Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CCC 22 Nogueira vs Gunnarsson
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1#
Mercenary loads up on a big right hand but Kaburagi slips the punch.#TD#
Kaburagi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mercenary's half guard.
Mercenary tries to kick Kaburagi off in order to stand up. Kaburagi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #SUB#
Kaburagi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mercenary, who protects the arm well.
Mercenary parries the strikes from Kaburagi easily there. Kaburagi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mercenary to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary is not content to let Kaburagi control the position. #SUB#
Kaburagi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mercenary is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T1#
Mercenary defending against the ground and pound.
Kaburagi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mercenary told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kaburagi takes a little break here. Mercenary wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mercenary avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaburagi.
Mercenary avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaburagi.
Kaburagi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mercenary taking a bit of punishment here - Kaburagi scoring with strikes.
We've been hearing that Kaburagi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T3#
Kaburagi prevents Mercenary from escaping the position.#SUB#
Kaburagi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kaburagi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mercenary is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kaburagi staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Kaburagi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mercenary, who protects the arm well. #T4#
Kaburagi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mercenary can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mercenary seems a little lost for a moment, as Kaburagi dominates the positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaburagi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mercenary pushes Kaburagi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kaburagi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Kaburagi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Kaburagi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mercenary tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kaburagi manages to move to mount!
Mercenary's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kaburagi scoring with strikes but Mercenary is staying in there.
Kaburagi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kaburagi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kaburagi throwing strikes here but Mercenary is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kaburagi scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T1#
Mercenary is bucking up trying to escape but Kaburagi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#Mercenary is rocked!
Kaburagi tries to control but Mercenary wriggling away.
Mercenary is still in real trouble! Can Kaburagi finish him?
Kaburagi punching from mount but Mercenary doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Mercenary takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kaburagi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kaburagi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mercenary hang on?#SUB#
Kaburagi has hold of Mercenary's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mercenary manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger. #T2#
Kaburagi with shots to the head and body - Mercenary looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kaburagi lands a big shot there that rocks Mercenary but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaburagi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kaburagi postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mercenary badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kaburagi around the waist but Kaburagi pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kaburagi is the winner by TKO! Kaburagi jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Kaburagi!
In his post fight interview, Akira Kaburagi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: CCC 14 : Shima vs Kallio
Date: Mar 23, 2024

#R1#
Mercenary moves forwards but Price connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Price displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Price finds it's way round the side to connect with Mercenary's head.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mercenary's head backwards.
Price slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Price misses the jab.
Price scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price lands with a cross.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Price takes the fight into the clinch.
Price softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Price working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mercenary! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Price is unloading with more strikes now! Mercenary drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clifford Price!
During a confident post fight interview, Clifford Price thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: H30
Date: Dec 03, 2023

#R1#
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Mercenary counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Mercenary down.
Chai lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chai misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercenary walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercenary misses with a body shot.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai connects with a single shot there.#ROC#Mercenary is rocked!
Chai cracks Mercenary with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Mercenary is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Mercenary is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Mercenary could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Elbow Zombie Chai!
A victorious Elbow Zombie Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: H26
Date: Nov 12, 2023

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercenary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercenary tries to clinch but Chang moves out of range.
Chang has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mercenary wants to slow Chang down by chopping away at his legs.
Mercenary wants to slow Chang down by chopping away at his legs.
Mercenary tries to clinch there but Chang circles away.
Mercenary takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chang moves out of range as Mercenary throws a body kick.
Chang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercenary.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercenary.
Chang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mercenary. That did some damage!#T1#
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercenary! #CL#
Mercenary takes the fight into the clinch.
Chang blocks a body shot from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary blocks a body shot from Chang.
Chang lands a shot to the body.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Chang.
Chang lands a nice uppercut.
Mercenary is breathing heavily.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Chang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chang lands a body shot. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Chang.
A left hand lands to the body for Chang.
Chang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercenary.
A nice left hand lands by Chang.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chang digs a right hand underneath Mercenary's ribcage. Mercenary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chang blocking some punches.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercenary tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Mercenary back against the ropes.
Chang lands a body punch.
Chang has Mercenary pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chang.
Chang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercenary.
Chang scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Chang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Chang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Chang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercenary looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chang connects with an inside leg kick.
Medieval Mercenary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercenary tries to clinch but Chang is having none of it.
Mercenary throws a lazy uppercut #KD2#
and Chang counters with a beautiful hook that drops Mercenary to the mat! Will Mercenary be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Chang to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Mercenary is up. He looks OK to continue. #ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary misses with a two punch combination.
Chang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary throws a solid leg kick but Chang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercenary.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Chang and Mercenary are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Chang throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Mercenary into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Chang knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Chang!
After winning the bout, Bruce Chang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: H19
Date: Oct 08, 2023

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Mercenary.
Mercenary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercenary misses with a low kick.
Knightley misses with a low kick as Mercenary jumps back.
Good exchange - Mercenary coming out on top.
Mercenary misses with a low kick.
Knightley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab by Mercenary.
Knightley lands with a straight right. Mercenary didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
It appears Knightley was looking to counter with a kick there.
Knightley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercenary keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That kick from Knightley tenderised Mercenary's leg. Mercenary is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Mercenary moves into the clinch.#T1#
Knightley misses with some punches.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Knightley moves into the clinch.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knightley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knightley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley blocking some punches.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Knightley tries to work over Mercenary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Knightley.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley works on Mercenary's body with a couple of short punches.
Knightley scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Knightley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Knightley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Knightley.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
A short left from Knightley.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knightley avoids it.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knightley lands a left hand.
Knightley holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Conrad Knightley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Knightley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercenary looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Mercenary closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Knightley scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knightley.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conrad Knightley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knightley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knightley tries to work over Mercenary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knightley blocks it with crossed arms.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Mercenary.
Knightley scores with a hook to the body.
Knightley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley lands a right hand.
A short right from Mercenary.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Mercenary lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Knightley blocks with his arms. #T1#
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knightley.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Knightley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley lands an uppercut.
Mercenary lands a nice shot to the body.
Knightley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Mercenary tries to throw a body punch but Knightley avoids it by throwing Mercenary back against the ropes.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Knightley blocks with his arms.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Knightley blocks with his arms.
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knightley pushes Mercenary back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knightley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knightley is defending well for now.
Knightley looking to slow down the pace here.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Knightley blocks it.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Knightley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knightley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#Mercenary is rocked!
Knightley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Knightley finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary scores with a knee to the head.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
Mercenary is breathing heavily.
Knightley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conrad Knightley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Knightley.
Knightley connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercenary dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knightley. That did some damage!
Knightley lands an overhand right.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
Knightley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knightley.
Decent striking displayed by Knightley there.
Mercenary drops his hands momentarily and Knightley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Knightley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knightley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercenary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercenary wants to clinch but Knightley slips to the side
letting Knightley counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley throws a leg kick which misses Mercenary's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercenary tries to avoid it. #T1#
Knightley tries to land a front kick but Mercenary steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knightley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches.
Medieval Mercenary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercenary misses the body punch
and Knightley counters with a low kick, right behind Mercenary 's knee.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Mercenary.
Knightley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mercenary avoids it.
Mercenary's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knightley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercenary on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knightley. Knightley obviously looking to wear him down.
Knightley slips under a jab.
Knightley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knightley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knightley thumps Mercenary with a low kick.
Knightley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercenary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knightley slips a jab and a cross from Mercenary. #T2#
Mercenary looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knightley keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary tries to clinch up but Knightley circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knightley counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL#
Knightley instigates a clinch.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knightley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Knightley lands with a right to the head.
Knightley can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Nice body punch from Knightley.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercenary misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conrad Knightley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knightley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conrad Knightley!
Conrad Knightley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 151: San v Rivers
Date: Sep 01, 2023

#R1#
Mercenary slips a straight right by Marsden.
Marsden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marsden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercenary stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsden lands with an overhand left.
Marsden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercenary at a distance.
Marsden lands a head shot.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that Marsden avoids nicely.
Mercenary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary throws out a powerful jab.#CL2#
Marsden clinches. #BC2#
Marsden manages to break the clinch.
Mercenary takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marsden jabs Mercenary to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marsden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercenary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercenary looks to land a body kick but Marsden moved away.
Marsden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Mercenary lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Marsden.
Mercenary takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marsden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercenary connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marsden scrambles back to his feet.
Marsden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercenary's head.
Marsden slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Mercenary thumps Marsden with a low kick.
Marsden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mercenary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marsden counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marsden! But no joy.
A punch combination from Mercenary misses.
Marsden fails with a takedown attempt.
Medieval Mercenary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercenary's head.#T2#
Marsden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercenary displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsden.
Sloppy strikes from Mercenary. Those never looked like landing.
Marsden throws out a counter right but Mercenary avoids it with no problem.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden moves out of range easily.
Marsden lands a jab to the head.
Marsden has a takedown stuffed.
Medieval Mercenary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brooke Marsden.
Marsden scores with a head kick.
Marsden fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercenary misses its target.
Mercenary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercenary, as that shot connected.
Mercenary tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercenary is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mercenary thows a leg kick but Marsden checks it
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercenary had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercenary. #T3#
Mercenary throws a looping overhand right but Marsden ducks down to avoid it.
Marsden lands a nice hook to Mercenary's body. Mercenary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Marsden forces Mercenary back against the cage and clinches.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary tries to work over Marsden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden lands a shoulder strike.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Marsden.
Marsden throws an elbow but it misses. #BC2#
Marsden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mercenary crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marsden - the referee stops the clock and Mercenary gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marsden. Mercenary manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brooke Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercenary is breathing heavily.
Marsden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercenary momentarily. #T4#
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Marsden avoids them all with ease.
Mercenary takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercenary stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mercenary wants it to stay on the feet.
Mercenary throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden lands with a straight right. Mercenary didn't see that one coming.
Marsden works the jab nicely.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marsden moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercenary.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Marsden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!#TD2#
Marsden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mercenary is trying to defend but Marsden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oh Mercenary is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marsden works his way into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brooke Marsden dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercenary takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercenary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsden.
A good leg kick by Marsden.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marsden. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mercenary ducks right into an uppercut from Marsden.
Mercenary throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marsden tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Medieval Mercenary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Marsden.
Mercenary walks into a left hand.
A jab from Marsden does it's job there.
Mercenary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Marsden throws a wild body kick that Mercenary sees coming a mile off.
Marsden throws an off balance right hand
and Mercenary counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marsden. #T1#
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercenary.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercenary darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Marsden.
Mercenary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercenary on the side of the head.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Marsden moves out of range.
A head kick from Marsden lands but Mercenary takes it in his stride.
Mercenary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marsden misses with a looping left.
Mercenary misses with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercenary looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marsden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercenary manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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!
Mercenary throws a leg kick but Marsden checks it.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Marsden moves out of range. #T2#
Marsden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary misses with a two punch combination.
Marsden misses with a two punch combination.
Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsden.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Marsden. That snapped Mercenary's head back.
A left and a right from Marsden both land. Nice combination.
Marsden walks into a stiff left hand from Mercenary.
Mercenary tries a low kick but Marsden avoids it.
Brooke Marsden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsden ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Marsden thuds a left hand into Mercenary's body.
Mercenary fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsden throws out a loose jab but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercenary stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Mercenary lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marsden will feel that in the morning.
Nice takedown defense from Mercenary. No joy for Marsden on that attempt.
Mercenary thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mercenary has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsden finds it's way round the side to connect with Mercenary's head. #CL2#
Marsden darts in and clinches Mercenary up against the cage.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
Marsden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercenary working Marsden over with knees to the body.
Marsden tries to pull guard but Mercenary forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marsden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marsden blocking some punches. #BC2#
Marsden breaks the clinch.
Marsden thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Marsden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden scores with a nice strike.#T4#
Marsden slips a jab and a cross from Mercenary.
Mercenary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercenary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercenary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsden.
Mercenary misses with a body shot.
Marsden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marsden lands with a good body shot.
Mercenary takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Mercenary does no damage.
Marsden lands with a nice combination. Mercenary backs away looking to recover.
Marsden jabs at Mercenary's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marsden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brooke Marsden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Mercenary tries to move into range but Marsden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marsden cracks Mercenary with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mercenary falls to his knees and Marsden doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brooke Marsden!
After the big win, Brooke Marsden made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: WVT 139: Custer v Vanorden
Date: Aug 05, 2023

#R1#
Boaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mercenary sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercenary.
Mercenary moves out of range of the leg kick from Boaz.
Boaz fails with the takedown
letting Mercenary counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Boaz.
Boaz swings for the body but Mercenary moves out of range.
A jab from Boaz misses.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Mercenary.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Boaz's shoulder, as Boaz tries to avoid the shot.
Boaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mercenary sprawls and moves away.
Wamberto Boaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercenary slips a jab and a cross from Boaz.
Mercenary swinging wildly here.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Boaz counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Boaz blocking some punches.
Boaz lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Boaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boaz misses with a hook.
Boaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Mercenary sprawls well. He's pushed Boaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercenary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercenary. That's going to slow Boaz down.
Boaz defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Mercenary 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.
Boaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Boaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mercenary lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Boaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T2#
Boaz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boaz wants to control but Mercenary is keeping him busy.
Boaz tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've been hearing good reports from Boaz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
A lull in the action here as Boaz stalls from top position.
Mercenary is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T3#
Boaz tries to advance to mount but Mercenary denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet but Boaz drags him back down.
Boaz is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercenary slips under a jab from Boaz.
Boaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercenary throws out a counter right but Boaz avoids it with no problem.
Boaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boaz goes for a double leg but Mercenary avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mercenary continues to drive forward.
Still in the clinch, Mercenary scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary lands a good knee to the midsection. Boaz won't want to take too many of those.
Mercenary lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercenary lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC#
Boaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mercenary as he avoids it easily.
Boaz is breathing heavily.
Boaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Boaz has a takedown stuffed.
Mercenary throws a fast counter high kick but Boaz manages to duck under it in time.#TD#
Boaz dives in and scores a takedown into Mercenary's guard.

Mercenary pushes Boaz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mercenary scores with a jab.
Boaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercenary takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boaz throws a hook but Mercenary blocks it.
Boaz thuds a left hand into Mercenary's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercenary. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercenary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boaz jabs Mercenary right on the nose. Mercenary blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Mercenary there.
Mercenary scores with a sloppy right hand. Boaz should have avoided that one.
Mercenary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Boaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Mercenary, which made it look bad.
Boaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Mercenary lands with an overhand left.#TD#
Boaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boaz stalling.
Mercenary won't allow Boaz to pass to mount. #T2#
Boaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercenary keeps working.
Boaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boaz working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Boaz is looking to advance position but Mercenary won't allow it.
Boaz wants to take a breather but Mercenary is having none of it.
Boaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mercenary tries to kick Boaz off but Boaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercenary looks to score with a jab to the body but Boaz is just out of range.
Mercenary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercenary.
A little feinted left hand from Boaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercenary staying out of range there.
As Boaz backs off Mercenary throws a huge counter combo but Boaz manages to avoid it all.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Boaz moves out of range.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Boaz ducked under it nicely.
Boaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T4#
Boaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD#
Boaz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mercenary napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boaz is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boaz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boaz taking a breather here.
Boaz wants to control but Mercenary is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Some wild striking there from Mercenary.
Mercenary attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercenary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercenary slips under a jab.
Boaz shoots in but Mercenary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Boaz shoots and misses
and Mercenary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Boaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mercenary - the referee stops the clock and Boaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mercenary. Boaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercenary.
Mercenary looks to land a combination but Boaz avoids it well.
As Mercenary tries to get set, Boaz tries to push him back and clinch up but Mercenary manages to avoid the attempt.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Boaz ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Mercenary lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boaz doesn't seem phased though.
Mercenary takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Boaz moves out of range.
Boaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mercenary sprawls well. Mercenary wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boaz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercenary.
Boaz misses with a wild combination.
Wamberto Boaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mercenary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercenary scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boaz manages to avoid it.
Mercenary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boaz.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boaz is defended easily by Mercenary.#T3#
Mercenary works Boaz's body with a nice hook.
Mercenary is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mercenary has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mercenary takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches.
Medieval Mercenary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Boaz.
Boaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercenary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Boaz moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Mercenary lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mercenary. Boaz shrugs it off though.
Boaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercenary swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boaz.
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boaz misses with a two punch combination.
As Boaz backs off Mercenary throws a huge counter combo but Boaz manages to avoid it all.
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Mercenary.

