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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Pulse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Pulse!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus Meridius lands a front kick.
Pulse slips under a jab from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulse misses with a hook to the body
and Decimus Meridius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decimus Meridius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pulse eats them both and turns towards Decimus Meridius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheers as Decimus Meridius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pulse doesn't seem phased though.
Pulse looks for the body kick but Decimus Meridius saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Decimus Meridius.
Good exchange - Pulse coming out on top.
It looks like Maximus Decimus Meridius has been cut.
Decimus Meridius fails to land with a series of punches.
Pulse tries to counter with a clinch but Decimus Meridius shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulse. Decimus Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decimus Meridius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decimus Meridius instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Decimus Meridius.
Pulse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pulse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decimus Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decimus Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Decimus Meridius.
Pulse taking a breather.
Pulse blocks an uppercut.
Decimus Meridius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Decimus Meridius circles away quickly and effectively.
Decimus Meridius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decimus Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Decimus Meridius misses the jab.
Decimus Meridius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pulse looks to score with a jab to the body but Decimus Meridius is just out of range.
Pulse throws a poor cross that misses
and Decimus Meridius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decimus Meridius throws out a powerful jab.
Decimus Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Decimus Meridius backs off Pulse throws a huge counter combo but Decimus Meridius manages to avoid it all.
Decimus Meridius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been informed that Pulse has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A swing and a miss from Decimus Meridius.
Pulse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pulse is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Decimus Meridius misses.
Pulse is still on wobbly legs! Can Decimus Meridius finish him?
Decimus Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulse moves away.
Pulse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulse seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius lands a big right hand that sends Pulse crashing to the mat! Decimus Meridius stays standing though and waves Pulse back to his feet!
Decimus Meridius looks to land a right hand but Pulse moved out of range.
Pulse lands a jab to the head.
Decimus Meridius has Pulse up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulse blocking some punches.
Decimus Meridius misses with a punch to the body.
Decimus Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Decimus Meridius fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Decimus Meridius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Decimus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulse.
Pulse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Decimus Meridius misses with a body punch.
Pulse prevents a body shot from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands with a light punch inside.
Decimus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulse.
A head punch on the inside from Decimus Meridius fails to land.
Pulse prevents a body shot from Decimus Meridius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulse is trying to force a seperation but Decimus Meridius has the dominant position.
Decimus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulse.
Pulse struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus Meridius controls his hands.
Decimus Meridius misses with a punch to the body.
Pulse throws a punch but it's blocked by Decimus Meridius.
Pulse is trying to force a seperation but Decimus Meridius has the dominant position.
Pulse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Decimus Meridius is keeping busy.
Decimus Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Decimus Meridius lands a body punch.
Decimus Meridius misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Decimus Meridius - that landed with a thud.
Decimus Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius scores with a shot to the side of Pulse's head.
Decimus Meridius scores with a shoulder strike.
Pulse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius working aggressively here.
Decimus Meridius lands a right hand.
Decimus Meridius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Decimus Meridius on the inside.
Decimus Meridius misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimus Meridius.
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!
Pulse is trying to break the clinch but Decimus Meridius is controlling him.
Decimus Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
Decimus Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Pulse avoids it by throwing Decimus Meridius back against the cage.
Decimus Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Decimus Meridius up against the cage.
Decimus Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Decimus Meridius.
Pulse is trying to break the clinch but Decimus Meridius has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Decimus Meridius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Decimus Meridius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Decimus Meridius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus Meridius's cut.
That's time! Decimus Meridius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decimus Meridius misses with a hook.
Pulse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulse tests Decimus Meridius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Pulse finds it's target.
Decimus Meridius throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Pulse misses its intended target.
Decimus Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulse is just out of range.
Decimus Meridius throws a big shot that misses.
Pulse's corner calls for a 1-2. Pulse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decimus Meridius is rocked!
Pulse throws a body punch but Decimus Meridius moves out of range.
Oh Decimus Meridius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Decimus Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulse can do to turn this around?
Decimus Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decimus Meridius seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulse misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crunch! Decimus Meridius slams his shin into Pulse's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Decimus Meridius throws out the jab.
Decimus Meridius clobbers Pulse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius moves into range and clinches up with Pulse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulse.
Pulse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius scores with a shoulder strike.
Decimus Meridius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Decimus Meridius scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pulse tries to stall but Decimus Meridius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Decimus Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulse controls his hands.
Decimus Meridius presses Pulse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Decimus Meridius misses with some punches.
Decimus Meridius lands with a right to the head.
Decimus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulse.
Decimus Meridius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pulse has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pulse is breathing heavily.
Decimus Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pulse backwards.
Decimus Meridius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pulse's efforts to push away.
Decimus Meridius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pulse backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pulse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Decimus Meridius has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Decimus Meridius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pulse is trying to break the clinch but Decimus Meridius is controlling him.
Good body shot from Decimus Meridius.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Decimus Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Decimus Meridius.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius works on Pulse's body with a couple of short punches.
Decimus Meridius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Decimus Meridius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulse misses with a straight right.
Decimus Meridius lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decimus Meridius scores with a nice strike.
Decimus Meridius lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Decimus Meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decimus Meridius feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pulse sprawling to the canvas! Pulse rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Decimus Meridius finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulse looks up at the clock. Bad move! Decimus Meridius lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pulse. Decimus Meridius pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Decimus Meridius!
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