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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zé Jiurgite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zé Jiurgite is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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208 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zé Jiurgite!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiurgite has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meridius.
Meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meridius misses with a head kick.
Jiurgite shoots for a takedown but Meridius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jiurgite moves away from the strike by Meridius.
Jiurgite checks a low kick from Meridius.
Jiurgite thows a body shot but no joy.
Meridius is looking to chop away at Jiurgite's legs.
Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Meridius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meridius sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius wants to get back to full guard.
Meridius looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jiurgite is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Meridius manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jiurgite blocks a head kick by Meridius.
Meridius misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jiurgite counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Jiurgite lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meridius doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a hook
and Jiurgite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiurgite avoids the head kick by Meridius.
Meridius scores with a nice body kick.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meridius misses with a head kick.
Meridius throws a leg kick which misses Jiurgite's front leg but catches the back leg as Jiurgite tries to avoid it.
Jiurgite gets the takedown into side control.
Jiurgite advances to mount.
Meridius is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius is working hard here to advance position.
Meridius sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jiurgite wants to control but Meridius is keeping him busy.
Meridius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jiurgite is working away from the top position though.
Jiurgite stops Meridius from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meridius gets full guard.
Meridius keeping full guard, as Jiurgite tries to pass.
Meridius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meridius is looking to pass Jiurgite's guard but actually Jiurgite recovers to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jiurgite is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zé Jiurgite will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Meridius tries to land a leg kick but Jiurgite saw it coming and moves away.
Jiurgite misses with a body shot.
Meridius throws a low kick but Jiurgite moves out of range easily.
Jiurgite thows a body shot but no joy.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiurgite just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiurgite gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meridius counters with a nice body kick.
Jiurgite checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a low kick as Jiurgite jumps back.
Meridius tries a head kick but it misses.
Meridius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jiurgite is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meridius. That's going to slow Jiurgite down.
Meridius throws a low kick but Jiurgite avoids it.
Meridius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jiurgite thows a body shot but no joy.
Meridius swings widly with a right hand
and Jiurgite decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meridius's guard.
Jiurgite prevents Meridius from getting back to his feet.
Meridius is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite prevents Meridius from getting back to his feet.
Meridius controlling Jiurgite's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Meridius is looking to stand up but Jiurgite isn't so interested in that idea.
Meridius keeping moving, preventing Jiurgite from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maximus Meridius just wasn't active enough.
Jiurgite fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maximus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zé Jiurgite.
Jiurgite blocks a head kick by Meridius.
Jiurgite avoids the head kick by Meridius.
Jiurgite avoids the head kick by Meridius.
Jiurgite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiurgite is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meridius rather than just go for the knockout.
Meridius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meridius as he jumps to the side.
Jiurgite throws a sloppy body shot
and Meridius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meridius lands a high kick!
A punch combination from Meridius misses.
Nice takedown defense from Meridius. No joy for Jiurgite on that attempt.
Meridius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jiurgite counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meridius walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jiurgite connects with a body shot.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
Meridius scores with a push kick.
Meridius misses with a low kick.
Meridius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Meridius lands a head kick!
Maximus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Meridius finds it's way through Jiurgite's defenses.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meridius as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meridius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jiurgite ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Meridius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meridius tries to bum rush Jiurgite with a series of wild strikes but Jiurgite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiurgite. Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jiurgite misses with a jab to the body
and Meridius counters with a thumping low kick.
Meridius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jiurgite.
Jiurgite takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meridius connects with an inside leg kick.
Meridius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meridius throws a nice head kick!
Meridius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meridius connects with a solid leg kick.
Jiurgite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meridius. Meridius obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lands with a kick to the ribs.
Meridius lands a leg kick that knocks Jiurgite off balance momentarily.
Meridius fakes the leg kick and cracks Jiurgite in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius tries a head kick but it misses.
Meridius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meridius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Meridius scores with a four punch combination!
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiurgite has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Meridius.
Meridius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maximus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jiurgite misses with a body punch
and Meridius counters with a nice leg kick.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
Meridius misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meridius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jiurgite checks it well.
Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jiurgite can do to turn this around?
Jiurgite scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Meridius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meridius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cesar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Meridius!
Maximus Meridius retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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