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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heath Mercer (ranked 6704 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Romano (ranked 5716 p4p, 578 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heath Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonidas Romano!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romano scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mercer gets control of Romano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mercer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Romano works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mercer is trying to get back to full guard.
Romano throwing shots but Mercer is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Romano seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano is taking a breather. Mercer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Romano trying to control the action but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Romano winds up and cracks Mercer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mercer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mercer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romano is fending him off so far but Mercer persists. Nope, Romano circles away and we're back to standing.
Romano shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mercer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercer looking to score a takedown here. Romano is defending well but Mercer drives through and ends up in Romano's guard.
Romano pulls Mercer in close to prevent any damage.
Mercer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mercer looking to sit in guard and control but Romano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romano trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano tries to free his leg and advance position but Mercer is retaining full guard.
Mercer has his hands on Romano's head, controlling the position.
Romano would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Romano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romano wants to stand but Mercer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Romano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mercer's guard.
Mercer is looking to control Romano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mercer avoid being mounted?
Romano wants to stand up but Mercer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romano tries for a takedown but Mercer circles away easily
and Mercer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romano thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonidas Romano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mercer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Romano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romano keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Romano tries to strike from the bottom.
Mercer throwing strikes from guard but Romano blocks nicely.
Romano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Romano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mercer shoots in but Romano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Romano misses.
Mercer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mercer somewhat.
Romano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mercer to the ground. Romano is now in Mercer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer can't keep his opponent in guard - Romano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Romano tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mercer.
Mercer is refusing to be controlled, as Romano sits in half guard.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet.
Romano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer wants to control but Romano is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Romano seems content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer throws a jab when Romano was well out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Romano throws a right hand that Mercer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercer also avoids with ease.
Mercer shoots in and bounces Romano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mercer is one step ahead there.
Romano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mercer manages to get himself to full guard.
Leonidas Romano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romano would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Romano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Romano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Romano is looking for a kimura but Mercer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Romano to get the leverage.
Romano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mercer is looking for a sweep. Romano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romano stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano trying to control from Mercer's half guard. Mercer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano connects with a couple of short punches.
Mercer wants to sweep but no luck.
Mercer looking to control.
Romano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mercer keeping moving, preventing Romano from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Romano dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Romano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mercer is looking to get back to is feet but Romano passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer regains half guard there - taking advantage of Romano's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Romano controlling the action here.
Mercer looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mercer is refusing to be controlled, as Romano sits in half guard.
Romano prevents Mercer from standing back up.
Romano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Romano seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mercer is staying active underneath Romano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mercer taking some punishment here, with Romano in his half guard.
Romano trying to mount his opponent but Mercer defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Romano shoots in for a takedown but Mercer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leonidas Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mercer gets a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercer has picked Romano up - he's going for a ride! Mercer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Romano looking for submissions off his back.
Heath Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonidas Romano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Romano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mercer.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Heath Mercer.
I think Romano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Heath Mercer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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