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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mercicito Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordo Nemrik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercicito Gesta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 cm
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175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercicito Gesta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordo Nemrik! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice defenses there by Nemrik. Gesta pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nemrik defending well as Gesta loads up on a big left hand. Gesta throws a right hand that Nemrik ducks under and follows up with a left that Nemrik also avoids with ease. Gesta misses with a looping left. Gesta throws a series of punches but Nemrik avoids them all with ease. Nemrik throws the left hand but Gesta avoids the punch easily. Gesta looks to land a right hand but Nemrik moved out of range. Nemrik thows a body shot but no joy. Gesta punishes Nemrik's body with a nice straight punch. Gesta misses with a few strikes there.
Nemrik tries to move into range but Gesta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gesta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Nemrik avoids the body shot from Gesta.
Nemrik connects with a body shot that sends Gesta's belly button to the back. Gesta avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gesta misses with a hook. Mercicito Gesta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nemrik slips a straight right by Gesta. Gesta scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nemrik misses with a straight left. Nemrik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gesta swings for the body but Nemrik moves out of range.
Gesta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gesta defending well as Nemrik loads up on a big left hand. Gesta misses with an uppercut. Nemrik saw that one coming. Nemrik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nemrik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nemrik misses with a wild body shot. Mercicito Gesta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nemrik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gesta manages to avoid it. Nemrik moves out of range of the strikes. Gesta throws a hook but Nemrik blocks it. Gesta scores with a jab to the jaw. Gesta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Gesta moves out of range as Nemrik strikes. Gesta swings for the body but Nemrik moves out of range.
Gesta lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gesta connects with a crisp jab. Nemrik misses with a looping left. Gesta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gesta moves out of range of the leg kick from Nemrik. Nemrik moves out of range as Gesta strikes. Gesta jabs at Nemrik's body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gesta cracks Nemrik with a good jab. Nice uppercut there from Gesta. A big left from Gesta misses. Nemrik thows a body shot but no joy. Gesta sizes up Nemrik with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. The fighters circle momentarily. Gesta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Nemrik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Nemrik. Nice uppercut lands for Gesta. That snapped Nemrik's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gesta just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemrik just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemrik avoids the body shot from Gesta.
Gesta avoids the body shot from Nemrik.
Gesta takes a swing at Nemrik's ribcage but misses. Gesta scores with a nice head shot. Gesta with a body punch. A glancing blow. Nemrik dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Nemrik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gesta counters with a lovely straight right hand! Gesta looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemrik is just out of range. Gesta throws a jab but it's blocked by Nemrik. Gesta slips a straight right by Nemrik. A combination from Gesta does no damage. Nemrik is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Gesta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemrik.
Nemrik thuds his right hand into Gesta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gesta throws a series of punches but Nemrik avoids them all with ease. Nemrik just misses with a punch to the body.
Gesta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Nemrik ducks under a wild hook from Gesta. Nemrik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nemrik lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nemrik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gesta.
Gesta lands a jab to the nose. Nemrik slips a jab and a cross from Gesta.
Gesta gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nemrik to score an easy takedown into full guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Nemrik not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercicito Gesta dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gesta just misses with a punch to the body.
Gesta misses with a straight left. Gesta with a nice cross. Nemrik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nemrik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gesta.
Gesta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nemrik slips a jab from Gesta. Gesta jabs at Nemrik's body. Mercicito Gesta is winning the standup battle so far. Gesta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Gesta looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemrik is just out of range. Nemrik ducks under a wild hook from Gesta. Gesta misses with a wild body shot. Nemrik throws a lazy right hand but Gesta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gesta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gesta staying out of range there. Gesta looks to throw the jab but Nemrik is out of range. Nemrik stuns Gesta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Nemrik slips under a jab. Nemrik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gesta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nemrik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gesta. Gesta scores with a jab to the head.
Gesta tests Nemrik's chin there with a solid looking shot. Nemrik throws a big shot that misses. Gesta loads up on a big right hand but Nemrik slips the punch. Gesta throws a body punch but Nemrik moves out of range. Nemrik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gesta.