And that's the end of the fight!
Medieval Mercenary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mercenary winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medieval Mercenary!
A very excited looking Medieval Mercenary made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WVT 127: Takahashi v Bloodaxe
Date: Jul 08, 2023

#R1#
Mercenary fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercenary there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chizutere scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mercenary throws a jab but it's blocked by Chizutere.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Chizutere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chizutere missing with a left hand there. Mercenary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chizutere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mercenary connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mercenary slips under a jab from Chizutere.
Mercenary throws a leg kick which misses Chizutere's front leg but catches the back leg as Chizutere tries to avoid it.
Mercenary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chizutere.
Chizutere staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Chizutere moves out of range.
Chizutere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercenary throws a body shot but no joy.
Chizutere 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.
Mercenary looks to score with a jab to the body but Chizutere is just out of range.
Chizutere lands a nice hook to Mercenary's body. Mercenary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Chizutere misses the jab.
Chizutere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chizutere takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chizutere walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
Mercenary slips a straight right by Chizutere.
Mercenary throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chizutere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mercenary thuds a left hand into Chizutere's body.
A swing and a miss from Chizutere.
Chizutere walks into a straight right hand from Mercenary.
Mercenary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chizutere was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercenary.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chizutere lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercenary's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chizutere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands with a shot to the body.
Mercenary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T2#
Chizutere throws a jab when Mercenary was well out of range.
Chizutere lands a jab.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mercenary misses with a right hand
and Chizutere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
Chizutere keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chizutere.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Chizutere 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.
Jab, jab by Chizutere - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercenary. Chizutere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chizutere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chizutere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercenary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercenary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Chizutere avoids them all with ease.
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Chizutere's shoulder, as Chizutere tries to avoid the shot.
Chizutere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chizutere is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercenary had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mercenary blocks a jab.
As Chizutere backs away, Mercenary returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mercenary takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T3#
Chizutere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chizutere takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chizutere manages to avoid it.
Mercenary scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Chizutere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mercenary doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Mercenary 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chizutere misses with a straight left.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chizutere appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chizutere chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercenary can pounce on him.
A head kick by Mercenary misses
and Chizutere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chizutere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercenary ducks under a wild hook from Chizutere.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Chizutere as he connects with a hook.
Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chizutere.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercenary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chizutere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercenary's hands.#T4#
Chizutere moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mercenary throws a jab when Chizutere was well out of range.
A big left from Chizutere misses.
Mercenary throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary lands with an uppercut that bounces Chizutere off the cage and back into range.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chizutere throws a right hand that misses
and Mercenary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chizutere moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Chizutere moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Chizutere misses.
Chizutere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adlartok Chizutere will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Mercenary moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT#It looks like Adlartok Chizutere has been cut.
Mercenary swings for the body but Chizutere moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Chizutere checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Chizutere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary moves away from the strike by Chizutere.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Chizutere as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercenary swings widly with a right hand
and Chizutere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chizutere takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chizutere misses with a looping right.
Mercenary went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chizutere slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Chizutere throws the left hand but Mercenary avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chizutere manages to avoid it.
Mercenary staying out of range there.
Chizutere moves out of range as Mercenary strikes.#T1#
A slow jab from Chizutere misses its intended target.
Chizutere swings for the body but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Chizutere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chizutere catches Mercenary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mercenary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chizutere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mercenary scrambles back to his feet.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut
and Chizutere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
and Chizutere counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mercenary! He's just covering up as Chizutere starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adlartok Chizutere!
After winning the bout, Adlartok Chizutere thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WVT 111: Ryoto v Surianglek
Date: Jun 03, 2023

#R1#
Vovchanchyn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercenary misses with a leg kick.
Mercenary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Vovchanchyn avoids the punch easily.
Vovchanchyn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vovchanchyn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercenary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#KD2#
Vovchanchyn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mercenary sprawling to the canvas! Mercenary rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vovchanchyn finish him?! #ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vovchanchyn lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Mercenary - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Vovchanchyn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Vovchanchyn!
An out of breath Igor Vovchanchyn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WVT 104: Mathieu v Motts
Date: May 19, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Denisov closes the distance and clinches.
Denisov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denisov jumps guard but Mercenary turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Mercenary lands with a right to the head.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #TD2#
Denisov pulls guard successfully.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Denisov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Denisov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Denisov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Denisov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Denisov 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.#T1#
Denisov is trying to keep Mercenary in close.
Mercenary will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Denisov trying to strike off his back.
Denisov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mercenary puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mercenary moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Denisov.
Denisov regains half guard.
It looks like Mercenary is going to stand back up.
Denisov tries to roll over but Mercenary keeps him under control.#T2#
Denisov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Denisov is trying to maintain the position but Mercenary is very close to passing his half guard.
Denisov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Denisov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Denisov clinches up against the cage.
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denisov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Medieval Mercenary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Denisov has clasped his hands together around Mercenary's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Mercenary sneaks out the side door and pushes Denisov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T3#
Mercenary lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denisov at a distance.
Mercenary connects with a leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Mercenary does no damage.
Denisov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denisov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercenary throws a counter high kick but Denisov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Denisov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #TD2#
Mercenary gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Denisov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denisov wants to control from the top but Mercenary keeps moving.
Denisov throws a big elbow that misses.
Denisov lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Denisov throwing strikes but missing.
Denisov throws a big elbow that misses.
Denisov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denisov with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denisov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercenary is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Denisov is controlling him.
Denisov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mercenary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Denisov on the ground.
Denisov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denisov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
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#
Denisov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#TD2#
Denisov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mercenary is trying to stand.
Denisov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Denisov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denisov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Denisov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mercenary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denisov.
Denisov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denisov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Denisov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Denisov is keen to just control but Mercenary is a slippery customer.
Mercenary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercenary is trying to stand back up but Denisov is controlling him
Denisov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mercenary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercenary blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denisov.
Denisov throwing shots but Mercenary is blocking nicely.
Denisov is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T2##TD2#
Denisov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mercenary was covering up waiting for the punch and Denisov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet but Denisov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Denisov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Denisov is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercenary has wrist control.
Denisov throwing strikes from guard but Mercenary blocks nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Denisov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Denisov with a nice head shot there.
Denis Denisov has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Denisov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Denisov throws an elbow that misses. Mercenary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denisov's guard. Nice move by Mercenary!#REVR#
Denisov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mercenary stopping the sweep attempt from Denisov.
Denisov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mercenary manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Denisov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mercenary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denisov. #T4#
Mercenary is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Denisov throws an elbow that misses. Mercenary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denisov's guard. Nice move by Mercenary!#REVR#
Denisov trying to strike off his back.
Denisov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Denisov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denisov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mercenary passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Denisov 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!#R3#
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Denisov has a takedown stuffed.
Denisov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercenary pinned against the cage. Mercenary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercenary throws a jab when Denisov was well out of range.
Denisov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mercenary is looking to counter with head kicks.
Medieval Mercenary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.#CL2#
Denisov darts in and clinches Mercenary up against the cage.
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Denisov pulls Mercenary into guard.
Denisov trying to strike off his back.
Denisov trying to keep a closed guard but Mercenary is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Denisov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mercenary trying to stand up but can't free himself from Denisov's guard.
Mercenary has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denisov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mercenary preventing the sweep.
Denisov keeps trying to improve his position.
Denisov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Denis Denisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denisov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercenary swivels and escapes.
Mercenary scoring well with a low kick there. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Denisov tries to bum rush Mercenary with a series of wild strikes but Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Denisov.
Despite the aggression on Denisov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
Denisov clinches with his opponent.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary holds him up against the cage and eventually Denisov drops back down to his feet.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Denisov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary lands a right hand.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary won't allow it.
Denisov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mercenary just stands there and leans against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mercenary.
Denisov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mercenary fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Denisov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Denisov ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a looping left.#T3#
Denisov throws a series of punches but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Denisov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mercenary defends it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mercenary.
Medieval Mercenary is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercenary throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denisov.
Denisov shoots in but Mercenary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denisov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#TD2#
Denisov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Denisov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Denisov not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Mercenary blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denisov.
Denisov is trying to control. Mercenary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Denisov working over Mercenary with some ground and pound. Mercenary looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mercenary is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Denisov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Denisov stalling away here and it's allowed Mercenary to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denisov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denisov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercenary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Medieval Mercenary showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mercenary 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: WVT 94: Motts v Thompson
Date: Apr 21, 2023

#R1#
A solid body kick from Kuronoa.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuronoa lands with a nice body punch.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Kuronoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuronoa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercenary throws a right hand that Kuronoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuronoa also avoids with ease.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Mercenary misses with a left hand
and Kuronoa counters with a straight right hand.
Kuronoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Kuronoa rushes Mercenary and presses him up against the cage.
Mercenary tries to throw a body punch but Kuronoa avoids it by throwing Mercenary back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercenary.
Kuronoa lands a body shot.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
Kuronoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary blocks a body shot from Kuronoa.
A short body shot lands from Mercenary as the two fighters clinch.
Kuronoa tries to work over Mercenary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuronoa uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Kuronoa jumps guard.
Mercenary wanted to stand there but Kuronoa had control of the position.
Kuronoa trying to keep a closed guard but Mercenary is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Kuronoa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mercenary doesn't defend quickly enough and Kuronoa has managed to lock this one up! Can Mercenary escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kuronoa on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ono Kuronoa!

Event: WVT 85: Machado v Torvik
Date: Mar 25, 2023

#R1#
Trubitsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercenary is just out of range.
Trubitsyn tests Mercenary's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Trubitsyn avoids the punch easily.
Trubitsyn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trubitsyn scores with a hook.
Trubitsyn misses with a few strikes there.
Trubitsyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Mercenary tries to move into range but Trubitsyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mercenary walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trubitsyn throws a looping overhand right but Mercenary ducks down to avoid it.
Mercenary scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trubitsyn stuns Mercenary with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Trubitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trubitsyn throws a right hand that misses
and Mercenary counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercenary takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL2#
Trubitsyn moves into the clinch.#T1#
Trubitsyn lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Trubitsyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercenary looks to land a right hand but Trubitsyn moved out of range.
Mercenary misses with a body kick.
Trubitsyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercenary cracks Trubitsyn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mercenary looks for the body kick but Trubitsyn saw that one coming.
Trubitsyn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trubitsyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Trubitsyn. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trubitsyn 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 Mercenary has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mercenary and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trubitsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercenary moves away.
Mercenary tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Trubitsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercenary under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trubitsyn connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. #T2#
Mercenary cracks Trubitsyn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trubitsyn lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trubitsyn throws a right hand that Mercenary ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercenary also avoids with ease.
Trubitsyn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercenary, as that shot connected.
Trubitsyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Mercenary 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trubitsyn.
Mercenary is looking to counter punch.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Trubitsyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Mercenary digs a good body shot into Trubitsyn's ribs.
Mercenary misses with a right hand
and Trubitsyn counters with a straight right hand.
Trubitsyn lands a two punch combo.
Mercenary lands a head kick!
Trubitsyn connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
Trubitsyn walks into a jab.#ROC#Trubitsyn is rocked!
Trubitsyn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercenary on the side of the head.
Trubitsyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercenary finish him?
Trubitsyn misses with a body kick.
Trubitsyn seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trubitsyn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercenary misses with a head kick.
Trubitsyn scores with a shot to the body.
Mercenary stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trubitsyn.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trubitsyn! But no joy.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Trubitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trubitsyn lands with a good body shot.
Mercenary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trubitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercenary misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trubitsyn 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.
Trubitsyn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercenary had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T4#
Mercenary displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Trubitsyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL2#
Trubitsyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trubitsyn tries a body shot but Mercenary blocks it.
Trubitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercenary.
A short body shot lands from Mercenary as the two fighters clinch.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trubitsyn blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercenary lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trubitsyn backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trubitsyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trubitsyn misses with the head strike.
Mercenary lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trubitsyn backwards.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Trubitsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercenary.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Trubitsyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Medieval Mercenary's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A punch combination from Trubitsyn misses.
Mercenary seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trubitsyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trubitsyn connects with a body shot.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Trubitsyn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trubitsyn.
Mercenary misses with a wild combination.
Trubitsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercenary.
Mercenary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trubitsyn.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercenary misses its target.
Mercenary fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
Trubitsyn misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Mercenary coming out on top.
Trubitsyn lands a nice hook to Mercenary's body. Mercenary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Mercenary moves out of range.
Trubitsyn connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Mercenary lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercenary, as that shot connected.
Trubitsyn connects with a body shot.
Trubitsyn lands a jab to the head.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trubitsyn moves away.
Mercenary misses with a body shot.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Trubitsyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BOOM! Trubitsyn lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mercenary. Mercenary tries to recover but Trubitsyn is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mercenary lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Trubitsyn!
A victorious Igor Trubitsyn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WVT 77: Machado v Halsti
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1#
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Mercenary avoids it.
Mercenary takes one to the side of the head. #CL#
Sitsongrit pushes Mercenary up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Mercenary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mercenary's gas tank.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with a body punch.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Mercenary tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head. #T1#
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Mercenary blocks it.
Mercenary unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Mercenary looks winded!
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards. #T2#
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Mercenary is rocked!
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercenary.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Mercenary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mercenary to his knees! Sitsongrit keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magomed Sitsongrit!
A relieved looking Magomed Sitsongrit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WVT 69: Knox v Torvik
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1#
Mercenary misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Mercenary.
Mercenary swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Mercenary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mercenary misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mercenary looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercenary sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darian Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mercenary gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Cruz wants the takedown. Mercenary is fighting it off but Cruz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mercenary's guard against the cage.
We've been hearing good reports from Cruz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mercenary is keeping the position for now.
Cruz content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Cruz trying to control but Mercenary is working from the bottom.
Cruz looking to pass the guard. #ES2#
Mercenary has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cruz has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T2#
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercenary scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Mercenary pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Mercenary.
Cruz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mercenary as he avoids it easily.
Mercenary lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mercenary counters with a monster head kick that knocks Cruz out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Medieval Mercenary!
A relieved looking Medieval Mercenary thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WVT 60: Machado v Edwards 2
Date: Jan 06, 2023

#R1#
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Keane slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Keane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercenary can pounce on him.
Keane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keane defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Keane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercenary does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mercenary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keane just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary cracks Keane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws a leg kick which misses Keane's front leg but catches the back leg as Keane tries to avoid it.
Mercenary scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keane doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Keane counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Keane avoids them all with ease.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Mercenary with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Keane ducked under it nicely.
Mercenary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keane throwing a counter right hand but Mercenary manages to avoid it.
Keane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Keane appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Keane counters with a stiff right hand.
Keane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Keane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keane tries to clinch up but Mercenary circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercenary clobbers Keane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mercenary tests Keane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercenary lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keane's sensitive parts.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Keane moves out of range.
Keane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Mercenary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keane scores with a jab to the head. #ROC#Mercenary is rocked!
Mercenary throws a nice head kick!
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Keane finish him?
Keane slips a jab and a cross from Mercenary.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Keane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Mercenary - just one landing.
Keane lands an overhand right.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keane.
Mercenary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD#
and Keane counters with a nice right hand that sends Mercenary toppling to the canvas! Mercenary scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Keane finish him?!
Keane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Keane moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Mercenary throws a looping overhand right but Keane ducks down to avoid it.
Mercenary is looking to chop away at Keane's legs.
Keane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercenary moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Keane moves away and avoids it.
Mercenary throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keane slips under a jab.
Keane is looking to counter punch.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the body
and Keane counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brett Keane!

