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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaconda Anaconda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anaconda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Dick 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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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Mercado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anaconda Anaconda!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anaconda scores with a nice strike.
Mercado stuffs the takedown attempt from Anaconda. Anaconda gets slowly back to his feet.
Anaconda misses with a kick to the body.
Anaconda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mercado closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mercado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anaconda's head.
Mercado content to control rather than advance.
Mercado lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anaconda is trying to stand back up but Mercado is controlling him
Anaconda looks gassed!
Mercado trying to advance position but Anaconda counters by regaining guard.
Mercado throwing strikes but missing.
Mercado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mercado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado throwing strikes but missing.
Anaconda keeping moving, preventing Mercado from controlling successfully.
Mercado looking to sit in guard and control but Anaconda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mercado lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anaconda!
Anaconda wants to control but Mercado is having none of it.
Mercado prevents Anaconda from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mercado punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mercado with the ground and pound from mount.
Anaconda is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Mercado connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mercado is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anaconda is rocked!
Mercado working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anaconda is still in real trouble! Can Mercado finish him?
Anaconda is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mercado avoids the attempt from Anaconda to control.
Anaconda seems to have recovered his senses.
Mercado looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mercado misses with some ground and pound and Anaconda recovers position to half guard.
Mercado is trying to control the action in half guard but Anaconda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado is thwarting Anaconda's attempts to control the position.
Anaconda kicks Mercado off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Mercado or perhaps it was just good defense by Anaconda which made him look bad.
Mercado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anaconda tries to avoid it but Mercado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anaconda to the ground. Anaconda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anaconda feints and as Mercado raises his hands in defense, Anaconda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anaconda stopping the sweep attempt from Mercado.
Anaconda postures up.
Anaconda preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mercado is on top in guard.
Anaconda has momentary wrist control but Mercado slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Anaconda manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mercado is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mercado on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mercado tries to get out of the position.
Mercado keeping moving, preventing Anaconda from controlling successfully.
Anaconda has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mercado is proving hard to escape from.
Mercado trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mercado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anaconda manages to get himself to full guard.
Mercado scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercado tries to free his leg and advance position but Anaconda is retaining full guard.
Anaconda keeping moving, preventing Mercado from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Mercado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anaconda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mercado is refusing to be controlled, as Anaconda sits in half guard.
Anaconda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mercado wants to improve his position but Anaconda is controlling well.
Mercado trying to hold on to Anaconda's head to control him but Anaconda postures up.
Anaconda is looking to take a break and control but Mercado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mercado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anaconda.
Diego Mercado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercado is looking to improve his position.
Mercado wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mercado gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anaconda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anaconda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mercado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mercado looking to pass the guard.
Mercado is working hard here to advance position.
Mercado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado trying to control the position from guard on top but Anaconda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Anaconda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercado is fending him off so far but Anaconda persists. Nope, Mercado circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercado scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mercado looking to control but instead Anaconda has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Anaconda trying to control here.
Anaconda wants to improve his position but Mercado is controlling well.
Mercado scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mercado seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mercado trying to control the action but Anaconda is working from the bottom.
Mercado working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado controlling the pace.
Mercado stands up from half guard.
Mercado throws a body punch but Anaconda moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercado has Anaconda up against the cage in a clinch.
Anaconda tries to pull guard but Mercado won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mercado scores a nice knee to the body.
Mercado prevents Anaconda from breaking the clinch.
Mercado gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Anaconda regains guard.
Anaconda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mercado manages to get himself to full guard.
Anaconda scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercado not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mercado throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Anaconda stays in close to Mercado's body and controls the position.
Anaconda stopping the sweep attempt from Mercado.
Mercado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mercado darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Mercado dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Anaconda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mercado counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anaconda's guard now.
Mercado looking to sit in guard and control but Anaconda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mercado lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anaconda!
Mercado working for a submission but Anaconda is keeping him at bay.
Anaconda tries to lock up and control but Mercado gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mercado is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mercado cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mercado scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anaconda?
Anaconda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercado moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Anaconda has worked his arm free - good work by Anaconda!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anaconda tries to bench press Mercado off him but Mercado keeps the position.
Anaconda tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mercado presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mercado wants to control the pace but Anaconda is squirming around nicely.
Mercado working the ground and pound effectively.
Mercado with a couple of short strikes.
Mercado with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Mercado.
Anaconda is in a horrible position here. Mercado smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anaconda tries to hold on but Mercado pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda can't escape the position.
Mercado unloading with bombs!
Anaconda really wants to buck Mercado off and get back to his feet.
Mercado unloads with some shots from mount but Anaconda bucks and avoids them well.
Mercado is landing with some decent strikes but Anaconda is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anaconda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mercado scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anaconda can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anaconda tries to lock up and control but Mercado gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anaconda slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anaconda wants to control but Mercado is keeping busy.
Mercado is keen to just control but Anaconda is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mercado with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mercado trying to control the position from guard on top but Anaconda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercado scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mercado trying to control the position from guard on top but Anaconda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mercado wants to control but Anaconda is keeping him busy.
Anaconda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anaconda wants to get back to his feet but Mercado drags him back down.
Mercado looks up at the clock and then as Anaconda takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mercado smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anaconda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anaconda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anaconda.
Mercado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anaconda had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mercado is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Anaconda Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mercado's back instead.
Mercado preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Anaconda.
Mercado breaks Anaconda's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Anaconda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anaconda wants to get back to his feet but Mercado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anaconda Anaconda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Mercado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Mercado!
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