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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vizual Mercenary (ranked 1366 p4p, 6028 weight class) and Taram Douglass (ranked 185 p4p, 529 weight class). Taram Douglass has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vizual Mercenary's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vizual Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taram Douglass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary lands a lovely overhand right.
Douglass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Douglass slips under a jab.
Mercenary throws a hook but Douglass blocks it.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Douglass slips under a jab.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglass.
Despite the aggression on Douglass's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Douglass ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a hook to the side of Douglass's head but Douglass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Douglass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Douglass's shoulder, as Douglass tries to avoid the shot.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Douglass moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Douglass counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Douglass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglass! But no joy.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Douglass moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Mercenary. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Mercenary misses.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Douglass.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Douglass avoids the punch easily.
Douglass tries a quick counter leg kick but Mercenary is wise to it.
Vizual Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercenary misses with a looping left.
Mercenary throws a hook but Douglass avoids it easily.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Douglass's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mercenary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Douglass counters with a two punch combo.
Mercenary throws a looping overhand right but Douglass ducks down to avoid it.
Mercenary misses with a hook. Douglass ducked under it nicely.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Mercenary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercenary loads up on a big right hand but Douglass slips the punch.
Douglass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Mercenary throws a hook to the side of Douglass's head but Douglass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercenary looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mercenary throws a right hand that misses
enabling Douglass to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary throws a jab when Douglass was well out of range.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Douglass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercenary throws a hook to the side of Douglass's head but Douglass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Douglass counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Douglass avoids the punch easily.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglass closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Douglass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercenary throws out the jab.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Douglass avoids the punch easily.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Douglass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglass throws a counter combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercenary darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercenary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglass.
Douglass is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Douglass counters with a series of strikes. Mercenary will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Douglass moves away and avoids it.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Douglass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Mercenary misses.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Mercenary cracks Douglass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mercenary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Douglass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Douglass's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Douglass moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
Douglass is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut. Douglass saw that one coming.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglass ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Douglass's shoulder, as Douglass tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Douglass walks into a left hand.
Mercenary swings widly with a right hand
and Douglass counters with a left and a right that stings Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Douglass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Douglass moved out of range nicely.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglass is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mercenary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Douglass counters with a series of strikes. Mercenary will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercenary misses with a left hand
and Douglass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Mercenary misses.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vizual Mercenary dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Douglass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Douglass staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Douglass's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Douglass defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Douglass's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Douglass slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Mercenary is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglass can do to turn this around?
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Despite the aggression on Douglass's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mercenary is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Douglass counters with a one-two to the body.
Mercenary misses with a hook
and Douglass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mercenary throws a hook to the side of Douglass's head but Douglass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.
Douglass is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglass on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Douglass moves away and avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Douglass might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mercenary has got the better of the exchanges.
Douglass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglass.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary swings widly with a right hand
and Douglass counters with a one-two to the body.
Mercenary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Douglass moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Douglass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
Douglass ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary loads up on a big right hand but Douglass slips the punch.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercenary looks to land a left hand but Douglass moved out of range nicely.
Mercenary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Douglasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Douglass throws a counter combo.
Douglass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercenary.
Douglass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary throws a poor cross that misses
and Douglass counters with a series of strikes. Mercenary will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglass blocks a jab.
We've been informed that Douglass has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mercenary throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglass.
Douglass throws a counter combo.
Mercenary misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.
Douglass throws a counter combo.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Douglass throws a counter combo.
Mercenary lands a really nice looking cross but Douglass seems unphased.
Mercenary throws out a powerful jab.
Mercenary lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
Mercenary throws a hook to the side of Douglass's head but Douglass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Douglass blocks a jab.
Douglass defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglass throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Douglass's shoulder, as Douglass tries to avoid the shot.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Douglass is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Douglass staying out of range there.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Douglass.
Mercenary misses with a left hand
and Douglass counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Douglass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Douglass slips a straight right by Mercenary.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Douglass's shoulder, as Douglass tries to avoid the shot.
Douglass throws a counter combo.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Douglass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercenary misses with an uppercut
and Douglass counters with a two punch combo.
Mercenary missing with a left hand there. Douglass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercenary throws a hook but Douglass blocks it.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
Mercenary throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglass counters with a series of strikes. Mercenary will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercenary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Mercenary misses with a lunging right hand
and Douglass counters with a thumping low kick.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Douglass is working the combinations to good effect here.
Douglass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary swings widly with a right hand
and Douglass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary throws a lazy uppercut
letting Douglass counter with a right hand.
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 Vizual Mercenary will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercenary misses with a hook. Douglass ducked under it nicely.
Douglass is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mercenary throws a jab when Douglass was well out of range.
Douglass moves away from the strike by Mercenary.
Douglass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut
and Douglass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mercenary's knee momentarily.
Mercenary throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglass counters with a stiff right hand.
Douglass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Douglass avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Douglass counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercenary loads up on a big right hand but Douglass slips the punch.
Mercenary throws an off balance right hand
and Douglass counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercenary.
Douglass tries a quick counter leg kick but Mercenary is wise to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercenary.
A swing and a miss from Mercenary.
Mercenary loads up on a big right hand but Douglass slips the punch.
Mercenary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Douglass slips under a jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary looks to land a right hand but Douglass moved out of range.
Mercenary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Douglass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercenary.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglass lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercenary throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglass counters with an inside leg kick.
Mercenary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglass slips under a jab.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary misses with an uppercut.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
A slow jab from Mercenary misses its intended target.
Mercenary throws a looping overhand right but Douglass ducks down to avoid it.
Douglass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercenary.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Douglass moves out of range of the strikes.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
Douglass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercenary.
Mercenary lands with an uppercut that bounces Douglass off the cage and back into range.
Mercenary throws a lazy right hand but Douglass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglass takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
Mercenary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Douglass counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Douglass moves out of range.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Douglass staying out of range there.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Douglass slips under a jab.
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglass throws a counter combo.
Douglass staying out of range there.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
Mercenary throws a hook to the side of Douglass's head but Douglass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
Mercenary throws a hook but Douglass blocks it.
Douglass unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercenary throws out a loose jab but Douglass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglass throws a counter combo.
Mercenary throws the left hand but Douglass avoids the punch easily.
Mercenary throws a shot from downtown. Douglass moves away and avoids it.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
Mercenary throws a hook to the side of Douglass's head but Douglass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary misses with a looping right.
Douglass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vizual Mercenary is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglass moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Douglass slips a jab from Mercenary.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Douglass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Douglass is looking for the big counter here.
Mercenary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with a right hand
and Douglass counters with a series of strikes. Mercenary will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Mercenary throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Mercenary backs off Douglass throws a huge counter combo but Mercenary manages to avoid it all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercenary misses the jab.
Douglass blocks a jab.
Taram Douglass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Mercenary misses.
Taram Douglass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercenary throws a right hand that misses
and Douglass counters with a two punch combo.
Mercenary throws a hook but Douglass avoids it easily.
Douglass appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vizual Mercenary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercenary 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vizual Mercenary!
Vizual Mercenary thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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