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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 23, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Mitchell takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Mitchell has hold of one of Mercado's legs. Mercado is fighting the takedown attempt but Mitchell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mercado keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Mitchell content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Mercado has locked up a guillotine! Mercado's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Mitchell is holding on here and Mercado must be using up a lot of energy. Mitchell has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Mercado gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tomas Mercado!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 09, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Mercado closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zimmerman quickly recovers to half guard.
Mercado blocks the strikes from Zimmerman.
#SUB#
Mercado is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zimmerman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zimmerman trying to control but Mercado postures up.
Mercado is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Mercado there. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Zimmerman pushes Mercado off, looking to escape but Mercado dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Zimmerman is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tomas Mercado!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Heisl moves into range and clinches up with Mercado.
Heisl is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mercado tries to throw a body punch but Heisl avoids it by throwing Mercado back against the cage.
Mercado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#BC#
Mercado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Heisl changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mercado looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Heisl takes a little break here. Mercado wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mercado can't do much from the bottom here.
Mercado is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisl trying to control the position but Mercado is working away. #T1#
Mercado prevents Heisl from moving into mount.
Mercado is trying to control Heisl's posture but Heisl avoids it.
Mercado is trying to improve his position.
Heisl cracks Mercado with a big right hand but Mercado just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heisl is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mercado's shoulder. That is not cool.
An elbow from Heisl crashes against the mat.
Heisl blocks the strikes from Mercado.
Mercado wants to control but Heisl postures up.
Mercado stuck in half guard on the bottom here.#T2#
Heisl is staying tight to Mercado's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercado wants to control but Heisl postures up.
Mercado is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Heisl is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Heisl drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heisl is stalling in the full guard.
Mercado managing to control the position.
Heisl trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Heisl showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mercado has Heisl pulled in close to control his posture.
Heisl stands up over Mercado, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Heisl is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Heisl trying to control but Mercado is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heisl missing with a left hand there. Mercado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD2#
Heisl shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mercado's guard.
Mercado has Heisl pulled in close to control his posture.
Mercado controls Heisl momentarily but Heisl frees himself. #SUB#
Mercado is looking for a triangle but Heisl pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heisl is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Heisl trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scheiss Heisl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Heisl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heisl shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mercado fails with a takedown attempt.
Heisl lands a nice hook to Mercado's body. Mercado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisl scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Heisl drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Heisl controls the position.#T1#
Heisl lands a nice forearm strike. #ROC2#
Mercado is rocked!
Heisl landing a few strikes.
Oh Mercado is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heisl slows the pace down.
Mercado is working to avoid the ground and pound but Heisl connects with a decent elbow.
Mercado trying to remain calm as Heisl controls from the top position.
Heisl working the ground and pound.
A big shot lands for Heisl! That's hurt Mercado! Will he recover? Heisl fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scheiss Heisl!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 30, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Danis has closed the distance and engaged Mercado in a clinch.
#TD#
Mercado gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Danis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Danis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mercado lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mercado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Danis looking to control.
Mercado throwing strikes but missing.
Danis wants to get back to his feet but Mercado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Danis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mercado gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Danis looking to control.
#T1##SUB#
Mercado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mercado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Danis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mercado wanted to stand there but Danis had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Danis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Danis wants to take a breather but Mercado is having none of it.
Mercado has his hands clasped together around Danis's back. He's all about the action.#T2#
Mercado is trying to stand back up but Danis is controlling him
Danis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mercado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mercado is controlling Danis's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Danis trying to control the action but Mercado is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Danis throws a body punch but Mercado moves out of range. #TD2#
Danis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mercado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Danis is looking to stall here but Mercado recovers full guard.
Danis looks winded!
Danis wants to control from the top but Mercado keeps moving.
Mercado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mercado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Danis manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mercado is one step ahead there.
Mercado scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mercado is looking to work some ground and pound but Danis has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Danis working a defensive guard here.
Danis wants to control but Mercado passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dillon Danis will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2##TD#
Mercado shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Danis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mercado is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mercado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Danis on the ground.
