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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Medieval Mercenary (ranked 3797 p4p, 1700 weight class) and Dave Beast (ranked 91 p4p, 45 weight class). Dave Beast is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Beast!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
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.
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
and Beast counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws an elbow but it misses.
Beast blocks an uppercut.
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.
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energy
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RATING
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