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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Adkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercado has chosen Marabahaya as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustavo Adkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Adkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Adkins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mercado wants to get back to his feet.
Adkins decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Adkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mercado tries to avoid it but Adkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mercado to the ground. Mercado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gustavo Adkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Mercado. No joy for Adkins on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Adkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercado's waist but Mercado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adkins off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercado counters with a head kick. That will keep Adkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Adkins shoots in for a takedown but Mercado shows good takedown defense.
Adkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercado pinned against the cage. Mercado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercado counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mercado wants it to stay on the feet.
Adkins is breathing heavily.
Adkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercado was well out of range. Poor timing from Adkins.
Mercado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adkins.
Adkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mercado as he jumps to the side.
Adkins dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercado sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mercado is trying to push Adkins away but Adkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mercado is looking to break free of the clinch but Adkins has double underhooks.
Mercado manages to break the clinch.
Adkins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Adkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercado swivels and escapes.
Adkins darts in looking for a takedown but Mercado gets double underhooks and turns Adkins into the cage.
Mercado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adkins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mercado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adkins somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercado counters with a head kick. That will keep Adkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Adkins misses with a takedown
and Mercado counters with a big head kick but Adkins shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercado counters with a big head kick but Adkins shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Mercado will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Adkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercado counters with a head kick.
Adkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adkins with a poor takedown
and Mercado counters with a head kick. That will keep Adkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Adkins gets the takedown into side control.
Adkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mercado is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Adkins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Adkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mercado sprawls well. Mercado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercado counters with a head kick. That will keep Adkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Adkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercado counters with a big head kick but Adkins shrugs it off.
Adkins is rocked!
Adkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercado counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Adkins out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Mercado is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Mercado!
A very excited looking Jose Mercado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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