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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Mercy (ranked 1601 p4p, 242 weight class) and Ernie Bezoink (ranked 3882 p4p, 472 weight class). Bezoink is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fuel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
23 - 29 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bezoink wants to land a leg kick but Mercy is out of range.
Bezoink missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bezoink tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mercy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bezoink somewhat.
Mercy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bezoink throws out the jab.
Bezoink throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Mercy misses.
Bezoink throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bezoink moves away.
Bezoink pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezoink jabs Mercy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bezoink swings for the body but Mercy moves out of range.
Bezoink takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big left from Bezoink misses.
Bezoink dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy lunges at Bezoink with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bezoink's hand.
Mercy throws a leg kick that misses.
Bezoink throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy throws the left hand but Bezoink avoids the punch easily.
Mercy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Waylon Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bezoink takes one to the side of the head.
Bezoink tries to clinch but Mercy moves away
and Mercy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercy.
Bezoink throws a hook but Mercy blocks it.
Mercy misses with a hook.
Mercy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bezoink lunges at Mercy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercy's hand.
Bezoink looks to land a left hand but Mercy moved out of range nicely.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
The fighters circling - Bezoink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bezoink swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bezoink just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Mercy misses.
Mercy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bezoink if he has to take too many more of those.
Mercy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bezoink avoids the head kick by Mercy.
Bezoink punishes Mercy's body with a nice straight punch.
Mercy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bezoink looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bezoink throws a hook but Mercy blocks it.
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.
Bezoink avoids the body shot from Mercy.
Bezoink wants to counter the offense by Mercy and move into the clinch position.
Mercy cracks the inside of Bezoink's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Bezoink.
Mercy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercy. That snapped Bezoink's head back.
Bezoink moves away from the strike by Mercy.
Good leg kick by Mercy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bezoink throws a sloppy head kick and Mercy moves out of range easily.
Bezoink throws a head kick but Mercy moves out of range.
Bezoink thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bezoink misses with a wild body shot.
Mercy thumps Bezoink with a low kick.
Bezoink loads up on a big right hand but Mercy slips the punch.
Bezoink looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range.
Mercy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bezoink avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercy tried to score with a low kick but Bezoink checks it.
A head kick misses from Mercy.
Mercy drops his hands momentarily and Bezoink takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bezoink stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bezoink takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercy avoids the head kick by Bezoink.
It looked like Mercy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bezoink.
Mercy lands a jab to Bezoink's midsection.
Bezoink checks a low kick from Mercy.
Despite the aggression on Bezoink's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mercy throws a lazy right hand but Bezoink sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Mercy tenderised Bezoink's leg. Bezoink is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bezoink takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bezoink dodges the punch combination from Mercy.
Mercy lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Mercy. Those never looked like landing.
Bezoink misses with a head kick.
Donk. Bezoink catches Mercy right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bezoink throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bezoink throws a jab when Mercy was well out of range.
Bezoink scores with a three punch combo!
Bezoink shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mercy but Mercy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bezoink takes a swing at Mercy's ribcage but misses.
Bezoink looks to land a right hand but Mercy moved out of range.
Mercy misses with a hook
and Bezoink counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Bezoink misses.
Mercy tries to land a leg kick but Bezoink saw it coming and moves away.
Bezoink tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bezoink defending well as Mercy loads up on a big left hand.
We've been informed that Bezoink has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezoink swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bezoink misses with an uppercut.
Mercy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A left lands for Bezoink.
Mercy staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink avoids the head kick by Mercy.
Mercy feints and then cracks Bezoink's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bezoink down.
Mercy misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Bezoink on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bezoink misses the target.
Bezoink tries to move into range but Mercy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ernie Bezoink has been cut.
Mercy tries to bum rush Bezoink with a series of wild strikes but Bezoink uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercy misses with a body kick.
Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bezoink.
Bezoink's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercy is looking to slow Bezoink down with leg kicks.
