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Event:
The Island Season 6, 185 lbs, Round 2
Date: Apr 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Mercurio defending well as Rokocoko loads up on a big left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mercurio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rokocoko ducks right into an uppercut from Mercurio.
Rokocoko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercurio needs to keep his hands up - Rokocoko had a free shot at his head there.
Rokocoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercurio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rokocoko misses with a double jab
and Mercurio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mercurio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mercurio throws a body punch but Rokocoko moves out of range.
Nice shot by Rokocoko.
Mercurio misses with a leg kick
and Rokocoko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercurio connects with a body shot that sends Rokocoko's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurio misses with a right hand
and Rokocoko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercurio throws a right hand that misses
and Rokocoko counters with a three punch combo that has Mercurio backing up. Mercurio nods at Rokocoko to acknowledge the strikes.#ROC#
Mercurio is rocked!
Mercurio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Rokocoko misses its target.
Mercurio is still on wobbly legs! Can Rokocoko finish him?
Rokocoko fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Mercurio square on the jaw! Damn, Mercurio is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Rokocoko!
Our winner, Joe Rokocoko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
The Island Season 6, 185 lbs, Round 1
Date: Apr 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Mercurio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hound.
Elia Mercurio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hound with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mercurio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Hound throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercurio is looking for a counter combo.
Mercurio cracks Hound with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hound struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercurio controls his hands.
Hound throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercurio.
Mercurio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hound.
Mercurio tries to pull guard but Hound holds him up against the cage and eventually Mercurio drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hound.
Hound lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercurio backwards.
Hound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercurio's elbow.
Hound lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Mercurio is working Hound over against the cage.
Hound misses with a body punch.
Hound misses with a body punch.
Hound lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hound lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercurio or not.
Hound tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hound lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hound struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercurio controls his hands.
Hound looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hound tries to throw a body punch but Mercurio avoids it by throwing Hound back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hound creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hound goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hound misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hound.
We've been hearing reports that Mercurio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hound struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercurio controls his hands.
#T2#
Mercurio blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Hound breaks from the clinch.
Hound lands with a straight right. Mercurio didn't see that one coming.#ROC2#
Mercurio is rocked!
Hound moves out of range as Mercurio strikes.
Oh Mercurio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hound connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hound throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercurio seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercurio shoots in for a takedown but Hound shows good takedown defense. #CL#
Mercurio closes the distance and clinches.
Hound throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercurios head.
Hound misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hound as the two fighters clinch.
Hound digs a right hand underneath Mercurio's ribcage. Mercurio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hound misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hound doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Hound scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Hound. #T3#
Hound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercurio's elbow.
Nice body punch from Hound - that landed with a thud.
Hound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercurio's elbow.
Mercurio can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elia Mercurio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hound misses with a body punch.
Mercurio misses with a punch to the body.
Hound struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercurio controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Hound.
Mercurio takes a shot to the head.
Mercurio is trying to pull guard but Hound turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hound throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercurios head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hound.
Mercurio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T4#
Mercurio lands with a light punch inside.
Mercurio tries to throw a body punch but Hound avoids it by throwing Mercurio back against the cage.
Mercurio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hound misses with a body punch.
Hound scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hound misses with a punch to the body.
Hound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercurio's elbow.
Mercurio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mercurio tries a body shot but Hound blocks it.
Hound struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercurio controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Hound.
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!
Hound working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Hound dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Mercurio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mercurio is in close to Hound's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercurio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mercurio advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mercurio looks up at the clock and then as Hound takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mercurio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurio cracks Hound with a big elbow.
Hound taking a bit of punishment here - Mercurio scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hound taking a bit of punishment here - Mercurio scoring with strikes.
Mercurio controlling the position from side mount.
Mercurio working the head with strikes. #T1#
Mercurio working the head and body with strikes.
Hound takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sloppy strikes there by Mercurio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hound is trying to improve his position.
Mercurio controls the position from side control.#T2#
Mercurio cracks Hound with a big right hand but Hound just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hound really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mercurio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hound taking a bit of punishment here - Mercurio scoring with strikes.
Hound managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mercurio.
Mercurio taking a breather here.
Mercurio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hound down.
#T3#
Hound is trying to escape the position but Mercurio is controlling the position.
Mercurio landing strikes.
Hound seems a little lost for a moment, as Mercurio dominates the positioning.
