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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercutio Benvolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amplifier - The Wave. Rocky Mercurius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercutio Benvolio!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercurius misses with a double jab.
Mercurius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benvolio is able to avoid easily.
Benvolio tries to work over Mercurius's front leg with a kick but Mercurius checks it.
Benvolio scores with a leg kick.
Mercurius thows a body shot but no joy.
Mercurius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benvolio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benvolio ducks under a wild hook from Mercurius.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benvolio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benvolio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercurius. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercurius misses the target.
Benvolio throws a head kick that Mercurius semi-blocks.
Benvolio tries to clinch there but Mercurius circles away.
Benvolio wants to clinch but Mercurius slips to the side
and Mercurius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercurius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius lands with a cross.
Mercurius dips to his left and cracks Benvolio with an uppercut!
Mercurius scores with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Mercurius blocks the low kick.
Mercurius scores with a jab. Benvolio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercurius is looking to chop away at Benvolio's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Mercurius there.
Mercurius throws a leg kick which misses Benvolio's front leg but catches the back leg as Benvolio tries to avoid it.
Mercurius is looking to score with low kicks.
Benvolio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benvolio ducks under a wild hook from Mercurius.
Mercurius checks a leg kick.
Mercutio Benvolio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Benvolio misses
letting Mercurius counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mercurius lands a nice hook to Benvolio's body. Benvolio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Benvolio is predictable there
and Mercurius counters with a good low kick that Benvolio was not able to check.
Benvolio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benvolio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercurius thows a leg kick but Benvolio checks it
and Benvolio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Benvolio moves out of range as Mercurius throws a body kick.
Benvolio throws the kick towards the body but Mercurius avoids it.
Benvolio throws a leg kick but Mercurius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benvolio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercurius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benvolio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercurius can pounce on him.
Benvolio throws a leg kick that misses.
Mercurius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercurius scores with a takedown into Benvolio's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius is stalling in the full guard.
Benvolio pulls Mercurius in close to prevent any damage.
Mercurius passes Benvolio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mercurius trying to pass the guard but Benvolio defending well.
Mercurius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benvolio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mercurius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rocky Mercurius just wasn't active enough.
Benvolio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercurius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benvolio's calf.
Mercurius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rocky Mercurius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benvolio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benvolio scores with a head kick. Mercurius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Benvolio 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.
Mercurius throws a leg kick
and Mercurius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius dominated that 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.
Mercurius scores with a leg kick.
Mercurius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benvolio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercurius can pounce on him.
Mercurius lands with a shot to the body.
Benvolio is looking to clinch but Mercurius is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Mercurius.
Benvolio checks a low kick from Mercurius.
A low kick from Benvolio is predictable there
and Mercurius counters with a nice leg kick.
Benvolio misses with the body kick
letting Mercurius counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mercutio Benvolio has been cut.
Benvolio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benvolio throws a low kick but Mercurius moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercurius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercurius lands a leg kick that knocks Benvolio off balance momentarily.
Benvolio is breathing heavily.
Benvolio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercurius throws a wild body kick that Benvolio sees coming a mile off.
Benvolio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mercurius throws a body kick that misses.
Benvolio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercurius.
Mercurius throws a right hand that Benvolio ducks under and follows up with a left that Benvolio also avoids with ease.
Mercurius moves out of range of the leg kick from Benvolio.
Benvolio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercurius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benvolio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mercurius's head.
Benvolio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mercurius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benvolio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvolio looks to land a body kick but Mercurius moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benvolio. That's going to slow Mercurius down.
Benvolio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercurius looks for a takedown but Benvolio sprawls well.
Benvolio 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.
Mercurius delivers a nice body kick.
Benvolio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mercurius.
Mercurius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benvolio needs to keep his hands up - Mercurius had a free shot at his head there.
Mercurius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Benvolio tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mercurius is in Benvolio's guard.
Mercurius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mercurius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mercurius lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius scoring with some ground and pound.
Mercurius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurius throwing strikes from guard but Benvolio blocks nicely.
Mercurius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mercurius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mercurius postures up in Benvolio's guard and throws a big left but Benvolio blocks it.
Mercurius wants to control from the top but Benvolio keeps moving.
Mercurius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benvolio's head.
Mercurius postures up.
Benvolio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mercurius controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benvolio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mercurius is out of range.
Benvolio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Mercurius throws a nice looking combination but Benvolio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercurius.
Mercurius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mercurius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benvolio.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercurius. That's going to slow Benvolio down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mercurius.
Mercurius scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mercutio Benvolio's cut.
That's time! Mercurius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mercurius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benvolio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercurius is looking to land body kicks.
Mercurius misses with a straight right.
Mercurius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercurius.
A leg kick checked by Mercurius.
Benvolio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benvolio is looking to clinch but Mercurius is avoiding it.
Mercurius misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Mercurius blocks the leg kick.
Benvolio tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercurius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercurius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercurius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvolio is looking to clinch but Mercurius is avoiding it.
Benvolio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mercurius.
Benvolio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benvolio throws a head kick that misses.
Mercurius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benvolio blocks a low kick nicely.
Mercurius slips a jab from Benvolio.
Mercurius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benvolio manages to avoid it.
Rocky Mercurius is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercurius misses the shot to the body.