Bezoink lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercy.
Bezoink ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bezoink tries to counter by closing the distance.
Waylon Mercy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bezoink thuds his right hand into Mercy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bezoink might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mercy has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice sprawl there from Mercy as Bezoink shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Mercy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercy is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy ducks under a wild hook from Bezoink.
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!
Mercy staying out of range there.
Bezoink on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mercy misses with a leg kick.
Mercy drops his hands momentarily and Bezoink takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bezoink throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy throws a low kick but Bezoink moves out of range easily.
Mercy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Bezoink as he checks the leg kick.
Bezoink shoots in for a double leg but Mercy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Waylon Mercy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernie Bezoink.
The fighters circling - Mercy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bezoink avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Bezoink was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mercy throws a hook but Bezoink avoids it easily.
Mercy throws a low kick but Bezoink moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Bezoink on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mercy misses.
Mercy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bezoink can do to turn this around?
Bezoink shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mercy defends it nicely.
Bezoink on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bezoink shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mercy but Mercy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mercy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mercy throws an overhand right that lands on Bezoink's shoulder, as Bezoink tries to avoid the shot.
Mercy missing with a left hand there. Bezoink was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Bezoink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercy moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercy lands with a kick to the temple. Bezoink shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mercy defending well as Bezoink loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Bezoink checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mercy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bezoink under the eye.
Bezoink throws a lazy right hand but Mercy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Bezoink misses the target.
Bezoink wants to slow Mercy down by chopping away at his legs.
Bezoink throws a head kick but Mercy moves out of range.
Bezoink tries a head kick but it misses.
Bezoink moves out of range as Mercy throws a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mercy.
Mercy lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernie Bezoink's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mercy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bezoink throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mercy throws a low kick but Bezoink avoids it.
Mercy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Mercy lands.
Bezoink misses with a straight left.
Bezoink slips under a jab from Mercy.
Bezoink lands a two punch combo.
Nice body kick there by Mercy.
Bezoink shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mercy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mercy pushes Bezoink off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Mercy.
A swing and a miss from Bezoink.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy clobbers Bezoink with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mercy thows a body kick. Bezoink tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bezoink closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mercy quickly recovers to half guard.
Bezoink takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercy tries to get to full guard but Bezoink has control of the leg.
Mercy wants to get back to his feet.
Mercy kicks off Bezoink and gets to his feet.
Mercy's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Mercy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercy cracks the inside of Bezoink's front leg.
Mercy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercy there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bezoink stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercy.
Mercy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bezoink doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
A low kick from Bezoink is predictable there
letting Mercy counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bezoink throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy looks to throw the jab but Bezoink is out of range.
Bezoink throws a counter combo.
Mercy misses with an uppercut. Bezoink saw that one coming.
Bezoink takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bezoink throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bezoink.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercy.
Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bezoink throws out a counter right but Mercy avoids it with no problem.
Mercy throws out a leg kick but Bezoink moves out of range and Mercy only half commits.
Bezoink throws out a counter right but Mercy avoids it with no problem.
Mercy connects with a single shot there.
Bezoink misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy looks to throw the jab but Bezoink is out of range.
Bezoink throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercy throws a sloppy head kick and Bezoink moves out of range easily.
Mercy misses with a wild combination.
Mercy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bezoink.
Bezoink tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bezoink.
Bezoink shoots for a takedown but Mercy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bezoink.
Ernie Bezoink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bezoink swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezoink sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bezoink throws out a counter right but Mercy avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mercy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bezoink. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercy checks a leg kick.
As Bezoink backs away, Mercy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
You can see that Bezoink has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bezoink misses with a body shot
and Mercy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waylon Mercy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercy connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bezoink stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercy.
Some wild striking there from Bezoink.
Mercy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bezoink throws a lazy right hand but Mercy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercy connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waylon Mercy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waylon Mercy!
Waylon Mercy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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