Mercurio working the head with strikes.
Mercurio controls the position.
Mercurio sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hound is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hound seems a little lost for a moment, as Mercurio dominates the positioning.
Hound managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mercurio.
Mercurio lands a nice forearm strike.
Mercurio landing a few strikes.
Mercurio working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Mercurio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hound to see if he's OK.#ROC#
Hound is rocked!
Mercurio working the head and body with strikes.
Hound is still in real trouble! Can Mercurio finish him?
Mercurio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hound some visible discomfort.
Mercurio controlling from side mount.
A big shot lands for Mercurio! That's hurt Hound! Will he recover? Mercurio fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elia Mercurio!
Elia Mercurio made sure to mention his sponsor, Island's Forbidden Fruits in his post fight interview.
Grey Hound spoke after the fight, saying 'That nigga shut his pants. This shit stinks all over the fucking cage... Motherfucker'.
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Event:
LIA 40: Darkness Warshed Over
Date: Feb 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Mercurio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Mercurio.
A quick step to the side and Mercurio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrecker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercurio counters with a nice body shot.
Wrecker lands a head shot.
Mercurio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrecker.#KD2#
Wrecker lands a left and a right that send Mercurio crashing to the mat, dazed. Wrecker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Mercurio is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Elia Mercurio has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrecker knocks out Mercurio with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Wrecker before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Wrecker picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flusha Wrecker!
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Event:
LIA 33: The Bag Man, Man
Date: Jan 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Mercurio throws a chopping leg kick but Denderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Denderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercurio.
Denderson throws the left hand but Mercurio avoids the punch easily.
Mercurio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denderson moves away.
Denderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Denderson misses with a double jab.
Mercurio has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Denderson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mercurio connects with a crisp jab.
Mercurio blocks a jab.
Mercurio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercurio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Han Denderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercurio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Denderson misses with the combination.
Denderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Denderson blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Denderson instigates a clinch.
Denderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercurio avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mercurio. #T1#
Denderson has Mercurio pushed against the cage.
Mercurio digs a right hand into Denderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Denderson's gas tank.
Denderson is trying to drag Mercurio to the mat but Mercurio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mercurio misses with a body punch.
Denderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Mercurio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Denderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denderson has a couple of punches blocked by Mercurio.
Mercurio tries to score a body lock takedown but Denderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Denderson being controlled against the cage.
Denderson has Mercurio pressed against the cage.
#T2#
Mercurio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Denderson walks away with a smile on his face. Mercurio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Denderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mercurio trying to control but Denderson postures up.
Mercurio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mercurio gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercurio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Denderson postures up.
Mercurio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Mercurio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Denderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Denderson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Harambe Remembrance Hall that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mercurio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Mercurio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Denderson won't allow Mercurio to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mercurio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Denderson trying to control but Mercurio is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Denderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Denderson with a nice head shot there.
Mercurio wants to sweep but no luck.
Denderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Denderson won't allow Mercurio to sweep him here.
Mercurio is pulling down on Denderson's head to control his posture.
Mercurio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Denderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T4#
Mercurio pulls Denderson in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Denderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mercurio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mercurio trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercurio on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Han Denderson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Denderson tries to bum rush Mercurio with a series of wild strikes but Mercurio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercurio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denderson is looking to clinch but Mercurio is avoiding it.
Mercurio throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Denderson.
Denderson looks to land a left hand but Mercurio moved out of range nicely.
Denderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Denderson goes for a double leg but Mercurio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mercurio continues to drive forward.
Mercurio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Denderson with a body shot.
Mercurio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Denderson darts in looking for a takedown but Mercurio gets double underhooks and turns Denderson into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Denderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Denderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercurio tries to bum rush Denderson with a series of wild strikes but Denderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Denderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mercurio.#CL#
Denderson clinches.
Denderson has a couple of punches blocked by Mercurio.
#BC#
Denderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Mercurio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denderson.
Mercurio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercurio.
Mercurio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercurio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denderson.
Denderson misses with a low kick.
Denderson tries to clinch there but Mercurio circles away.
Mercurio with a hook.
Denderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercurio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Denderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Denderson misses with a straight left.
Elia Mercurio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercurio misses with a body shot.
Mercurio misses with a straight right.
Mercurio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Denderson backs up against the cage.
Denderson shoots in for a double leg but Mercurio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mercurio lands a nice hook to Denderson's body. Denderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Mercurio shoots in and drives through. Denderson sprawls well.
Denderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mercurio misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Denderson misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercurio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Mercurio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercurio throws a body punch but Denderson moves out of range. #TD2#
Mercurio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mercurio preventing the sweep.
Mercurio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mercurio postures up.
Mercurio throwing strikes from guard but Denderson blocks nicely.
Mercurio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Denderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T3#
Mercurio controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denderson is nestled in close to Mercurio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mercurio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mercurio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Denderson stopping the sweep attempt from Mercurio.
Denderson passes Mercurio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mercurio trying to hold on to Denderson's head to control him but Denderson postures up.
#T4#
Denderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Denderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mercurio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mercurio taking some punishment here, with Denderson in his half guard.
Han Denderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercurio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercurio is looking to improve his position.
Denderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mercurio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Denderson is working away from the top position though.
Denderson trying to control from half guard but Mercurio is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elia Mercurio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Mercurio lands a nice shot that snaps Denderson's head back.
#CL#
Denderson forces Mercurio back against the cage and clinches.
Mercurio is pressed up against the cage. Denderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mercurio down to the mat. Mercurio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Denderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mercurio looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Denderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Denderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Denderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mercurio down.
Mercurio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mercurio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Denderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mercurio is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Mercurio is looking to control Denderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mercurio avoid being mounted?
Mercurio wants to get back to full guard.
Denderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Denderson working over Mercurio with some ground and pound. Mercurio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC#
Mercurio is rocked!
Denderson lands strikes from half guard.
Mercurio is still in real trouble! Can Denderson finish him?
Denderson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mercurio quite badly. Mercurio pulls Denderson in close trying to recover. Denderson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mercurio on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mercurio doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Han Denderson!
A relieved looking Han Denderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
LIA 30: I Didn't Rent It Shoes
Date: Jan 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Mercurio misses with a left hand
and Nico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercurio throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercurio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Mercurio coming out on top.
Mercurio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nico throws a counter combo.
Mercurio throws a low kick but Nico avoids it.
Mercurio throws a sloppy body shot
and Nico counters with a straight right hand.
Nico throws a shot from downtown. Mercurio moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercurio. That snapped Nico's head back.
Nico takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercurio fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nico! But no joy.#T1#
Nico staying out of range there.
Nico looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercurio jabs at Nico's body.
Mercurio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nico is fending him off so far but Mercurio persists. Nope, Nico circles away and we're back to standing.
Nico looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercurio tries a low kick but Nico avoids it.
Mercurio misses with a body shot.
Nico throws out a counter right but Mercurio avoids it with no problem.
Mercurio connects with a body shot.
Mercurio dips to his left and cracks Nico with an uppercut!
We've been hearing reports that Mercurio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mercurio thuds his right hand into Nico's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercurio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Mercurio takes a swing at Nico's ribcage but misses.
Mercurio just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurio misses the shot to the body.
Mercurio misses with a looping right.
Mercurio throws a right and a left that Nico avoids nicely.
A big left from Mercurio misses.
Mercurio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nico checks it well.
Nico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Elia Mercurio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Mercurio scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nico throws a lazy right hand but Mercurio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Mercurio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nico.
Mercurio takes one to the chin there.
Mercurio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nico comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Mercurio stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Nico is on him like rabid pit bull! Mercurio slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Nico!
A relieved looking Nicolas Nico thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
LIA 27: He Has Health Problems
Date: Dec 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Edwards dives in and grabs Mercurio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mercurio pushes down on Edwards's head and hops out.
It seemed like Mercurio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercurio.
Some bone on bone action there as Edwards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Edwards appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Edwards has a takedown stuffed.
Elia Mercurio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mercurio avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhys Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercurio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercurio as he connects with a hook.
Mercurio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mercurio lands with a right hand.
Mercurio lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercurio takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards looks for a takedown but Mercurio sprawls well.
Mercurio tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Edwards counters with a single leg into guard. Mercurio didn't expect that. #SUB#
Edwards thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mercurio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Edwards pushes down on Mercurio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Edwards stalling away here and it's allowed Mercurio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Edwards stopping the sweep attempt from Mercurio.
Mercurio keeping full guard, as Edwards tries to pass. #T2#
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercurio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards is really struggling to control Mercurio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Mercurio scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mercurio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Mercurio.
Mercurio works over Edwards's head and body with a nice combination.
