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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrell comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 cm
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265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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285 lbs
11 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Farrell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Mac! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Farrell drives through with a takedown into Mac's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mac is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eric Mac wasn't active enough on the ground. Farrell shoots in and drives through. Mac sprawls well. Farrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farrell avoids the head kick by Mac.
Nice sprawl there from Mac as Farrell shoots in. Farrell is breathing heavily. Farrell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Farrell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Farrell shoots in but Mac avoids the takedown attempt easily. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Farrell is defended easily by Mac. Farrell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Brandon Farrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Mac is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Mac closes the distance and clinches. Mac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Brandon Farrell has been cut. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Farrell takes a knee to the side of the body. Mac tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farrell avoids it. Farrell has Mac pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mac manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Mac stalling in the clinch but Farrell improves position. Mac putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Farrell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mac with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Mac putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Farrell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Knees to the body from Mac.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mac lands a right hand. Mac lands a knee to the body.
Mac connects with a knee to the head.
Farrell jumps guard but Mac stands there with Farrell around his waist. Farrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mac landing knees to the head.
Mac looking to throw knees to the head but Farrell is blocking nicely.
Mac misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Mac.
Mac looking to slow down the pace here. Farrell blocking some punches.
Mac stalling in the clinch but Farrell improves position. Mac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mac working Farrell over with knees to the body. Mac lands a good knee to the midsection. Farrell won't want to take too many of those. Mac tries to land knees in the clinch but Farrell avoids the damage to the body. Mac tries to stall but Farrell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mac scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mac misses with a knee strike.
Mac connects with a nasty looking knee right to Farrell's face.
Mac tries a knee to the head but Farrell blocks it.
Mac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Mac landing knees to the body.
Mac crunches a lovely knee into Farrell's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Farrell takes a knee to the side of the body. Mac is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farrell is keeping busy. Farrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mac with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Farrell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mac gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mac stops a takedown attempt from Farrell.
Mac using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mac lands a good knee to the midsection. Farrell won't want to take too many of those. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Mac dominated that round. The cut man is working on Brandon Farrell's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mac connects with a solid leg kick. Mac explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. A solid body kick from Mac. Farrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mac. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Mac slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Mac connects with a solid leg kick. Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farrell swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mac wants to clinch up but Farrell keeps it at a distance. Mac throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Farrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mac feints and then cracks Farrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farrell down. Farrell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mac. That one must have hurt. Mac is looking to clinch. Mac lands a nice looking body kick. Mac has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mac throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mac is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A slapping leg kick lands for Mac.
A good leg kick by Mac. Mac throws a good cross that connects.
Farrell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mac to score with a decent uppercut. Mac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrell under the eye. Eric Mac seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mac lands a head shot. Farrell shoots in but no luck this time. Farrell looks for a takedown but Mac sprawls well. Mac scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Farrell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Farrell fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Farrell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Farrell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mac. Mac obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mac looks like he's thinking about clinching though. An inside leg kick lands from Mac.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mac, right into the meat.
Eric Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mac bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farrell's head backwards. A good leg kick by Mac. That kick from Mac tenderised Farrell's leg. Farrell is trying to keep his angry face on. Mac scores with the left hand. Farrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Farrell is rocked! Farrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Farrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Mac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Mac cracks Farrell with an open hand slap. Mac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Farrell seems to have got his legs back now. The fighters circle momentarily. Mac darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Mac scores with a nice head shot. Farrell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Mac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Mac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Mac goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Mac. Mac is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Mac tries to clinch up but Farrell circles away and keeps his distance. Farrell takes a kick to the side of the head. A decent looking cross lands there for Mac. Farrell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mac sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Mac tries to clinch up. Mac tries a head kick but it misses.
Mac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mac.
Mac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrell under the eye. Mac fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Farrell keeps the fight on the outside. Mac lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mac wants to clinch up but Farrell keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mac scores with a hook. Farrell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farrell. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mac, right into the meat.
Farrell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Farrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Mac is in trouble now - Farrell has advanced to mount! Farrell landing strikes, looking to finish! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Farrell scoring with strikes but Mac is staying in there. Farrell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mac's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Brandon Farrell's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mac connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farrell momentarily.
Mac lands a big head kick that sends Farrell tumbling to the mat! Mac takes a step backwards and waves Farrell back to his feet - he wants the finish! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Farrell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mac. That one must have hurt. Mac lands a leg kick that knocks Farrell off balance momentarily. Farrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Mac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mac lands a big head kick that sends Farrell tumbling to the mat! Mac takes a step backwards and waves Farrell back to his feet - he wants the finish! Farrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Look low, kick high! Mac uses the oldest trick in the book to send Farrell tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Mac is absolutely delighted - when Farrell wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Mac!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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