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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Denisov (ranked 4531 p4p, 3186 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 174 p4p, 135 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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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 10 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Denisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary misses with a body shot.
Mercenary misses with a few strikes there.
Denisov tries to clinch up.
Denisov instigates a clinch.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Denisov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.
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.
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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mercenary tries to stand but Denisov is controlling from the bottom.
Denisov striking off his back but it's not causing Mercenary any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
Denisov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Denisov wants to pass the guard but Mercenary is keeping the position.
Mercenary pushes Denisov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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