Event: WVT 55: McDonald v Veainu
Date: Dec 16, 2022

#R1#
Rogers throws a head kick that half lands.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a low kick, right behind Mercenary 's knee.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers's coach down at Deathsquad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rogers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mercenary scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Mercenary takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rogers staying out of range there.
Mercenary throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Mercenary throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rogers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Rogers has managed to clinch.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary landing knees to the head.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rogers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercenary is keeping busy.#T1#
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rogers stalling in the clinch.
Rogers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards. #KD#
Mercenary drops Rogers with a big knee straight up the middle! Rogers is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#Rogers is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Mason Rogers has been cut.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercenary finish him?
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Rogers seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary lands a really nice looking cross but Rogers seems unphased.
Rogers tries to clinch but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T2#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rogers - that will leave a mark!
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rogers to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercenary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercenary throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rogers counters with a leg kick.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercenary misses its target.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mercenary on the side of the head.
Rogers scores with a hook.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Mercenary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rogers slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a head kick!
Rogers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T3#
Mercenary lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rogers backs up against the cage.
Rogers throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rogers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Rogers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mercenary looks to throw a body kick
and Rogers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick
and Rogers counters with a one-two to the body. #ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rogers blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Mercenary.#T4#
Rogers scores with a body shot.
Mercenary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick
and Mercenary counters with a left to the body.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Rogers raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers throws out a counter right but Mercenary avoids it with no problem.
Mercenary misses with a head kick.
Rogers lands with a good body shot.
A head kick by Mercenary misses
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogers scores with a head kick. Mercenary tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rogers lands an overhand right.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mason Rogers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Some wild striking there from Mercenary.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the body from Mercenary misses
and Mercenary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogers chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL2#
Rogers gets a clinch.
Mercenary with a knee to the head.
Mercenary lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rogers scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Rogers misses with a body punch.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
Rogers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Medieval Mercenary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T1#
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mercenary as the two fighters clinch.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogers controls his hands.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside.
Rogers lands an elbow that stopped Mercenary in his tracks for a moment.
Mercenary lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Rogers avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
Mercenary lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rogers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rogers.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercenary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mercenary blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Rogers lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside.
Mercenary gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Mercenary gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rogers has Mercenary pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mercenary manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mercenary landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Mercenary.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercenary landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Mercenary manages to get underhooks.
Medieval Mercenary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Rogers.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercenary as Rogers tries to tie him up.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary lands an uppercut.
Rogers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers lands a nice hook to Mercenary's body. Mercenary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mercenary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands with a shot to the body.
Mercenary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Mercenary.
Rogers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Mercenary moved away.#T4#
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Rogers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Rogers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Rogers moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Rogers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rogers gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers presses Mercenary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Mercenary blocks the body kick.
Mercenary takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercenary scores with a jab to the head.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Rogers throws a counter combo.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Rogers defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercenary thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Rogers slips a jab from Mercenary.#CL2#
Mercenary gets tackled into the cage by Rogers. Rogers maintains the clinch.
Mercenary connects with a knee to the head. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #TD2#
Rogers has picked Mercenary up - he's going for a ride! Rogers dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rogers controlling the action here.
Rogers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercenary defending well though.
Rogers is trying to control. Mercenary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rogers missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Rogers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mercenary!
Rogers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rogers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Rogers won't let Mercenary get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rogers raining down shots from the mount!
Rogers wants to control the pace but Mercenary is squirming around nicely.
Rogers throwing strikes here but Mercenary is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers breaks from Mercenary's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mercenary trying desperately to get to his feet. #T4#
Rogers controlling his opponent.
Rogers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rogers controlling the pace for now.
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Rogers!
A relieved looking Mason Rogers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WVT 49: Ihantala v Svyatogor
Date: Nov 25, 2022

#R1#
Chugman blocks a head kick by Mercenary. #CL#
Chugman moves into range and clinches up with Mercenary.#BC#
Chugman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chugman manages to avoid it.#CL#
Chugman darts in and clinches Mercenary up against the cage.
Chugman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chugman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mercenary avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mercenary.
Chugman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mercenary is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Chugman. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Chugman jumps guard.
Mercenary must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Chugman is looking for a triangle but Mercenary pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mercenary has passed into side control.
Mercenary is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Mercenary wants to stand but Chugman has his arm trapped. #T1#
Chugman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chugman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chugman is looking for a sweep. Mercenary is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chugman gets full guard.
Chugman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Chugman has an active guard here but Mercenary has managed to pass into half guard. #SU2#
Mercenary escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mercenary misses with a hook #TD#
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown. Mercenary fights it but they end up in guard.
Chugman prevents Mercenary from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercenary utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mercenary wants to stand and escape but Chugman is having none of it.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully. #T3#
Chugman is standing up over Mercenary. Mercenary looks to escape but Chugman dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chugman working the ground and pound but Mercenary is defending the strikes.
Chugman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mercenary!
Chugman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mercenary because Chugman loaded up on that one. #SUB#
Chugman has control of Mercenary's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mercenary regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mercenary takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#T4#
Chugman content just to control the position here.
Chugman unloading with bombs!
Mercenary wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chugman.
We've been hearing that Chugman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mercenary really wants to buck Chugman off and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chugman content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Chugman wants to finish this one by submission but Mercenary is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chugman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Chugman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Chugman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Chugman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chugman blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD#
Chugman pulls guard effortlessly.
Mercenary wants to stand but Chugman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chugman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Chugman is looking for a triangle but Mercenary pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Chugman looking for a guillotine here but Mercenary defends easily.
Mercenary won't allow Chugman to sweep him here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Chugman is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chugman is trying to control the position but Mercenary postures up.
Chugman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mercenary manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Chugman is stalling in the full guard.
Chugman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mercenary is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3#
Chugman lands a couple of elbows.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercenary is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chugman is controlling him.
Chugman looking to pass the guard.
Chugman throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Mercenary tries to keep at a distance but Chugman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mercenary working aggressively here. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#TD#
Chugman pulls Mercenary into guard.
Chugman is pulling down on Mercenary's head. It's preventing any offense from Mercenary, at least for the moment.#SUB#
Chugman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mercenary can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chugman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Mercenary got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chugman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mercenary has managed to get both his arms back between Chugman's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Chugman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mercenary stacks Chugman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mercenary!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Chugman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Chugman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chugman is looking to clinch but Mercenary is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Mercenary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercenary scores with a jab to the body.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chugman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mercenary sprawls and moves away.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD#
Chugman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mercenary is wriggling around but Chugman manages to pass to half guard. #REVB#
Chugman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Chugman is working for a kimura but Mercenary is defending it quite comfortably.
Chugman moves nicely into side control. #T1#
Mercenary is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chugman is controlling him well.#SUB#
Chugman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mercenary rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chugman's guard! Nice work there by Mercenary!
Chugman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mercenary has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chugman is proving hard to escape from. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chugman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mercenary trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chugman's guard.#SUB#
Chugman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mercenary gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mercenary won't allow Chugman to sweep him here. #T3#
Mercenary tries to stand but Chugman is controlling from the bottom.
Chugman wants to sweep here but Mercenary controlling him for the moment.
Medieval Mercenary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chugman controls Mercenary momentarily but Mercenary frees himself.
Chugman controlling Mercenary's posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Chugman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#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.
Mercenary throws a hook but Chugman avoids it easily.
Chugman avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
Mercenary thows a body kick. Chugman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chugman slips a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a slapping body shot.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that Chugman avoids nicely. #CL#
Chugman moves into the clinch successfully.
Chugman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chugman blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Chugman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet but Chugman passes into half guard. #REVB#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Medieval Mercenary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chugman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Chugman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Klaus Chugman made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: WVT 42: Maestre v Melondov
Date: Oct 28, 2022

#R1#
Thai slips a jab from Mercenary.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thai avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
Mercenary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thai takes a swing at Mercenary's ribcage but misses.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Mercenary avoids it this time.
Thai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercenary lands an overhand right.
Mercenary misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Mercenary misses.
Thai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick.
Thai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercenary has time to react.
Mercenary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.#T1#
Thai slips under a jab.
Thai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercenary sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Mercenary avoids it this time.
Thai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercenary.
Mercenary looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Mercenary misses.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary lands a front kick.
Thai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a nice shot that snaps Thai's head back.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Thai moves out of range easily.
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Mercenary looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Mercenary pushes him away.
A head kick misses from Mercenary.
Thai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Mercenary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mercenary throws a body kick that misses.
Thai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercenary closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Mercenary with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mercenary scores with a punch to the head.
Mercenary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T3#
Mercenary scores with a nice strike.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Mercenary throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Thai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thai lands an elbow that stopped Mercenary in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Thai is blocking nicely.
Thai lands a knee to the body.
Mercenary lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
Thai avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercenary is defending well for now.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercenary is defending well for now.#T4#
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!
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary lands a good knee to the midsection. Thai won't want to take too many of those.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary prevents a body shot from Thai.
Mercenary lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thai blocking some punches.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Mercenary prevents a body shot from Thai.
Mercenary works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercenary avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Mercenary lands with a right to the head.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Mercenary scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercenary is defending well for now.
Mercenary scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Medieval Mercenary's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nice defenses there by Thai.
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercenary lands with a right hand.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Thai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mercenary. Mercenary circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Thai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercenary is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Mercenary misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai slips a jab from Mercenary.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Mercenary shakes him off and moves away.
Mercenary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercenary has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mercenary. #T1#
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thai. That's going to slow Mercenary down.
Thai staying out of range there.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.
Mercenary takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thai avoids the body shot from Mercenary.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercenary.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Medieval Mercenary is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercenary misses with a looping left.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Mercenary shakes him off and moves away.
Thai slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercenary scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thai in his tracks. #T2#
Thai is looking to slow Mercenary down with leg kicks.
Thai feints and then cracks Mercenary's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercenary down.
Mercenary misses with a body kick.
Mercenary takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercenary sizes up Thai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercenary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercenary was well out of range. Poor timing from Thai.
A slow jab from Mercenary misses its intended target.
Thai wants to counter the offense by Mercenary and move into the clinch position.
Mercenary 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thai, as that shot connected. #T3#
Mercenary takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thai with the inside leg kick.
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mercenary.
Thai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Thai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercenary misses with a head kick.
Mercenary sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Mercenary avoids it this time.
Mercenary goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thai slips a jab from Mercenary.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick
and Thai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Thai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercenary throws a lazy uppercut
and Thai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai blocks a head kick by Mercenary. #T4#
Mercenary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercenary.
Mercenary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai lands a nice hook to Mercenary's body. Mercenary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Mercenary pushes him away.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Mercenary was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mercenary misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Thai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Thai.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mercenary.
Mercenary tests Thai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercenary is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thai slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Thai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Medieval Mercenary's cut.
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!#R3#
Thai slips a jab from Mercenary.
A slow jab from Mercenary misses its intended target.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai wants to counter the offense by Mercenary and move into the clinch position.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercenary lands a slapping body shot.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercenary lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercenary sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Mercenary avoids it this time.
Mercenary stalks Thai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thai's face. Thai staggers backwards, shaken.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Thai moved out of range nicely.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Mercenary shakes him off and moves away.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Mercenary's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercenary tries to avoid it. #T1#
Mercenary moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercenary scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thai doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercenary throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercenary's sensitive parts.
Thai with a nice calf kick.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mercenary.
A head kick misses from Mercenary.
Mercenary looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Thai misses with a few strikes there.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Mercenary takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai blocks a head kick by Mercenary.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mercenary throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
A head kick misses from Mercenary.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Mercenary appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Mercenary pushes him away.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Thai walks into a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Mercenary 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mercenary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Thai clinches.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercenary avoids it.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Mercenary takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thai lands an elbow inside.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thai.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thai scores with a hook to the body.
Medieval Mercenary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T4#
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercenary takes an elbow to the temple.
Thai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercenary lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
A left hand lands to the body for Thai.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Thai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercenary lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick.
Long Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercenary throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Medieval Mercenary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercenary, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medieval Mercenary!
After winning the bout, Medieval Mercenary thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WVT 35: Honda v Smith
Date: Sep 28, 2022

