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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sead Macak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holder has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Brock Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sead Macak!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macak has Holder up against the cage in a clinch.
Macak manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Macak looking to control but Holder passes into half guard.
Macak trying to hold on to Holder's head to control him but Holder postures up.
Holder trying to control from Macak's half guard. Macak has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macak pulls Holder in close to prevent any damage.
Macak trying to keep a closed guard but Holder is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Macak wants to control but Holder passes easily into half guard.
Holder works his way into side control.
Holder is breathing heavily.
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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Holder prevents Macak from escaping the position.
Macak is looking to reverse the position.
Macak can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Macak is trying to work for a sweep but Holder has mounted him!
Macak is squirming around, avoiding Holder's attempts to control the action.
Macak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macak wants to control but Holder is having none of it.
Macak can't escape the position.
Macak wants to hold on but Holder pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Macak is looking to escape.
Macak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Macak gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Macak is positioning himself well to prevent Holder advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Holder dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Macak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holder as he jumps to the side.
Holder appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Macak moves into the clinch.
Macak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holder backwards.
Macak lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macak tries a knee to the head but Holder blocks it.
Macak is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Holder can't fight it off and eventually Macak manages to take the fight to the floor. Holder looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Macak trying to control but Holder is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Macak throwing strikes but missing.
Macak is in close to Holder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Macak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Macak pushes down on Holder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Holder is not content to let Macak control the position.
Macak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Macak shoots for a double leg takedown but Holder sprawls well. He's pushed Macak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Macak looks to move away, Holder throws a big counter combo bu Macak just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macak fails with a takedown attempt.
Brock Holder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sead Macak.
Macak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Holder sprawls well initially but Macak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Holder is trying to stand.
Macak is looking to take a break and control but Holder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Macak 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.
Macak wants to take a breather but Holder is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sead Macak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Macak shoots for a double leg takedown but Holder sprawls well. He's pushed Macak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Macak throws a sloppy head kick
and Holder counters with a single leg into guard. Macak didn't expect that.
Macak looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holder passes into side control.
Macak is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macak is still trying to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder cracks Macak with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Holder tries to advance to mount but can't.
Holder trying to control the action but Macak is working from the bottom.
Holder is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Macak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holder working away.
Macak is looking for a sweep.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Holder wants to control but Macak is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Macak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Macak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macak shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Holder is trying to defend but Macak finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Macak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Holder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Macak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holder keeps working.
Sead Macak has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macak postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Holder to stand up.
Holder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Macak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Macak slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Macak is looking to take a break and control but Holder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sead Macak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Macak 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sead Macak!
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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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