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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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182 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer scores with a hook to the body. St Lazarus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mercer wants to slow St Lazarus down by chopping away at his legs.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but Mercer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mercer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercer.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Lazarus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Lazarus avoids the body shot from Mercer.
St Lazarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercer's sensitive parts.
St Lazarus closes the distance and clinches.
St Lazarus tries to score a body lock takedown but Mercer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as St Lazarus controls the action.
St Lazarus misses with the head strike.
St Lazarus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer misses with some punches.
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Mercer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Lazarus.
Mercer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer misses with some punches.
St Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot to the body.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Lazarus.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from St Lazarus fails to land.
St Lazarus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Lazarus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Mercer.
St Lazarus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
St Lazarus prevents a body shot from Mercer.
St Lazarus lands a shoulder strike.
Mercer prevents a body shot from St Lazarus.
Mercer cracks St Lazarus with a nice body shot.
St Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer working aggressively here.
St Lazarus lands a left hand.
St Lazarus prevents a body shot from Mercer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by St Lazarus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Lazarus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Lazarus scores with a body shot.
St Lazarus closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Lazarus blocks an uppercut.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mercer fails to land.
St Lazarus is looking to take this one to the mat.
St Lazarus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercer.
Mercer works on St Lazarus's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercer lands a right hand.
St Lazarus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from St Lazarus fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Lazarus.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from St Lazarus on the inside.
Mercer misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Lazarus.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Lazarus misses with some punches.
St Lazarus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercer scores with a shot to the side of St Lazarus's head.
St Lazarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Mercer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from St Lazarus fails to land.
A short uppercut from Mercer.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
St Lazarus pushes Mercer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Lazarus tries to score a body lock takedown but Mercer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercer tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Lazarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Mercer on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercer lands with a light punch inside.
St Lazarus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mercer fails to land.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Lazarus misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Lazarus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mercer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from St Lazarus.
Mercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Mercer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown but Mercer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus attempts a counter takedown but Mercer avoids it well and moves away.
Mercer pivots, looking for a leg kick but St Lazarus is out of range and Mercer settles back down.
Mercer circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Lazarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercer is looking to slow St Lazarus down with leg kicks.
St Lazarus moves away from the strike by Mercer.
St Lazarus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Lazarus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercer.
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
St Lazarus blocks the body kick.
Mercer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Mercer as he checks the leg kick.
St Lazarus checks a low kick from Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer moves away from the strike by St Lazarus.
Mercer misses with a right hand
letting St Lazarus counter with a right hand.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercer throws a lazy head kick
and St Lazarus counters with a nice body kick.
Mercer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Lazarus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercer is looking to chop away at St Lazarus's legs.
Mercer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Lazarus tries to clinch up.
Mercer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Lazarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mercer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Lazarus's calf.
Mercer keeps the fight on the outside.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but Mercer avoids it.
Mercer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus blocks a head kick by Mercer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus sizes up Mercer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
St Lazarus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercer tries to counter by closing the distance.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercer scoring well with a low kick there.
St Lazarus lunges at Mercer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercer's hand.
Mercer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Lazarus is able to avoid easily.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Lazarus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Lazarus lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercer off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Mercer.
St Lazarus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Lazarus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercer to score with a decent uppercut.
St Lazarus circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Lazarus tried to counter with a leg kick but Mercer avoided it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Lazarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercer circles away.
St Lazarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercer's sensitive parts.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St Lazarus's corner calls for a 1-2. St Lazarus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercer.
Mercer moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Mercer misses
and St Lazarus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mercer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Lazarus. St Lazarus obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Alex Mercer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Mercer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St Lazarus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mercer can turn it around.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Lazarus's elbow.
St Lazarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but St Lazarus avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
St Lazarus breaks from the clinch.
St Lazarus misses with a hook.
Mercer counters with a body kick.
Mercer misses with a body kick.
Mercer wants to slow St Lazarus down by chopping away at his legs.
Mercer throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercer.
Mercer scores with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Mercer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mercer throws a leg kick but St Lazarus checks it.
Mercer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mercer avoids it.
Mercer throws a head kick but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Mercer slips a jab from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick nicely.