#R1#
Mercenary looks for the body kick but Phetboonme saw that one coming.
Phetboonme changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mercenary throws a looping overhand right but Phetboonme ducks down to avoid it.
Phetboonme drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mercenary defends it well.
Mercenary delivers a nice body kick.
Phetboonme throws a front kick that sends Mercenary stumbling back into the cage.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Phetboonme moves out of range.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary wants to clinch.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. #CL#
Mercenary clinches up against the cage.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phetboonme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Phetboonme breaks from the clinch.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Phetboonme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Phetboonme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercenary throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Phetboonme to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Phetboonme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phetboonme is looking to land body kicks.
Mercenary with the inside leg kick.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary lands with an overhand left.
Phetboonme keeps the fight on the outside.
Phetboonme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phetboonme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mercenary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Mercenary.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phetboonme lands with a straight right. Mercenary didn't see that one coming.#CL#
Mercenary has closed the distance and engaged Phetboonme in a clinch.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Phetboonme is trying to break free.
Phetboonme blocking some punches.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary lands a hook that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Mercenary missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Phetboonme breaks from the clinch.
Phetboonme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there. #CL#
Mercenary pushes Phetboonme up against the cage in a clinch.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow. #BC2#
Phetboonme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Mercenary there.
Phetboonme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercenary.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Mercenary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phetboonme blocks a head kick by Mercenary.
Phetboonme drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mercenary defends it well.
Phetboonme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercenary looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mercenary darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Phetboonme counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mercenary won't be happy with that. #SU2#
Phetboonme decides to stand back up.
Mercenary misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Phetboonme counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme. #BC2#
Phetboonme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercenary tries to clinch up.
Mercenary wants to clinch
and Phetboonme counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Mercenary is predictable there #TD2#
so Phetboonme counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SU2#
Phetboonme decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T4#
Mercenary is looking to clinch.
Phetboonme is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mercenary with a body shot.
Mercenary's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phetboonme under the eye.
Mercenary throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phetboonme tried to score with a low kick but Mercenary checks it.
Mercenary wants to clinch but Phetboonme slips to the side
and Phetboonme counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Mercenary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phetboonme wants to counter the offense by Mercenary and move into the clinch position.
A punch lands to the side of Phetboonme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Mercenary scores with a four punch combination!
Mercenary motions for Phetboonme to come forward. Mercenary throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercenary looks for the body kick but Phetboonme saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Medieval Mercenary's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Phetboonme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercenary momentarily.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Phetboonme releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Phetboonme defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Phetboonme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phetboonme slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a hook but Phetboonme avoids it easily.
Phetboonme tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mercenary misses with a looping left.
Phetboonme lands with an overhand left.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme looks for the body kick but Mercenary saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercenary misses the target.
Good exchange - Phetboonme coming out on top.
A combination from Phetboonme does no damage.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Mercenary tries to clinch up but Phetboonme circles away and keeps his distance.
And Phetboonme tries to counter it with a takedown but Mercenary pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kongchai Phetboonme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Mercenary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercenary connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phetboonme's hands.
Phetboonme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercenary.
Mercenary scores with a punch to the head.
Mercenary lands a really nice looking cross but Phetboonme seems unphased.
Phetboonme lands a jab to the nose.
Mercenary lunges at Phetboonme with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phetboonme's hand.
Mercenary throws a hook to the side of Phetboonme's head but Phetboonme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercenary!
Phetboonme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercenary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phetboonme circles away from the clinch attempt. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Mercenary gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercenary unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC2#
Phetboonme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phetboonme moves out of range of the body kick from Mercenary.
Phetboonme keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercenary scores with a spinning back kick!
Phetboonme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab.
Phetboonme misses with a series of wild punches.
Phetboonme sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#CL#
Mercenary clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mercenary scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Mercenary is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phetboonme can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Phetboonme manages to break the clinch.
Mercenary scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Mercenary misses with a two punch combination.
Mercenary misses with a leg kick
and Phetboonme counters with a good low kick that Mercenary was not able to check.
Phetboonme lands a right hook to the body.
Phetboonme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phetboonme with the inside leg kick.
Mercenary throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Phetboonme's head.
Mercenary walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phetboonme checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mercenary walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phetboonme counters with a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme misses with a two punch combination.
Mercenary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Phetboonme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phetboonme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercenary tries to clinch there but Phetboonme circles away.
Phetboonme is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Phetboonme misses with a hook. Mercenary ducked under it nicely.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Mercenary sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercenary checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercenary scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mercenary tries to clinch up but Phetboonme circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercenary looks to throw the jab but Phetboonme is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Medieval Mercenary's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Mercenary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Phetboonme tries to counter it with a takedown but Mercenary pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Phetboonme throws a head kick that misses.
Mercenary throws a leg kick but Phetboonme sees it coming and moves out of range.
Phetboonme keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercenary throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Phetboonme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phetboonme moves out of range of the body kick from Mercenary.
Mercenary is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#KD2#
Phetboonme drops Mercenary with a beautiful combination! Mercenary stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Phetboonme is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phetboonme scores with a counter punch that sends Mercenary to the canvas! Phetboonme smells blood - he's punishing Mercenary with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mercenary has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kongchai Phetboonme!
After the fight, Kongchai Phetboonme was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: WVT 29: McWrestler v Kanaani 2
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1#
Mercenary misses with a body shot.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Denisov tries to clinch up.#CL#
Denisov instigates a clinch.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body. #TD#
Denisov manages to pull guard.
Denisov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Denisov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Denisov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Denisov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mercenary is one step ahead there.
Denisov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov is really struggling to control Mercenary but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mercenary told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#T1#
Denisov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mercenary wants to get up but he can't break Denisov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
Denisov misses with a head kick.
Mercenary is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Denisov shoots for a takedown but Mercenary saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
Mercenary keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mercenary throws out a counter right but Denisov avoids it with no problem.
Denisov fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Mercenary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Denisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denisov is looking to clinch.
Denisov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Denisov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands the left hand.#T2#
No joy there for Denisov, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #TD#
Mercenary tries to sprawl but Denisov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Denisov thows a huge punch but Mercenary dodges it nicely.
Denisov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mercenary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denisov. #ES2#
Mercenary makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mercenary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercenary cracks Denisov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercenary swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denisov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercenary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denisov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercenary's waist but Mercenary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denisov off to one side.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Denisov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Medieval Mercenary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Denisov. Those never looked like landing.
Mercenary stuns Denisov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.#CL#
Denisov moves into the clinch successfully.
Denisov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mercenary pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Denisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercenary putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denisov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary won't allow it.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Denisov is blocking nicely.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Denisov.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mercenary scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denisov avoids it.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mercenary.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denisov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mercenary pulls his leg out and moves away. #TD#
Denisov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Denisov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T4#
An elbow from Denisov crashes against the mat.
Mercenary is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Denisov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Denisov throws an elbow but Mercenary slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mercenary dodges the ground and pound from Denisov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sloppy strikes there by Denisov.
The ground and pound from Denisov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Denisov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercenary is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mercenary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denisov slips a jab from Mercenary.
Denisov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mercenary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercenary listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Mercenary misses.
Denisov throws a big counter combination but Mercenary scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mercenary misses with a double jab.
Mercenary lands the left hand.
Mercenary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Denisov wants to clinch up but Mercenary keeps it at a distance.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercenary can pounce on him. #CL#
Denisov closes the distance and clinches.
Denisov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mercenary smiles and moves away.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denisov misses with the combination. #T1#
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercenary has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Denisov fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mercenary! But no joy.
Denisov throws a series of punches but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary swats away the attempt to clinch by Denisov.#TD#
Denisov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mercenary did well to prevent Denisov getting side control.
Denisov throwing shots but Mercenary is blocking nicely.
Denisov wants to control but Mercenary is keeping him busy.
Denisov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercenary defending well though.
Denisov not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Denisov throwing shots but Mercenary is blocking nicely.
Denisov is looking to stall here but Mercenary recovers full guard.
Mercenary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denisov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Denisov stands up over Mercenary, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Denisov throws a strike but Mercenary rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Mercenary tries to stand but Denisov is controlling from the bottom.
Denisov striking off his back but it's not causing Mercenary any problems. #T3#
Denisov controls Mercenary momentarily but Mercenary frees himself.
Denisov wants to sweep but no luck.
Denisov looking to control but Mercenary passes into half guard.
Mercenary seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Denisov trying to hold on to Mercenary's head to control him but Mercenary postures up.
Mercenary tries to stand but can't do so whilst Denisov controls his leg.
Denisov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Denisov saw that one coming.
Denisov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mercenary lands a nice looking body kick.
Mercenary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Denisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denisov slips under a jab from Mercenary.
A head kick misses from Denisov.
Denisov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercenary.
Denisov wants to clinch up but Mercenary keeps it at a distance.
Mercenary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercenary keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No joy there for Mercenary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercenary throws a push kick but Denisov slaps the foot to one side.
Denisov ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Denisov throws a big counter combination but Mercenary scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Denisov moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
Denisov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Denisov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercenary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Mercenary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Denisov tries to clinch but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary digs a good body shot into Denisov's ribs.
Mercenary slips a jab and a cross from Denisov.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denisov.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Denisov counters with a one-two to the body.
Denisov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Denisov tries to clinch there but Mercenary circles away.
Denisov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mercenary backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary cracks a nice hook into Denisov's ribs.
Denisov darts in looking for a takedown but Mercenary gets double underhooks and turns Denisov into the cage. #T1#
Good body shot from Mercenary.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Denisov controls his hands.
Mercenary landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercenary lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denisov backwards.
Denisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denisov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mercenary pushes Denisov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Denisov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Denisov is blocking nicely.
A short left from Mercenary.
Denisov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mercenary prevents it.
Denisov is trying to drag Mercenary to the mat but Mercenary just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary misses with a body punch. #T2##TD#
Denisov jumps guard and drags Mercenary to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Denisov has a closed guard, preventing Mercenary from standing up.
Denisov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Denisov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom. #SU2#
Mercenary decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Denisov avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Denisov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Denisov wants to pass the guard but Mercenary is keeping the position.#ES2#
Mercenary pushes Denisov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.
Denisov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mercenary throws a right hand that Denisov ducks under and follows up with a left that Denisov also avoids with ease.
Denis Denisov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Denisov fails with a takedown attempt.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Denisov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denisov slips a jab from Mercenary.
Denisov shoots for a takedown but Mercenary saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denisov.
Denisov throws a big counter combination but Mercenary scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mercenary lands with a nice body punch.
Denis Denisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Denisov scores with a four punch combination!
Mercenary ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Denisov - just one landing. #T4#
Mercenary displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Mercenary. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercenary.#CL#
Denisov closes the distance and pushes Mercenary back into the cage.
Denisov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mercenary just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary holds him up against the cage and eventually Denisov drops back down to his feet.
Denisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Denisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denisov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Denisov throws an elbow that misses.
Denisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Medieval Mercenary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercenary 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medieval Mercenary!
After winning the bout, Medieval Mercenary thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 171
Date: Aug 14, 2022

#R1#
Adee works the jab nicely.
Adee avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
Adee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mercenary throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adee counters with a straight right hand.
Adee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Mercenary blocks a head kick by Adee.
Adee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Mercenary is looking to land body kicks.
Mercenary connects with a single shot there.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Mercenary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercenary looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Adee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Adee.
Adee throws a head kick that misses.
Mercenary is looking to counter punch.
Adee scores with a head kick. Mercenary tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mercenary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
Adee throws a body kick that misses.
Adee thows a body kick. Mercenary tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick lands for Adee.
Adee is looking to score with low kicks.
Mercenary takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercenary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adee.
A punch lands to the side of Adee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adee lands with a hook. Mercenary tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mercenary takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adee works the jab nicely.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Adee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercenary keeps Adee at a distance using the push kick.
Mercenary tries to clinch up
and Adee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Adee blocks the leg kick.
Mercenary throws a lazy body kick
and Adee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mercenary misses with a jab to the body
and Mercenary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercenary walks into a jab.
Mercenary tests Adee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercenary checks a leg kick.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercenary was well out of range. Poor timing from Adee.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adee keeps the fight on the outside.
Adee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT#It looks like Arriorus Adee has been cut.#T3#
Mercenary thuds a left hand into Adee's body.
A big right from Mercenary misses.
Adee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mercenary swings for the body but Adee moves out of range.
Adee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adee slips under a jab.
Adee avoids a kick to the body.
Mercenary misses with the combination. #CL2#
Adee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adee avoids it.
Adee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercenary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Mercenary as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary missing with knees to the body.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adee is defending well for now.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adee.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
Adee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Adee - that landed with a thud.
Adee misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arriorus Adee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Mercenary is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adee.
Adee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Adee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adee lands a nice looking body shot.
Adee pushes Mercenary away with a front kick.
Adee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mercenary in his tracks.
Mercenary tries to clinch but Adee is having none of it.
Adee keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Adee rushes Mercenary and presses him up against the cage.
Adee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Adee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Adee avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Adee.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T1#
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adee.
Adee misses with a body punch.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Adee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adee working aggressively here.
Adee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee misses with some punches.
Mercenary lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adee lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adee.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Adee blocks it.
Adee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Adee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adee is defending well for now.
Mercenary working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T2#
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adee blocks it with crossed arms.
Medieval Mercenary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
A short right from Adee.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Adee as the two fighters clinch.
Mercenary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adee is working Mercenary over against the cage.
Adee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercenary.
Adee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercenary controls his hands.
Adee scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Adee.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Adee lands a right hand. #ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
Adee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adee presses Mercenary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Adee lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercenary blocks a body shot from Adee.
Adee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Adee.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Adee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adee.
Adee gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adee has a couple of punches blocked by Mercenary.
A short left from Adee.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adee lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adee lands a body punch.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Mercenary tries to work over Adee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Adee.
Adee avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adee can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercenary controls his hands.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Adee avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adee.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercenary controls his hands.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
Adee blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Adee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adee.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
Adee misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arriorus Adee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arriorus Adee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Adee connects with a looping right hand.
Adee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercenary misses the target.
Adee cracks Mercenary with a good jab.
Adee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mercenary takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Adee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercenary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Adee saw that one coming.
Adee takes a swing at Mercenary's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Mercenary was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adee.
Mercenary lands with a shot to the body.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Adee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adee looks to land a right hand but Mercenary moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary moves to clinch but Adee breaks away
and Adee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adee's head backwards.
Arriorus Adee seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Mercenary lands with a hook. Adee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercenary misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercenary blocks a head kick by Adee.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Adee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adee connects with a high kick.
Mercenary throws a right hand that misses
and Adee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
Adee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Adee rushes Mercenary and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Adee.
Adee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
A right hand to the body from Adee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee scores with a hook to the body.
Adee lands a body punch.
Adee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
A short right from Adee. #T2#
Adee lands an uppercut.
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Adee.
Adee lands a left hand.
Adee lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mercenary to his knees! Adee keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arriorus Adee!

Event: CFC 501
Date: Jul 17, 2022

#R1#
Mercenary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kasamsun is defended easily by Mercenary.
Kasamsun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown. Mercenary tries to sprawl out of it but Kasamsun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mercenary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercenary thows a body kick. Kasamsun tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun throws a hook to the side of Mercenary's head but Mercenary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the body kick.
Kasamsun avoids the body shot from Mercenary. #T1#
Kasamsun takes a swing at Mercenary's ribcage but misses.
Kasamsun throws out a loose jab but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#It looks like Irong Kasamsun has been cut.
Kasamsun misses the shot to the body.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasamsun moves out of range as Mercenary strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercenary as he connects with a hook.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasamsun.
Mercenary just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary dodges the punch combination from Kasamsun.
Mercenary misses with a body shot.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Mercenary coming out on top.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Mercenary. #T2#
Kasamsun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Mercenary misses #TD#
and Kasamsun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasamsun throws a strike but Mercenary rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Mercenary must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kasamsun is pulling down on Mercenary's head to control his posture.
Kasamsun continues to stall.
Mercenary throwing strikes from guard but Kasamsun blocks nicely.
Mercenary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mercenary preventing the sweep.
Mercenary content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T3#
Kasamsun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mercenary is one step ahead there.
Kasamsun controlling Mercenary's posture.
Mercenary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kasamsun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mercenary content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mercenary throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercenary throws a big elbow that misses.
Mercenary landing some decent shots from guard.
Mercenary missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mercenary throws a strike but Kasamsun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Kasamsun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Kasamsun cracks Mercenary with a solid left hand.
Kasamsun content to stall in guard here.
Mercenary told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#ES2#
Mercenary has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kasamsun off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mercenary throws a hook but Kasamsun avoids it easily.
Kasamsun cracks Mercenary with a good jab.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercenary.
Kasamsun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mercenary sprawls and moves away.
Kasamsun misses with a left hand
and Mercenary counters with a straight right hand.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasamsun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Kasamsun misses.
Mercenary misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Kasamsun counters with a shoot takedown. Mercenary fights it but they end up in guard.

