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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Lagoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac has chosen Dump the Clip as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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225 cm
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157 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Lagoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mac!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagoo looks to land a left hand but Mac moved out of range nicely.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lagoo circles away.
Mac is looking to clinch but Lagoo is avoiding it.
Mac tries to clinch there but Lagoo circles away.
Lagoo misses with a hook.
Lagoo throws a hook to the side of Mac's head but Mac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mac rushes Lagoo and presses him up against the cage.
Mac misses with a body punch.
Mac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mac throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagoo.
Mac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Mac fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac works on Lagoo's body with a couple of short punches.
Mac misses with a punch on the inside.
Mac softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lagoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lagoo is defended easily by Mac.
Mac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lagoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac blocks a head kick by Lagoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac is looking to clinch but Lagoo is avoiding it.
Lagoo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lagoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Mac moves into the clinch.
Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lagoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mac counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mac avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lagoo misses with a right hand
and Mac 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!
A jab from Lagoo misses.
Lagoo tries to clinch but Mac moves out of range.
Lagoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac counters by clinching up.
Lagoo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mac's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lagoo lands a jab to the nose.
Lagoo misses the shot to the body.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac misses with a wild combination.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lagoo looks to land a right hand but Mac moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lagoo, as that shot connected.
Lagoo is looking to clinch but Mac is avoiding it.
Lagoo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac tries to clinch up.
Lagoo looks to land a left hand but Mac moved out of range nicely.
Lagoo misses with a hook
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lagoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lagoo wants to clinch.
Mac moves to clinch but Lagoo breaks away
and Lagoo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lagoo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagoo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lagoo is trying to push Mac away but Mac has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mac dominated that round.
That's time! Lagoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lagoo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lagoo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mac avoids it really well and circles away.
Lagoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lagoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac connects with a body shot.
Lagoo tries to bum rush Mac with a series of wild strikes but Mac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lagoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
Lagoo moves in looking to clinch but Mac pushes him off.
Lagoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Mac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mac.
Lagoo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mac struggles to land a body shot inside as Lagoo controls his hands.
Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lagoo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sasha Lagoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mac clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mac.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lagoo is trying to break the clinch but Mac is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac looking for a takedown.
Mac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lagoo has Mac pushed against the cage.
Mac working aggressively here.
Mac scores with a shoulder strike.
Lagoo takes a shot to the head.
Lagoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lagoo avoiding damage as Mac throws knees to the body.
Mac looking to stall.
Mac misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a punch on the inside.
Lagoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mac has him pressed against the cage.
Lagoo working hard to break the clinch.
Mac tries to land a knee to the head but Lagoo blocks with his arms.
Lagoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac breaks the clinch.
Mac wants to clinch.
Lagoo misses with a hook
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lagoo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lagoo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lagoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac has a couple of punches blocked by Lagoo.
Mac stalling in the clinch.
Lagoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lagoo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mac sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Lagoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac tries to clinch up but Lagoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac pushes Lagoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Mac lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lagoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Mac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mac tries to clinch there but Lagoo circles away.
Lagoo throws an off balance right hand
and Mac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lagoo.
Mac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lagoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lagoo throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
Lagoo tries to clinch but Mac moves out of range.
Lagoo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lagoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Mac cracks a nice hook into Lagoo's ribs.
Mac drops his hands momentarily and Lagoo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mac is rocked!
Mac looks to land a combination. Lagoo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lagoo manages to avoid it.
Mac swings for the body but Lagoo moves out of range.
Mac lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Sasha Lagoo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lagoo gets tackled into the cage by Mac. Mac maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lagoo is trying to break the clinch but Mac is controlling him.
Mac misses with a body punch.
Mac lands an uppercut.
Mac swings wildly with an uppercut but Lagoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Lagoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a punch to the body.
Lagoo jumps guard.
Lagoo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sasha Lagoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lagoo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mac wants to get up but he can't break Lagoo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lagoo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mac trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lagoo's guard.
Lagoo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mac passes into half guard.
Lagoo looking for submissions off his back.
Frank Mac is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lagoo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lagoo wants to get back to his feet.
Lagoo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mac prevents Lagoo from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Mac.
I've got Mac 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mac!
Frank Mac took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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