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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Mack (ranked 2918 p4p, 318 weight class) and Jesse Mayers (ranked 2510 p4p, 288 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse Mayers!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayers leaves Mack with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mack decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mayers is trying is best to control the position here.
Mayers is looking for a sweep. Mack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayers's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mayers pushes Mack off looking to stand but Mack dives back in and keeps control.
Mayers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mack.
Mack trying to control from half guard but Mayers is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayers wants to get back to full guard.
Mack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayers defending well though.
Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayers keeps working.
Mack is controlling the pace.
Mayers wants to improve his position but Mack is controlling well.
Mayers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mack.
Mayers is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mayers is staying active underneath Mack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mayers has his hands clasped together around Mack's back. He's all about the action.
Mack is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mayers taking some punishment here, with Mack in his half guard.
Mayers regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mayers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mack won't allow Mayers to sweep him here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mayers keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Mack pushing down on Mayers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is thwarting Mayers's attempts to control the position.
Mayers preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mayers tries to get to full guard but Mack has control of the leg.
Mayers trying to control from the bottom.
Mayers is staying active underneath Mack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mayers wants to get back to full guard.
Mack looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mack seems to be looking for submissions.
Mack takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mack working Mayers over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mack prevents Mayers from improving his position.
Mayers moves into full guard.
Mack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mayers keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Mayers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mayers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayers looking to control.
Mayers pulls Mack in close to prevent any damage.
Mack wants to pass the guard but Mayers is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Mack dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mack looks to land a combination. Mayers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Mayers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayers's waist but Mayers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mack off to one side.
Mack lands a high kick!
Mack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mack defending well as Mayers loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Mack was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mayers misses with a straight right.
Mack misses with an uppercut. Mayers saw that one coming.
And Mayers responds with a good body kick, but Mack manages to step out the way in time.
Mayers ducks right into an uppercut from Mack.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mayers.
Mayers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mayers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayers throws a big elbow that misses.
Mack looking for a sweep. Not yet Mack, not yet.
Mack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is looking to stand up but Mayers isn't so interested in that idea.
Mack trying to control the position here.
Mack wants to sweep here but Mayers controlling him for the moment.
Mayers distracts Mack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mayers tries to roll over but Mack keeps him under control.
Mack is thwarting Mayers's attempts to control the position.
Charlie Mack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayers manages to get to full guard.
Mayers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mack works over Mayers with some ground and pound from guard.
Mayers wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mack wants to control from the top but Mayers keeps moving.
Mack throwing strikes but missing.
Mayers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mack has passed into side control.
Mayers is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to move to mount but Mayers blocks the move with his legs.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayers can do to turn this around?
Mack is working Mayers over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mayers tries to buck Mack off but Mack is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Mayers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mack lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mack looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mayers is avoiding damage well.
Mayers looks to move to half guard but instead Mack has passed into mount! Damn!
Mayers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayers is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayers reaches up and holds on to Mack to control the position.
Mack tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mack with a couple of short strikes.
Mayers is squirming around, avoiding Mack's attempts to control the action.
Mayers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mayers is looking to get to half guard.
Mack looking to control but Mayers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mayers tries to lock up and control but Mack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mack controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Mack dominated that second round.
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!
Mack connects with a nice looking jab.
Mayers misses with a few strikes there.
Mack tries to clinch up but Mayers circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayers counters with a nice kick to the body.
Charlie Mack is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayers avoids the head kick by Mack.
A nice side step and Mayers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mayers is trying to defend but Mack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mayers is trying to maintain the position but Mack is very close to passing his half guard.
Mayers is doing well to control the position and prevent Mack from advancing to side control.
Mayers wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack wants to control but Mayers is keeping him busy.
Mayers controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mack wants to control but Mayers is keeping him busy.
Mack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayers keeping control of the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mayers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mack.
Mack is keen to just control but Mayers is a slippery customer.
Mack is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mayers is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayers wants to control but Mack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mayers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mack looking to sit in guard and control but Mayers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mack controls Mayers momentarily but Mayers frees himself.
Mack wants to get back to his feet but Mayers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mayers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mack wants to stand and escape but Mayers is having none of it.
Mayers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mack's head.
Mayers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mack's head.
Mayers cracks Mack with a solid left hand.
Mayers postures up and lands a big shot to Mack's brow.
Mack wants to stand but Mayers is controlling the position.
Mayers is in close to Mack's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mack has control of Mayers's left arm, preventing Mayers from doing any damage.
Mack is looking to stand up but Mayers isn't so interested in that idea.
Mack is trying to control the position but Mayers postures up.
Mayers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mayers connects with a couple of short punches.
Mack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mack trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack keeping moving, preventing Mayers from controlling successfully.
Mack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jesse Mayers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mack manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A low kick from Mayers is predictable there
and Mack counters with a shoot takedown. Mayers fights it but they end up in guard.
Mack won't allow Mayers to sweep him here.
Mack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mayers controlling Mack's posture.
Mack trying to control but Mayers is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Mack!
Charlie Mack got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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