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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geo Pacurariu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Automatic - Monster. Pacurariu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. smack my bitch up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Mera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geo Pacurariu!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacurariu gets a takedown into half guard.
Mera wants to get back to full guard.
Pacurariu winds up and cracks Mera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pacurariu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mera is looking to improve his position.
Mera is trying to maintain the position but Pacurariu is very close to passing his half guard.
Mera tries to roll over but Pacurariu keeps him under control.
Mera wants to control but Pacurariu is keeping busy.
Mera is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mera.
Mera keeps the fight on the outside.
Mera with a poor takedown
and Pacurariu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mera is trying to stand up here but Pacurariu is controlling him well.
Mera wants to get back to full guard.
Mera has hold of Pacurariu's hands but Pacurariu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pacurariu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mera's head.
Pacurariu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pacurariu working Mera over with strikes.
Mera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pacurariu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mera tries to get out of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pacurariu lands a nice short elbow.
Pacurariu thows a huge punch but Mera dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacurariu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mera wants to improve his position but Pacurariu is controlling well.
Mera is breathing heavily.
Pacurariu decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacurariu.
Jab, jab by Pacurariu - just one landing.
Mera moves into the clinch.
Mera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pacurariu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pacurariu tries to pull guard but Mera won't allow it.
Mera manages to break the clinch.
Mera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Mera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacurariu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pacurariu throws a right hand that Mera ducks under and follows up with a left that Mera also avoids with ease.
Mera stuffs the takedown attempt from Pacurariu. Pacurariu gets slowly back to his feet.
Mera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pacurariu moves in looking to clinch but Mera pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacurariu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pacurariu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pacurariu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mera pinned against the cage. Mera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pacurariu looks to land a combination. Mera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pacurariu tries to clinch up.
Pacurariu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mera gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Mera are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pacurariu dodges the ground and pound from Mera.
Mera works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mera prevents Pacurariu from escaping the position.
Pacurariu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacurariu struggling a bit here.
Pacurariu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pacurariu wants to control but Mera is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Mera.
Pacurariu is trying to get back to full guard.
Pacurariu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mera is nestled in close to Pacurariu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mera connects with a nice short shot to Pacurariu's temple.
Mera trying to control the action but Pacurariu is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geo Pacurariu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pacurariu lands with a kick to the temple. Mera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pacurariu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mera backs up against the cage.
Pacurariu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacurariu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danny Mera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mera moves into the clinch successfully.
Mera wants a takedown but no success here.
Pacurariu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacurariu tries to break free but Mera pushes him back against the cage.
Mera stalling in the clinch.
Mera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pacurariu is keeping busy.
Pacurariu stops a takedown attempt from Mera.
Mera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacurariu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mera tries to avoid it but Pacurariu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mera to the ground. Mera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pacurariu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacurariu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mera defending well as Pacurariu loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacurariu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacurariu is trying to force a seperation but Mera has the dominant position.
Mera is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pacurariu can't fight it off and eventually Mera manages to take the fight to the floor. Pacurariu looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pacurariu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pacurariu wants to sweep but no luck.
Mera trying to control but Pacurariu is working from the bottom.
Pacurariu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pacurariu on the ground.
Mera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mera with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera trying to control but Pacurariu is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pacurariu cracks Mera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacurariu was covering up waiting for the punch and Mera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pacurariu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mera shoots in and drives through. Pacurariu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Mera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacurariu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacurariu sprawls well. Pacurariu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mera gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacurariu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pacurariu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacurariu wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacurariu with a poor takedown
and Mera moves into the clinch.
Mera manages to break the clinch.
Pacurariu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mera thows a huge punch but Pacurariu dodges it nicely.
Pacurariu is pressing down on Mera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mera wants to control from the top but Pacurariu keeps moving.
Mera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mera throws and elbow that misses. Pacurariu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mera's guard. Nice move by Pacurariu!
Pacurariu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mera's head.
Mera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacurariu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pacurariu lands a couple of elbows.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacurariu defends it nicely.
Pacurariu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacurariu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacurariu swinging wilding here.
Mera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mera scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mera moves in looking to clinch but Pacurariu pushes him off.
Pacurariu is looking to clinch but Mera is avoiding it.
Pacurariu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mera avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Mera will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mera keeps the fight on the outside.
Mera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pacurariu tries to clinch but Mera is having none of it.
Mera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacurariu misses with a takedown
so Mera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pacurariu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mera scoring with some ground and pound.
Mera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mera trying to control but Pacurariu is working from the bottom.
Mera won't allow Pacurariu to sweep him here.
Mera works over Pacurariu with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacurariu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mera cracks Pacurariu with a solid left hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mera drives through and clinches with Pacurariu against the cage.
Mera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pacurariu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pacurariu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pacurariu is looking to break free of the clinch but Mera has double underhooks.
Mera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacurariu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mera trying to stall but Pacurariu improves his position.
Mera tries for a takedown but Pacurariu manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Mera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacurariu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacurariu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mera dives in and grabs Pacurariu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacurariu pushes down on Mera's head and hops out.
Mera fails to land the takedown.
Pacurariu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mera shoots for a takedown but Pacurariu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacurariu wants to clinch.
Pacurariu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Mera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacurariu.
Mera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pacurariu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pacurariu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mera is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacurariu has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mera trying to control but Pacurariu is working from the bottom.
Pacurariu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mera!
Mera is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns Mera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pacurariu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pacurariu throwing strikes but Mera bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Pacurariu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pacurariu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pacurariu prevents Mera from getting back to his feet.
Pacurariu working some strikes from top position.
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.
Mera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mera is really struggling to control Pacurariu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pacurariu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mera to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pacurariu keeping full guard, as Mera tries to pass.
Pacurariu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mera is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacurariu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danny Mera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mera trying to control but Pacurariu is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Mera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Mera!
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energy
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hype
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