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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk's entrance music is Wild Boy by Machine Gun Kelly. A fine choice. Mercer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kid CuDi - Wylin Cuz I'm Young. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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207 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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219 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Dirk.
Dirk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jesse Dirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Dirk.
A jab lands there for Mercer.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dirk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mercer but Mercer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dirk lands a really nice looking cross but Mercer seems unphased.
Mercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dirk's hands.
It looks like Jesse Dirk has been cut.
Dirk looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dirk back to the cage. Mercer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dirk misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dirk manages to avoid it.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Dirk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mercer closes the distance and pushes Dirk back into the cage.
Dirk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercer is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mercer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mercer lands an elbow inside.
Dirk is trying to break the clinch but Mercer has him pressed against the cage.
Dirk tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Mercer.
Dirk tries to pull guard but Mercer holds him up against the cage and eventually Dirk drops back down to his feet.
Mercer manages to break the clinch.
Dirk thumps Mercer with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirk throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercer lands a jab-cross combination.
Jesse Dirk's cut is getting worse.
Dirk throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dirk's knee momentarily.
Dirk ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Dirk misses with a right hand
and Mercer counters with a good low kick that Dirk was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Dirk misses the shot to the body.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dirk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirk.
Dirk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dirk. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clay Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dirk lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercer's head.
Mercer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Dirk misses.
An inside leg kick from Dirk misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mercer defending well as Dirk loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirk loads up on a big right hand but Mercer slips the punch.
Mercer dips to his left and cracks Dirk with an uppercut!
Mercer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercer, right into the meat.
Mercer misses with a kick to the body.
Dirk lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer swings for the body but Dirk moves out of range.
Dirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Mercer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Dirk'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 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dirk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dirk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dirk slips under a jab from Mercer.
Dirk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mercer in his tracks.
Dirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Nice defenses there by Mercer.
Dirk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mercer thumps Dirk with a low kick.
Dirk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Dirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Dirk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercer throws a jab but it's blocked by Dirk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk throws a leg kick but Mercer moved away.
Mercer stuns Dirk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clay Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dirk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dirk throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Dirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirk.
Mercer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dirk's calf.
Dirk shoots in but no luck this time.
Mercer scores with a decent looking hook.
Dirk scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Mercer.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Dirk avoids nicely.
Dirk checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Dirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Dirk misses with a hook
and Mercer counters with a stiff right hand.
Dirk is looking to wear down Mercer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Dirk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dirk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercer jabs Dirk right on the nose. Dirk blinks but takes it well.
Mercer misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Mercer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dirk doesn't seem phased though.
Mercer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dirk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dirk avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Dirk misses with a left hand
and Mercer counters with a straight right hand.
Jesse Dirk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dirk.
Dirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Dirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercer lands with an uppercut that bounces Dirk off the cage and back into range.
Mercer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dirk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mercer scrambles back to his feet.
Mercer lands with a straight right. Dirk didn't see that one coming.
Dirk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mercer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dirk on the side of the head.
Dirk throws an off balance right hand
and Mercer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer checks a leg kick.
Dirk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Dirk throws a solid leg kick but Mercer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dirk.
Mercer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercer lands a two punch combo.
Dirk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dirk walks into a jab.
Dirk connects with a body shot that sends Mercer's belly button to the back.
Mercer connects with a nice looking jab.
Jeez, Jesse Dirk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dirk thows a body shot but no joy.
Dirk thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirk missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dirk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercer.
Dirk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Dirk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Mercer throws a nice looking combination but Dirk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dirk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dirk misses with an uppercut
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Mercer.
Dirk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dirk misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Mercer.
Mercer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirk gets tackled into the cage by Mercer. Mercer maintains the clinch.
Mercer breaks the clinch.
Dirk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dirk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirk looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dirk.
Dirk swinging wildly here.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dirk throws a low kick but Mercer avoids it.
Mercer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercer connects with a crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jesse Dirk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clay Mercer!
A victorious Clay Mercer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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