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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Socha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29 - 19 - 0 |
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175 lbs
33 - 15 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Socha!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercer missing with a left hand there. Socha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Socha throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Socha throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Mercer blocks a jab.
Socha misses with the combination.
Socha throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Mercer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercer misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socha slips under a jab from Mercer.
Socha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Socha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercer lands with a hook. Socha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mercer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercer lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer tries to score with a low kick but Socha moves his leg out of the way.
Socha wants to clinch up but Mercer keeps it at a distance.
Mercer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercer throws a nice head kick!
Socha is rocked!
Socha jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Socha is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
Socha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Socha seems to have recovered his senses.
Socha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercer on the side of the head.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Socha throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
Socha staying out of range there.
Mercer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer throws a series of punches but Socha avoids them all with ease.
Mercer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mercer lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Mercer blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercer.
Mercer wants to land a leg kick but Socha is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercer connects with a single shot there.
Socha staying out of range there.
Socha moves away from the strike by Mercer.
Mercer slips a straight right by Socha.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Socha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Socha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercer to score with a decent uppercut.
Mercer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mercer.
Socha 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 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercer slips a jab and a cross from Socha.
Mercer throws a leg kick
and Socha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socha misses with a straight right.
Mercer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Socha connects with a crisp jab.
Mercer misses with a hook.
Socha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercer misses with an uppercut. Socha saw that one coming.
Socha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercer.
Socha stalks Mercer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mercer's face. Mercer staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Alex Mercer has been cut.
Mercer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Socha.
Mercer lands a nice shot that snaps Socha's head back.
Mercer throws a hook but Socha avoids it easily.
It seemed like Socha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Socha fails to land with a series of punches.
Socha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercer scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Socha moves forwards but Mercer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercer throws out a leg kick but Socha moves out of range and Mercer only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Socha. That did some damage!
Socha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Socha flicks out a counter leg kick but Mercer steps away.
No joy there for Socha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercer is looking to counter punch.
Socha cracks Mercer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mercer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mercer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Socha doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Socha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Socha works Mercer's body with a nice hook.
Mercer jabs Socha right on the nose. Socha blinks but takes it well.
Socha misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Socha tries to bum rush Mercer with a series of wild strikes but Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Socha throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mercer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Socha dodges the punch combination from Mercer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Mercer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Mercer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Both fighters circling a little - Mercer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mercer cracks Socha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercer slips a straight right by Socha.
Mercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercer.
Socha shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mercer eats them both and turns towards Socha to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Socha tries to clinch but Mercer moves out of range.
It looked like Mercer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Socha thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Socha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Socha thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Socha takes one to the side of the head.
Mercer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Socha.
It looked like Mercer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Socha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer lands a body shot.
Socha jabs Mercer right on the nose. Mercer blinks but takes it well.
Mercer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Socha walks into a left hand.
Mercer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercer takes a swing at Socha's ribcage but misses.
Mercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Socha can do to turn this around?
Socha lands the left hand.
Mercer is rocked!
Mercer misses with a hook.
Oh Mercer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Socha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercer moves away.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Socha.
Socha cracks Mercer with a hook to the temple - Mercer is on wobbly legs here! Socha swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mercer falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Socha wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Karl Socha!
An out of breath Karl Socha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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