Mercenary manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
That's time! Kasamsun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kasamsun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercenary.
Kasamsun moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercenary misses with a double jab #TD#
and Kasamsun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mercenary!
Mercenary pushes Kasamsun away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kasamsun gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The strikes coming from Kasamsun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kasamsun creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kasamsun landing strikes.
Kasamsun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Check out the look on Kasamsun's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasamsun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T1#
Kasamsun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kasamsun in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kasamsun is chipping away with strikes. #ROC#Mercenary is rocked!
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercenary wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kasamsun scoring with punches and elbows.
Mercenary is still in real trouble! Can Kasamsun finish him?
Kasamsun in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mercenary dodges the ground and pound from Kasamsun.
Mercenary seems to have recovered his senses.
Kasamsun is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mercenary regains half guard, as Kasamsun was trying to land strikes. #T2#
Kasamsun stops Mercenary from getting back to his feet.
Kasamsun wants to pass to mount but Mercenary is defending the position.
Mercenary on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mercenary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercenary defending well though.
Mercenary regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kasamsun. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasamsun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Kasamsun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
Kasamsun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kasamsun landing with the ground and pound.
Mercenary wants to stand up but Kasamsun is controlling him. #T4#
Kasamsun working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasamsun throws a big elbow that misses.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasamsun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Irong Kasamsun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
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!#R3#
Mercenary takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercenary throws a body kick that misses.
We've been told by Kasamsun's head coaches at Dillo's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
Kasamsun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kasamsun scores with a jab to the head.
Mercenary misses with a body kick.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercenary throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Kasamsun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mercenary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mercenary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mercenary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasamsun throws an elbow that misses. Mercenary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kasamsun's guard. Nice move by Mercenary!#REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kasamsun is on top in guard. #REVR##T1#
Kasamsun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasamsun landing some decent shots from guard.
Kasamsun postures up in Mercenary's guard and throws a big left but Mercenary blocks it.
Mercenary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasamsun throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mercenary has momentary wrist control but Kasamsun slips an elbow through the middle.
Kasamsun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kasamsun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercenary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kasamsun works over Mercenary with some ground and pound from guard.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mercenary manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside. #TD#
Kasamsun has hold of one of Mercenary's legs. Mercenary is fighting the takedown attempt but Kasamsun gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Mercenary blocks nicely.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mercenary is looking to stand up but Kasamsun isn't so interested in that idea. #T3#
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercenary has wrist control.
Mercenary utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #ES2#
Mercenary wriggles free and stands up.
Kasamsun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Mercenary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasamsun. #TD#
Kasamsun closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kasamsun with the ground and pound but Mercenary uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet but Kasamsun is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
Kasamsun is in close to Mercenary's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary can't keep his opponent in guard - Kasamsun advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kasamsun trying to control the action but Mercenary is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun thows a huge punch but Mercenary dodges it nicely.

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 Irong Kasamsun.
I think Kasamsun 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irong Kasamsun!
Our winner, Irong Kasamsun, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CFC 492: Tai Kung v Line
Date: Jun 15, 2022

#R1#
Ho Joy slips a straight right by Mercenary.#CL2#
Ho Joy clinches with his opponent.
Ho Joy misses with some punches.
Mercenary lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Ho Joy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Joy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the head.
Ho Joy stalling the fight.
Mercenary prevents a body shot from Ho Joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Ho Joy.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ho Joy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Ho Joy.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Ho Joy blocks it. #T1#
Mercenary pushes Ho Joy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ho Joy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Mercenary.
A right hand to the body from Ho Joy.
A right hook to the body lands for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Ho Joy gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ho Joy as the two fighters clinch.
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Joy avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
Ho Joy digs a right hand into Mercenary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mercenary's gas tank.
Mercenary is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy blocking some punches.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ho Joy lands a body shot.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Joy controls his hands.
Ho Joy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho Joy lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Ho Joy lands a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ho Joy tries to work over Mercenary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ho Joy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercenary scores with a shoulder strike.
Ho Joy lands with a light punch inside.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
A right handed body shot lands from Ho Joy.
Mercenary lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy - that landed with a thud.
Ho Joy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho Joy leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy just leaning against Mercenary, taking a breather. #T3#
Ho Joy stalling the fight.
Ho Joy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ho Joy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ho Joy slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Do Ho Joy.
Mercenary walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up but Mercenary circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho Joy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ho Joy jabs Mercenary right on the nose. Mercenary blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Ho Joy moves into the clinch.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the head.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Ho Joy avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mercenary.
Ho Joy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho Joy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike. #T4#
Mercenary lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ho Joy or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho Joy avoids it.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy works on Mercenary's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Joy controls his hands.
Ho Joy is working Mercenary over against the cage.
Ho Joy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho Joy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ho Joy lands a body punch.
Ho Joy digs a right hand underneath Mercenary's ribcage. Mercenary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ho Joy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Joy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho Joy avoids it.
Ho Joy controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Do Ho Joy 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##CL2#
Ho Joy darts in and clinches Mercenary up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Ho Joy is pushing Mercenary up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ho Joy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Joy stalling against the cage.
Ho Joy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Ho Joy pushes Mercenary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercenary is keeping busy.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Ho Joy is blocking nicely.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Joy is looking to control Mercenary's arms but Mercenary gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ho Joy has his back to the cage.
Ho Joy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy has Mercenary pushed against the cage.#T1#
Ho Joy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Do Ho Joy.
Ho Joy slips a jab and a cross from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a combination
enabling Ho Joy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Joy with a nice cross.
Mercenary scores with a spinning back kick!
Mercenary throws a hook but Ho Joy blocks it.
Ho Joy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercenary on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mercenary misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercenary takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ho Joy scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
The crowd cheers as Ho Joy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mercenary doesn't seem phased though.
Ho Joy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercenary checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Mercenary wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercenary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ho Joy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercenary momentarily.
Mercenary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercenary walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Ho Joy does no damage.
Mercenary throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
Mercenary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Mercenary. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Ho Joy has managed to clinch.
Ho Joy scores with a hook to the body.
Ho Joy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Ho Joy blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T3#
Ho Joy slowing the pace effectively.
Ho Joy lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercenary letting Ho Joy take a breather here.
Ho Joy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ho Joy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary lands a hook that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Ho Joy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Ho Joy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Do Ho Joy.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ho Joy is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercenary. Ho Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Ho Joy as he connects with a hook.
Mercenary takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T4#
Ho Joy is looking to clinch but Mercenary is avoiding it.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercenary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Joy moves away.
Mercenary throws the kick towards the body but Ho Joy avoids it.
Ho Joy works Mercenary's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy works Mercenary's body with a nice hook.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Joy! But no joy.
Ho Joy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy works Mercenary's body with a nice hook.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Joy works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Do Ho Joy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Ho Joy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Joy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Joy moves away.
Ho Joy throws a sloppy head kick and Mercenary moves out of range easily.
Ho Joy 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.
Mercenary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercenary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ho Joys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Ho Joy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Joy lands an uppercut.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mercenary lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Joy stalling the fight.
Mercenary prevents a body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Mercenary blocks it.
Ho Joy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Ho Joy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
Ho Joy managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
Ho Joy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ho Joy trying to stall but Mercenary improves his position.
Ho Joy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ho Joy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ho Joy scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
Ho Joy presses Mercenary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ho Joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy - that landed with a thud.
Ho Joy lands a body punch.
Ho Joy lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Joy lands a body punch. #T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ho Joy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ho Joy lands a body punch.
Ho Joy gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy pushes Mercenary against the cage. Ho Joy is working some dirty boxing. Ho Joy pushes off with a quick right hook! Mercenary goes down! Mercenary tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ho Joy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Do Ho Joy!
A victorious Do Ho Joy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CFC 483: Wallace v Outlaw
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1#
Mercenary thuds his right hand into Chaize's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Chaize has Mercenary up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary. #BC#
Chaize breaks from the clinch.
Chaize throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercenary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercenary was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
Mercenary throws a hook but Chaize blocks it.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chaize ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercenary scores with a jab. Chaize acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercenary throws a push kick but Chaize slaps the foot to one side.
Mercenary misses with a looping right.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
Mercenary swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
A head kick misses from Mercenary.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercenary.
Sloppy strikes from Mercenary. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
Chaize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercenary manages to avoid it.
A big right from Chaize misses.
Mercenary connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chaize. Chaize circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mercenary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary throws a hook but Chaize blocks it.
Mercenary lands a jab.
Mercenary lands with a cross.
Chaize walks into a jab.
Chaize will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Mercenary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize wants to clinch but Mercenary slips to the side
and Chaize takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range. #T2#
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaize blocks an uppercut.
Chaize lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercenary.
Chaize is trying to stall.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaize blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaize is trying to stall.
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Chaize blocking some punches.
Chaize managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
Chaize slows down the pace here.
Chaize slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Mercenary. #T3#
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaize.
Chaize blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary pushes Chaize back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chaize blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chaize has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Our sources have told us that Chaize has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Chaize blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaize using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercenary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercenary missing with knees to the body.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mercenary.
Chaize connects with a knee to the head.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaize blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary misses with some punches. #T4#
Chaize landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Chaize is blocking nicely.
Chaize unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaize with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaize stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Chaize.
A nice left hand lands by Mercenary.
Mercenary tries a body shot but Chaize blocks it.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Chaize breaks from the clinch.
Mercenary connects with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chaize connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercenary's hands.
Mercenary fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize is looking to clinch but Mercenary is avoiding it.
Chaize slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Chaize.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Chaize misses the shot to the body.
Mercenary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Chaize's shoulder, as Chaize tries to avoid the shot.
As Mercenary looks to move away, Chaize throws a big counter combo but Mercenary just gets out of the way.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercenary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercenary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaize throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercenary unleashes a big counter combination but Chaize bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Chaize closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercenary avoids it.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaize avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaize.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Chaize is leaning against Mercenary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chaize doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Chaize blocks it.
Chaize misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercenary.
Chaize blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Chaize tries a knee to the head but Mercenary blocks it.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Chaize blocks with his arms.
Chaize utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mercenary is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaize.
Mercenary misses with a body punch.
Chaize scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaize with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaize is looking to control Mercenary's arms but Mercenary gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chaize has his back to the cage.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
A right hand to the body from Chaize.
Chaize pushes Mercenary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Chaize slowing the pace effectively.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaize's elbow. #T2#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mercenary obliges.
Chaize lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mercenary landing knees to the head.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaize blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercenary missing with knees to the body.
Chaize landing knees to the body.
Chaize lands a body punch.
Chaize gets through Mercenary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Chaize.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaize obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Chaize.
A short right from Chaize.
Chaize lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Chaize lands a nice uppercut.
Mercenary takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chaize utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
Chaize breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chaize scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Chaize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercenary manages to avoid it.
Mercenary misses with a low kick.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercenary explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary with a nice cross.
Chaize is looking to wear down Mercenary with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mercenary takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Chaize ducked under it nicely.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Chaize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mercenary throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercenary. Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercenary is looking to score with low kicks.
Mercenary is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mercenary misses with a looping left.
Chaize digs a good hook to Mercenary's body.
Chaize misses with a wild combination.
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Chaize has Mercenary up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Chaize landing knees to the body.
Mercenary scores with a shot to the side of Chaize's head.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaize.
Mercenary prevents a body shot from Chaize.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaize.
Chaize putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mercenary in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaize lands a nice knee to the body.
Mercenary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chaize.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaize blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Chaize.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Chaize dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Chaize dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Chaize tried to score with a low kick but Mercenary checks it.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Chaize slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.
Chaize 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.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chaize stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chaize scores with a punch to the head.
Chaize lands a slapping body shot.
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercenary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercenary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercenary is just out of range.
Chaize comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercenary lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mercenary.
Mercenary takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Chaize has Mercenary up against the cage in a clinch. #T1#
Chaize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Chaize.
Chaize can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Chaize trying to control the position but instead, Mercenary has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chaize into the cage.
Mercenary scores with a hook to the body.
Chaize blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chaize lands a right hand.
A short left from Mercenary.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Chaize is blocking nicely. #T2#
A short uppercut from Chaize.
Chaize presses Mercenary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mercenary lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaize scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Chaize.
Chaize with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chaize landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaize misses with a knee to the head.
Chaize unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaize leaning against his opponent.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chaize slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercenary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chaize working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Chaize escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaize is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.
Chaize throws a front kick aimed at Mercenary's knee but Mercenary avoids it well. #T3#
Mercenary tries to land a body kick#CL#
and Chaize counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chaize scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
Mercenary being controlled against the cage.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary with a knee to the head.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Chaize blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaize working Mercenary over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chaize landing knees to the head. #CUT#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercenary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaize obliges.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary avoiding damage as Chaize throws knees to the body.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaize avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary lands a left hand.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaize tries a knee to the head but Mercenary blocks it.
Chaize blocks an uppercut.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Chaize is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercenary is defending well for now.
Mercenary takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Chaize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chaize 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!

