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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ko (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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157 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mac!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Mac.
Mac displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mac thows a body shot but no joy.
Mac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ko throws a combination. Mac tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mac throws a lazy uppercut
and Mac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ko counters with a two punch combo.
Mac is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mac is still on wobbly legs! Can Ko finish him?
Nice body punch from Mac.
Mac displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ko up against the cage.
Mac seems to have recovered his senses.
Ko misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mac.
Ko is trying to break free.
Ko lands with a right to the head.
Mac lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mac.
Mac lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ko or not.
Ko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mac stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Mac's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ko just leaning against Mac, taking a breather.
Mac blocking some punches.
Mac dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Ko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ko breaks the clinch.
Mac swings for the body but Ko moves out of range.
Mac slips a jab and a cross from Ko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ko, as that shot connected.
Mac lands a head shot.
Ko throws an off balance right hand
and Mac counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mac.
A short right from Ko on the inside.
Ko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac blocking some punches.
Ko is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac has Ko pressed against the cage, preventing Ko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Mac.
Ko throws a head punch that misses.
Ko lands a hook that snaps the head of Mac backwards.
Ko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Mac fails to land.
Ko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mac manages to break the clinch.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Mac.
Mac just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac slips a jab from Ko.
Mac scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mac swings widly with a right hand
and Ko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ko defending well as Mac loads up on a big left hand.
Mac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko was well out of range. Poor timing from Mac.
Ko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mac tries to clinch
and Ko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Mac lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ko doesn't seem phased though.
Mac is looking to clinch but Ko is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mac dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mac throws a lazy right hand but Ko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko throws a right and a left that Mac avoids nicely.
Donk. Mac catches Ko right on the button with a cross.
Mac misses with a combination
and Ko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mac misses the shot to the body.
Ko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ko misses with a wild combination.
Ko throws an off balance right hand
and Ko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mac.
Mac looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko is just out of range.
Mac swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ko misses with the combination.
Ivan Ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ko cracks Mac with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ko under the eye.
Mac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ko.
Ko misses with a lunging right hand
and Mac counters by clinching up.
A nice left hand lands by Mac.
Mac digs a right hand into Ko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ko's gas tank.
Ko misses with some punches.
Mac misses with the head strike.
Mac will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ko up against the cage.
Ko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ko misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ko pushes Mac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mac is trying to break the clinch but Ko is controlling him.
Ko misses with a punch on the inside.
Ko is pushing Mac up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mac scores with a hook to the body.
Mac gets through Ko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ko misses with the head strike.
Ko throws a punch but it's blocked by Mac.
Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ko moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mac swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Mac does it's job there.
Ko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mac moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Mac misses the target.
Mac misses with a two punch combination.
Ko misses with a double jab.
Mac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ko counters with a three punch combo that has Mac backing up. Mac nods at Ko to acknowledge the strikes.
Ko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mac.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but Ko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Mac will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mac momentarily.
Mac scores with a jab.
Mac misses with a lunging right hand
and Mac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac loads up on a big right hand but Ko slips the punch.
Mac wants to clinch up but Ko keeps it at a distance.
Mac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ko counters with a nice uppercut.
Mac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ko lands with a nice body punch.
Ko tries to clinch up.
Ko throws a hook to the side of Mac's head but Mac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivan Ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mac misses with a body punch
and Ko counters with a nice uppercut.
Mac drives through and clinches with Ko against the cage.
Mac cracks Ko with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mac swings wildly with an uppercut but Ko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko.
Ko scores with a shot to the side of Mac's head.
Ko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mac scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ko as Mac tries to tie him up.
Ko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ko lands with a right to the head.
Ko working aggressively here.
Mac leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ko lands an uppercut.
Mac breaks from the clinch.
Ivan Ko is winning the standup battle so far.
Ko throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac thows a body shot but no joy.
Mac is looking to clinch but Ko is avoiding it.
Ko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mac lands with a straight right. Ko didn't see that one coming.
Mac misses with a straight left.
Ko connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Mac tumbling to the canvas! Ko pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Mac was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Ko!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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