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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hipolito Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
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173 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hipolito Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mogan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tony Mogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer slips a straight right by Mogan.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Mogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Mogan as he connects with a hook.
Mogan lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Mogan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mogan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercer.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch but Mogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mogan tries to bum rush Mercer with a series of wild strikes but Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogan throws a hook but Mercer avoids it easily.
Mogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but Mogan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mogan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mogan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mogan lands with a nice combination. Mercer backs away looking to recover.
Mogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mogan misses with a body shot.
Mogan throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Mogan looks winded!
Mogan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogan misses with an uppercut.
Mogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercer slips under a jab.
Mogan looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Mogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mercer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mogan is defending well.
Mogan tries to break free but Mercer pushes him back against the cage.
Mercer stalling.
Mogan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mercer decides to pull guard.
Mercer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mogan is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer is trying to keep Mogan in close.
Mogan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mercer is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mercer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mercer working for a submission but Mogan is keeping him at bay.
Mogan tries to hold on but Mercer pushes him away.
Mercer get's back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mogan. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mogan to score with a decent uppercut.
Mogan looks to land a combination but Mercer avoids it well.
Mogan misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Mogan as he connects with a hook.
Mogan throws a big shot that misses.
Mogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mogan swings widly with a right hand
and Mercer counters with a body kick that stops Mogan in his tracks momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercer moves out of range as Mogan strikes.
Mercer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mogan dominated that round.
That's time! Mercer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mogan connects with the punch.
Mogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Mogan.
A shot to the liver by Mogan. Beautiful body shot.
Mercer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mogan defends it nicely.
Mogan misses with a few strikes there.
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mogan.
Mogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Mogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mogan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogan throws a combination that misses
so Mercer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Mogan keeps moving.
Mercer sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hipolito Mercer just wasn't active enough.
Mogan looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Mogan misses with a hook.
Mogan throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Mogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tony Mogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mogan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercer momentarily.
Mogan tries to bum rush Mercer with a series of wild strikes but Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mogan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mogan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hipolito Mercer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mogan looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Mercer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mogan's half guard.
Mercer not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogan wants to get back to full guard.
Mercer is controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hipolito Mercer.
Mogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mercer shoots for a takedown but Mogan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hipolito Mercer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Mogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mogan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogan missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mogan misses the jab.
A punch combination from Mogan misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mogan.
Tony Mogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercer doesn't manage to clinch there - Mogan circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Mogan scores with a four punch combination!
Mogan throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mogan circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Mogan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Mogan.
Mogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Mogan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mogan throws a right hand that Mercer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercer also avoids with ease.
Mogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mercer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mogan, as that shot connected.
Mogan throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercer counters with a takedown into side control.
Hipolito Mercer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lull in the action here.
Mogan is not content to let Mercer control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer controlling from side mount.
Mercer decides to stand back up.
Mercer defending well as Mogan loads up on a big left hand.
Mogan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercer circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Mogan.
Mogan works over Mercer's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercer counters with a big head kick but Mogan shrugs it off.
Mogan missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mercer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mogan lands a two punch combo.
Mercer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mercer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mogan.
Mogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer forces Mogan back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
Mercer is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hipolito Mercer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercer is trying to pull guard but Mogan has him pressed against the cage.
Mercer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mogan's efforts to push away.
Mogan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mogan is trying to force a seperation but Mercer has the dominant position.
Mercer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mogan is trying to keep an underhook but Mercer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mogan is trying to get back to full guard.
Mercer stops Mogan from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is looking to take a break and control but Mogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mogan is looking to escape.
Mercer escapes and gets back to his feet.
Donk. Mogan catches Mercer right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mogan.
Mercer moves out of range as Mogan strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mogan throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer darts in and clinches Mogan up against the cage.
Hipolito Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hipolito Mercer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mogan 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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