Event: CFC 478: Crenshaw v Horiguchi
Date: Apr 30, 2022

#R1#
Mercenary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL2#
Chaize clinches up with Mercenary and pushes him back against the cage.
Chaize lands a knee to the body.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaize landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Chaize using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chaize is pushing Mercenary up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Mercenary landing knees to the body.
Chaize wants to stall.
Mercenary lands a nice knee to the body.
Mercenary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercenary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaize softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chaize doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaize blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Chaize.
Chaize scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercenary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Chaize.
Chaize struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercenary controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Mercenary.
Chaize utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mercenary scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chaize looking to throw knees to the head but Mercenary is blocking nicely.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaize.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
Mercenary lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Mercenary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaize takes a knee right on the jaw! #T2#
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaize avoids the damage to the body.
Chaize scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaize.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Chaize blocks it.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaize just leaning against Mercenary, taking a breather.
Chaize leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaize blocking some punches.
Mercenary missing with knees to the body.
Chaize takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mercenary digs a right hand underneath Chaize's ribcage. Chaize let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaize avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary. #T3#
Mercenary gets through Chaize's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chaize effectively controlling the action here.
Chaize managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
Chaize lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercenary won't want to take too many of those.
Mercenary is breathing heavily.
Chaize working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Chaize.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaize.
Chaize lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Chaize misses with a punch to the body.
Chaize stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercenary.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercenary managing to block the knees to the body from Chaize.
Chaize is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mercenary lands a nice knee to the body.
Chaize with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T4#
Mercenary lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chaize has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chaize unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mercenary lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chaize misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercenary.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaize avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Chaize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Chaize blocks it.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercenary avoids it.
Chaize misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercenary.
Chaize dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaize.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chaize avoiding damage.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacques Chaize will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Medieval Mercenary's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Mercenary digs a good hook to Chaize's body.
Chaize walks into a left hand.
Mercenary walks into a jab.#CL2#
Chaize pushes Mercenary up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercenary avoids it.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaize blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaize.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaize avoids the damage to the body.
Chaize has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercenary tries a body shot but Chaize blocks it.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Chaize blocks it.
Chaize trying to land knees to the body.
Chaize with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaize.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaize is looking to control Mercenary's arms but Mercenary gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chaize has his back to the cage.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaize.#T1#
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaize.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
Mercenary working Chaize over with knees to the body.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary with a knee to the head.
Mercenary lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Chaize blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chaize content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaize using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chaize lands a nice knee to the body.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Chaize blocks it.
Chaize using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaize.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chaize is defending well for now.
Chaize stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Chaize displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mercenary up against the cage.
Chaize is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Chaize.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chaize lands a shot to the body.
Chaize looking to slow down the pace here.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercenary using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jacques Chaize seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chaize using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chaize unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mercenary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
Chaize misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mercenary.
Chaize lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Chaize blocks a body shot from Mercenary. #T3#
Chaize content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
Chaize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chaize.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Chaize lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
A short left from Mercenary.
Chaize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercenary lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaize taking a breather.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaize avoids it.
Chaize lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercenary won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Chaize.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head.
Chaize lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercenary won't want to take too many of those.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaize effectively controlling the action here.
Chaize unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaize landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaize lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mercenary.
Chaize scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chaize will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mercenary up against the cage.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head.
Chaize utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaize.
Mercenary tries to throw a body punch but Chaize avoids it by throwing Mercenary back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Chaize showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Medieval Mercenary's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Mercenary moves out of range of the leg kick from Chaize.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Chaize makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercenary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chaize let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab lands there for Chaize.
Mercenary throws a head kick but Chaize moves out of range.
Mercenary connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chaize tries to clinch but Mercenary moves out of range.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Chaize is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mercenary.
Mercenary with a nice cross.
Chaize scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercenary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercenary keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaize slips under a jab.
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Mercenary.
Mercenary thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chaize swings for the body but Mercenary moves out of range. #T1#
Mercenary looks to land a right hand but Chaize moved out of range.
Mercenary looks to throw the jab but Chaize is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chaize just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercenary is looking to land body kicks.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaize throws out a counter right but Mercenary avoids it with no problem.
Chaize jabs Mercenary to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Mercenary.#CL2#
Chaize closes the distance and clinches.
Chaize manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chaize takes a shot to the head.
Chaize lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercenary won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chaize takes a shot to the head.
Chaize throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head. #T2#
Chaize is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mercenary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaize's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Chaize is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercenary is defending well for now.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chaize has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercenary.
Chaize avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercenary digs a right hand into Chaize's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chaize's gas tank.
Chaize using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercenary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Chaize.
Chaize misses with the head strike. #T3#
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercenary avoids it.
Mercenary gets through Chaize's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaize avoids it.
Chaize looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Medieval Mercenary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Chaize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary gets through Chaize's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mercenary crunches a lovely knee into Chaize's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercenary as Chaize tries to tie him up.
Chaize is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercenary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaize avoids it.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Chaize as the two fighters clinch.
Mercenary working Chaize over with knees to the body.
Chaize blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercenary managing to block the knees to the body from Chaize.
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!
Mercenary lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chaize misses with a knee strike.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Chaize tries a knee to the head but Mercenary blocks it.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercenary avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary connects with a knee to the head.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chaize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaize tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Jacques Chaize is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chaize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Medieval Mercenary showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chaize has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: CFC 469: Jimenez vs Urameshi
Date: Mar 19, 2022

#R1#
Petersen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mercenary pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've been informed that Petersen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An inside leg kick lands from Petersen.
Petersen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercenary.
Petersen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petersen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercenary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petersen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#It looks like Steven Petersen has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Petersen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petersen.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petersen if he has to take too many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Mercenary scores with a body shot.
Petersen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary is looking to slow Petersen down with leg kicks.
Mercenary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petersen scores with the left hand. Mercenary knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercenary ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
Mercenary fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petersen on the side of the head.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Petersen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Mercenary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petersen.
Mercenary throws a hook to the side of Petersen's head but Petersen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petersen throws out a powerful jab.
Mercenary misses with a body kick.
Mercenary keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mercenary connects with a single shot there.
Mercenary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petersen throws a low kick but Mercenary avoids it.
Petersen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercenary misses with a wild combination.
Petersen thuds his shin into the meat of Mercenary's side.
Petersen just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Mercenary on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercenary throws a leg kick but Petersen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petersen throws out a loose jab but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercenary ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.#T2#
Petersen slips under a jab.
Petersen throws the left hand but Mercenary avoids the punch easily.
Mercenary appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petersen lands with a good body shot.
Petersen throws the left hand but Mercenary avoids the punch easily.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Mercenary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petersen circles away quickly and effectively.
Petersen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petersen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercenary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercenary throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Petersen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercenary avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Mercenary throws a hook but Petersen avoids it easily.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petersen throws a sloppy head kick and Mercenary moves out of range easily.
It looked like Mercenary was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Petersen throws a chopping leg kick but Mercenary manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petersen takes a swing at Mercenary's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Mercenary was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Petersen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mercenary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen misses with a double jab.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that Petersen avoids nicely.
Petersen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mercenary takes a step back to recover.
Petersen connects with a single shot there.
Mercenary misses with a looping left.
Petersen looks to land a combination but Mercenary avoids it well.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Petersen moves out of range easily.
Petersen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercenary takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petersen misses with a straight left.
Petersen throws a body punch but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T4#
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercenary has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercenary there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petersen. Mercenary shrugs it off though.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary walks into a left hand.
Mercenary throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mercenary lands with a good body shot.
Mercenary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Petersen moves out of range of the body kick from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petersen backs up against the cage.
Petersen lands with a good body shot.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercenary tries a low kick but Petersen avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercenary.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petersen! But no joy.
Mercenary walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Petersen moved out of range nicely.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven Petersen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Mercenary pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petersen throws out a powerful jab.
Mercenary looks to score with a jab to the body but Petersen is just out of range.
Mercenary checks a leg kick.
Mercenary swings widly with a right hand
and Petersen counters with a nice uppercut.
Petersen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steven Petersen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercenary half committed to a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Mercenary blocks the low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Petersen.
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Petersen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petersen throws a leg kick but Mercenary sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercenary shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petersen eats them both and turns towards Mercenary to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersen avoids the body shot from Mercenary. #KD#
Mercenary drops Petersen with a nice combination! Mercenary dives into Petersen's guard, looking to finish! #ROC#Petersen is rocked!
Mercenary gets to his feet and stands over Petersen, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Petersen felt that one! Mercenary unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Petersen from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Medieval Mercenary!
A very excited looking Medieval Mercenary made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CFC 460: Rivers v Urameshi
Date: Feb 16, 2022

#R1#
Mercenary cracks Von Hayek with an open hand slap.
Von Hayek throws a good cross that connects.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Von Hayek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Von Hayek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Hayek moves out of range as Mercenary strikes.
Von Hayek just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercenary misses its target.#TD2#
Von Hayek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Hayek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Von Hayek prevents Mercenary from standing back up.
Von Hayek not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Von Hayek throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mercenary to regain full guard.
Von Hayek postures up in Mercenary's guard and throws a big left but Mercenary blocks it.
Von Hayek trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Hayek throwing strikes from guard but Mercenary blocks nicely.
Mercenary is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Von Hayek trying to control but Mercenary is working from the bottom.
Mercenary wants to stand and escape but Von Hayek is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mercenary lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T2#
Mercenary throws a jab when Von Hayek was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Von Hayek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.#TD2#
Von Hayek looking to score a takedown here. Mercenary is defending well but Von Hayek drives through and ends up in Mercenary's guard.

Mercenary pushes Von Hayek off and gets back to his feet.
Von Hayek walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Von Hayek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mercenary napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Von Hayek wants to control but Mercenary is keeping him busy.
Von Hayek creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mercenary sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Von Hayek looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mercenary is avoiding damage well. #T3#
Von Hayek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercenary keeps working.
Mercenary takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Hayek lands a nice forearm strike.
Von Hayek in side control, throwing shots but Mercenary defends.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet but Von Hayek drags him back down.
An elbow from Von Hayek crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercenary managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Von Hayek.
Von Hayek throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mercenary works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mercenary blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Hayek. #T4#
Von Hayek seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Von Hayek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Hayek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #ES#
Mercenary manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mercenary misses with a left hand
and Mercenary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Hayek darts in looking for a takedown but Mercenary gets double underhooks and turns Von Hayek into the cage.
Von Hayek scores with a nice strike.#TD2#
Von Hayek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Von Hayek lands in his opponent's guard.#ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Hayek postures up in Mercenary's guard and throws a big left but Mercenary blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mercenary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mercenary just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercenary is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#TD2#
Von Hayek looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Von Hayek thows a huge punch but Mercenary dodges it nicely.
Mercenary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Hayek.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet.
Mercenary blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Hayek.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Hayek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mercenary is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Hayek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Von Hayek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mercenary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Friedrich August Von Hayek has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Von Hayek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Hayek lands strikes from half guard.
Von Hayek is trying to control the action in half guard but Mercenary is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Von Hayek is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mercenary!
Von Hayek unloads with some shots from mount but Mercenary bucks and avoids them well.
Mercenary blocking the ground and pound.
Von Hayek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mercenary can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Von Hayek landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mercenary tries to buck Von Hayek off but he can't manage it.
Von Hayek wants to control but Mercenary has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Von Hayek is looking to pass Mercenary's guard but actually Mercenary recovers to full guard. #T2#
Von Hayek looking to sit in guard and control but Mercenary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Von Hayek throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mercenary uses it to pass to side control.
Von Hayek is holding Mercenary down, trying to stall.#T3#
Mercenary working away.
Von Hayek is trying to work for a sweep but Mercenary has mounted him!#SU#
Mercenary stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A jab from Mercenary does it's job there.
A jab from Von Hayek misses.
Von Hayek avoids the body shot from Mercenary.
A nice side step and Von Hayek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercenary.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercenary.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von Hayek.#T4#
Von Hayek blocks a head kick by Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Von Hayek counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercenary lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.
Medieval Mercenary is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercenary scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Hayek counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Hayek darts in trying to clinch
and Mercenary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercenary throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Von Hayek counters with a stiff right hand.
Von Hayek staying out of range there.
Von Hayek tries to clinch but Mercenary is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Mercenary throws a series of strikes that have Von Hayek backpedaling.
Mercenary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Hayek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Hayek jabs Mercenary to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercenary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Hayek.
Mercenary throws a combination that misses
and Von Hayek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercenary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Hayek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercenary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Hayek counters with a right hand to the body.
Mercenary bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Von Hayek's head.#CL2#
Von Hayek closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Von Hayek has a couple of punches blocked by Mercenary.
Von Hayek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mercenary is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mercenary gets underhooks to prevent Von Hayek's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Hayek. #T1#
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Von Hayek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Hayek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Hayek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Hayek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Von Hayek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
Mercenary lands a left hand.
Mercenary unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Von Hayek blocks with his arms.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Hayek backwards.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Hayek blocks it with crossed arms.
Von Hayek looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Mercenary scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Mercenary.
Von Hayek tries to throw a body punch but Mercenary avoids it by throwing Von Hayek back against the cage. #T2#
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Hayek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mercenary fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Medieval Mercenary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Friedrich August Von Hayek.
Von Hayek avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
A nice side step and Von Hayek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Von Hayek moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Von Hayek moved out of range nicely.
Von Hayek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercenary lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mercenary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Von Hayek moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary throws a push kick but Von Hayek slaps the foot to one side.
Von Hayek lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Mercenary connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Hayek throws a right hand that Mercenary ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercenary also avoids with ease.
Von Hayek throws a right hand that misses
and Mercenary counters with a right hand to the body.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Von Hayek saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
Mercenary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Von Hayek slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Von Hayek drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mercenary defends it well.
Mercenary connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Hayek momentarily. #ROC#Von Hayek is rocked!
Von Hayek misses the body punch
and Mercenary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Hayek is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercenary finish him?
Mercenary lands a body shot.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Von Hayek with the counter takedown but Mercenary avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that drops Von Hayek like a sack of potatoes! Mercenary dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Medieval Mercenary!
Medieval Mercenary decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CFC 452: Outlaw v Neuer
Date: Jan 15, 2022

#R1#
Mercenary throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Ungar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
I was talking to Ungar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ungar is defending well for now.
Mercenary lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Mercenary lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercenary working Ungar over with knees to the body.
Ungar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Ungar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ungar looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Ungar.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Ungar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
Mercenary tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT2#It looks like Barnabas Ungar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary with a knee to the head.
Mercenary misses with a knee to the head. #TD#
Ungar has clasped his hands together around Mercenary's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #T1#
Ungar is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Ungar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mercenary is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mercenary pushes Ungar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ungar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ungar lands a nice forearm strike. #SUB#
Ungar is trying to get an arm triangle but Mercenary is defending well.
Mercenary taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Mercenary is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ungar asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB#
Ungar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ungar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mercenary takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ungar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Ungar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mercenary has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ungar but great work by Mercenary.
Ungar is looking for a sweep.#T3##SU2#
Mercenary stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mercenary misses with a wild combination.
Ungar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Ungar takes the fight into the clinch.
Mercenary lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ungar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercenary.
Ungar blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ungar avoids it.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ungar.
Ungar has Mercenary pressed against the cage.
Ungar tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ungar lands a nice uppercut.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Ungar. #T4#
Mercenary softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ungar lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercenary. #BC#
Ungar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling a little - Mercenary finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #TD#
Ungar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Mercenary sneaks out the side door and pushes Ungar away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
No luck for Ungar with that takedown attempt.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Mercenary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ungar circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Ungar avoids the head kick by Mercenary.
Ungar blocks a head kick by Mercenary.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barnabas Ungar's cut.
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#
Mercenary looks to throw the jab but Ungar is out of range.
Mercenary just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromUngar.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Ungar saw that one coming.
Ungar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mercenary lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ungar takes a step back to recover.
A head kick by Mercenary misses
and Ungar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercenary connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ungar or perhaps it was just good defense by Mercenary, which made it look bad.
Mercenary is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Ungar moves out of range.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnabas Ungar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ungar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercenary.
Ungar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ungar, as that shot connected. #T1#
Good shot there by Mercenary.
Ungar fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barnabas Ungar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ungar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercenary tests Ungar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercenary lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Mercenary misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ungar misses its target.
Ungar shoots in for a double leg but Mercenary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mercenary leaves Ungar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ungar with a nice calf kick.
Mercenary fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ungar on the side of the head.#T2#
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Ungar got wobbled bad by a big combination! Mercenary presses forward with punches and knees until Ungar stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Ungar closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Medieval Mercenary!
An out of breath and clearly excited Medieval Mercenary thanked Grunge Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: SYN 861 Babinski vs. Knox
Date: Dec 19, 2021

