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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anakoni Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai has chosen Firestarter as his entrance music. Anakoni Kai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maximus Decimus Meridius's chin.
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200 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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192 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
15 - 10 - 1, 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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decimus Meridius throwing a counter right hand but Kai manages to avoid it.
Decimus Meridius clinches with his opponent.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Decimus Meridius avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
Decimus Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decimus Meridius lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Decimus Meridius has Kai pushed against the cage.
We've been informed that Kai 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.
Decimus Meridius working aggressively here.
Decimus Meridius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
Decimus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kai.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Decimus Meridius controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decimus Meridius stalls.
Kai struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus Meridius controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kai as Decimus Meridius tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kai lands with a right to the head.
Decimus Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Decimus Meridius back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Decimus Meridius fails to land.
Decimus Meridius looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Decimus Meridius's brow.
Decimus Meridius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Decimus Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai.
Decimus Meridius controlling the action here for a moment.
Decimus Meridius is trying to stall.
Decimus Meridius tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Decimus Meridius misses with the head strike.
Decimus Meridius pushes Kai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Decimus Meridius.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimus Meridius.
Kai lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Maximus Decimus Meridius has been cut.
Kai blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Decimus Meridius.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kai.
Kai looking to stall.
Decimus Meridius is trying to stall.
Decimus Meridius takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius misses with a punch on the inside.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Decimus Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Kai.
Kai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decimus Meridius prevents a body shot from Kai.
Decimus Meridius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Decimus Meridius has Kai pressed against the cage.
Kai lands an elbow inside that Decimus Meridius shrugs off.
Decimus Meridius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kai tries a body shot but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
Decimus Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Decimus Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kai misses with an elbow over the top.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kai throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decimus Meridius.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius stalling the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius works on Kai's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius is working Kai over against the cage.
Decimus Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kai trying to stall but Decimus Meridius improves his position.
Kai tries to break the clinch but Decimus Meridius is controlling the position.
Kai letting Decimus Meridius take a breather here.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from Kai
and Decimus Meridius counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Decimus Meridius throws a leg kick which misses Kai's front leg but catches the back leg as Kai tries to avoid it.
Decimus Meridius misses with a double jab.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kai connects with a body shot.
Decimus Meridius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Decimus Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decimus Meridius blocks a head kick by Kai.
Decimus Meridius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Decimus Meridius.
Kai throws a right hand that misses
and Decimus Meridius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kai lands an overhand right.
Decimus Meridius throws a leg kick that misses.
Kai looks to land a right hand but Decimus Meridius moved out of range.
Decimus Meridius scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kai motions for Decimus Meridius to come forward. Kai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decimus Meridius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kai scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Decimus Meridius misses.
Decimus Meridius thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kai if he has to take too many more of those.
Good shot there by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius tries to land a leg kick but Kai saw it coming and moves away.
Decimus Meridius lands a front kick.
Decimus Meridius misses with the combination.
Kai misses with a kick to the body
and Decimus Meridius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decimus Meridius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kai circles away quickly and effectively.
Anakoni Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai jabs Decimus Meridius right on the nose. Decimus Meridius blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Decimus Meridius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Decimus Meridius. That did some damage!
Kai dodges the punch combination from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius moves in looking to clinch but Kai pushes him off.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decimus Meridius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Decimus Meridius.
Kai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Decimus Meridius misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Decimus Meridius misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decimus Meridius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kai swats away the attempt to clinch by Decimus Meridius.
Kai misses with a low kick.
Decimus Meridius throws a leg kick which misses Kai's front leg but catches the back leg as Kai tries to avoid it.
Decimus Meridius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kai throws a head kick but Decimus Meridius moves out of range.
Kai lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Decimus Meridius connects with a crisp jab.
Kai throws a wild body kick that Decimus Meridius sees coming a mile off.
Decimus Meridius looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kai misses with a hook to the body
and Decimus Meridius counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Decimus Meridius throws a nice looking combination but Kai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kai throws a low kick, looking for Decimus Meridius's leg but Decimus Meridius calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Decimus Meridius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Decimus Meridius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decimus Meridius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kai dodges the punch combination from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius jabs Kai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maximus Decimus Meridius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus Meridius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Decimus Meridius wants to clinch.
Decimus Meridius blocks a head kick by Kai.
Decimus Meridius throws a jab when Kai was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kai is looking to chop away at Decimus Meridius's legs.
Decimus Meridius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Decimus Meridius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Decimus Meridius looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Decimus Meridius trying to control the position but instead, Kai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decimus Meridius into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Decimus Meridius's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Decimus Meridius lands with a right to the head.
Decimus Meridius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maximus Decimus Meridius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Decimus Meridius.
A short left from Kai.
Decimus Meridius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Decimus Meridius stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Decimus Meridius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Decimus Meridius prevents a body shot from Kai.
Decimus Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Kai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Decimus Meridiuss head.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimus Meridius's elbow.
Anakoni Kai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Decimus Meridius.
Kai digs a right hand underneath Decimus Meridius's ribcage. Decimus Meridius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Decimus Meridius controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai tries a body shot but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
Decimus Meridius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai tries a body shot but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
Decimus Meridius working aggressively here.
Decimus Meridius has Kai pressed against the cage.
Kai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Decimus Meridius fails to land.
Decimus Meridius is looking to control Kai's arms but Kai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decimus Meridius has his back to the cage.
Decimus Meridius lands a hook that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Decimus Meridius can't find room to land a body shot as Kai controls the action.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decimus Meridius lands with a light punch inside.
Decimus Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decimus Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Decimus Meridius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Kai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Decimus Meridius backwards.
Decimus Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Decimus Meridius misses with the head strike.
Kai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Kai as the two fighters clinch.
Decimus Meridius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Decimus Meridius trying to stall but Kai improves his position.
Decimus Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Kai.
Kai scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Kai.
Decimus Meridius trying to control the position but instead, Kai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decimus Meridius into the cage.
Decimus Meridius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimus Meridius blocks an uppercut.
Decimus Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Kai.
Kai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decimus Meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kai delivers a nice body kick.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decimus Meridius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maximus Decimus Meridius's cut is getting worse.
A leg kick checked by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anakoni Kai.
Well Decimus Meridius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Decimus Meridius!
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hype
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