Benvolio lands a nice shot that snaps Mercurius's head back.
Mercurius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benvolio is out of range and Mercurius settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercurius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mercurius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercurius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benvolio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mercurius fails with the takedown.
Mercurius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercurius throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercurius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercurius checks the leg kick.
Benvolio tries to clinch but Mercurius moves out of range.
Mercurius throws a leg kick but Benvolio sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Mercurius misses.
Mercurius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercurius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercurius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benvolio throws a lazy head kick
and Mercurius counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Mercurius tenderised Benvolio's leg. Benvolio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercurius throws a jab when Benvolio was well out of range.
Good work by Benvolio as he checks the leg kick.
Benvolio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercurius checks it well.
Mercurius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benvolio misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvolio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurius throws a leg kick
and Benvolio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercurius throws a nice head kick!
Mercurius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benvolio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercurius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benvolio moves out of range as Mercurius throws a body kick.
Mercurius throws a jab but it's blocked by Benvolio.
Benvolio walks into a stiff left hand from Mercurius.
Benvolio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercurius.
Mercurius lands a nice shot that snaps Benvolio's head back.
A slow jab from Mercurius misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mercutio Benvolio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mercurius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benvolio circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercurius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benvolio can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercurius. Benvolio does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Benvolio misses
and Mercurius counters with a thumping low kick.
Benvolio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benvolio misses with a low kick.
Benvolio avoids a kick to the body.
Benvolio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercurius keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercurius works the jab nicely.
Mercurius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurius throws a sloppy head kick and Benvolio moves out of range easily.
Mercurius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Mercurius misses
and Benvolio counters with a nice kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Benvolio cracks the inside of Mercurius's front leg.
Benvolio misses with a straight left.
Mercurius throws a push kick but Benvolio slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body punch from Mercurius.
Mercurius connects with a body shot.
Benvolio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benvolio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercurius.
Benvolio misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Benvolio is predictable there
and Mercurius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercurius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius throws an off balance right hand
and Benvolio counters with a head kick.
Benvolio is looking to clinch but Mercurius is avoiding it.
Mercurius connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benvolio misses the jab.
Mercurius lands a nice hook to Benvolio's body. Benvolio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benvolio leaves Mercurius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benvolio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benvolio checks a leg kick.
Mercurius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benvolio moves away.
Mercurius misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benvolio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benvolio instigates a clinch.
Mercurius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benvolio trying to land knees to the body.
Mercurius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benvolio's elbow.
Benvolio is trying to maintain a safe position but Mercurius gets an underhook and turns Benvolio into the cage.
Mercurius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benvolios head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercurius as Benvolio tries to tie him up.
Benvolio pushes off an throws an elbow but Mercurius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mercurius is working Benvolio over against the cage.
Mercurius gets through Benvolio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercurius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius tries a body shot but Benvolio blocks it.
Mercurius works on Benvolio's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benvolio backwards.
Benvolio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mercurius digs a right hand into Benvolio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benvolio's gas tank.
Mercurius presses Benvolio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mercurius tries a body shot but Benvolio blocks it.
Mercurius scores with a hook to the body.
Mercurius presses Benvolio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mercurius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercurius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benvolio's elbow.
Benvolio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Mercurius - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercurius.
Benvolio takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius had his way with Mercutio Benvolio in that round.
The cut man is working on Mercutio Benvolio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benvolio scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercurius throws a low kick, looking for Benvolio's leg but Benvolio calmly moves out of range.
Mercurius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Benvolio moves in looking to clinch but Mercurius pushes him off.
Mercurius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benvolio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benvolio misses with a leg kick.
Mercurius avoids the head kick by Benvolio.
Benvolio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mercurius misses with a wild body shot.
Benvolio slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvolio throws a wild body kick that Mercurius sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Mercurius tenderised Benvolio's leg. Benvolio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercurius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercurius connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercurius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercurius throws a looping overhand right but Benvolio ducks down to avoid it.
Benvolio moves out of range of the body kick from Mercurius.
Mercurius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benvolio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Benvolio.
Mercurius gets tackled into the cage by Benvolio. Benvolio maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvolio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mercurius fails to land.
Mercurius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercurius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benvolio's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvolio blocks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Mercurius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercurius tried to score with a low kick but Benvolio checks it.
Benvolio tries to work over Mercurius's front leg with a kick but Mercurius checks it.
Benvolio tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercurius throws an off balance right hand
and Benvolio counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercurius. That's going to slow Benvolio down.
Mercurius shoots in and drives through. Benvolio sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benvolio avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Mercurius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benvolio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benvolio.
Mercurius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benvolio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mercurius is out of range.
Mercurius connects with a leg kick. Benvolio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercurius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercurius scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius fakes the leg kick and cracks Benvolio in the body.
Benvolio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercurius can pounce on him.
Benvolio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benvolio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mercurius blocks a low kick nicely.
Mercutio Benvolio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocky Mercurius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercurius throws a lazy uppercut
and Benvolio counters with a stiff right hand.
Benvolio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benvolio misses with a left hand
and Mercurius counters with a left to the body.
Benvolio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mercurius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benvolio's head.
Mercurius controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Mercurius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercurius 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
Rocky Mercurius is the new welterweight champion!
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