#R1#
Mercenary just misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson is looking to slow Mercenary down with leg kicks.
Leifsson connects with a leg kick.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mercenary pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leifsson is out of range and Mercenary settles back down.
Mercenary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leifsson. #CL#
Leifsson gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mercenary.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
Leifsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
Mercenary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leifsson lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Leifsson throws a head punch that misses.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
A short left from Leifsson. #T1#
Mercenary lands with a right to the head.
Leifsson blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leifsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head.
Leifsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercenary gets through Leifsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary lands a body punch.
Mercenary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leifsson tries a body shot but Mercenary blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Mercenary.
Mercenary gets through Leifsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary blocks a body shot from Leifsson.
Mercenary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leifsson's elbow.
Leifsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Leifsson misses with a body punch.
Mercenary tries to work over Leifsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary gets through Leifsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
Leifsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mercenary walks away with a smile on his face. Leifsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leifsson checks a low kick from Mercenary.#T2#
Leifsson connects with a jab.
Mercenary throws a good cross that connects.
Leifsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leifsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mercenary lands a nice hook to Leifsson's body. Leifsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leifsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercenary misses with a left hand
and Leifsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mercenary's knee momentarily.
Mercenary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leifsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leifsson defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leifsson. That's going to slow Mercenary down.
Mercenary goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leifsson scores with a leg kick.
Mercenary takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Mercenary throws a right and a left that Leifsson avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Leifsson misses the target.
Leifsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Leifsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercenary is looking to land body kicks.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leifsson checks a low kick from Mercenary.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leifsson.
It looked like Leifsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leifsson slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Leifsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mercenary lands the left hand.
Mercenary scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Leifsson thuds his right hand into Mercenary's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Mercenary gets tackled into the cage by Leifsson. Leifsson maintains the clinch.
Mercenary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Leifsson avoids the damage to the body.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leifsson lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson lands a shot to the body.#T4#
Leifsson blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Leifsson.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercenary is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Leifsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leifsson working aggressively here.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mercenary to keep the fight standing.
Mercenary pushes Leifsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Leifsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skjoldr Leifsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leifsson blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Leifsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Leifsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Mercenary misses with a hook. Leifsson ducked under it nicely.
Leifsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercenary looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leifsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercenary checks a leg kick.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leifsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Leifsson moves away and avoids it.
Leifsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leifsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leifsson scores with a nice body kick.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Mercenary misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Mercenary finds it's target.
Leifsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leifsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercenary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary circles away from the clinch attempt. #T1#
Mercenary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leifsson.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Leifsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mercenary just manages to avoid it.
Leifsson throws a series of punches but Mercenary avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Mercenary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercenary has time to react.
Mercenary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Leifsson moves out of range easily.
Mercenary throws the kick towards the body but Leifsson avoids it.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Leifsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Mercenary avoided it.
Leifsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mercenary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leifsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leifsson punishes Mercenary's body with a nice straight punch.
Mercenary throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercenary works over Leifsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Leifsson. That snapped Mercenary's head back.
Leifsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercenary swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range. #T2#
Leifsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mercenary throws a nice looking combination but Leifsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Mercenary misses.
Mercenary misses with the combination.
Leifsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercenary.
Mercenary lands a jab to the nose.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Leifsson misses its target.
Leifsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leifsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Leifsson throws a lazy right hand but Mercenary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leifsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Leifsson throws a lazy right hand but Mercenary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Leifsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Leifsson moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Leifsson.#T3#
Mercenary with a hook.
Mercenary works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leifsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercenary checks a leg kick.
Mercenary swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Leifsson moves into range and clinches up with Mercenary.
Leifsson digs a right hand underneath Mercenary's ribcage. Mercenary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mercenary lands with a left to the head.
Leifsson scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercenary scores with a knee to the head.
Leifsson throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Leifsson.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Leifsson fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leifsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercenary.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leifsson.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leifsson presses Mercenary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Skjoldr Leifsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercenary scores with a hook to the body.
Mercenary working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercenary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leifsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leifsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercenary.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leifsson.
Mercenary lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Skjoldr Leifsson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Mercenary ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
Mercenary throws a body kick that misses.
Leifsson is looking to clinch but Mercenary is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Leifsson.
An inside leg kick from Leifsson misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leifsson. That's going to slow Mercenary down.
Leifsson tries to bum rush Mercenary with a series of wild strikes but Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercenary looks to land a body kick but Leifsson moved away.
Leifsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mercenary looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Mercenary's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercenary fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercenary moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leifsson.
Mercenary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercenary lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leifsson will feel that in the morning.
Leifsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercenary off the cage and back into range.
Leifsson lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Mercenary throws a hook but Leifsson avoids it easily.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leifsson throws a leg kick but Mercenary moved away.
Mercenary throws a sloppy head kick and Leifsson moves out of range easily.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Leifsson.
Mercenary plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mercenary cracks Leifsson with an open hand slap.
Mercenary moves out of range of the leg kick from Leifsson.
Leifsson 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.
Mercenary tries to land a body kick
and Leifsson counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mercenary.
Leifsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab.
Leifsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leifsson throws a leg kick which misses Mercenary's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercenary tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Mercenary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Leifsson moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Mercenary on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leifsson. Leifsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leifsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leifsson scores with the left hand. Mercenary knows he should have avoided that one.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut. Mercenary saw that one coming.
Mercenary let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mercenary tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercenary swings widly with a right hand
and Leifsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Leifsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercenary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Leifsson misses.
Leifsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercenary swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Mercenary lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leifsson doesn't seem phased though.
Leifsson moves in looking to clinch but Mercenary pushes him off.
Mercenary scores with a jab to the head.
Leifsson blocks the body kick. #T3#
Mercenary tries to land a body kick
and Leifsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercenary throws a hook but Leifsson avoids it easily.#CL#
Leifsson closes the distance and clinches.
Leifsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leifsson or not.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leifsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leifsson throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Leifsson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leifsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Leifsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SU2#
Mercenary gets to his feet. Leifsson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Leifsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercenary off the cage and back into range.
Leifsson slips a jab and a cross from Mercenary.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercenary is just out of range.#T4#
Mercenary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercenary.
Leifsson misses with a kick to the body.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Leifsson avoids them all with ease.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercenary.
Nice defenses there by Mercenary.#CL#
Leifsson clinches up with Mercenary and pushes him back against the cage.
Leifsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercenary.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary takes a shot to the head.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leifsson works on Mercenary's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leifsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leifsson blocks an uppercut.
Leifsson takes a knee right on the jaw!

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 Skjoldr Leifsson.
I think Leifsson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skjoldr Leifsson!
After the fight, Skjoldr Leifsson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: SYN 852 Girard vs. Murhaa
Date: Nov 20, 2021

#R1#
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Mercenary.
Strauss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercenary is looking to clinch but Strauss is avoiding it.
Strauss thinks about the counter body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mercenary. Strauss shrugs it off though.
Mercenary tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strauss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mercenary takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Mercenary takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercenary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss. #CL#
Mercenary gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mercenary fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strauss is pushing Mercenary up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mercenary blocks a body shot from Strauss. #BC2#
Strauss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercenary misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Strauss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Mercenary swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strauss counters with a left to the body.
Mercenary moves forwards but Strauss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercenary tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strauss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches.
Strauss throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Strauss misses
and Mercenary counters with a left to the body.
Strauss slips under a jab.
It seemed like Strauss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mercenary swings widly with a right hand
and Strauss counters with an inside leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a looping right.
Strauss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strauss throws a wild body kick that Mercenary sees coming a mile off.
Mercenary is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
Mercenary looks to clinch
and Strauss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercenary looks to clinch
enabling Strauss to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary tries to clinch but Strauss moves away
and Strauss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been informed that Strauss has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Strauss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercenary takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strauss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strauss will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mercenary throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strauss connects with a jab.
Mercenary connects with a crisp jab.
Strauss keeps the fight on the outside.
Strauss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strauss.
Strauss throws a sloppy head kick and Mercenary moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Mercenary.#T3#
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Mercenary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercenary misses the target.
Mercenary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strauss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercenary thuds his right hand into Strauss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strauss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercenary has time to react.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercenary misses with a body kick.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Mercenary misses
and Strauss counters with a good low kick that Mercenary was not able to check.
Mercenary throws a poor cross that misses
and Strauss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strauss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercenary scores with a head kick. Strauss tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mercenary wants to clinch.
Strauss is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mercenary plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Mercenary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Strauss is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Strauss. #BC2#
Strauss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Mercenary - just one landing.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strauss tries a quick counter leg kick but Mercenary is wise to it.
Strauss throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mercenary throws a hook but Strauss avoids it easily.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Strauss misses.
Strauss pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mercenary back to the cage. Strauss follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mercenary moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Strauss dominated that round.
That's time! Mercenary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mercenary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strauss lands a jab to Mercenary's midsection.
Strauss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mercenary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercenary moves away.
Mercenary moves to clinch but Strauss breaks away
and Mercenary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Strauss.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strauss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL#
Mercenary has managed to clinch.
Strauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Strauss. #T1#
Strauss managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
Strauss stalling against the cage.
Strauss takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercenary as Strauss tries to tie him up.
Strauss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary lands a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Mercenary has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Strauss as the two fighters clinch.
Mercenary lands a nice uppercut.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Strauss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strauss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercenary at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strauss. That's going to slow Mercenary down.
Mercenary misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Strauss's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T2#
Strauss blocks a head kick by Mercenary.
Mercenary scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss throws a head kick but Mercenary moves out of range.
Strauss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mercenary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strauss lands with a nice body punch.
Mercenary scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercenary fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strauss is out of range.
Strauss throws a body kick that misses.
Mercenary takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mercenary looks to clinch
and Strauss makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mercenary really felt that one!
Strauss takes a swing at Mercenary's ribcage but misses.
Mercenary is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Strauss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary loads up on a big right hand but Strauss slips the punch.
Mercenary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Strauss.
Mercenary misses with a right hand
and Strauss counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary connects with a single shot there.
Mercenary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strauss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
A nice combination there by Mercenary.
Jab by Strauss.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercenary lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strauss swinging wildly here. #T4#
Mercenary throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.#CL#
Mercenary pushes Strauss up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercenary digs a right hand into Strauss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strauss's gas tank.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Strauss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercenary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strauss is defending well for now.
Mercenary throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss. #BC2#
Strauss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strauss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercenary tries to clinch up
and Strauss counters with a stiff right hand.
Strauss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Strauss. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wilhelm Strauss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
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!#R3#
Mercenary throws a combination that misses
and Strauss counters with a low kick, right behind Mercenary 's knee.
Mercenary looks for the body kick but Strauss saw that one coming.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Mercenary - just one landing.
Strauss lands with a right hand.
Mercenary takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Strauss lands with a nice combination. Mercenary backs away looking to recover.
Mercenary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Mercenary coming out on top.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Strauss counters with a straight right hand.
Mercenary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strauss throws a front kick aimed at Mercenary's knee but Mercenary avoids it well.
Strauss connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strauss slips under a jab from Mercenary.
A cross from Strauss lands.#T1#
Mercenary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercenary tries to clinch but Strauss is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Strauss.
Strauss unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strauss lands the left hand.
Mercenary wants to clinch but Strauss slips to the side
and Strauss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Mercenary has Strauss up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Strauss.
Strauss avoiding damage as Mercenary throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mercenary. #BC2#
Strauss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercenary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strauss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strauss unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary misses with the body kick
and Mercenary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Strauss, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T2#
Mercenary tries to clinch but Strauss moves out of range.
Mercenary lands with a good body shot.
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!
Mercenary lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strauss throws a head kick but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary tries to clinch
and Strauss finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mercenary closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strauss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilhelm Strauss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercenary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strauss moves away.
Strauss connects with a single shot there.
Strauss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mercenary. That did some damage!
Mercenary tries to clinch up but Strauss circles away and keeps his distance.
Strauss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T3#
Mercenary throws a body shot but no joy.
Strauss avoids the body shot from Mercenary.
Mercenary moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Strauss dodges the punch combination from Mercenary.
Medieval Mercenary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses
and Strauss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Mercenary gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercenary tries to throw a body punch but Strauss avoids it by throwing Mercenary back against the cage.
Strauss tries to stall but Mercenary uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it. #T4#
Mercenary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercenary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Mercenary lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary lands a knee to the head.
Strauss prevents a body shot from Mercenary.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Medieval Mercenary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercenary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strauss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mercenary throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strausss head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilhelm Strauss.
I've got Strauss winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wilhelm Strauss!
After winning the bout, Wilhelm Strauss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN 843 Krison vs. Peterson
Date: Oct 23, 2021

#R1#
Smith staying out of range there.#CL2#
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Mercenary.
Smith tries to work over Mercenary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mercenarys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercenary lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Mercenary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Mercenary scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mercenary prevents a body shot from Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mercenary pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Mercenary avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Mercenary misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab. #ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
Smith cracks Mercenary with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mercenary tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Smith pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mercenary is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Smith!
Chad Smith very nearly forgot to thank FUClothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: SYN 833 Crosby vs. Mfer
Date: Sep 18, 2021

#R1#
Mercenary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leifsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercenary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leifsson.
Mercenary takes one on the button.
Mercenary throws a nice looking combination but Leifsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leifsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Leifsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leifsson.
Mercenary misses with a wild combination.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercenary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercenary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leifsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercenary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Leifsson avoids them all with ease.
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!
Mercenary lands with a kick to the temple. Leifsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Mercenary connects with a high kick. #CUT#It looks like Skjoldr Leifsson has been cut.
A slow jab from Mercenary misses its intended target. #T1#
Leifsson misses with an uppercut.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leifsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Mercenary thuds a left hand into Leifsson's body.
Mercenary lands a right hook to the body.
Leifsson connects with a body shot.
Leifsson throws a jab when Mercenary was well out of range.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick and Mercenary moves out of range easily.
Leifsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercenary throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Mercenary lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leifsson doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leifsson is looking to clinch.
Mercenary loads up on a big right hand but Leifsson slips the punch.
Mercenary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercenary misses with a leg kick
and Leifsson counters with a good low kick that Mercenary was not able to check.
Mercenary lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Leifsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercenary darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercenary off the cage and back into range.
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercenary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercenary is looking to wear down Leifsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Leifsson.
Leifsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mercenary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Leifsson misses.
Leifsson lands a leg kick that knocks Mercenary off balance momentarily.#CL2#
Leifsson moves into the clinch.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Leifsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leifsson.
Mercenary pushes off an throws an elbow but Leifsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leifsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Leifsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Leifsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Leifsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercenary gets through Leifsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leifsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leifsson misses with the head strike.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Leifsson blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary misses with a body punch.
Leifsson lands a left hand.
Mercenary lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leifsson. #T4#
Leifsson fails to pull guard.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Leifsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leifsson misses with some punches.
Leifsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Leifsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
Leifsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Leifsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mercenary to keep the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Mercenary.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Mercenary.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Leifsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mercenary takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mercenary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leifsson avoids a kick to the body.
Leifsson unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Leifsson.
Sloppy strikes from Mercenary. Those never looked like landing.
Leifsson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A combination from Mercenary does no damage.
Mercenary cracks a nice hook into Leifsson's ribs.
Leifsson lands a front kick.
Leifsson misses with a right hand
and Mercenary counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercenary throws a quick counter head kick but Leifsson was just out of range.
Mercenary ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercenary. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Mercenary blocks a head kick by Leifsson.
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson tries to bum rush Mercenary with a series of wild strikes but Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mercenary scores with a sloppy right hand. Leifsson should have avoided that one.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Leifsson looks to land a left hand but Mercenary moved out of range nicely.
Mercenary is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leifsson can do to turn this around?
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leifsson throws a body punch but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary avoids a kick to the body.
Leifsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mercenary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leifsson.
Mercenary throws a leg kick but Leifsson checks it.
Leifsson misses with a two punch combination.
Leifsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mercenary lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Mercenary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary misses with a two punch combination.
Mercenary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leifsson counters with a straight right hand.
Mercenary just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Leifsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercenary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leifsson's hands.
Mercenary lands a jab to the nose.
Leifsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Medieval Mercenary is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercenary wants to land a leg kick but Leifsson is out of range.
Leifsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mercenary is able to avoid easily.#T3#
Leifsson tries to bum rush Mercenary with a series of wild strikes but Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercenary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Leifsson forces Mercenary back against the cage and clinches.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Medieval Mercenary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercenary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Leifsson on the inside.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
Mercenary lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercenary throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leifsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Mercenary misses with an elbow over the top.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leifsson's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leifsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary misses with a body punch. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leifsson.
Mercenary makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leifsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercenary lands a left hand.
Leifsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leifsson.
Leifsson is leaning against Mercenary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leifsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
Leifsson pushes Mercenary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with a body punch.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leifsson blocks the elbow strike.
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson lands with a left to the head.
Leifsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leifsson managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Leifsson throws a body punch but Mercenary moves out of range.
Leifsson throws a right hand that misses
and Mercenary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leifsson throws a leg kick which misses Mercenary's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercenary tries to avoid it.
Mercenary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercenary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leifsson.
Mercenary throws a big counter combination but Leifsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mercenary throws a leg kick
and Leifsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL2#
Leifsson clinches up with Mercenary and pushes him back against the cage.
Mercenary lands an uppercut.
A short right from Leifsson.
Mercenary connects with a knee to the head. #TD2#
Leifsson manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Leifsson has his foot on Mercenary's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mercenary works his way back into a safe position though.
Leifsson has control of Mercenary's left arm, preventing Mercenary from doing any damage. #SU#
Mercenary gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T1#
Mercenary scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercenary fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercenary swats away the attempt to clinch by Leifsson.
Mercenary lands with a nice body punch.
Leifsson misses with a leg kick.
Leifsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Leifsson coming out on top.
Leifsson delivers a nice body kick.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Leifsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercenary looks to score with a jab to the body but Leifsson is just out of range.
Leifsson connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Mercenary
and Leifsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leifsson tries to clinch up.
Skjoldr Leifsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Leifsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary 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.#CL2#
Leifsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Mercenary has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Leifsson throws a head punch that misses.
Leifsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Leifsson.
A body shot lands from Mercenary.
A left hand lands to the body for Leifsson.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Leifsson avoids the damage to the body.
Leifsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mercenary walks away with a smile on his face. Leifsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leifsson throws a lazy right hand but Mercenary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Leifsson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mercenary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Leifsson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Leifsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Mercenary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leifssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mercenary getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercenary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercenary thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leifsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Medieval Mercenary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leifsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leifsson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mercenary counter with a right hand.
Leifsson defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Leifsson throws a counter combo.
Leifsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leifsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leifsson missing with a left hand there. Mercenary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercenary is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leifsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mercenary scores with a nice strike.
Leifsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercenary throws a combination that misses
and Leifsson counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leifsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Leifsson catches Mercenary right on the button with a cross.
Mercenary moves out of range as Leifsson strikes.
Mercenary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Leifsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercenary sees it coming and avoids it easily.

