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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes to the cage accompanied by Ça Vaut Mieux Que D'attraper la Scarlatine . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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285 lbs
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277 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dino Falco!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Meridius as Falco shoots in.
Falco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Falco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Meridius stuffs the takedown attempt from Falco. Falco gets slowly back to his feet.
Maximus Decimus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dino Falco.
Falco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meridius missing with a left hand there. Falco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
Meridius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meridius.
A punch combination from Meridius misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco shoots in looking for a takedown. Meridius tries to sprawl out of it but Falco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meridius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falco moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meridius.
Meridius rushes Falco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Falco breaks from the clinch.
Maximus Decimus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius sizes up Falco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Meridius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meridius misses with a hook
and Falco counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Falco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Falco stops Meridius from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meridius wants to stand up but Falco is controlling him.
Falco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Meridius wants to stand but Falco is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco wants to pass the guard but Meridius is keeping the position.
Meridius pushes Falco off and gets back to his feet.
Meridius throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Meridius misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meridius tries to clinch up but Falco circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Falco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meridius cracks a nice hook into Falco's ribs.
Falco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meridius as he avoids it easily.
Meridius tries to clinch but Falco moves out of range.
Meridius with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meridius.
Falco swats away the attempt to clinch by Meridius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Decimus Meridius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Falco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meridius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meridius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Maximus Decimus Meridius has been cut.
No joy there for Meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meridius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falco circles away quickly and effectively.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Falco has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falco.
Meridius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falco slips under a jab from Meridius.
Falco misses with a looping left.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius throws a series of strikes that have Falco backpedaling.
Meridius tries to clinch up but Falco circles away and keeps his distance.
Falco looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
Falco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meridius as he avoids it easily.
Maximus Decimus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dino Falco.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meridius!
Meridius scores with a sloppy right hand. Falco should have avoided that one.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meridius throws a shot to the body.
Meridius tries to bum rush Falco with a series of wild strikes but Falco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falco throws a hook but Meridius blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meridius. That's going to slow Falco down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a straight right.
Falco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meridius has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meridius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Meridius does no damage.
Meridius looks to land a combination. Falco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meridius looks to land a combination but Falco avoids it well.
Meridius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meridius lands a slapping body shot.
Meridius swings for the body but Falco moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a looping left.
Meridius thows a body shot but no joy.
Meridius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Falco.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meridius throws a hook to the side of Falco's head but Falco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meridius looks to land a left hand but Falco moved out of range nicely.
Meridius lands a two punch combo.
Meridius tried to score with a low kick but Falco checks it.
Meridius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Falco tries for a takedown but Meridius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Falco avoids the body shot from Meridius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falco drives through with a takedown into Meridius's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meridius is looking to stand up but Falco isn't so interested in that idea.
Falco looking to sit in guard and control but Meridius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Meridius tries to stand but Falco is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falco is pulling down on Meridius's head. It's preventing any offense from Meridius, at least for the moment.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Falco shoots in for a takedown but Meridius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meridius leaves Falco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meridius stuns Falco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meridius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Falco counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Falco.
Meridius being controlled here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meridius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meridius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius wants to get back to his feet but Falco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Falco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Falco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Meridius wants to get back to his feet but Falco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meridius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meridius misses the shot to the body.
Falco closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Meridius wants to get back to his feet.
Meridius wants to get back to his feet but Falco is dominant here and he's now got Meridius's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falco lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Falco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Meridius is defending well though. Falco let's go of the attempt for now.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Falco controlling from the back.
Falco tries to keep control of the position but Meridius is staying busy.
Dino Falco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius covering up well and avoiding damage.
Falco punches Meridius on the ear.
Falco missing with punches from the back.
Falco is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falco is striking from the back but Meridius escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Falco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meridius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Decimus Meridius!
Maximus Decimus Meridius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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