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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Meyer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maia shoots in but no luck this time. Maia fails in his attempt to clinch. Meyer cracks Maia with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut. Meyer lands a slapping body shot.
Horrible takedown by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyer which made him look bad. A head kick misses from Maia. Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meyer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat. Jacob Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia. Maia looks gassed! Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Meyer lands a left and a right that send Maia crashing to the mat, dazed. Meyer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Meyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt. Meyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Meyer. Maia shrugs it off though. Meyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meyer, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Meyer. That's going to slow Maia down. Meyer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Jacob Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Meyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maia takes a step back to recover. Maia blocks a head kick by Meyer.
Meyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That has opened up Demian Maia's cut even more. Meyer pushes Maia away with a front kick. Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A right-left combo lands from Meyer. Meyer throws a front kick that sends Maia stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maia takes a step back to recover. Meyer tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Meyer throws a right and a left that both miss. Meyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Meyer pushes Maia away with a front kick. Meyer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meyer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The cut above Demian Maia's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Maia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meyer. Meyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Meyer throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A solid body kick from Meyer. Meyer lands a lovely overhand right. Meyer moves into the clinch. Maia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meyer's efforts to push away. Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Meyer throws a combination. Maia tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Maia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Meyer dominated that round. The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Meyer throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely. A left and a right from Meyer both land. Nice combination. Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meyer.
Meyer jabs Maia right on the nose. Maia blinks but takes it well. Horrible takedown by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyer which made him look bad. Maia dives in and grabs Meyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meyer pushes down on Maia's head and hops out. Maia is breathing heavily. Danga de danga de dang - Meyer scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round. Meyer lands with a slapping head kick.
Demian Maia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Meyer scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Maia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Meyer. Meyer tries to clinch up. Meyer misses with a two punch combination.
Meyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maia can do to turn this around? Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meyer is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, Meyer circles away and we're back to standing. Jacob Meyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia. Meyer closes the distance and lands a one-two. Maia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meyer. Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meyer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat. Meyer scores with a one two! Maia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Demian Maia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jacob Meyer!
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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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