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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 1787 p4p, 1587 weight class) and Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 160 p4p, 144 weight class). Mercer comes into the arena with Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krenakore.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.
Mercer throws a jab when Krenakore was well out of range.
Krenakore scores with a jab. Mercer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercer lands a nice hook to Krenakore's body. Krenakore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Krenakore misses the target.
Krenakore dips to his left and cracks Mercer with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krenakore throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mercer moves in looking to clinch but Krenakore pushes him off.
Mercer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krenakore scores with a hook.
Krenakore misses with a hook.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krenakore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krenakore moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Krenakore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Krenakore avoids it well.
Mercer tries to clinch but Krenakore moves out of range.
Krenakore ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Krenakore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krenakore lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercer's head.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer wants to clinch up but Krenakore keeps it at a distance.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Krenakore.
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krenakore backwards.
Mercer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krenakore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krenakore has had enough of the clinch but Mercer keeps him there for the moment.
Krenakore breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a hook. Krenakore ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krenakore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mercer misses with a looping right.
Mercer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krenakore works Mercer's body with a nice hook.
Mercer swings for the body but Krenakore moves out of range.
Krenakore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krenakore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krenakore's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krenakore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mercer connects with a looping right hand.
Krenakore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krenakore lands with a good body shot.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.
Mercer misses with a hook. Krenakore ducked under it nicely.
Krenakore throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krenakore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krenakore lands a jab to Mercer's midsection.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Krenakore is just out of range.
Krenakore lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Krenakore misses.
Mercer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Krenakore's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A telegraphed right hand from Krenakore misses the target.
Mercer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krenakore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Krenakore is just out of range.
A big right from Krenakore misses.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Krenakore circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore digs a good body shot into Mercer's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer moves into range and clinches up with Krenakore.
Mercer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krenakore blocks it with crossed arms.
Krenakore manages to break the clinch.
Mercer misses with a hook.
Krenakore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Krenakore.
Krenakore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Krenakore swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer throwing a counter right hand but Krenakore manages to avoid it.
Mercer is looking to clinch.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krenakore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Krenakore scores with a shot to the body.
Krenakore misses with a hook.
Mercer lands an overhand right.
It looks like Mengrire Krenakore has been cut.
Mercer lunges at Krenakore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krenakore's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mengrire Krenakore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mengrire Krenakore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krenakore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krenakore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Donk. Mercer catches Krenakore right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer lands a slapping body shot.
Mercer takes the fight into the clinch.
Mercer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krenakore up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer cracks Krenakore with a nice body shot.
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krenakore.
Krenakore is trying to push Mercer away but Mercer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mercer crunches a lovely knee into Krenakore's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mercer.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercer scores with a nice head shot.
Krenakore misses with a wild body shot.
Krenakore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Krenakore moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore connects with a body shot.
Krenakore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercer with a jab.
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krenakore misses with a wild body shot.
Krenakore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercer's head.
Krenakore slips under a jab from Mercer.
Mercer has Krenakore up against the cage in a clinch.
Krenakore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krenakore scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercer should have avoided that one.
Krenakore throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Krenakore does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer scores with a nice strike.
Krenakore ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Mercer is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Krenakore like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Krenakore from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Mercer!
As Bobby Mercer got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Just wanted to say how damn good I look thanks to Bondi MMA. But it's a great honor to be on the same card as Pinkman. Dude is a legend, but I've fought better. I got some respect to earn first but I'll see you soon. The record doesn't reflect the fighter, I am one of the best in the division. '.
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hype
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