Mercurio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T3#
Mercurio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mercurio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mercurio scores with a jab.
Mercurio jabs at Edwards's body.
Mercurio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercurio looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Mercurio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Elia Mercurio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercurio swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mercurio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercurio misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercurio, as that shot connected.
Edwards on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mercurio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mercurio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edwards momentarily.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt
and Mercurio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Mercurio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards shoots in but Mercurio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mercurio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Edwards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercurio lands with a straight right. Edwards didn't see that one coming.
Edwards has his takedown stuffed
and Mercurio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elia Mercurio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##KD2#
Mercurio lands a big right hand that sends Edwards crashing to the mat! Mercurio stays standing though and waves Edwards back to his feet!#ROC2#
Edwards is rocked!
Edwards's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercurio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Edwards scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Edwards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edwards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Edwards seems to have got his legs back now.
A leg kick checked by Edwards.
Edwards half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mercurio takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards tries to counter with a takedown but Mercurio is quick to defend against it.
Mercurio takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A combination from Mercurio does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Mercurio as Edwards shoots in.
Mercurio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Edwards counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Mercurio keeps moving.
Mercurio has Edwards pulled in close to control his posture. #T1#
Mercurio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edwards manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Mercurio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mercurio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edwards's head.
Mercurio content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Edwards holds on and takes a little breather.
Mercurio works over Edwards with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Mercurio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edwards is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Mercurio wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T3#
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercurio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edwards manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Mercurio working some strikes from top position.
Edwards might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Edwards trying to keep a closed guard but Mercurio is proving a slippery customer.
Mercurio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edwards is trying to keep Mercurio in close.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mercurio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercurio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mercurio trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mercurio sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercurio scores with a sloppy right hand. Edwards should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elia Mercurio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mercurio lands a nice shot to the body.
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Mercurio.
Donk. Mercurio catches Edwards right on the button with a cross.
Mercurio stuffs the takedown.
Mercurio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheers as Mercurio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edwards doesn't seem phased though.
Mercurio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards feinted with a counter takedown.
Edwards dives in for a single leg takedown but Mercurio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Elia Mercurio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercurio cracks Edwards with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Mercurio has knocked Edwards down with a huge combo! Mercurio steps away and waves a wobbly Edwards back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards with a poor takedown
and Mercurio scores with a counter punch that sends Edwards to the canvas! Mercurio smells blood - he's punishing Edwards with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Edwards has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elia Mercurio!
Elia Mercurio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Rhys Edwards spoke after the fight, saying 'i would have to work harder than this. i truely deserved to lose today my opponent was juse too good'.
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Event:
LIA 23: A Worthy Adversary
Date: Dec 14, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Mercurio drives through and clinches with Delode against the cage.
Mercurio is struggling to control the position.
We've been hearing reports that Mercurio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A body shot lands from Mercurio.
#BC2#
Delode breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delode shoots for a double leg takedown but Mercurio sprawls well. He's pushed Delode's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Delode goes for a double leg but Mercurio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mercurio continues to drive forward.
Delode doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercurio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like James Delode has been cut.
Elia Mercurio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Delode.
Mercurio missing with a left hand there. Delode was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delode with the counter takedown but Mercurio avoids it easily.
Delode is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
Mercurio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Delode on his heels. He'll look to pass Delode's guard now, I'm sure.
Delode working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mercurio.
Mercurio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mercurio stands up over Delode, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mercurio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercurio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Delode is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mercurio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mercurio stands up over Delode, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Delode keeping moving, preventing Mercurio from controlling successfully.
Mercurio chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercurio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mercurio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Delode managing to control the position.
Mercurio trying to control the position from guard on top but Delode is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Mercurio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mercurio distracts Delode with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mercurio throws a strike but Delode rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Mercurio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delode is one step ahead there.
Delode must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Delode trying to control but Mercurio is working from the bottom.
Mercurio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Delode wants to control from the top but Mercurio keeps moving.
Mercurio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mercurio seems keen to control Delode's posture.#T3#
Mercurio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Delode sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mercurio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mercurio seems keen to control Delode's posture.
Delode preventing the sweep.
Mercurio pulls Delode in close to his closed guard and prevents Delode from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Delode would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Delode dives in and grabs Mercurio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mercurio pushes down on Delode's head and hops out.
Mercurio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delode.
Delode shoots in for a takedown but Mercurio shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Delode is defended easily by Mercurio.
