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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pelican - Dead Between The Walls. The crowd seem to be enjoying Meridius's choice of entrance music: Now We Are Free. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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273 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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187 cm
32
245 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tauno misses with a body punch
and Meridius counters with a straight right hand.
Meridius lands a really nice looking cross but Tauno seems unphased.
Meridius moves out of range as Tauno strikes.
Tauno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tauno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tauno scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tauno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
Tauno stuns Meridius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meridius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tauno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meridius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tauno.
Tauno lands a nice shot to the body.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tauno is defended easily by Meridius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauno misses the shot to the body.
Meridius throws a chopping leg kick but Tauno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maximus Meridius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tauno lands with an uppercut that bounces Meridius off the cage and back into range.
Meridius works over Tauno's head and body with a nice combination.
Meridius throws out a loose jab but Tauno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tauno misses with a lunging right hand
and Meridius counters with a left to the body.
Meridius throws a nice looking combination but Tauno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meridius scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius lands a body shot.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Meridius misses
and Tauno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meridius thinking.
Meridius looks winded!
Tauno fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Meridius to the ground. Tauno is now in Meridius's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tauno sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tauno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meridius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tauno trying to control the position from guard on top but Meridius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tauno working some strikes from top position.
Tauno trying to control the position from guard on top but Meridius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Meridius holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tauno passes into half guard.
Tauno is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tauno has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Tauno wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Meridius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tauno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws the left hand but Tauno avoids the punch easily.
Tauno scores with a body shot.
Jab from Tauno.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
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!
Tauno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Meridius misses its intended target.
Meridius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tauno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meridius was well out of range. Poor timing from Tauno.
Meridius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tauno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Meridius misses with a wild body shot.
Tauno misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tauno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tauno misses the jab.
Meridius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tauno's sensitive parts.
Tauno throws an overhand right that lands on Meridius's shoulder, as Meridius tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Tauno.
Meridius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meridius misses with a wild body shot.
Tauno misses with an uppercut. Meridius saw that one coming.
Meridius throws a leg kick that misses.
Tauno has a takedown stuffed.
Tauno swings for the body but Meridius moves out of range.
Tauno shoots in but no luck this time.
Meridius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tauno was well out of range. Poor timing from Meridius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tauno throws a wild body kick that Meridius sees coming a mile off.
Tauno misses with a double jab.
Meridius lands the left hand.
Tauno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tauno misses with a jab to the body
and Tauno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meridius connects with a solid leg kick.
Tauno throws a jab when Meridius was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Meridius.
Meridius misses with a straight right.
Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Tauno misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tauno.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meridius 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 Tauno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tauno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meridius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tauno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meridius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Meridius misses.
Meridius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tauno slips a jab from Meridius.
Tauno misses with an uppercut.
Meridius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meridius scores with a jab. Tauno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Tauno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius slips a jab from Tauno.
Meridius tests Tauno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tauno misses with a straight right.
Tauno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meridius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tauno can pounce on him.
Tauno keeps Meridius at a distance using the push kick.
Tony Tauno is winning the standup battle so far.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius misses with a hook. Tauno ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Meridius.
Meridius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meridius stuffs the takedown attempt from Tauno. Tauno gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tauno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tauno throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauno lands with a right hand.
Meridius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tauno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tauno throws a head kick that misses.
Tauno throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Meridius throws out a powerful jab.
Tauno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meridius ducks under a wild hook from Tauno.
Tauno shoots for a double leg takedown but Meridius sprawls well. He's pushed Tauno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meridius lands a really nice looking cross but Tauno seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maximus Meridius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maximus Meridius's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Meridius misses with a body kick.
A jab from Tauno does it's job there.
Tauno avoids the head kick by Meridius.
Meridius is looking to score with low kicks.
Tauno throws a hook but Meridius blocks it.
Tauno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good shot there by Tauno.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Meridius misses its intended target.
Meridius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meridius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Tauno is predictable there
and Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius staying out of range there.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meridius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tauno misses with an uppercut. Meridius saw that one coming.
Tauno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tauno drops his hands momentarily and Meridius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meridius cracks Tauno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tauno gets the takedown into side control.
Meridius struggling a bit here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tauno keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tauno to regain full guard.
Tauno lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Meridius!
Meridius tries to reverse the position but Tauno maintains control.
Meridius tries to lock up and control but Tauno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tauno looking to control but Meridius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meridius takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tauno scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Meridius is working to get back to half guard.
Tauno raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meridius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Meridius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauno punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tauno wants to control the pace but Meridius is squirming around nicely.
Meridius tries to reverse the position but Tauno maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Tauno.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tauno with shots to the head and body - Meridius looks very uncomfortable down there.
Meridius is rocked!
Tauno jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Meridius is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Meridius and Tauno has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meridius is trying to control Tauno's posture but Tauno avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Tauno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tauno 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Tauno!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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