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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mbiufo Spazzolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mbiufo Spazzolini is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mbiufo Spazzolini!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spazzolini fails to land the takedown.
Mack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spazzolini tries to avoid it but Mack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spazzolini to the ground. Spazzolini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Spazzolini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spazzolini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spazzolini shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Spazzolini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spazzolini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spazzolini is looking to slow Mack down with leg kicks.
Spazzolini works the jab nicely.
Mack lands a glancing blow to the side of Spazzolini's head.
Spazzolini tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Spazzolini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spazzolini lands with a nice combination. Mack backs away looking to recover.
Spazzolini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spazzolini.
Spazzolini tries to close the distance and clinch but Mack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spazzolini misses with a wild combination.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spazzolini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spazzolini tries to close the distance and clinch but Mack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack throws a series of strikes that have Spazzolini backpedaling.
Spazzolini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spazzolini counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Mack.
Mack throws a right and a left that Spazzolini avoids nicely.
Spazzolini fails to land with a series of punches.
Mack takes a swing at Spazzolini's ribcage but misses.
Spazzolini tries to close the distance and clinch but Mack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spazzolini.
Hank Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mbiufo Spazzolini.
Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Spazzolini jumps guard but Mack stands there with Spazzolini around his waist. Spazzolini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mack is trying to break the clinch but Spazzolini has him pressed against the cage.
Spazzolini tries to pull guard but Mack holds him up against the cage and eventually Spazzolini drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spazzolini keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mack's efforts to push away.
Mack is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses.
Spazzolini tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mack smiles and moves away.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Spazzolini pushes him off.
Mack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack wants to clinch up but Spazzolini keeps it at a distance.
Spazzolini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spazzolini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack misses with a wild combination.
Spazzolini closes the distance and clinches.
Mack tries to break free but Spazzolini pushes him back against the cage.
Mack is trying to force a seperation but Spazzolini has the dominant position.
Spazzolini is trying to pull guard but Mack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Spazzolini is stalling here.
Mack stops a takedown attempt from Spazzolini.
Spazzolini blocks a body shot from Mack.
Mack tries to break the clinch but Spazzolini is controlling the position.
Mack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spazzolini smiles and moves away.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spazzolini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Mack.
Spazzolini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mack under the eye.
Hank Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spazzolini.
Spazzolini tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack throws a series of punches but Spazzolini avoids them all with ease.
Spazzolini fails with the takedown
and Mack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mack has had enough of the clinch but Spazzolini keeps him there for the moment.
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Spazzolini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mack throws a nice looking combination but Spazzolini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spazzolini looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Mack swinging wildly here.
Mack rushes Spazzolini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Mack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mack misses with a takedown attempt - Spazzolini sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spazzolini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spazzolini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spazzolini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mack.
Spazzolini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spazzolini keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack tries to clinch but Spazzolini is having none of it.
Mack tries to clinch there but Spazzolini circles away.
Mack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spazzolini back to the cage. Mack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Mbiufo Spazzolini has been cut.
Spazzolini pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mack back to the cage. Spazzolini follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spazzolini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Spazzolini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack throws a right hand that Spazzolini ducks under and follows up with a left that Spazzolini also avoids with ease.
Spazzolini scores with a hook.
A left and a right from Mack both land. Nice combination.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack misses with a looping right.
Spazzolini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack looks to clinch
and Spazzolini counters with an inside leg kick.
Mack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Spazzolini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spazzolini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spazzolini feints a jab promting Mack to slip. Spazzolini then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mack slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Spazzolini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spazzolini is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Spazzolini. No joy for Mack on that attempt.
Hank Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spazzolini keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Mack is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spazzolini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spazzolini slaps away a takedown attempt from Mack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Mack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spazzolini misses with a few strikes there.
Mack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Spazzolini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack misses with a few strikes there.
Mack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spazzolini throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Spazzolini.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spazzolini feints a jab promting Mack to slip. Spazzolini then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mack slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mack scores with a decent looking hook.
Spazzolini misses with a double jab
and Mack counters with a series of strikes that sends Spazzolini to the canvas! Mack follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Spazzolini is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spazzolini's head.
Spazzolini is still in real trouble! Can Mack finish him?
Mack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spazzolini wants to stand but Mack is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spazzolini seems to have recovered his senses.
Mack slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Spazzolini wants to get back to his feet but Mack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mack landing some decent shots from guard.
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Spazzolini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mack stands up and waves to Spazzolini to follow him.
Mack misses with a few strikes there.
Mack throws a right hand that Spazzolini ducks under and follows up with a left that Spazzolini also avoids with ease.
Mack wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spazzolini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spazzolini thuds his shin into the meat of Mack's side.
Spazzolini throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Mack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mbiufo Spazzolini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spazzolini misses with the combination.
Mack manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spazzolini on his heels. He'll look to pass Spazzolini's guard now, I'm sure.
Mack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spazzolini's head.
Mack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack throws a big elbow that misses.
Mack looking to pass the guard.
Mack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mack gets to his feet - Spazzolini follows without any prompting.
Spazzolini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazzolini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spazzolini slips a jab and a cross from Mack.
Mack wants to clinch up but Spazzolini keeps it at a distance.
Mack clinches with his opponent.
Spazzolini tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spazzolini jumps guard and drags Mack to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mack wants to control from the top but Spazzolini keeps moving.
Mack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mack drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spazzolini dives on top into guard.
Spazzolini trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mack's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack pushes Spazzolini off and gets back to his feet.
Mack tries to clinch but Spazzolini is having none of it.
Mack moves into range and clinches up with Spazzolini.
Mack can't get the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spazzolini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Spazzolini swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Mack misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spazzolini misses with the combination.
Mack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mack shoots in looking for a takedown but Spazzolini manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mack's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mack is looking to clinch but Spazzolini is avoiding it.
Mack darts in trying to clinch
and Spazzolini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mbiufo Spazzolini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Mack does no damage.
Mack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mack's corner calls for a 1-2. Mack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spazzolini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Spazzolini circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to clinch there but Spazzolini circles away.
Mack throws a right hand that Spazzolini ducks under and follows up with a left that Spazzolini also avoids with ease.
Spazzolini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Spazzolini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spazzolinis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spazzolini misses with a two punch combination.
Spazzolini wants to clinch up but Mack keeps it at a distance.
Hank Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mack moves to clinch but Spazzolini breaks away
and Spazzolini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack throws a right and a left that Spazzolini avoids nicely.
Spazzolini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spazzolini can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spazzolini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spazzolini keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mack!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Mack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mack has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Mack!
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