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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Anjos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anjos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Anjos is looking for a kimura but Mercer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anjos to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Anjos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mercer defend it? Anjos steps over the head and cranks it - Mercer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Anjos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manuel Anjos!
Manuel Anjos looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank my fans and family, also my sponsors that support me 100% to. Belt will be mine!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Mercer misses with a low kick as Iordanov jumps back.#CL2#
Iordanov moves into range and clinches up with Mercer.
Iordanov scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iordanov. #BC2#
Iordanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iordanov throws a head kick that misses.
Iordanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Iordanov rushes Mercer and presses him up against the cage.
Iordanov stalling.
Iordanov lands a right hand. #T1#
Iordanov lands a knee to the body.
Iordanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Iordanov stalls.
Iordanov stalling against the cage.
Mercer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Iordanov has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Iordanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Iordanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Iordanov is pushing Mercer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC2#
Iordanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Mercer misses with a leg kick.
Iordanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercer.
Mercer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#CUT2#
It looks like Randall Mercer has been cut.
Iordanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iordanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt.
Iordanov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Iordanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregor Iordanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Iordanov unleashes a big counter combination but Mercer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Iordanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Iordanov pushes Mercer up against the cage in a clinch.
Iordanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC2#
Iordanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mercer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Iordanov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC2#
Mercer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iordanov cracks Mercer's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Mercer slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Iordanov can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregor Iordanov!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Oliveira darts in and clinches Mercer up against the cage.
A short right from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliveira presses Mercer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mercer is breathing heavily.#BC#
Mercer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mercer right on the button. Mercer goes down! Oliveira follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Oliveira gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban Oliveira!
After the big win, Esteban Oliveira made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Notorious Clothing Co. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Teixeira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB2#
Teixeira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mercer has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Teixeira seems to be looking for submissions.
Teixeira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mercer tries to kick Teixeira off but Teixeira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer wants to get back to full guard.
Mercer is looking to control Teixeira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mercer avoid being mounted?#T1#
Teixeira is trying to control the action in half guard but Mercer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Teixeira trying to mount his opponent but Mercer defends it.
Teixeira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mercer is looking for a sweep. Teixeira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Mercer gets caught napping as Teixeira dives in and scores a takedown. Mercer manages to retain guard.
Mercer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
Mercer pulls Teixeira in to control the position.
Teixeira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Teixeira won't allow Mercer to get back to his feet.
Teixeira is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercer has wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Teixeira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Teixeira. #T3#
Teixeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercer keeps working.
Mercer isn't going anywhere.
Teixeira staying calm.#SU2#
Teixeira stands up. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD2#
Teixeira looking to score a takedown here. Mercer is defending well but Teixeira drives through and ends up in Mercer's guard.
Teixeira preventing the sweep.
Teixeira trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teixeira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teixeira won't allow Mercer to get back to his feet.
Mercer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Teixeira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Teixeira dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Teixeira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arthur Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer misses with a takedown
and Teixeira counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira avoids it really well and circles away.
Teixeira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#CL2#
Teixeira clinches up with Mercer and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira is trying to push Mercer away but Mercer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mercer is trying to break the clinch but Teixeira is controlling him.#BC2#
Teixeira breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Teixeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercer swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Teixeira closes the distance and clinches.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch but Mercer keeps him there for the moment.
Teixeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Mercer.
Teixeira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teixeira stalling in the clinch but Mercer improves position. #TD2#
Teixeira is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mercer can't fight it off and eventually Teixeira manages to take the fight to the floor. Mercer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Teixeira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
Teixeira trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teixeira is looking to stand up but Mercer won't let him.
Teixeira trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arthur Teixeira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Teixeira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Teixeira wants to clinch
and Mercer counters with a nice body shot. #TD2#
Teixeira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mercer to the mat! Mercer manages to get full guard.
Mercer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SU2#
Teixeira decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mercer, up you get!
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Mercer. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Mercer gets caught napping as Teixeira dives in and scores a takedown. Mercer manages to retain guard.#T4#
Mercer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Teixeira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercer is looking to stand up but Teixeira isn't so interested in that idea.
Teixeira trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teixeira is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Teixeira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Teixeira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Teixeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercer circles away.
Teixeira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teixeira moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercer.#TD2#
Mercer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Teixeira is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercer has wrist control.
Teixeira won't allow Mercer to get back to his feet.
Teixeira wants to get up but he can't break Mercer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Teixeira scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1##SUB#
Mercer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Teixeira looking to sit in guard and control but Mercer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Mercer stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Teixeira. #ES#
Mercer bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#T2##TD2#
Teixeira looking to score a takedown here. Mercer is defending well but Teixeira drives through and ends up in Mercer's guard.#ES#
Mercer manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teixeira avoiding damage.
#BC2#
Teixeira breaks the clinch.
Mercer shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Teixeira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teixeira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Mercer working for a triangle but Teixeira defends it easily.
#T3##SU2#
Teixeira gets to his feet - Mercer follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Teixeira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Teixeira lands in his opponent's guard.
