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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloisio Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aloisio Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercer counters with a straight right hand.
Mercer shoots in and gets a takedown into Giant's guard.
Mercer pushes down on Giant's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Giant tries to get to full guard but Mercer has control of the leg.
Mercer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Giant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mercer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer is looking to take a break and control but Giant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giant tries to roll over but Mercer keeps him under control.
Giant is pressing down on Mercer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mercer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giant looking for a sweep. Not yet Giant, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Giant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mercer throwing strikes from guard but Giant blocks nicely.
Giant wants to sweep but no luck.
Mercer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercer is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
Mercer throwing strikes from guard but Giant blocks nicely.
Giant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mercer defends it easily.
Mercer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mercer postures up in Giant's guard and throws a big left but Giant blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
Mercer distracts Giant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mercer wants to pass the guard but Giant is keeping the position.
Merceris looking to pass into half guard but Giant pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Giant is in guard.
Mercer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Giant looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mercer has control of Giant's left arm, preventing Giant from doing any damage.
That's four 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 ref stands the fighters back up. Aloisio Giant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mercer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mercer throwing strikes but Giant manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mercer wants to control but Giant postures up.
Giant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Giant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Mercer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Giant connects with a nice looking jab.
Mercer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Giant is out of range.
Giant throws a right hand that misses
and Mercer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mercer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Giant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mercer.
Giant is pressing down on Mercer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mercer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Giant is pulling down on Mercer's head. It's preventing any offense from Mercer, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mercer cracks Giant with a solid left hand.
Mercer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mercer is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
Mercer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giant managing to control the position.
Giant has his foot on Mercer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mercer works his way back into a safe position though.
Mercer throws a strike but Giant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Giant pushes down on Mercer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant wants to pass to mount but Mercer is defending the position.
Giant is trying to control. Mercer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant wants to work for an arm triangle but Mercer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mercer is not content to let Giant control the position.
Giant is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mercer is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aloisio Giant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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