Delode looks winded!#T4#
Delode fails with a takedown attempt.
Delode closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mercurio circles away.
Mercurio cracks Delode with an open hand slap.#CL#
Mercurio rushes Delode and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Delode is trying to force a seperation but Mercurio has the dominant position.
Mercurio misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercurio lands with a left to the head.
Mercurio can't find room to land a body shot as Delode controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Mercurio.
Mercurio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Delode.
Mercurio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mercurio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Delode up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elia Mercurio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Delode's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Delode fails with a takedown attempt.
Delode shoots for a double leg takedown but Mercurio sprawls well. He's pushed Delode's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James Delode is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delode fails with a takedown attempt.
Elia Mercurio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Delode.
Delode gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercurio counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Mercurio. No joy for Delode on that attempt.
Mercurio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Mercurio misses.
Delode misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#KD#
Mercurio drops Delode with a beautiful combination! Delode stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mercurio is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Delode is rocked!
Delode is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Mercurio rushes Delode and presses him up against the cage.
Delode is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercurio finish him?#BC#
Mercurio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delode gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mercurio gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elia Mercurio!
A very excited looking Elia Mercurio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
James Delode spoke after the fight, saying 'thank you to all my fans
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Event:
LIA 15: At Least It's An Ethos
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Mukatah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercurio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercurio misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Mercurio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mukatah doesn't seem phased though.
Mercurio cracks Mukatah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mercurio lands a lovely overhand right.#CL2#
Mukatah closes the distance and clinches.
Mercurio tries a body shot but Mukatah blocks it.
Mukatah scores with a shot to the side of Mercurio's head.
Mukatah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
I was talking to Mercurio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mercurio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercurio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mukatah's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukatah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercurio backwards.
Mukatah blocks an uppercut.
Mukatah is trying to force a seperation but Mercurio has the dominant position.
Mercurio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mercurio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T1#
Mukatah tries to pull guard but Mercurio won't allow it.
Mercurio just leaning against Mukatah, taking a breather.
Mukatah jumps guard but Mercurio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mukatah can't break the clinch.
Mercurio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mukatah pushes Mercurio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mercurio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mukatah.
Mercurio being controlled against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mercurio.
Mercurio misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mukatah tries to work over Mercurio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Mukatah blocks a body shot from Mercurio.
Mukatah scores with a hook to the body.
Mercurio tries to pull guard but Mukatah holds him up against the cage and eventually Mercurio drops back down to his feet.
Mercurio has a couple of punches blocked by Mukatah.
Mukatah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercurio working aggressively here.
#BC#
Mercurio breaks the clinch.
Ibru Mukatah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercurio connects with a body shot.
Mercurio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mukatah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercurio throws a body shot but no joy.
Mukatah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mukatah tries to clinch up but Mercurio circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercurio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mukatah's hands.#T3#
Mercurio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercurio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mukatah.
Mukatah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercurio pinned against the cage. Mercurio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Elia Mercurio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibru Mukatah.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercurio misses the target.
Mercurio slips a jab and a cross from Mukatah.
Elia Mercurio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Mukatah closes the distance and clinches.
Mercurio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mukatah.
Mercurio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mukatah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mukatah moves forwards but Mercurio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mukatah tries to clinch up but Mercurio circles away and keeps his distance.#T4##TD#
Mercurio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurio drops an elbow to the side of Mukatah's head.
Mukatah is trying to stand up here but Mercurio is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mercurio working over Mukatah with some ground and pound. Mukatah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mercurio controlling the pace.
Mukatah misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mercurio lands a nice short elbow.
Mercurio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mercurio slips a nice elbow through Mukatah's hands, connecting with Mukatah's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elia Mercurio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Mercurio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mukatah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercurio tries to counter with a takedown but Mukatah is quick to defend against it.
Mercurio throws an off balance right hand
and Mukatah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Mercurio gets tackled into the cage by Mukatah. Mukatah maintains the clinch.
Mukatah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#TD#
Mercurio has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mukatah clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mercurio scores with strikes from the back.
Mercurio connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mukatah to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurio scores with punches from the back.
Mukatah is trying to get back to his feet but Mercurio has full control of the position and if anything, Mukatah has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T1#
Mercurio lands a shot to the head.
Elia Mercurio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Mercurio is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mercurio keeps control of the position as Mukatah tries to break free.
#SUB#
Mukatah preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mercurio.
Mercurio is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mukatah up.