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 Medieval Mercenary.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercenary, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medieval Mercenary!
After the big win, Medieval Mercenary made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: SYN 817 Mumu 3.0 vs. Simon
Date: Jul 24, 2021

#R1##TD#
Felix scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mercenary throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Felix throws a good cross that connects.
Felix slips under a jab.#TD#
Felix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mercenary is trying to defend but Felix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Felix.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felix is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Felix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary keeping full guard, as Felix tries to pass. #T1#
Felix seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Felix tries to free his leg and advance position but Mercenary is retaining full guard.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Felix won't allow Mercenary to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Felix slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Felix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT2#It looks like Tevin Felix has been cut.
Mercenary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the body from Mercenary misses #TD#
and Felix counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Felix is working for a submission of some sort.
Felix looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Felix works his way into side control.
Mercenary is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Felix has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T3##SUB#
Felix is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mercenary knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've been hearing good reports from Felix's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Felix looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mercenary parries the strikes from Felix easily there. Felix is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mercenary to escape.
Mercenary is trying to get back to his feet.
Mercenary is trying to escape the position but Felix is controlling the position.
Felix with the ground and pound but Mercenary regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Felix seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Felix trying to pass the guard but Mercenary defending well.
Felix has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Felix wants to take Mercenary's back here but Mercenary is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Felix scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mercenary tries to buck Felix off but he can't manage it.
Felix punching from mount but Mercenary doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tevin Felix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tevin Felix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felix manages to avoid it.
Mercenary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felix shoots in for a takedown but Mercenary shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Felix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab. #TD#
Felix gets a double leg takedown into Mercenary's guard.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Felix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercenary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Felix stays in close to Mercenary's body and controls the position.
Felix looking to sit in guard and control but Mercenary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Felix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Felix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mercenary can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1#
Mercenary wants to stand but Felix has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Felix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercenary doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercenary manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Felix is looking for a triangle but Mercenary pushes his legs off easily. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Felix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mercenary is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Felix throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mercenary uses it to pass to side control.
Felix is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Felix is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Mercenary tries to stand but Felix is controlling his head. #SU2#
Mercenary stands up and beckons Felix to his feet. #CL#
Felix clinches with his opponent.
Felix is trying to pull guard but Mercenary has him pressed against the cage.
Felix slows down the pace here.
Mercenary prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tevin Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercenary lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercenary lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Mercenary. #T4#
Mercenary is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Felix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercenary is keeping busy.
Felix jumps guard but Mercenary stands there with Felix around his waist. Felix gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercenary.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary lands a shot to the body.
Felix is looking to control Mercenary's arms but Mercenary gets an underhook and turns him. Now Felix has his back to the cage.
Felix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercenary is keeping busy.
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercenary presses Felix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercenary scores with a shoulder strike.
Felix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Felix misses with the head strike.
Mercenary lands with a right to the head.
Mercenary cracks Felix with a nice body shot.
Mercenary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercenary scores with a shot to the side of Felix's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tevin Felix's cut.
That's time! Felix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Nice jab there from Mercenary.
Felix moves away from the strike by Mercenary. #TD#
Felix scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mercenary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felix.
Tevin Felix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Felix not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Felix seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Mercenary has recovered full guard.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary wants to stand but Felix is controlling the position.
Felix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mercenary keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully. #T1#
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Felix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Felix misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Felix slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felix throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercenary.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Felix.#T2#
Felix moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
Felix moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Felix moved out of range nicely.
Felix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Felix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Felix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mercenary avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tevin Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercenary lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #TD#
Felix drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felix looking to control but instead Mercenary has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Felix prevents Mercenary from standing back up. #T3#
Felix slips a nice elbow through Mercenary's hands, connecting with Mercenary's forehead.
Felix is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Felix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mercenary has managed to free his arm - good work.
Felix wants to control but Mercenary is keeping him busy.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet.
Felix tries to pass to full mount but Mercenary defends it. #SUB#
Felix is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Felix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Felix wants to work for an arm triangle but Mercenary is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Felix wants to take a breather but Mercenary is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Mercenary lands an impressive looking overhand right. Felix doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Medieval Mercenary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mercenary has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medieval Mercenary!
After the big win, Medieval Mercenary made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: ALPHA-1: Fight Kingdom Night 2
Date: May 29, 2021

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Mercenary lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercenary is looking to counter punch.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Mercenary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controls the position from side control.
Smith advances to full mount.
Mercenary wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smith working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T1#
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smith lands a couple of good shots and Mercenary has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mercenary trying to control the action but Smith just sinks the hooks in.
Mercenary wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mercenary because Smith loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #T2#
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smith tries to control but Mercenary wriggling away.
Mercenary is trying to escape the mount.
Smith thowing shots but they're missing.
Mercenary is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smith looking to control but Mercenary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Smith avoids the attempt from Mercenary to control.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Mercenary is blocking nicely. #T3#
Smith looking to ground and pound but Mercenary is blocking nicely.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Mercenary bucks and avoids them well.
Smith trying to control but Mercenary is having none of it.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mercenary avoids a series of strikes thrown by Smith.
Mercenary working to try and regain half guard.
Mercenary takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#T4#
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mercenary can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith looking to control but Mercenary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Smith.
Smith wants to control the pace but Mercenary is squirming around nicely.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith looking to control but Mercenary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Russ Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Mercenary takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercenary misses with a right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercenary jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Mercenary seems unphased.
Mercenary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Mercenary.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
Mercenary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith cracks Mercenary with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC2#Mercenary is rocked!
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Mercenary cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Mercenary is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mercenary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercenary with a hook.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
Smith drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mercenary defends it well.
Mercenary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Mercenary throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Mercenary drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith jabs Mercenary right on the nose. Mercenary blinks but takes it well.
Oh Mercenary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Medieval Mercenary is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Mercenary does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercenary seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercenary darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercenary's corner calls for a 1-2. Mercenary obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #TD2#
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercenary has wrist control.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Mercenary blocks nicely.
Smith wants to control from the top but Mercenary keeps moving.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Mercenary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T3#
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith keeps trying to improve his position.
Smith is trying to hold Mercenary in close to prevent damage but Mercenary has managed to pass into half guard.
Smith trying to control but Mercenary postures up. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mercenary wants to stand up but Smith has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mercenary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Mercenary slips the punch.
Mercenary lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT#It looks like Russ Smith has been cut.
Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Mercenary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Mercenary was well out of range.
Mercenary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercenary changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercenary misses with a body shot
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercenary misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Mercenary.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith. #T1#
Mercenary tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Mercenary wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mercenary dodges the ground and pound from Smith.#SUB2#
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mercenary, who protects the arm well.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith tries to move to mount but Mercenary blocks the move with his legs. #SUB2#
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercenary keeps working.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Mercenary's head but Mercenary avoids it well.
Mercenary is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mercenary struggling a bit here.
Russ Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Smith wants to control but Mercenary is keeping him busy.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith trying to control the action but Mercenary is working from the bottom.
Smith fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mercenary taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mercenary tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.#T4#
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mercenary is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith with the ground and pound but Mercenary regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mercenary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercenary.
Mercenary drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercenary lands with a nice body punch.
Mercenary misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercenary is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russ Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russ Smith!

Event: BBFC 11: Krutel Vs. Bigg
Date: Apr 17, 2021

#R1#
Mercenary connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#It looks like Dave Beast has been cut.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Beast moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mercenary.
Mercenary swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Beast defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Mercenary uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beast has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beast is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Beast throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Mercenary. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beast defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercenary lands with a cross.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Beast slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a right hand that Beast ducks under and follows up with a left that Beast also avoids with ease.
A big right from Mercenary misses.
Beast throws a hook but Mercenary avoids it easily.
Beast drops his hands momentarily and Mercenary takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beast feints the counter takedown.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Beast saw that one coming.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Mercenary looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Mercenary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Mercenary misses with a hook.
Beast feints the counter takedown.
Beast misses the shot to the body.
Beast takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercenary has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
Beast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary throws a jab when Beast was well out of range.
Beast displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab.
Mercenary catches Beast with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mercenary throws a jab but it's blocked by Beast. #TD2#
Beast shoots in and gets a takedown into Mercenary's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mercenary being controlled here, momentarily.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Beast working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beast wants to control from the top but Mercenary keeps moving.
Beast stops Mercenary from standing up.
Beast is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mercenary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mercenary is looking to stand back up but Beast counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mercenary.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercenary is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beast controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beast thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mercenary's head.
Beast sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Beast not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Beast's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
Beast looks to throw the jab but Mercenary is out of range.
Mercenary misses with the combination.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beast feints the counter takedown.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Beast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercenary.
Beast throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercenary swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercenary.
Beast drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mercenary defends it well.
Mercenary throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Beast counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T1#
Beast trying to control but Mercenary is working from the bottom.
Beast slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Beast advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Beast stalls from top position.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beast scoring with punches and elbows.
Beast tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Beast lands an elbow.
Mercenary avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beast.
Beast working the body and head with strikes.
Mercenary avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beast. #T3#
Mercenary defending against the ground and pound.
Beast scores with a couple of short elbows.
Beast tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Beast lands a nice forearm strike.
Mercenary wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Beast tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Beast remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Beast working the ground and pound from side control.#T4#
Beast throws an elbow but Mercenary slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mercenary avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beast.
Beast content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Beast trying to control the position but Mercenary is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beast in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Beast's cut.
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#
Mercenary scores with a jab to the body.
Beast uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Beast tests Mercenary's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercenary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beast circles away quickly and effectively.
Beast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercenary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercenary is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by Mercenary - just one landing.
Mercenary doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Beast's shoulder, as Beast tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beast showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercenary.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercenary.
Beast with the counter takedown but Mercenary avoids it easily.
Medieval Mercenary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
No joy there for Mercenary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beast with the counter takedown but Mercenary avoids it easily.
Mercenary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
so Beast counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beast trying to control but Mercenary is working from the bottom.
Beast working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beast wants to control from the top but Mercenary keeps moving.
Beast not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mercenary looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercenary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Beast lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mercenary controls Beast momentarily but Beast frees himself.
Beast with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beast moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mercenary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beast.
Beast throws a hook but Mercenary blocks it.
Beast lands a jab.
Medieval Mercenary is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target. #CL2#
Beast rushes Mercenary and presses him up against the cage.
Mercenary digs a right hand into Beast's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beast's gas tank.
Mercenary lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beast drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mercenary gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beast creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
Mercenary stops a takedown attempt from Beast.
Mercenary scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beast misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beast tries to throw a body punch but Mercenary avoids it by throwing Beast back against the cage. #T4#
Beast throws an elbow but it misses.
Beast blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Beast turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary is not content to let Beast control the position.
Beast misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mercenary takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Beast happy to just control the position for now.
Beast tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mercenary's legs.

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 Medieval Mercenary.
I think Mercenary 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Medieval Mercenary!
Medieval Mercenary decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BBFC 6: Leagatius Vs. Alcala
Date: Mar 13, 2021

#R1#
Maneno misses with a left hand
and Mercenary counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maneno drops his hands momentarily and Mercenary takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Mercenary catches Maneno right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the body from Maneno misses
enabling Mercenary to counter with a crisp jab. #KD#
Mercenary cracks Maneno with a big right hand and Maneno goes down!#ROC#Maneno is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Chiku Maneno has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercenary postures up in Maneno's guard and throws a big left but Maneno blocks it.
Mercenary trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #ES2#
Maneno pushes Mercenary off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mercenary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercenary with a hook.
Mercenary has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood and Iron Training in the buildup to the fight.
Mercenary connects with a nice cross there... Maneno is looking wobbly and Mercenary recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Maneno to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Mercenary jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Medieval Mercenary!
Our winner, Medieval Mercenary, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: BBFC SYNDICATE 1
Date: Feb 10, 2021

#R1#
Mercenary lands a jab to Goldberg's midsection.
Mercenary throws a one two combo.
Mercenary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goldbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mercenary connects with a single shot there.
Goldberg with a nice cross.#CUT#It looks like Medieval Mercenary has been cut.
Mercenary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercenary punishes Goldberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Goldberg misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mercenary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercenary lands a jab to the head.
Mercenary slips a jab from Goldberg.
Mercenary lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercenary lands a nice hook to Goldberg's body. Goldberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goldberg 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.
Mercenary lunges at Goldberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goldberg's hand.
Goldberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mercenary bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goldberg's head backwards.
Mercenary cracks Goldberg with a hook to the temple - Goldberg is on wobbly legs here! Mercenary swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Goldberg falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mercenary wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Medieval Mercenary!

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