Gesta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nemrik in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gesta thows a left - swing and a miss! Gesta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Nemrik slips under a jab. Gesta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemrik moves away. Nemrik misses with a wild body shot. Nemrik throws a jab when Gesta was well out of range. Gesta looks to land a right hand but Nemrik moved out of range. Nemrik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gesta rather than just go for the knockout. Gesta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gesta throws a lazy right hand but Nemrik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nemrik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gesta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gesta lands a body shot.
Nemrik thows a body shot but no joy. Gesta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gesta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nemrik wants to land a leg kick but Gesta is out of range. Gesta feints a jab promting Nemrik to slip. Gesta then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nemrik slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Nemrik misses the jab. Nemrik looks to land a left hand but Gesta moved out of range nicely. Nemrik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gesta was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemrik. Gesta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Gesta throws a series of punches but Nemrik avoids them all with ease. Nemrik takes a body punch but keeps moving. Nemrik blocks a jab. A swing and a miss from Gesta. A momentary lapse in concentration from Gesta enables Nemrik to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gesta manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Gesta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gesta tries to get out of the position. Gesta is looking to stand up but Nemrik isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nemrik's corner is telling him to maintain position. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Nemrik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gesta. Nemrik throws a body punch but Gesta moves out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A jab from Gesta misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nemrik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gesta was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemrik. A big left from Gesta misses. Gesta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemrik manages to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercicito Gesta dominated that second round. That's time! Gesta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Gesta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nemrik doesn't seem phased though. Nemrik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gesta just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemrik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gesta. Gesta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemrik manages to avoid it. Gesta throws a looping overhand right but Nemrik ducks down to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Gesta. Nemrik does a little dance to reset his feet. Gesta swings for the body but Nemrik moves out of range.
Nemrik misses with a looping left. Gesta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nemrik misses with a body shot
and Gesta counters with a three punch combo that has Nemrik backing up. Nemrik nods at Gesta to acknowledge the strikes. Nemrik walks into a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Nemrik. Gesta does a little dance to reset his feet. Nemrik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nemrik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gesta. Sloppy strikes from Gesta. Those never looked like landing. Gesta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nemrik.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gesta throws a looping overhand right but Nemrik ducks down to avoid it. Nemrik needs to keep his hands up - Gesta had a free shot at his head there. Gesta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nemrik.
Nemrik misses the shot to the body. Nemrik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Nemrik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nemrik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gesta moves away. Gesta throws a right hand that Nemrik ducks under and follows up with a left that Nemrik also avoids with ease. Gesta misses with a straight left. Nemrik thows a body shot but no joy. Gesta lands a nice looking body shot.
That kick from Nemrik tenderised Gesta's leg. Gesta is trying to keep his angry face on. Nemrik misses with a body shot.
Nemrik needs to keep his hands up - Gesta had a free shot at his head there. Nemrik slips under a jab. Mercicito Gesta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gesta lands with a shot to the body. A shot to the liver by Gesta. Beautiful body shot. Some bone on bone action there as Gesta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Gesta misses with a straight left. Gesta ducks under a wild hook from Nemrik. Gesta blocks a leg kick. Gesta looks to throw the jab but Nemrik is out of range. Gesta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nemrik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gesta sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nice body punch from Gesta. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nemrik slips a jab from Gesta. Gesta moves out of range of the strikes. Nemrik throws a jab but it's blocked by Gesta. Gesta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Gesta. Nemrik does a little dance to reset his feet. Nemrik fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Gesta throws a body punch but Nemrik moves out of range. Gesta defending well as Nemrik loads up on a big left hand. Nemrik misses with a hook. Gesta ducked under it nicely. Gesta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nemrik.
Gesta throws a good cross that connects.
Gesta dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Nemrik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nemrik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gesta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nemrik.
Gesta misses with a body shot.
Nemrik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nemrik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gesta is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gesta scores with a jab to the head.
Nemrik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nemrik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Nemrik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gesta.
A telegraphed right hand from Nemrik misses the target. Nemrik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nemrik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gesta throws a lazy right hand but Nemrik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gesta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nemrik.
Gesta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nemrik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gesta. Nemrik ducks under a wild hook from Gesta. Gesta scores with a shot to the body.
Gordo Nemrik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Left hook, right uppercut from Gesta.
And that's the end of the fight! Mercicito Gesta showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gesta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercicito Gesta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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