Mercer throws a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head but St Lazarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercer looks for the body kick but St Lazarus saw that one coming.
Mercer walks into a straight right hand from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus lands with a shot to the body.
St Lazarus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercer avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
A little jabbing left from Mercer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer lands a nice hook to St Lazarus's body. St Lazarus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St Lazarus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Lazarus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercer.
Mercer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St Lazarus pushes Mercer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Mercer - that landed with a thud.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
St Lazarus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mercer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Lazarus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mercer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Lazarus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer doesn't manage to clinch there - St Lazarus circles away.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mercer scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Lazarus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Lazarus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercer.
Mercer throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands a head kick!
Mercer tries to work over St Lazarus's front leg with a kick but St Lazarus checks it.
St Lazarus misses with a takedown
and Mercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Lazarus avoids a kick to the body.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus pushes Mercer up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercer tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
St Lazarus tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by St Lazarus.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mercer.
St Lazarus tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Lazarus's elbow.
A short uppercut from Mercer.
Mercer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mercer scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from St Lazarus fails to land.
Nice body punch from St Lazarus.
Mercer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Lazarus is looking to take this one to the mat.
St Lazarus tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer blocks a body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as St Lazarus controls the action.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Lazarus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mercer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mercer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Lazarus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mercer on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer avoids a kick to the body.
Mercer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Mercer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mercer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but St Lazarus avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Mercer.
St Lazarus tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Lazarus looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Lazarus tries to clinch but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer thows a body kick. St Lazarus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Mercer lands a head kick. St Lazarus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mercer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
St Lazarus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercer misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Mercer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Lazarus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mercer just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer slips a straight right by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
St Lazarus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As St Lazarus backs off Mercer throws a huge counter combo but St Lazarus manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mercer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercer lands a head kick!
St Lazarus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mercer.
Mercer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Lazarus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St Lazarus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Lazarus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Lazarus tries to score with a low kick but Mercer moves his leg out of the way.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
St Lazarus shoots in and gets a takedown into Mercer's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer is adopting a defensive guard.
St Lazarus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Lazarus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus stopping the sweep attempt from Mercer.
Mercer keeps trying to improve his position.
Mercer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and St Lazarus is now in half guard.
Mercer is looking for a sweep. St Lazarus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Lazarus thows a huge punch but Mercer dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus is working for a kimura but Mercer is defending it quite comfortably.
St Lazarus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mercer desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mercer moves into full guard.
Mercer keeping moving, preventing St Lazarus from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mercer looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Lazarus is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St Lazarus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Lazarus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercer, right into the meat.
Mercer pushes St Lazarus away with a front kick.
Mercer tries to score with a low kick but St Lazarus moves his leg out of the way.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Mercer throws a shot from downtown. St Lazarus moves away and avoids it.
St Lazarus throwing a counter right hand but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Mercer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Mercer.
Mercer misses with a wild combination.
Mercer cracks the inside of St Lazarus's front leg.
Mercer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
Mercer stuffs the takedown attempt from St Lazarus. St Lazarus gets slowly back to his feet.
Mercer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mercer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Lazarus.
Mercer throws a shot to the body.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the body kick from Mercer.
Mercer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mercer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Lazarus.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Lazarus.
Mercer throws a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.
Mercer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mercer wants it to stay on the feet.
Mercer moves into the clinch successfully.
St Lazarus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mercer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with a body punch.
Mercer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirk St Lazarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercer gets through St Lazarus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercer.
Mercer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Lazarus lands with a short shot to the head.
St Lazarus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer is pressed up against the cage. St Lazarus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mercer down to the mat. Mercer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of St Lazarus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Lazarus shoots for a double leg takedown but Mercer sprawls well. He's pushed St Lazarus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mercer avoids the head kick by St Lazarus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus shoots in and bounces Mercer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mercer wants to sweep here but St Lazarus controlling him for the moment.
Mercer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mercer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
St Lazarus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mercer is aware though and is defending well.
Mercer content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus is looking for a triangle but Mercer pushes his legs off easily.
St Lazarus 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.
St Lazarus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mercer is aware though and is defending well.
St Lazarus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mercer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Lazarus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mercer controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Mercer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mercer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Mercer!
Alex Mercer is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Alex Mercer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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