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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finnick Odair will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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147 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie 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, Finnick Odair!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Odair.
Mercado misses the shot to the body.
Odair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercado closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mercado tries for a kimura but Odair is defending well.
Mercado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Mercado are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mercado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mercado fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mercado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Odair is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mercado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Odair has escaped the position, nice work there.
Odair avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mercado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odair struggling a bit here.
Mercado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Odair has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mercado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Odair is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mercado tries to score with some ground and pound. Odair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odair managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mercado.
Mercado misses with the ground and pound.
Odair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mercado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mercado tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mercado wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Odair, who protects the arm well.
Mercado throws an elbow but Odair slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mercado looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Odair is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado throws an elbow but Odair slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mercado working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mercado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Odair is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercado working the ground and pound but Odair is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercado postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mercado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danjie Mercado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Odair tries to clinch there but Mercado circles away.
Mercado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Odair tries to clinch there but Mercado circles away.
Odair wants to clinch up but Mercado keeps it at a distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mercado.
Mercado throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Odair works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mercado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mercado wants to pass the guard but Odair is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado thows a huge punch but Odair dodges it nicely.
Mercado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mercado throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Odair keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercado throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Odair to regain full guard.
Mercado pushes down on Odair's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mercado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mercado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mercado looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mercado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Odair is defending against the submission attempts here by Mercado.
Mercado wants to work for an arm triangle but Odair is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Odair is just riding it out for now. Mercado eventually gives up the hold.
Mercado lands with a punch from half guard.
Danjie Mercado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado seems to be working for a kimura but Odair defends the submission attempt.
Odair regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mercado.
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 drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mercado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danjie Mercado dominated that second round.
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!
Odair is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Odair as Mercado shoots in.
Odair tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mercado counters with a nice double leg into side control. Odair won't be happy with that.
Mercado lands a nice forearm strike.
Odair avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mercado.
Mercado tries to score with some ground and pound. Odair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mercado has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
An elbow from Mercado crashes against the mat.
Mercado tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Mercado are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Mercado.
Mercado fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mercado cracks Odair with a big right hand but Odair just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mercado in side control, throwing shots but Odair defends.
Odair avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mercado.
Mercado works to advance to full mount. Odair defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Odair is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Odair is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Odair and Mercado has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mercado cracks Odair with a big right hand but Odair just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercado working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mercado tries to advance to mount but Odair denies him.
Mercado is trying to get an arm triangle but Odair is defending well.
Mercado tries to advance to mount but Odair denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mercado is working to tighten is grip on Odair's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Odair has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mercado is really squeezing tight and eventually Odair passes out! Mercado breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Danjie Mercado!
After winning the bout, Danjie Mercado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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