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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Mutanaama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius comes into the arena with Amplifier - The Wave blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Rocky Mercurius has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rocky Mercurius seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Mutanaama!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutanaama has his takedown stuffed
and Mercurius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mutanaama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercurius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mutanaama really felt that one!
Mutanaama throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercurius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mutanaama shoots and misses
and Mercurius counters with a good low kick that Mutanaama was not able to check.
Rocky Mercurius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Mutanaama.
Mutanaama tries for a takedown but Mercurius circles away easily
and Mutanaama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercurius throws a shot from downtown. Mutanaama moves away and avoids it.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown
and Mercurius counters with a straight right hand.
Mutanaama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown attempt
and Mercurius counters with a right hand to the body.
Mutanaama looks gassed!
A cross from Mercurius lands.
Mercurius thumps Mutanaama with a low kick.
Mercurius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mutanaama's calf.
Mercurius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mutanaama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercurius works the jab nicely.
Mutanaama tries for a takedown but Mercurius circles away easily
and Mercurius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutanaama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercurius can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercurius.
Mutanaama takes one on the button.
Mutanaama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutanaama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mutanaama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pelle Mutanaama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutanaama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercurius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercurius throws a hook but Mutanaama blocks it.
Mercurius lands with a right hand.
Mercurius connects with a body shot.
Mercurius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mutanaama's calf.
Mutanaama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercurius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutanaama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rocky Mercurius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mutanaama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a straight right hand.
Mutanaama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown attempt
letting Mercurius counter with a right hand.
Mercurius scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercurius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown
and Mercurius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mutanaama's knee momentarily.
Mutanaama takes one on the button.
Mutanaama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutanaama tries to clinch but Mercurius moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mercurius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mutanaama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercurius throws out the jab.
Mercurius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutanaama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercurius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutanaama shoots and misses
and Mutanaama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mutanaama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercurius counters with a nice uppercut.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown
and Mercurius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mutanaama.
Mutanaama has his takedown stuffed
and Mercurius counters with a leg kick.
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.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown
letting Mercurius counter with a right hand.
Mutanaama throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercurius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mutanaama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mutanaama has his takedown stuffed
and Mutanaama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mercurius.
Rocky Mercurius is winning the standup battle so far.
Mutanaama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercurius counters with a leg kick.
Rocky Mercurius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Mutanaama.
Mutanaama fails with the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a leg kick.
Mutanaama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mutanaama is breathing heavily.
Mercurius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mutanaama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mercurius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mercurius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mutanaama fails with the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercurius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mutanaama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mutanaama tries for a takedown but Mercurius circles away easily
and Mercurius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mercurius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mutanaama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Mercurius does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius lands with a shot to the body.
Mutanaama ducks right into an uppercut from Mercurius.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mutanaama with a poor takedown
and Mercurius counters with a good low kick that Mutanaama was not able to check.
Mercurius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mutanaama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercurius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mutanaama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutanaama needs to keep his hands up - Mercurius had a free shot at his head there.
Mutanaama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercurius counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercurius.
Mutanaama moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercurius scores with a head kick. Mutanaama tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mercurius scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercurius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mutanaama.
Mutanaama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercurius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mercurius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mutanaama's head.
Mutanaama shoots and misses
and Mercurius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercurius scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius lands a nice hook to Mutanaama's body. Mutanaama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Mercurius. Those never looked like landing.
Mercurius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Mutanaama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mercurius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mutanaama misses with a hook
and Mercurius counters with a nice uppercut.
Mutanaama has his takedown stuffed
and Mercurius counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown
and Mercurius counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius dominated that second round.
That's time! Mercurius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mercurius throws a looping overhand right but Mutanaama ducks down to avoid it.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown attempt
and Mercurius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mutanaama might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mercurius has got the better of the exchanges.
Mutanaama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercurius counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercurius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mutanaama fails with the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rocky Mercurius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelle Mutanaama.
Mercurius punishes Mutanaama's body with a nice straight punch.
Mutanaama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a nice leg kick.
Mutanaama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mutanaama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown
and Mercurius counters with a low kick, right behind Mutanaama 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown
and Mercurius counters with an outside leg kick.
Mutanaama tries for a takedown but Mercurius circles away easily
and Mercurius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mutanaama's knee momentarily.
Mercurius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercurius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercurius paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mercurius throws out a loose jab but Mutanaama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutanaama walks into a stiff left hand from Mercurius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutanaama 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.
Mutanaama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mercurius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mutanaama can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheers as Mercurius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mutanaama doesn't seem phased though.
Mutanaama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercurius counters with a good low kick that Mutanaama was not able to check.
Mutanaama misses with a takedown
and Mercurius counters with an outside leg kick.
Mercurius throws an overhand right that lands on Mutanaama's shoulder, as Mutanaama tries to avoid the shot.
Mercurius lands a leg kick that knocks Mutanaama off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercurius misses the target.
Mutanaama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutanaama tries for a takedown but Mercurius circles away easily
and Mercurius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercurius has closed the distance and engaged Mutanaama in a clinch.
Mercurius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mutanaama backwards.
Mercurius scores with a shot to the side of Mutanaama's head.
Mercurius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercurius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercurius scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercurius prevents the takedown attempt.
Mercurius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mutanaama backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mercurius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercurius lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Mercurius fails to land.
Mercurius slowing the pace effectively.
Mercurius scores with a hook to the body.
Mercurius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercurius taking a breather.
Mercurius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mercurius pushes Mutanaama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius lands an uppercut.
Mutanaama being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Mercurius.
Mercurius effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Mercurius.
Mutanaama fails to pull guard.
Rocky Mercurius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mutanaama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mercurius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutanaama backwards.
Mercurius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mutanaama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mutanaama gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mercurius keeping moving, preventing Mutanaama from controlling successfully.
Pelle Mutanaama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mercurius is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurius distracts Mutanaama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Mercurius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercurius, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
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