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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters comes to the cage accompanied by Simply the Best. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Masters !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters misses with a looping left.
Mercer thumps Masters with a low kick.
Mercer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Masters throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercer counters with a good low kick that Masters was not able to check.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mercer feints and then cracks Masters 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masters down.
Mercer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masters 's sensitive parts.
Mercer throws a low kick but Masters avoids it.
Masters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mercer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercer off the cage and back into range.
Masters checks a leg kick.
Mercer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masters 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Masters misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Mercer finds it's way through Masters 's defenses.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercer's coach down at Club Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mercer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Masters throws a head kick that misses.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters misses with a looping right.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masters .
Masters throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mercer on the inside.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Masters on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Masters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masters .
A nice left hand lands by Mercer.
Mercer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masters looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masters gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with some punches.
Mercer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercer misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masters .
Mercer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercer digs a right hand underneath Masters 's ribcage. Masters let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mercer.
Masters trying to control the position but instead, Mercer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masters into the cage.
Mercer missing with knees to the body.
Masters looking to slow down the pace here.
Mercer breaks from the clinch.
Mercer throws a front kick aimed at Masters 's knee but Masters avoids it well.
Masters throws a leg kick but Mercer checks it.
Mercer throws a hook to the side of Masters 's head but Masters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Masters misses.
Masters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Masters takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Masters misses with a hook.
Masters thumps Mercer with a low kick.
Jab from Mercer.
Mercer throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Masters throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Masters coming out on top.
Masters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercer. Mercer obviously looking to wear him down.
Masters walks into a straight right hand from Mercer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer slips a straight right by Masters .
Mercer slips under a jab from Masters .
Mercer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mercer slips a jab and a cross from Masters .
Masters throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercer counters with an inside leg kick.
Masters is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a body kick that misses
enabling Mercer to counter with a crisp jab.
Masters takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masters looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Mercer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masters is out of range.
Masters throws a leg kick but Mercer moved away.
Masters turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mercer slips a straight right by Masters .
Masters misses the jab.
Masters misses with a looping left.
Mercer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Masters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercer throws a nice head kick!
Mercer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercer.
Mercer forces Masters back against the cage and clinches.
Masters misses with the head strike.
Mercer has a couple of punches blocked by Masters .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masters moves away.
A jab from Masters misses.
Mercer checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Mercer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Masters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercer.
Masters lands a body shot.
Masters throws a right hand that misses
and Mercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masters swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mercer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercer.
Masters lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercer has managed to clinch.
Alex Mercer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mercer lands a hook that snaps the head of Masters backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer breaks the clinch.
Masters shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mercer eats them both and turns towards Masters to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Masters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercer can pounce on him.
Masters takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masters misses with an uppercut
and Mercer counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Masters .
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Masters .
Mercer checks a leg kick nicely.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
Mercer tries to clinch up.
Masters moves out of range as Mercer strikes.
Masters takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mercer connects with an inside leg kick.
Masters throws a leg kick but Mercer checks it.
Masters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masters punishes Mercer's body with a nice straight punch.
Alex Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masters lands a nice hook to Mercer's body. Mercer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters .
Nice defenses there by Masters .
A quick step to the side and Masters tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Mercer.
Mercer avoids the head kick by Masters .
Masters throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Masters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Mercer takes one to the chin there.
Masters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masters .
Mercer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Masters misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Masters throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercer throws out a loose jab but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer lands a leg kick that knocks Masters off balance momentarily.
Masters takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, jab by Mercer - just one landing.
Masters throws a right and a left that Mercer avoids nicely.
Mercer throws a hook but Masters avoids it easily.
Masters misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Mercer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masters lands a slapping body shot.
Masters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercer.
Mercer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masters throws a shot from downtown. Mercer moves away and avoids it.
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masters misses with a leg kick
and Mercer counters with a nice body kick.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercer wants to counter the offense by Masters and move into the clinch position.
Masters blocks a jab.
Mercer lands a really nice looking cross but Masters seems unphased.
Masters blocks a low kick nicely.
As Mercer looks to move away, Masters throws a big counter combo but Mercer just gets out of the way.
Masters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercer.
Mercer misses with a hook.
Mercer is looking to slow Masters down with leg kicks.
Masters misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a front kick aimed at Mercer's knee but Mercer avoids it well.
Mercer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masters throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Mercer.
Mercer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masters .
Masters backing away here, and Mercer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mercer thumps Masters with a low kick.
Mercer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercer misses with a looping left.
Mercer scores with a leg kick.
Mercer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Masters misses with a hook.
Masters throws a big shot that misses.
Mercer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Masters throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer slips under a jab.
Masters is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mercer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Masters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masters swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Masters is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masters .
Masters tries a low kick but Mercer avoids it.
Mercer is looking to clinch.
Mercer throws a low kick but Masters moves out of range easily.
Masters wants to land a leg kick but Mercer is out of range.
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masters . Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercer throws out a counter right but Masters avoids it with no problem.
Mercer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Masters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mercer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Masters misses.
Masters backing away here, and Mercer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Mercer coming out on top.
Masters 's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A good leg kick by Mercer.
Mercer throws a low kick but Masters moves out of range easily.
Mercer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masters . Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masters throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mercer. That's going to slow Masters down.
Masters throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mercer scores with a hook to the body. Masters takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mercer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masters .
Masters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercer. Mercer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Masters throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercer counters with a low kick, right behind Masters 's knee.
Masters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Masters .
Mercer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masters cracks the inside of Mercer's front leg.
Masters misses with a wild body shot.
Masters connects with the punch.
Masters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercer misses with an uppercut. Masters saw that one coming.
Masters tests Mercer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masters .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Masters .
Mercer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Masters digs a good hook to Mercer's body.
Masters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercer lands a big head kick that sends Masters tumbling to the mat! Mercer takes a step backwards and waves Masters back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Masters is rocked!
Mercer is looking to slow Masters down with leg kicks.
Oh Masters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masters is out of range and Mercer settles back down.
Mercer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masters .
Masters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masters looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Masters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercer.
Mercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Masters in his tracks.
Mercer takes the fight into the clinch.
Mercer gets through Masters 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercer as Masters tries to tie him up.
Mercer lands with a left to the head.
Mercer digs a right hand into Masters 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masters 's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters tries to stall but Mercer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Mercer.
Mercer lands an elbow inside that Masters shrugs off.
It looks like Ken Masters has been cut.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masters 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mercer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Masters .
A right handed body shot lands from Mercer.
A shot in the inside from Mercer.
A short left from Mercer.
Mercer gets through Masters 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ken Masters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercer misses with some punches.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masters 's elbow.
Masters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Mercer.
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!
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercer.
Mercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a leg kick which misses Masters 's front leg but catches the back leg as Masters tries to avoid it.
Mercer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercer connects with a single shot there.
Masters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Mercer lands a big head kick that sends Masters tumbling to the mat! Mercer takes a step backwards and waves Masters back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Masters jabs Mercer right on the nose. Mercer blinks but takes it well.
Mercer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Masters missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer darts in and clinches Masters up against the cage.
Masters is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Masters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
Masters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercer scores with a shot to the side of Masters 's head.
Masters throws a head punch that misses.
Masters tries to stall but Mercer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer lands a nice uppercut.
Mercer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masters swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Mercer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Mercer!
A relieved looking Alex Mercer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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