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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barny Stubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barny Stubbs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 cm
27
284 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
24
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Mack! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barny Stubbs! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stubbs thows a body shot but no joy. Stubbs misses with the combination.
Mack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stubbs. Stubbs throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mack. Mack throws a head kick but Stubbs moves out of range.
A big left from Stubbs misses. Stubbs tries to bum rush Mack with a series of wild strikes but Mack uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mack gets a clinch. Stubbs blocking some punches.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Stubbs blocks an elbow strike. Mack prevents Stubbs from breaking the clinch. Stubbs prevents the takedown attempt.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mack scores a takedown into full mount! Mack sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Mack scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stubbs?
That's one minute gone in the round. Mack has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stubbs's face.
Mack looking to ground and pound but Stubbs is blocking nicely. Mack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Mack won't let Stubbs get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Mack punishing his opponent with strikes. Stubbs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mack.
Stubbs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mack.
Mack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Stubbs's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Mack. Mack is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stubbs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stubbs blocking the ground and pound. Stubbs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mack.
Stubbs is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Mack cracks Stubbs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mack trying to control but he's not successful this time. Mack looking to ground and pound but Stubbs is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stubbs is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mack is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stubbs can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mack breaks from Stubbs's wrist control and lands an elbow. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mack cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stubbs is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mack throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stubbs because Mack loaded up on that one. Mack looking to control but Stubbs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Mack working Stubbs over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mack pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Mack punching from mount but Stubbs doing a good job of avoiding damage. Mack thowing shots but they're missing. Stubbs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mack.
Mack breaks from Stubbs's wrist control and lands an elbow. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mack scoring with strikes but Stubbs is staying in there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mack dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stubbs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack. Stubbs fails to land with a series of punches.
Stubbs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mack to score an easy takedown into full guard. Stubbs wants to stand and escape but Mack is having none of it. Mack landing some decent shots from guard. Stubbs is wriggling around but Mack manages to pass to half guard.
Mack is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mack landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Stubbs is defending against the submission attempts here by Mack.
Stubbs pushes Mack off looking to stand but Mack dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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. Mack lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Big Mack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Mack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stubbs has managed to free his arm - good work. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stubbs keeps working. Mack works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mack looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Stubbs is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mack lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stubbs holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mack tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stubbs wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Mack unloads with some shots from mount but Stubbs bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Mack. Stubbs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Mack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stubbs is looking to escape. Mack lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mack dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stubbs jabbing away but nothing is landing. Stubbs misses with a series of wild punches.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stubbs can do to turn this around? Stubbs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mack can pounce on him.
No joy there for Stubbs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stubbs misses with a body kick. Mack thuds his shin into the meat of Stubbs's side. Mack scoring well with a low kick there.
Stubbs lands a jab to Mack's midsection. Mack misses with a body kick. Stubbs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stubbs tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Stubbs misses. Stubbs digs a good hook to Mack's body.
Stubbs throws a nice looking combination but Mack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Stubbs punishes Mack's body with a nice straight punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stubbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mack shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stubbs as he avoids it easily. Stubbs throws a right and a left that both miss. Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Stubbs moves out of range easily. Stubbs scores with a jab to the jaw. Stubbs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stubbs. Stubbs scores with a one two! Mack had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Stubbs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mack backs up against the cage.
Stubbs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Stubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Mack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mack moves into the clinch. Mack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stubbs just stands there and leans against the cage. Mack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stubbs or not. Mack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stubbs smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stubbs throws a series of punches but Mack avoids them all with ease. A combination from Mack does no damage. Stubbs throws a one two combo.
Big Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. This has been an exciting period of action! Stubbs misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Stubbs throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range. Stubbs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stubbs avoids it really well and circles away. Barny Stubbs seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mack takes one on the button. Stubbs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Mack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stubbs moves into range and connects with a jab. Mack takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stubbs connects with the punch. Stubbs lands a nice looking body shot.
Stubbs clobbers Mack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Stubbs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stubbs.
Stubbs throws a right hand that Mack ducks under and follows up with a left that Mack also avoids with ease. Mack throws a nice inside leg kick. A low kick from Stubbs is predictable there and Mack counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Mack is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mack looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stubbs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mack. Big Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mack wants to take a breather but Stubbs is having none of it. Barny Stubbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mack looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight! Barny Stubbs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:26 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27 Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Mack!
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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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