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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh comes to the cage accompanied by Macabre - Acid Bath Vampire. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Mercer.
Haigh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mercer's half guard.
Haigh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mercer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haigh.
Mercer is trying to stand back up but Haigh is controlling him
Haigh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mercer defends it well.
Haigh wants to free his trapped foot but Mercer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haigh seems to be working for a kimura but Mercer defends the submission attempt.
Haigh is looking for a kimura but Mercer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haigh to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer is looking to escape.
Mercer controlling the position well.
Haigh wants to stand up but Mercer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mercer pushes Haigh off looking to stand but Haigh dives back in and keeps control.
Mercer is defending against the submission attempts here by Haigh.
Haigh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer kicks Haigh off and gets back to his feet.
Haigh misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercer.
Haigh lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Haigh digs a good hook to Mercer's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands with a right hand.
Mercer thuds his right hand into Haigh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
A nice combination there by Haigh.
Haigh shoots in looking for a takedown. Mercer tries to sprawl out of it but Haigh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mercer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercer 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.
Mercer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercer throws out a loose jab but Haigh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haigh.
Haigh shoots in and gets a takedown into Mercer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haigh trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh is looking to pass into half guard but Mercer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mercer is in guard.
Haigh working for a triangle but Mercer defends it easily.
Mercer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mercer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haigh trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haigh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Haigh keeps moving.
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 John Haigh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haigh avoids the head kick by Mercer.
A left and a right from Mercer both land. Nice combination.
Mercer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Haigh misses.
Nice body kick from Mercer.
Haigh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haigh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mercer wants it to stay on the feet.
Haigh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercer pinned against the cage. Mercer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercer walks into a straight right hand from Haigh.
Haigh misses with a hook.
Mercer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haigh counters with a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercer as he connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Mercer.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haigh.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haigh moves away.
Haigh ducks right into an uppercut from Mercer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haigh blocks a jab.
Haigh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercer.
Mercer throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Haigh ducks down to avoid it.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haigh looks to land a combination but Mercer avoids it well.
Mercer misses with an uppercut
and Haigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haigh works Mercer's body with a nice hook.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Haigh moves out of range.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haigh throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Haigh shoots in and drives through. Mercer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Haigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Haigh misses.
John Haigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haigh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haigh seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haigh misses with a left hand
and Mercer counters with a stiff right hand.
Haigh fails to land with a series of punches.
Haigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer throws a jab when Haigh was well out of range.
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haigh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haigh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Haigh scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haigh, as that shot connected.
Haigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh fails to land the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Mercer. Beautiful body shot.
Haigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haigh 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.
Mercer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haigh misses with a body shot.
Mercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haigh's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haigh moves forwards but Mercer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haigh is rocked!
Haigh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Haigh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mercer and Haigh are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Mercer throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Haigh into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Mercer knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Mercer!
A determined Alex Mercer didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
The defeated John Haigh had this to say: 'Vittu.'.
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energy
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hype
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