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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vee's entrance music is Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man. A fine choice. Mercer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kid CuDi - Wylin Cuz I'm Young. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tesco Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mercer counters with a left and a right that stings Vee.
Mercer misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer digs a good hook to Vee's body.
Mercer misses with a lunging right hand
and Vee counters with a nice uppercut.
Vee looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Vee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercer slips a jab from Vee.
Mercer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vee back to the cage. Mercer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer throws out a loose jab but Vee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Mercer does it's job there.
Vee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mercer.
Mercer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer checks a low kick from Vee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee throws a looping overhand right but Mercer ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Vee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mercer doesn't seem phased though.
Vee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mercer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vee.
Vee has managed to clinch.
Mercer lands with a left to the head.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
Vee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mercer is defending well for now.
Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by Vee.
Mercer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer breaks the clinch.
Mercer closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vee lands a right hand.
Mercer stops a takedown attempt from Vee.
Vee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with an elbow strike.
Mercer trying to land knees to the body.
Vee blocking some punches.
Mercer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vee tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer is trying to break the clinch but Vee has him pressed against the cage.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Vee.
Mercer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mercer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Clay Mercer has been cut.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mercer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vee or not.
Mercer wants to break free but Vee has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vee goes for a takedown attempt but Mercer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tesco Vee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vee scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercer should have avoided that one.
Mercer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vee misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Vee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good standup being displayed there by Vee as he connects with a hook.
Vee scores with the left hand. Mercer knows he should have avoided that one.
Vee takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
Mercer defending well as Vee loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vee is defended easily by Mercer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vee scores with a jab. Mercer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mercer avoids the elbow strike from Vee, against the cage.
Vee working aggressively here.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Vee blocks an elbow strike from Mercer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Vee.
Mercer lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mercer lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tesco Vee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clay Mercer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Vee misses with a straight right.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vee.
Mercer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vee scores with a jab to the body.
Mercer misses with a kick to the body.
Vee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mercer sprawls well initially but Vee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mercer is doing well to control the position and prevent Vee from advancing to side control.
Vee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercer defending well though.
Vee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vee is looking to advance position but Mercer won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee trying to advance position but Mercer counters by regaining guard.
Mercer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vee looking to pass the guard.
Vee wants to control from the top but Mercer keeps moving.
Vee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mercer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mercer prevents Vee from improving his position.
Mercer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Vee is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer stands up out of the half guard.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Mercer throws a leg kick
letting Vee counter with a right hand.
Mercer stuffs the takedown attempt from Vee. Vee gets slowly back to his feet.
Vee works over Mercer's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercer counters with a nice body shot.
Mercer throws an overhand right that lands on Vee's shoulder, as Vee tries to avoid the shot.
Vee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Vee moves out of range.
Mercer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vee lands an elbow just above Mercer 's eye.
Mercer breaks the clinch.
Vee throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
Mercer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vee cracks Mercer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clay Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Mercer fakes the leg kick and cracks Vee in the body.
Vee misses with a left hand
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Vee misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Vee.
Vee with a jab.
Vee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercer. Mercer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercer clinches with his opponent.
Vee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercer scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vee or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercer is trying to break free.
Mercer gets underhooks to prevent Vee's takedown attempt.
Mercer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vee throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesco Vee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clay Mercer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clay Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Vee.
Mercer cracks Vee with a good jab.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Mercer as Vee shoots in.
Tesco Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vee misses with a right hand
and Mercer counters with a left to the body.
Vee looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Vee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Vee wants to pass the guard but Mercer is keeping the position.
Mercer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vee controls the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vee looking to sit in guard and control but Mercer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer stands up from Vee's guard - Mercer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vee misses with a leg kick
and Mercer counters with a head kick.
Vee doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercer circles away.
Mercer cracks Vee with an open hand slap.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vee.
Vee lands with a good body shot.
Vee misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer throws a low kick, looking for Vee's leg but Vee calmly moves out of range.
Mercer rushes Vee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tesco Vee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vee working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Vee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vee lands an elbow that stopped Mercer in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
Mercer avoiding damage as Vee throws knees to the body.
Mercer breaks from the clinch.
Mercer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vee throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Clay Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vee walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Mercer misses its intended target.
Vee throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee lands a nice looking body shot.
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vee just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a leg kick.
Mercer lands with a cross.
Vee scores with the left hand. Mercer knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercer slips under a jab from Vee.
Mercer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vee lands a right hook to the body.
Vee misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Vee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vee dips to his left and cracks Mercer with an uppercut!
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Mercer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vee's calf.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee moves in looking to clinch but Mercer pushes him off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vee.
Mercer looks to land a combination but Vee avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Mercer.
Vee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mercer manages to break the clinch.
Vee instigates a clinch.
Vee looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee blocking some punches.
Tesco Vee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vee blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clay Mercer.
I think Vee 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesco Vee!
A victorious Tesco Vee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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