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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sears avoids a kick to the body.
Mercy lands with a straight right. Sears didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Harry Sears has been cut.
Mercy tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Mercy coming out on top.
We've been informed that Mercy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sears fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sears throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Sears misses with the combination.
Sears lands a nice shot to the body.
Sears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercy jabs at Sears's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sears lands with a hook. Mercy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sears lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercy's head.
Mercy throws a nice looking combination but Sears bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sears.
Mercy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mercy.
Sears misses with a straight left.
Mercy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sears in his tracks.
Sears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sears misses the target.
Sears loads up on a big right hand but Mercy slips the punch.
Sears looks to land a body kick but Mercy moved away.
Mercy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sears keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercy. Sears does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sears is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercy connects with an inside leg kick.
Sears scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sears misses the jab.
Sears is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range.
Sears wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sears scores with a hook.
Oooooh!!! Mercy has knocked Sears down with a huge combo! Mercy steps away and waves a wobbly Sears back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sears is rocked!
Sears throws out a loose jab but Mercy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Sears is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sears throws a jab when Mercy was well out of range.
Mercy thinks about the counter body kick.
Sears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it.
Sears seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sears.
Mercy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sears.
Mercy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sears slips under a jab.
Sears throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercy misses the shot to the body.
Sears uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercy.
Sears lands with a good body shot.
Mercy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sears.
Mercy lands a jab.
Mercy throws a head kick but Sears moves out of range.
Sears paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws the left hand but Sears avoids the punch easily.
Sears looks for the body kick but Mercy saw that one coming.
Mercy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jab, jab by Sears - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sears will feel that in the morning.
Mercy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sears misses with a straight right.
Mercy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercy throws a lazy uppercut
and Sears counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercy tests Sears's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sears misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sears connects with a right hand. Mercy shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Sears throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sears just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Melvin Mercy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Sears's cut.
That's time! Sears's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sears throws a hook but Mercy blocks it.
Sears swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sears slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercy.
Melvin Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercy misses with a wild body shot.
As Mercy looks to move away, Sears throws a big counter combo but Mercy just gets out of the way.
Sears throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sears throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
Sears lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy throws a push kick but Sears slaps the foot to one side.
Sears swinging wildly here.
Sears throws a poor cross that misses
and Sears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sears to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sears throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sears missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercy misses with an uppercut. Sears saw that one coming.
Mercy lands a big head kick that sends Sears tumbling to the mat! Mercy takes a step backwards and waves Sears back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sears fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercy checks it well.
Sears misses with a straight left.
Mercy throws the kick towards the body but Sears avoids it.
Sears avoids the head kick by Mercy.
Mercy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harry Sears's cut is getting worse.
Mercy throws a monster overhand right that drops Sears! Mercy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Mercy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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