Mercado is in close to Danis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Danis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#SUB2#
Danis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danis trying to control the position.
Mercado tries to stand but Danis is controlling from the bottom. #T1#
Danis wants to sweep but no luck.
Tomas Mercado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danis has a closed guard, preventing Mercado from standing up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Mercado tries to keep at a distance but Danis has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Mercado successfully pulls guard.
#T2#
Mercado pulls Danis in to control the position.
Danis throws a big elbow that misses.
Danis wants to get up but he can't break Mercado's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mercado is controlling Danis's posture.
Danis postures up in Mercado's guard and throws a big left but Mercado blocks it.
Danis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Danis trying to control but Mercado is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Danis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mercado manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danis is breathing heavily.#T3#
Danis trying to control but Mercado is working from the bottom.
Danis wants to stand and escape but instead Mercado has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Mercado distracts Danis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mercado lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mercado won't allow Danis to sweep him here. #T4#
Mercado distracts Danis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Danis trying to control the position.
#SU#
Mercado gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD#
Mercado looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Danis tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mercado manages to move to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercado content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Mercado dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD#
Mercado shoots in and bounces Danis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Danis is looking for a triangle here but Mercado uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mercado lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Danis down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercado lands an elbow.
Mercado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danis can do to turn this around?
Danis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mercado asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T1#
Danis looking for a sweep but Mercado has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Danis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danis wants to hold on but Mercado pushes him away.
Danis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mercado is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Danis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mercado content just to control the position here. #T2#
Mercado breaks from Danis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mercado controlling his opponent. #SUB#
Mercado is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Danis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mercado controlling from mount.
Mercado lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Danis hang on?#T3#
Danis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Danis is still trying to improve position.
Mercado working the ground and pound effectively.
Danis tries to reverse the position but Mercado maintains control.
Danis has given up his back here.
Mercado is punishing Danis with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Mercado has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #SUB#
Mercado is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Danis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #T4##SUB#
Danis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB#
Mercado is looking for the choke from the back position but Danis is controlling his hands well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Mercado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mercado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Mercado!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 23, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Mercado scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vance scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mercado manages to mount him!
Vance is trying desperately to improve position.
Mercado tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mercado looking to control but Vance is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mercado throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vance wants to hold on but Mercado pushes him away.#SUB#
Mercado is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vance has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T1#
Vance swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mercado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vance in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mercado landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vance can't escape the position.
Vance wants to hold on but Mercado pushes him away.
Mercado throwing strikes here but Vance is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mercado tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vance is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Vance is squirming around, avoiding Mercado's attempts to control the action.
Vance is trying to escape the mount.
Vance keeps trying to improve his position.
Vance has given up his back here.
#T3##SUB#
Mercado has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mercado 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.
Vance wants to control his opponent's hands but Mercado gets his hands free.
Vance rolls, trying to escape but Mercado keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Mercado working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Vance trying to control the position but Mercado manages to sink in the hooks.
Mercado controlling well, preventing Vance from escaping the position.
#T4#
Vance is trying to stand back up.
Vance is in bad spot here.
Mercado gets his hands free as Vance looks to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Mercado is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vance has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Mercado 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.
#R2##CL2#
Mercado gets tackled into the cage by Vance. Vance maintains the clinch.
Vance prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Vance wants the takedown. Mercado is fighting it off but Vance persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mercado's guard against the cage.
Vance controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mercado is trying to control the position but Vance postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vance stopping the sweep attempt from Mercado.
Mercado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Vance has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mercado is proving hard to escape from. #SU2#
Vance decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL2#
Vance has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Vance pulls guard.
Vance has control of Mercado's left arm, preventing Mercado from doing any damage.
Mercado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomas Mercado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#ES2#
Vance pushes Mercado off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vance throws a leg kick but Mercado checks it. #T2#
Mercado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Mercado instigates a clinch.
Vance gets underhooks to prevent Mercado's takedown attempt.
Mercado tries for a takedown but Vance manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Mercado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercado is looking for a takedown.
