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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus Meridius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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199 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Great elbows
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius gets a clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meridius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Meridius avoiding damage.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Meridius has Silva pressed against the cage.
Meridius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Meridius misses with an elbow over the top.
Meridius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meridius prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Meridius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meridius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Stefan Silva has been cut.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Meridius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meridius just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Meridius lands a nice elbow.
Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Meridius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Meridius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meridius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Meridius is blocking nicely.
Meridius misses with a body punch.
Meridius has Silva pressed against the cage.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Meridius lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
Meridius lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stefan Silva's cut is getting worse.
Meridius missing with knees to the body.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
Meridius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Meridius.
Silva is working for takedown but Meridius is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meridius throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meridius stalling.
Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meridius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Meridius has managed to clinch.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meridius.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maximus Meridius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Meridius gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Meridius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Meridius.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meridius lands a damaging elbow.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meridius leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Meridius.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Meridius.
Meridius has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meridius stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stefan Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
Meridius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
Meridius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meridius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Meridius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
Meridius misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Meridius fails to land.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meridius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meridius is defending well.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meridius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva prevents a body shot from Meridius.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Meridius has Silva pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stefan Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Meridius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
Meridius tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meridius pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
Jeez, Stefan Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is rocked!
Meridius is stalling here.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Meridius is blocking nicely.
Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stefan Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maximus Meridius!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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