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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helios Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helios Kyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helios Kyle!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyle.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meridius throws a right hand that Kyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyle also avoids with ease.
Kyle misses with a head kick.
Meridius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kyle's hands.
Meridius misses with the combination.
Kyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Meridius.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius tries to clinch there but Kyle circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius throws a combination. Kyle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Meridius with a nice cross.
Meridius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Meridius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meridius fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meridius.
Meridius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meridius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meridius tries to clinch up.
Meridius with a hook.
A left and a right from Meridius both land. Nice combination.
Meridius throws a shot to the body.
Meridius tries to clinch but Kyle moves out of range.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meridius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to clinch but Kyle is having none of it.
Meridius misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Meridius misses.
Meridius is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meridius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meridius throws an overhand right that lands on Kyle's shoulder, as Kyle tries to avoid the shot.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meridius looks to land a combination but Kyle avoids it well.
Meridius connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle misses with a looping left.
Jab by Meridius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to clinch but Kyle is having none of it.
Meridius throws a hook to the side of Kyle's head but Kyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meridius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meridius lands a jab to the nose.
Kyle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kyle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meridius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meridius throws a series of punches but Kyle avoids them all with ease.
Meridius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Meridius misses.
Kyle slips under a jab.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Meridius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meridius loads up on a big right hand but Kyle slips the punch.
Meridius throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meridius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meridius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Meridius is looking to clinch but Kyle is avoiding it.
Maximus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meridius scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Meridius.
Meridius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Kyle slips under a jab.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Maximus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meridius.
Kyle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Meridius.
Meridius throws a right hand that Kyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyle also avoids with ease.
Meridius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meridius.
It looks like Helios Kyle has been cut.
Meridius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meridius is looking to clinch but Kyle is avoiding it.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kyle has time to react.
Meridius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kyle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Meridius has got the better of the exchanges.
Kyle avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a double jab.
Meridius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Meridius misses.
Meridius is looking to clinch but Kyle is avoiding it.
Meridius jabs at Kyle's body.
Meridius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meridius throws a nice looking combination but Kyle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyle misses with a few strikes there.
Meridius throws a right and a left that Kyle avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Meridius misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Meridius.
Kyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyle circles away.
Meridius 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.
Kyle takes one to the chin there.
Meridius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kyle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meridius's knee momentarily.
Meridius misses with a double jab
and Kyle counters with a head kick.
Meridius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meridius with a nice cross.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Meridius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Meridius misses with the combination.
Meridius wants to clinch
and Kyle counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meridius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meridius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helios Kyle'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. And we move into the final round!
Kyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meridius throws a right hand that Kyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyle also avoids with ease.
Meridius lands with a nice combination. Kyle backs away looking to recover.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meridius moves in looking to clinch but Kyle pushes him off.
Kyle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meridius misses with a combination
and Kyle counters with a nice leg kick.
Kyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meridius is looking to clinch.
Kyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kyle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Meridius really felt that one!
Meridius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meridius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meridius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Meridius does no damage.
Meridius moves to clinch but Kyle breaks away
and Kyle counters with a right hand to the body.
Meridius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meridius misses the jab.
Meridius looks to clinch
and Kyle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Meridius misses the jab.
Kyle slips under a jab.
Meridius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meridius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meridius tries to bum rush Kyle with a series of wild strikes but Kyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius wants to clinch but Kyle slips to the side
and Kyle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meridius misses with a two punch combination.
Meridius misses with a looping left.
Kyle misses with a combination
and Meridius counters with a nice uppercut.
Kyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meridius throws a combination that misses
and Kyle counters with a left and a right that stings Meridius.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kyle, as that shot connected.
Kyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meridius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Kyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meridius is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Meridius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Kyle counters with a low kick, right behind Meridius 's knee.
Meridius misses with a combination
and Kyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meridius.
Meridius looks to land a combination but Kyle avoids it well.
Meridius moves to clinch but Kyle breaks away
and Kyle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maximus Meridius.
Well 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Meridius!
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