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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovio comes to the cage accompanied by Boom City. Mercurius is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amplifier - The Wave. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocky Mercurius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rovio lands a high kick!
Rovio shoots in looking for a takedown but Mercurius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rovio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rovio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rovio throws a sloppy head kick and Mercurius moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Rovio.
Mercurius throws an overhand right that lands on Rovio's shoulder, as Rovio tries to avoid the shot.
Mercurius's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mercurius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rovio tried to score with a low kick but Mercurius checks it.
Mercurius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercurius stuffs the takedown attempt from Rovio. Rovio gets slowly back to his feet.
Mercurius throws a sloppy head kick and Rovio moves out of range easily.
Mercurius throws a series of punches but Rovio moves out of range.
Rovio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercurius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rovio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mercurius's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mercurius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rovio's guard.
Mercurius won't allow Rovio to sweep him here.
Rovio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mercurius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rovio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rovio wants to sweep here but Mercurius controlling him for the moment.
Rovio working for submissions but it's allowed Mercurius to get to half guard.
Rovio actively working from the bottom here.
Mercurius working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mercurius.
Rovio trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rovio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mercurius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rovio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mercurius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mercurius prevents Rovio from improving his position.
Mercurius is looking to take a break and control but Rovio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mercurius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rovio is looking to improve his position.
Mercurius is trying to control. Rovio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mercurius controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rocky Mercurius.
Nice takedown defense from Mercurius. No joy for Rovio on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampe Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercurius just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rovio moves away.
A shot to the liver by Mercurius. Beautiful body shot.
Mercurius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rovio was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercurius.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rovio.
Mercurius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rovio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercurius throws a big shot that misses.
Mercurius throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rovio, right into the meat.
Rovio has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a low kick but Rovio avoids it.
Mercurius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rovio throws out the jab.
Mercurius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rovio's sensitive parts.
Mercurius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rovio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Mercurius.
Mercurius looks to land a right hand but Rovio moved out of range.
Mercurius throws an overhand right that lands on Rovio's shoulder, as Rovio tries to avoid the shot.
Mercurius avoids the head kick by Rovio.
Mercurius dips to his left and cracks Rovio with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius throws a leg kick which misses Rovio's front leg but catches the back leg as Rovio tries to avoid it.
Rovio throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mercurius is defended easily by Rovio.
Mercurius misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Mercurius dominated that 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.
Mercurius throws a hook but Rovio avoids it easily.
Mercurius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rovio is out of range and Mercurius settles back down.
Rovio slips a straight right by Mercurius.
Rovio jabs at Mercurius's body.
Rovio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercurius.
Rovio scores with the left hand. Mercurius knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercurius throws a jab but it's blocked by Rovio.
Rovio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercurius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rovio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercurius.
Mercurius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurius shoots in and drives through. Rovio sprawls well.
Mercurius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rovio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio darts in looking for a takedown but Mercurius gets double underhooks and turns Rovio into the cage.
Mercurius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rovio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rovio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mercurius can't fight it off and eventually Rovio manages to take the fight to the floor. Mercurius looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurius wants to sweep but no luck.
Mercurius controls Rovio momentarily but Rovio frees himself.
Rovio wants to control from the top but Mercurius keeps moving.
Mercurius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rovio chips away with some ground and pound.
Rovio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rovio stopping the sweep attempt from Mercurius.
Rampe Rovio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercurius is trying to control the position but Rovio postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio throwing strikes but missing.
Rovio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've been hearing that Rovio has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rovio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rovio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mercurius's head.
Rovio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rovio throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercurius 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.
Rovio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rovio preventing the sweep.
Mercurius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mercurius throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rovio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rovio throwing strikes from guard but Mercurius blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio won't allow Mercurius to sweep him here.
Rovio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercurius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mercurius is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rovio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rovio is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercurius has wrist control.
Mercurius wants to sweep here but Rovio controlling him for the moment.
Mercurius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rovio throws an elbow that misses. Mercurius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rovio's guard. Nice move by Mercurius!
Mercurius wants to control from the top but Rovio keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rovio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mercurius stacks Rovio on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mercurius!
Rovio is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius lands some shots froms side control.
Rovio taking a bit of punishment here - Mercurius scoring with strikes.
Rovio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius is controlling Rovio's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mercurius is looking to improve his position.
Rovio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mercurius regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mercurius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rampe Rovio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mercurius avoids the head kick by Rovio.
Rovio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rovio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mercurius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rocky Mercurius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rovio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rovio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercurius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Mercurius or perhaps it was just good defense by Rovio which made him look bad.
Mercurius cracks Rovio with a good jab.
Mercurius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rovio is trying to get back to full guard.
Mercurius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio is looking to control Mercurius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rovio avoid being mounted?
Mercurius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rovio's head.
Rovio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rovio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mercurius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rovio keeping moving, preventing Mercurius from controlling successfully.
Rovio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rovio is trying to keep Mercurius in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio wants to sweep here but Mercurius controlling him for the moment.
Mercurius landing with the ground and pound.
Mercurius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mercurius working some strikes from top position.
Rovio looking for a guillotine here but Mercurius defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercurius pushing down on Rovio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius winds up and cracks Rovio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rovio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rovio wants to control but Mercurius passes easily into half guard.
Rovio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mercurius is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mercurius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rovio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mercurius is working away from the top position though.
Mercurius working Rovio over with strikes.
Rovio is staying active underneath Mercurius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mercurius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rovio is looking for a sweep. Mercurius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mercurius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rovio is just riding it out for now. Mercurius eventually gives up the hold.
Mercurius lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovio is not content to let Mercurius control the position.
Rovio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rovio is trying to control but can't.
Mercurius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rovio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rovio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mercurius.
Rovio is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Mercurius.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Mercurius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mercurius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
Rocky Mercurius really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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