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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Joe Bob has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Mercer's chin.
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218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Joe Bob!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bob throws a head kick that misses
and Mercer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Joe Bob has been cut.
Mercer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercer.
Mercer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercer scores with a hook to the body. Bob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mercer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mercer looks to land a combination. Bob sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mercer lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Mercer tenderised Bob's leg. Bob is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercer scores with a hook to the body. Bob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercer throws a combination. Bob tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Joe Bob's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob 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.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up with Mercer, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes Mercer against the cage but Mercer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mercer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer cracks the inside of Bob's front leg.
A good leg kick by Mercer.
Mercer lands with an uppercut that bounces Bob off the cage and back into rage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Mercer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Mercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bob in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Mercer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercer.
Mercer feints and then cracks Bob's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bob down.
Nice shot lands for Mercer.
Mercer connects with a high kick.
Joe Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer connects with a body shot.
Mercer connects with the punch.
Mercer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Mercer.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercer.
Bob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bob throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercer counters with an outside leg kick.
Mercer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob misses with the body kick
and Mercer counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The cut above Joe Bob's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Mercer tenderised Bob's leg. Bob is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bob misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bob misses with a double jab
and Mercer counters with a body kick that stops Bob in his tracks momentarily.
Bob takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mercer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercer throws a head kick that Bob semi-blocks.
Mercer lands a head kick. Bob smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Mercer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Bob's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mercer connects with a nice looking jab.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bob's calf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercer.
Bob takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Mercer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercer lands with a kick to the temple. Bob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheers as Mercer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bob doesn't seem phased though.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Mercer fakes the leg kick and cracks Bob in the body.
Joe Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercer thumps Bob with a low kick.
Bob takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mercer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Mercer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Max Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercer. That's going to slow Bob down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bob takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercer.
Mercer lands a body shot.
Mercer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mercer scores with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bob might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mercer has got the better of the exchanges.
Bob 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Mercer lands with an overhand left.
A cross from Mercer lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercer can pounce on him.
Bob is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mercer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercer. Mercer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercer.
Mercer lands with a slapping head kick.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercer.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mercer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercer throws a head kick that half lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bob crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mercer - the referee stops the clock and Bob gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mercer. Bob manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mercer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bob under the eye.
Mercer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bob has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mercer.
Mercer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercer counters with an inside leg kick.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mercer counters with an inside leg kick.
Mercer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bob's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Mercer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Bob's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mercer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
Bob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a head kick.
Good exchange - Mercer coming out on top.
Mercer catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mercer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bob.
Mercer thumps Bob with a low kick.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Mercer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bob lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bob.
Mercer thumps Bob with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercer throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Max Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Mercer.
Mercer is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Mercer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercer counters with a nice body kick.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercer connects with a looping right hand.
Mercer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mercer moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercer. That's going to slow Bob down.
Mercer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercer. That's going to slow Bob down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercer, right into the meat.
Mercer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mercer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercer is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Mercer scores with a head kick.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mercer connects with a right hand. Bob shakes it off.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob wants to clinch up but Mercer keeps it at a distance.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercer.
Mercer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
Mercer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
Mercer catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercer can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercer counters with a body kick that stops Bob in his tracks momentarily.
Mercer is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Max Mercer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mercer feints and then cracks Bob's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bob down.
Bob looks to clinch
and Mercer counters with a leg kick.
Bob takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bob.
Joe Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bob.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Mercer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercer 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Mercer!
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hype
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