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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dexter Mercier!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercier moves away from the strike by Silva.
Mercier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Mercier slips the punch.
Silva stalks Mercier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mercier's face. Mercier staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva throws a series of punches but Mercier moves out of range.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Mercier misses with a double jab.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercier slips a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Mercier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercier lands with a shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Mercier lands a nice looking body shot.
Mercier slips a straight right by Silva.
Jose Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercier misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercier throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Mercier swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Mercier blocks a jab.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier moves out of range.
Mercier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mercier keeps it at a distance.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Mercier saw that one coming.
Mercier defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Mercier staying out of range there.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mercier.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mercier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Mercier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Mercier circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier is having none of it.
No joy there for Mercier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Mercier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mercier is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercier throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to clinch there but Mercier circles away.
Mercier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Mercier counters with a two punch combo.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mercier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Mercier dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mercier takes one on the button.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Mercier moves away and avoids it.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva tries to move into range but Mercier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to clinch up but Mercier circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercier misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries to clinch there but Mercier circles away.
Mercier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercier staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws the left hand but Mercier avoids the punch easily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercier circles away.
Mercier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Mercier circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Mercier looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Mercier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Mercier moved out of range nicely.
Mercier misses with the combination.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercier counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Mercier's defenses.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Mercier keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mercier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier is having none of it.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Mercier counters with a two punch combo.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a combination that misses
letting Mercier counter with a right hand.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercier slips under a jab from Silva.
Mercier is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Silva misses.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Mercier moved out of range nicely.
Silva misses with a combination
enabling Mercier to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Mercier circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercier circles away.
Mercier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mercier throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Mercier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Mercier keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Mercier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercier ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a straight right hand.
Mercier moves away from the strike by Silva.
Mercier misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
No joy there for Mercier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercier slips a straight right by Silva.
Mercier defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercier lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Mercier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Mercier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mercier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Mercier to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a nice body shot.
Jose Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva scores with a hook.
Mercier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Mercier digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Mercier's head but Mercier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercier tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercier's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mercier duly obliges.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Mercier does no damage.
Mercier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercier counters with a one-two to the body.
Jose Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dexter Mercier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mercier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Mercier blocks it.
Dexter Mercier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mercier.
Mercier lands a two punch combo.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a combination
and Mercier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva is looking to clinch but Mercier is avoiding it.
Mercier keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercier circles away.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Mercier connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Mercier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch but Mercier is having none of it.
Mercier blocks a jab.
Mercier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mercier!
Silva misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Mercier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercier 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Mercier!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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