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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
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182 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercer.
Mercer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Alex Mercer has been cut.
Maake lands a jab to the head.
Mercer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maake throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercer counters with a nice body kick.
Cedric Maake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Mercer counters with a body kick.
Mercer slips a jab from Maake.
Maake misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercer, right into the meat.
Maake misses with a straight left.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Maake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maake throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Maake misses the target.
Maake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maake walks into a left hand.
Maake looks to land a combination but Mercer avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maake.
Mercer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mercer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mercer keeps Maake at a distance using the push kick.
Mercer jabs Maake right on the nose. Maake blinks but takes it well.
Mercer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maake throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mercer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mercer scrambles back to his feet.
Maake throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maake throws a hook but Mercer blocks it.
Nice jab there from Maake.
A big left from Maake misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maake connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercer.
Mercer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maake throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercer lands with a cross.
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Maake slips a jab from Mercer.
A slow jab from Maake misses its intended target.
Maake blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Maake loads up on a big right hand but Mercer slips the punch.
Mercer moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Mercer misses with a hook. Maake ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Maake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Mercer misses with a hook. Maake ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mercer.
Maake misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mercer throws a big shot that misses.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercer.
Maake throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Maake misses.
Maake throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Maake throws a big shot that misses.
Mercer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maake.
Maake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maake misses with a straight right.
Maake loads up on a big right hand but Mercer slips the punch.
Maake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maake will feel that in the morning.
Maake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercer defending well as Maake loads up on a big left hand.
Maake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercer can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maake checks it well.
Maake misses with a straight right.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Maake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mercer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maake.
Mercer throws a right hand that Maake ducks under and follows up with a left that Maake also avoids with ease.
Maake misses the jab.
A big left from Maake misses.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer throws a head kick but Maake moves out of range.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercer.
Maake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cedric Maake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Mercer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maake.
Maake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercer looks for the body kick but Maake saw that one coming.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Maake avoids them all with ease.
Maake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maake missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maake takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
As Maake backs off Mercer throws a huge counter combo but Maake manages to avoid it all.
Mercer defending well as Maake loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mercer is rocked!
Mercer connects with a high kick.
Mercer is still on wobbly legs! Can Maake finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer backs away from a small jab... but Maake lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Mercer crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Maake with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Cedric Maake!
Cedric Maake retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Cedric Maake 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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RATING
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