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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mannelly.
Mannelly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mannelly works Mercer's body with a nice hook.
Mannelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Mannelly moves away from the strike by Mercer.
Mannelly catches Mercer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Mercer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mannelly avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Mannelly throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
Mercer misses with an uppercut.
Mercer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mannelly throws a nice looking combination but Mercer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannelly misses with a looping right.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer swings for the body but Mannelly moves out of range.
Mannelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannelly missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mannelly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Mercer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mannelly just manages to avoid it.
Mannelly throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mannelly.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mannelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercer throws a leg kick
and Mannelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercer looks to land a right hand but Mannelly moved out of range.
Mannelly takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
Mannelly blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mannelly moves out of range as Mercer strikes.
Mercer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mannelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercer checks it well.
Mannelly misses with a two punch combination.
Mercer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mercer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Mannelly ducks down to avoid it.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mannelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands with a straight right. Mercer didn't see that one coming.
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!
Mannelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mannelly throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Mannelly throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Mannelly misses.
Mannelly lands with a shot to the body.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Mannelly.
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mannelly looks to land a combination but Mercer avoids it well.
Mannelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A quick step to the side and Mercer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Mercer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercer.
Mannelly loads up on a big right hand but Mercer slips the punch.
Mercer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mannelly throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mannelly with a nice cross.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannelly is just out of range.
Mannelly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer slips under a jab from Mannelly.
Mannelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercer.
Mannelly swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercer.
Mannelly throws a head kick that misses.
And Mercer counters with a quick kick to the body but Mannelly blocks it.
Mannelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercer.
Mannelly throws a hook but Mercer blocks it.
Mannelly throws a low kick but Mercer avoids it.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Mannelly.
Mannelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mannelly cracks Mercer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannelly throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Mannelly tries a low kick but Mercer avoids it.
Mannelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercer.
Mannelly misses the shot to the body.
Mercer throws a body punch but Mannelly moves out of range.
Mercer scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mannelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer connects with an inside leg kick.
Mannelly misses with a body shot.
Mannelly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mannelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercer 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.
Mannelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mannelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mannelly misses with an uppercut.
Mercer is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Mannelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Mercer there.
Mercer scores with a nice head shot.
Mercer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mannelly's hands.
Mercer thuds his right hand into Mannelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mannelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Mannelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mannelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mannelly throws a good cross that connects.
Mannelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mannelly lands with a cross.
Mercer connects with the punch.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Mannelly.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mannelly is just out of range.
Mercer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mannelly.
Mercer lands with a shot to the body.
Mannelly lands with an overhand left.
Mercer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mannelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mercer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mannelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Mannelly misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Mercer tries a low kick but Mannelly avoids it.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Mercer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mannelly moves into range and clinches up with Mercer.
Mannelly is stalling here.
Mannelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannelly's elbow.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Mercer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannelly digs a right hand underneath Mercer's ribcage. Mercer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannelly.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mannelly's elbow.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Mercer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mannelly on the inside.
Mercer breaks the clinch.
Mercer scores with a head kick. Mannelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mercer moves out of range of the body kick from Mannelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly looks to land a combination but Mercer avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mannelly scrambles back to his feet.
Mannelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mannelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercer as he connects with a hook.
Mercer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mannelly throws out the jab.
Mercer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mannelly throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mannelly misses the target.
Mannelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Mannelly misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Mannelly moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mannelly.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mannelly lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Mannelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Mannelly tries to get set, Mercer tries to push him back and clinch up but Mannelly manages to avoid the attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Mannelly there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercer.
Mannelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mannelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mercer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mercer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mannelly lands with a shot to the body.
Mannelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Mercer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mannelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mannelly looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Mercer.
Good exchange - Mannelly coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly lands a nice hook to Mercer's body. Mercer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Mannelly misses its intended target.
Mannelly throws a low kick but Mercer avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a shot from downtown. Mannelly moves away and avoids it.
Mannelly throws a big shot that misses.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mannelly looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Mannelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercer's sensitive parts.
Mannelly misses with a low kick.
Mercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mannelly in his tracks.
Mannelly swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mannelly misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab from Mannelly.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mannelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercer.
Mercer drops his hands momentarily and Mannelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Mannelly misses its intended target.
Mannelly throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Mannelly throws a leg kick but Mercer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mercer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mannelly.
Mercer fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Mannelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Mannelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Mannelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mannelly wants to counter the offense by Mercer and move into the clinch position.
Mannelly avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Mercer. Beautiful body shot.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Mannelly ducks down to avoid it.
Mannelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Mannelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercer misses with a kick to the body
enabling Mannelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mannelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mannelly.
Mannelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.
Mercer misses with a body kick.
Mannelly throws a good cross that connects.
Mercer feints and then cracks Mannelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mannelly down.
Mercer misses with a straight left.
Mannelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercer.
Mannelly flicks out a counter leg kick but Mercer steps away.
Mannelly avoids a kick to the body.
Mercer throws a jab when Mannelly was well out of range.
Mannelly lunges at Mercer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercer's hand.
Mercer throws a leg kick
and Mannelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mercer thinking.
Mannelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Mannelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercer.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
letting Mannelly counter with a right hand.
Mannelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Mannelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercer lands a head kick. Mannelly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alex Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Donk. Mercer catches Mannelly right on the button with a cross.
Mannelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercer counters with a big head kick but Mannelly shrugs it off.
Mannelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercer.
Mercer lands a leg kick that knocks Mannelly off balance momentarily.
Mannelly catches Mercer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mercer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mercer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Mercer.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mannelly misses with a looping left.
Mercer works Mannelly's body with a nice hook.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly misses with the combination.
Mannelly throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
Mercer misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercer throws a hook to the side of Mannelly's head but Mannelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mannelly lands a jab-cross combination.
Mercer connects with a solid leg kick.
Mannelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mercer digs a good hook to Mannelly's body.
Mannelly swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
That kick from Mannelly tenderised Mercer's leg. Mercer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patrick Mannelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mannelly loads up on a big right hand but Mercer slips the punch.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer is looking to chop away at Mannelly's legs.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mannelly moves away.
Mannelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercer.
Mercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mannelly.
A punch combination from Mannelly misses.
Mercer is looking to counter the offense by Mannelly and move into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Mannelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mannelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mercer with a body shot.
Mercer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mannelly moves away.
Mannelly pushes Mercer up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by Mannelly.
Mannelly blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Mannelly tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by Mannelly.
Stalling in the clinch from Mannelly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannelly.
Mercer lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
Mercer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Mercer.
Well Mannelly 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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