash throws out a loose jab but Mara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
Mara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cash takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Junior Cash has been cut.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mara fails with the takedown.
Mara is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash missing with a left hand there. Mara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cash misses with a straight right.
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
Cash throws an overhand right that lands on Mara's shoulder, as Mara tries to avoid the shot.
Mara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cash misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Mara lands but Cash takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Cash.
Mara wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Mara tries to clinch up but Cash circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Cash's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mara wants to slow Cash down by chopping away at his legs.
Mara tries to clinch up but Cash circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mara.
Cash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mara staying out of range there.
Mara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cash will feel that in the morning.
Mara moves in looking to clinch but Cash pushes him off.
Mara moves in looking to clinch but Cash pushes him off.
Cash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cash fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Mara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Mara is looking to clinch but Cash is avoiding it.
Mara tries to clinch up but Cash circles away and keeps his distance.
Cash with a nice cross.
Cash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cash.
Mara tries to work over Cash's front leg with a kick but Cash checks it.
Mara wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mara throws a leg kick but Cash sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cash tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mara tries to clinch but Cash is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cash.
Mara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cash misses the jab.
Mara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mara. That's going to slow Cash down.
Jack Mara is winning the standup battle so far.
Cash misses with a looping right.
Cash swats away the attempt to clinch by Mara.
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
Mara tries to land a leg kick but Cash saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Cash misses its intended target.
Cash misses with an uppercut.
Mara clinches up with Cash and pushes him back against the cage.
Mara lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Junior Cash's cut even more.
Cash tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cash's face.
Cash wants a takedown.
Jack Mara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Cash.
Mara is pressed up against the cage. Cash has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mara down to the mat. Mara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mara just misses with a punch to the body.
Mara tries to clinch there but Cash circles away.
Mara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara looks to score with a jab to the body but Cash is just out of range.
Cash with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cash misses with a looping right.
Mara tries to clinch up.
Mara with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cash counters with a straight right hand.
Cash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mara fails with the takedown
and Cash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cash loads up on a big right hand but Mara slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash lands a glancing blow to the side of Mara's head.
Mara moves out of range as Cash strikes.
Cash might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mara moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Cash's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cash checks the leg kick.
Mara tries to clinch up
and Cash counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cash.
Mara tries to clinch but Cash is having none of it.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mara moves out of range of the strikes.
Cash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Cash lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cash duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cash darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cash not doing much here.
Cash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cash with the ground and pound but Mara uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cashis looking to pass into half guard but Mara pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mara is in guard.
Cash wants to stand but Mara is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mara preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cash is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mara dives into side control.
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.
Mara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cash tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Cash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mara 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Mara!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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