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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Merchant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scarlatti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 'Der Meister' by Rammstein. Merchant has chosen DMX - Intro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Scarlatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Merchant!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarlatti slips under a jab from Merchant.
Scarlatti throws a right hand that Merchant ducks under and follows up with a left that Merchant also avoids with ease.
Merchant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merchant waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Scarlatti.
Merchant looks to throw the jab but Scarlatti is out of range.
Merchant throws out a powerful jab.
Scarlatti misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left and a right from Scarlatti both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Merchant misses the target.
Merchant misses with an uppercut.
Scarlatti throws a right hand that Merchant ducks under and follows up with a left that Merchant also avoids with ease.
Scarlatti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Merchant throws a hook but Scarlatti avoids it easily.
Merchant misses with a hook.
Merchant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Merchant throws a big shot that misses.
Scarlatti swinging wilding here.
Merchant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarlatti.
Merchant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Merchant throws a hook but Scarlatti blocks it.
Scarlatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Merchant throws a body punch but Scarlatti moves out of range.
Merchant throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarlatti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti throws a one two combo.
Merchant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scarlatti counters with a one-two to the body.
Merchant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scarlatti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Merchant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Merchant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Merchant missing with a left hand there. Scarlatti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scarlatti throws a combination. Merchant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scarlatti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee Merchant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarlatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Merchant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarlatti lands with a nice combination. Merchant backs away looking to recover.
Scarlatti ducks under a wild hook from Merchant.
Scarlatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Scarlatti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Merchant throws a body kick that misses.
Scarlatti moves away from the strike by Merchant.
Scarlatti ducks under a wild hook from Merchant.
Merchant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Merchant looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Scarlatti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Merchant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scarlatti lands with a cross.
Scarlatti lands a two punch combo.
Scarlatti shoots in and bounces Merchant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merchant has momentary wrist control but Scarlatti slips an elbow through the middle.
Scarlatti connects with a couple of short punches.
Scarlatti gets to his feet. Merchant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A left and a right from Scarlatti both land. Nice combination.
Scarlatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scarlatti lands the left hand.
Scarlatti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Scarlatti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merchant.
Scarlatti connects with a crisp jab.
Scarlatti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scarlatti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scarlatti tries a head kick but it misses.
Scarlatti fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Merchant sprawls well initially but Scarlatti persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Scarlatti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Scarlatti is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti dominating with strikes here.
Scarlatti lands a big shot there that rocks Merchant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Merchant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scarlatti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee warns Merchant that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Scarlatti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Scarlatti landing punches.
Scarlatti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Scarlatti misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Scarlatti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Scarlatti with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti lands a big shot there that rocks Merchant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Scarlatti with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Merchant's face.
Scarlatti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Merchant taking shots to the head.
Scarlatti unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scarlatti landing strikes from the mount and Merchant is in trouble!
Scarlatti misses with a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarlatti scoring with strikes but Merchant is staying in there.
Scarlatti landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Scarlatti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Scarlatti scores with a four punch combination!
Scarlatti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Scarlatti duly obliges.
Scarlatti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scarlatti throws a good cross that connects.
Merchant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Merchant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scarlatti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Merchant at a distance.
Merchant throws a hook to the side of Scarlatti's head but Scarlatti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merchant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scarlatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Merchant misses its intended target.
A big left from Merchant misses.
Scarlatti clobbers Merchant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scarlatti with a hook.
Scarlatti looks to land a combination but Merchant avoids it well.
Scarlatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jimmy Scarlatti is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Scarlatti coming out on top.
Merchant is breathing heavily.
Scarlatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merchant throws out a loose jab but Scarlatti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarlatti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merchant can do to turn this around?
Merchant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merchant.
Scarlatti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Merchant at a distance.
Scarlatti scores with a sloppy right hand. Merchant should have avoided that one.
Scarlatti slips under a jab.
Scarlatti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimmy Scarlatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Merchant tries to land a front kick but Scarlatti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Merchant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scarlatti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti feints and then cracks Merchant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Merchant down.
Scarlatti lands a jab to the nose.