Mercurio really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mukatah.
Mukatah covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Mukatah is trying to break free.
#T2#
Mukatah keeps trying to improve his position.
Mercurio connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mukatah to escape the position.
Mercurio is punishing Mukatah with some ground and pound. #CUT#
It looks like Ibru Mukatah has been cut.
Mercurio lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. #ROC#
Mukatah is rocked!
Mercurio lands a series of strikes from the back and Mukatah goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elia Mercurio!
An out of breath Elia Mercurio 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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Event:
LIA 7: Moses To Sandy Koufax
Date: Oct 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Hiiri walks into a stiff left hand from Mercurio.
Mercurio takes a swing at Hiiri's ribcage but misses.
Hiiri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercurio defending well as Hiiri loads up on a big left hand.
Mercurio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mercurio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercurio lands with a shot to the body.
Mercurio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercurio.
Mercurio lands a slapping body shot.
Mercurio scores with a jab.
Hiiri connects with a looping right hand.
Hiiri scores with a jab to the head.
Mikki Hiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercurio takes a swing at Hiiri's ribcage but misses.
Hiiri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercurio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mercurio misses the shot to the body.
Mercurio misses the jab.#TD2#
Mercurio shoots in and bounces Hiiri off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mercurio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
Mercurio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hiiri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mercurio wants to control from the top but Hiiri keeps moving.
Mercurio lands a couple of elbows.
Mercurio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hiiri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mercurio on the ground.
Mercurio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mercurio wants to control from the top but Hiiri keeps moving.
Mercurio throws a big elbow that misses.
Hiiri looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hiiri seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hiiri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hiiri tries to get out of the position.
Mercurio landing with the ground and pound.
Mercurio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mercurio advances position into side control!
Mercurio landing strikes.
Hiiri wants to control but Mercurio postures up.
Mercurio landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T3##SUB2#
Mercurio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hiiri prevents Mercurio from moving into mount.
Mercurio wants to control but Hiiri is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Mercurio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mercurio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hiiri stuck in half guard on the bottom here.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hiiri is trying to control Mercurio's posture but Mercurio avoids it.
Mercurio passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hiiri!
Mercurio lands a heavy elbow.
Mercurio tries to control but Hiiri wriggling away. #SUB2#
Mercurio looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hiiri wants to hold on but Mercurio pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elia Mercurio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hiiri scores with a decent looking hook.
Hiiri swings for the body but Mercurio moves out of range.
Hiiri loads up on a big right hand but Mercurio slips the punch.
Mercurio swings for the body but Hiiri moves out of range.
Mercurio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiiri moves away.
Mercurio dips to his left and cracks Hiiri with an uppercut!
Hiiri throws an off balance right hand
and Mercurio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mercurio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hiiri rather than just go for the knockout.
Hiiri jabs Mercurio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercurio misses with an uppercut.
Hiiri cracks Mercurio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hiiri moves out of range as Mercurio strikes.
Hiiri jabs at Mercurio's body.
Mercurio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mikki Hiiri is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hiiri.
Mercurio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercurio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiiri is just out of range.
A low kick from Mercurio misses
and Hiiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hiiri pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Hiiri scores with a shot to the body.
Mercurio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercurio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hiiri lunges at Mercurio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercurio's hand.
Hiiri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercurio.
Mikki Hiiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercurio tests Hiiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hiiri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hiiri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hiiri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiiri swings for the body but Mercurio moves out of range.
Hiiri misses with a looping left.
Mercurio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mercurio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Mercurio misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Mercurio coming out on top.
Mercurio throws a body punch but Hiiri moves out of range.
Hiiri throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercurio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiiri throwing a counter right hand but Mercurio manages to avoid it.
Hiiri throws a hook but Mercurio avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Mercurio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mercurio duly obliges.
A swing and a miss from Hiiri.
Hiiri misses with a wild body shot.
Mercurio looks to land a left hand but Hiiri moved out of range nicely.
Mercurio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercurio throws a body shot but no joy.
Hiiri throwing a counter right hand but Mercurio manages to avoid it.
Mercurio misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Mercurio slips under a jab from Hiiri.
Hiiri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiiri connects with a body shot.
Hiiri misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Mercurio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hiiri doesn't seem phased though.
Mercurio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercurio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercurio throws a nice looking combination but Hiiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercurio misses with a wild body shot.
Mercurio swings for the body but Hiiri moves out of range.
