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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius has chosen Turn Down for What as his entrance music. Ronaldo Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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204 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Meridius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Meridius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Meridius keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Meridius misses.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meridius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meridius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Meridius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Meridius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meridius defends well and Santos ends up having to push Meridius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meridius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Meridius circles away.
Meridius swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Meridius works the jab nicely.
Meridius scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius scores with a nice right hand.
Meridius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meridius scores with a jab. Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meridius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santos shoots and misses
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
Meridius throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Meridius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Meridius.
Ronaldo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Meridius coming out on top.
Meridius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meridius wants it to stay on the feet.
Donk. Meridius catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
Meridius misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meridius won't be happy with that.
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meridius is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos prevents Meridius from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Meridius to his feet.
Meridius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meridius. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meridius.
Meridius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Meridius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximiliano Meridius dominated that 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.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
It looks like Ronaldo Santos has been cut.
Santos gets the takedown into side control.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meridius keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Meridius get back to his feet.
Santos tries to clinch but Meridius moves out of range.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Meridius tries to sprawl but Santos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Meridius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meridius pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Santos manages to move to mount!
Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meridius's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santos landing strikes from the mount.
Santos landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos trying to control but Meridius is having none of it.
Meridius is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius is trying to stand but he's just given Santos his back.
Meridius trying to get back to his feet but Santos is in full control for now.
Meridius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meridius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Santos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Santos trying to control momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meridius wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Meridius throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Meridius lands a jab to the head.
Meridius slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but Meridius is having none of it.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meridius pinned against the cage. Meridius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meridius might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Meridius lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meridius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meridius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but Meridius moves away
and Meridius counters with a stiff right hand.
Meridius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Meridius fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meridius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Meridius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meridius is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Meridius is looking for a triangle here but Santos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius is letting Santos control him for a moment.
Santos trying to control the action but Meridius is working from the bottom.
Meridius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Santos tries to clinch but Meridius moves out of range.
Meridius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Meridius.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Meridius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
It seemed like Meridius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Meridius scores with a jab to the body.
Santos wants to clinch.
Meridius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meridius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximiliano Meridius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meridius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maximiliano Meridius!
A relieved looking Maximiliano Meridius 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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