Scarlatti lands with a nice combination. Merchant backs away looking to recover.
Good shot there by Scarlatti.
A nice combination there by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti throws a combination. Merchant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scarlatti looks to land a combination. Merchant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scarlatti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Scarlatti catches Merchant with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Merchant is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Merchant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarlatti lands with a straight right. Merchant didn't see that one coming.
A lazy left from Scarlatti finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Merchant throws a big shot that misses.
Merchant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Merchant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Merchant. Merchant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Scarlatti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scarlatti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scarlatti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scarlatti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scarlatti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Merchant dodges the punch combination from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti looks to land a combination. Merchant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scarlatti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti works over Merchant's head and body with a nice combination.
Scarlatti gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Scarlatti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scarlatti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scarlatti decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Scarlatti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Merchant backs up against the cage.
Scarlatti slips a straight right by Merchant.
Scarlatti scores with a one two! Merchant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti throws a combination. Merchant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scarlatti lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scarlatti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scarlatti landing punches.
Scarlatti connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Scarlatti lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlatti lands a big shot there that rocks Merchant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Scarlatti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Scarlatti working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Scarlatti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merchant wants to hold on but Scarlatti pushes him away.
Scarlatti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scarlatti landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Scarlatti dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Scarlatti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scarlatti.
Merchant waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Scarlatti.
Merchant throws a head kick that misses
and Scarlatti counters with a series of strikes. Merchant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice shot lands for Scarlatti.
Merchant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Merchant swings for the body but Scarlatti moves out of range.
Scarlatti slips under a jab from Merchant.
A left and a right from Scarlatti both land. Nice combination.
Scarlatti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Merchant momentarily.
Jab from Scarlatti.
Merchant waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Scarlatti.
Scarlatti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Merchant's sensitive parts.
Scarlatti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Merchant is out of range.
Scarlatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left and a right from Scarlatti both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scarlatti.
Merchant looks to throw the jab but Scarlatti is out of range.
Merchant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scarlatti stalks Merchant and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Merchant's face. Merchant staggers backwards, shaken.
Scarlatti throws a series of strikes that have Merchant backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti cracks Merchant with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scarlatti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti looks to land a combination. Merchant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scarlatti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scarlatti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scarlatti stalks Merchant and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Merchant's face. Merchant staggers backwards, shaken.
Merchant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scarlatti lands a nice looking body shot.
Scarlatti scores with a three punch combo!
Scarlatti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scarlatti throws a combination. Merchant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Merchant stuffs the takedown attempt from Scarlatti. Scarlatti gets slowly back to his feet.
Scarlatti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Scarlatti lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scarlatti.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scarlatti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merchant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scarlatti finds it's way round the side to connect with Merchant's head.
Scarlatti works over Merchant's head and body with a nice combination.
Scarlatti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scarlatti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Scarlatti duly obliges.
Scarlatti scores with a one two! Merchant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scarlatti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Merchant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee Merchant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merchant misses with a combination
and Scarlatti counters with a three punch combo that has Merchant backing up. Merchant nods at Scarlatti to acknowledge the strikes.
Scarlatti staying out of range there.
Scarlatti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti scores with a one two! Merchant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scarlatti throws a one two combo.
Scarlatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scarlatti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice combination there by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti throws out a powerful jab.
Merchant takes one on the button.
Merchant takes a swing at Scarlatti's ribcage but misses.
Scarlatti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Scarlatti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Scarlatti works his foot free and advances to mount.
Scarlatti landing strikes from the mount and Merchant is in trouble!
Scarlatti with the ground and pound from mount.
Scarlatti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Merchant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Scarlatti 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti prevents Merchant from getting the reversal.
Scarlatti lands a nice shot to the head.
Scarlatti lands a nice shot to the head.
Lee Merchant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scarlatti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Merchant is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Scarlatti putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Merchant tries to hold on but Scarlatti pushes him away.
Scarlatti scoring with strikes but Merchant is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scarlatti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merchant is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jimmy Scarlatti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scarlatti with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Scarlatti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scarlatti 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Scarlatti!
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