Mercado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Vance as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Vance breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Vance has closed the distance and engaged Mercado in a clinch.
Mercado has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vance after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercado can't get the takedown.
Vance gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mercado.
Vance is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T3##TD2#
Vance gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mercado regains guard.
#SU2#
Vance decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mercado, up you get!
Vance throws a head kick that misses.
Mercado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL2#
Vance closes the distance and pushes Mercado back into the cage.#BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vance lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vance.
Vance works Mercado's body with a nice hook.#TD2#
Vance gets a takedown into half guard.#ROC2#
Mercado is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vance takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Mercado is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vance is controlling the pace.
#SU2#
Vance stands up from half guard. #T4##TD2#
Vance closes the distance looking for a takedown. Mercado stuffs it but Vance still has hold of him. Vance picks Mercado up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Vance slams Mercado to the floor and that's really hurt Mercado - he doesn't know where he is! Vance throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christain Vance!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Blaze misses with a combination
#TD#
and Mercado counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #ES2#
Blaze manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#CL#
Mercado moves into the clinch.
Mercado is looking to break free of the clinch but Blaze has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Blaze.
Blaze putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mercado drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mercado lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mercado is breathing heavily.
Blaze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blaze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercado drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blaze pulls his leg out and moves away.
#KD2#
Blaze lands a left and a right that send Mercado crashing to the mat, dazed. Blaze thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Mercado is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Tomas Mercado has been cut.#T1#
Mercado loses concentration momentarily and Blaze pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Mercado crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Blaze finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Blaze!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Mercado darts in and clinches Black up against the cage.
Mercado fails to pull guard.
Mercado wants to take the fight to the mat but Black manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mercado has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Black after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Mercado. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Black has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mercado regains guard immediately. #SUB#
Mercado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mercado pulls Black in to control the position.
Mercado keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Black wants to stand but Mercado is controlling his posture from full guard.
Black is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mercado sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado is not content to let Black control the position.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mercado haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T2#
Mercado won't allow Black to pass to mount.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Mercado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mercado is controlling Black's trapped leg to prevent Black from advancing to side control.
Mercado is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mercado avoid being mounted?
Mercado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SU2#
Black decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T3##TD2#
Black fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mercado to the ground. Black is now in Mercado's guard.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Mercado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Mercado blocks nicely.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Mercado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black wants to get up but he can't break Mercado's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4#
Mercado being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mercado tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Mercado gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Black to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black wants to control from the top but Mercado keeps moving. #SUB2#
Black has gone for a leg lock! Mercado slips out almost immediately though and dives into Black's guard.#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Black dominated that round.
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.
#R2##TD2#
Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercado defending well though.
Mercado wants to control but Black is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mercado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black prevents Mercado from improving his position.#T1##SUB2#
Black is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mercado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Black.
Mercado keeping control of the position.
Mercado has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#CL2#
Mercado tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Black manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black trying to control the position.
Mercado postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it. #T3#
Black wants to sweep here but Mercado controlling him for the moment.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SU#
Mercado stands and steps away. Black gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tomas Mercado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Black gets a clinch. #TD#
Mercado gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Black looking to control.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Black lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
#SUB2#
Black looking for a guillotine here but Mercado defends easily.
#SU#
Mercado gets to his feet. Black looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2#
Black clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC2#
Black manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Black is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mercado's half guard.
Mercado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Black with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3##CL2#
Black has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Mercado turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mercado manages to end up in side control.#ES2#
Black explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Black breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mercado manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Mercado gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Black working a defensive guard but Mercado passes into half guard.
#T1#
Black looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mercado is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Black tries to roll over but Mercado keeps him under control.
Black is looking to get back to full guard here but Mercado has managed to pass to side control instead.
Black tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mercado presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black tries to hold on but Mercado pushes him away. #SUB#
Mercado with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Black is bucking up trying to escape but Mercado cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mercado putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#T3#
Mercado lands a big elbow.
