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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow Dancing. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bernard Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Head!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head gets a clinch.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Head wants to break free but Mack has control.
Head is trying to force a seperation but Mack has the dominant position.
Head is trying to force a seperation but Mack has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Mack.
It looks like William Head has been cut.
Mack can't get the takedown.
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Head tries to land a front kick but Mack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Head moves into the clinch.
Mack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Head is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Head gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mack lands a body punch.
Head wants to break free but Mack has control.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Head misses with a left hand
and Mack counters with a nice uppercut.
Mack slips under a jab.
Head moves into range and clinches up with Mack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack throws a series of punches but Head avoids them all with ease.
Mack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Head looks gassed!
Head needs to keep his hands up - Mack had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack misses with a low kick as Head jumps back.
Head avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Head has closed the distance and engaged Mack in a clinch.
Mack keeps control of Head as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mack lands a good knee to the midsection. Head won't want to take too many of those.
Head lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Head lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Head backwards.
Mack lands a shoulder strike.
Mack just leaning against Head, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mack.
Mack dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Head throws a sloppy body shot
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mack decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mack trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mack tries to pass to full mount but Head defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head trying to control from the bottom.
Mack slows the pace down in half guard.
Mack tries to pass to full mount but Head defends it.
Mack is just content to waste time from the top position. Head takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mack slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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.
Mack cracks Head with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Head is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mack is controlling him well.
Head is trying to escape the position but Mack is controlling the position.
Head pushes Mack away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mack gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Head trying to remain calm as Mack controls from the top position.
Mack's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Mack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Head's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Head scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Head.
Head gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Head misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Head looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Head is trying to break the clinch but Mack is controlling him.
Mack drops down looking for an ankle pick but Head pulls his leg out and moves away.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and Mack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
William Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head moves out of range of the leg kick from Mack.
Head lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mack counters by clinching up.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but Head blocks with his arms.
Mack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Head wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Head's elbow.
Mack looking for a takedown.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Head falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
William Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Head counters with a right hand to the body.
Mack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Head counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Head's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Head duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head ducks under a wild hook from Mack.
Head fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mack, pushing him back against the cage.
Mack wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Head tries to circle away but Mack has him pinned against the cage.
Head blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Head is trying to break the clinch but Mack is controlling him.
Mack presses Head against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Head has had enough of the clinch but Mack keeps him there for the moment.
Mack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Head is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mack is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Head is keeping busy.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack thows a leg kick but Head checks it
and Head counters with a series of strikes. Mack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Head changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Head throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head lands a two punch combo.
Bernard Mack is winning the standup battle so far.
Mack walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Head scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Head lands.
Head darts in and clinches Mack up against the cage.
Head is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Head looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Head slowing the pace effectively.
Mack trying to stall but Head improves his position.
Mack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Head's efforts to push away.
Head keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mack's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Head.
Mack has Head pressed against the cage, preventing Head from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack lands a shot to the body.
Head wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mack has him pressed against the cage.
Head wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mack has him pressed against the cage.
Head avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Head is trying to force a seperation but Mack has the dominant position.
Head avoids the elbow strike from Mack, against the cage.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head has Mack up against the cage in a clinch.
Mack is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Head managing to block the knees to the body from Mack.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Bernard Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Head throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mack misses with a jab to the body
and Head counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Mack misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Head showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Head's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Head scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mack doesn't seem bothered though.
Head clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Head's brow.
Mack keeps control of Head as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Head works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Head gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Head digs a right hand underneath Mack's ribcage. Mack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head closes the distance and pushes Mack back into the cage.
Head stalling against the cage.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Head is defending well for now.
Mack wants a takedown but no success here.
Head is trying to break free.
Head pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Head has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Head both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a right hand that Mack ducks under and follows up with a left that Mack also avoids with ease.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Head throws a right and a left that Mack avoids nicely.
Head misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
A punch combination from Head misses.
Mack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Head to score with a decent uppercut.
Mack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Head gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Head is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Head is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Head.
Mack lands a left hand.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Head is trying to force a seperation but Mack has the dominant position.
Head working hard to break the clinch.
Head is trying to break free.
Head tries to circle away but Mack has him pinned against the cage.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Head.
Mack is working for takedown but Head is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mack misses with a knee strike.
Head breaks the clinch.
Head misses with the combination.
Head tries to bum rush Mack with a series of wild strikes but Mack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Head keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mack misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head jabs at Mack's body.
Head pushes Mack up against the cage in a clinch.
Head is trying to push Mack away but Mack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Head scores with a punch to the head.
Head misses with a wild body shot.
Mack slips a jab and a cross from Head.
Head closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mack prevents Head from breaking the clinch.
Mack working hard to break the clinch.
Head tries to break free but Mack pushes him back against the cage.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Head is defending well for now.
Head pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Head checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with a combination
and Head counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Head lands the left hand.
Mack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Head throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
Head sizes up Mack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Head lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Head counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Head closes the distance and pushes Mack back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Head comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Head 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Head!
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hype
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