Mercurio shoots for a takedown but Hiiri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Hiiri does no damage.
Mercurio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercurio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hiiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mercurio scrambles back to his feet.
Hiiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercurio was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiiri.
Hiiri throws a good cross that connects.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercurio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hiiri's hands.
Hiiri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Mercurio.
Mercurio throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercurio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercurio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiiri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hiiri connects with the punch.
Mercurio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiiri manages to avoid it.
Hiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mercurio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiiri.
Mercurio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiiri. Mercurio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercurio lands a nice hook to Hiiri's body. Hiiri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hiiri needs to keep his hands up - Mercurio had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercurio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiiri is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elia Mercurio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mercurio misses with a looping left.
Hiiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hiiri misses with an uppercut
and Mercurio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mercurio swings for the body but Hiiri moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercurio as he connects with a hook.
Mercurio has a takedown stuffed.
Mercurio digs a good hook to Hiiri's body.
Hiiri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercurio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hiiri thinking.
Mercurio swings for the body but Hiiri moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hiiri misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercurio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiiri misses with a body punch
and Mercurio counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercurio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mercurio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hiiri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hiiri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercurio counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Hiiri lands an overhand right.
Mercurio slips a jab from Hiiri.
Mercurio misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hiiri misses the target.
Mercurio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiiri.
Mercurio works Hiiri's body with a nice hook.
Mercurio throws a body shot but no joy.
Hiiri throws an overhand right that lands on Mercurio's shoulder, as Mercurio tries to avoid the shot.
Mercurio misses with a body shot.
Hiiri is looking to counter punch.
Mercurio scores with a jab to the head.
Mercurio avoids the body shot from Hiiri.
And Mercurio responds with a good body kick, but Hiiri manages to step out the way in time.
Mercurio throws a hook but Hiiri avoids it easily.
Hiiri lands with a right hand.
Mercurio connects with a single shot there.
Mercurio just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
Mercurio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiiri is just out of range.
Hiiri slips a jab and a cross from Mercurio.
Hiiri scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercurio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiiri scores with a body shot.
Hiiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercurio manages to avoid it.
Mercurio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mercurio throws a low kick but Hiiri moves out of range easily.
Elia Mercurio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercurio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hiiri.
Hiiri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercurio counters with a nice body shot.
Hiiri misses with a body shot.
A big right from Hiiri misses.
Mercurio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercurio. Hiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercurio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hiiri has time to react.#T3#
Hiiri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hiiri throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercurio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mercurio just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiiri misses the target.
Mercurio blocks a jab.
Hiiri scores with a nice right hand.
Mercurio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiiri looks to throw the jab but Mercurio is out of range.
Mercurio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hiiri looks to land a left hand but Mercurio moved out of range nicely.
Mercurio with the counter takedown but Hiiri avoids it easily.
Hiiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercurio just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiiri avoids the body shot from Mercurio.
Hiiri slips a jab and a cross from Mercurio.
Mercurio avoids the body shot from Hiiri.
Mercurio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T4#
Hiiri misses with a straight left.
Mercurio lands a nice hook to Hiiri's body. Hiiri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mercurio misses with a body shot.
A big left from Hiiri misses.
A nice side step and Mercurio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hiiri misses the jab.
Hiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikki Hiiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiiri throws a big shot that misses.
And Mercurio tries to counter it with a takedown but Hiiri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiiri looks to land a right hand but Mercurio moved out of range.
Hiiri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercurio counters with a right hand to the body.
Hiiri avoids the body shot from Mercurio.
Mercurio sizes up Hiiri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercurio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hiiri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercurio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hiiri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#TD2#
Mercurio looking to score a takedown here. Hiiri is defending well but Mercurio drives through and ends up in Hiiri's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elia Mercurio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercurio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elia Mercurio!
An out of breath Elia Mercurio 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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Event:
DF 2
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Martirosyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Martirosyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Martirosyan jumps guard.
Martirosyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Martirosyan, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martirosyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mercurio won't allow Martirosyan to sweep him here.
Martirosyan being controlled here, momentarily.
Martirosyan pulls Mercurio in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercurio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martirosyan's head.
Martirosyan keeping full guard, as Mercurio tries to pass. #T1##SUB2#
Mercurio is posturing up here but Martirosyan has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mercurio tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mercurio has to tap! Slick submission there by Martirosyan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arman Martirosyan!
Arman Martirosyan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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