Teixeira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SU2#
Teixeira stands and steps away. Mercer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice takedown defense from Teixeira. No joy for Mercer on that attempt.
Arthur Teixeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Teixeira shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mercer is trying to defend but Teixeira finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Mercer kicks off Teixeira and gets to his feet.
Randall Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Teixeira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercer motions for Teixeira to come forward. Mercer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Mercer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teixeira 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Teixeira!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2016 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Linus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mercer defends it well.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Linus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Linus enables Mercer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Linus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Linus has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mercer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mercer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mercer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Linus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Linus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Linus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercer keeps working. #T1#
Linus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Linus slows the pace down.
Linus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercer keeps working. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mercer wants to control but Linus postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mercer is being controlled here.
Linus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mercer!
Linus controlling from the full mount.
Mercer taking shots to the head.
Linus with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Linus moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mercer has worked his arm free - good work by Mercer!
#T3#
Linus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Linus trying to control the position but Mercer is working away.
Mercer being controlled for a moment. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Linus tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Linus content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Linus scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Linus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danok Linus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Mercer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Linus pinned against the cage. Linus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL2#
Linus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Linus wants the takedown. Mercer is fighting it off but Linus persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mercer's guard against the cage.
Mercer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Linus's guard. #REVR##ES2#
Linus is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T1##TD2#
Linus gets control of Mercer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Linus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mercer being controlled here momentarily.
Mercer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mercer wants to stand and escape but instead Linus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Mercer controls Linus momentarily but Linus frees himself.
Linus trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Mercer looking to control.
#T2#
Linus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet but Linus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Linus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Linus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Linus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Linus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Linus cracks Mercer with a solid left hand.#T3#
Mercer wants to stand up but Linus is controlling him.
Mercer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mercer fails to land the takedown.
Linus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Linus pinned against the cage. Linus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Mercer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mercer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
#TD2#
Linus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Linus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SU2#
Linus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercer drops his hands momentarily and Linus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Linus circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danok Linus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mercer ducks right into an uppercut from Linus.
Mercer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Linus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercer shoots and misses
and Linus counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#
Mercer is rocked!#TD2#
Linus dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Mercer has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Danok Linus!
An out of breath Danok Linus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 12, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Mercer gets caught napping as Davidson dives in and scores a takedown. Mercer manages to retain guard.
Mercer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davidson controls the pace.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Mercer.
Davidson advances to half guard.
Davidson trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Davidson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mercer sees it coming and defends easily.#T1#
Davidson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Davidson seems content to control.
Mercer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Davidson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davidson is standing up over Mercer. Mercer looks to escape but Davidson dives into side control.
#T2##REVR##SU2#
Davidson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mercer to his feet.
Mercer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD2#
Davidson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB2#
Davidson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mercer wants to improve his position but Davidson is controlling well.
#T3#
Davidson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Davidson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Davidson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Davidson controlling from mount.
Davidson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T4#
Davidson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mercer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davidson.
Davidson controlling the pace for now.
Davidson punching from mount but Mercer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson thowing shots but they're missing.
Mercer is breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Davidson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Davidson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Davidson misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL2#
Davidson pushes Mercer up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Davidson has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Davidson has hold of one of Mercer's legs. Mercer is fighting the takedown attempt but Davidson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Davidson throws a big right hand that misses.
Davidson passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Davidson is looking for a kimura but Mercer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davidson to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Davidson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mercer! #T1##SUB2#
Davidson wants to finish this one by submission but Mercer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Davidson.
Davidson won't let Mercer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mercer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davidson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mercer because Davidson loaded up on that one.
Davidson misses with a head shot.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davidson controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davidson thowing shots but they're missing.
Davidson content just to control the position here.
Davidson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Davidson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#T3##SUB2#
Davidson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Davidson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mercer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davidson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson misses with a head shot.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davidson unloads with some shots from mount but Mercer bucks and avoids them well.
Mercer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davidson.
Davidson looking to finish with strikes here!
Mercer is trying to escape the mount.
Davidson controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poor strikes thrown by Davidson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Nice uppercut lands for Davidson. That snapped Mercer's head back.
Mercer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davidson defends it nicely.#TD2#
Davidson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mercer scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Davidson manages to mount him!
Davidson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson controlling the pace for now. #T1##SUB2#
Davidson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mercer manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Davidson staying calm.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davidson advances nicely into full mount.
Davidson controlling his opponent.
Davidson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Davidson content just to control the position here. #SUB2#
Davidson goes for an armbar but Mercer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mercer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Mercer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davidson has Mercer pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB2#
Davidson is looking for a triangle but Mercer pushes his legs off easily.
Mercer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davidson holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mercer tries to stand but Davidson is controlling from the bottom.
Davidson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercer trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Mercer is fighting to break Davidson's control of his arms but Davidson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davidson avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercer blocks the body kick.
Mercer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davidson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mercer thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Davidson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davidson 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Davidson!
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