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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam has chosen C R E A M By The Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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256 lbs
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150 cm
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam misses with a combination
letting Mercer counter with a right hand.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Van Dam avoids nicely.
Van Dam misses with a hook
and Mercer counters with a left to the body.
Van Dam misses the jab.
Van Dam throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a left and a right that stings Van Dam.
Mercer lands a nice hook to Van Dam's body. Van Dam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mercer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Dam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Dam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercer misses with a wild combination.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam dodges the punch combination from Mercer.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Dam looks gassed!
Mercer misses with a double jab.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercer counters with a two punch combo.
Mercer misses with a two punch combination.
Mercer works over Van Dam's head and body with a nice combination.
Mercer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer misses with a few strikes there.
Mercer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Brian Van Dam has been cut.
Van Dam throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brian Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mercer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Dam's head backwards.
A jab from Mercer does it's job there.
Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a two punch combo.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Dam should have avoided that one.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Van Dam moves out of range.
Van Dam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Dam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Mercer counters with a one-two to the body.
Mercer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mercer thuds a left hand into Van Dam's body.
Mercer lands with a nice body punch.
Mercer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Dam. Van Dam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mercer scores with the left hand. Van Dam knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercer thuds a left hand into Van Dam's body.
Mercer tries to bum rush Van Dam with a series of wild strikes but Van Dam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer connects with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Mercer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercer.
Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a two punch combo.
Mercer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Dam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Dam swings widly with a right hand
and Mercer counters with a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Mercer.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Van Dam avoids it well.
Van Dam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Dam there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Dam swinging wildly here.
Mercer feints a jab promting Van Dam to slip. Mercer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Dam slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Van Dam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercer connects with a body shot that sends Van Dam's belly button to the back.
Van Dam throws a hook but Mercer avoids it easily.
Mercer moves out of range as Van Dam strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Mercer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Dam misses with a body shot.
Mercer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Dam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mercer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Dam is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mercer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Dam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Dam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut
and Mercer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercer counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Dam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut
and Mercer counters with a three punch combo that has Van Dam backing up. Van Dam nods at Mercer to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Mercer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Dam doesn't seem phased though.
Mercer throws a right hand that Van Dam ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Dam also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mercer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Van Dam's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Van Dam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Dam thinking.
Van Dam might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Van Dam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Van Dam might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mercer has got the better of the exchanges.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Dam.
Ray Mercer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Dam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercer counters with a three punch combo that has Van Dam backing up. Van Dam nods at Mercer to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body punch from Mercer.
Van Dam misses with a hook
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Van Dam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Dam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Dam misses with a left hand
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercer throws a nice looking combination but Van Dam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Mercer counters with a one-two to the body.
Mercer digs a good body shot into Van Dam's ribs.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mercer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Dam's head.
Mercer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Dam manages to avoid it.
Mercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Dam can do to turn this around?
Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a left to the body.
Ray Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercer tries to bum rush Van Dam with a series of wild strikes but Van Dam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercer looks to land a combination. Van Dam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Dam in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The fighters circling - Van Dam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mercer lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Dam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with a nice body shot.
Mercer misses with a wild combination.
Mercer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Dam on the side of the head.
Mercer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Dam backs up against the cage.
Van Dam throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Van Dam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Dam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Mercer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Dam looks to land a combination. Mercer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Ray Mercer has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a big shot that misses.
Van Dam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Dam looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Van Dam throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Van Dam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a nice body shot.
Mercer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercer counters with a left and a right that stings Van Dam.
Van Dam lands with a nice combination. Mercer backs away looking to recover.
Mercer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with a three punch combo that has Van Dam backing up. Van Dam nods at Mercer to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Dam misses with a right hand
and Mercer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer dodges the punch combination from Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with a jab to the body
and Mercer counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Dam misses with a hook to the body
and Mercer counters with a left and a right that stings Van Dam.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Mercer counters with a series of strikes. Van Dam will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercer lands the left hand.
Van Dam swinging wildly here.
Mercer connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with a series of strikes. Van Dam will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercer misses with a straight left.
Van Dam misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mercer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mercer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Dam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Van Dam slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Van Dam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Dam misses with a hook.
Van Dam throws a right hand that Mercer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercer also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Van Dam misses.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
and Van Dam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Van Dam avoids nicely.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Mercer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercer scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Dam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Van Dam loads up on a big right hand but Mercer slips the punch.
Van Dam misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Dam throws a nice looking combination but Mercer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Van Dam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Mercer counters with a straight right hand.
Van Dam throws a right and a left that Mercer avoids nicely.
Mercer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Dam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a nice body shot.
Mercer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Van Dam throws a right and a left that Mercer avoids nicely.
Mercer jabs Van Dam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Dam slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Van Dam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a two punch combo.
Mercer lands a two punch combo.
Mercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Dam tries to bum rush Mercer with a series of wild strikes but Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mercer finds it's way through Van Dam's defenses.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mercer dodges the punch combination from Van Dam.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Van Dam avoids nicely.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a three punch combo that has Van Dam backing up. Van Dam nods at Mercer to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Dam misses with a hook.
Van Dam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mercer to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Dam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercer on the side of the head.
Mercer misses with a few strikes there.
Van Dam swinging wildly here.
Van Dam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Dam misses with a combination
enabling Mercer to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Mercer counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a series of strikes. Van Dam will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Dam throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercer counters with a straight right hand.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Van Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercer cracks Van Dam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Dam throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Van Dam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercer scores with a one two! Van Dam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Van Dam.
Brian Van Dam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercer misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Dam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Van Dam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercer 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Mercer!
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energy
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hype
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