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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Talley (ranked 24423 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mercury (ranked 5965 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Talley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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278 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Talley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley fails with a takedown attempt.
Mercury rushes Talley and presses him up against the cage.
Mercury jumps guard and drags Talley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mercury looking for a guillotine here but Talley defends easily.
Talley preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercury working a defensive guard here.
Mercury looking to control but Talley passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury is looking to improve his position.
Mercury is trying to control but Talley manages to pass to mount!
Talley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mercury working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley looking to ground and pound but Mercury is blocking nicely.
Talley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercury working to try and regain half guard.
Mercury is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Talley has taken his back!
Talley is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mercury knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mercury for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley is trying to stick to Mercury's back but Mercury is turning into Talley. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Talley's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mercury.
Talley wants to stand but Mercury is controlling the position.
Talley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mercury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mercury is trying to trip Talley. He has hold of a leg but Talley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mercury persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Talley wants to get back to his feet but Mercury passes into half guard.
Mercury is trying to control the action in half guard but Talley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley wants to improve his position but Mercury is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Talley controlling the position.
Talley keeping moving, preventing Mercury from controlling successfully.
Talley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Talley has Mercury pulled in close to control his posture.
Mercury must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Talley keeping moving, preventing Mercury from controlling successfully.
Mercury wants to pass the guard but Talley is keeping the position.
Mercury looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mercury's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Talley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mercury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mercury landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Talley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mercury gets through Talley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Mercury to work.
Mercury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Talley enables Mercury to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Talley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Talley pushes Mercury off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury looks for the body kick but Talley saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Talley tries to counter by clinching up but Mercury breaks away and moves out of range.
Mercury gets a takedown into half guard.
Talley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mercury is on him like a limpet, forcing Talley back against the cage.
Talley blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercury as Talley tries to tie him up.
Talley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercury gets control of Talley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mercury will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercury working for submissions but it's allowed Talley to get to half guard.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Talley lands a nice short elbow.
Mercury pushes Talley off and gets back to his feet.
Mercury leaves Talley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley throws a right hand that Mercury ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercury also avoids with ease.
Mercury moves into the clinch.
Mercury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercury closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Scott Talley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercury is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mercury wants to pass the guard but Talley is defending well.
Mercury prevents Talley from improving his position.
Talley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Talley is trying to maintain the position but Mercury is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mercury shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Talley's guard.
Talley is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mercury presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mercury gets control of Talley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mercury will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Mercury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Talley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mercury successfully pulls guard.
Mercury has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Talley has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Mercury gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Talley regains guard.
Mercury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Talley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Talley wants to sweep here but Mercury controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mercury is looking to control Talley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mercury avoid being mounted?
Mercury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercury wants to stand back up but Talley manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Talley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mercury really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Talley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talley gets to mount! Mercury was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mercury is desperately trying to improve his position but Talley has a good base and remains in mount.
Talley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Talley landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Talley.
Mercury is desperately trying to improve his position but Talley has a good base and remains in mount.
Talley has hold of Mercury's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mercury manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Talley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury is looking to get to half guard.
Mercury looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mercury is trying to get back to his feet but Talley has full control of the position and if anything, Mercury has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Talley is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Mercury with him. Mercury is trying to defend but Talley has an arm under the chin now! Mercury grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Scott Talley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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