Black is looking to improve his position but Mercado isn't that keen on the idea.#SUB#
Mercado is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Black has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Black! #SUB#
Mercado working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Black has passed into half guard!
#T4#
Black is thwarting Mercado's attempts to control the position.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Mercado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black tries to stand and escape but Mercado is controlling the position.
Mercado wants to control but Black is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercado works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mercado pulls Black in to control the position.
Tomas Mercado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB#
Mercado has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Black.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Black!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Malarkey misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Mercado gets a clinch.
Mercado drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC#
Mercado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Malarkey shoots in and bounces Mercado off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Malarkey trying to control but Mercado is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Malarkey drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mercado dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Mercado lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Mercado landing with the ground and pound. #ES2#
Malarkey uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD#
Mercado gets a takedown into half guard.
Mercado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ground and pound from Mercado.
Mercado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malarkey wants to control but Mercado is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malarkey tries to kick Mercado off but Mercado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Malarkey tries to get to full guard but Mercado has control of the leg.
Mercado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malarkey defending well though.
Mercado trying to control the action but Malarkey is working from the bottom.
Malarkey is trying to maintain the position but Mercado is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#SUB#
Mercado is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malarkey sees it coming and defends easily.
Mercado lands with a punch from half guard. #T3#
Malarkey is staying active underneath Mercado, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mercado wants to stand up but Malarkey is controlling the position.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Malarkey lands a nice hook to Mercado's body. Mercado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD2#
Malarkey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mercado to the mat! Mercado manages to get full guard.
Malarkey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mercado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mercado keeping moving, preventing Malarkey from controlling successfully.
Mercado looking to control.
#T4##SUB2#
Malarkey postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mercado is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Malarkey, into his guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Malarkey looking for subs off his back but Mercado has passed one foot through into half guard.
#SUB#
Malarkey is defending against the submission attempts here by Mercado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomas Mercado will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mercado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Mercado moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Malarkey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mercado regains guard immediately.
Mercado keeping moving, preventing Malarkey from controlling successfully. #SU2#
Malarkey stands and steps away. Mercado gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malarkey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#TD2#
Malarkey gets the takedown into side control. #T1#
Mercado manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB#
Malarkey is defending against the submission attempts here by Mercado.
Mercado drops an elbow to the side of Malarkey's head.
Malarkey pushes Mercado off but Mercado dives into side control.
Mercado scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mercado lands a decent elbow from side control.
Malarkey tries to bench press Mercado off him but Mercado keeps the position. #T2##SUB#
Mercado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mercado scoring with punches and elbows.
Malarkey regains half guard.#SUB#
Mercado is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malarkey sees it coming and defends easily.
Tomas Mercado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Mercado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mercado passes into side control, despite Malarkey's attempt to control the position.
#T3##SU#
Mercado decides to stand up, so the ref orders Malarkey to his feet. #CL2#
Malarkey takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Malarkey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mercado regains guard immediately. #SUB#
Mercado is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malarkey defends well.#T4#
Malarkey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mercado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Mercado seems to be working for a kimura but Malarkey defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malarkey's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tomas Mercado will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Malarkey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mercado to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Malarkey wants to get back to his feet but Mercado passes into half guard.
#REVB#
Malarkey is looking for a sweep. Mercado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Mercado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malarkey wants to control the action here but instead Mercado manages to pass to full mount! #T1#
Malarkey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Mercado is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Malarkey has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Malarkey!
Mercado is pulling down on Malarkey's head to control his posture.
Malarkey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Malarkey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Mercado wants to sweep here but Malarkey controlling him for the moment.
Mercado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mercado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malarkey's guard. #REVR#
Malarkey is looking to sweep but instead, Mercado has passed into half guard.
#T3##SUB#
Mercado is looking for a kimura here.
Mercado seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
#SUB2#
Malarkey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mercado wants to stand up but Malarkey is controlling the position.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SU#
Mercado decides to stand and escape the position.
Malarkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercado.#TD2#
Malarkey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Mercado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malarkey trying to control the position but Mercado is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Mercado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Mercado!
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