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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury has chosen you got another thing comin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Pereira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Mercury! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mercury closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mercury lands in his opponent's guard. Pereira looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Mercury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Mercury is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Mercury postures up and lands a big shot to Pereira's brow. Mercury postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Mercury postures up and lands a big shot to Pereira's brow. Pereira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mercury on the ground. Mercury with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mercury's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Mercury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Mercury connects with a couple of short punches. Mercury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mercury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Mercury with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Mercury lands a couple of decent looking shots. Mercury passes into half guard. Pereira taking some punishment here, with Mercury in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mercury lands strikes from half guard. Mercury in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pereira tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mercury!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Mercury!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
83% |
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