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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogie Oglethorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogie Oglethorpe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rico Mera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ogie Oglethorpe!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mera throws a looping overhand right but Oglethorpe ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Oglethorpe.
Mera slips a jab from Oglethorpe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mera throws a jab when Oglethorpe was well out of range.
Oglethorpe throws a combination that misses
and Mera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mera.
Mera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oglethorpe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Mera has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Oglethorpe jumps guard and drags Mera to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oglethorpe working for submissions but it's allowed Mera to get to half guard.
Oglethorpe looking for submissions off his back.
Oglethorpe looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oglethorpe wants to improve his position but Mera is controlling well.
Mera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oglethorpe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oglethorpe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oglethorpe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two 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.
Mera is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Oglethorpe!
Mera content just to control the position here.
Oglethorpe is trying to reverse the position but instead Mera has taken his back - oops!
Mera is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mera continues to stall.
Oglethorpe wants to escape the position.
Oglethorpe keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera biding his time, controlling Oglethorpe.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oglethorpe can't escape the position.
Mera is riding his opponent, not letting Oglethorpe buck him off.
Oglethorpe tries to escape but Mera has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mera has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Oglethorpe's body.
You can see the frustration on Oglethorpe's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mera controls the action.
Oglethorpe is trying to get back to his feet but Mera has full control of the position and if anything, Oglethorpe has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oglethorpe tries to escape the position.
Mera controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Mera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mera misses with a looping right.
Oglethorpe tests Mera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mera tries to clinch
and Oglethorpe counters with a nice uppercut.
Mera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oglethorpe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oglethorpe misses with a hook. Mera ducked under it nicely.
Oglethorpe misses the jab.
Oglethorpe drops Mera with a right and a left! Oglethorpe comes rushing in but Mera regains his composure and manages to keep Oglethorpe in guard.
Mera is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oglethorpe won't allow Mera to sweep him here.
Oh Mera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oglethorpe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oglethorpe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oglethorpe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mera holds on and takes a little breather.
Oglethorpe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mera is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Oglethorpe, into his guard.
Oglethorpe wants to sweep here but Mera controlling him for the moment.
Mera seems to have got his legs back now.
Mera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oglethorpe looking to control.
Mera decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oglethorpe.
A big right from Mera misses.
Mera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oglethorpe just misses with a punch to the body.
Mera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oglethorpe counters with a stiff right hand.
Mera misses with a low kick as Oglethorpe jumps back.
A slow jab from Oglethorpe misses its intended target.
Oglethorpe looks to land a left hand but Mera moved out of range nicely.
Mera throws a lazy right hand but Oglethorpe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oglethorpe.
Mera moves into the clinch.
Mera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oglethorpe's defenses.
Oglethorpe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oglethorpe tries to pull guard but Mera forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mera taking a breather.
Mera prevents the takedown attempt.
Rico Mera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ogie Oglethorpe.
Mera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mera throws an elbow but misses.
Mera just leaning against Oglethorpe, taking a breather.
Mera lands a nice elbow.
Mera is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Oglethorpe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oglethorpe avoids the elbow strike from Mera, against the cage.
Oglethorpe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oglethorpe blocks an elbow strike from Mera.
Mera lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mera.
Mera throws an elbow that misses.
Mera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oglethorpe tries to pull guard but Mera holds him up against the cage and eventually Oglethorpe drops back down to his feet.
Oglethorpe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mera smiles and moves away.
Mera misses with a low kick.
Oglethorpe misses the jab.
Mera throws a chopping leg kick but Oglethorpe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oglethorpe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mera moves away.
Mera could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mera throws an overhand right that lands on Oglethorpe's shoulder, as Oglethorpe tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Oglethorpe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mera throws a big shot that misses.
Oglethorpe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mera clinches up with Oglethorpe and pushes him back against the cage.
Mera lands an elbow just above Oglethorpe 's eye.
Mera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mera misses with an elbow over the top.
Mera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oglethorpe can do to turn this around?
Oglethorpe pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oglethorpe is looking for a triangle but Mera pushes his legs off easily.
Mera tries to free his leg and advance position but Oglethorpe is retaining full guard.
Mera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oglethorpe, up you get!
Oglethorpe connects with a body shot.
Oglethorpe throws an overhand right that lands on Mera's shoulder, as Mera tries to avoid the shot.
Mera seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oglethorpe clobbers Mera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ogie Oglethorpe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Oglethorpe throws an overhand right that lands on Mera's shoulder, as Mera tries to avoid the shot.
Mera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mera misses with a looping right.
Mera throws a leg kick but Oglethorpe moved away.
Oglethorpe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mera looks to land a right hand but Oglethorpe moved out of range.
Oglethorpe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oglethorpe looks to land a right hand but Mera moved out of range.
Mera seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oglethorpe swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oglethorpe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oglethorpe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mera.
Oglethorpe gets tackled into the cage by Mera. Mera maintains the clinch.
Oglethorpe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mera.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mera.
Mera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oglethorpe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mera.
Rico Mera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Oglethorpe.
Mera lands an elbow inside that Oglethorpe shrugs off.
Oglethorpe tries to pull guard but Mera holds him up against the cage and eventually Oglethorpe drops back down to his feet.
Oglethorpe lands a nice uppercut.
Oglethorpe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mera to keep the fight standing.
Rico Mera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ogie Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oglethorpe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oglethorpe's brow.
Oglethorpe jumps guard but Mera stands there with Oglethorpe around his waist. Oglethorpe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Mera misses with an elbow strike.
Mera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera throws an elbow but it misses.
Oglethorpe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mera after a bit of a struggle.
Mera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mera pushes off an throws an elbow but Oglethorpe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mera lands a nice elbow.
Mera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mera wants to stall.
Mera misses with an elbow strike.
Mera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mera lands a damaging elbow.
Mera lands an elbow inside that Oglethorpe shrugs off.
Oglethorpe gets control of Mera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Oglethorpe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mera takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oglethorpe tries to get to full guard but Mera has control of the leg.
Mera content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oglethorpe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mera controlling the pace.
Rico Mera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mera has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oglethorpe wants to sweep but Mera has passed to side control!
Oglethorpe struggling a bit here.
Mera decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oglethorpe to his feet.
Oglethorpe keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Oglethorpe as he checks the leg kick.
Oglethorpe looks to score with a jab to the body but Mera is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Mera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mera 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Mera!
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