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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 356 p4p, 569 weight class) and Sebastion Lynar (ranked 41 p4p, 56 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 fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercer with the inside leg kick.
Mercer throws out a powerful jab.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Lynar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mercer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercer connects with a looping right hand.
Mercer fails to land with a series of punches.
Lynar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bobby Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lynar avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Jab by Mercer.
Mercer misses with a looping right.
Mercer throws a poor cross that misses
and Lynar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Mercer takes a swing at Lynar's ribcage but misses.
Lynar throws out a counter right but Mercer avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Mercer catches Lynar right on the button with a cross.
Lynar walks into a stiff left hand from Mercer.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lynar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer looks to throw the jab but Lynar is out of range.
Lynar looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Lynar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Lynar does it's job there.
Mercer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mercer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lynar misses with a hook.
Mercer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a one two combo.
Mercer closes the distance but Lynar moves to the side
and Lynar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynar throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercer throws a right hand that Lynar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynar also avoids with ease.
Lynar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lynar avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lynar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lynar walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynar misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
enabling Lynar to counter with a crisp jab.
Bobby Mercer's cut is getting worse.
A left lands for Mercer.
Lynar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercer misses the target.
Lynar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab, jab by Mercer - just one landing.
Mercer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lynar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mercer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Mercer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lynar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lynar.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lynar. That did some damage!
Mercer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Mercer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lynar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lynar at a distance.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lynar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercer to score with a decent uppercut.
Mercer throws a nice looking combination but Lynar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercer gets a takedown into half guard.
Lynar wants to improve his position but Mercer is controlling well.
Mercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynar can do to turn this around?
Mercer trying to mount his opponent but Lynar defends it.
Mercer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynar trying to control here.
Lynar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lynar wants to get back to full guard.
Lynar is pressing down on Mercer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mercer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lynar keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Mercer distracts Lynar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Lynar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mercer defends it easily.
Mercer controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mercer continues to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lynar throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynar is just out of range.
It seemed like Lynar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lynar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lynar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mercer scores with a nice head shot.
Lynar swinging wildly here.
Sebastion Lynar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercer under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mercer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Mercer'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.
Mercer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercer connects with a high kick.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Lynar moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Lynar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Lynar misses.
Mercer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lynar blocks a jab.
Lynar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Lynar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercer throws a head kick that Lynar semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer looks to land a combination. Lynar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mercer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lynar's guard.
Mercer trying to control but Lynar is working from the bottom.
Mercer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lynar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lynar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mercer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bobby Mercer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mercer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lynar drops Mercer with a left right combo! Lynar follows him down to the ground into side control.
Mercer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer is trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Mercer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mercer is controlling an arm, preventing Lynar from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Mercer seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer tries to lock up and control but Lynar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lynar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mercer is looking to escape.
Lynar working for a submission but Mercer is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer is desperately trying to improve his position but Lynar has a good base and remains in mount.
Mercer tries to hold on but Lynar postures up.
Mercer is trying desperately to improve position.
Mercer tries to hold on but Lynar postures up.
Mercer is squirming around, avoiding Lynar's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bobby Mercer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bobby Mercer'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.
Lynar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lynar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lynar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lynar throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Mercer lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lynar gets caught flat footed, as Mercer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mercer doesn't defend quickly enough and Lynar has managed to lock this one up! Can Mercer escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lynar on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sebastion Lynar!
Sebastion Lynar is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Sebastion Lynar 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.
The defeated Bobby Mercer had this to say: 'I was kind of looking forward to a rubber match Diogo, but I'll take it as a sign. I am officially retiring from fighting. What a ride it's been Dynasty! The best org out there! They're at the tippy top, but really they're only half way up! Thank you for the opportunities & thank you to the fans'.
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energy
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hype
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